Shizuoka is known for its plastic models and other hobby items. Home to manufacturers like Tamiya and Bandai, it boasts a legacy of skilled craftsmanship dating back to feudal times. We visit ...

Less than two years after it was completed, the Dodge Deora became a legendary custom, an official Crysler concept, an AMT plastic scale-model kit, and one of the very first Hot Wheels die-cast toy ...

Model making is a great hobby, but knowing how and where to start is another story. It can be overwhelming for novices: Injection-molded plastic models have been on the market for close to a century, ...