The author, Linn Westcott, also explains how to convert the plans for use in the various model railroad scales, how to build a layout from a plan, and how to choose the plan best suited to your space and …

Before you make a trip to the hobby shop to pick out your first model, there’s a question you need to ask yourself: “What scale do I want it to be in?” Read on for the answers.

This guide should give you an idea of what is needed to build a custom scale model house and how much you could expect to pay for one of these “works of art”. “My last house is always my best …

Although we could print the planet sizes to scale, the paper would need to be way too large to show the scaled distances. Instead, to help you understand the sizes and distances of our solar system, we’ve …

Note: Copies of our readymade cardstock version of this Sun-Earth scale model are available for free by request. If you need copies for a specific event or education program, email us at …

• Scale models of the solar system aid in understanding the relative sizes and distances of objects in the solar system, an important foundation for studying other topics in astronomy.

Use the data table to measure out a scale model of the solar system. [If you don’t have space to use one meter = 1 AU in your model, you or your students may wish to calculate a new scale for the class, or …