A model of a Lockheed Constellation built from a non-standard scales nearly 60 years old. Back then, most models were designed to fit a very specific box size. [Courtesy: Terry Moore] Scale model ...

Can you imagine spending all day building model cars, five days a week, and gettingpaidfor it? That was an idle fantasy of mine as a youth. But that's exactly what Warren Riggs does for a living.

At the age of 12, a kid usually begins to learn the art of sarcasm. But for some kids (like me), the concept is initially difficult to grasp. So, it was no surprise that I did a double take when my ...

If you’ve ever seen an illustration of the solar system, the odds are good that it was wrong. Not that it messed up the order of the planets, but that the scale was completely off. "Every single ...

Over the summer last year I took my daughters out to Bong State Recreation Area in Wisconsin. The massive park offers miles and miles of walking and riding trails, large camping areas, a place to ride ...

While fans of Warhammer 40,000 and other miniatures games like to spend a lot of time on their tiny little war machines, their commitment to the craft pales in comparison to dedicated scale modelers.