Homero Menendez. Scale models development

Career

Homero Menendez is known worldwide and is one of the best model-makers in the world

Homero Menéndez Born in Gijón (Asturias, Spain) he is a self-made artist who began his career in the late seventies making naval scale models for companies like Transmediterranea or Model Reyna. Soon his skills and creativity stood out and his works are auctioned at the prestigious firm Duran in Madrid.

Beginnings

In 1982 a famous arquitect offers Homero to make the model of a luxurious hunting lodge in Jaén (Spain) used by the king and other members of the high society. Without hesitation Homero accepts and the result is so extraordinary, that from here on his career changes completely from naval scale models to arquitectural projects.

Soon his studio at his home gets too small and he changes to a bigger one where he begins to start a team.

Professional growth

From his new location Homero began a career, that has taken him to work for Japan and the UAE. He has made 80% of the scale models, that are exposed at the Madrid City Museum among other important ones. This has led him to recieve the award; Maestro artesano Madrileño tradicional (Traditional Craft Master of Madrid).

With the exceptions of some new tecnologies used for the realization of plans the rest is done in his studio by pure craftmanship. The process of cutting materials, textures and the shaping is completely manual.

Once the advertisement world discovered him his scale models have been used in awarded commercials such as the one, that recreates King Kong for the firm Audi. He has also collaborated in the spanish movie world with productions like "Nadie conoce a nadie" and "Torrente 2".

In 2007 he returned to Asturias where he has opened a new studio and continues his works with the same eagerness.

Design: Rubén Megido