scale modeling
Building small versions
Scale modeling is the craft of building miniature replicas of real objects—aircraft, ships, cars, buildings, military equipment—at a fixed ratio to the original.
Common scales like 1:72 or 1:48 allow precise proportional reduction.
The hobby ranges from snap-together plastic kits to painstakingly detailed scratch-built models: He spent six months on his scale modeling of a World War II destroyer.
- scratch buildingCreating models without prefab parts
- kitbashingRecombining model kit components
- dioramaEnclosed miniature scene display
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- paint boothSealed area for coating
miniature painting · dry brushing · resin casting · 3D printing · ship in a bottle · putty · polystyrene · decals · sprue · hobby knife · weathering · glue · kit · aftermarket parts · teaching aids · rapid prototyping · photoetch · detailing
- modelingarchitectural models, prototype, prototyping, sculpting, CAD
- Lego hobbiescastle building, robot building, seasonal displays
scale modelingindustrial production
Goods made by factories
industrial manufacturing · shipbuilding · architecture · civil engineering · aircraft manufacturing
scale modelingdigital modeling
Creating forms via software
computer simulation · 3D rendering · mathematical modeling · CGI · conceptual design