models
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These Model Flying Ships Are Whimsical But Also Really Real
You can spend a lot of time on model-building or paper aeroplane folding, but Italian architect Luigi Prina does both. His flying models hang from the ceiling of his small studio as a reminder of his 20+ year design hobby.
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Take A Nostalgia Trip With These Beautiful Wooden Gliders
Remember those awesome polystyrene toy planes that used to come in paper sleeves? They were the coolest, right? Well, now you’re all grown up, how about a grown-up equivalent — in the shapes of these gorgeous wooden gliders.
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A Swiss Man Was Killed By His Remote-Controlled Helicopter
A 41-year-old man flying a Gaui X7 model helicopter in Lucerne, Switzerland suffered head and arm injuries and died after he was presumably struck by the helicopter. The model weighs 2.2kg, is about 1.3-metres long, and has a rotor diameter of about 1.6-metres.
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Wait Wait, Music Boxes Can Be Awesome Starships?!
Spinning ballerinas? Please. But give me a music box that’s actually a bitchin’ starship and maybe I’ll change my tune. Enter the MusicMachine, the music box all music boxes should aspire to be.