diff --git a/src/scenes/airfryer.ts b/src/scenes/airfryer.ts
index 41b6c6d..186e6b2 100644
--- a/src/scenes/airfryer.ts
+++ b/src/scenes/airfryer.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from '../sim/airfryer';
 import { el, Panel } from '../ui/hud';
 import { loadBackdrop } from './props';
+import { loadProp } from './assets';
 
 const TRAY_Y = 0.5;
 const TRAY_W = 3.2; // world size of the 1×1 tray space
@@ -92,6 +93,14 @@ export class AirFryerView implements View {
     this.body.position.set(0, 0.5, -2.6);
     this.body.castShadow = true;
     this.root.add(this.body);
+    // The real machine, when it loads. The block above is the understudy.
+    void loadProp('/assets/models/air_fryer.glb', 2.3)
+      .then((prop) => {
+        prop.position.set(0, 0.0, -3.1);
+        this.body.visible = false;
+        this.root.add(prop);
+      })
+      .catch(() => undefined);
 
     // The basket tray: a dark wire square, seen from above.
     this.tray = new THREE.Mesh(
@@ -147,8 +156,10 @@ export class AirFryerView implements View {
   }
 
   update(dt: number): void {
-    this.app.camera.position.set(0, 4.4, 2.3);
-    this.app.camera.lookAt(0, TRAY_Y, 0.1);
+    // Back and up: the basket still fills the working area, but the machine it
+    // slides out of is in the shot. You should see what you are cooking IN.
+    this.app.camera.position.set(0, 5.4, 3.5);
+    this.app.camera.lookAt(0, TRAY_Y, -0.55);
     const s = this.session;
     if (!s) return;
     const inp = this.app.input;