Welcome to the Motor Museum in Miniature.
A unique display of model road and race cars.
Feel free to stroll through our halls and enjoy the world of motor cars, motor racing and building model cars.
The Motor Museum in Miniature
As you move through the museum you will find many fine models, scratchbuilt and highly detailed. But you will also come across models that may not appear as impressive. This is for two very good reasons.
Firstly some of the models are very old now and reflect the level of knowledge and equipment available to the modeller at that time. Modelling supplies have come a long way from the era of tube glue and brushed on enamel paints. Part of the museum's philosophy is to show how much things have changed in the modelling world as well as in the motoring world, so some of our exhibits remain as they were first built, period pieces, a testament to the modelling technology of the time.
Secondly we want all our visitors to know that we didn't start off with some natural talent to deliver high quality model cars, we had to start as novices and learn just like everyone else. We are not afraid to show you our "lesser" models, or admit our mistakes, because we want you to feel encouraged to keep trying. It's easy to say 'if I can do it, so can you', but there was a time when we both looked at other peoples models and said 'I could never do that'.
Well we did do it, and so can you. Of course we still make mistakes and we are never totally happy with a model, but that is the spur that keeps us all trying that bit harder with the next model we build.
A word of warning though, when the drive for 100% accuracy and perfection start taking the fun out of modelling, take a step back and have a good think about things. We start making models we like for the pleasure they give us, it is a hobby for most of us and it's our standards we should measure ourselves against. As long as you're happy with your model if somebody else comes along and enjoys it too, that's an additional bonus.
Enjoy your modelling, Rod and Ian
New for June 2025
Ford feature for the second month in a row but this time it is Ford-UK in the spot light. The period of change in the world after World War two was gathering pace. Britain was recovering and picking up on American automotive styling. Even the push in advertising styles was influencing British cars and Ford's “Total Performance” programme led to the new Anglia.
Continuing on the sporty theme for road cars, but 30 years later, Honda set new standards when they released the NSX. Looks, performance, and comfort? How can this be? There was always a compromise of comfort and driver specifications in order to meet performance and weight expectations. Well, not any more!
1989 Honda NSX
Honda made a highly publicised return to Formula 1 racing in 1983. This prompted R&D staff, and the Honda board, to think about producing a new road car with a potential to develop into a racing sports car.
Project leader for the Honda NSX, "New Sportscar - eXperimental”, Shigeru Uehara recalled, "They needed a car that would become the new face of Honda. Plus, we’d been contacted several times by those who were planning the Acura Division at American Honda concerning similar requests."
It's very easy looking back to say that the Honda NSX was a game changer in the world of production sports cars. Suddenly, a new benchmark was set and it was far above anything anyone had ever envisioned.
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