Malay weddings in a kampong during the early days of Singapore. Source: National Archives Nothing livens up the neighbourhood like traditional Malay weddings. Especially Malay weddings in the kampong. They are festive and colourful events that bring together family, friends, and even neighbours. This was particularly so, long before the 1960s, when people in […]
We recently put together a rather different diorama for the good folks of 2 PDF. It is a large scene with various components that form a snapshot of the recipient’s work, achievements and contributions. This diorama was quite unlike the usual jungle scenes that we build. Therefore it was pretty challenging to plan and execute […]
The Chettiar Moneylender is one of our newest Singapore Heritage figurines. Like the rest of the professions we’ve already created, money-lending by Chettiars is a lost trade that used to exist in olden Singapore. Looking at the modern banking sector in Singapore today, many of us may not be aware that Chettiars actually played an […]
The Lunar New Year festivities have finally died down, and things are starting to kick off as everyone officially begins 2020. A couple of events have started to take place in the Singapore Army, such as change of commands and promotions. And we had the opportunity to create a couple of gifts that commemorate these […]
Walk the streets of Singapore today, and you will see skyscrapers, high-rise residential, and sleek modern buildings. However, you’d also see scattered throughout the island, many quaint shophouses of varying styles. They range from the early generation shophouses in Chinatown, to richly ornamented Peranakan-style shophouses on Koon Seng Road. Nestled amidst our developed city’s landscape, […]
The Command and Staff Course (CSC) is a training course for officers in the Singapore Armed Forces. And the Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College commissioned a diorama to commemorate their 50th run of the program. It consists of our 1st, 2nd and current generation Singapore Army soldier figurines. The trio are on a […]
This year, we celebrate the Singapore Bicentennial! It marks the 200th anniversary of Sir Stamford Raffles’ arrival in Singapore – an important milestone in our country’s history. During this time, we remember the people who laid the foundations for our nation. Among them are the pioneers who underwent National Service during our first years as […]
Recently, a team in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) approached us for a gift to a Thailand Army delegate. They wanted a diorama that symbolised the bilateral exchange between our two militaries, in particular, army scouts doing recon. We, unfortunately, only had figures of the Singapore Army. Hence we had to look to an external […]
The Singapore Armoured Regiment (SAR) celebrates their 50th Anniversary this year. But did you know about the very first batch of Armoured Officers called The Camels? 50 years ago, these pioneers ventured overseas for special training. They then returned with the AMX-13 tanks that were later acquired by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). This is […]
When someone receives a gift as elaborate as this, you know he has to be a respected and cherished person in the Brigade. That is what we figured when the 12th Singapore Infantry Brigade (12SIB) ordered this gift set from us. It consists of 4 figurines: A soldier in the 2nd Gen army uniform A […]
