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I think with most compact line these days, you can only get about 3X optical and that's enough for general work.  The key is use a tripod, good lighting and correct exposure & focus adjustments.  I got a Sony N1 and they get pretty complicated these days with almost SLR adjustment capability but not the optical quality.  I think light sensitivity is also important for close-ups in less than ideal lighting condition especially for models because lighting is one of the hardest part.I also take photos of planes because I also collect die-cast planes and I really wish I can afford an digital SLR because of the higher optical zoom and general optical quality.  General rule of thumb is the bigger the lenz the better the quality.So I think you can get the biggest lenz you can afford!  Forget about the bells and whistle if it's just for modeling photography.  My brother got the latest canon with facial and human recognition, I mean it cool, it will actually recognise a face or a person as they walking by and automatically focus on their face but the thing is, it's just cool, he keeps complaining about the photo quality because it's still got a small lenz.
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