This rice plantation model was built for the International African American Museum in Charleston, SC. It was built in 1:87 scale. The model shows the seasonal changes of rice tidal fields in the late 1700s and how the fields were [ more →]

KiwiMill was commissioned to create an 11 foot longhouse replica for the Seneca Arts and Cultural Center this past summer. The Seneca Arts and Cultural Center is a newly built interpretive museum located on the existing Ganandogan State Historical Site in upstate [ more →]

This summer KiwiMill has been working on two big museum model exhibits simultaneously. One is for a museum in New York, and one is being installed in Texas. The shop is filling up to the brim with models of various [ more →]

It’s not often that KiwiMill has the opportunity to work on a local scale model project. This past summer we jumped at the opportunity to contribute a historical museum model to Rochester, NY’s own Genesee Brewery Company. Owned by North [ more →]

This museum diorama was commissioned by our client in Rochester, NY to be featured in their exhibit at the Genesee Brew House. The diorama is a historical interpretation of the Genesee Brewery, circa 1915. The museum model required extensive research [ more →]

This Native American Earthworks Museum Model was created for the State of Lousiana showing prehistoric mounds built by native tribes. Project: Prehistoric Native American Earthworks Client: State of Louisiana Scale: 1”= 120 feet

Large tree model made into computer workstations for the children’s section of a library.

This is a Civil War Era Louisiana sternwheeler / paddle wheel model, built for a museum exhibit. The scale was 1/3” =1′,  making it 45 inches long. The paddle wheel model was “stick built” from basswood strips with only one [ more →]

This project involved a Bridgeport paddle wheel model. This paddle wheel model was created for a museum display using limited, historical photographs of the boat.

This MetLife Blimp Model was used for a display.

This is a Civil War Diorama of the “Burnsides Bridge” battle. The client for the diroama was the National Civil War Museum. The scale: 1/4″ = 1 foot  

This museum model depicts Seneca Falls, NY circa 1855 The client was the Seneca Falls Museum. The scale: 1”= 87 feet HO historical scale museum model measuring 10 feet long of Seneca Falls, NY as it existed back in the [ more →]