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David Winter (born 1958 in Catterick, Yorkshire, England [1]) is an English sculptor known for collectible miniature buildings. [2] Winter made his first cottage in 1979 with John Hine, and soon expanded. [3] David Winter Cottages, which became popular for its small, collectible detailed cottages, some of which were rare.
In miniature wargaming, players enact simulated battles using scale models called miniature models, which can be anywhere from 2 to 54 mm in height, to represent warriors, vehicles, artillery, buildings, and terrain. These models are colloquially referred to as miniatures or minis. Miniature models are commonly made of metal, plastic, or paper.
1:24 or half inch scale (1 foot is 1/2") was popular in Marx dollhouses in the 1950s but only became widely available in collectible houses after 2002, about the same time that even smaller scales became more popular, like 1:48 or quarter inch scale (1 foot is 1/4") and 1:144 or "dollhouse for a dollhouse" scale. 1/24th scale dolls houses, and ...
A miniature park is a display of miniature buildings and models, usually as a recreational and tourist attraction open to the public. A miniature park may contain a model of a single city or town, often called a miniature city or model village , or it can contain a number of different sets of models.
Tivoli Miniature World was a theme park devoted to displaying 1/50 scale miniature fibreglass replicas of over 75 famous buildings from around the world. [1] It was originally located in Jordan, Ontario before relocating to Niagara Falls, Ontario in the early 1990s. [2] The park eventually went bankrupt. [3]
In a conventional miniature game, players purchase the miniatures they want and generally invest time in assembling, painting, and often customizing the figures to their liking. CMGs were designed to appeal to those who would enjoy the game aspect but not necessarily the hobby aspect of miniature gaming.