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.
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A woman who suffered from body dysmorphic disorder has overcome her illness by becoming a LINGERIE MODEL .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A woman has released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .