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Microstructure of the car.

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Dr Adam Wojcik from the Department of Mechanical Engineering examined the microstructure of the car with his microscope, and this is what he saw and said.

Car examined under microscope

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Libby Sheldon from the Department of Art History took the car to her department to examine it under a powerful microscope.

1/50 scaled up- now we need a stand in

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Now that the real car has been scaled up to be 2.1 metres wide and 5.25 metres long we need to have a scaled up consumer of the car that stands in for the boy. I propose King Kong!

Scale in Alice in Wonderland

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In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, a children's book by Lewis Carroll, Alice finds a key sitting on a glass table.

Miniature Worlds 1 - Scale Models

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A selection of websites which document various miniature worlds, including works by artists, scale models, video works and dolls houses.

http://www.miniatureworld.com/

Toy vehicles

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My list of toy cars;

A blue Bentley whose front wheels steared when pressure was applied to the bumper above them.

Scale 1/50.

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The scale of the toy car is 1/50. It measures 42mm wide and 105mm long. This means the real car would be 2.1 metres wide and 5.25 metres long.

Scale drawing of the toy car

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A scan of a 1:1 scale drawing of the object, showing plan view and side elevations.

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