Museum of Working Miniatures

I thought I'd do a post to show how a special effects shot is created for the videos. It really depends on what's required as to whether I need full-on effects or not, but for the recent video ...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/12/behind-scenes-making-colin-fly.html

Just days after The Museum was Officially Sub-Sponsored by Jason, we've now been OFFICIALLY dedicated in an AMAZING video by fan of the show, Nick Larson! In it he showcases some excellent work...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/09/museum-officially-dedicated-via-amazing.html

I'm delighted to announce that The Museum has been OFFICIALLY endorsed and sub-sponsored by an excellent young fellow called Jason - after seen the show, he decided to make his own Working Miniat...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/09/museum-of-working-miniatures-get.html

Here's a behind the scenes photo showing the creation of the digital LCD Colin for the end of the MINI SPACE INVADERS COCKTAIL CABINET ARCADE MACHINES VIDEO . The little icon version of Colin ...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/09/colin-invaders.html

Here's some behind the scenes photos from the recent video for the POCKET SHOT SHOOTING GALLERY BY BASIC FUN. Shown is the product as it arrived in the mail - boxed and unopened for 16 years! ...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/09/shooting-colin.html

Miniature 'Lego'?? Really?? COOL!!! Yep, The Curator managed to find, not one buy TWO different current manufacturers of miniature 'Lego' - not official Lego of course, but a clear copy... in pe...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/08/new-video-miniature-fake-lego-fake.html

Today was a weird day. spend the morning making a tiny chef's hat and apron for a robot, and then the afternoon trying to cook bacon on a miniature barbecue (only 2 inches wide) You can WATCH T...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/08/making-tiny-robot-hats.html

God help us!! The Curator has decided to try and cook something... Hope the insurance is paid up to date on The Museum!  With Colin to help him, he shows us an amazing MINIATURE BARBECUE, only ...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/08/new-video-cooking-bacon-in-miniature.html

MINIATURE TV SETS!! Sounds straightforward, but as The Curator discovers, its not as easy to get right as you might think... But this gorgeous Gaudi TV Set / Digital Photo Frame by Greenhouse in...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/08/miniature-tv-sets-sounds.html

The Curator continually waffles on about striving for perfection... So we gave him this little beauty to play with: The Basic Fun working miniature Perfection Game from 2000! Working just like t...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/08/new-video-miniature-perfection-game.html

Being a long-time watcher of Youtube content, you see a lot of channels come and go. Some rise up quickly to become overnight successes, and others are slow burners, gradually building a followin...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-5-paths-youtube-success.html

Hmmn... A mystery in our midst here at The Museum!  What ARE these cool working miniature STAR WARS action figures found by The Curator in 2004? Clearly from Japan and made by Tomy, they were n...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/08/new-video-mystery-star-wars-miniature.html

Battling tops! A great game of settling old scores with your mates. And today The Curator is showing off an amazing working miniature version created by Basic Fun in 2001. But will The Curator...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/08/new-video-working-miniature-battling.html

SPECIAL DOUBLE FEATURE!! The Curator takes a look at TWO different working miniature Marvel Comic Books - one REALLY tiny one from 1966 (Mini Marvel) and another series from 1981, (Bubble Funnie...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/08/new-video-double-feature-2-different.html

Here's the artwork for Colin's Comic book, which featured in the 2 X MARVEL MINI COMIC BOOKS VIDEO . You can also learn more about how I went about making it IN THIS POST .

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/07/colins-comic-book.html

Is this strictly a Working Miniature or not? You tell us! Leave your comments as to whether you think it is or isn't - The Curator seems to think it is - and its definitely cute! This little wor...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-video-micro-tanks-working-miniature.html

"I could have been a contender!" The Curator keeps telling us here at the Museum - so to shut him up, we gave him this 2001 Miniature Rock 'e, Sock 'em Robots by Fun-4-All Corp. to demonstrate. ...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-video-working-miniature-rock-em.html

New display shelves are nearly completed! These bad boys are custom made for the cabinets and effectively double the space allocation for exhibits. So we're future-proofing (for the time being an...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/07/museum-setup-update-5.html

Finding buried Treasure! Riches! Fortune and glory! That's some of the things you can watch in films whilst you try your hand at unearthing tin cans with this working miniature Metal Detector! �...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-video-working-miniature-metal.html

"Here's goes his funny bone!" OPERATION!! What a classic family game of exploratory surgery with tweezers. And today, The Curator gets his surgical hands on this 1998 Miniature version by Basic ...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-video-operation-miniature-working.html

SCRRREEEEECCCHHH!! VRROOM VROOM!  Yep, The Curator had WAY too much fun 'testing' this exhibit - in the end we had to wrestle it away from him to get it back into its cabinet! This amazing tiny...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-videomicro-remote-controlled-car-pen.html

As you might imagine, I don't have a full TV production studio at my disposal making these videos - its just me, my desk, some bits of white board, some cheap LED lights my iPhone and my iMac. ...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/07/video-production-feeling-bit-green.html

How cool is this?? A miniature projector where you can choose some of your own Instagram photos to be turned into miniature REAL slides that you can then project onto a wall! The genius guys at ...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-video-projecteo-working-miniature.html

Everyone remembers spending all your mum and dad's loose change on holiday by pouring it into one of these! This pocket PRIZE-O-MATIC CRANE GRABBER MACHINE by Basic Fun is a perfect mini replica...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-video-basic-fun-working-miniature.html

"We ALL love MAGNA DOODLE!!" Who hasn't had a play with this classic retro drawing toy? Well, looking at how The Curator tries to draw with it, clearly HE hasn't! Sit back and enjoy this amazing...

http://workingminiatures.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-video-1996-basic-fun-magna-doodle.html