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What can Mini Maker 3D be helpful for?
Scale modelling spans a wide variety of subjects, catering to different interests ranging from history and engineering to science fiction and architecture. Hobbyists typically group themselves into several major modelling sections or categories based on the subject matter they build.
Here are the main scale modelling sections used in the hobby:
Sci-fi, fantasy & pop culture
A rapidly growing section fuelled by major media franchises and fictional universes.
- Gundam (Gunpla): Japanese mecha and robot models that feature snap-fit assembly and colour-moulded plastic.
- Space & fantasy: Star Wars, Star Trek, Warhammer 40k and pop-culture figures.
- Common scales: 1:144 and 1:100 (for Gunpla); various box scales for sci-fi ships.
Figures & dioramas
Focused on painting human or creature subjects and building realistic environments.
- Historical & military figures: soldiers, knights and historical busts painted with extreme detail.
- Dioramas: combining vehicles, figures and scratch-built terrain to tell a specific story or recreate a historical moment.
- Common scales: 1:35 (to match armour), 54 mm, 75 mm and 120 mm.
Model railway (trains)
A distinct but closely related hobby where scale modelling meets electrical engineering and operation.
- Layouts: building large, functional landscapes with towns, bridges and operating train schedules.
- Common scales: HO (1:87), N (1:160) and O (1:48).
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