A scale model is a physical model that is geometrically similar to an object. Scale models are generally smaller than large prototypes such as vehicles, buildings, or people; but may be larger than small prototypes such as anatomical structures or subatomic particles. Models built to the same scale as the prototype are called mockups.
A scale model of the Tower of London. This model can be found inside the tower.
A scale model of a hydropower turbine
This full scale (1:1) model of a Kyushu J7W Shinden was built by Toho Studios for use in the 2023 film Godzilla Minus One.
A PIA plane scale model on display at Karachi Airport
A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin modulus, a measure.
Model of a molecule, with coloured balls representing different atoms
Part of the one-ninth scale model of Bourton-on-the-Water at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England
Water-powered model of the UK economy – MONIAC in the Science Museum, London
Female model demonstrating brassiere for similarly-built potential buyers
