Revell announced several kit reissues at the Chicago Hobby Expo. The big news centers around the Battlestar Galactica reissues. As rumored, the old Viper, Cylon Raider, and Cylon Basestar are being reissued...
Here is some basic information for beginner's or those returning to model building after a long break. This information is intended to help you aviod several pitfalls in starting a model and get you to the...
Hi, I'm a modeler by profession and I specialize in 1/35 scale armor figure painting. Quite a number of fellow ebayers have written to me over the past months with questions on the types of paints I use for my...
I hate it when you get a kit and one of the windows is broken, or it slides when you are putting it in and the glue gets all over the plastic. I have found that the clear plastic that holds the form of a new...
JOE OTT MANUFACTURING The model airplane designer and kit manufacturer, Joseph S. Ott (Joe Ott) was born in 1900 and died at the age of 86. His birthdate is sort of important as you'll learn in the next...
MODEL KIT CONDITION and GRADING (a Priority of Qualifications) As a long time model collector I see all manor of condition descriptions and rarely see accurately described model kits. The terms 'mint', C-9 etc...
The Quality Hobby Shop has put this page together to help you maximize your enjoyment of the wonderful hobby of scale model building. Here you will find many useful tips and tricks including; Choosing a...
As a child many people as have I have built plastic model kits, as an adult I seek to relive the past of my childhood and want to be able to build or at least purchase these old model kits as I had as a...
In the 1920s, some companies, chiefly in North America, turned their attention to producing sturdy toy motor vehicles and aircraft using pressed steel, of a greater thickness than the stamped sheet metal - tin...
If you are looking for a Vintage model kit be sure it is vintage not a reissure because the difference might not be only a few dollars but quality of the kit it self. The Box or kit numbers of the old kits...