model making
Building tiny replicas
Model making is the craft of constructing scaled replicas or representations of objects—ships, aircraft, trains, buildings, or figures.
It ranges from assembling commercial kits to scratch-building from raw materials.
The term covers both hobbyist pursuits He spent weekends model making in his garage and professional applications in architecture, film, and industrial design.
- scale modelsProportional small reproductions
- dioramasMiniature scenic displays
- architectural modelsMiniature building representations
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
wood · industrial design · practical effects · hobby shop · craft table · X-Acto knife · armature · painting · dry brushing · mold casting · miniature figures · kitbashing · foam board · plastic · plastic cement · 3D printing · sprue · dollhouse furniture
- film jobsdirector, actor, actress, producer, cinematographer
- hands-on hobbiescrafts, woodworking, pottery, cooking, baking
- stagecraftstage left, stage right, center stage, downstage, upstage
- Stop Motionstop motion, claymation, armatures, plasticine, frame by frame
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- miniaturesminiatures, figurines, figurine, miniature sculptures, scale models
model makingshipbuilding
Constructing maritime vessels
industrial manufacturing · aircraft manufacturing · architecture · civil engineering · commercial production
model makingdemolition
Deliberate structural destruction
dismantling · destruction · wrecking · deconstruction · disassembly