From the choo-choo that goes around the Christmas tree to fanciful displays and seasonal train rides like The Polar Express, trains have long been associated with the holidays. For the ultimate ...

D printing has transformed the miniature wargaming and model making industries, but not in the ways that most people ...

Nicolas Temese didn't use 3D printing. He built the entire model of the 1401 computer system from scratch, including teeny tiny punchcards. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and ...

A miniature circus joins model trains at the Central Ohio Model Railroad Club’s annual holiday open house in Worthington this weekend. The Fleck’s Family Circus miniatures were created in the 1940s ...

Model villages have been delighting visitors for decades with their detailed replicas of the world's greatest landmarks. We've rounded up some of the best miniature villages around the globe, ...

How many machinists does it take to build a 10hp engine the size of a pumpkin? No, it's not the start to a joke—it's the story of the Black Widow 13-scale model V8. If you're wondering exactly how one ...

From 1790 until 1870, U.S. patent law required inventors to submit actual physical models of their novel machines along with their drawings and descriptions. These miniature testaments to innovation — ...