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These Gigantic Architectural Models Are Bigger Than My Apartment
The Getty Center in Los Angeles sprawls over 110 acres of the Santa Monica Mountains. The super-detailed scale model made by architect and living legend Richard Meier extends over 6.4m by 4.3m. That’s also… pretty freaking huge.
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The World’s Fastest Model Rocket Car Just Hit 458km/h
A toy car could easily break the sound barrier — or go even faster — in a kid’s spirited imagination. But back in reality it takes more than that. You need engineering, patience, and a handful of rocket model engines — all of which helped Samvir Thandi’s SST-3B-Falcon rocket hit a top speed of 462.831km/h.
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I Can’t Believe These Simple Star Wars Props Looked So Great In Movies
We’ve really come a long, long way when it comes to special effects in movies. It makes sense that today’s movies look great because of all our computer whiz processing power animation software. Back in the old days though? We had to rely on the magic of the movies. Seriously. Turning scale models that look…
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What Happens When F1 Car Designers Build Architectural Models
Gizmodo US Editor-In-Chief Geoff Manaugh and UK architects Smout Allen tapped an unlikely source to help create their new exhibition in London: Williams F1. But, in this case, the engineers at Williams weren’t building the advanced race cars they’re well-known for — they were 3D-printing the parts for an intricate model of an experimental energy…