The NYC scale model that’s gone viral was built by a truck driver. Now it’s in a museum
For more than two decades, truck driver Joe Macken spent his free time building a massive scale model of his native New York City out of balsa wood and foam board.When he finished, his daughter convinced him to show off the sprawling basement creation — encompassing over 800,000 structures — on TikT

<p>For more than two decades, truck driver Joe Macken spent his free time building a massive scale model of his native New York City out of balsa wood and foam board.When he finished, his daughter convinced him to show off the sprawling basement creation — encompassing over 800,000 structures — on TikT</p>