Die-cast airplane models are detailed metal and plastic replicas of real aircraft, popular among aviation enthusiasts for their accuracy and historical significance. Collectors build communities ...

I visited an airplane model factory in Southern China where airplane die cast models were made. The staff walked me through each process from polishing metal to painting and assembly. Just the pad ...

Among the historic items in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum are thousands of model aircraft—4,614 to be exact—that help explain the history of flight.

Charles Spencer's fascination with scale aircraft models started during his childhood in the 1950s when he received a kit as a Christmas present. At age 63, the retired Mundelein man has ...