Baby T-Rex

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Anonymous

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Baby T-Rex

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 2:13 PM

He's a 1/32 baby T-Rex made by Tamiya (he comes in a set with a few other creatures of the time also, so expect to see those some time... It's a good set for quick kits )

still not 100% fond of how the strips came out, but I think they look good enough for just being hand brushed... The puttying of the joints was a bit hard, but even that I managed to do, although I barely puttyed one arm since you couldn't see the seam even if you tried...

I think I'm going to buy the bigger T-Rex and put it and this one together in the future...

So yeah, comments, questions? I'm sure I forgot some things...

http://www.blue-devil.net/chaosgear/BabyTRex/ - few more pictures here

Also, why is it so hard to take pictures of small things without them being blurry? -__- Ah well, most turned out good

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rjkplasticmod

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February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 3:17 PM

Good job on the baby T-rex. I bought that set for my Grandson, but his didn't come out so good.

Regards, Rick

RICK

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 8:05 PM

Looks like a great little kit. The baby T-Rex tuned out great.
Smile [:)]

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ajlafleche

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December 2002
From: Massachusetts

Posted by ajlafleche on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 7:40 AM

Some thoughts:
I'd use an off white for the teeth, more of a bone color, these look too stark.
I'd also do the eye in black with no white.
Same withthe claws.
Maybe it's the flash, but he looks kind of glossy.
No one can argue colors on these things, but I'd go with something more than one color striping, minimally a second color inside the main stripet for greater artistic interest.
As to the pictures. Does your camera have a macro feature, a button with a little flower icon? That will allow for better closeups.
If you don't have that, use the zoom feature and move back from the subject and use the amximum amount of zoom.
Lighting is good and it doesn't look like you moved, but you can insure that by using a tripod or placing the camera on a solid surface and use the self timer to reduce the chance of moving if you need a longer exposure time.

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Borg R3-MC0

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September 2004
From: Utereg

Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:01 AM

I see no problems with the stripes but I would suggest a wash to blend it all in. This will dirty the T-rex a bit up and show some shadow.
The sharp contrast between the white teeth/claws and green skin wil lessen with a wash.

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 11:55 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by ajlafleche

Some thoughts:
I'd use an off white for the teeth, more of a bone color, these look too stark.

Yeah, I figured it was too bright, but it was all I had at the time...

QUOTE: I'd also do the eye in black with no white.

How so?

QUOTE: Same withthe claws.

Blackish claws seem strange...

QUOTE: Maybe it's the flash, but he looks kind of glossy.

Might be the paint, though the paint I used was flat... Ah well, I like the look

QUOTE: No one can argue colors on these things, but I'd go with something more than one color striping, minimally a second color inside the main stripet for greater artistic interest.

If I could find my other green, he would have.... But alas, it has run away >.<

QUOTE: As to the pictures. Does your camera have a macro feature, a button with a little flower icon? That will allow for better closeups.

Sure does, just not sure how to get good shots still... Though most of my kits are pretty big, so it's rare I have camera problems...

QUOTE: Lighting is good and it doesn't look like you moved, but you can insure that by using a tripod or placing the camera on a solid surface and use the self timer to reduce the chance of moving if you need a longer exposure time.

I have a small tri-pod that went missing... I believe the bf put it somewhere and never told me where.......

Thanks for the tips and thanks everyone else, too ^__^

Since there's another bigish dino in the set, I'll try to take these tips and use em on that one...

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Lufbery

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December 2002
From: Harrisburg, PA

Posted by Lufbery on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 12:45 PM

Hey Akuma!

I haven't seen one of your posts for a while. (Which doesn't mean you haven't been posting, just that I haven't seen them. Smile [:)]

).

I think your baby T-rex looks pretty good. I agree with the comments above that the teeth and claws could be a little darker (radome tan, maybe?), but I think the stripes and the eyes look great.

If you're looking for some great color schemes for your big T-rex, check out the book, Dinosaurs by Dougal Dixon. I picked it up for $5 or so in the bargain section of my local Borders, but you can get it on Amazon too:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1592234046/qid=1119461532/sr=1-42/ref=sr_1_42/102-5014486-8832902?v=glance&s=books

The illustrations are fantastic, and they got me thinking of building some dino models.

Regards,

-Drew

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ajlafleche

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December 2002
From: Massachusetts

Posted by ajlafleche on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:10 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Akuma
QUOTE: I'd also do the eye in black with no white.

How so?

Maybe all black would not be the best after all.
Here's a picture of a taxidermist's eye for an alligator.

QUOTE: Same withthe claws.

Blackish claws seem strange...

Here's an image I found of a snapping turtle claw:

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4:42 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by ajlafleche

Here's a picture of a taxidermist's eye for an alligator.

Yikes, looks creepy.
Dead [xx(]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:20 PM

Why were the claws black, though? From running around on dirt and stuffs like that?

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madmike

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July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Friday, June 24, 2005 5:11 AM

Most animals claws tend to be black, though our cat has white claws (clean them a lot as cats do) but our loopy mutt (german shep/blue heeler/kelpie) has black claws....

My wife Lori (mrs madmike) paints miniatures and specialises in Dragons. She paints the claws black.

her latest work "Magic of the Orb"

cheers

Mike

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

ajlafleche

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From: Massachusetts

Posted by ajlafleche on Friday, June 24, 2005 7:28 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Akuma

Why were the claws black, though? From running around on dirt and stuffs like that?

No one knows the color of the claws, since the process of being petrified relaceces the original organic material with rock like material. As Mike mentions and the picture of the turtle claw shows, claws tend to be dark in color. That said, if \your artist's eye feels the claws should be white, you can paint them white and not have to justify yourself. Every image of a dynosaur is an artist's rendition of what they think the creatures looked like. Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 24, 2005 12:47 PM

Mike, where'd you get that dragon? It's awesome ^__^ (Been meaning to get into minis, and I love dragons, too... )

ajlafleche: Yeah, I kinda think white looks right to me... We'll see, since I have a few more kits in that set, too... Maybe offwhite works, too (Do they make a paint for it? )

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Jim Barton

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Posted by Jim Barton on Friday, June 24, 2005 2:56 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Akuma

Mike, where'd you get that dragon? It's awesome ^__^ (Been meaning to get into minis, and I love dragons, too... )

ajlafleche: Yeah, I kinda think white looks right to me... We'll see, since I have a few more kits in that set, too... Maybe offwhite works, too (Do they make a paint for it? )

An off white can be created simply by mixing the tiniest bit of another light color into white. For a dinosaur's teeth, perhaps mixing in a tiny bit of flat sand or a flat light tan would work.

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madmike

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July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Friday, June 24, 2005 7:12 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Akuma

Mike, where'd you get that dragon? It's awesome ^__^ (Been meaning to get into minis, and I love dragons, too... )

ajlafleche: Yeah, I kinda think white looks right to me... We'll see, since I have a few more kits in that set, too... Maybe offwhite works, too (Do they make a paint for it? )

A mate of mine gave it to me mint and unopened where it languished with my Battlemech Mini's. I gave the packet to my wife who loves painting fantasy mini's (Dragons are her specialty - check out the seperate post in this forum) and the result is what you see. The Ral Partha range is long OOP.

The pics do not do it justice. I watched this mini evolve to what you see and it now sits proudly on display in the lounge room.

For an off white, use bleached bone by Citadel. Vallejo makes a similar colour in both the gamecolour and normal ranges.

cheers

Mike

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 2:40 AM

Aww..that bavy T-rex is soo cute...
Excellent work!

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Keyworth

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January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 6:11 PM

Good job, Akuma. Go with what you feel is the right color combination. No one really knows what the coloration of these creatures was for sure; enjoy yourself and let your imagination take over :)

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MBT70

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March 2004
From: Pacific Northwest

Posted by MBT70 on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 6:18 PM

I picked up an interesting baby t-rex at a ceramic shop a couple years ago ... still have it somewhere I think. It's a white bisque ceramic with the little dickens hatching out of his gnarly egg. Would that qualify as a figure or is it lumped in with arts and crafts more than scale modeling? It's pretty realistic even though I never painted it.

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Tigertankman

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April 2005
From: Valley Spings, CA

Posted by Tigertankman on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 11:46 PM

Wow thats itty bitty teeny weeny

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:57 PM

Nice Job on the 'Rex, Akuma! I think there was an article in FSM some time ago about monters 'n stuff. Not sure, could have been a book that I have. Dang glue starting to get to me, I guess! ;-)

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 12, 2005 9:07 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by madmike

QUOTE: Originally posted by Akuma

Mike, where'd you get that dragon? It's awesome ^__^ (Been meaning to get into minis, and I love dragons, too... )

ajlafleche: Yeah, I kinda think white looks right to me... We'll see, since I have a few more kits in that set, too... Maybe offwhite works, too (Do they make a paint for it? )

A mate of mine gave it to me mint and unopened where it languished with my Battlemech Mini's. I gave the packet to my wife who loves painting fantasy mini's (Dragons are her specialty - check out the seperate post in this forum) and the result is what you see. The Ral Partha range is long OOP.

Mike

Actually, Ral Partha's entire line (except for the old Advanced Dungeons & Dragons figures, the masters of which have been destroyed) are available from Iron Wind Miniatures. http://ironwindmetals.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=5_12

Ral Partha's dragons are cool, but I prefer the work of Sandra Garrity at Reaper:

http://www.reapermini.com/gallery/search.php?searchstring=dragon

Hope this helps...

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