Passion for Precision

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

BONSAI BONUS - MICRO-TREE MEETS HEAVY-METAL TRIKE-BIKE

Competition for Japan?It took only a short while after our article on the Japanese artist Takanori Aiba for SMN contributor...

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

LATEST ‘BIG MINI’ TO 1:24 SCALE FROM HASEGAWA

First look at the big Mini:We’re pleased to report that supplies of the Hasegawa Mini Cooper S ALL4 Countryman are available...

Monday, February 27, 2012

AMAZING MINIATURE WORLDS - BONSAI MEETS MODELMANIA

Tiny treats from Japan:Tending to a bonsai tree is a labour of love that takes plenty of TLC, but Japanese artist Takanori...

REVELL VITRUVIAN MAN - FAMOUS FELLA, SIMPLE KIT

Mat Irvine reports:Apart from the Mona Lisa, the Vitruvian Man pen-and-ink sketch is probably Leonardo’s da Vinci’s most...

Thursday, February 23, 2012

KIT INVASION - SPACE CRAFT, EAGLE OWL, PIGGYBACK PLANE, AND MORE

SMN comment:A glance through the 2012 Revell catalogue reveals a feast of model treats, from standard items to new stuff....

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

IMPROBABLE MODELS FROM FANTASY-MASTER GREG DeSANTIS

SMN report:Today’s images are a trip back in time to the years 2005 and 2006, when US concept artist and modelmaker Greg...

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

BEAUTIFUL ROMAN BATH - QUEEN OF CITIES, AND A BRIDGE OF MINIATURES

SMN tourist treat:We’re not really dollshouse people here at SMN, but a recent visit to the Roman city of Bath, UK, for...