When I was a Geek Kid, I spent a lot of time building plastic model airplanes. World War II aviation was what I liked best, and of all the planes that flew during the war, the Boeing B-17 Flying ...

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 modeling, ...

The builder keeps applying glue gingerly to the various components until construction is complete and a fine motor car, ocean-going vessel or aeroplane is created in miniature. Plastic modelling is a ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville World War II veteran marked a special milestone on Wednesday when he turned 100 years old. "I feel like I'm in good health," said Albert Gill, who served as a navigator ...

It's unique that a child can build a model of something, then walk a few feet from the classroom and be able to see the life-sized version of the model. Every first Saturday of the month at the Pima ...

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 ...

FORT GORDON, Ga. – When Steven J. Rauch first arrived at Fort Gordon in August 2002, he had no idea what he had gotten himself into … much less the impact he would leave 23 years later. Fresh out of ...

Bob Lomassaro showed off his prized “groundwork” samples on a Wednesday evening at the International Plastic Modelers Society Las Vegas chapter meeting. At the meeting Lomassaro held a demonstration ...

By the glow of a desk lamp, the pungent smell of glue wafts upwards as fingers join together tiny pieces of plastic. The builder keeps applying glue gingerly to the various components until ...