Talk:Miniatures, dioramas and scale models

Things in miniature...

Swept in from the pub

We don't have a topic on Miniature villages, of which the UK has a small number. I'm using miniature over model because a 'model village' is something else (see Port Sunlight or Bournville for examples of the latter). This got me thinking that there must be some miniature villages outside of the UK.

Also there are a number of indoor miniature worlds, and dioramas (like the one in Hamburg), that are essentially permanently located model railway layouts.

Are there are other collections of miniature items, which are worthy of inclusion in a specialist topic? (Such as collection of model ships for example.)

I've not included rideable-miniature railways, as these probably belong with rail tourism stuff on which we already have an article. If anyone wants to expand a topic on Miniature (rideable) railways.

And given the season the other topic which came to mind which we don't seem to have is Old toys..., which to me seems to be a part museum guide/ part shopping guide. ( A full buyers guide to old toys is probably out of scope though.) ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 18:58, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

Don't forget Madurodam in The Netherlands! -- Matroc (talk) 01:30, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

I put some initial thoughts in a stub here Miniatures,_dioramas_and_scale_models

I also added a new section to Tourist Trains Tourist_trains#Rideable_Minature_Railways as it seemed the most appropriate place.

Sfan00 IMG (talk) 14:02, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

There's also the Legoland parks, which feature a variety of minituare worlds.--Fuaran buidhe (talk) 22:57, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

Miniatures,_dioramas_and_scale_models#Miniature railways and "Grand Scale" railroads and Buyers guide for model collectors?

Swept in from the pub

I was taking another look at this, and moved some content across from tourist trains... My question is it long enough for a stub?

I was thinking that maybe Grand Scale railroads should be it's own article, given that there are many of them in the UK and in the US, and that they are distinct from Model Railways (which are typically below 3 inch gauge), and full blown park railways like the Ruslip Lido Railway, despite it being of a narrower guage than some nominal 'miniature railways' like the North Bay Railway in Scarborough ;)

If there's enough for a stub I'd appreciate someone else splitting it out and adding some more explanatory material, as I am less familiar with US 'Grand Scale' rail-roading.

The main 'models' article could also do with a major expansion, Such as the addition of a concise buy section, listing place that have good 'model' stores, and possibly what brands to buy (Most people in the UK know about Hornby (pricey), Bacchman, Airfix etc, The Europeans know about Marklin, Faller, Pola etc, What would the modeller look for in the US?) Sadly the most famous model shop I knew about in the UK closed at least a decade ago. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 17:35, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

Looking at w:en:Grand scale, I'm pretty sure that there could be enough for a long article, and perhaps some regional itineraries. I don't know much about the subject myself, however. WhatamIdoing (talk) 20:29, 8 April 2018 (UTC)