The mammoth has been extinct for at least 4,500 years--but here's your chance to see what's inside one! This fully painted model, touted as "a new type of puzzle," shows us two sides of this amazing hairy beast from long ago. One side of the model ...more
Check out this series of amazingly detailed figures of various types of sea life! There are seven different undersea critters to trade and collect, including the Japanese spider crab--the world's biggest arthropod, capable of reaching a leg span of ...more
Tamiya's old 1980s kit reissued in the wake of the Columbia tragedy. Comes with decals for Columbia and Enterprise. This is the orbiter only -- kit does not include external tanks or launch pad, but does come with display stand. Includes parts for ...more
Everybody loves dolphins--and now you can love them even more after you learn what's inside them! This educational model, fully prepainted, shows the exterior of this sleek and graceful denizen of the sea on one side--and the other side is clear, ...more
This karakuri doll was designed during the Edo period (1603-1867) -- the mechanics that make it function are wonderfully precise and complex! Karakuri refers to the mechanisms that make a machine function. This doll approaches with a full ...more
This is a two-for-one kit, including Tamiya's veteran Rhinoceros Beetle and Stag Beetle remote-controlled (by wire, not radio) model kits and a 43cm wood-patterned sheet with which to create a "battle arena." Set includes all the parts, electronics,...more
Explore the fascinating world of robotics with this robot arm assembly kit from Skynet and Aoshima. When assembled, the arm operates via your PC! Requires a PC running either Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP with at least 128M of RAM, with at least one ...more
Ever wondered what makes an escargot go? Get up close and personal with a small creature you've probably seen a thousand times in your life and never gave much thought to--the snail! Learn more than you ever thought you could possibly know about ...more
Another in the "Science for Adults" series from Gakken, this vacuum engine is touted as "a real external combustion engine kit using a vacuum, with an external heat source." Now, by "a vacuum," they don't mean an Electrolux or a Hoover; they're ...more
