You might think that Wimborne Model Town is small enough, but now there is an even tinier version.

A new miniature model of the volunteer run charity attraction, a 70th anniversary project, is now complete. 3D printed from polyactide bio-plastic, the new diorama is a 1/100 scale digital reproduction of the buildings of Wimborne town centre as they appeared in the 1950s.

Volunteer project director and trustee Penri Jones said: “There are 174 buildings made up of 405 printed piece parts within the model of the model display. During the closed winter season we should be installing a painted even smaller version of 1:1000 scale behind a protective screen within the new structure.”

The project, which has involved on site digital surveying and output of the models by Cobnut 3D of Oxford, has also required many hours of hand painting by volunteers including Becky Stares and Chris Cockwell.

The Model of the Model can be seen up to autumn half term, when a Halloween Quiz around the miniature buildings is being offered.