Been a while since I thought about this kit! I think my parents still had it for a number of years before I finally let it go. I too tried to make some very whacky and barely tub-worthy boats. I think I got a spider bot that would climb a string working and kept it in that configuration for a while too.
Did y'all have other science kit toys as a kid? Another favorite of mine was an electronics project kit where you wired together little springs (a very child friendly breadboard) to make various electronic gizmos. I think I was too young for that one but I wish I'd learned circuitry a little better from it.
Ah! The Diorama Efect!
It must be because of the way the ground and the objects at back of table are blurred. The objects also have this.... flatness to them, or maybe they've been slightly squashed by the tilt... Anyway, very interesting!
Nice photo too! I often call myself an anti-cat, when I see cups near edges like this I automatically push them back onto the table farther so they won't spill!