There are no surprises in a model calendar beyond the piece of the day, which is the point of the format: the box is the kit, the doors are the order of assembly. Buy it for the fan who will build it; the collectibles page has the figure calendars for the one who would rather open a door and find something finished.
Step 01
Match the doors to the days
Every calendar here has 24 doors: a 24-door box opens one a day from 1 December to Christmas Eve. There is no shorter option in this category, so if it will arrive late, plan on opening the missed doors in order and carrying on. Every start date →
Step 02
Know which season you are buying
1 of the 3 here is a 2026 edition, and 1 is last season's — still sold, often discounted, and with the contents already on the page. The 1 older than that are listed for the record, not for buying. A brand's page keeps every edition together, so check whether the box you are looking at is this year's before you compare prices.
Step 03
Start from the ones we have opened
1 of the 3 here carry an editors' pick — the chip above the grid narrows the shelf to those — and 2 have a written score. Those are the boxes somebody on this site has actually judged. The rest are listed because they exist, not because we are recommending them; being on this page is not a verdict. How we review →