Imai/Aoshima VW Beetle 1303S- Review
Sometimes, a kit will outlive its original manufacturer and just keep coming back. Even if it's lackluster. Like the masked slasher in an...
Body Filler- What to use?
Let's talk putties, shall we? No matter how well molded a kit may be, there might be a few areas that need attention. Specifically, body...
Jo-Han 1960 Plymouth Station Wagon- Review
Why bring out an all new kit, when you can blow the dust off some existing tooling and rework it slightly? Almost every model kit...
AMT/Ertl Lexus LS 400- Review
When is an AMT/Ertl kit.... not an AMT/Ertl kit? When it's an Aoshima kit, with Aoshima decals, and an AMT/Ertl instruction sheet all...
Lindberg Chrysler Atlantic- Review
You've heard of the old "sketch on a napkin", right? Well, that's how this unlikely Bugatti tribute came to be. None other than legendary...
Jo-Han Plymouth Fury Police Pursuit Car- Review
Jo-Han (later on spelled as one word) was one of the plastic scale model kit industry pioneers, founded in 1947 by Detroit-based tool and...
ESCI Ford Transit- Review
The Ford Transit is Europe's equivalent of the domestic E-Series/Econoline line here in the US. They are full-sized, RWD vans (the...
AMT/Ertl International Scout II- Review
In the late '70's, long before they took over the then-separate AMT and MPC product lines, Ertl decided to get into the plastic kit...
Arii 1972 Ford Thunderbird- Review
The simple, yet classy box art draws you in. Then you notice the logo. Hmmmmm.... isn't Arii a Japanese kit manufacturer? And arent' the...
The Sad and Sordid tale of Monogram's Land Rover
Disclaimer- the following story contains some hard facts, a few unsubstantiated rumors, and a heaping helping of pure speculation......