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For whoever posted about the insects, this snippet
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/01/2257244&from=rss from
slashdot might be of interest. Scientists used powerful x-rays to create 3-D
images of insects in opaque amber, then generated enlarged models with a 3D
"printer"  I'm not sure how big you could print, but you might be able to
use 3D files for a different rapid prototyping approach, like carving pieces
out of foam and then gluing them together.  Of course, the cost might be
prohibitive, but enough vo-tech schools have rapid prototype machines that
you might find one that wanted to do it as a project in collaboration with
you.

Dave Smith

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David L. Smith
Da Vinci Science Center
Allentown, PA
http://www.davinci-center.org

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