On July 5, 2015, Star Wars fan and Twitter user C3poC3 started working on his Death Star II diorama. Now in 2019,…

This is the work of Satoshi Araki, who is known for his “chou riaru” (超リアル) or “super real” dioramas.

This is the work of a South Korean model builder and diorama maker who goes by the name “Gaia.” Damn, it’s good.

While the stereotype might be that Japan is hi-tech, some of its biggest news broadcasters use low-tech dioramas and…