Editing Scale model (section)

=== Buildings ===
{{Main|Building model}}
[[Image:Layoutinsuffolkva.JPG|right|thumb|Model building for an [[HO scale]] railroad]]
[[Image:FR Petersburg, sobor Wladimirski, in, makieta, 2013.08.22, fot. I. Nowicka (5) CORR.jpg|right|thumb|Scale model of the Vladimirskaya Church in Saint Petersburg]]

Most hobbyists who build models of buildings do so as part of a [[diorama]] to enhance their other models, such as a [[model railroading|model railroad]] or model war machines. As a stand-alone hobby, building models are probably most popular among enthusiasts of construction toys such as [[Erector]], [[Lego]] and [[K'Nex]]. Famous landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Big Ben and the White House are common subjects. Standard scales have not emerged in this hobby. Model railroaders use railroad scales for their buildings: [[HO scale]] (1:87), OO scale (1:76), [[N scale]] (1:160), and [[O scale]] (1:43). Lego builders use [[Legoland|miniland]] scale (1:20), [[minifigure|minifig]] scale (1:48), and micro scale (1:192)<ref group=note>In the Lego community, micro scale can refer to anything smaller than minifig scale (1:48), but 1:192 is occasionally set as a standard micro scale. This ratio is arrived at by scaling a person (6 feet) to the height of a Lego brick (3/8 inches). See {{ cite book|title=The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide|first= Alan |last=Bedford|publisher=No Starch Press|year=2005}}</ref> Generally, the larger the building, the smaller the scale. Model buildings are commonly made from plastic, foam, balsa wood or paper. [[Card model]]s are published in the form of a book, and some models are manufactured like 3-D puzzles. Professionally, building models are used by architects and salesmen.

====House portrait====
{{Main|Model house}}
Typically found in [[1:50 scale]] and also called [[model house]], model home or display house, this type of model is usually found in stately homes or specially designed houses. Sometimes this kind of model is commissioned to mark a special date like an anniversary or the completion of the architecture, or these models might be used by salesmen selling homes in a new neighborhood.