Tall meadow rue (Thalictrum pubescens) This white or lavender wildflower has the profile of a runway model — six feet tall and wispy — and the temperament to match.
It had more than twice the range of previous models — eleven hundred feet instead of two hundred and sixty and thirtytimesmes the resolution.
Current-generation models are nearly two feet longer, and weigh roughly twice as much, as the originals.
Among the objects on view will be the boat from the tomb of Amenhotep II (1427-1400 B.C)., a wooden model nearly nine feet long, beautifully painted with representations of the god Montu defeating the enemies of Egypt.
Carved from balsa wood, the model was four feet long and had a tapering fuselage, wings, and pontoons, as well as propellers, which were affixed with small pieces of wire so that the boy could spin the blades with his finger.
The main Enterprise model was eight feet long, to a scale of 1/120th scale size, or 1 inch to 10 feet.
The model is more than two feet long, from the clump of tubers, hairy with delicate roots, to the tip of the tallest flower.
Maybe we're getting soft, but we also liked not having to do gymnastics to get in and out of the Saab, since its seating position and ride height are at chair height, not on the ground like a few sportier models, or six feet up like truck-based SUVs.
Many of these models are twelve feet long, or longer, and are detailed exactly to represent the ship they represent, including the aircraft you would have seen if you were looking at the ship during its actual service.
The tail-hook on the Navy model was just seven feet behind the landing gear, much closer than on other Navy planes.
