Builder Basics: First, what is a scale model?
Semi-trailer paper model kit is branded in the style of Burlington Northern. Downloadable model is packed with features. Available in HO, S, O and N scales.
The growth of youngsters can benefit greatly from paper projects. They foster the development of small-motor skills, creativity, brain function, social connection, and emotional health.
「浜松ジオラマファクトリー」 From "Hamamatsu Diorama Factory"...Hamamatsu, JAPAN www.hamamatsu-diorama.com
Staple to any eye-catching layout is some form of waterfront, be it a small stream, a raging river, or an inlet/bay. For our layout we chose to dedicate the right end portion to create a fishing and shipping inlet with a large wharf area. The concept will be to make it a bustling beehive of […]
The beginning of 2014 has been slow for me as far as modeling goes. That is driving me nuts but circumstances aren't favorable at the moment...
Explore Model Train Structures’s 1,547 photos on Flickr!
This Winter I took on building the Cameron Street Apartments structure by KC'S Workshop Craftsman Kits. This is an all basswood construction design, with some unpainted resin and cast metal detail parts and a wonderful kit, honestly I have not had this much fun building a structure like this in some time.
The growth of youngsters can benefit greatly from paper projects. They foster the development of small-motor skills, creativity, brain function, social connection, and emotional health.
I was born in Athens, Greece in 1974. I have a degree in graphic design and I love art. I started as a scale modeler 20 years ago and for the last 8 years, I have been working as a diorama and miniature artist. My dream is one day to see this artwork in museums introducing the art of miniatures all over the world. Maybe in this way, the world will seem more beautiful…
Working at 1:20 scale, artist Joshua Smith builds in-depth works that capture the layered existences of urban environments in cities such as Hong Kong, Sydney, and Los Angeles. His miniature buildings showcase the details and detritus left by the diverse population of each city, bringing in elements of the city’s workers, inhabitants, and street artists. These marks can be seen through heavily graffitied exteriors, and thoughtful additions like a small table on the roof of one building with takeout food from the tiny Chinese restaurant below. More
The basics of making an inexpensive, yet creative diorama.
From his studio at Skeppsholmen, the small southern island in Stockholm, Christopher Robin Nordstrom constructs precise miniatures of Tokyo’s architecture. Flower shops, hair salons, and neighborhood police stations known as kōban are recreated at 1:20 scale from materials like MDF board, styrene plastic, wood, and brass. The tiny models are both quaint and true to city living: little air conditioners nestle into windows and autumn leaves float across the sidewalk, while trails of rust run down walls and street dirt splatters on doorways and facades. More
How to weather and rust a steel door scale model by Eddie Putera
The growth of youngsters can benefit greatly from paper projects. They foster the development of small-motor skills, creativity, brain function, social connection, and emotional health.
The Great Train Story is one of the world’s largest HO scale model railroads display located in the Museum of Science and Industry in Chica...
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Japanese artist Satoshi Araki builds amazing dioramas with astonishing levels of detail. From the rust on a car to the litter on a street, the level of realism in each of his artworks forces…
Watch Steve Maxwell explain how to build a scale model of a house, cottage or renovation. Practice building and refine your design while having fun.
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Mike McGee of Windsor, Ontario, has been part of the automotive preservation effort for years, and his meticulous 1/25-scale models make a big impression.
These tiny worlds could be easily mistaken for reality.
Builder Basics: First, what is a scale model?
Self-taught miniaturist Joshua Smith has once again created a scale model that is a slice of urban life.
