Plastic Nostalgia A Rebels Guide to Model Kits Once upon a time, when your parents were still mastering the art of tax evasion — oops, I mean, "creative accounting" — the pinnacle of cool was, improbably, plastic model kits. These were not just toys; they were a rite of passage into a world where superglue was king and everyone was an aspiring car mechanic or fighter pilot. Fast forward to today, and they're back on the scene, causing quite a ruckus among the youth who thought they had seen it all with digital gadgets. Picture this: a vibrant, chaotic room, spray paint cans strewn about like some sort of post-modern art installation, a defiant middle finger to minimalism. In the center, rather unexpectedly, sits a vintage plastic model kit of a 1960s muscle car. It’s the kind of thing you can imagine James Dean might have assembled in his rare moments of calm rebellion. Each piece is a time capsule, locking in history and a whiff of nostalgia, as if it's silently whispering, "Remember when people thought the future was going to be all flying cars?" But why are these relics of a bygone era making a comeback among the...