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Tyrannosaurus rex Life-Size Restoration Model
Mackie's World,  Grand Rapids,  MI

At about 32 feet long, this is the largest model I have built to date.  It was displayed in the atrium of a now-defunct kids' mall.  Sadly, the life-sized model was dismantled by the owners.  The head and tail were cut off and shipped out to California.  The body was tossed into a dumpster.  However, a couple of years later, the head was bought by the Georgia College & State University Natural History Museum where it was put on display!  
 

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Head & body were carved foam.
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Teeth were individually made.
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Eyes were made by hand.
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The foam dino takes shape.
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Covered with mache and painted.
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Pieces assembled on site.
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The completed Tyrannosaurus.
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Saved by the GCSU Museum!

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