The two purposes of modern military history miniature are detailed investigation of historical realities along with being original means of expressing artistic idea.
There had been a time until which historical data about uniform and military manuals of the past armies were disembodied, discrepant, and insufficient. This set of knowledge was supplemented and enlarged due to long and painstaking work of hundreds of restorers who spent many hours in dusty libraries, closed archives, and forgotten museum vaults. Today the work of restorers allows us to admire magnificent historical movies and feel the more exact spirit of the past.
Mankind has been familiar with tin soldiers for very long time. One can remember terra-cotta troops who guarded Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang. Though those troops had not been made of tin, they obviously followed all the rules of the genre. In the past tin soldiers were entrusted to rehearse real military operations. They educated the youngsters and represented perfect visual aid. However, despite all their advantages, they were just toys. Recently historical miniature has got out of toy box to settle in safe boxes of collectors. Modern soldiers are tailor-made in full accordance with their historical originals to become valuable thing for connoisseurs and collectors.
This project is open and non-commercial. We have made an effort to bring together experts and fans of historical miniature from various parts of the world. To promote international communication the site has several language versions and a possibility to translate separate comments. Here you can communicate with people from West Europe, America, Canada, etc. The love to history is international.
One of the major project functions is creation of firm communicative base for miniaturists. Here amateur investigators and patricians can receive competent consultation and get to know about current and planned miniature exhibitions.
We are anxious to tell the masses about the world history of miniature art development and to attract new flow of young and initiative miniature artists. For this purpose there are site sections dedicated to miniature theory and practice.
Today historical miniature attracts a variety of people. For some it is a hobby, for others it is work. For third it is only a game worth of spending time on it. Whatever people may find in tin figures, the later have artistic and practical value disproportionate to their size.
