Gallery: Exquisite X-Rays of Toys Reveal Buzz Lightyear's Guts

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    Australian Photographer [Brendan Fitzpatrick](http://www.brendanfitzpatrick.com/) x-rays low cost toys to reveal interior features that are often more interesting than the exteriors.
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    Screws, seemingly hanging in the air, reveal the intense level of hand craft required to mass-produce even the simplest of objects.
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    His photos reveal the extraordinary amount of hand crafting that goes into mass-produced objects—note the graceful swirl of electrical cables inside the gun.
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    Fitzpatrick favors low cost toys that have a distinct profile that will persist once the exterior detail is eliminated.
  • By reducing the prominence of the external features viewers begin to see the Platonic similarities of modern playthings...
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    By reducing the prominence of the external features, viewers begin to see the Platonic similarities of modern playthings, whether it's a ray gun, robot, or replica F-22 Raptor.
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    Underneath the thematic shells, all of the toys in Fitzpatrick's collection are essentially a brick of batteries powering flashing lights and whirring motors.
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    This replica helicopter packs a lot of moving parts into a $2 dollar package.
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    Including a pair of hidden soldiers who dive out the back door, fire a few rounds, before being hoisted back into the toy.
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    "The robots and ray guns look like they’re cast in candy which reinterprets them, yet remains true to their original design goal, which is to appeal to children," says Fitzpatrick.
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    Fitzpatrick [sells his images](https://www.behance.net/brendanfitzpatrick) as traditional prints and mounted on acrylic plates through his website.
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    Before turning his x-ray machine towards toys, Fitzpatrick investigated natural objects with radiation.
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    Fitzpatrick's collections are halfway between science and art.
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    The nature series is more minimal than the toys revealing subtle biological workings of creatures.
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