In the realm of motion pictures, directors and special effects personnel have done and currently do make use of models to demonstrate the ferocity of their nightmares.įor example, although many directors, like the uncredited Ernest Shoedsack of 1933 King Kong fame (see 1933 Kong model), would no doubt enjoy destroying communities whose citizens criticize(d) their films as uncultured, they, the directors, must sadly remain content with crushing models and back lot studio civilizations.Īnd, finally, but certainly not final, we venture into the delightful world of the hobbyist who is able to capture the fruits of imagination at his or her leisure, the only limitations being those represented by the boundaries of creative spirit. Modern architects continue to design, and engineers test, gargantuan bridges and skyscrapers in preparation for presenting them in reduced scale to the business community, civil authorities and/or tax payers. Skeletal and soft tissue models of biological organisms have assisted millions to become familiar with the substructures of the natural world, a world that in vivo is often difficult, not to say frightening, to access. Moving on to 20th and 21st century science, models have been used for decades to depict the world of molecules, atoms and electrons, a world which otherwise would be difficult for the layman to grasp. When prospective employers challenged Leonardo in his studio, employers Da Vinci quickly realized were often stone cold killers, better known as local rulers, he was quick to produce sketches as well as models to illustrate military mechanisms that invariably pleased his aggressive guests.
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Only Leonardo himself was aware of the full measure of his modeling prowess. From the design of catapults, tanks and paddle wheeled marine transports, to designs for mechanized robots, Da Vinci was a master of the possible. Leonardo Da Vinci, of course, has been nominated by history as the world's most gifted scale modeler. Whether it be Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of a united China, gazing at the latest scaled proposal for the Wall, or the conceptual design for massive Spartan fortifications, modelers have had an impact on the history of the world we can only now vaguely understand. Whether it be defensive military installations, or castle breaching catapults, models have been from time immemorial an important method of limiting the expenditure of resources prior to an inventor's vision being approved for larger construction by those with power and resources. Scale modeling has been with us since the beginning of recorded history.
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