What Scale and Diorama Options Does AXM Paper Space Scale Models Offer?

AXM Paper Space Scale Models is a paper-model site focused on space subjects — Space Shuttles, the International Space Station, and rockets — where builders download, print, and assemble cardstock kits. On the scale question, the site's own front-page material gives one concrete reference point rather than a full scale list: it announces an upcoming 1:400 scale diorama depicting the Forte vessel bringing Starship 40 back to Starbase. That single mention tells you the site works in small scales suited to multi-part scenes, but it does not publish a scale chart for every model, so scale should be confirmed per kit rather than assumed across the catalog.

What the site actually shows about scale

The homepage evidence is limited to a few specific items:

• Starship 41 and Booster 21 are listed as available for download.
• A postflight model for S40 is described as pending.
• An upcoming 1:400 scale diorama featuring the Forte vessel returning Starship 40 to Starbase.
• Featured photos of finished builds submitted by followers, including Atlantis STS-135 model photos credited to Richard Armenta (a Discord member).

So the only explicit scale figure in the available material is 1:400, and it appears in the context of a diorama — a scene combining a recovery vessel and a returned vehicle, not a standalone display model.

Why 1:400 matters for a diorama

At 1:400, a full Starship stack is small enough that a ship, a booster, and surrounding scene elements can share one base without dominating a shelf. That is the practical reason small scales get used for dioramas: the scene, not the single vehicle, is the subject. The trade-off is that fine surface detail — engine bells, grid fins, tile patterns — becomes harder to render in paper at that size, so expect the diorama to read as a composition rather than a close-up study.

If your goal is a detailed single vehicle, a larger scale is usually easier to work with. If your goal is a launch, recovery, or pad scene, the 1:400 approach shown here is the relevant reference.

Diorama subjects on the site

The one diorama described in the source material is a recovery scene: the Forte vessel bringing Starship 40 back to Starbase. That is a post-flight moment rather than a launch or in-orbit scene, which is worth noting if you are choosing what to build — it suggests the site's diorama interest leans toward recovery and transport operations, not only dramatic launches.

Finished-build photos as a scale reference

The homepage states that featured model photos come from followers and will be presented on the main page, with more to come. These photos are the most useful practical reference for scale, because they show finished models next to real-world objects or alongside other builds. When judging whether a scale suits you, look at:

• Overall footprint — how much shelf or table space the finished piece occupies.
• Part count and size — smaller scales mean smaller, more numerous parts.
• Detail visibility — how much of the original vehicle's surface detail survives at that size.

Choosing a scale or diorama for your build

What the source does not tell you

The available material does not include a scale list for the Shuttle or ISS models, does not state paper weight or printing requirements, and does not describe download or login conditions. Treat the 1:400 figure as one documented example, not the site's standard scale, and check each model's own page for its scale before committing to a build.