St. Peter's & Vatican - 1:3900 - Micromodels

[Marco]

A slightly different subject from the to-do pile: a reproduction of St. Peter's Basilica and the surrounding Vatican buildings from Micromodels in 1:3900 scale. Original was published in 1954. I always wanted to build one of the more complex architectural Micromodels, so here it goes.

[Tapcho]

I've done that too and it was a very nice experience. Have fun with it and be prepared to make chimneys, many chimneys.

Tappi

[papermodelfan]

Thanks for sharing. It is a tremendous little model. Will look forward to watching your build progress.

[Mike Stamper]

That's an interesting kit - I made it many years ago.
If I remember, the dome has about 50 parts although that does sound a bit wild!!

Cheers
Mike

[Siwi]

This really does look tiny. Printing style very much of its time.

[Viator]

Beautiful model! I wonder why it was never reissued...

[Marco]

Thanks - it is certainly a good little test for the fine motor skills.

Mike, you're right about the dome - 16 internal formers, 16 ribs and 16 gallery pillars add up!

[Phillip Wingrove]

Thank you for introducing something so wonderful...I never knew about these.

[Mike Stamper]

I added a few extras to "my" dome - The cross on the top !

Cheers
Mike

[Don Boose]

An excellent project. As always, you work so far is beautifully clean and precise. It will be a visually attractive diorama when completed.

Don