Physical model

A miniature model is a replica of a real object, or the reality ajar object on a reduced scale.

The scale is given in conditions ( e.g. 1:1000) or in mm ( for example, 25 mm). With millimeters then refer to the average size of a human model.

Often find miniatures in the leisure sector use: examples are dollhouses, model railroads with a corresponding model landscape, dioramas as the scene objects or tabletops as a complex variant of the board game. Representatives of the latter variant is also the re-enactment of historical battles. Due to the two world wars, this form is initially fall out of fashion. About the fantasy genre, the popularity of miniature games is grown again.

Miniatures are often cast. Enforced and to rely tin, bronze or certain alloys of tin, plastic or lead.