Editing Model engineering (section)

[[File:Stuart No 10 Engine.jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Stuart Turner (engineer)|Stuart Turner]] No.10 V, built from castings. A typical beginner's project.]]

'''Model engineering''' is the pursuit of constructing proportionally-scaled miniature working representations of full-sized machines. It is a branch of [[metalworking]] with a strong emphasis on artisanry, as opposed to [[mass production]]. While now mainly a [[hobby]], in the past it also had commercial and industrial purpose. The term 'model engineering' was in use by 1888.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hasluck|first1=Paul N.|title=The Model Engineer's Handybook: a practical manual on model steam engines|date=1888|publisher=Crosby Lockwood and Son|location=London|edition=1st|url=https://archive.org/details/modelengineersh00haslgoog}}</ref> In the [[United States]], the term 'home shop machinist' is often used instead, although arguably the scope of this term is broader.

Model engineering is most popular in the [[industrialised countries]] 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 [[British Commonwealth]] countries.