why do british people like minis so much? 50% of global miniature companies are from the UK
I'm jealous at white people hobbies. You guys are lucky desu
>>225497763they're cool model villages are cool too
>>225498017>escapism from jeets and grey citiesNice
>>225498176they were doing this even before immigrantsmy theory is they are small men who want to feel like giants
>>225498017dude imagine dropping some firecrackers in there and filming it slomo that'd be badass
>>225497763It's obviousThe desire to be an all ruling god fully controling helpless peons You don't understand the anglo mind yet
>>225498017I agree I love dioramas and little dudes
Well it's a long story but when it comes to miniature wargaming in the UK it's all based in Nottingham and it's essentially one group of people are responsible for running everything. But it wouldn't have been possible without model companies like Airfix, Italeri, Bandai and Zvesda who started decades before. But also metal flats, lead and wood toy soldiers and even Prussian general staff for creating kriegspiel.
>>225498400Do you like make up scenarios in your head about some kind of encounter going on as you pull together these sceneries? Or do you just do it from a purely aesthetical standpoint?
>>225497763I genuinely feel like Britain has always been full of "eccentrics" and men who potter about in their shed with their niche weird hobby. My uncle was a trainspotter and he even had recordings of train sounds he made. And its all just for them, i feel like the modern person cant understand making things or having a hobby that you dont shout about or publish online or do for "clout"
>>225498773a little bit of both, it kinda depends on what I have at my disposal. this pic is from a 1/20 scale diorama I made. I had a story in my head about the cat resting in the pilots hatch and the engineer finding it cute.
>>225498773>>225499266this one was purely aesthetic
>>225497763They are a British car.
>>225498400>>225499266>>225499281Neat, going to try my hand at making a 1/10 scale diorama or a Mini getting a 'busa swap when I fix the 3D printer
>>225499544nice, enjoy it's really fun
>>225500131That it is, I've built a couple model kits before but it's a whole new ballgame trying to make a diorama on top of it, I quickly found that 1/12 stuff is kind of hard to come by for certain scenarios unless you have a 3D printer so I bought a cheap one. So far I've printed a bunch of walls, some jack stands and mini tools and found a battery powered engine hoist in 1/10th scale for RC cars, still got a long way to go with painting, lighting, doing the actual models etc.
