Whether you’re just starting out or deep into the hobby, choosing the right scale model kit can make or break your build experience. From beginner-friendly snap-together sets to advanced, ...

Christopher Petersen often describes what he does as “building memories.” Petersen, 63, lives in Colorado but grew up in Park Ridge, in a white house on Washington Street. That house has seen some ...

A pair of scale model structures subjected to simulated storm conditions in an lab responded like real wood-frame homes during recent hurricanes, suggesting model buildings can yield important design ...

In 2004, truck driver Joe Macken created a miniature replica of New York City’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza out of balsa wood. Although he’d intended to stop there, he realized he was hooked. “Then the next ...