Scale modeling

thumb|Diorama used for the filming of Thomas & Friends television series

physical model with an explicit scale ratio to a prototype

thumb|Model of a molecule, with coloured balls representing different atoms A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , .

alt=|thumb|Tudor style doll's house circa 1930 A dollhouse or '''doll's house' is a toy house made in miniature. Since the early 20th century, dollhouses have primarily been the domain of children, but their collection and crafting is also a hobby for many adults. English-speakers in North America commonly use the term dollhouse, but in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries the term is doll's house (or, less commonly, dolls' house''). They are often built to put dolls in.

hobby of building physical models

Mini-Europe is a miniature park located in the Bruparck entertainment park, at the foot of the Atomium, in Brussels, Belgium. Mini-Europe has reproductions of monuments in the European Union and other countries within the continent of Europe on display, at a scale of 1:25. Roughly 80 cities and 350 buildings are represented. Mini-Europe receives 350,000 visitors per year and has a turnover of €4 million.

world's largest permanent scale model of the Solar System

form of wargaming which incorporates miniature figures, miniature armor and modeled terrain

thumb|upright=1.2|A small orrery showing Earth and the inner planets An orrery () is a mechanical model of the Solar System that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model. It may also represent the relative sizes of these bodies; however, since accurate scaling is often not practical due to the actual large ratio differences, it may use a scaled-down approximation. Mechanical planetary models are known to have existed since the Ancient Greeks, and are known by various names, but the term orrery is derived fr

model made of paper, kids usually make it

scale model built to study aspects of an architectural design or to communicate design ideas

miniature toy figures of soldiers made from metal

thumb|A decal being attached to a piece of machinery

miniature figurine that represents a soldier

functional scale model of a vehicle, steerable using radio control

scale model kits

type of toy

list of replicas of the statue the Statue of Liberty

father-and-son glass artist duo, known best for the Glass Flowers, Bohemian (German Czech)

for model internal combustion engines

bridge made of uncooked noodles

scale model representing a human, creature or character (used in model building, dioramas and wargaming)

Gundam Plastic models, Gundam Plamo, or are model kits depicting the mecha machinery and characters of the fictional Gundam multiverse by Bandai Spirits.

Construction of models with cardboard and paper

thumb|A visual effects model of a ship from Close Encounters of the Third Kind featuring extensive greebling Greebles, also called greeblies (singular: greebly) or nurnies, are small relief details used to give visual complexity to a model. The act of decorating a model with greebles is known as greebling. While greebling originated as a technique in filmmaking, it is commonly used in model-making, toy design, and kitbashing.

model to illustrate the positions and motions of bodies in the Solar System

small-scale model game piece used in miniature wargaming

for models of stationary steam engines

Russian museum

hobby of making, painting, or collecting resin models

scale models of 4th-century Rome in Brussels and Caen

style of scale models

special effect created for motion pictures and television programs using scale models

model kits

American miniaturist (1882-1966)