Hot Wheels’ new Mattel Brick Shop takes on Lego’s model cars

One of the cornerstone facts of automotive enthusiasm is that you do not have to possess an actual driver’s license to begin ...
The Drive

It’s Never Been Easier to Buy a Tiny Scale Model of Your Favorite ’90s Race Car

Of course, I’d be remiss not to mention that there are obviously small businesses that offer this stuff too, sometimes with a greater breadth of selection than your average big-box store, or specific ...
autoevolution

Honda's New F1 Car Scale Model Costs More Than the Civic

Formula 1 is the competition pretty much all of the world's largest carmakers secretly dream to join at one point, even if they won't admit it. For the Japanese over at Honda, that dream came true in ...

When The Real Thing Costs Over Half A Million, You Settle For This

Kimera Automobili’s EVO38 restomod now has a limited-run scale model, with carbon details and rally wheels that echo the ...
autoevolution

Ghostbusters Ecto-1 1/6 Scale Model Is Huge and Extremely Detailed, Priced To Match

Some iconic movie cars have become so popular that they get replicated a lot. The Mustang Eleanor, the Dukes of Hazard Dodge Charger, and the Bumblebee Camaro come to mind. The Ghostbusters Ecto-1, on ...
Motor Trend

Custom Engine Building on a Much Smaller Scale

Scale models and automotive enthusiasm have gone hand-in-hand since the earliest Hot Rod days. In modern times, you'll find countless ways to indulge in these tiny replicas that often end up next to ...
AutoGuide

Honda Releases Detailed Scale Model of Iconic RA272 F1 Race Car

Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) is releasing a scale model of the Honda RA272 (chassis Formula One race car, the vehicle that earned Honda its first F1 win at the 1965 Mexico Grand Prix.
Jalopnik

I Can't Get Enough Of This YouTuber Who Builds Tiny, Fully Functional Scale-Model Cars

I love tiny, functional versions of already-small things. I have a cat that is roughly half the size of a normal cat, and she's perfect. I own a 2013 Mazda2, which is like the miniature version of a ...
The Drive

This Honda F1 Model Costs More Than a Real Car

Honda is collaborating with Amalgam to make a small run of hand-built RA272 Formula 1 car miniature models. The run will include 30 units at 1:8 scale for $28,995, and 300 in 1:18 scale for $1,735. So ...
Carscoops

Forget About Barn Finds, These Guys Are Restoring Wrecked Scale Models

There is something weirdly satisfying about watching a dirty and damaged vehicle transforming into a pristine example of automotive craftsmanship. What started as a trend from barn finds and classic ...
Newsday

Car-modeling hobby revvs up Long Islander's retirement

In the summer of ‘64, Ted and Ellie Kaminsky were zipping through the boroughs of New York City, turning corners and heads in their brand-new, bright-red Pontiac GTO. Unlike anything else on the road ...