materials for outdoor dioramas (Buildings, Houses, and More) - Classroom

What Are Exterior Model Materials? 

Exterior model materials consist of multiple structures which can be governmental, such as the mayor's office and police station; we also find public buildings such as shopping malls and airports, or private structures such as houses (which can be urban or rural), and buildings of different sizes and styles. 

Each of the buildings has its key pieces or objects that match the characteristics of the structure. This makes it very complicated to manufacture piece by piece each building we find on the streets, which is why we present a list of all exterior locations for models that you can buy here at Panafargo. 

• Farm:

  Made of cardboard, the farm measures 3.5 cm high, 3.3 cm wide, the base of the farm is made of strawboard, it measures 6.4 cm long, 5.8 cm wide, it has a wooden tractor 2.5 cm wide, 1.7 cm high with 1 cm wheels made of foam.

   
• Airport:It is a two-story building with different corridors, it has 7 different entrances on the top of the roof is the observation tower floor, a bridge under the second floor to go to the side of the airport where the plane is.

Measurements: 9cm wide, 11cm long, and 7.3cm high. 

• Mayor's Office:

• Country House:

• Medium House:

• Prefabricated Medium House:

• Small house: Two-story house with balconies and beautiful windows. Measurements: Width 3cm, Height 3cm, Length 3.5cm.

 

• Mini House:

• Shopping Mall:Building with 2 floors, it has large windows all around, and has entrances on all sides, with one entrance for the parking lot. Trees can also be seen around. Measurements 6.2cm wide, 8cm long, and 4.3cm high.

 

• Giant Hut:

• School:

• Building with 2 Towers:

• L-Shaped Building:

• Giant Building (2 Towers):

• Simple Building:

• Gas Station:

Made of cardboard with highly detailed prints of 2 towers with a stone finish, where the gas dispenser is attached. Large roof with decorations and signs of the main brands of the gas station. Measurements: 5cm wide, 9cm long, and 6cm high 

• Police Station:

• Factory:It is a building with large entrances, 2 main ones and one for storage, and it has 4 stories high. Measurements 6.1cm wide, 8.1cm long, and 4.5cm high.

 

• Hospital:

 

• Large Church with High Roof:

Made of cardboard with a foam base, it contains a main door, a back door, glass windows with flower designs, and on the back it has four stained-glass windows with religious images; it has two parts, the tallest measures 6 cm high, 2.1 cm wide, the small one measures 2.3 cm high, 2.3 cm wide.

The complete church measures 4.7 cm wide, 7.7 cm long, the foam base measures 8.3 cm long, 5.1 cm wide.

 

• Medium Church with Tower:

Made of cardboard with a base of the same material, it has stained-glass windows with religious images and a tower with a stained-glass cross and bells on the sides. The tower measures 6.6 cm high, 1.5 cm wide, the base measures 6.9 cm long and 4.9 cm wide.

• Fire Station:

What Is The History Of Model Materials? 

A model is a scaled-down representation of an object, construction, or artifact. Depending on the piece, multiple materials are used to add functions, volume, texture, or any appearance that visually approximates the original model.

Its origins date back hundreds of years, primarily used for warfare. Groups of soldiers using a map (which can be considered a model) used pieces representing their troops, enemy troops, settlements, and more. Over time, it has been perfected and transformed into an art, but it is also used in professional concepts such as architecture. 

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