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

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.

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.

My little buddy loves it, thanks.

Terry

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 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.

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.....)

Ohhhhhhhhhhh, very cool!!! 

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

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.

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!

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

do you use different glue with Pegasus kits?

Thanks Steve, aren't these kits awesome!

Terry

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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!

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. 

Steve,

It looks perfect! Great job!

Awesome Steve, looks perfect to me at least! 

That did it, nice Steve.

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

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?

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 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

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.