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If you’re a motoring enthusiast, Lego, scale models and radio-controlled cars (RC) are a great way to kill boredom. How seriously you take it or how hooked you become is between you and your wallet. You can spend anything from a few dollars to a few thousand in search of small-scale kicks. Buy ready-made items, or disappear into a weekend’s worth of gluing and screwing things together, with more genres than you can shake a Lego brick at.

LEGO

Lego isn’t just for small kids; big kids can get in on the action, too. With prices ranging from $15.99 for a Buggy to $600 for the Bugatti Chiron (left), the Technic range provides carmaking thrills at all skill levels and price points. For its 1:8 scale 3599-piece Chiron kit, Lego has mirrored the construction process of the real car – it even has a top-speed key, serial number and a detailed cabin, and the quad-turbo W16 engine has moving pistons.

SCALE MODELS

Models represent a chance to own a dream car – just on a smaller scale. Build them yourself, or buy them completed. Popular brands include Spark, AUTOart, Biante, Minichamps, Tomica and Tamiya. Respected for quality, Tamiya offers a range of build-your-own models like the iconic Porsche Carrera GT – a 1:12 scale version of the 5.7-litre V10 supercar (left). It even comes with a wrench for attaching and removing the wheels.

RADIO CONTROL

There’s a plethora of ready-made and build-your-own RC cars on the market from brands like Traxxas, Kyosho and Losi, to name a few heavy hitters. Eighties nostalgia is gripping the market, with venerable brand Tamiya being one of the leading forces. Its popular 1/10 Terra Scorcher (left) is a re-issue of the 1988 original, and features four-wheel independent double wishbone suspension with CVA oil dampers to help tackle any off-road course.