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 Museum of Natural History where it was put on display!  

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Head & body were carved foam. Teeth were individually made.

Eyes were made by hand. The foam dino takes shape.

Covered with mache and painted. Pieces assembled on site.

The completed Tyrannosaurus. Saved by the GCSU Museum!

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