Making a model boat kit is not just great fun, it can improve a kid’s coordination and can also be educational. Of course, model boats aren’t just for children. Complex models give hours of pleasure ...

Ever wonder how the boat gets in the bottle? This demystifying kit from Italian maker Amati lets you construct and embottle a 4.25-inch-long model of the Hannah, a fishing schooner owned by George ...

Model making is a great hobby, but knowing how and where to start is another story. It can be overwhelming for novices: Injection-molded plastic models have been on the market for close to a century, ...

Which pirate model ship is best? Jack Sparrow’s Black Pearl. Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge. Charles Vane’s Ranger. Seeing any of these ships coming over the horizon during the golden age of piracy ...

Building model kits is a cherished hobby for numerous people, offering a gateway to express their creativity and a feeling of gratification after finishing the task. The traditional link between model ...

Most of the kits found on the toy floor of the Akiba Yodobashi aren't even cars; if you seek to build a room-sized diorama of, say, the Battle of Tsushima, this place offers all the ship kits you'd ...

When Kevin Graham replied to a collector's ad selling a "few" model ships, he stumbled upon a treasure trove. "We negotiated a price over the phone and I went there and had a look, and he had 150 of ...