Replica Foods, Traffic Cone Dispensers, Rocking Horses, London Taxis

7th May 2010 21 mins Season 15 Episode 7

Real dishes are used to make silicone moulds from which durable plastic replica foods are cast, trimmed and hand-painted. Welded frames, motors and robotic arms form machines that deploy and retrieve traffic cones; hardwood pieces are carved and joined into traditional rocking horses; and purpose-built bodies, drivetrains and passenger compartments are assembled into London taxis.

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Season 15 · Episode 8

Miniature Furniture, Garden Steam Locomotives, Hovercraft, Folding Bicycles

Craftspeople reproduce the joinery, upholstery and finishes of full-sized furniture in miniature. Precision-machined boilers, cylinders and running gear become working garden steam locomotives; lightweight hulls, flexible skirts and propulsion fans are assembled into hovercraft; and hinged frames with secure locking mechanisms allow bicycles to fold into compact packages.

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