r/miniatures • • 4h ago

i’m so upset. have your works ever been stolen for brainrot propoganda?

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284 Upvotes

i posted this piece on facebook and this shit ass account reposted it months after with such more traction. i just want to start up a page where i teach people to do these kinds of things and everyone in the comments wants a tutorial but the OP is just bullshitting.


r/miniatures • • 16h ago

Help Can anyone in Sacramento help!

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My mother is a miniature artist whose recent work is a miniature cabin, house, and train (not shown in pictures), is currently featured in the temporary Operation Wet Back Exhibit at the California Museum in Sacramento.

Because we live on the East Coast, we can’t visit the exhibit in person, and unfortunately, we haven't been able to get photos from the museum directly. If anyone living in or visiting the Sacramento area happens to stop by the museum, could you please take a few photos of her artwork and send them my way?

It would mean the world to our family to see her work on display. Thank you

Follow Cielo_Tierra6 on instagram for more!


r/miniatures • • 11h ago

Critique Wanted I love clay

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124 Upvotes

Still learning but it’s so versatile I love it


r/miniatures • • 19h ago

No Critique, Please Itty bitty ball and jacks

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128 Upvotes

r/miniatures • • 5h ago

Help Out of space

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I have done a few miniatures and I’m running out of space to put them. one of my colleagues said to me that I should chuck them as they have served their purpose ( point is building them)… what do ya all do with the many you have completed? keep stacking them on shelves?


r/miniatures • • 21h ago

Tutorial de tazas de papel

25 Upvotes

r/miniatures • • 10h ago

Instructions Needed: Rolife Cat House

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Hi! We have had a ROEDG149 build set unopened die the past couple of years… with no instructions. I’ve tried looking on the website and can’t seem to find them. Can anyone help, my son is really looking forward to this! (Our first build!)


r/miniatures • • 1d ago

OC My Manor House

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29 Upvotes

Thought I would share here as well! Hope you enjoy peeping in, and thank you for visiting!


r/miniatures • • 1d ago

Record stand/cabinet

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175 Upvotes

I was invited to my my partners friends birthday dinner (who I am also close with) and decided to make her a record stand because she loves music.

Ive had since Monday to work on it and I’m just finishing up the final detail work like a mini record cover for her favorite record and record player.

The doors slide open so my hope was that she could put small sentimental things or jewelry.


r/miniatures • • 1d ago

OC First one that didn’t require help from my husband

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54 Upvotes

r/miniatures • • 2d ago

I built a tiny Halloween room with a flickering LED fireplace 🎃

90 Upvotes

Here's one of my latest handmade miniature projects — a little Halloween scene full of spooky details! 🎃

The fireplace features a flickering LED that creates a realistic fire effect, bringing warmth and atmosphere to the scene.

I combined 3D-printed miniature elements with handmade decorations, painting, and weathering to create a cozy but slightly mysterious Halloween setting.

The lighting is powered by two CR2032 batteries, with a small on/off switch built into the battery holder.

Everything was carefully assembled and finished by hand.

Hope you enjoy this little spooky world!

— Three Black Cats Studio


r/miniatures • • 1d ago

Wiring issue

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I was able to successfully run the tape and get the testing light to work. I am struggling with stripping the tiny wires without cutting them to attach them to the tape. Any suggestions. My wire stripper isn’t small enough.


r/miniatures • • 1d ago

What actually makes a miniature kit beginner friendly??

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spent ten minutes trying to line up one tiny paper piece and immediately learned that small does not mean easy.

I dont mind taking my time but for a first kit id rather avoid something where one crooked fold ruins the whole scene. Clear instructions and pieces i can pick up easily would be nice.

When people call a miniature kit beginner friendly are they usually talking about fewer pieces, larger parts, better instructions or simpler wiring?? Product descriptions dont tell me much about the actual build.


r/miniatures • • 1d ago

Escalera en miniatura 🪜

13 Upvotes

r/miniatures • • 2d ago

OC I made some Xiao Long Bao! (And a bamboo steamer)

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611 Upvotes

r/miniatures • • 2d ago

Discussion Should you use a flash while photographing minis?

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59 Upvotes

r/miniatures • • 3d ago

I made an Etruscan inspired horse sculpture (from scratch)

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I made a small horse sculpture as a gift for my mum. It's inspired by the Frederic Weinberg Etruscan Horse sculptures popular in the 1950s, usually made from brass or bronze.

It's made from Nara air dry clay on a florist wire armature. I was so happy when I first got it balanced on its own. There was a lot of trial and error, I ended up drawing/carving the patterns onto a thin layer of modelling paste applied after the clay was dry, it just looked more crisp than carved directly into the clay.


r/miniatures • • 2d ago

I made a planter 🪴

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40 Upvotes

I'm plant obsessed and made this with resin and wire


r/miniatures • • 2d ago

OC Micro mini build!

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53 Upvotes

Grabbed this 3D printed micro house shell at a recent miniature show and did everything else from scratch. I did measure 1/144 scale for some of the furniture but kind of eyeballed the rest. It's a little clunky but I think it's still charming.


r/miniatures • • 3d ago

My Witch's Garden in finally done!

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564 Upvotes

Kit-bash of Miller's Garden by Rolife.


r/miniatures • • 2d ago

Tutorial para crear cubiertos en miniatura

28 Upvotes

Realizados con el aluminio de los blíster de las pastillas


r/miniatures • • 3d ago

Tutorial de como crear una lavadora...🫧

23 Upvotes

Cartulina


r/miniatures • • 2d ago

I want to build a tiny 1940s study but the wiring scares me

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Been obsessed with vintage library and old study room boxes. They look like the exact cozy spaces i wish i could disappear into after a long day at work.

The problem is that i have zero experience with electronics or tiny crafts. I can barely change a lightbulb without getting nervous so the idea of routing microscopic copper wires through laser cut wood has kept me from buying my first kit.

I’ve also read stories about glue fogging the plastic windows and wires snapping if they bend too far. I really want that warm, nostalgic glow but dont wanna get frustate over it.

Are these miniature room kits manageable for someone who has never wired anything before ?? and how do you handle the tiny wiring without losing your patience?


r/miniatures • • 2d ago

DAE have problems finishing projects?

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r/miniatures • • 4d ago

Downstairs dollhouse furniture almost complete. Feeling proud. Feedback and critique welcome.

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160 Upvotes