Which model airplane kit is best? Model airplane kits come in a vast variety of styles and detailed constructions. They aren’t just a few wooden planks that click together and barely float anymore.

Launching things with electromagnetism is pretty fun, with linear induction motors being a popular design that finds use from everywhere in hobby designs like [Tom Stanton]’s to the electromagnetic ...

Die-cast airplane models are highly detailed metal alloy replicas of real aircraft, originating in the 1930s, appealing to aviation enthusiasts and collectors for their accuracy and historical ...

The inaugural “Vintage Models Over Valley Forge” event on Sept. 30 attracted vintage model airplane enthusiasts from several states, local hobbyists and spectators. Held at the Valley Forge Signal ...

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 ...

It could be the perfect holiday gift: Affordable, gets kids away from screens, oozes nostalgia and is made in Massachusetts. Welcome to Guillow's. The model airplane and balsa wood glider company has ...

A year ago [Ramy RC] set out on a momentous challenge: to build a 1:21 scale Airbus A380-800 RC model with functional engines, landing gear and all other details. Recently he finished the project and ...

In this video, we explore an airplane model factory in Southern China, focusing on the detailed processes of polishing metal, painting, and assembly. The pad printing technique used requires 200-300 ...

MILFORD — Every Tuesday and Thursday for more than a quarter of a century, a group of men work all morning building model airplanes from blueprints and kits in a small workshop behind the gym in the ...

The Flite Fest model airplane festival attracts thousands of DIY aviation enthusiasts who use advances in materials and electronics to push the limits of their own creativity and share their knowledge ...

SEQUIM — Historic model aircraft are on display through Saturday at Sequim Museum & Arts. The museum is located at 544 N. Sequim Ave. “Art in the Air,” presented by the Olympic Silent Flyers RC Club, ...