How Professional Models Are Made (Very Satisfying)

I spent 40 years in the model-making industry. Made everything from architectural, technical, industrial design, medical devices, museum dioramas, commercial props, and toys. The best years was in the toy industry. It was a hard and rewarding career. Nothing better than working with creative people that love their craft more than money

Martin's going to have enough buildings to found his own city. Then he can put on a Godzilla suit and walk through it. I love this channel so much, by the way.

Very proud to have worked there! The opportunity to dissect and rebuild some amazing projects had been invaluable to my development as an architect.

When we lived in China, it was fun to go into the shopping centers and see the latest models for new 'luxury' properties being built. They were grand displays set up in rich areas to entice 'regular rich folk' to invest for exclusive access... usually to substandard concrete buildings with foundation and plumbing problems. But the models were BEAUTIFUL.

I feel like interning at a place like that during architecture school would have been an invaluable experience.

Really enjoyed this, though I did notice a conspicuous absence of balsa wood and x-acto knives😊

Hearing Martin talks about the sad story behind each model left unwanted inside the workshop brings the same vibe as the brick of Chicago video and i smile throughout the video just thinking about it.

Making models in architecture school was a delightful part of the education process because you got to build the physical representation of your design and therefore you learned more about the practical and impracticalities of your proposal. A favorite part of the review process was having a professor savage a pristine model to make destructive /constructive point about how the design could be better in some way.

Mr. Chadwick. It was an honor watching you work. THANK YOU so much for taking the time. I'm in aw.

I had the opportunity to work at a firm that built all their models in house- it really changed the dynamic between client and architect.

“It’s actually nitrogen assisted. (Pause) I don’t know what that actually does” 😂 love it

last video I commented about how my dad used to own a model shop and someone asked if I would like to continue it, and that is exactly why it's not possible to simply "continue"something like this. is a huge operation, especially when it comes to marketing material, such as these hyper detailed buildings. also, the 2008 recession, when every real-estate company broke, the marketing departments were cut off, letting a lot of projects on hold, bringing down a lot of shops like this. it's a fascinating world, to say the least, but a very complex one and envolves a LOT of money and investment

architecture models, and models in general are such beautiful things!!

Models show more than what a computer will,this would be a fun job

I love seeing physical architectural models. I work in BIM so seeing digital models all the time is pretty normal, but there is something much more real about a physical model.

He is LITERALLY one of the best

Oh wow. One of my fascinations when i was a kid and up to now it gives excitement to me seeing these in person..

I started my love for architecture in 3D modelling. However I've gotten really into making the physical models themselves now and I don't think there's any turning back! It takes a lot more time and work but it's so much easier to visualise and "feel" the space of the building!

the quality of these just keeps increasing! thank you so much for such amazing content, Stewart!!

I've had the pleasure of blowing up models like this, larger scale and often made with slightly different materials that were frangible.