Speed freaks love their hobby as radio-controlled vehicles can blast down a defined course with some models hitting speeds of up to 110 mph.

The tires are bona fide]/8-scale racing tires on homemade wheels with model airplane ballon tire tubes inside.

local Slot car drag racing is the real deal on small scale The cars are 1/24th 1/25th scale and they look and run just like their big brothers.

Baker is quick to point out this type of supercharger was popular with grassroots drag racers back in the day. Like most scale-model engines, Baker's V-8 makes a manic sound, even at idle.

From boats and planes to military dioramas and robots, scale models can be made of just about anything. And there's different ways of going about it too — from store-bought kits to scratch builds.

Rolls-Royce Cullinan 1:8 scale model costs over $17,000, takes 450 hours to create The model is made from over 1,000 components and can perfectly match an owner's real-life spec.

Motorized Mercedes-AMG One Scale Model Could Be The Perfect Christmas Gift The 1:8 scale remote-controlled Mercedes-AMG One from CaDA has remote-operated doors and a wing ...