About this career
Recreation model makers design and construct recreation scale models from various materials such as plastic, wood, wax and metals, mostly by hand.
Essential skills
apply a protective layer
assemble toys
design scale models
ensure finished product meet requirements
inspect toys and games for damage
pack goods
perform toys finishing
Required knowledge
CAD software
similitude
toys and games industry
toys and games safety recommendations
toys and games trends
Additional skills
create smooth wood surface
cut metal products
fabricate metal parts
finish plastic products
join metals
join wood elements
maintain plastic machinery
manipulate glass
manipulate metal
manipulate plastic
manipulate wood
mark designs on metal pieces
operate plastic machinery
operate wood sawing equipment
repair metal sheets
repair plastic machinery
sand wood
sell toys and games
set up the controller of a machine
stain wood
metal smoothing technologies
types of plastic
types of wood
Also known as
maquettemaker
maquettemaakster
modelbouwer