Models vs Toys and Other Musings

I see people interchangeably using the terms model and toy. I've seen people call scrollsawn animal cutouts models and elaborate builds with hundreds of tiny parts toys. Perhaps this is just a language thing that I don't know about. However, I am curious.

At what point do you think a toy becomes a model?

If it is easily broken, it is not a toy or perhaps poorly designed or built. For example, dropping it on the floor breaks the toy. All my toys that have wheels on them get drop tested by my grandson. Wooden dinosaurs always seem to be getting into fights. Occasionally, one gets hammered on the concrete floor.

If it has many small, easily breakable detailed parts, it is not a toy.

What do you think?

These lines can get very blurred. They even branch out into other areas that are not toys or models. Since opening my Etsy store, I have discovered that many of my toys are considered decorations. You would think nursery decorations or for a child's room. I've had at least one of my cars be used as a cake topper, and four of them are sitting on a window sill in a kitchen in Australia. My dragons are being used for decorations. So much so that I am considering adding the puzzle as just a cutout to sit on a door frame and promoting it as decor.

Handmade Wooden Toy Cars In Australia

I see people interchangeably using the terms model and toy. I've seen people call scrollsawn animal cutouts models and elaborate builds with hundreds of tiny parts toys. Perhaps this is just a language thing that I don't know about. However, I am curious.

At what point do you think a toy becomes a model?

If it is easily broken, it is not a toy or perhaps poorly designed or built. For example, dropping it on the floor breaks the toy. All my toys that have wheels on them get drop tested by my grandson. Wooden dinosaurs always seem to be getting into fights. Occasionally, one gets hammered on the concrete floor.

If it has many small, easily breakable detailed parts, it is not a toy.

What do you think?

Handmade Wooden Toy Car Shower Cake Topper - Baby Blue - 32 Ford Sedan Hot Rod

These dinosaurs are toys buy my definition. They are two years old and have survived many dinosaur battles. Little did I know the tail made a great handle not only for dinosaur fights but for using them as a hammer. The first one was broken within a minute after giving it to my grandson.  He immediately grabbed it by the tail, made growling noises, began hammering it into the floor saying eat, eat, eat. At two he knew T-Rex ate other dinosaurs. I don't know how he managed to break the right arm off both of them, but he did it so many times that I finally pinned them. They haven't come off since.

Handmade Wooden Toy Dinosaurs Showing Battle Scars and Repairs by The Toy Shop Vet

Handmade Wooden Toy Dinosaurs Showing Battle Scars and Repairs by The Toy Shop Vet