Amazing miniature midtown Manhattan

Craft & Design
Amazing miniature midtown Manhattan

Miniaturemanhattan
Miniaturemidtown2

Michael Chesko built this scale model of NYC’s midtown using balsa wood and a love for detail –

This scale miniature of Midtown took 2000 hours to complete. As reference, he used blueprints, old photographs, digital reproductions, and satellite images. On a good day, he’d work his way through four city blocks. The entire model is 36″ x 30″… a good deal smaller than most office desks. At the 1:3200 scale, the Empire State Building Chesko’s favorite skyscraper) roughly reaches the dizzying height of a Campbell’s Soup can.

– Check out Tinselman’s blog for more pics and info – Stop and Smell the Miniatures

4 thoughts on “Amazing miniature midtown Manhattan

  1. QuantasNeverCrashed says:

    Very nice job. Reminds me of this stunningly detailed painting of downtown London, made by an autistic painter after a 30 min helicopter ride:

    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995601/posts

    It sounds almost to great to be true.

  2. morelightmorelight.com says:

    Very nice! – Robert Moses commissioned a scale model of all 5 boroughs of nyc that you can visit at the Queens Museum of Art. There is a little elevated walkway that takes you around it and there are tours. Hasn’t been updated since 92, as there is no funding for it.

    Highlights to you just how inaccurate the subway map is, since Staten Island fills a huge portion of the room.

Comments are closed.

Discuss this article with the rest of the community on our Discord server!
Tagged

ADVERTISEMENT

Maker Faire Bay Area 2023 - Mare Island, CA

Escape to an island of imagination + innovation as Maker Faire Bay Area returns for its 15th iteration!

Buy Tickets today! SAVE 15% and lock-in your preferred date(s).

FEEDBACK