Military miniaturism is a niche within the broader hobby of modeling focusing on military subjects. It is itself a rather broad subject, dealing with any scale model of military theme. It has an ever growing range of sub-hobbies, including scale figure modeling, armour modeling, model ship building, military aviation modeling, and historical wargaming. Modeling Building Given the nature of military models, hobby practitioners for the most part lean toward realism in their creations. The way in which these creations are produced are nearly as wide as the hobby itself, ranging from building a model kit "from the box" to kitbashing to complete scratch building of a model. A wide range of kits are available on the market, with built results ranging from hyper-detailed representations of a subject to crude playthings. Aircraft kits tend to contain a cockpit interior, with some kits opting to include a full engine as well. Armor kit often feature workable hatches for crew figures, and a few contain fully detailed interiors. Prices also range greatly, from below $20 to over $100. Most modern kits, of all scales, are made mainly from a hard plastic (typically styrene) through injection molding. However, high end kits typically contain photoetch. Despite the general trend towards plastic, some kits ate still made entirely from resin or white metal. There are even kits made entirely of photoetched metal on the market. Construction is typically carried out using plastic cement or cyanoacrylate ("super glue") to attach parts. Plastic parts normally require removal from a sprue use side cutters or a hobby knife. Parts are typically cleaned of seam lines and other imperfections from the molding process before attachment. Upon completion of a model, it is common practice to paint it (see "finishing"). Workshop The next important step is to decide where to build. You can create a scale model almost anywhere, but here are a few tips for choosing your model kit workshop: Bench size – Simply put, you’ll need a table or bench big enough to hold the many parts that make up your model car or model plane. Lighting – You can’t build a scale model in a dark environment (or at least you shouldn’t try it) Lighting is so important. Make sure you have a spacious and bright environment to get started with scale modeling. Storage containers – as mentioned above, your model kits come with many items. Avoid losing