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  • Flight of Five Canal Model

    September 7, 2018
    This canal model was built for a museum display. The site model depicts a set of working locks. A lock…
  • Large Satellite Model

    June 27, 2018
    This large satellite model was created for training purposes. Our client needed a realistic satellite replica to mount onto a…
  • Separator Model

    February 23, 2018
    This separator model was commissioned as a sales tool for the veterinary industry. This remarkable product separates blood into plasma…
  • Tankless Water Heater Model

    February 2, 2018
    This tankless water heater model is approximately 1/3 the size of the real product and stands about 3 feet tall.…
  • Aircraft Simulator Model

    December 20, 2017
    This aircraft simulator model was built for sales use. The real product is 35 feet long and far too big…
  • Custom Truck Model

    December 8, 2017
    Building a custom truck model from scratch can be time consuming and expensive. However, with this project KiwiMill was able…
  • Gyroscope Model

    December 1, 2017
    This gyroscope model was built for display purposes. Gyroscopes are placed inside satellites to aid in navigation. The model is…
  • Generic Satellite Model

    November 17, 2017
    This generic satellite model was created for a lobby display. Although they are not a satellite company, our client wanted…
  • Hubble Telescope Model

    November 10, 2017
    This hubble telescope model measures 14 inches long. It was built as a decorative object for an office display. The…
  • Bridge Construction Model

    October 27, 2017
    This 1/2 scale bridge construction model is built for trade show use. Our client's product is designed to make bridge…
  • Truck Storage Model

    October 4, 2017
    This truck storage model was built to showcase different storage systems designed to make working out of a truck easier…
  • 3D Printed Architectural Model

    September 8, 2017
    This 3D printed architectural model depicts a retirement home community. Now that architectural drawings for new construction are being drawn…
  • Fracking Trailer Model

    June 30, 2017
    This fracking trailer model is a 50 inch long replica of our client's proppant delivery system. The model highlights our…
  • Construction Diorama

    June 23, 2017
    This construction diorama was built to attract attention in a trade show booth. Our client sells software. The model was…
  • Cooling System Model

    May 19, 2017
    This cooling system model was built for trade show use. The actual product is a very complex design. It is…
  • Railroad Tank Car Models

    April 12, 2017
    These railroad tank car models are 5 feet long each. They were built for training purposes. Instead of safety training in the…
  • Cooling System Model

    March 31, 2017
    This cooling system model is a simplified display of a refrigerated production facility. The purpose of the model was to…
  • Electric Power Model

    March 1, 2017
    These electric power models were built for trade show use. Three copies of the same equipment were hand crafted by KiwiMill.…
  • Ship Propulsion Model

    February 8, 2017
    This ship propulsion model demonstrates three different ways electric motors can be added to a ship's propulsion system. The model…
  • Power Transformer Model

    February 2, 2017
    This power transformer model showcases our client's product. The product is small enough to be brought to trade shows by…
  • Art Tower Model

    January 13, 2017
    This art tower model was created as a prop for an art show installation. Our client needed an underground storage vault…
  • Ford F100 Truck Model

    December 30, 2016
    This Ford F100 Truck Model is a replica hand built by KiwiMill model makers. The 4 foot long model was…
  • Forklift Diorama

    November 21, 2016
    This forklift diorama was commissioned by our client to show appreciation to a sales team for their efforts. The diorama…
  • Double Effect Steam Chiller Model

    September 7, 2016
    KiwiMill built this Double Effect Steam Chiller Model for trade show use. The original products measure over 20 feet long…
  • Warehouse Model

    July 15, 2016
    This warehouse model was built in 1" = 35' scale. It represents a new facility being built by our client. The…
  • Chiller Model

    June 28, 2016
    KiwiMill built this Steam Chiller Model for trade show use. The original product measures over 20 feet long and is…
  • Storage Tank Models

    May 13, 2016
    KiwiMill built two storage tank models for use in trade show exhibits. The models were built at the same time. Having…
  • Solar Array Models

    April 14, 2016
    These two Solar Array Models are replicas of the same product. The longer model represents a tiny section of a…
  • Fishing Reel Display Model

    February 26, 2016
    KiwiMill was asked to create this Fishing Reel Display Model for trade show use. The display uses the exploded view…
  • Working Bioreactor Model

    January 15, 2016
    KiwiMill recently built a Bioreactor Model. The purpose of the model was to demonstrate a new design concept in the bio…
  • Trophy Truck Model

    January 7, 2016
    This trophy truck model was built for a corporate client to be given as a gift. An off-the-shelf 1:10 scale…
  • Historical Site Model of Native American Community

    November 19, 2015
    This historical site model was created  for a museum in Western NY. The model depicts a community of Native American Seneca people living in…
  • Longhouse Replica

    November 10, 2015
    KiwiMill was commissioned to create an 11 foot longhouse replica for the Seneca Arts and Cultural Center this past summer. The…
  • Working Pumpjack Model

    October 22, 2015
    This pumpjack model was part of a large oil diorama. The diorama consisted of various vignettes depicting oil monitoring equipment. KiwiMill built…
  • Gene Sequencing Model

    October 16, 2015
    This gene sequencing model was designed to show potential buyers the process by which DNA samples are moved through a…
  • Museum Model Time!

    September 18, 2015
    This summer KiwiMill has been working on two big museum model exhibits simultaneously. One is for a museum in New…
  • Intersection Model

    September 2, 2015
    This intersection model was created to demonstrate the modular properties of our client's concrete product for road surfaces. This unique design…
  • Industrial Fan Model

    August 28, 2015
    This industrial fan model was commissioned for trade show use. Our client wanted to feature the special sound bending components inside…
  • Basektball Court Sales Model

    August 21, 2015
    This sales model of a basketball court was used by a professional team to sell advertising at their home games.…
  • New Shop

    August 14, 2015
    KiwiMill Model Makers has officially moved to its new address. The shop is up and running again with more space, equipment, technology and improved…
  • Desktop Rocket Model

    July 10, 2015
    This desktop rocket model was developed for our client in order to improve on a previous design. Our client had…
  • Dior Photo Prop

    July 8, 2015
    With the advent of Photoshop the need for actual physical props has lessened over the years. So it was enjoyable for…
  • Desktop Train Model Display

    July 1, 2015
    KiwMill built 20 HO scale train model displays of the Citadis Spirit. The body of the train model was milled out of tooling board…
  • Flocking!

    June 18, 2015
    It's time for flocking our latest architectural model. What is flock, you say? It's the process by which our model…
  • Protozoa Display Models

    June 10, 2015
    These two protozoa display models of a Rotifier and a Water Bear were built for a water treatment client.  These 36” long…
  • Bulk Order of Sales Model

    June 5, 2015
    Recently KiwiMill built a total of 84 sale models for an existing client. This sales model is a mock-up of…
  • Storage Container Models

    May 27, 2015
    These storage container models were built as sales tools for trade show use. The actual products are used to store…
  • KiwiMill Model Makers on Pinterest

    May 22, 2015
    KiwiMill  has been on Pinterest for a few years now, pinning to boards. With categories like “3D Printed Art,” “Beauty In…
  • Lubrication System Model

    May 13, 2015
    This lubrication system model was built to highlight our client's particular product within an overall industrial system. The colored portion of…
  • Protozoa Models

    April 30, 2015
    These two protozoa models of a Rotifier and a Water Bear were built for a water treatment client.  These 36” long models…
  • Exhibit Trailer Model

    March 27, 2015
    This exhibit trailer model was built to show prospective clients the interior lay out of a traveling exhibit moving van.…
  • Custom Crate Building for Models

    March 20, 2015
    Custom crate building is a lesser known service our model shop provides. While many of our scale models are small…
  • Wastewater Evaporator Model

    February 6, 2015
    This wastewater evaporator model was built for trade show use. It is 1/3 the size of the original product, and…
  • Quick Model Build for Sales Meeting

    January 29, 2015
    Our client needed a fast turn around time for this model build. A sales meeting  was scheduled to unveil a…
  • Manifold Trailer Model

    January 22, 2015
    The build for the manifold trailer model was complex. There were many detailed, intricate parts that needed to be included…
  • Model Parts, Model Parts!

    December 31, 2014
    KiwiMill ends the year with model parts heaped on every horizontal space in the shop. Everywhere I look, parts are…
  • Radio Communications Model

    December 5, 2014
    This radio communications model was made out of machinist's board with cast resin fins. For realism, real RF connectors were…
  • Airplane Fuselage Model

    November 20, 2014
    This airplane fuselage model was built for a company that makes cargo nets. The cargo nets are installed in planes…
  • Computer Product Model

    November 20, 2014
    This computer product model is a mock-up of a computer memory module. The model was made out of sheet metal.…
  • Airplane Fuselage Model

    November 14, 2014
    KiwiMill recently built an airplane fuselage model for a company that makes cargo nets. The cargo nets are installed in…
  • Capacitor Model

    November 7, 2014
    This capacitor model is a larger than life replica of an electronic component, designed to attract attention at a trade…
  • PV Skid Model

    October 31, 2014
    KiwiMill built this simple, medium detail PV skid model in a week. In spite of its simplicity, the model will…
  • PV Skid Model

    October 24, 2014
    This PV skid model is a great example of how a simple, clean, medium detail replica can make a big…
  • Oil Dehydrator Model

    October 3, 2014
    This oil dehydrator model was built for trade show use. The company previously had one built by someone else, but…
  • Propane Facility Model

    September 26, 2014
    A while back KiwiMill worked on this propane facility model depicting a natural gas refining site. The propane facility model included…
  • Furnace Model

    September 11, 2014
    This furnace model features a lift off top and unique materials for trade show use. The body of the model…
  • Brass Etched Architectural Prop Model

    August 27, 2014
    This architectural prop model was a rush order for a photo shoot. Only the front facade of the building need…
  • Architectural Prop Model with Brass Etched Details

    August 21, 2014
    A while back KiwiMill received a rush order for an architectural prop model to be used in an international photo…
  • Hip Implant Model

    August 15, 2014
    This hip implant model is 3 1/2 x the size of the real implant. This human friendly scale shows off…
  • Waste Water Pond Model

    August 6, 2014
    This waste water pond model simulates the real thing with working parts. The parts of the model disassemble and fit…
  • Oil and Gas Models

    August 1, 2014
    Oil and gas models represent the tools & technology found in the petro industry. Oilfield sites contain a vast supply…
  • Hydroelectric Dam Working Model

    July 24, 2014
    This is a working model of a hydroelectric dam. The working model was created for the government to demonstrate the…
  • Retirement Community Model with Lift Off Roof

    July 10, 2014
    This architectural retirement community model was built as a sales tool for developers. The retirement community model was designed using…
  • A Working Model of a Hydroelectric Dam – Running Water!

    July 3, 2014
    Check out this recent project from KiwiMill. it's a working model of  a hydroelectric dam. This working model of a…
  • Making a Scale Model of a Model

    June 17, 2014
    Occasionally KiwiMill is asked to make a model of a particular part of a previous scale model. This recent project…
  • Turbine Sump Pump Model

    June 11, 2014
    This turbine sump pump model is an enlarged section of an underground storage tank KiwiMill had built previously for the…
  • Door Models

    June 6, 2014
    These door models were a promotional desktop model for a client. The laser cut doors have hand painted handles and…
  • A Beautiful “Bird” – Satellite Model

    May 28, 2014
      Model Maker Mike built this satellite model recently for ATK. KiwiMill has a long history of satellite model builds. This…
  • Custom Model Multiples

    May 9, 2014
    KiwiMill specializes in custom models that are one-time orders. Our professional model makers design and fabricate unique scale models for…
  • Motorized Satellite Model

    May 2, 2014
    This satellite model is motorized with a geared stepper motor that rotates the solar panels once in a 24 hour…
  • Solar Panel Model

    May 2, 2014
    This is a motorized solar panel model. It's made to mimic the real product, which is programmed to follow the…
  • Propane Facility Model

    April 24, 2014
    This propane facility model depicts a natural gas refining site. The propane facility model included a 1:24 scale truck, buildings,…
  • Quick Scale Model Build

    April 10, 2014
      Our most recent scale model build went from zero to 100 in 2 weeks. It's not the usual time…
  • Industrial Skid Model

    April 1, 2014
    This is another industrial skid model of equipment produced by Energy Recovery. These products are used to harness fluid energy…
  • Shoulder Cup Model

    March 21, 2014
    This shoulder cup model depicts a medical implant. It's 4X the regular size of the real product. Open cell foam was…
  • Fuel Monitoring Cabinet

    March 14, 2014
    This Fuel Monitoring Cabinet was built for trade show use. The model is in 1:3 scale. It resembles the real…
  • Newest Shoulder Cup Model

    March 13, 2014
      KiwiMill just shipped a new copy of a Shoulder Cup Model to a regular client for trade show use.…
  • Another AHR Expo Trade Show Model

    February 27, 2014
    This trade show model of a Fuel Monitoring Cabinet debuted this past January at the AHR Expo at the Javits…
  • Vapor Absorption Model

    February 21, 2014
    This vapor absorption model was built for trade show use for an international customer. The real life machine takes hot…
  • Vapor Absorption Model at the AHR Expo, NYC

    February 20, 2014
        This vapor absorption model was one of three different models that KiwiMill built for the AHR Expo 2014.…
  • Swiss Canton Sign

    January 28, 2014
    KiwiMill received a commission to create a Swiss Canton Sign to display in a client’s home. The Swiss Canton sign…
  • Commission for a Swiss Canton Sign

    January 17, 2014
    KiwiMill was recently asked to build a Swiss Canton Sign for private display in a client's home. Swiss cantons are…
  • 1:14 Scale Custom Truck Model

    December 13, 2013
    This custom truck model was built from an RC kit in 1:14 scale. Our model makers kit bashed the generic…
  • Custom RC Truck Model – Fun Build!

    December 12, 2013
    This custom truck model was a fun build. The truck model came to us as an RC kit in 1:14…
  • Rocket Launch Pad Models

    November 22, 2013
    These rocket launch pad models were made in a large, 1:200th scale. The rocket launch pads were made from a…
  • NASA Rocket Launcher Models – LARGE

    November 14, 2013
    KiwiMill just finished up the second half of a large NASA project, a pair of  1:50th scale rocket launcher models.…
  • Underground Storage Tank Cutaway Model

    November 13, 2013
    This underground storage tank cutaway model was commissioned for training purposes. It will help owners and operators understand the structure…
  • Video of “How It’s Made” TV Episode Featuring Architectural Model

    October 10, 2013
    A while back KiwiMill constructed an architectural model for an episode of How It's Made, a cable TV program. Here…
  • Cutaway Model of Energy Product

    October 10, 2013
    Cutaway models are a very popular way to display a product at trade shows.They offer a glimpse inside a product,…
  • Can’t Get Enough of Cutaways!

    September 18, 2013
    Another beautifully executed cutaway model by KiwiMill model maker, Mike. Check out these unedited pictures:  
  • Architectural Model of College Building

    September 4, 2013
    This architectural model was the result of a campus building expansion. The donor was presented with this scale model of…
  • Architectural Model Given To Donor

    August 28, 2013
    KiwiMill recently built an architectural model of a college campus expansion. The donor was presented with this model as a…
  • Engineering Skid Model

    August 27, 2013
    KiwiMill was asked to build an engineering skid model of industrial equipment produced by Energy Recovery.  This product is used…
  • Mining Equipment Models

    August 22, 2013
    Our client was looking for a series of mining equipment models to showcase their product line. KiwiMill built replicas of…
  • Mill Seat Landfill Architectural Model

    August 6, 2013
    A local landfill was running out of space. This architectural model was built to inform the local community about a…
  • Satellite Models!

    August 6, 2013
    KiwiMill was excited to return to its roots recently when we were asked to build Mother and Daughter satellite models for a…
  • Cutaway Models of Industrial Skid

    July 23, 2013
    Cutaway models are a very popular way to display a product at trade shows. These two cutaway models show close…
  • Skid Model Made With Variety of Parts

    July 15, 2013
    KiwiMill was recently asked to build an engineering skid model of industrial equipment. This particular product is used to harness…
  • Cutaway Design Popular with Industrial Models

    June 20, 2013
    Recently we completed another industrial model with cutaway features. Cutaways are artificial slices made through a product, revealing inner features…
  • Industrial Tank Battery Model

    June 12, 2013
    This tank battery model was requested by our client, FET, for trade show use. It highlights the design structure of…
  • Industrial Water Cooler Model

    June 12, 2013
    This 1/4 scale water cooler model is for trade show use. It features both a cutaway design and modular/removable parts.…
  • Tank Battery Model Shows Modular Design

    June 6, 2013
      This tank battery model was requested by our client, FET, for trade show use. It highlights the design structure…
  • Poultry House Scale Model

    May 21, 2013
    This is a scale model of a poultry house for Foster Farms. The scale model will be used for trade…
  • Medical Product Models Big Success

    May 9, 2013
    This series of 3 medical product models represent a knee, hip and shoulder implant. Each one is  3 1/2 x…
  • Mother & Daughter Satellite Model Cutaways

    April 26, 2013
    These mother and daughter satellite model cutaways were built for a sales presentation. Each satellite model depicted ½ of the…
  • Oil Industry Land Rig Catwalk Model

    April 15, 2013
    This land rig catwalk model is a replica of a product that lifts drilling pipe to a drill rig for…
  • Machine Screw Model

    April 12, 2013
    Our client requested a custom machine screw model to showcase the unique keyway design of their product. In order to…
  • CNC Router VIDEO – Carving Out a Helicopter Body

    April 3, 2013
    Check out this video of our hand-built CNC Router carving a helicopter body out of tooling board: http://youtu.be/WQUeTYSApuM
  • Check Us Out On Pinterest

    March 29, 2013
    KiwiMill has been pinning to boards on Pinterest for a few months now. With categories like "3D Printed Art," "Beauty In Industry," "Architectural…
  • Airport Model

    March 28, 2013
    This is an airport model for an air cargo company that specializes in the transport of heavy-duty air freight. Our…
  • Medical Implant Models

    March 22, 2013
    This series of 3 medical implant models represent a knee, hip and shoulder. Each one is  3 1/2 x the…
  • Product Model of a Cooler

    March 22, 2013
    Our client needed a product model of a new line of coolers they were introducing at a trade show. The…
  • Water Purification System Diorama

    March 6, 2013
    This diorama model features a company’s water purification system. Used in military field operations and emergency response situations, this equipment…
  • A Working Model of a Door

    March 6, 2013
    If your company has a great design for a door - what's an effective way to show that off? A…
  • 3D Printing Has Hit Its Stride

    February 22, 2013
    It's been a couple of years now since KiwiMill added 3D printing to the model shop. Through experimentation on various projects, we…
  • Valve Replacement Training Model

    February 19, 2013
    This valve replacement training model will familiarize people with the steps of an industrial process before they get into the…
  • Retirement Community Architectural Model

    February 5, 2013
    This architectural model was built for a developer in Rochester, NY. Retirement community architectural models are especially helpful as sales…
  • Another Quick Turn Around Training Model

    February 1, 2013
    This training model will familiarize people with the steps of an industrial process before they get into the actual field. The…
  • Nuclear Scale Models for Training

    January 10, 2013
    When it comes time to extract fuel out of nuclear reactors and transport it to permanent storage, it takes very…
  • Custom Airsoft Gun Replica

    January 4, 2013
    A customer came to us with a special request for a custom airsoft gun replica. The firearm he was replicating…
  • Nuclear Storage Scale Models

    January 3, 2013
    Five scale models of nuclear products were constructed for Holtec to be used as training tools. These products extract spent…
  • Siemens Scale Model – Fast Turn Around

    December 27, 2012
    This was a very fast turn around scale model project for Siemens involving an electrical unit that needed to be…
  • Medical Prototype Model

    December 12, 2012
    Kiwimill and its product design division, Kiwiseed, worked together to make a medical prototype model of a device used for…
  • Architectural Site Model of Lakefront

    December 4, 2012
    This is an architectural site model of a lakefront development. The lake and surrounding property is located in Canandaigua, NY.…
  • Brian

    November 26, 2012
    Meet Brian, our newest KiwiMill Model Maker. Brian comes to us with over 20 years experience making models and prototypes…
  • “How It’s Made” House Model Makes the News

    November 20, 2012
    This house model we built for Cavco Industries will not only be featured on the television show "How It's Made."…
  • RC Truck Model 1:14 Scale

    November 7, 2012
    Occasionally professional model making feels a little bit like a kid in a candy shop. This phenomena occurred recently when…
  • Remote Controlled Semi Truck Model

    October 23, 2012
    This car carrier truck model was built for trade show use. Our clients requested RC motion, working lights and sound.…
  • House Model – TV Show Prop

    October 9, 2012
    This house model was built for Cavco Industries, Inc. They were in need of a house model for a prop…
  • Fusion Reactor Chamber Scale Model

    September 29, 2012
    This is a 4ft diameter Fusion Reactor Chamber scale model. It was built for the National Ignition Facility in Lorence…
  • Storm Drainage Model

    September 26, 2012
    Rotondo was looking for a unique trade show display for their StormPod product. We came up with the idea of…
  • MATV Military Truck Model

    September 25, 2012
    This MATV military truck model was made for heavy duty trade show use. This military truck model was made mostly out…
  • Diesel Generator Model

    September 25, 2012
    This diesel generator model was built to insert into a larger model of an expandable shelter. The model was built from a…
  • Museum Model Provides Local History Lesson

    September 25, 2012
    It’s not often that KiwiMill has the opportunity to work on a local scale model project. This past summer we…
  • Historical Museum Diorama Of Genesee Brewery

    September 25, 2012
    This museum diorama was commissioned by our client in Rochester, NY to be featured in their exhibit at the Genesee…
  • Trade Show Model with Working Parts

    September 13, 2012
    This trade show model was commissioned by our client, Fisher Industries, to capture the key features of their air separator…
  • Working Model of an Air Separator

    September 13, 2012
    This working model of an air separator was built for Fisher Industries to be used in their trade shows. The…
  • Kodak Slide Projector Display Model

    August 4, 2012
    This display model was built for Kodak to replicate a slide projector. The display model slide projector was used as…
  • Pachinko Machine Model with Working Parts

    May 10, 2012
    This is a giant-sized pachinko machine model with working parts. It was created for Corning to use at a trade…
  • Military Truck Model with Radar

    April 25, 2012
    This military truck model was a kit bashed tractor trailer cab transformed into a military vehicle for a client who…
  • Science Fiction Movie Prop

    February 4, 2012
    This movie prop model was used in a science fiction film. The movie prop was designed and fabricated by our…