These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create. Japanese illustrator Takanori Aiba, 58, has built the intriguing scale models of windmills, lighthouses and even the Michelin Man.He delicately uses craft paper, plaster, acrylic resin, paint and plastic to create the host of sprawling miniature communities that wrap around the tiny trees.Following his work as an illustrator for Japanese fashion magazine POPYE he has spent the last nine years producing the detailed mini worlds.The creations take at least three months to construct with his Ice Cream Package Tower taking an astonishing 18 months work. Since 2003, he has made eight models, with 10 more planned over the next few years.
A woman has lost a massive 15st after beating her addiction to cheese .
A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .
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THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
This is the crazy art project that is going ballistic - placing a huge squishy 15ft red ball into tight spaces .
On June 23, 2017, Coral Denakis, now 27, woke up on the morning of her wedding day to find a car on fire outside her hotel .