Skeletal Tyrannosaurus Project

•International Arts and Culture Fair

•“Dinosaurs Come to Life”

•The Challenge

•Build a one-meter-long dinosaur-themed marionette puppet with;

•At least two articulating joints

•Functional

•Smooth

•A visual appeal

•Aesthetically pleasing

•Creative originality

•Initial Plan

•Slotted laser-cut structure CAD design

•Modeled after three-dimensional T. Rex skeleton photographs

•Built for friction-fit plywood boards



•Recourse

•Complications with the laser cutter

•Model was instead built utilizing 3D printers