Manufacturers send newly issued models to the U.S.G.A.'s office for testing.

For spring, Nars sent models down the runway with rouged circles right under the eyes in the center of the cheeks.

Miss Vela sent him other models.

These days, Detroit is sending American-made models around the world.

"People send $5,000 models through the mail and don't insure them," he said.

Designers like Donna Karan blame agents for sending them underweight models.

But why did he have to send models down the runway, McQueen-style, in masks?

A few years ago, Interference sent models into bars to pose as tourists with Sony Ericsson cameras.

He became a friend of Rudyard Kipling and would send him experimental models to test.

The search firm suggests the technology could be used to offer tours of tourist locations or to send faulty models to repair shops.