Editing Model figure (section)

{{Short description|Scale model of a person or creature}}
{{more citations needed|date=June 2024}}[[File:Sénot figurine Jebulon.jpg|thumb|A custom model of French [[soldier]] Jean Nicolas Sénot ([[:fr:Jean Nicolas Sénot]])]]
A '''model figure''' is a [[scale model]] representing a human, monster or other creature. Human figures may be either a generic figure of a type (such as "[[World War II]] [[Luftwaffe]] [[aviator|pilot]]"), a historical personage (such as "[[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII]]"), or a fictional character (such as "[[Conan the Barbarian|Conan]]").

Model figures are sold both as kits for enthusiast to construct and paint and as pre-built, pre-painted collectable [[figurine]]s. Model kits may be made in [[plastic]] (usually [[polystyrene]]), [[polyurethane]] [[resin]], or [[metal]] (including [[white metal]]); collectables are usually made of plastic, [[porcelain]], or (rarely) [[bronze]].

There are larger size (12-inch or 30&nbsp;cm tall) that have been produced for recent movie characters ([[Princess Leia]] from ''[[Star Wars]]'', for example). Large plastic military figures are made by some model soldier manufacturers as a sideline.