FineScale Modeler unboxes the Italeri T-34/76, Italeri F-27, AMT & Ford F-150, and more
FineScale's Aaron and Kendra give us a peek at some new releases in this ongoing series from the folks at Kalmbach Publishing. Give it a watch!
Iwata Smart Jet IS-850 Air Compressor
This is an oldie (2016) but still one of our most popular air compressor videos on our YouTube channel. Worth a re-post on our new site. Our thanks to Todd for making such a great video for us.
Adam Savage Builds Model Paint Storage Racks!
Adam just received a full complement of Mission Model's premium hobby paints, and he embarks on a speed build of portable paint racks to properly store the over 120 bottles. It's the perfect example of a build that Adam loves constructing manually with th...
Artitec News 06/2022
ARTITEC recently released a wide selection of models in 1/87 and 1/160.
How to Make Diorama Bushes with Old Paint Brushes!
Kayte shows a simple and effective way to turn old chip brushes into small scale diorama bushes that you can use for tabletop gaming or diorama terrain!
Artitec Donating to GIRO555 Aid Organization
ARTITEC has joined forces with the Dutch national Foundation of Cooperating Aid Organisations to raise funds for Ukraine.
Model Industry History: Aurora Mold Sets - Urban Legends
Hot off the press and on the heals of the previous history of Monogram and Aurora model companies is this correcting the record of the latter's molds disposition.
Model Industry History: Monogram Acquisition of Aurora Mold Sets
Remember models by Aurora Plastics Corporation? Recall they went away in the mid-1970s, and Monogram bought them? Ever wonder why many kits were not reissued, and if the legendary train wreck that destroyed tooling actually happened? This will set the...
Creating a Model: Concept to Finished Model, Part 1
In the 1980s, Monogram Models put together an industry presentation of the process of making a plastic model, from concept to the finished product. This is the first part of that project.
NOCH 2022 Novelties Premiere on Saturday, 29th, on YouTube
Since the Nuremberg Toy Fair was cancelled again, NOCH is presenting their new items virtually. The NOCH novelties premiere is on Saturday, 29. January 2022 at 7:00 p.m. on YouTube.
Making Miniature Papercraft Architecture!
For this edition of Model Behavior, Kayte and Norm try their hands at assembling a pair of 1/220 scale architectural papercraft models from Sankei.
1719 Caribbean Village 'Inspiration' by Vasilis Triantafyllou
Adie Roberts continues his inspirations to help inspire modellers of all abilities to work out of their comfort zone building dioramas or just trying new builds.
Armorama Turning 20
Armorama will be turning 20 years old this December. And at just about this point of the year in 2006, KitMaker was first unveiled, so that makes most of our other sites 15 years old.
Unboxing a BenQ LED 'eReading' Lamp
BenQ was nice enough to send us one of their new eReading lamps. Standard unboxing with me being slightly befuddled at first with it's operation. But once I read the manual all is clear. I have been using it pretty regularly as a lamp for my pc area (see...
3D Printing Tech Keeps Evolving
Nanofabrica, an Israeli tech firm, makes a 3D printer that prints at extremely fine levels of scale. The Tera 250 combines semiconductor lithography and advanced optics together with 3D printing. While not for the hobbyist, it does show what kit manufactu...