This photo shows a monument modeled after life-sized parts from a Gundam plastic model kit at Bandai Spirits Co.'s museum in Shizuoka on Aug. 20, 2025. (Kyodo) SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- Bandai Spirits Co.

Northrop Grumman (Falls Church, Va., U.S.) has announced it will use the Model 437 aircraft built by subsidiary Scaled Composites (Mojave, Calif., U.S.) to test its Beacon autonomy ecosystem this year ...

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 ...

Abstract: Carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP) are increasingly used for structures on aircraft due to their superior mechanical properties compared to traditional materials, such as aluminium.

In this video, we explore an airplane model factory in Southern China where die cast models are crafted. The staff demonstrate various processes, including metal polishing, painting, and assembly. The ...

The sustainability of any solution, programme, or policy must be scientifically proven, socially acceptable, and economically viable. If conceived like the sustainable plastic waste management policy ...

SINGAPORE: A man who crashed a model aircraft into a tennis court at Methodist Girls’ School (MGS) was fined S$7,000 (US$5,400) on Tuesday (May 20). Ng Tchi Mun, 68, had pleaded guilty to operating an ...

For 55 years, the Casper Air Modelers Association has been flying remote-controlled replica aircraft — and they have a need for speed. They’ll fly anything from F-14 fighter jets to souped up pizza ...

The Model 281 Proteus and Model 401 Sierra were on static display at Nellis Air Force Base for Aviation Nation 2025. Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, hosted the Aviation Nation 2025 airshow on Apr. 5-6, ...

A baby boomer? Yeppers...guilty as charged. Add to that an Air Force Vietnam Veteran, and fourth-generation military service member. For young boys growing up in the late 1940s through the early 1960s ...