DIY kit cars don't have a reputation for looking sleek and expensive, but these replica models wouldn't look out of place next to their inspirations.

Amazon is offering a discount on the lavish, 1,600-piece Mercedes-Benz 300 SL model from Mattel's new Brick Shop collection.

The builder keeps applying glue gingerly to the various components until construction is complete and a fine motor car, ocean-going vessel or aeroplane is created in miniature. Plastic modelling is a ...