The artist toasting Edinburgh pubs with miniature models

An artist has been celebrating Edinburgh's pubs - by recreating them as miniature models.

Keith Crawley initially made a model of his house last July for fun, before turning his attention to local pubs like the Auld Hundred and the Conan Doyle.

The 55-year-old said he wanted to pay tribute to the "local landmarks" by building the "surreal" tiny models.

He has so far replicated 12 pubs, with each creation taking anywhere between three days to a month to complete depending on the complexity of the design.

Mr Crawley said: "The first one I made was the Auld Hundred and I got sucked in, it's like Pokemon - you feel like you then have to make mini versions of all the pubs.

"Many have beautiful architecture or designs so I wanted to capture that."

Mr Crawley typically begins by using Google Street View or Google Earth as a reference, before using polylactic acid (PLA) filament on a 3D printer to build the main structure.

He added: "I'll then use a computer-aided design software called Blender to build the faces of the pub and, once I've got that done, I'll print them out and put the shape together.

"I use Photoshop to create the windows and doors for the pubs and print those out, cut them out and stick them in to the spaces I've allotted for them."

The models are then completed in various ways, including using mounting card if the pub needs to be on a hill, while other decorations like street signs and railings are created to ensure the model is as accurate as possible.

Among other pubs featured are the Barony Bar and the Cask & Barrel, while making the city's Greyfriars Bobby's Bar was a particular highlight due to making his own version of the famed Greyfriars Bobby statue.

Mr Crawley said he got a "real buzz" from staff at the pubs praising his creations.

He added: "When I did the Auld Hundred, my sister put up an Instagram post and the pub replied saying it was amazing.

"I'm not one to walk into pubs with my work usually but I met a friend at the Cask & Barrel and I happened to have my pub and a number of the bar staff saw it and they thought it was a bit surreal to be looking at a model of a place they work in."

Mr Crawley added that he hoped other people would get involved with making models, even if they were unsure of their ability.

"I started with Lego and then I moved to model kits and if you make a mistake, you can start again.

"There should not be a barrier to doing something like this and just having fun because that's the whole point of doing these projects in the first place."