View this post on Instagram Situated in Little Tokyo, LA's second oldest neighborhood and one of the three remaining historic Japantowns, Fugetsu-Do has been making traditional Japanese mochi and manju for over 117 years! . Passed down through three generations of family ownership, the Kito's have operated this sweet shop since 1903 and, over the years, have weathered a series of unimaginable challenges. From the internment camps of WWII, to depressions and pandemics, and the ever-present threat of gentrification, Fugetsu-Do is an impressive story of resilience and its significance to the Nikkei community makes it an unquestionable icon of Little Tokyo and the City of Los Angeles. . There's still time to enter to win this miniature of Fugetsu-Do! See my previous post for info on how to enter. . #miniaturemodel #miniaturebuilding #miniaturist #miniature #miniatureart #scalemodel #scaleart #scratchbuild #scratchmodel #losangelesart #losangeleshistory #vintagesign #vintagestorefront #modelmaking #littletokyo #LittleTokyoLA A post shared by Kieran (@smallscalela) on Sep 20, 2020 at 2:09pm PDT
View this post on Instagram Morgan Camera Shop is complete! It was a lot of fun to bring this historic LA icon to life in 1:24 scale. This piece has been sold already to someone who got in early! . #miniaturemodel #miniaturebuilding #miniaturist #miniatures #scratchbuild #scratchmodel #minibuilding #laartist #losangeleshistory #losangelesart #vintagesigns #vintagestorefront #miniature #miniart A post shared by Kieran (@smallscalela) on Jul 7, 2020 at 5:16pm PDT
View this post on Instagram I could keep tinkering at it forever but I think I'm happy to call miniature Rae's done! ✅ Hours and hours of work went into it, I watched countless YouTube tutorials, and learnt a lot of things that I'll implement to make the next build even better. . . #scratchbuild #scratchmodel #miniature #miniaturist #modelmaking #modelart #raesrestaurant #losangelesart #urbanart #maker #miniaturemodel #miniaturebuilding #miniart #minibuilding A post shared by Kieran (@smallscalela) on May 3, 2020 at 3:05pm PDT
View this post on Instagram Had fun building a second edition of the New Beverly Cinema in its previous color scheme! Which color do you prefer? . #miniaturemodel #miniaturebuilding #miniaturist #miniature #miniatureart #scalemodel #scaleart #scratchbuild #scratchmodel #losangelesart #losangeleshistory #vintagesign #vintagestorefront #modelmaking A post shared by Kieran (@smallscalela) on Aug 14, 2020 at 10:54am PDT
