BEHIND THE SCENES - Ride the Past, Build the Future
Growing up in Los Angeles, you get used to seeing things come and go—restaurants, trends, entire neighborhoods getting a facelift. But one thing that has remained a charming constant is Angel's Flight, the city's historic funicular railway. It's a quirky little time capsule, a symbol of both LA's golden past and its ever-evolving spirit. At NifeliZ, we believe that great design is more than just accuracy—it's about capturing the soul of what makes something special. That's exactly what our senior designer, Harold Dylan, set out to do with this model. With decades of experience in engineering-inspired builds, Harold's vision was clear: recreate Angel's Flight not just as a display piece, but as a fully interactive experience that transports you to the heart of Los Angeles. Bringing Motion to a Static Model One of the biggest challenges in this build was engineering the mechanical system. Harold didn't just want a model that looked like Angel's F...