Scale model of New York City goes on display in Manhattan

The Museum of the City of New York is showcasing Joe Macken's scale model of the entire city. CBS News New York's Allen ...

Truck driver spends decades carving a scale model masterpiece of New York City

Beginning in 2004, Joe Macken carved all five boroughs of New York City out of balsa wood, every site and stadium, and every bridge and building. His creation consists of almost 1 million structures.

New York Model, Carved In A Basement, Goes On Display

A painstakingly detailed model of New York City will go on display this week after a US truck driver spent 21 years building it in his basement as an evening hobby.
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From ships and planes to military dioramas and robots, scale models can be made of just about anything

When Mario Marangoni first visited the Australian War Memorial as an eight-year-old he was left in awe of the detailed dioramas on display. "As a young child, seeing the large-scale dioramas sort of ...