Model building has many purposes. At one extreme lies the sophisticated, ultra precise, and—quite frequently—inordinately expensive models. These are the models whose reason for being is to assist in development of full-size prototypes—cars, submarines, spacecraft, whatever—or through the magic of special effects, to bring fantasy to life on the silver screen. In the B.C. (before computers) era, it was understood that a model builder was someone who created realistic three-dimensional replicas or representations. The end result was something you could hold in your hand (or stand next to if the scale was sufficiently large) and/or walk around. It existed in physical form. The advent of computers has changed that. Today, a model builder is defined in Hollywood as someone who creates three-dimensional images on a computer screen. I'm sorry, but unless you have access to Industrial Light & Magic, it isn't the same thing.
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