If you're a hot rodder today, chances are your first car was a 1:24 scale model kit. For young gearheads not ready to turn a wrench or climb behind the wheel of a full-scale hot rod, model kits ...

Fine fingers, sculpted legs, perfectly pouted lips – these are the prized possessions of parts models. “I had been told I had nice hands, mainly by my grandmother,” says Adele Uddo, one of America’s ...