hardmodel

noun
UK /ˈhɑːdˌmɒdəl/
US /ˈhɑːrdˌmɑːdəl/

A hard model is a small toy or figure made of strong stuff that does not bend.

He lined up his hardmodel cars on the shelf.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A rigid physical prototype used to test a design.

The engineers built a hardmodel of the new phone before making it.

3. A strict, unchanging example that others must follow.

The coach used the champion as a hardmodel for the team.

4. A solid three-dimensional version of a computer design.

They printed a hardmodel of the game character.