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**wonwinglo** · 20-02-2006

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you lived in a small house but wanted to still enjoy your hobby ? with the trends these days towards large scale models and kits you would need a barn to accomodate them ! as scales get larger to accomodate all of that lovely detail there is another solution towards building up a collection,still impressive enough to enjoy but well within the constraints of a small area,with a little care and thought it can be done,the home of small scale modelling and collecting is in China where space really is at a premium,many people live in small flats with little space to build and display their models,it is this country that started the tiny small scale model revolution which has its followers worldwide.Now you may be led into thinking that these small models lack any detail,well think again,here are examples of vending machine replicas sold in China,the detail is exquisite even down to tiny undercarriage legs and better canopies than in some of the larger kits,they are in themselves miniature works of art well worthy of seeking out-

These pictures are larger than the models themselves,the minute undercarriage assemblies are fully detailed,the decals would put some of the larger kits to shame,this is real lilliput modelling.

Upper view of these tiny jets,all three would happily fit into a cigar box with room to spare.

The word toys is a mis-nomer as the detail is first class.

So there is something to look out for in the vending industry,for anyone who travels abroad something to keep your eyes open for.But we dont even need to look that far for tiny scale models,a perusal of any kit dealers list reveals some gems amongst them,here are three that I found and built up,a Bede Microjet,a Bede BD-5 Prop,and the delightful little Pitts Special-

Then we have the collectors market which caters for different tastes and sizes of model,just to show you how impressive such a collection looks take a look here,these models are not only fun to seek out but make into a miniature collection in themselves,yes small really is beautiful-

20-02-2006	#142 (permalink)
wonwinglo Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Warwick,UK Real Name: Barry My Models: Aviation artifacts Visit wonwinglo's Gallery Posts: 5,628 Images: 49	Wonwings diary-Small is beautiful,building & collecting in a limited space. *SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL.* Have you ever wondered what would happen if you lived in a small house but wanted to still enjoy your hobby ? with the trends these days towards large scale models and kits you would need a barn to accomodate them ! as scales get larger to accomodate all of that lovely detail there is another solution towards building up a collection,still impressive enough to enjoy but well within the constraints of a small area,with a little care and thought it can be done,the home of small scale modelling and collecting is in China where space really is at a premium,many people live in small flats with little space to build and display their models,it is this country that started the tiny small scale model revolution which has its followers worldwide.Now you may be led into thinking that these small models lack any detail,well think again,here are examples of vending machine replicas sold in China,the detail is exquisite even down to tiny undercarriage legs and better canopies than in some of the larger kits,they are in themselves miniature works of art well worthy of seeking out- These pictures are larger than the models themselves,the minute undercarriage assemblies are fully detailed,the decals would put some of the larger kits to shame,this is real lilliput modelling. Upper view of these tiny jets,all three would happily fit into a cigar box with room to spare. The word toys is a mis-nomer as the detail is first class. So there is something to look out for in the vending industry,for anyone who travels abroad something to keep your eyes open for.But we dont even need to look that far for tiny scale models,a perusal of any kit dealers list reveals some gems amongst them,here are three that I found and built up,a Bede Microjet,a Bede BD-5 Prop,and the delightful little Pitts Special- Then we have the collectors market which caters for different tastes and sizes of model,just to show you how impressive such a collection looks take a look here,these models are not only fun to seek out but make into a miniature collection in themselves,yes small really is beautiful- __________________ 'And there I was oil on my goggles from a broken pipe,then I looked at the altimeter,all I could see was the makers name !' www.wonwinglo.scale-models.net/