Black Ink in Harvard Square often has really great paper model kits for sale - I've seen a few awesome kits from Optical Toys (look at that killer website!!!); one of the best kits I ever purchased and put together was the Garden Box:
Sadly, my garden box (made sometime in '06 or '07) did not survive the eight moves in made in recent history, and my sample is gone for good. If I see it again, though, you can be sure I'll buy it, make it, and post it.
I can't figure out who produces the kit these miniatures are from, but the title card says 'make city' and it's the New York set - 'A Smidge of New York'. It comes with 5 cards that double as postcards - each card is printed with printed pieces ready to be cut out, folded and glued to make the 3-d miniatures of what the designer finds to be the most iconic of NYC - The Brooklyn Bridge, A double-decker Bus, A taxi-cab, The Empire State Building (with King Kong!!!), A deli cart (with attendant), A bagel with lox, onions and cream cheese (YES!), and a signature cup of to-go coffee. What you see pictured is what I've finished - great thing to do when there's nothing else to be done.
Not a very difficult kit but the front end of the taxi and the coffee part of the cup were both tricky.
