by Lilian Franco | Feb 13, 2025 | What's New
San Diego Museum Month 2025 runs from February 1-28, offering half-price admission for up to four people at over 70 local museums, gardens, zoos, aquariums, and historic sites. Sponsored by the San Diego Foundation, which is celebrating its Fifty & Forward...
by Lilian Franco | Jan 17, 2025 | What's New
Built to look like it just ran the 24 hours of Le Mans sports car race in 1985, this diorama took two months to complete. The model is made from metal and resin, is 24″ x 24,” and weighs about 25lbs. The car was initially built from a kit with extensive...
by Lilian Franco | Jan 2, 2025 | What's New
Sonny Wizelman’s Log Loader Diorama is now on display at MECM. This diorama depicts a log loader and winch on top of a steam-powered turntable. Sonny, a lifelong master of live steam models, built this diorama from plans and did all of the building, weathering,...
by Lilian Franco | Nov 23, 2024 | What's New
An original Elna Junior sewing machine is now on display at the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum. The Elna Junior is a working toy sewing machine and miniature version of the Elna Supermatic. Made in Geneva, Switzerland in the 1950s, not only is this tiny...
by Lilian Franco | Nov 22, 2024 | What's New
An original Singer 20 child’s sewing machine is now on display at the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum. Despite its compact size, the Singer 20 functions like a full-sized sewing machine creating simple chain stitches. Well-engineered with a cast iron...
by Lilian Franco | Nov 15, 2024 | What's New
An original Berloque Pistölchen is now on display at the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum. This 2mm miniature pistol was made in Austria in the 1930s and was first developed by Franz Pfannl, a watchmaker. The pistol comes complete with its original box and...
