scale model

noun

: a small but exact copy
a scale model of a ship

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The storied production included building a scale model of the ship, boundary-pushing special effects and expeditions to the actual Titanic wreck. Jon Landau, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025 At the southern end of Tilden is the Redwood Steam Train, a scale model of an actual steam train that Vanya recommends to people of all ages, not just kids. Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025 Early prototype flight tests took place in 2021, followed by the maiden flight of the company's first 1:1 scale model in 2023. Paul Ridden july 30, New Atlas, 30 July 2025 Along the way, visitors can enjoy exhibits, including the Selena Memorial, which honors Tejano star and Corpus Christi native Selena Quintanilla-Perez, as well as a scale model of the solar system. Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 24 July 2025 Earlier this month, NASA teamed up with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to test a scale model of the X-59 in a supersonic wind tunnel in order to measure the noise produced beneath the aircraft. Brett Tingley, Space.com, 21 July 2025 Duman teamed up with Amalgam, a scale model car company, to create 1:8 scale models of different vehicles. Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025 While the amateurs pushed 40 mph on the 1/8 scale model racetrack, that Sunday morning in March, the pros waited in the pits, supergluing new treads on their tires. William Liang, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025 There was even a scale model of old Coney Island, with moving roller-coaster trains on the Shooting Star and whizzing Turnpike cars. Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

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“Scale model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scale%20model. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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