diff --git a/frontend/api/clients/index.ts b/frontend/api/clients/index.ts
index a519286..d97f04f 100644
--- a/frontend/api/clients/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/api/clients/index.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ export { getEpisodes, getEpisode, getRunningEpisode } from "./episodes";
 export { getPlacements, getPalletStates, getEvents } from "./episodeDetail";
 export { getFailureBreakdown } from "./failures";
 export { getRunsCount, getEpisodesCount } from "./totals";
+export * from "./snapshots";
diff --git a/frontend/api/clients/snapshots/getSnapshots.ts b/frontend/api/clients/snapshots/getSnapshots.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efc4821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/api/clients/snapshots/getSnapshots.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { supabase, type Snapshot } from "@/lib/supabase";
+import { assertConfigured, toApiError, trace } from "../errors";
+
+/** `GET /snapshots?episode_id=eq.{id}&order=after_seq.asc`: las capturas del simulador.
+ *
+ *  Son la prueba de que el dibujo no miente: al acabar el episodio se pone la foto real
+ *  al lado del esquema y se ve si coinciden. */
+export async function getSnapshots(episodeId: string): Promise<Snapshot[]> {
+  const source = "getSnapshots";
+  const t0 = performance.now();
+  try {
+    assertConfigured(source);
+    const { data, error } = await supabase
+      .from("snapshots").select("*").eq("episode_id", episodeId)
+      .order("after_seq", { ascending: true });
+    if (error) throw error;
+    return (data ?? []) as Snapshot[];
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw toApiError(err, source);
+  } finally {
+    trace(source, t0);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/api/clients/snapshots/index.ts b/frontend/api/clients/snapshots/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19af427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/api/clients/snapshots/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { getSnapshots } from "./getSnapshots";
diff --git a/frontend/api/hooks/index.ts b/frontend/api/hooks/index.ts
index b284dae..00ab9d1 100644
--- a/frontend/api/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/api/hooks/index.ts
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ export { useFailureBreakdown } from "./useFailureBreakdown";
 export { useEpisodeRealtime } from "./useEpisodeRealtime";
 export { useRunsTotals } from "./useRunsTotals";
 export { useRunningEpisodeRealtime } from "./useRunningEpisodeRealtime";
+export { useSnapshots } from "./useSnapshots";
diff --git a/frontend/api/hooks/queryKeys.ts b/frontend/api/hooks/queryKeys.ts
index 87d6d23..4f95ff8 100644
--- a/frontend/api/hooks/queryKeys.ts
+++ b/frontend/api/hooks/queryKeys.ts
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ export const queryKeys = {
     placements: (id: string) => ["episodes", id, "placements"] as const,
     states: (id: string) => ["episodes", id, "pallet-states"] as const,
     events: (id: string) => ["episodes", id, "events"] as const,
+    snapshots: (id: string) => ["episodes", id, "snapshots"] as const,
   },
 };
diff --git a/frontend/api/hooks/useSnapshots.ts b/frontend/api/hooks/useSnapshots.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..064a839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/api/hooks/useSnapshots.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { getSnapshots } from "../clients";
+import { queryKeys } from "./queryKeys";
+
+export function useSnapshots(episodeId: string | undefined) {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: queryKeys.episodes.snapshots(episodeId ?? ""),
+    queryFn: () => getSnapshots(episodeId as string),
+    enabled: Boolean(episodeId),
+  });
+}
diff --git a/frontend/components/molecules/SnapshotView/SnapshotView.module.css b/frontend/components/molecules/SnapshotView/SnapshotView.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdb68fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/components/molecules/SnapshotView/SnapshotView.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.shot {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: auto;
+  max-height: 100%;
+  object-fit: contain;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/components/molecules/SnapshotView/SnapshotView.tsx b/frontend/components/molecules/SnapshotView/SnapshotView.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18a94a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/components/molecules/SnapshotView/SnapshotView.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import Image from "next/image";
+import type { Snapshot } from "@/lib/supabase";
+import styles from "./SnapshotView.module.css";
+
+type Props = { snapshot: Snapshot; alt: string };
+
+/** La captura que dejó el simulador. Se enseña al lado del esquema para comprobar que
+ *  el dibujo no miente: si la foto y el esquema no coinciden, uno de los dos está mal y
+ *  hasta ahora no había forma de saberlo. */
+export function SnapshotView({ snapshot, alt }: Props) {
+  return (
+    <Image
+      className={styles.shot}
+      src={snapshot.url}
+      alt={alt}
+      width={snapshot.width ?? 800}
+      height={snapshot.height ?? 600}
+      unoptimized
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/components/molecules/SnapshotView/index.ts b/frontend/components/molecules/SnapshotView/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f57743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/components/molecules/SnapshotView/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { SnapshotView } from "./SnapshotView";
diff --git a/frontend/components/molecules/index.ts b/frontend/components/molecules/index.ts
index 3072670..1e49825 100644
--- a/frontend/components/molecules/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/components/molecules/index.ts
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ export { NavTab } from "./NavTab";
 export { ThemeToggle } from "./ThemeToggle";
 export { EpisodePicker } from "./EpisodePicker";
 export { EmptyState } from "./EmptyState";
+export { SnapshotView } from "./SnapshotView";
diff --git a/frontend/components/organisms/EpisodeDashboard/EpisodeDashboard.helper.ts b/frontend/components/organisms/EpisodeDashboard/EpisodeDashboard.helper.ts
index 6d3c5f0..bba4f55 100644
--- a/frontend/components/organisms/EpisodeDashboard/EpisodeDashboard.helper.ts
+++ b/frontend/components/organisms/EpisodeDashboard/EpisodeDashboard.helper.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Episode, PalletState, Placement, RunEvent } from "@/lib/supabase";
+import type { Episode, PalletState, Placement, RunEvent, Snapshot } from "@/lib/supabase";
 import type { PalletSize } from "@/lib/pallet";
 import { failureText, mm, palletSize, seconds, signedMm } from "@/lib/ui";
 import { routes } from "@/lib/routes";
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ export type EpisodeView = {
   last: PalletState | null;
   events: RunEvent[];
   palletSize: PalletSize;
+  /** La última captura de cada vista, si el simulador las subió. */
+  shots: { top: Snapshot | null; side: Snapshot | null };
   sideNote: string;
   feedNote: string | undefined;
 };
@@ -86,8 +88,10 @@ export function buildEpisodeView(input: {
   runEpisodes: Episode[];
   stale: boolean;
   mode: IdentityMode;
+  snapshots?: Snapshot[];
 }): EpisodeView {
   const { episode, placements, states, events, runEpisodes, stale, mode } = input;
+  const shots = latestShots(input.snapshots ?? []);
   const last = lastPalletState(states);
   return {
     identity: buildIdentity({ episode, runEpisodes, events, stale, mode }),
@@ -97,7 +101,18 @@ export function buildEpisodeView(input: {
     // El palé puede ser una maqueta a escala: sin esto se dibuja a 1200x800
     // y todas las cotas salen mal por el mismo factor.
     palletSize: palletSize(episode),
+    shots,
     sideNote: sideViewNote(episode, last),
     feedNote: feedNote(episode),
   };
 }
+
+
+/** La captura más avanzada de cada vista: la del final del episodio, que es la que se
+ *  compara con el esquema. */
+function latestShots(snapshots: Snapshot[]): EpisodeView["shots"] {
+  const pick = (view: Snapshot["view"]) =>
+    snapshots.filter((s) => s.view === view)
+      .reduce<Snapshot | null>((a, b) => (!a || b.after_seq > a.after_seq ? b : a), null);
+  return { top: pick("top"), side: pick("side") };
+}
diff --git a/frontend/components/organisms/EpisodeDashboard/EpisodeDashboard.tsx b/frontend/components/organisms/EpisodeDashboard/EpisodeDashboard.tsx
index adf3b70..750aa9b 100644
--- a/frontend/components/organisms/EpisodeDashboard/EpisodeDashboard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/organisms/EpisodeDashboard/EpisodeDashboard.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import type { ReactNode } from "react";
-import { Text } from "../../atoms";
-import { LegendItem, ResultCard } from "../../molecules";
+import { useState, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { Button, Text } from "../../atoms";
+import { LegendItem, ResultCard, SnapshotView } from "../../molecules";
 import { EventFeed } from "../EventFeed";
 import { IdentityBar } from "../IdentityBar";
 import { KpiGrid } from "../KpiGrid";
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ type Props = {
  *  eventos. Es la pantalla de Live y también la del detalle de una ejecución; cambia de
  *  dónde salen los datos, no cómo se ven. */
 export function EpisodeDashboard({ view, header, banner, picker }: Props) {
+  /* Dibujo o captura. Arranca siempre en el dibujo: es el que tiene las cotas y el
+     polígono de soporte. La foto está para comprobar que el esquema no miente. */
+  const [shot, setShot] = useState(false);
+  const hasShots = Boolean(view.shots.top || view.shots.side);
+  const toggle = hasShots && (
+    <Button onClick={() => setShot((v) => !v)}>
+      {shot ? "Ver esquema" : "Ver captura"}
+    </Button>
+  );
+
   return (
     <main className={styles.screen}>
       {header}
@@ -34,21 +44,26 @@ export function EpisodeDashboard({ view, header, banner, picker }: Props) {
         <div className={styles.stage}>
           <Panel
             title="Vista cenital" padded
-            aside={<>
+            aside={shot ? toggle : <>
               <LegendItem swatch="planned" label="hueco" />
               <LegendItem swatch="last" label="último" />
               <LegendItem swatch="support" label="soporte" />
+              {toggle}
             </>}
           >
-            <PalletTopView placements={view.placements} state={view.last}
-                           size={view.palletSize} />
+            {shot && view.shots.top
+              ? <SnapshotView snapshot={view.shots.top} alt="Captura cenital del simulador" />
+              : <PalletTopView placements={view.placements} state={view.last}
+                               size={view.palletSize} />}
           </Panel>
           <Panel
             title="Alzado" padded
             aside={<Text variant="caption" tone="faint">{view.sideNote}</Text>}
           >
-            <PalletSideView placements={view.placements} state={view.last}
-                            size={view.palletSize} />
+            {shot && view.shots.side
+              ? <SnapshotView snapshot={view.shots.side} alt="Captura del alzado del simulador" />
+              : <PalletSideView placements={view.placements} state={view.last}
+                                size={view.palletSize} />}
           </Panel>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/frontend/components/organisms/PalletSideView/PalletSideView.helper.ts b/frontend/components/organisms/PalletSideView/PalletSideView.helper.ts
index 9f1ddc1..ae2b327 100644
--- a/frontend/components/organisms/PalletSideView/PalletSideView.helper.ts
+++ b/frontend/components/organisms/PalletSideView/PalletSideView.helper.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { PalletState, Placement } from "@/lib/supabase";
 import {
-  PALLET_DECK_M, PALLET_DEFAULT, drawable, lastPlacement, loadHeight,
+  PALLET_DEFAULT, deckHeight, drawable, lastPlacement, loadHeight, minStackHeight,
   type PalletSize,
 } from "@/lib/pallet";
 import { mm, stabilityState, type State } from "@/lib/ui";
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ export function buildSideView(
   const [PX] = size;
   const items = drawable(placements);
   const top = loadHeight(items);
+  const deck = deckHeight(size);
   // Un 25 % de aire sobre la carga para que la cota no toque el borde.
-  const zMax = Math.max(top * 1.25, 0.3);
-  const scale = (height - PAD.t - PAD.b) / (PALLET_DECK_M + zMax);
+  const zMax = Math.max(top * 1.25, minStackHeight(size));
+  const scale = (height - PAD.t - PAD.b) / (deck + zMax);
   const width = PX * scale + PAD.l + PAD.r;
 
   const X = (x: number) => PAD.l + (x + PX / 2) * scale;
@@ -54,9 +55,9 @@ export function buildSideView(
 
   return {
     width, height,
-    deck: { x: X(-PX / 2), y: Z(0), width: PX * scale, height: PALLET_DECK_M * scale },
-    deckLabel: { x: X(-PX / 2) + 10, y: Z(-PALLET_DECK_M / 2) + 4,
-                 text: `palé ${mm(PALLET_DECK_M, 0)}` },
+    deck: { x: X(-PX / 2), y: Z(0), width: PX * scale, height: deck * scale },
+    deckLabel: { x: X(-PX / 2) + 10, y: Z(-deck / 2) + 4,
+                 text: `palé ${mm(deck, 0)}` },
     packages,
     cog: state
       ? {
diff --git a/frontend/components/screens/LiveScreen/useLiveScreen.ts b/frontend/components/screens/LiveScreen/useLiveScreen.ts
index 9c0e257..a055372 100644
--- a/frontend/components/screens/LiveScreen/useLiveScreen.ts
+++ b/frontend/components/screens/LiveScreen/useLiveScreen.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import {
   useEpisodeDetail, useEpisodeRealtime, useEpisodes, useRunningEpisode,
-  useRunningEpisodeRealtime,
+  useRunningEpisodeRealtime, useSnapshots,
 } from "@/api/hooks";
 import { configured } from "@/lib/supabase";
 import { useHold } from "@/hooks/useHold";
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export function useLiveScreen() {
 
   const detail = useEpisodeDetail(episode?.id);
   const { lastReceivedAt } = useEpisodeRealtime(episode?.id);
+  const snapshots = useSnapshots(episode?.id);
 
   const now = useNow(episode ? 1000 : null);
   // Hasta que llegue algo por Realtime, la referencia es la de cuando se montó la pantalla.
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ export function useLiveScreen() {
       states: detail.states.data ?? [],
       events: detail.events.data ?? [],
       runEpisodes: runEpisodes.data ?? [],
+      snapshots: snapshots.data ?? [],
       stale, mode: "live",
     }),
   };
diff --git a/frontend/components/screens/RunDetailScreen/useRunDetailScreen.ts b/frontend/components/screens/RunDetailScreen/useRunDetailScreen.ts
index 3af75c7..e49036d 100644
--- a/frontend/components/screens/RunDetailScreen/useRunDetailScreen.ts
+++ b/frontend/components/screens/RunDetailScreen/useRunDetailScreen.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
-import { useEpisodeDetail, useEpisodes, useRun } from "@/api/hooks";
+import {
+  useEpisodeDetail, useEpisodes, useRun, useSnapshots,
+} from "@/api/hooks";
 import { configured } from "@/lib/supabase";
 import { routes } from "@/lib/routes";
 import { buildEpisodeView } from "../../organisms/EpisodeDashboard";
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ export function useRunDetailScreen(runId: string, seed: number | undefined) {
   const list = episodes.data ?? [];
   const episode = pickEpisode(list, seed);
   const detail = useEpisodeDetail(episode?.id);
+  const snapshots = useSnapshots(episode?.id);
 
   const retry = () => {
     void run.refetch();
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ export function useRunDetailScreen(runId: string, seed: number | undefined) {
       states: detail.states.data ?? [],
       events: detail.events.data ?? [],
       runEpisodes: list,
+      snapshots: snapshots.data ?? [],
       stale: false,
       mode: "run",
     }),
diff --git a/frontend/lib/pallet.ts b/frontend/lib/pallet.ts
index 65937c5..3394fe0 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/pallet.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/pallet.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@ export const PALLET_DEFAULT: PalletSize = [PALLET_X, PALLET_Y];
 /** Altura del palé (tablas y tacos), bajo la superficie donde se apila. */
 export const PALLET_DECK_M = 0.144;
 
+/* Las dos medidas de abajo eran absolutas y suponían un europeo. Con una maqueta de
+   210 mm eso dibujaba un palé 1.8 veces más alto que TODA la carga, y dejaba el montón
+   en el 18 % del alzado: parecía que no llegaban ni dimensiones ni posiciones. Se
+   escalan con el ancho del palé, y para 1.2 m dan exactamente los valores de antes. */
+
+/** Altura del palé (tablas y tacos). El europeo son 144 mm sobre 1200 de ancho. */
+export function deckHeight([px]: PalletSize): number {
+  return PALLET_DECK_M * (px / PALLET_X);
+}
+
+/** Altura mínima del eje vertical, para que un palé casi vacío no se dibuje gigante.
+ *  Un cuarto del ancho: 300 mm en el europeo, 53 en la maqueta. */
+export function minStackHeight([px]: PalletSize): number {
+  return px * 0.25;
+}
+
 /** Una colocación con pose y dimensiones, o sea, dibujable. */
 export type Drawable = Placement & {
   actual_pose: NonNullable<Placement["actual_pose"]>;
diff --git a/frontend/lib/supabase.ts b/frontend/lib/supabase.ts
index b66b66d..9ee8aac 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/supabase.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/supabase.ts
@@ -201,6 +201,19 @@ export async function fetchLatestEpisode(): Promise<Episode | null> {
 
 /* ── comparabilidad ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
+/** Una captura del simulador. `after_seq` casa con `pallet_states.after_seq`, así que
+ *  la foto y el punto de la traza de CoG son el mismo instante. */
+export type Snapshot = {
+  id: string;
+  episode_id: string;
+  after_seq: number;
+  view: "top" | "side" | "iso" | "camera";
+  url: string;
+  width: number | null;
+  height: number | null;
+  created_at: string;
+};
+
 export type Blocker = { field: string; a: string; b: string; why: string };
 
 /**