Model engineering

<p>Model engineering is the pursuit of constructing proportionally-scaled miniature working representations of full-sized machines. It is a branch of <a href="/facts/Metalworking/eAT0Pvz2">metalworking</a> with a strong emphasis on artisanry, as opposed to <a href="/facts/Mass_production/31Cmgjuc">mass production</a>. While now mainly a <a href="/facts/Hobby/MH1aFd8v">hobby</a>, in the past it also had commercial and industrial purpose. The term 'model engineering' was in use by 1888. In the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, the term 'home shop machinist' is often used instead, although arguably the scope of this term is broader.
</p><p>Model engineering is most popular in the <a href="/facts/Industrialised_countries/sqwTSDHm">industrialised countries</a> that have an engineering heritage extending back to the days of steam power. That is, it is a pursuit principally found in the UK, USA, northwestern European countries and the industrialised <a href="/facts/British_Commonwealth/TcIRQnNq">British Commonwealth</a> countries.
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Model engineering