I’ve been building model airplanes since I was a young boy, and I’m still building them. I also collect unbuilt kits of vintage plastic models, and my collection now numbers 690 kits. Over the years, ...

When I was a teenager, I used to build model airplanes. I spent all my pocket money on kits full of unpainted, unassembled plastic. I wasn’t very good at that hobby, but at least I can appreciate the ...

A WW2 fighter-bomber that played a key role in the war effort has been re-created in a scaled-up model for a history festival. Over 3,000 Hawker Typhoons were built originally, but no airworthy planes ...

Model airplanes have come a long way from the days when you stood in your backyard and the little buzzing plane whirled around on a string. These days, remote-controlled model airplanes are often ...

Leonardo Di Caprio may have a nomination for the best actor award at this year’s Academy Awards, but the real stars of “The Aviator,” Martin Scorsese’s biopic of playboy tycoon Howard Hughes, are the ...