Micro-Mark’s Scientific Model Kits

Micro-Mark’s Scientific Model Kits

Micro-Mark has been growing and adding new products over the last few years. One of our most significant endeavors is the Scientific brand model kits. See are model kit manufacturing in New Jersey.

Manufacturing model kits is the foundation of Scientific, or Scientific Models, or SMI. Scientific started in 1928 in Newark, New Jersey. The company began by selling model airplane kits and tools and has evolved over the years but has remained creating, developing, and innovating specialty tools and kits.

In 2018, Micro-Mark returned to the Scientific name and started a new division of manufacturing N, HO, and O scale laser cut and 3D printed building kits and accessory pieces for model train layouts. This division is headed by Donald Becker, a master maker, designer, and model train expert. Donald turned the experience of years of working on his hobby into his full-time job.

Donald Becker

Donald designs each kit and then uses industrial strength laser cutters create the parts.

Keddie Roundhouse kit in HO scale framed. The roundhouse was designed directly from the actual plans. The kit box features a copy of a print by Peter Lerro, Jr.

Keddie Roundhouse Kit box

Keddie Roundhouse Print by Peter Lerro, Jr.

Donald brings history, detail, and nostalgia to each of his designs. Today, he offers over 85 unique kits or accessories for N, HO, and O scales.

Each kit is in retail ready packaging.

Layout Accessories Laser Cut and 3D Printed

Recently, Micro-Mark acquired the iconic Laser Art brand and all the designs with the intent to put the kits back into production. Donald is leading this effort. It will be marketed as Laser Art by Scientific.

See the article https://finescale.com/online-extras/2022/12/micro-mark-celebrates-95-years-of-selling-tools-to-scale-modelers

Laser Art kits fully built

Laser Art Kit

Here is a showing of Scientific products on our catalog cover :

Great tool!

Good quality foam clay

Unlike any air dry clay I've used .
Very easy to manipulate , doesn't stick to your fingers .
Can be made into paper thin sheets that hold their shape .

Thick sections will take well over 24 hours to dry out ; high water weight when fresh .
Evaporation slows down considerably once the outer " crust " dries on thick pieces .

After 24 hours @ 78 degrees and about 60% humidity , the 3.1 gram sample I experimented with weighs 1.2 grams .
.. and after 48 hrs weighs just 1/2 gram ,, and I don't think it's fully dry yet .

Definitely worth the price .
Very versatile .

My only complaint is the bag it comes in .
It is a zipper lock bag but you need to remove a fair amount of the product before you'll be able to engage the zipper .
It's stuffed full when new .
I fit the bag into a plastic container ( Folgers coffee 43.5oz can ) with an inch of water at the bottom to ensure it doesn't dry out until I use enough to be able to close the bag .
Most likely keep it in that can regardless , just to be safe .

Quality miniature model paint

This stuff is comparable to Vallejo paints which everyone in the hobby already knows are tried and true. I honestly would not be able to tell the difference between the 2 brands looking at a finished model or trying to paint with it. The price is about the same but this includes slightly bigger bottles with a better design on the lid and seem to come with a plastic mixer ball already inside but its hard to tell for sure. This paint set also includes a paint thinner and cleaner for airbrushing. Its really hard to beat the price and value of this paint set for anyone wanting to have a quality paint job on something. I would say its near impossible.

Micro-Mark’s Scientific Model Kits

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