There’s a natural progression for most young gearheads, anxious to get their hands on totemic representation of the cars and trucks they covet, but are still too young to legally own. It usually ...

Tamiya is a Japanese company that has been on the cutting edge of "hobby grade" remote control cars since 1976, when they released their first RC kit. Before that, they were in the lumber industry and ...

When Yoshio Tamiya, the owner of a sawmill and lumber supply company based in Shizuoka City decided to use his surplus wood and delve into making model ships and airplanes, little did he know that he ...

If you’re a car fanatic and you enjoy building things, chances are you’re also an avid model car kit hobbyist—or want to try your hand at the DIY craft. The cooler months are the perfect time to dive ...

Do you remember how much property damage and havoc could be caused with an R/C car? Chair legs could be destroyed, cats terrorized, and ankles severely bruised. Now imagine how much destruction and ...

The large-scale model used in the first Star Wars film has plastic parts taken from Ferrari and McLaren race cars, among many others. The original Millennium Falcon built for the first Star Wars film ...

In the small Spanish town of Molins de Rei lives Pere Tarragó, a motorcycle builder of quite extraordinary skill. His bikes are completely unrideable---but that’s only because they’re 1:5 and 1:6 ...