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Lake Tahoe Historical Model
April 1, 2024This model is approximately 2ft x 3ft and includes a scene from 1920s Lake Tahoe, California when this beautiful mountain…Protected: M&M Carnot Pure Cold Model
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Half-Scale Meteorite Satellite Model
March 8, 2024KiwiMill was contracted to make a full scale and half scale satellite models. The frame of this model was made…Protected: Full Scale Meteorite Satellite Model
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Super Sleeper Bunk House Trailer Model
February 28, 2024This sleeper trailer model is 1/16th scale and is about 30" long. The trailer scale model is cutaway to show…
Redox Flow Battery Model
February 16, 2024This scale model of a redox flow battery installation that measures approximately 36" x 12" and includes a clear dust…
Giant Connector Models
February 16, 2024These large scale connector models are HUGE. Take a look at the business card in the photos to get an…
Hydroelectric Working Dam Model
February 15, 2024Many years ago, KiwiMill made a working dam model for the Bureau of Reclamation. This model is a complete re-design…Protected: Longpath Proof of Concept
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Custom Propeller & Rudder Bearing Model
January 26, 2024Large model showing our customer's bearings used on a motorized model showing how they support the propeller shaft and rudder…
Oshkosh FMTV 1/8 Scale Remote Controlled Model
January 23, 2024The Oshkosh FMTV 1/8 scale model is one of the most detailed vehicle models we've ever built. Every detail is…Protected: Energy Storage Container Model
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PropX Sand Scorpion Model
December 7, 2023KiwiMill uses customer CAD data to engineer a new 3D CAD model that we then use to fabricate the product.…
Protected: Water Tanker Cutaway Model
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Stryker Laser System Model
October 24, 2023KiwiMill was selected to make a 1/12th scale highly-detailed model of the Stryker TLS. It measured approximately 24" long and…
Austal Emergency Medical Ship Model
October 2, 2023This Emergency Medical Ship model was built for Austal USA to be used at various trade show throughout the world.…Coast Guard Cutter Model
January 4, 2023KiwiMill built 10 of these small Coast Guard Cutter desktop models. Each Coast Guard model was mounted on a Walnut…
Animated PX Pressure Exchanger Model
August 30, 2022In order to explain and show how their product works, Energy Recovery asked us to make an animated model of…Rice Plantation Museum Model
July 18, 2022This rice plantation model was built for the International African American Museum in Charleston, SC. It was built in 1:87…
LUSV Boat Model
April 21, 2022The LUSV custom boat model measures 24" long by 4" wide. Using the customer provided CAD files, KiwiMill re-draws the…Large Working Pumpjack Model
July 17, 2021This is a large model of a working pumpjack. We designed this pumpjack model in-house modeling the entire project in…
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PX-220 Industrial Cutaway Model
December 1, 2012Industrial cutaway model of a PX-220 scale model built for Energy Recovery in California. The PX-220 is used in desalinization…
Barge Turbine Model
October 31, 20121/25th scale turbine model with a fiberglass shroud, 2" clear acrylic barge and brass support structure. The turbine is designed…
Retirement Community Architectural Model
October 28, 2012This architectural model project was a site model for a Chicago retirement community The architect is Dorsky Hodgson + Partners…Expandable Shelter Shipping Container Model
September 30, 2012KiwiMill was given the task of building an Expandable Shelter Shipping Container model that captures its unique design. The model was built…
High Rise Apartment Building Architectural Model
September 28, 2012This project is an architectural model of High Rise Apartment Building. This architectural model was in a very large scale…
Bush Beans Architectural Model
September 11, 2012Architectural model of the Bush Beans Plant. This factory site model shows the facilities and surrounding grounds of their headquarters…
Retirement Community Architectural Model
September 10, 2012This architectural model project was a retirement community in Portland, ME. The architect was EGA. The scale was 1/16" =…
Johnson & Johnson Factory Model
September 9, 2012Factory Model of a production line in a Johnson & Johnson plant. This factory model display how Johnson & Johnson's product…FMTV Truck Model: Different Approach to the Same Scale Model
September 9, 2012Nearly 2 years ago, KiwiMill built a model of a five ton armoured FMTV truck model with a specialized medical hospital…Can A 3D Printer Replace a Model Maker?
September 9, 2012The team here at KiwiMill is definitely pleased with the addition of our newest Objet 3D printer. While we jokingly…
Architectural Massing Model
September 7, 2012This architectural massing model project depicted a colored massing model of master plan. The client was St. John Fisher College,…
Thinking About Being a Model Maker?
September 5, 2012Model Making is a profession that most people don’t know a lot about. People tend to think of it either…KiwiMill 3D Printing & Casting Work Together to Make Parts Fast
September 5, 2012Our KiwiMill 3D printing process can be used to grow a part in less than a day, and then molded and…
3D Printed Mold Saves Time
September 5, 2012KiwiMill has an Objet 3D printer to make scale model parts efficiently, accurately and with greater detail. When the printer…
LRO Satellite Model
September 4, 2012The LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) satellite model was built in both 1/13th scale and 1/24th scale. The 1/24th scale is…JAMI Imager Model
September 4, 2012This is a JAMI imager model. The Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI ) on board the Multi-functional Transport Satellite will…MTSAT Satellite Model
September 4, 2012This MTSAT satellite model was made for Space Systems/Loral from a few line drawings and pictures of an existing model.…
Full Scale Propulsion System Model
September 4, 2012This is a full-scale propulsion system model made for trade show display and customer presentation. MOOG originally had this model made…Ring Propulsion Model
September 4, 2012This ring propulsion model was needed for a customer presentation in a very limited time period. The ring was machined…WGS Satellite Models
September 4, 2012KiwiMill has made WGS satellite models of various scales including 100th, 75th, 48th, 24th, 10th, 1/4 and 1/2 scale.
1/24th Scale GPS Satellite Model
September 4, 2012This model was built to represent a GPS satellite model in a museum display for Honeywell. It is 1/24th scale…
MEASAT-3 Satellite Model
September 4, 2012The MEASAT-3 satellite model is a replica of a satellite that will employ 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, each…
Full Scale Vanguard Satellite Model
September 4, 2012This Vanguard satellite model is full scale. Launched in 1958 the Vanguard is the longest orbiting man made satellite and…1/2 Scale Satellite Instrument Mockup
September 4, 2012Comments by our client about the Satellite Instrument Mockup: "The accommodation of the instruments was, of course, the main point…Small Desktop Satellite Model
September 4, 2012This desktop satellite model is a "generic" satellite model that's about 12" from tip to tip. Our customer is in the…DSP Satellite Model
September 4, 2012This is a DSP Satellite model. The Defense Support Program (DSP) is a survivable and reliable satellite-borne system that uses…GOES Satellite Model
September 4, 2012KiwiMill has made dozens of GOES satellite models for various customers including Boeing Satellite Systems, Hughes and numerous museums.Automated People Mover Model
September 4, 2012Automated people mover model built for various construction companies involved in the construction of the Washington Dulles Airport Automated People…
Solar Panel Model
September 4, 2012This solar panel model was built for SunPower in a very short time frame. They needed over 100 models built…Pallet Model
September 4, 2012The 1/4th scale pallets were packaged in a nice aluminum briefcase so all of the sales people could take them…
Heating and Cooling Model
September 3, 2012This is a Heating and Cooling Model used for a trade show display to demonstrate its properties to participants.
Injection Molding Model
September 3, 2012This is a full size plastic injection molding model. It was used for both trade shows and lobby display to…
Laser Fusion Reactor Model
September 3, 2012Project: Laser Fusion Reactor Model Client: University of Rochester Laboratory of Laser Energetics Scale: 1:8
Blood Analyzing System Model
September 3, 2012This blood analyzing system model was miniaturized and animated. The scale was 1:10.
Industrial Training Model
September 3, 2012This is an Industrial Training Model that will be used for company training exercises. Our clients wished to establish and maintain…LUH Helicopter Model
September 3, 2012This is a very large 1/4 scale LUH helicopter model from EADS. It is a fully detailed external and interior…UH-72A Lakota Helicopter Model
September 3, 2012This is a highly detailed 1/20th scale UH-72a Lakota helicopter model built for the U.S. Army. This model measures approx.…
F-16 Airplane Model
September 3, 2012This was a 1/9th scale F-16 airplane model and custom loads built for Sargent Fletcher Inc. This model was built…Aircraft Inspection Model
September 3, 2012This aircraft inspection model was built to demonstrate an aircraft inspection system. KiwiMill built several models of different airplanes (civilian…
F-86 Sabre Jet Model
September 3, 2012Built for an outdoor display, this F-86 Sabre Jet model has a 50" wingspan and has scribed panel lines to…
C-130 Hercules Airplane Model
September 3, 2012The Channel Islands Air National Guard had us build this C-130 Hercules Airplane Model as one of 5 airplanes in…
Predator Airplane Model
September 3, 2012KiwiMill build this UAV Predator airplane model to hang from our customer's ceiling.Prehistoric Native American Earthworks Museum Model
September 3, 2012This Native American Earthworks Museum Model was created for the State of Lousiana showing prehistoric mounds built by native tribes. Project:…
Oil Refinery Model
September 3, 2012Built for the Texas Energy Museum, this schematic oil refinery model was used as part of a light and sound…Large Tree Model
September 3, 2012Large tree model made into computer workstations for the children's section of a library.
A.R Bragg Paddle Wheel Model
September 3, 2012This is a Civil War Era Louisiana sternwheeler / paddle wheel model, built for a museum exhibit. The scale was…Bridgeport Paddle Wheel Model
September 3, 2012This project involved a Bridgeport paddle wheel model. This paddle wheel model was created for a museum display using limited,…
Ticker Tape Model
September 3, 2012This is old style ticker tape model was built for Wall Street Museum, NYC. You can see the ticker tape…
Civil War Diorama – Burnsides Bridge Battle
September 2, 2012This is a Civil War Diorama of the "Burnsides Bridge" battle. The client for the diroama was the National Civil War…
Civil War Diorama of the Battle of Shiloh (Hornet’s Nest)
September 2, 2012Civil War Diorama of the Battle of Shiloh (Hornet's Nest) Client: National Civil War Museum Photo: John Smilie
“The General” Train Model
September 2, 2012This project was "The General" train model, a famous Confederate locomotive of the Civil War. The client was the Southern Museum…Mobile Stacking Conveyor Model
September 1, 2012This mobile stacking conveyor model is part of a system of conveyors that is used in the mining industry to…Manifold Trailer Model
September 1, 2012This is a manifold trailer model used in oil exploration. The client was Forum Energies. The model allowed our client…
Mixing Tank Model
September 1, 2012This is a mixing tank model used for sales. This working model demonstrated the properties of the product, including movement.…
Gate Valve Model – Cutaway
September 1, 2012This gate valve model will be used for maintenance training by our client, FMC Technologies. The model is 1/2 the size…Cooling Container Model
September 1, 2012This is a cooling container model built for Schneider Electric that was made into a cutaway to reveal its internal…
Asphalt Plant Model
September 1, 2012This asphalt plant model was 7 feet tall, made out of sheet metal, with working parts. This model simulated the…Server Facility Cooling System Model
September 1, 2012This is an industrial cooling system model for a server facility. It will be used as a sales tool by our client, APC.…
Magnus 800 w/Automatic Plate Loader Kodak Desktop Model
September 1, 2012Magnus 800 w/Automatic plate loader Kodak desktop model.Orion Ion Beam Microscope Model
September 1, 2012This Orion Ion Beam Microscope model was built for our customer to be used at various trade shows at the Zeiss…
Full Size TITAN Energy Recovery Device Model
September 1, 2012This energy recovery device model required us to make a custom lathe to turn a model that was approximately 6…
Digital Press Model
September 1, 2012This NexPress digital press model was desktop sized for display. The actual product is a very large piece of equipment.
Wind Turbine Model
September 1, 2012This large wind turbine model of a nacelle and hub was made for a A-Power Energy to display at trade show.…
Industrial Incinerator Model
September 1, 2012This industrial incinerator model was built almost entirely of brass, making it very sturdy and durable. It wasn't built to a…
Large Barcode Scanner Model
September 1, 2012This model was a HUGE barcode scanner model made for trade show display.
Custom Trade Show Furniture
September 1, 2012Project: Custom trade show furniture Client: General Railway SignalSpoon Time Clock Display Model
August 31, 2012Time for a Spoon? Clock Display model with clock and dinosaur motif.
Las Vegas Display Model
August 31, 2012This Las Vegas Display Model used a collection of real casino props to create this vignette, including felt table tops,…Snow Board Display Model
August 31, 2012Tasked with creating a snow board display model for Kodak and Burton Snowboards, KiwiMill sculpted 15 lb foam into a…
Night Club Display Model
August 31, 2012Our model makers designed a night club display model that evokes the atmosphere of a night club for the Kodak trade…Times Square Model
August 28, 2012To create a Times Square model, KiwiMill used Google Earth to download pictures of this NYC icon. Looking at commonly…Architectural Model Interiors
August 28, 2012These are examples of architectural model interiors without added details such as furniture, appliances and other household objects. These models…Court House Architectural Model
August 28, 2012This is an architectural model of an existing Court House in Powhatan, Arkansas.
Military Base Architectural Model
August 28, 2012This architectural model depicts a military base, Camp Pike. It is very small in scale in order to cover a…
Research Center Architectural Model
August 28, 2012This architectural model project was for the University of Rochester Research Center. The architect: Perkins & Will. The scale: 1/16" = 1…Retirement Cottage Architectural Model
August 28, 2012This architectural model project was a retirement cottage with a lift off roof. The architect was Dorsky Hodgson + Partners The…
Retirement Cottage Architectural Model
August 28, 2012This architectural model project was a Retirement Cottage with a lift off roof. The architect was CSD. The scale was…
Baton Rouge Architectural Model
August 28, 2012Project: 17” sq. Baton Rouge monochrome architectural model Client: State of Louisiana Scale: 1”= 10'
Architectural Urban Model
August 28, 2012Urban model of a building in Rochester, NY. Formally known as the War Memorial, it is currently called the The Blue…
Hoyt-Potter House Architectural Model
August 28, 2012This architectural model was created to preserve and restore a historic landmark in Rochester, NY. Project: Hoyt-Potter House Client: Landmark…
Retirement Community Architectural Model
August 28, 2012Architectural Model Project: Retirement Community in Nashua, NH Architect: EGA Scale: 1/16" = 1foot Photo: David Mohney This is a…
Retirement Cottage Architectural Model
August 28, 2012Architectural Model Project: Retirement cottage duplex with a lift off roof. Architect: Perkins Eastman Scale: 1/4" = 1'
Retirement Community Architectural Model
August 28, 2012This is a large architectural model of a retirement community. Retirement community models help sales offices pre-sell the units before…
Architectural Model of a Hospital
August 28, 2012This is an architectural model of a hospital and surrounding community.
Office Building Architectural Model
August 28, 2012Architectural model of an office building for the Utica National Insurance Group.
Interior Space Architectural Model
August 28, 2012Small architectural model detailing the interior space of a building.Tiny House Architectural Model
August 28, 2012This project is an architectural model of a house in very small scale.Skate Park Architectural Model
August 28, 2012This is an architectural model of a proposed skate park in Rochester, NY. The model is being used for fundraising…Seneca Falls, NY Diorama Museum Model
August 28, 2012This museum model depicts Seneca Falls, NY circa 1855 The client was the Seneca Falls Museum. The scale: 1”= 87…
Architectural Model of Honda Aircraft Headquarters
August 28, 2012An architectural model of the Honda Aircraft Headquarters, Research, and Production facility in Greensboro, North Carolina. The design of this…EKV Model
August 27, 2012KiwiMill has built several EKV models (Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle) for several different defense companies over the years in various scales.…
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital FMTV Truck Model
August 27, 2012This is a five ton FMTV armored cab truck model with a specialized medical hospital payload. The model was built…NASA MMS Spacecraft Model
August 27, 2012This spacecraft model was made with a vacuum formed shroud and laser cut ribbing. The individually stacked spacecraft were molded…5 Ton Armored Cab MTV Truck Model
August 27, 2012This MTV truck model is built to withstand heavy handling and has an all metal chassis and numerous metal details.
GOES-12 Satellite Model
August 27, 2012This satellite model is of the GOES-12 weather satellite. A detailed satellite model was needed to perform simulation exercises, as the real…
Desktop Radar Model
August 27, 2012This is a small scale desktop radar model and control trailer used for display purposes.THAAD Missile Launcher Model
August 27, 2012Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Missile Launcher model built for Northrop Grumman.Patriot Missile Launcher Model
August 26, 2012Patriot Missile Launcher MIM-104 (PAC-3) made for Northrop Grumman.Motorized Tank Model
August 26, 2012Tug Hill Construction builds tank training ranges for the Army and this was a custom designed cabinet with a motorized…
Nike Hercules Anti Aircraft Missile Model
August 26, 20121/4 Scale Anti Aircraft Missile Model: 10 foot long replica of a cold war air defense system - the Nike…
Martime Camel Model
August 26, 2012This is a maritime camel model. A camel is used in between ships or submarines in a harbor. The model…
Fixed Tower Radar Model
August 26, 2012This radar model was approx. 4’ tall. The dish rotates to capture attendees attention at trade shows. The tower itself…
Large Scale Radar Dish Model
August 26, 2012The Intelcan radar dish model was made in a very short two week lead time. The main frame of the…
60K Tunner Model
August 26, 2012The customer needed a 60K Tunner model that could replace the real thing at trade shows. The price this model…
Desktop Radar Models
August 26, 2012These desktop radar models models were made for a client of ours and given by them to one of their…
Armored Vehicle Model
August 26, 2012This armored vehicle model was built out of solid casting resin to produce a model that was VERY strong. You…
Mobile Radar Shelter Model
August 26, 2012This radar shelter model was built for ITT to bring to trade shows throughout the world. The frame is made…
Mobile Radar Model
August 26, 2012This mobile radar model was built mostly out of brass to give it the strength to last through multiple trade…VIIRS Sensor Model
August 26, 20121/2 scale mockup / VIIRS Sensor Model (Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite) sensor suite for the NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental…
MODIS Satellite Instrument Model
August 26, 2012Satellite Instrument Model: Full scale MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) mockup in the lobby of Building 33 at the NASA…
Mobile Laser Ground Weapon Model
August 26, 2012Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser (ground weapon model) for Northrop Grumman used to guard against mortar attacks. We designed and…
Lockheed Military Vehicle Models
August 26, 2012These military vehicle models are for a table-top display and allow the demonstrator to push the vehicles around the table…
Ares Rocket Model
August 26, 2012These 1/100th scale Ares I and V rocket models were built as a set to be displayed side-by-side on the…Radar Trailer Model
August 26, 2012This mobile radar trailer model was built for ITT radar systems. The radar turns at approx 5 RPM and is…
SMART-S Mk2 Radar Model
August 26, 2012This SMART-S Mk2 Radar model was made for display at trade shows. The unit rotates at 25RPM and can be…Shoulder Implant Model for Training
August 20, 2012This shoulder implant model is used for training in the classroom. 3X the actual size, the majority of the shoulder…
Spine Implant Model
August 20, 2012A spine implant is very small. Our client wanted a spine implant model that was large enough for potential customers…
Tractor Trailer Cutaway Model
August 20, 2012Medical Waste Disposal Trailer This cutaway model project was a scale medical waste disposal trailer that includes an autoclave and…
Linear Accelerator Model
August 20, 20121/12th Scale Siemens ONCOR Linear Accelerator Model. The Siemens ONCOR is a medical device used in treatment of cancer using…
CT Scanner Model and Patient Table
August 20, 20121/12th scale CT Scanner model and patient table built as trade show models for Siemens.
Model Making How To: Transistor Driven Relay Switch
August 19, 2012It seems every automation project we do here requires some type of low voltage, low current output to some type…Welding as a Model Making Tool
August 19, 2012One fabrication technique that is not often associated with model making is welding. While styrene plastic and glue are staples of some…3D Printing Adds Fabrication Choices
August 19, 2012With the addition of 3D printing, new in-house fabrication options are available to the model makers at KiwiMill. Decisions need…
Pam
August 19, 2012Pam is awesome! Quite often, we give her a rough idea of what we want to see done and she…
Scott
August 19, 2012Scott manages production, while remaining immersed in model construction itself. He brings an artist's sensibility to the more technical aspects…
Joe
August 19, 2012Joe has a degree in model making and has spent the last 20 years honing his skills in the field.…
Mike
August 19, 2012Mike is our Industrial Designer. He understands how things function and has a keen eye for visual aesthetics. He's a…
Derek
August 19, 2012Derek will tell you "I do stuff". He's being a tad modest: HTML code. Electro-mechanics. CAD drawing. Reverse engineering. IT…
Rapid Prototyping
August 12, 2012Rapid Prototyping Send us your 3D drawings and we can provide you with an example of your part very rapidly…
CT Scanner Model
August 11, 2012This is a 1/12th scale CT Scanner model was of a Somatom CT scanner and patient table created for Siemens…
C-Arm X-Ray Model
August 11, 2012This X-Ray model was built with three functions. Up/down movement, C-Arm movement and a blinking LED as the X-Ray emitter.…Dental X-Ray Model
August 8, 2012This medical sales dental x-ray model is 13x its original size. It’s part of a Digital Radiography System used by…
Residential Massing Model
June 28, 2012This is an example of a residential massing model. Houses are represented rather simply with blocks and cubes although the…Architectural White Models
June 28, 2012These are examples of white models created for clients that want to emphasize clean lines and spacial relationships. These are…Housing Development Model
May 28, 2012This is an architectural housing development model depicting a residential area with streets and landscaping.
Architectural Model with Removeable Rooftop
May 28, 2012This architectural model had a removable roof to reveal a white interior space.Trade Show Booth Model
May 8, 2012This trade show booth model, made for Spoon Exhibits allowed the exhibit company to show their customer the design of…
Cell Tower Model
January 8, 2012This is a 1/14th scale (22" x 40") cell tower model and support equipment for trade show display. Everything on…Medical Study Model
August 20, 2010KiwiMill designed and built the wall stand, cups and mechanism for this medical study model of a wall stand. We…
Devin
July 5, 2010Devin is our summer intern at KiwiMill. He is 16 and is spending his summer at Kiwi learning how to…
