Wayne, Terry,

Put me in with a 1/24 Pegasus Spinosaurus, please!

And here is the box art:

Thanks,

Wayne, 

I planned on doing two Dino's, a T Rex and a Spinosaurous both in 1/24. I just seen that we already have a Spiney on the roster but because of all the different ways of painting and displaying them, I think they'll look a lot different when it's all completed. Sorry Bruce I surely dont mean to copy on your entry. I think this will be a fun build for all of us.

Bruce again I'm sorry and if you want me to withdraw it I'd have no problem with that, I still a a T Rex to build. 

Terry

I'm in but I'm not sure with what yet. I have a resin Albertosaur and a Lindberg Velociraptor that I'd like to add feathers etc to try to make it a little more accurate.

I gave my grandson a Triceratops kit for his birthday. I was going to build it with him, and can enter it.

Not sure when we'll get to it though.
Steve

jibber

Bruce again I'm sorry and if you want me to withdraw it I'd have no problem with that, I still a a T Rex  

 

Terry,

No need to be sorry, I have no problem with you building the Spinosuarus, and I look forward to seeing it finished! I picked the Spino because that was the one my 7yo daughter (My future archaeologist!) wanted me to work on first.

Bruce again I'm sorry. I may just use it somewhere else, but we'll see. I can't wait to see all these started, what are you planning with Spiney?

Terry

Terry,

No need to be sorry, there are not a lot of Dinosaur kits, so I expected, and welcome, more of the same kit. Like you said, there will be mulitple colorations on these finished kits. I'm really looking forward to seeing them.

Now, on your question. I hadn't thought yet of what I wanted to do, but, your question sparked some good thoughts. I've seen a few of these kits built at the National convension and they build to look like the box art. The box art makes it look like the Spino is defending its catch. You got my creative juices flowing! Maybe it's defending it's catch from another Spino?!?! I'm going to have to think about this a bit more!

This is going to be a great GB! I'm glad you and Wayne thought of it!

Bruce my first thought was that of Spiney holding the fish in its mouth instead of holding it down but the way Pegasus make them that would be somewhat difficult. I next thought of having a couple smaller dino's eating away at the fish when Spiney shows up and scares them away. I think I'd seen a dino croc somewhere, now that would be cool if it was partially underwater sneaking up behind them. I think this is what makes dinos so cool, theres so many ways to work with them and nobody around to say we did it wrong. 

Everytime I think of something I always cause myself more work.....

Terry  

Well, I dug out the Spinosaurus kit. I forgot how heavy these kits are! Anyway, still trying to figure out what I want to do with a dio. I'm going to take a few more days to come up with something good that will not leave the kit is pieces. LOL

Terry, I agree, you'd have to do some major surgery to Spiney's mouth to make it look like it's holding the fish. And we won't have to worry about too many cavemen telling us, "dinosaur wrong color"!

Looking forward to getting started!

a gaggle of various plant and meat eaters. have dio plans for croc and bird. the mean looking won is a baby T-REX. i have mama in the stash

Nice collection of critters there Wayne. I want to make a Steve Irwin joke about the guy with the giant prehistoric croc there...

I'll try to get to my stuff when I clean something off my bench.

Theres so many options with all these kits, once we get rolling lets make sure we show our work in the appropriate Forum sections. 

Terry

jibber

Theres so many options with all these kits, once we get rolling lets make sure we show our work in the appropriate Forum sections. 

Terry

 

I agree, I'm planning to post here and in the Figures forum section.

Wayne,

I like your assortment of dino's, looking forward to seeing what you have in mind!

hogfanfs

 

jibber

Theres so many options with all these kits, once we get rolling lets make sure we show our work in the appropriate Forum sections. 

Terry

 

 

 

 

 

I agree, I'm planning to post here and in the Figures forum section.

 

Figures section, good thinking guys. I like posting my builds as WiP threads as well, but couldn't think where. I forgot the figures is also the Misc. section.

I think i am pretty much setteled on the Tamiya T-Rex, the diorama one. And i have an idea for a scene thats inspired my Karl Logans WW1 tank memorial build he did recently.

Bish I like how you're thinking.

Terry

Man, I'd love to do this GB, but I don't want to commit to something that I don't know if I'll get around to doing. 50/50 as to whether I'll participate, but I'll try. 

Moff thanks for replying and we're here to accomodate. Please let us know, thanks.

Terry 

Do you know of any good kits out there? I'm having trouble finding a goldilocks zone between assumedly poor quality cheap kits, and super expensive vinyl/resin kits.

Moff

Do you know of any good kits out there? I'm having trouble finding a goldilocks zone between assumedly poor quality cheap kits, and super expensive vinyl/resin kits.

 

Do a search on 1/35 scale Tamiya dinosaur kits. They seem to be reasonably priced.

hogfanfs

 

 

Moff

Do you know of any good kits out there? I'm having trouble finding a goldilocks zone between assumedly poor quality cheap kits, and super expensive vinyl/resin kits.

 

 

 

 

Do a search on 1/35 scale Tamiya dinosaur kits. They seem to be reasonably priced.

 

Tamiya has 1/35 triceratops, stegasaurus, raptors, new t-rex and older more erect t-rex, mesozoic critters, second pack of critters and i think a brontosaurus (though that may be pegasus 1/24)

Yes, those look nice! What are your verdicts on the molding quality of the Tamiya and Pegasus kits?

I can't speak for the Tamiya kits, but, the Pegasus Spinosaurus is outstanding! Very top notch kit. I'll post pictures here later.

Tamiya offers Diorama Dino kits. I haven't personally built any but I know Wayne has some. Sure would like to see a couple of them here.

Terry

OK, here is the Pegasus Spinosaurus unleashed from her cage:

Well, she kind of fell apart! LOL!

And here is Spiny glued together:

Granted only the Spinosaurus was glued. Everything else is still loose. I forgot I promised I was going to build this for my daughter, so it will be for the most part OOB. But, it will depend on how realistically I can paint the base on whether I make my own base. 

jibber

Tamiya offers Diorama Dino kits. I haven't personally built any but I know Wayne has some. Sure would like to see a couple of them here.

Terry

 

Terry,

If all goes well, you will see another build from me in this GB. And it will include one of these Tamiya diorama kits!

hogfanfs you could always prime and paint the base a ground color, "paint" it with white glue and add turf. i have done this and drilled some holes and added some tall grass.

since my freehand camo job on the autoblinda went south today (Vallejo may not be the best paint for low pressure work) i pulled out the Tamita triceratops and got the legs, body, and head halves together and puttied. this should be easier than the raptors as there is no real surfice scales pattern. i may need to stipple some Mr Surfacer to get a scaly texture prior to priming.

That looks cool, Bruce. First time I think I've seen one of the Pegasus kits mocked up, I may have to try one myself. 

Wayne has a good idea there with the base, though maybe for the river bank there you might paint it tan, spread some white glue on it and cover it with sand? 

waynec

hogfanfs you could always prime and paint the base a ground color, "paint" it with white glue and add turf. i have done this and drilled some holes and added some tall grass.

Gamera

That looks cool, Bruce. First time I think I've seen one of the Pegasus kits mocked up, I may have to try one myself. 

Wayne has a good idea there with the base, though maybe for the river bank there you might paint it tan, spread some white glue on it and cover it with sand? 

 

I think you guys are reading my mind! That is exactly what I have in mind. I want the base to have a texture to it. Being that it is on a beach, sand would be most appropriate. I do like the supplied dead log, but it will need a little sprucing up too.

@hogfanfs: 

Wow, that Spinosaur has beautiful molding! I always assumed Pegasus' stuff was crappy, in the same category as Lindberg. 

I guess not! I hope people don't mind if I build a Pegasus dino too. Again, don't put me down for it yet, but it looks like a nice refreshing build.

Moff,

I'm very impressed with this kit. It still needs a little clean-up of the seems. And some filler where the body parts have been attached. But overall, this will be quite easy to accomplish.

These type of kits are for modelers who enjoy the painting part of modeling. And that's where all the builds will stand apart in this GB. I'm all for you getting a Pegasus kit, and I hope you do.

Bruce thats sooo coool. These Pegasus kits are vinyl so I assumed you used CA to glue it up but what are you using to fill joints?

Terry

One more thing, I think these Dino's could be addicting. Just sayin...

Terry

hogfanfs

 

These type of kits are for modelers who enjoy the painting part of modeling. 

 

jibber

Bruce thats sooo coool. These Pegasus kits are vinyl so I assumed you used CA to glue it up but what are you using to fill joints?

Terry

 

Terry,

Yes, I used CA glue to adhere the pieces. I will use Perfect Plastic putty as a filler. This way I can wipe away the access with (hopefully) no sanding. This is the tutorial I've been using for information: Here   It's been very helpful, hope it helps you too.

jibber

One more thing, I think these Dino's could be addicting. Just sayin...

Terry

 

Yes, I'm already thinking of what I will do in dino dio 2! LOL!

hogfanfs

 

 

jibber

Bruce thats sooo coool. These Pegasus kits are vinyl so I assumed you used CA to glue it up but what are you using to fill joints?

Terry

 

 

 

 

Terry,

Yes, I used CA glue to adhere the pieces. I will use Perfect Plastic putty as a filler. This way I can wipe away the access with (hopefully) no sanding. This is the tutorial I've been using for information: Here   It's been very helpful, hope it helps you too.

 

hogfanfs

 

jibber

Bruce thats sooo coool. These Pegasus kits are vinyl so I assumed you used CA to glue it up but what are you using to fill joints?

Terry

 

 

 

 

Terry,

Yes, I used CA glue to adhere the pieces. I will use Perfect Plastic putty as a filler. This way I can wipe away the access with (hopefully) no sanding. This is the tutorial I've been using for information: Here   It's been very helpful, hope it helps you too.

 

I've just got some of that perfect plastic putty for my Arado. Had not herad of it before, its really nice to work with. I am thinking i might ditch my Squadron filler for it.

Thanks Bruce that would be my first choice too. I've used it for almost everything and never once had an issue, but with vinyl I was wondering about it adhering. I'm all about no sanding, this putty is a life saver. I've wrecked more parts by sanding either to much or to far. I think the detail on these Pegasus kits are second to none, never seen anything like it. 

Thanks guys

Terry

I did a web search yesterday for dino kits and wow there's some nice injection molded stuff out there now. Those Pegasus kits do look good! 

Then again I kept bumping into these Lindberg kits with puffy bloated dinos that seem to either have injected way too much Botox or else stumbled face first into a giant beehive. Even old kits I grew up on though not scientifically accurate by what we know today still looked way better than these! 

Just found this on Squadron's website: triceratops

$19.99 for the Diorama kit!

Edit: This price is only good for today.

hogfanfs

Just found this on Squadron's website: triceratops

$19.99 for the Diorama kit!

Edit: This price is only good for today.

 

Wow, that's more than half-off! Good catch there Bruce, if I didn't already have so much stuff in the stash I'd take them up on that offer. 

Agreed, I checked all those Tamiya dio sets and that's a great price. 

Terry

Thats a very good price Bruce. The T-Rex dio i am thinking about is about £40.

Gamera

I did a web search yesterday for dino kits and wow there's some nice injection molded stuff out there now. Those Pegasus kits do look good! 

Then again I kept bumping into these Lindberg kits with puffy bloated dinos that seem to either have injected way too much Botox or else stumbled face first into a giant beehive. Even old kits I grew up on though not scientifically accurate by what we know today still looked way better than these! 

 

Why anyone would want to buy a Lindberg kit is beyond me... 

I guess Lindberg kits have their uses. Still even as a kid back in the '80s I went for Monogram kits, even back then I really didn't like the Lindberg ones very much. 

If those were the only kits out there I would seriously consider a different hobby. It's just too much of too much, theres so many great kits these days and several on the lower end that are still far superior to that company. Is that a dinosaur or a sausage?

Anyway, I stopped in at one of my only and favorite Hobby Shops anywhere in my area and they had a large section of Dino kits from low to high dollars, but for the money anybody wanting to jump in with a good kit at reasonable pricing, buy Tamiya. You can get the Dino as a stand alone or with a pre-made Diorama. Buying a stand alone piece offers unlimited Dio opportunities from small to large. My friend at the Model Cave says theres a lot of people that build and paint Dino's thats why he keeps a nice selection, so next time I'm there I'll take a couple pics of the different manufacturers and offerings. Maybe somebody will see some things we haven't talked about and hard to find online.

   Terry

jibber

If those were the only kits out there I would seriously consider a different hobby. It's just too much of too much, theres so many great kits these days and several on the lower end that are still far superior to that company. Is that a dinosaur or a sausage?

When I saw the Lindberg He-111 at my LHS for the first time, I almost burst out laughing. I really feel bad for them...

I have to say though that Lindberg did send us a big box of kits for the kid's 'Make and Take' at our local IPMS show last year, in fact they've several times sent us stuff in support. I'd like to buy their stuff in support but not to bad mouth them it's just not us to current standards. 

Gamera

I have to say though that Lindberg did send us a big box of kits for the kid's 'Make and Take' at our local IPMS show last year, in fact they've several times sent us stuff in support. I'd like to buy their stuff in support but not to bad mouth them it's just not us to current standards. 

 

Hey, guys ( and gals!) I found a webstore which sells resin dinosaurs. These look to be very detailed and well made. Unfortunately, the prices refect how well they are made. Granted, I have not purchased from this store, so, I don't have first hand information. But, I am somewhat considering maybe something small! lol

Anyway, I figured I'd post their website so you can at least take a look and deside for yourselves. Dans Dinosuars

Wow, those look super nice!

I wonder if they are already built, and how would one tell the diffrence.

Thanks Bruce for the link! 

I've always thought these were awesome but they are expensive. 

I have a resin Albertosaur somewhere I'd like to build for this but no idea where he got to. 

Steve,

Some are built and painted, however, I noticed many that were un-finished. Some of the discriptions will tell you the model will ship with X amout of parts. Also, they have directions on where you can send the model to be professionally built and painted.

Steve,

This is from the FAQ page:

Man, now I found a really cool dinosaur and I have a really cool dio in mind for it! But, it's going to cost me! 

Thanks for that Bruce. There are several that look fantastic, as well as the price, but a few that I can afford...$25 and under. I may try to get one.

modelcrazy

Thanks for that Bruce. There are several that look fantastic, as well as the price, but a few that I can afford...$25 and under. I may try to get one.

 

...wait, never mind, it tells the scale right there...1/72 and 1/40.

Check this out! It's the Koolasuchus, a.k.a "The Giant Alligator Tadpole Salamander Of Death". No exaggeration. 

http://stores.dansdinosaurs.com/koolasuchus-resin-kit-by-dans-dinosaurs/

Thats a new one on me, looks like some kind of ET. Very cool.

Terry

Whoa, cool looking critter Moff!

I saw Mike Jones has a resin kit of Stygimoloch, aka Horned devil from the river of death, which must be the coolest name ever on the most butt ugly dinosaur ever! Too bad it's out of production assuming I had $160.00 bucks too drop on it in the first place.

success on seam filling/ granted the triceratops doesn't have the scaley texture the raptors have. the hald seams were filled with red body putty and sanded carefully. the leg, head, and horn attachmernts were done with a lot of glue so it oozed out a bit followed by white glue and wet q-tips. didn't realize the mouth was hollow until i had it together so i packed in a bunch of model clay. if i stick some vegitation in there no one will notice. obviously the raptors are half the size of the ones in Jurrasic Park/World. the jeep got me thinking of a big game safari or HATARI neets JURRASIC WORLD.

Gamera

Whoa, cool looking critter Moff!

I saw Mike Jones has a resin kit of Stygimoloch, aka Horned devil from the river of death, which must be the coolest name ever on the most butt ugly dinosaur ever! Too bad it's out of production assuming I had $160.00 bucks too drop on it in the first place.

 

http://stores.dansdinosaurs.com/carnotaurus-resin-kit-by-galileo-hernandez/ 

That particular Carnotaurus doesn't seem to be available at the moment (I'm going to try contacting them about it), but there's a bust: 

http://stores.dansdinosaurs.com/carnotaurus-bust-by-paul-tanompong/ 

Then there's the Majungasaurus, which is a new favorite for me: 

http://stores.dansdinosaurs.com/majungasaurus-saurozoic-collection-resin-kit-by-krentz/ 

I like how the Majungasaurus looks a bit akward with its weird body ratios, sort of as if someone stretched him out. 

I don't know how much money I want to spend on a dino, since if I end up participating, this'll be my first real figure painting attempt. On the other hand, they all look really cool. 

@waynec: 

Nice job on the filling! I'm curious to see how you'll paint the dinosaur and the jeep.

Wayne,

Great job on the Triceratops! The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park 2) was a lot like your Hatari! meet Jurassic Park theme. And thanks for mentioning Hatari!, I forgot all about that movie!

Edit: It also brought back memories of watching Daktari too! lol

Wayne: Looks good, great job there on the seams. Interesting ideas for a diorama, you did make me think of 'Valley of Gwangi' - wonder where I can find some vaqueros (Mexican cowboys)? 

Moff: Carnotaurus is cool, how can you not like a critter with a name like 'Fleshing-eating bull'? Plus that smooshed up nose gives him a bulldog like appearance plus the cool horns. I had to look up Majungasaurus but it's cool looking too. 

I did find my Albertosaur and Tamiya T-rex yesterday but things were way too crazy this weekend to get any photos. I see what I can do later. Not sure what I'll do, the T-rex is assembled and painted but I don't like how he came out (that's why I put him back in the box) so I might redo him if that would make him kosher for this GB. 

Bruce,

I plan on glueing up the dino's today but I have a question. The few parts there are have a tight fit, so I was thinking of trimming it a bit or use a hair dryer to set them in easier. How did it work for you, any thoughts?

Thanks, Terry

jibber

Bruce,

I plan on glueing up the dino's today but I have a question. The few parts there are have a tight fit, so I was thinking of trimming it a bit or use a hair dryer to set them in easier. How did it work for you, any thoughts?

Thanks, Terry

 

Terry,

Mine had a tight fit, but I was still able to push the pieces into place without any trimming. Plus, the CA glue kind of acted as a lubricant when they were affixed permanently.  I would not trim, I would use heat. But becareful, this vinyl is very susceptible to heat. Use the hair dryer on its lowest setting when starting out.

So the Pegasus kits are vinyl? I've built one or two vinyl figure kits and a hair dryer does help out a lot, as Bruce said be careful and keep the dryer moving to keep from building up too much heat at one place and melting it. 

Ok, here's the Albertosaur. Yeah, it's assembled but it came molded together in one part, I just had to shave the flash off. The only assembly was cementing his shin and foot back on after my nephew dropped him. He's primed in German mustard yellow but I'm not sure how I'll paint him. 

Wayne and Terry, up to you guys if he's kosher. Sorry no box photo since he came in a plain cardboard box. 

I wouldn't argue with him.....

There are really a suprising number of dino builds on YouTube, if you look.

Here is an update on my Spiny:

I filled all the seems with Perfect plastic putty, works fantastic! The cleanup with water is perfect for this type of model. 

I then sprayed primer on the seems to see how they looked:

However, his chest plate did not seat properly. so there is a bit of an edge:

And his tail did not seat well:

So, I added more putty to those areas to build up then sand down and hopefully even it out. Although the chest plate will not be extremely exposed:

I did have to add a second layer, which now makes it look somewhat better. The primer is currently drying. I'll have pictures soon.

Thanks for looking, and let me know if you have any ideas on how to even this area.

I think Perfect Putty is no doubt "perfect" for this because of the raised skin pattern, but the spot in the photo looks to me like a older small scar. Are you going to spray the rest or a combo along with some hand painting?

Honestly I cant wait to see that beast painted up. I'm finishing a locomotive then I'm onto some dino's, working a little slow Bruce but we'll have some cool creatures here when this is all said and done. What a terifying monster that must have really been, just imagine that thing hanging around a water hole and unleashing hell on the rest of those poor unassuming dino's..... 

One more question, how are you going to present it?

Terry

Bruce: That does look really good! I bought my first tube of PPP (P3?) about a year ago and am hooked on the stuff now, I too love the ability to blend it with a damp cotton swab. 

Up to you of course but I'm thinking Terry has a good idea there on trying to make the seam there you're having trouble with into a scar. I can see two of them ripping into each others chests over a mate or territory or something like that. 

BTW: Sorry not much done here on Mr. Albertosaur. Working on my tank for Bish's '46 GB and trying to finish up a few other things. I haven't even had much time for my Zero for my own group build... 

Terry,

I am going to prime the entire dinosaur with Vallejo German Red Brown primer. Then I will use Model Master enamels to paint him. I'll start with a pre-shade of black around the inner legs, under arms and under his jaw. Then I haven't quite decided on a grey scheme or a more brown/grey scheme for his body.

I plan to use the stand that was supplied in the kit, so he'll be presented like he looks in the box art.

I have the base and log primed, but I still have to work on the fish.

And I agree with you. A long time ago, my wife and I used to have a African Black Throat Monitor. He was about 25 pounds and 66 inches long. He was tame to us, never bit. But, he was tremendously strong. I could not image him at say 200 pounds, let alone 7-10 tons. it would be terrifing to have something like that chase you.

I really think I'm going to do another dio for this GB, but, this time it will involve some human content. Anyway, more on that once this one is complete.

Gamera,

Thanks for the comment! I'll post more pictures of his chest plate tonight. I added a second layer of PPP, sanded and then roughed it up a bit. I'm hoping it look more realistic.

And no worries on the your build, I have three I'm building right now for GB's, and I still have to start the the YZR for your Japanese V GB!

Swiped from the Plaid Stallions website just because it's cool. I think I missed these by only about five-ten years... 

Gamera

Swiped from the Plaid Stallions website just because it's cool. I think I missed these by only about five-ten years... 

 

damn someone already used my diorama plan.

Gamera

Swiped from the Plaid Stallions website just because it's cool. I think I missed these by only about five-ten years... 

 

Try a few decades. Those were from the 70's. I had most of what you see advertised.

Wayne,

My wife and her daughter (my step daughter) have had a falling out since Christmas and the Triceratops kit I was going to build belonged to my grandson. Well I'm not sure when this little dust up will pass, it usually takes a while, and we probably won't get to see the grandson during this episode as a punishment. At least not for the periods it would take to assemble and paint the thing.

Anyway, I may have to find something else to do for your build. But a year is a long time, so we'll see. My step daughter can hold quite a grudge....Children.

Wayne: Lol!

Blacksheep: Sorry, I meant I missed by a few years as a youngster. I think I built my first model around '76 or '77 and Aurora I believe went out of business a little before that.

Steve: Ouch! I'd say build a second one but those models are pretty expensive.

Gamera

Swiped from the Plaid Stallions website just because it's cool. I think I missed these by only about five-ten years... 

 

Cliff,

I had all these as a kid, plus I had the Allosaurus, the saber tooth tiger, and the tar pit with the rhinoceros. Brings back lots of memories!

Steve,

I'm so sorry to hear that. Unfortunately my wife and her sister have the same issues. And when it happens, we don't get to see our nieces for a while. Sucks how this always seems to work. Believe me, I feel your pain. I'll pray for them to work it out soon.

Blacksheep and Bruce- you lucky guys!!! As I said I missed those by only a few years. I was a BIG dino lover back then. I still have a bunch of my old books (which half the science has changed since then) and my old Marx dino and prehistoric mammal playset. 

I think I had the Styracosaurus/Spiked Dinosaur there though mine might have been the Pyro kit. It was packaged in a K-Mart box which I still have but not the actual kit. 

Ok, gentleman, I just found this site: Aurora

It has the Aurora catalogs that go back to the 50's. Hope you enjoy!

I had the catalog from 1971, and it was my bible at the time. I just looked through it and it brought back so many memories as a kid!

Very cool find Bruce!!! I'm reading though these on my lunch break, I've seen some of these but lotsa new stuff to me too. 

Ah krap, shame about the leg there! Hopefully they can get the part to you soon. Seam filling looks really good. 

Steve: That's good to hear, I know the feeling of having the thing sitting there in front of you and you want to get moving on it.

Little update here: Sorry, I still haven't done anything to Mr. Albertosaur beyond dusting him off. I have a few things that have been floating at about 97% done that I really, really, really, need to push over the edge and finish.

I received the Trike's right fron leg on Wed, so I'll be finishing it up here shortly. Pegasus Hobbies was very easy to work with. Kudos Pegasus!

I added the missing left front leg to the Trike and am using Military Brown as a base color. One thing I think I’m going to enjoy about this build is no one can say the color is wrong LOL.

Steve

Whoa! Steve, it looks like a chocolate dinosaur for Easter! LOL! It looks really good! Looking forward to seeing how you are going to paint it. 

I have one more primer coat for the Spiney, I should have pictures tomorrow. It looks like a chocolate dinosaur too!

Lol, now you've got me thinking about a Triceratops Cadberry bunny ad!!!

All joking aside glad to hear you've got the part you needed Steve.

STEVE - nice finish. glad you enjoyed it. it really is all about the painting.

having said that please elaborate on the painting, which brand, colors, layers, transparencies, etc.

Steve I really love how that turned out, the subtle tones look so real and the way you finished the horns are perfect. 

Very cool and a awfully nice gift.

Terry

Hey wow, he (she?) looks awesome Steve! I too love the different shades you got on the horns. 

Only nitpick I'd have is maybe add a little grass to the base or something for a little more contrast? Just seems to me too much brown but thats just my two cents. 

Steve,

He/She turned out great! Really nice use of the colors! And the horns and beak are very realistic. Great job!

I agree with Cliff, maybe a little contrasting color on the base to break it up a little.

Edit: Did you paint his/her eye just black with a over coat of Future?

OK Gam and Bruce, I see your point, so I added a little green to the base to break it up just a tad.

That did it, nice Steve.

Awesome Steve, looks perfect to me at least! 

Steve,

It looks perfect! Great job!

modelcrazy

OK Gam and Bruce, I see your point, so I added a little green to the base to break it up just a tad.

 

MC i just checked with the dino color chart and the horns are the wrong RLM unless it's a late model Triceratops and the markings are for a Stegasaurus plus the grass isn't correct it should be more yellow. 

waynec

 

modelcrazy

OK Gam and Bruce, I see your point, so I added a little green to the base to break it up just a tad.

 

 

 

 

MC i just checked with the dino color chart and the horns are the wrong RLM unless it's a late model Triceratops and the markings are for a Stegasaurus plus the grass isn't correct it should be more yellow. 

 

LOL!!! I didn't have the guts to do it!! Wayne, love your sense of humor!

I was hopping you wouldn't notice, I was out of the color called out in the color chart so I had to wing it.

Quick update on Chocosaurus, I mean Spinosuarus.

Here the beast is primered and ready for Easter:

Here is his chest plate finished. Turned out decent. I used Vallejo German Red Brown Acrylic Primer.

This is the log that was included in the kit, base coat of Vallejo Desert Tan Acrylic Primer, then pre-shaded with MM flat black enamel. I then coated with MM neutral grey enamel. Then applied a wash of raw umber. It's Winsor Newton Artisian oil mixed with 91% iso alcohol. Unfortunately, it still a bit tacky. next time I'll use distilled water with the Artisan oils.

I'm not finished with this log, I'd like to apply another coat of the wash, then dry brush with some brown colored pastels.

I'd like to start painting the Spinosuarus this weekend, and get started on the base. 

Thanks for looking!

Looks good Bruce, I can barely see the seams on the chest. And nice work on the fallen tree there.

Wayne I chose to build two dino's, a T Rex and a Spinosaurus one of which I'm giving to my 2 1/2 year old grandson. So I gave him the choice and the Spiney won out, but he also wanted the base because he liked the smaller fish and the water. So thats what I did for my little buddy whose going to display it on his shelf.

The T Rex will go into a bigger diorama in a couple weeks but here are some photos of the finished base and primed Spinosaurus. I especially like the super detail on this small base (1/24 scale). Check out the old log and fish, they are some of the most detailed you'll find. I took some liberties with the color of the shoreline and fish coloring because I thought it looked cool.

I have the dino puttied and primed and now that the base is finished I'm starting on  Spiney's camo pattern. I'm still undecided on how to do it but my grandson likes the one on the box cover so I dont think I'll stray to far. One small thing, I think the fish came out better than I thought. I mixed a silver based metal paint with a hint of blue for my base color, then I used Testors green and blue metal paints for that reflective look.

Terry, that is awesome!!! I really have to learn to do my landscape as well as you. The fish looks OUTSTANDING. 

Thanks Steve, aren't these kits awesome!

Terry

very nice work. i like the metallic on the fish.

do you use different glue with Pegasus kits?

Terry,

The base and downed tree look great! And I really like how you painted the fish! Looking forward to seeing Spinosaurus painted. Great job!

Terry yes they are, and very easy to work with if there are any problems. I would't mind getting Spinny for myself.

Wayne, I can't speak for Terry, but I used thin CA, in fact the limbs are so tight I had to use a plastic hammer to get one or two of the limbs in.

Thanks guys, Wayne I did the same as Steve but I started with a heavy CA that would give me some working time but quickly changed to regular CA with an accelerator. The fits are so tight that I had a few seconds to shove them in before they held which was plenty of time. 

I have less than a week before this gets packaged for my grandsons birthday so I better get started tomorrow. Theres so much detail to work with I'm still not sure what my pattern will look like but i'm closing in on a couple ideas.  

Terry

Ohhhhhhhhhhh, very cool!!! 

My friend Rob Schmidt did one of those too. 

on another note went to my second Rugby match today. getting into it though i think i am too old to play. HOWEVER we have the only Rugby desined stadium in the US in Glendale, a burb of Denver. denver has a team as does Glendale. they are the Glendale Raptors. since most of you know me i don't think i have to say anything else.

(PS i have a box of 1/35 people parts so.....)

My Spinosaurus is finished and i'm a little disapointed with it. Because it was going to my grandson, I decided to give it a coat of flat varnish to seal it up but when it dried the colors had muted down and it lost over 50% of its overall hues. I spent a lot of time getting everything blended in nicely but that was all lost. I guess it's a learning lesson for when I do my T Rex so I didn't spend a lot of time with photos.

He looks terrific Terry!!! I love the different shades you used on the sail. 

Since many reptiles have shiny scales I suppose you could spray him with a little semi-gloss maybe? Anyway good gosh I'd loved to have something this cool back when I was three!!! 

My little buddy loves it, thanks.

Terry

very cool Terry. 

as usual i am all over the place. new interest du jour is French armor and armored cars. started building a camel, yes a Heller camel with arab and foreign legion soldier. very Beau Geste. They will match up nicely with a Panard 178 4x4 or RBR-11 8x8.

Oviraptor from the Mesozoic 6 pack. primed in gray and layered brush colors using COMART transparent, opaque and creature paint set plus some oil paint. i thought knowing when enough is enough is difficult with washes and weathering but there is a whole new level. paint colors include green, purple, raw sienna, yellow, red, burnt umber. he actually looks better than the photos.

Hey Wayne & Jibber - 

If it's not to late, could I join in on this good looking GB? If so, here is my entry. Thank you

Hey HUNTER.

welcome. I see JIBBER has one in the roster too. will be fun to compare the coloring and markings from each of you.

i have both of the Tamiya 1/35  ones in the stash.  

modelcrazy

That's going to be great Hunter. Maybe you’re T-rex and my Trike can meet up somewhere in Montana's majestic badlands.

 

Wayne, 

Thank you sir for adding me to the GB. And yes, it will be fun to see how Jibber and I finish the almighty T-Rex.

Steve, 

That would be something to see....I would be affraid of my T-Rex eating your Trike!(lol)  I'd also be to affraid to punish Rex for doing that 

Hey Hunter, welcome! 

Wayne: Looks really cool! I set aside my Tamiya T-rex because I couldn't get the paint to look the way I wanted- I really like the translucent layered look you've got there. 

Well, I couldn't decide on what colour to paint my Albertosaur and then from somewhere it hit me- try olive drab....

Anyway I tried it on a small (4 inch long/ 10 mm) Carnotaurus I painted for a friend's Dungeons and Dragons game. Sorta like how the OD green came out. You guys think it looks ok?

Gamera

Well, I couldn't decide on what colour to paint my Albertosaur and then from somewhere it hit me- try olive drab...

Makes sense...if I was a predator, I'd sure want to be suited up in olive drab 

Lol, thanks Moff!

Now I want to paint a big white star on his side....

Gamera

Lol, thanks Moff!

Now I want to paint a big white star on his side....

 

Moff

 

 

Gamera

Lol, thanks Moff!

Now I want to paint a big white star on his side....

 

 

 

 

They have an interesting first person shooter video game called "Dino D-Day", which is basically WWII and dinosaurs combined. I don't personally like the gameplay, but it's a neat idea.

 

 

Lol, I think I may have seen that. Too bad my reflexes suck or might give it a try.

Gamera

 

 

Moff

 

 

Gamera

Lol, thanks Moff!

Now I want to paint a big white star on his side....

 

 

 

 

They have an interesting first person shooter video game called "Dino D-Day", which is basically WWII and dinosaurs combined. I don't personally like the gameplay, but it's a neat idea.

 

 

 

 

 

Lol, I think I may have seen that. Too bad my reflexes suck or might give it a try.

 

Sorry for pulling the thread so far off topic!

Anyone still alive in here?!?

FINALLY got the paint on the ol' Albertosaur where I wanted. He's a little glossy, I'm going to hit him with a sludge wash and see if that picks out the detail.

Gam, I got ya my man.

Wayne is very busy and I have'nt seen Terry post in quite a while.

Albert is looking good. A wash should draw out the detail nicely.

so much for having plenty of time in retirement. start 11 hour days as an election judge but after 08NOV it should be model building catch up thru the end of the year including dinos. 

i know i used a lot of oil washes and some COMART paints. they can create some nice effects, lots of light coats of different colors.

i like the stripes on albert

Hey thanks guys.

Good to hear from you again Wayne. I was wondering if you'd left us! Good luck with the election judge position, I think I'd rather stick my right arm into a wood chipper!

I'm still not sure if Albertosaur is a boy dino or a girl dino. I've been calling it Big Al sometimes and Allie sometimes...

Wayne,

I have not forgotten about this GB. I'm hoping to have the Spinosaurus painted by this weekend, then I need to finish painting the fish. I should have it complete before the deadline, and get pictures posted.

Bruce: Good to hear you're still in this too. 

I hit Al with some dry-brushing and am waiting for it to get good and dry. 

Yeah, trying to get it finished before Christmas for my daughter.

I'm looking forward to seeing your Albertosaurus finished. Have you figured out if it's a boy or girl yet? lol!

hogfanfs

Yeah, trying to get it finished before Christmas for my daughter.

I'm looking forward to seeing your Albertosaurus finished. Have you figured out if it's a boy or girl yet? lol!

 

Whoops! Still not sure. Guess I should flip a coin and decide! 

Gentleman,

I finally finished the Spinosaurus!

I really liked this kit, but, I did find that I missed a lot of seems. This was my first vinyl kit, and I used acrylic, enamel and lacquer paints on this kit. I didn't do a very good job with the ground cover, I may go back and redo some later on. 

Wayne, I apologize for taking so long. Thank you very much for running this GB. It was a lot of fun, and I learned a lot while building this kit. 

The pictures: 

And the boss is happy!

Thank you for looking, I hope you enjoyed!

Thanks again Wayne for running this GB! 

Comments and critiques are welcome!

HF

very cool. i like the fish and the red on the dino. i suspect, like red usually is, it is more prominent in photos than in person. both are different from Jibbers which just adds to the GB.

GAMERA

Alli turned out nicely. my new dog ahas an dino playtoy called Alli,

i am thinking of extending this thru 2017 but i may be the only one with 8 primed in the paint cue.

Thanks to all who partticipated. expect to see some of mine in "weird" dioramas.

Great job there Bruce, love the Spino, fish, the whole thing!!!

I finished my Albertosaur last week and finally got the base done up yesterday evening and the photos taken this afternoon. And then ended up fighting the FSM website and PB for the last couple hours to get anything posted.... Honest to gosh neither of the browsers I use would post and I finally loaded up Windows Exploder, which is halfway working for posting...

cool. i may use your coloring for a couple of Velociraptors and a baby t-rex. My diorama ideas keep getting more bizzare. 

Thanks Wayne, you're welcome to it. Really looking forward to this dio!!!!!

BTW: Need to go back and lighten a couple of those photos still. Photobucket was giving me fits and I had to walk away from it. 

Cliff,

I really like the colors on your Albertosaur. She (I made a command decision to give your Dino a sex!) looks very realistic! What scale is this kit?

Wayne,

I'm looking forward to seeing this diorama too!

i am working on a Ruissian KZKT-537L 8x8 for the Jan GB. just checked and my triceratops does not fit in the cargo compartment but the baby T-rex does, just barely. Hmmmmm another bizzaro thought. i do have a 2 page pdf on using feathers to make ferns. drop me a PM with your email if you want a copy.

Bruce: I said 1/35th but it's probably larger. The figure is resin but I don't remember who made it. She (thanks!) is about 3.5in/9cm tall at the shoulder and 9in/23cm long. The real thing was about half the size of a T.rex, as one guy described the T.rex as a tiger and the Albertosaurus as a leopard. Most fossils were around 30ft/10m long and probably weighed about 3 tons.

Wayne: I'm really interested now in what you're cooking up!

All the builds look great! The paint finishes look awesome (I especially love the Albertosaur's eyes). 

Hey thanks Moff, it's just a dot of gold paint with a pupil drawn as a line from a black marker.

Can't remember...did anyone end up purchasing one of those high-end resin dino kits?

Those still interest me...too bad life got in the way of my modeling goals.