miniature models

Small-scale reproductions

Miniature models are small-scale replicas of larger objects—buildings, vehicles, figures, landscapes.

The term encompasses hobbyist pursuits like model trains, wargaming figurines, and architectural scale models.

Building and painting miniatures is itself a hobby: He spends weekends working on his miniature models.

The phrase is somewhat redundant, since miniatures already implies small reproductions.

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collectible figurines · miniatures · dollhouses · replicas · ancient China · plastic kits · afterlife · busts · fantasy creatures · sculptures · shadowboxes · hobby · ornaments · magnifying · handcrafted · display case · tweezers · magnifying glass

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scale/size

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Smallest positive integer

scale models · colossal statues · mega-structures · enlargements · megastructures

representational fidelity to original scale

miniature modelsthe real thing

Authentic original version

originals

abstraction level

miniature modelsblueprints

Technical construction drawings

schematics · technical drawings · theoretical models

Family

model, miniature, models, modulus

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G