Bandai has now opened pre-orders for five returning Gundam plastic model kits, which are derived from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. Most of these re-releases ...

This was my very first 1:25-scale plastic model kit—ever. The year was 1972, I was eight years old and Mom wasn't convinced I was ready for stinky (and toxic) model cement just yet.

Like Dr. Frankenstein himself, Joe Mariani takes the remnants of the old and reassembles them into something new. In his case, it’s refurbishing old model kits, particularly ones based on the ...