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.

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!

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

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!

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.

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

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. 

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!

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

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... 

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

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.

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

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

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. 

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.

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

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.