Model Makers

	The Joe Martin Foundation for Exceptional Craftsmanship Presents The Internet Craftsmanship Museum Model Making Section
	The 1/16 scale all aluminum Corsair shown above is a very ambitious model. The builder, Young C. Park of Hawaii is a recently retired dentist who put his skills in working with his hands and in forming metal to a new use.
	This section includes automobile, ship, locomotive, aircraft, and other models of mechanical devices other than engines
	About Model Makers Model making has been employed over the years for the purposes of both business and pleasure. Models are often built to demonstrate the practicality of a concept before building the full-size version, particularly before computer modeling was available. For example, before drawn plans were commonly used, naval architects would build a model of a wooden ship for the shipyard to use so the craftsmen to copy in full size. Traveling salesmen who could not carry a line of stoves, guns or harnesses with them would often carry a case of small sales models to show the customer. Patent models were often submitted to prove a concept for the purposes of patents. The models most of us are familiar with, however, are the ones made for fun. There is a real appeal to seeing a scaled-down version of something big. Toy trains, cars and airplanes have been popular for as long as the real objects have existed. Some model makers take their skills past the crude representations of mere toys to create a true miniature version of the real object. The smaller and more detailed the model, the more we marvel. We often feel like giants viewing these tiny models. Included in this section is the work of some of the best model makers around. "Model Makers" in this museum are differentiated from "Model Engineers" in that the models shown here are made primarily to represent very accurately what something looks like. The motors in these models don't actually function. Model Engineers, on the other hand are usually concerned with modeling the function of a device like a steam or gas engine. More often than not, these models are also very close to representing the real thing, but the overriding goal at the beginning of the project is to represent a function. Model engineers and model makers share many of the same skills and often build models that fall in to both categories, but we have separated them into two different rooms in this museum to highlight the two disciplines. There is an organization for model makers called the Association of Professional Model Makers (APMM). Their web site can be found at http://www.modelmakers.org/. They have been around since 1993 and currently have nearly 800 members around the world (2009). It is a non-profit organization that holds conferences biennially across the country.
(Click for larger image)	Craftsman (Click name to visit page on this craftsman)	Typical Project (Click for larger image)
	John Ackerman Scale Replica Fire Apparatus Modelmaker
	Ray Anderson Dioramas that capture a moment in time and a book on how to create them
	Auto Industry Model Makers Miniature show cars built by anonymous craftsmen from the auto industry's past
	Huntly Briggs High quality paper airplanes
	José Brito Builder of vintage European and American horse-drawn carriages
	Bill Brown Museum quality pedal cars that are too good for kids
	N. Roger Cole Highly detailed wooden ship models based on thorough research
	Michael Dunlap Gold plated trophy cars for the world's best drivers
	Joe Enriquez Super detailed 1/87 scale truck models
	Ken Foran Finely detailed brass and wood aircraft and automotive models
	David Glen Super-detailed giant scale Spitfire and Mustang models
	William L. Gould Industrial Archeologist and model maker who is "re-engineering the past"
	Andrew Green Scale radio controlled ship models with the detail of museum displays
	Jan and Joe Haring Dollhouses and miniature rooms
	James H. Hastings Highly detailed traditional plank-on-frame wooden ship models
	Augie Hiscano A legend in prize-winning 1/25 car models
	Clayton Johnson A superb wooden ship model leads to a hobby of wood carving
	Phil Mattson Museum quality ship models
	Will Neely Miniature race cars from the past
	Al Osterman A shop full of vintage machine tools in miniature
	Young C. Park *2002 Metalworking Craftsman of the Year* Scale cut-away aircraft models hand crafted from aluminum
	Francisco Pulido Highly detailed 1/10 scale automobile models from Spain
	Guillermo Rivera A 1/20 scale cannon collection built over a span of 50 years in Costa Rica
	William R. Robertson Miniature tools and tool chests for collectors of dollhouse miniatures plus furniture and more
	Guillermo Rojas-Bazan *2013 Metalworking Craftsman of the Year* Custom aluminum aircraft models built with an incredible level of detail
	Tom Showers A lifetime of building model firefighting apparatus that includes over 400 models and the imaginary city of Luna Beach
	Larry Simon A working 1/32 Manitowoc Crane model by a former employee of the company
	Michael Paul Smith Bringing an imaginary past to life in 1/24 scale.
	Gerhard Spielmann Miniature machine tools, boats and airplane models
	Pere Tarragó Museum quality model motorcycles from Spain
	William Tompkins A history of the US Navy in over 300 ship models in 1:600 scale
	Philip Warren An entire fleet of 450 ships made from match sticks and match boxes
	Gerald A. Wingrove *2005 Metalworking Craftsman of the Year* Museum quality model cars and books on how to build them
	Roger Zimmermann 1960's American cars expertly modeled in Switzerland
	Andrzej Ziober Award winning super-detailed 1/72 scale aircraft models from Poland
	R/C Flyers: To learn how Dave Mathews built a very impressive 1/10 scale flying jet C-17 model see http://homepage.eircom.net/~skycam/C-17A_Globemaster_III/. This project required skills in many areas from engineering and computer drafting to aerodynamics to airframe construction, all of which were done essentially by one man in a relatively short time.
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