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December 16, 2024This model was made in 1/84th scale using an existing HO railcar as a starting point. The original car was…- December 12, 2024There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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October 10, 2024- October 8, 2024This 6" diameter trunnion ball valve model was designed for training personnel on the repair and maintenance of these valves.…
- October 8, 2024This 6" diameter gate valve model was designed for training personnel on the repair and maintenance of these valves. The…
- October 7, 2024This 6" diameter top entry ball valve model was designed for training personnel on the repair and maintenance of these…
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August 29, 2024This desktop robot model was built as a sales tool and customer appreciation model. The model includes a 9V battery…- August 21, 2024There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
August 21, 2024This truck model measures 44" long and 20" tall. The entire cab is removable to see the engine as is…- August 15, 2024There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
August 14, 2024These beautiful models of the USS The Sullivans DDG-68 were built from an existing plastic kit. This allows us to…- August 12, 2024There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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June 19, 2024This energy storage model was built to demonstrate out customer's product at trade shows and sales presentations. This is the…
June 18, 2024This scalable energy storage model was built to demonstrate out customer's product at trade shows and sales presentations. Two units…- June 7, 2024There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
June 6, 2024This large cutaway water tanker model is 45" long and built to showcase all of the features of our customer's…
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May 31, 2024This full scale 81mm mortar model was designed to come apart in 6 pcs to make it easy to transport…- May 28, 2024There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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May 16, 2024This robot model was built as a sales tool to demonstrate the functionality of the real robot. It articulates in…- May 15, 2024There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
May 13, 2024Our customer had a 2D illustration that showed how the various types of energy production projects they work on and…- May 9, 2024There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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- April 19, 2024Functioning Gate Valve Model.
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April 1, 2024This model is approximately 2ft x 3ft and includes a scene from 1920s Lake Tahoe, California when this beautiful mountain…- March 15, 2024There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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March 8, 2024KiwiMill was contracted to make a full scale and half scale satellite models. The frame of this model was made…- March 1, 2024There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
February 28, 2024This sleeper trailer model is 1/16th scale and is about 30" long. The trailer scale model is cutaway to show…
February 16, 2024This scale model of a redox flow battery installation that measures approximately 36" x 12" and includes a clear dust…
February 16, 2024These large scale connector models are HUGE. Take a look at the business card in the photos to get an…
February 15, 2024Many years ago, KiwiMill made a working dam model for the Bureau of Reclamation. This model is a complete re-design…
January 26, 2024Large model showing our customer's bearings used on a motorized model showing how they support the propeller shaft and rudder…
January 23, 2024The Oshkosh FMTV 1/8 scale model is one of the most detailed vehicle models we've ever built. Every detail is…- January 10, 2024There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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- October 24, 2023KiwiMill was selected to make a 1/12th scale highly-detailed model of the Stryker TLS. It measured approximately 24" long and…
- October 2, 2023This Emergency Medical Ship model was built for Austal USA to be used at various trade show throughout the world.…
- January 4, 2023KiwiMill built 10 of these small Coast Guard Cutter desktop models. Each Coast Guard model was mounted on a Walnut…
August 30, 2022In order to explain and show how their product works, Energy Recovery asked us to make an animated model of…- July 18, 2022This rice plantation model was built for the International African American Museum in Charleston, SC. It was built in 1:87…
April 21, 2022The LUSV custom boat model measures 24" long by 4" wide. Using the customer provided CAD files, KiwiMill re-draws the…- 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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December 1, 2012Industrial cutaway model of a PX-220 scale model built for Energy Recovery in California. The PX-220 is used in desalinization…
October 31, 20121/25th scale turbine model with a fiberglass shroud, 2" clear acrylic barge and brass support structure. The turbine is designed…
October 28, 2012This architectural model project was a site model for a Chicago retirement community The architect is Dorsky Hodgson + Partners…- September 30, 2012KiwiMill was given the task of building an Expandable Shelter Shipping Container model that captures its unique design. The model was built…
September 28, 2012This project is an architectural model of High Rise Apartment Building. This architectural model was in a very large scale…
September 11, 2012Architectural model of the Bush Beans Plant. This factory site model shows the facilities and surrounding grounds of their headquarters…
September 10, 2012This architectural model project was a retirement community in Portland, ME. The architect was EGA. The scale was 1/16" =…
September 9, 2012Factory Model of a production line in a Johnson & Johnson plant. This factory model display how Johnson & Johnson's product…- September 9, 2012Nearly 2 years ago, KiwiMill built a model of a five ton armoured FMTV truck model with a specialized medical hospital…
- September 9, 2012The team here at KiwiMill is definitely pleased with the addition of our newest Objet 3D printer. While we jokingly…
September 7, 2012This architectural massing model project depicted a colored massing model of master plan. The client was St. John Fisher College,…
September 5, 2012Model Making is a profession that most people don’t know a lot about. People tend to think of it either…- September 5, 2012Our KiwiMill 3D printing process can be used to grow a part in less than a day, and then molded and…
September 5, 2012KiwiMill has an Objet 3D printer to make scale model parts efficiently, accurately and with greater detail. When the printer…
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…- September 4, 2012This is a JAMI imager model. The Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI ) on board the Multi-functional Transport Satellite will…
- September 4, 2012This MTSAT satellite model was made for Space Systems/Loral from a few line drawings and pictures of an existing 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…- September 4, 2012This ring propulsion model was needed for a customer presentation in a very limited time period. The ring was machined…
- September 4, 2012KiwiMill has made WGS satellite models of various scales including 100th, 75th, 48th, 24th, 10th, 1/4 and 1/2 scale.
September 4, 2012This model was built to represent a GPS satellite model in a museum display for Honeywell. It is 1/24th scale…
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…
September 4, 2012This Vanguard satellite model is full scale. Launched in 1958 the Vanguard is the longest orbiting man made satellite and…- September 4, 2012Comments by our client about the Satellite Instrument Mockup: "The accommodation of the instruments was, of course, the main point…
- September 4, 2012This desktop satellite model is a "generic" satellite model that's about 12" from tip to tip. Our customer is in the…
- September 4, 2012This is a DSP Satellite model. The Defense Support Program (DSP) is a survivable and reliable satellite-borne system that uses…
- September 4, 2012KiwiMill has made dozens of GOES satellite models for various customers including Boeing Satellite Systems, Hughes and numerous museums.
- September 4, 2012Automated people mover model built for various construction companies involved in the construction of the Washington Dulles Airport Automated People…
September 4, 2012This solar panel model was built for SunPower in a very short time frame. They needed over 100 models built…- September 4, 2012The 1/4th scale pallets were packaged in a nice aluminum briefcase so all of the sales people could take them…
September 3, 2012This is a Heating and Cooling Model used for a trade show display to demonstrate its properties to participants.
September 3, 2012This is a full size plastic injection molding model. It was used for both trade shows and lobby display to…
September 3, 2012Project: Laser Fusion Reactor Model Client: University of Rochester Laboratory of Laser Energetics Scale: 1:8
September 3, 2012This blood analyzing system model was miniaturized and animated. The scale was 1:10.
September 3, 2012This is an Industrial Training Model that will be used for company training exercises. Our clients wished to establish and maintain…- September 3, 2012This is a very large 1/4 scale LUH helicopter model from EADS. It is a fully detailed external and interior…
- 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.…
September 3, 2012This was a 1/9th scale F-16 airplane model and custom loads built for Sargent Fletcher Inc. This model was built…- September 3, 2012This aircraft inspection model was built to demonstrate an aircraft inspection system. KiwiMill built several models of different airplanes (civilian…
September 3, 2012Built for an outdoor display, this F-86 Sabre Jet model has a 50" wingspan and has scribed panel lines to…
September 3, 2012The Channel Islands Air National Guard had us build this C-130 Hercules Airplane Model as one of 5 airplanes in…
September 3, 2012KiwiMill build this UAV Predator airplane model to hang from our customer's ceiling.- September 3, 2012This Native American Earthworks Museum Model was created for the State of Lousiana showing prehistoric mounds built by native tribes. Project:…
September 3, 2012Built for the Texas Energy Museum, this schematic oil refinery model was used as part of a light and sound…- September 3, 2012Large tree model made into computer workstations for the children's section of a library.
September 3, 2012This is a Civil War Era Louisiana sternwheeler / paddle wheel model, built for a museum exhibit. The scale was…- September 3, 2012This project involved a Bridgeport paddle wheel model. This paddle wheel model was created for a museum display using limited,…
September 3, 2012This MetLife Blimp Model was used for a display.
September 3, 2012This is old style ticker tape model was built for Wall Street Museum, NYC. You can see the ticker tape…
September 2, 2012This is a Civil War Diorama of the "Burnsides Bridge" battle. The client for the diroama was the National Civil War…
September 2, 2012Civil War Diorama of the Battle of Shiloh (Hornet's Nest) Client: National Civil War Museum Photo: John Smilie
September 2, 2012This project was "The General" train model, a famous Confederate locomotive of the Civil War. The client was the Southern Museum…- September 1, 2012This mobile stacking conveyor model is part of a system of conveyors that is used in the mining industry to…
- September 1, 2012This is a manifold trailer model used in oil exploration. The client was Forum Energies. The model allowed our client…
September 1, 2012This is a mixing tank model used for sales. This working model demonstrated the properties of the product, including movement.…
September 1, 2012This gate valve model will be used for maintenance training by our client, FMC Technologies. The model is 1/2 the size…- September 1, 2012This is a cooling container model built for Schneider Electric that was made into a cutaway to reveal its internal…
September 1, 2012This asphalt plant model was 7 feet tall, made out of sheet metal, with working parts. This model simulated the…- 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.…
September 1, 2012Magnus 800 w/Automatic plate loader Kodak desktop model.- September 1, 2012This Orion Ion Beam Microscope model was built for our customer to be used at various trade shows at the Zeiss…
September 1, 2012This energy recovery device model required us to make a custom lathe to turn a model that was approximately 6…
September 1, 2012This NexPress digital press model was desktop sized for display. The actual product is a very large piece of equipment.
September 1, 2012This large wind turbine model of a nacelle and hub was made for a A-Power Energy to display at trade show.…
September 1, 2012This industrial incinerator model was built almost entirely of brass, making it very sturdy and durable. It wasn't built to a…
September 1, 2012This model was a HUGE barcode scanner model made for trade show display.
September 1, 2012Project: Custom trade show furniture Client: General Railway Signal- August 31, 2012Time for a Spoon? Clock Display model with clock and dinosaur motif.
August 31, 2012This Las Vegas Display Model used a collection of real casino props to create this vignette, including felt table tops,…- August 31, 2012Tasked with creating a snow board display model for Kodak and Burton Snowboards, KiwiMill sculpted 15 lb foam into a…
August 31, 2012Our model makers designed a night club display model that evokes the atmosphere of a night club for the Kodak trade…- August 28, 2012To create a Times Square model, KiwiMill used Google Earth to download pictures of this NYC icon. Looking at commonly…
- August 28, 2012These are examples of architectural model interiors without added details such as furniture, appliances and other household objects. These models…
- August 28, 2012This is an architectural model of an existing Court House in Powhatan, Arkansas.
August 28, 2012This architectural model depicts a military base, Camp Pike. It is very small in scale in order to cover a…
August 28, 2012This architectural model project was for the University of Rochester Research Center. The architect: Perkins & Will. The scale: 1/16" = 1…- August 28, 2012This architectural model project was a retirement cottage with a lift off roof. The architect was Dorsky Hodgson + Partners The…
August 28, 2012This architectural model project was a Retirement Cottage with a lift off roof. The architect was CSD. The scale was…
August 28, 2012Project: 17” sq. Baton Rouge monochrome architectural model Client: State of Louisiana Scale: 1”= 10'
August 28, 2012Urban model of a building in Rochester, NY. Formally known as the War Memorial, it is currently called the The Blue…
August 28, 2012This architectural model was created to preserve and restore a historic landmark in Rochester, NY. Project: Hoyt-Potter House Client: Landmark…
August 28, 2012Architectural Model Project: Retirement Community in Nashua, NH Architect: EGA Scale: 1/16" = 1foot Photo: David Mohney This is a…
August 28, 2012Architectural Model Project: Retirement cottage duplex with a lift off roof. Architect: Perkins Eastman Scale: 1/4" = 1'
August 28, 2012This is a large architectural model of a retirement community. Retirement community models help sales offices pre-sell the units before…
August 28, 2012This is an architectural model of a hospital and surrounding community.
August 28, 2012Architectural model of an office building for the Utica National Insurance Group.
August 28, 2012Small architectural model detailing the interior space of a building.- August 28, 2012This project is an architectural model of a house in very small scale.
- August 28, 2012This is an architectural model of a proposed skate park in Rochester, NY. The model is being used for fundraising…
- August 28, 2012This museum model depicts Seneca Falls, NY circa 1855 The client was the Seneca Falls Museum. The scale: 1”= 87…
August 28, 2012An architectural model of the Honda Aircraft Headquarters, Research, and Production facility in Greensboro, North Carolina. The design of this…- August 27, 2012KiwiMill has built several EKV models (Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle) for several different defense companies over the years in various scales.…
August 27, 2012This is a five ton FMTV armored cab truck model with a specialized medical hospital payload. The model was built…- August 27, 2012This spacecraft model was made with a vacuum formed shroud and laser cut ribbing. The individually stacked spacecraft were molded…
- August 27, 2012This MTV truck model is built to withstand heavy handling and has an all metal chassis and numerous metal details.
August 27, 2012Desktop satellite dish model made for L3 Communications.
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…
August 27, 2012This is a small scale desktop radar model and control trailer used for display purposes.- August 27, 2012Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Missile Launcher model built for Northrop Grumman.
- August 26, 2012Patriot Missile Launcher MIM-104 (PAC-3) made for Northrop Grumman.
- August 26, 2012Tug Hill Construction builds tank training ranges for the Army and this was a custom designed cabinet with a motorized…
August 26, 20121/4 Scale Anti Aircraft Missile Model: 10 foot long replica of a cold war air defense system - the Nike…
August 26, 2012This is a maritime camel model. A camel is used in between ships or submarines in a harbor. The model…
August 26, 2012This radar model was approx. 4’ tall. The dish rotates to capture attendees attention at trade shows. The tower itself…
August 26, 2012The Intelcan radar dish model was made in a very short two week lead time. The main frame of the…
August 26, 2012The customer needed a 60K Tunner model that could replace the real thing at trade shows. The price this model…
August 26, 2012These desktop radar models models were made for a client of ours and given by them to one of their…
August 26, 2012This armored vehicle model was built out of solid casting resin to produce a model that was VERY strong. You…
August 26, 2012This radar shelter model was built for ITT to bring to trade shows throughout the world. The frame is made…
August 26, 2012This mobile radar model was built mostly out of brass to give it the strength to last through multiple trade…- August 26, 20121/2 scale mockup / VIIRS Sensor Model (Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite) sensor suite for the NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental…
August 26, 2012Satellite Instrument Model: Full scale MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) mockup in the lobby of Building 33 at the NASA…
August 26, 2012Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser (ground weapon model) for Northrop Grumman used to guard against mortar attacks. We designed and…
August 26, 2012These military vehicle models are for a table-top display and allow the demonstrator to push the vehicles around the table…
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…- August 26, 2012This mobile radar trailer model was built for ITT radar systems. The radar turns at approx 5 RPM and is…
August 26, 2012This SMART-S Mk2 Radar model was made for display at trade shows. The unit rotates at 25RPM and can be…- August 20, 2012This shoulder implant model is used for training in the classroom. 3X the actual size, the majority of the shoulder…
August 20, 2012A spine implant is very small. Our client wanted a spine implant model that was large enough for potential customers…
August 20, 2012Medical Waste Disposal Trailer This cutaway model project was a scale medical waste disposal trailer that includes an autoclave and…
August 20, 20121/12th Scale Siemens ONCOR Linear Accelerator Model. The Siemens ONCOR is a medical device used in treatment of cancer using…
August 20, 20121/12th scale CT Scanner model and patient table built as trade show models for Siemens.
August 19, 2012It seems every automation project we do here requires some type of low voltage, low current output to some type…- August 19, 2012One fabrication technique that is not often associated with model making is welding. While styrene plastic and glue are staples of some…
- August 19, 2012With the addition of 3D printing, new in-house fabrication options are available to the model makers at KiwiMill. Decisions need…
August 19, 2012Pam is awesome! Quite often, we give her a rough idea of what we want to see done and she…
August 19, 2012Scott manages production, while remaining immersed in model construction itself. He brings an artist's sensibility to the more technical aspects…
August 19, 2012Joe has a degree in model making and has spent the last 20 years honing his skills in the field.…
August 19, 2012Mike is our Industrial Designer. He understands how things function and has a keen eye for visual aesthetics. He's a…
August 19, 2012Derek will tell you "I do stuff". He's being a tad modest: HTML code. Electro-mechanics. CAD drawing. Reverse engineering. IT…
August 12, 2012Rapid Prototyping Send us your 3D drawings and we can provide you with an example of your part very rapidly…
August 11, 2012This is a 1/12th scale CT Scanner model was of a Somatom CT scanner and patient table created for Siemens…
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.…- August 8, 2012This medical sales dental x-ray model is 13x its original size. It’s part of a Digital Radiography System used by…
June 28, 2012This is an example of a residential massing model. Houses are represented rather simply with blocks and cubes although the…- June 28, 2012These are examples of white models created for clients that want to emphasize clean lines and spacial relationships. These are…
- May 28, 2012This is an architectural housing development model depicting a residential area with streets and landscaping.
May 28, 2012This architectural model had a removable roof to reveal a white interior space.- May 8, 2012This trade show booth model, made for Spoon Exhibits allowed the exhibit company to show their customer the design of…
January 8, 2012This is a 1/14th scale (22" x 40") cell tower model and support equipment for trade show display. Everything on…- August 20, 2010KiwiMill designed and built the wall stand, cups and mechanism for this medical study model of a wall stand. We…
July 5, 2010Devin is our summer intern at KiwiMill. He is 16 and is spending his summer at Kiwi learning how to…
