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Trade Show Models

Museum-quality models that stop foot traffic, explain complex products in seconds, and survive show after show.

Your booth has about five seconds to earn a stranger’s attention. A custom scale model does what screens and brochures can’t — it makes people stop, lean in, and ask questions. KiwiMill has been building models for 60+ years: 3D printed detail on metal where it counts, engineered to be handled by thousands of visitors and shipped to the next show in one piece. And in all those years, we have never missed a client’s show date.

Trade show models by industry

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Data center, cooling & power

Chillers, generator enclosures, power containers, and full data center layouts, with cutaways and animated lighting.

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Data center cooling model from above, red and blue LED loops linking cooling towers to open-roof server halls

Animated Data Center Model

Generator enclosure scale model for Mission Critical Group, elevated three-quarter view with roof muffler and black base

Generator Enclosure Model – Mission Critical Group

MCPU power container scale model with curved cutaway wall revealing cabinet rows, on a black display base

Power Container Model – Mission Critical Group MCPU

Air-cooled chiller scale model angled from the control panel end, showing V-coil banks, copper piping and compressors

Chiller Model

Energy, oil & gas

Fusion, hydrogen, full energy sites, and oil field equipment, many lit or animated to show how they work.

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Stellarator Fusion Reactor Model

Energy site scale model close-up of labeled carbon capture and refinery areas, with CCGT plant and pylons behind

Energy Production Site Model

PropX Sand Scorpion Model

Green Hydrogen Plant

Defense & aerospace

Military vehicles, radar, sensor gimbals, and spacecraft hardware, built to the CAD you can release.

See all 46 military models →31 aerospace models →

M-SHORAD Model

Radar scale model rear view showing heat sink fins and olive green housing on a round black base, pencil for scale

3/4 Scale Spinning Radar Model

Slim Large Gimbal

Redwire ELSA solar panel satellite model by KiwiMill with three-panel array deployed beside a foil-wrapped bus

Redwire ELSA Solar Panel Model

Industrial & heavy equipment

Process equipment and heavy machinery, from cooking kettles to transloaders, with moving and animated parts.

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Twin kettle scale model at an angle, showing bin lift columns, access stair, tote bin and worker figure on gray base

Twin Kettle Model

Scorpion Transloader Model

Industrial heat pump scale model, front view of black skid with motor, compressor and piping on a display base

Industrial Heat Pump Model

PX pressure exchanger model with glowing green, blue and pink tubes through two white rings on a black base

Animated PX Pressure Exchanger Model

Medical & life sciences

Imaging systems, lab automation, and cleanrooms, built for medical trade shows and sales teams.

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iStream CT scanner scale model by KiwiMill, gantry and patient table shown at an angle against a white backdrop

iStream CT Scanner Model

Open MRI scale model at 1/4 scale in side view, with the patient table docked against the magnet gantry

MRI Model

Gene sequencing scale model from above, showing glass-walled enclosures, red modules and a gray carousel on black shelving

Gene Sequencing Model

Mobile Cleanroom Model

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Planning for a specific show?

Show dates, start-by dates and the work we've built for each audience.

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“I may have another order of models coming your way. It sounds from the client that these are a huge hit with the sales force.” — Atlantic Exhibits

From your CAD files to the show floor

You don’t need finished drawings to start — photos, CAD, or a napkin sketch all work.

Send your project

Photos, CAD, or drawings plus your show date. We quote from whatever you have.

Design & approve

We work out scale, detail level, cutaways, and any motion or lighting with your team.

We build it

3D printing, CNC machining, laser cutting, and a sheet-metal shop — plastic where it makes sense, metal where the model needs strength, and hand finishing on all of it.

Crated & delivered

Every model ships in a Pelican or custom-built case, ready for the booth and every show after it.

Planning a spring show? Most models take 8–14 weeks depending on complexity. Count back from your show date — and if it’s tight, tell us the date first and we’ll tell you what’s possible.

Trade show model questions, answered

The things clients actually ask before their first project.

How much does a custom trade show model cost?

Models typically start around $6,000, and multi-model projects often run $10,000 and up. There’s no fixed ceiling — the price is driven by size, level of detail, and features like cutaways, lighting, motion, or interactive controls. A quote is free: send photos or CAD of your product and we’ll give you a real number, not a range.

How long does it take to build one?

Most models take 8–14 weeks depending on complexity, features, and scale. We plan backwards from your show date and build the schedule around it — so the sooner you send your date, the more options you have. In 60+ years, we have never missed a client’s show date.

What makes a KiwiMill model different?

How it’s built. We use 3D printed plastic where it makes sense and metal — sheet metal, aluminum, steel, or brass — wherever the model takes stress. That’s the difference between a model that survives one show and one that’s still turning heads at show twenty. It’s also why our models can be handled by visitors all day — hands-on interaction is the whole point of bringing one.

Can you build interactive or animated models?

Yes — moving parts, lighting sequences, cutaway reveals, and computer-controlled interactivity. We recently built a 6-foot interactive power grid for Cisco where the display responds to visitor input in real time, and an animated LNG regasification plant that walks viewers through the process stage by stage.

Will it survive shipping and repeated setups?

That’s what it’s engineered for. Every model ships in a heavy-duty Pelican or custom-built case, and the metal construction is designed for repeated pack-outs, freight handling, and thousands of visitor touches. Set it up, tear it down, ship it to the next city — that’s its job.

Can you show the inside of our product — cutaways and internals?

It’s a specialty. Cutaways, see-through sections, and internal detailing are often the reason companies commission a model in the first place: they let you show the engineering that’s invisible in the real product on a crowded show floor.

What size should a trade show model be?

Many trade show models land around 16 inches in the largest dimension — big enough to command attention, small enough to ship affordably and fit the booth. But size follows your story and your space: we’ve built everything from tabletop pieces to 6-foot showstoppers.

What do you need from us to get a quote?

Whatever you have: photos, CAD files, engineering drawings, or just a description and dimensions. Send it through the quote form with your show date and we’ll come back with pricing and a timeline.

Do you ship trade show models worldwide?

Yes. Most of our work ships across the United States and Canada, and we regularly deliver internationally. Every model travels in a protective case built for it.

Your show date is the deadline. Let’s beat it.

Send us your product and your show date — we’ll tell you exactly what we can build and when it will be in your booth.

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