Dinosaurs turn up in all sorts of places. For example, we discovered this amazing mechanical dinosaur head on a visit to the MAD (Mechanical Art & Design) Museum in Stratford-upon-Avon. The contraption is based on the skull of a Tyrannosaurus rex. The jaws open and this dinosaur roars. It is a clever piece of mechanical engineering.
A dinosaur mechanical head on display at the MAD (Mechanical Art & Design) Museum in Stratford-upon-Avon. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
A Mechanical Dinosaur Head
This is an early work by talented designer and sculptor Jim Bond. It was constructed in 1999. The mechanical dinosaur head moves and roars. The main elements of the structure and the vertebrae are made up of machine parts sourced from scrap yards, which are built onto a solid welded box section frame.
The MAD (Mechanical Art & Design) Museum displays Kinetic Art and Automata handcrafted by pioneering inventors and artists from all around the world. It is located in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Mike from Everything Dinosaur commented:
“We had a fabulous morning exploring all the beautiful and intricate mechanical devices on display.”
The Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal Models.
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