Founded in 1999 by professional model maker and collectibles designer Lev Brodsky, Gamla Model Makers has built its identity around translating complex subjects into precise physical representations. Since 2004, the company has served as a government contractor, creating custom scale models for agencies including NASA and the U.S. military as well as defense-industry clients. Its work combines traditional craftsmanship with digital development and rapid prototyping.
KiwiMillFor more than 60 years, KiwiMill has been a hands-on model-making team in Williamson, New York, known for combining traditional craftsmanship with modern fabrication to make complex ideas understandable in physical form. The shop builds one-off custom scale models for organizations that need a tangible way to present or explain their work, with projects shipped mainly across the United States and Canada.WALWORTH, NY
Lorain Modern Pattern, IncFor more than three decades, Lorain Modern Pattern, Inc. has built custom patterns, prototypes, models and production masters in Elyria, blending traditional journeyman patternmaking with CNC machining and modern CAD/CAM tools. Its work ranges from foundry and molding tooling to low-volume parts and reverse-engineered replacements, including simulation models made for NASA’s John Glenn Space Research Center. The company says its craftsmanship and customer relationships have earned it a strong reputation across two generations.ELYRIA, OH
Studio RobotoFounded by Robert Steiner, a former U.S. Navy EOD specialist, Studio Roboto is a Detroit-based additive-manufacturing and fabrication studio that turns digital designs into prototypes, models and finished objects. Steiner has worked with 3D printing since 1996, bringing experience from military, startup and corporate settings, including a leadership role at MakerBot. The studio is particularly suited to ambitious scale models and sculptural work, such as its full-size Apollo 11 crew-hatch reproduction.YONKERS, NY
3D Creative Services IncFrom napkin sketches to full-size mockups, Williamsport’s 3D Creative Services Inc. turns ideas into detailed scale models, exhibits, and sales displays. Its team brings more than 100 years of combined experience to projects ranging from interactive educational exhibits to highly detailed aerospace and defense presentation pieces, handling design and fabrication through finished, ready-to-use displays. The company is particularly suited to unusual projects where the client has a concept but no drawings or dimensions, as demonstrated by its custom children’s bulldozer exhibit and 14 health-education exhibits for the Susan P. Byrnes Health Education Center.339999WILLIAMSPORT, PA