I continue to be amazed by how many amazing things there are out there by which to be amazed. I find new ones every day online, and have for the last decade. One I found this week is a 1/500th scale miniature of all of Moscow, built in 1988, and maintained ever since. It looks to be all balsa, or basswood. If the city changes, or a new house is built, they correct the model. It’s stayed current for the last 2 decades. Tons more pictures here.
I’m off now to start my 1/1000th scale miniature of Los Angeles. How hard could it be?
-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator





















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spanky46
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#1 posted 1456 days ago
That’s probably going to use up the rest of your weekend Gary!
Thanks for sharing.
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Elaine
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#2 posted 1456 days ago
Gary,
Don’t forget Mike’s on de Soto and Washington…and oh yeah, there was a great little Mexican restaurant on Washington not to far away- across the street from Meat Packer’s Supply “Jose Cuervo, you are a friend of mine…” I’m also wondering if the City of Hickory couldn’t take lessons on road lay out from the City of Moscow. Great find!
-- Elaine, Conover, NC
NickTobis
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#3 posted 1455 days ago
Ive been to Moscow twice, and I think id almost rather visit this…..Just kidding, Moscow is an impressive city but this model just about beats all that Ive ever seen
-- T&G, West Palm Beach
a1Jim
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#4 posted 1455 days ago
Hey Gary
Wow so impressive. when do you start the LA version?
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kolwdwrkr
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#5 posted 1455 days ago
Crazy
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grizzman
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#6 posted 1455 days ago
I HEARD THEY WERE GOING TO UPDATE ALL THE FIRE HYDRANTS THIS SUMMER…AND WERE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE THEM TO ACCOMADATE THE NEWER WATER LINES…...IM SURE YOU WOULDNT WANT TO BE INCORRECT ON THAT ONE…..SOMEONE HAS TO MUCH TIME ON THERE HANDS…I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS ME….I DONT EVEN COME CLOSE.
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Sawdust2
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#7 posted 1455 days ago
The US military uses this type of model to strategize urban defense.
What WAS Moscow thinking?
Lee
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TopamaxSurvivor
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#8 posted 1455 days ago
Jim, he said he was going to start, that’s why he gone!! ;-)) I wonder how they get in there to make changes? Seems like hanging upside down would suck :-))
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DaleM
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#9 posted 1455 days ago
Hey Gary, are you done yet?
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Gary Fixler
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#10 posted 1455 days ago
Dale – just finished! I had to add Mike’s on de Soto for Elaine, but that was it. I also hope when the neighbors get back from their Saturday night dinners and/or movies they will not be upset. I had to extend into – okay, entirely across – their yards.
Topamax – looks like it’s all in sections. They may be able to remove each one as they go to get to the middle. What a pain!
grizz – OH GREAT. Now I have to be ready for a monumental hydrant change. The paint is still drying on those, too.
-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator
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