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It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story The Greatest Gift of Philip Van Doren Stern. It is one of the most beloved in American cinema, and has become traditional viewing during the Christmas season. The film stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who has given up his dreams to help others when taxicab driver...

Hello, Dear Reader and a Ding-Dong-Merrily to you. We are getting very excited for our Christmas holidays, Next Friday is our annual xmas meal. Until then we still have to get models made and orders sent out    

Brooklin Models has its origins in the small town of Brooklin, located 35 miles northeast of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. John Hall, a design engineer graduated in London, decided to migrate to Canada with his wife Jenny in 1965. John worked for several big companies acquiring a large experience in casting techniques, then he took a teaching position at the University of Toronto. He was also a collector of automotives and...

Hello to you, dearest collector. We are getting very excited for our Christmas holidays in a few weeks but until then we have to keep building your models. Come on in and take a look!    

In 1848, an enormous gold discovery in the Sierra Nevada mountains initiated the California Gold Rush of 1849. By 1852, San Francisco, with its natural harbour, had been transformed from a sleepy outpost into a world class metropolis, the "Gateway To The Gold Fields". Over the next two decades, grand houses and hotels were built, but the finest opened its doors in 1875. Towering seven stories above what was then...

Hello everyone! Step inside for another chance to see what we have been doing behind the scenes at Brooklin Models....

The fifteenth edition of the world football championship was held in the United States in 1994, for the first time outside of Europe and Latin America, and for the first time with the assignment of three points to victory. This was also the last 24-team edition, expanded to 32 from the next world championship.     It was won by Brazil, after defeating Italy in the final on penalties for...

The Berlin Wall was a system of fortifications built by the East German government to prevent the free movement of people between the territory of East Germany and West Berlin. It was considered the symbol of the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. On November 9, 1989, after several weeks of public riots, the East German government announced that visits to Germany and West Berlin would be permitted, therefore many...

Welcome to rather cryptic blog. This week we are ALL working on some projects that we can't reveal yet. Here are some ambiguous closeups to... Check this out and leave a comment about what do you think about!