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He was instrumental in doing the stop-motion miniature chess scene in “Star Wars: A New Hope,” bringing the Imperial Walkers to life and creating aliens like Jabba the Hutt and tauntauns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

We see Holbein’s image of Anne multiplying through an 18th-century oil portrait; Jacob Houbraken’s 1738 engraving and a constellation of miniature copies; and Queen Victoria’s sketch of Giulia Grisi singing in Donizetti’s opera “Anna Bolena.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Alice Greene spent part of a recent Tuesday evening at a clawcade in Manhattan with two friends, trying to pick up “blind boxes” that contain miniature mystery figurines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

In this case, the atom behaves much like a miniature heat engine, or more specifically, a "light engine."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

She scooped a handful of fire and sculpted the flames until she was holding a miniature relief map of Italy.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Two miniatures, shown here in blown-up copies, may date from Henry and Anne’s courtship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Most of these miniatures and tone poems were inspired by Hopkins’ childhood — his parents, his hometown, the day the circus came.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Thanks to a melange of practical effects, matte paintings, miniatures, models and costly, groundbreaking special effects, Donner achieved a superhero movie that looks unlike anything made in the decades since.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2025

"They've always been pushing the boundaries, going into miniatures, paints as well as books, magazines and even digitising their games."

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2025

“If I had a passion for doors,” he said, “or gilded clocks, or miniatures; if I wanted a Turkish corner of my own, I would very likely regard Hill House as a fairyland of beauty.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson