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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 10, 2007, 02:30:39 PM
Here's the start of the cutting and chopping on my beer swilling-back bacon eating-pale white dinosaur:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Brian da Basher on June 10, 2007, 03:02:21 PM
This is really cool, Greg! I'm really impressed with how you're able to build such a variety of subjects so masterfully.

Am I the only one that often gets inspiration for camo schemes from dinosaur/reptile models?

Brian da Basher
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Eddie M. on June 10, 2007, 03:13:27 PM
Looks like that solves the " I can't reach him. Big head, little arms!" quandry. ;)  :lol: Looking forward to your progress. :)
  Eddie  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: John Howling Mouse on June 10, 2007, 03:20:57 PM
Make him wear an Edmonton Oilers jersey and have him ripping a scale Calgary Flames jersey to shreds!  Have a miniature case of Labatts Blue ™ nearby on the diorama base, too.
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 10, 2007, 03:55:35 PM
If she drank to much, she'd be....well, never mind.

   Major hip cuts:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Captain Canada on June 10, 2007, 04:32:40 PM
Cutting and chopping ? Looks like you've smashed the poor girl !

:o  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: John Howling Mouse on June 10, 2007, 05:29:23 PM
This kit looks like a vinyl kit in its "poured" style configuration.
It is hard, injection-molded plastic though, right?
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 10, 2007, 05:42:53 PM
Yes, but the styrene is very, very soft, and doesn't accept CA glue very well.
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: TsrJoe on June 11, 2007, 01:42:38 AM
the Lindberg dino kits in their main 'Jurassic park' range are all pretty good for chopping, iv made a few of the T.rex kits in my time, repositioning the heads and extending the tail, etc.

its definately got a meaner look than for eg. the dainty Tamiya rex and matches the movie artwork really well too

the 'raptor' kit needs a tad more to make it into something more presentable, as it is its head is more Deionychus than Velociraptor and its pose is pretty much frankenstien (can be made to look pretty neat as a sortv scifi subject tho, in my case reaching over to touch a slab of black acrylic...lol)

the 'spitter' aka. Diliphosaur, again can be made into something interesting with just a lil work (lose the frill and head crests to make a small Allosaur!!?)

another source of some neat dino modells is the local natural world store, cheapo toy store or museum, all of which sometimes having 'toys' suitable for conversion into something a lil more 'realistic'

ill see if i can dig out some snaps of my smaller dino models over the past few years (most of my more recent ones being merely maquettes for full scale examples and not too detailed!)

looking forward to seeing it finished, cheers, Joe

oh, just a snippet...tot teddy bear eyes fit neatly into hollowed sockets of the kit pretty well...look out for the small transparent ones with black pupils...
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 11, 2007, 06:31:28 AM
Great tip about the eyes! Thanks!  I converted the Lindberg Raptor to a Dryptosaurus nasutus last year, you are correct the kit is waaaay too heavy for a Velociraptor:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Mossie on June 11, 2007, 07:21:01 AM
Quoteoh, just a snippet...tot teddy bear eyes fit neatly into hollowed sockets of the kit pretty well...look out for the small transparent ones with black pupils...
I once saw an article years back, where the moddeler was building the Tamiya dinosuars.  He used eyes he bought from a Taxidermy supplier, they're not that expensive (at least in the sizes you need for a model) & have the advantages of coming in several sizes & species so you can get the exact look you want.  They're realtively easy to get hold of these days too with that Inter-web thingmybob.

Have a look at this article:
http://www.gremlins.com/dan_brandt/taxidermy_eyes.html (http://www.gremlins.com/dan_brandt/taxidermy_eyes.html)

Slightly OT, does anyone know of monkey, ape or human ancestor kits?  Or any prehistoric creature kits of any kind?
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: TsrJoe on June 11, 2007, 08:09:04 AM
.. heres a 1/1 scale 'Eotyrannus' i put together for Isle of Wight 'Dinosaur Isle' museum ... lightweight steel skeletal structure, sculpted polystyrene foam body form, latex moulded skin covering, acrylic paint finish followed by colour washes and satin laquer (the eyes were cast in clear urethane resin, backpainted, the teeth and claws in a transluscent form of the same)

:ph34r:  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 11, 2007, 09:06:24 AM
Stunning stuff !  Love that paint job !  Our poor female canuckian (is that a word?) has been britneyspeared:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: nev on June 11, 2007, 09:56:26 AM
:redx:

:(
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Brian da Basher on June 11, 2007, 01:57:36 PM
Ouch! that's gotta hurt! It's always fun to watch your stuff in progress Greg!

Great work on that dino there TsrJoe! Looks like it's ready to have some lunch!

Brian da Basher
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 11, 2007, 03:46:09 PM
The leg is starting to be blended in, and the foot has been remade:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: The Rat on June 11, 2007, 07:26:20 PM
QuoteOur poor female canuckian (is that a word?) ...
It is now! Great work Greg!

And I'll go further than Baz, have him wiping his butt with a Leafs' jersey.  <_<  :P  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: BlackOps on June 11, 2007, 08:29:19 PM
Now you've gone and done it! I love Dino's!

Cool stuff Greg, I need to get back to work on my dinoman! Maybe they could go on a date  :lol:

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Sure wish I would have known about the glass eyes before I attached his head!

Oh, and no Brian your not the only one! I love the cool patterns you see in alot of the Dinosaur illustrations :)
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 11, 2007, 09:10:57 PM
We need to see that project completed!!!

  using a small file to make the forearm scales:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: HOG on June 11, 2007, 09:19:36 PM
Quote
Quoteoh, just a snippet...tot teddy bear eyes fit neatly into hollowed sockets of the kit pretty well...look out for the small transparent ones with black pupils...
I once saw an article years back, where the moddeler was building the Tamiya dinosuars.  He used eyes he bought from a Taxidermy supplier, they're not that expensive (at least in the sizes you need for a model) & have the advantages of coming in several sizes & species so you can get the exact look you want.  They're realtively easy to get hold of these days too with that Inter-web thingmybob.

Have a look at this article:
http://www.gremlins.com/dan_brandt/taxidermy_eyes.html (http://www.gremlins.com/dan_brandt/taxidermy_eyes.html)

Slightly OT, does anyone know of monkey, ape or human ancestor kits?  Or any prehistoric creature kits of any kind?
Aurora made cave men figures(Neanderthals and Cro Magnon types) way back when and occaisionaly see them on Ebah or give Comet Miniatures a call. He often has old stuff
Revell has done a Gorilla I think as an endangered species range and I seem to remember a small monkey from either them or Monogram
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: BlackOps on June 11, 2007, 09:27:03 PM
Greg, good thinking using the file, looks just right.  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Sisko on June 11, 2007, 09:33:59 PM

Looking good Greg!

Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 12, 2007, 08:16:11 AM
Thanks all !  We have decided to name her "Sheila"...a tribute to both the Aussie friends and the Canuckians.

 You can see how just moving the head a bit, and the tail, make it look like she is running fairly fast after something:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 12, 2007, 07:38:09 PM
I'm using the talcum powder and white glue filler for the lower jaw gap:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: BlackOps on June 12, 2007, 08:22:25 PM
Ooooooh, Dino dentistry!
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Brian da Basher on June 13, 2007, 12:57:25 AM
QuoteOoooooh, Dino dentistry!
Dentistry, ouch! (I had an emergency root canal on Monday  :(  )

Wow is it fun to watch your progress Greg! Awesome work on the jaw! I can see why you win so many awards!
:bow:
Brian da Basher
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: BlackOps on June 13, 2007, 10:23:07 AM
Ouch! Sorry about that Brian. Dentists are probably my biggest fear  :o  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 13, 2007, 01:18:36 PM
QuoteOuch! Sorry about that Brian. Dentists are probably my biggest fear  :o
Oh, I don't know...the dental assistant at the office I go to has a rather pleasant...hmm. Rack?
 Swishing and spitting was never so much fun.
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: John Howling Mouse on June 13, 2007, 06:34:35 PM
This is ridiculously good, Greg.  Is the reshaping of puttied joint sections as difficult as I think it would be?

Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 13, 2007, 08:07:26 PM
Dude...it is a walk in the park compared to putty jobs on a plane...these dino kits are a breeze!

  Got Sheila positioned on her base:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 13, 2007, 08:11:55 PM
...then put in a plug, and cast the base bit...using fixall and thinset cement:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: B777LR on June 14, 2007, 01:08:25 AM
Why is the dino running?
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 14, 2007, 06:29:11 AM
Why not?
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: B777LR on June 14, 2007, 07:46:36 AM
Lol, its running from an AH-64D!
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: CanisD on June 14, 2007, 08:09:51 AM
He's running because otherwise those Hadrosaurs he just ate would go straight to his thighs...
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 14, 2007, 11:09:25 AM
Beverly Hills Albertosaurus !  Chuckle

  The initial painting of the lower jaw...sharpened the teeth a bit too:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Brian da Basher on June 14, 2007, 01:15:18 PM
Wow is this a blast Greg! Thanks for giving us the play-by-play!

That base really looks excellent! You've got quite a talent for creating natural textures.

Brian da Basher
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 15, 2007, 09:49:56 AM
Here she is again, starting to look menacing:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Mossie on June 15, 2007, 10:23:08 AM
QuoteHe's running because otherwise those Hadrosaurs he just ate would go straight to his thighs...
And you'd run as well after a night out on beer & a Hydrosaur curry....

Looking good Greg, scary enough to give me the runs too! :ph34r:  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: John Howling Mouse on June 15, 2007, 08:14:25 PM
Holy crap!  Menacing!  With your base set up this way, you could put another model for some form of prey on a matching second base in front of the T-Rex...
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Sisko on June 16, 2007, 12:02:15 AM

That is really coming together!!!

I am really diggin this build!

I might have to have a crack building a dino kit,
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Allan on June 16, 2007, 01:49:32 AM
Greg
You've posed the back foot really nicely
Allan in Canberra
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 16, 2007, 03:55:51 AM
thanks all ! Yep, that foot was a real bugger to do...cut up into many pieces, and reassembled in the correct position.
 Try a dino model, they are a blast !

  Sir John, that is an interesting idea...a dio with a swimming Hadrosaur ...hmmm.
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Post by: The Rat on June 16, 2007, 04:22:13 AM
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"Look you stupid fuzzy bunny, you've got no arms left!"

"It's just a flesh wound"

:dum:  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Eddie M. on June 16, 2007, 06:56:57 AM
You put you left foot in, you put your left out...... ;)  :P

Top notch work! B)  Your lighting for the photo really sets off the " I'm gonna rip your innard out of your body while you're still alive" mood. Looking forward to the painting.
 Eddie  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Rafael on June 16, 2007, 03:27:57 PM
What a piece, Greg!!!

The sensation of movement is oustanding. That photo from above and the current stance give an idea of the movement dynamics of such a lovely monster!!

Oh, and the dentistry work is phenomenal, the best teeth in all of Jurassic Park!

Congrats!
Rafa
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 17, 2007, 07:35:44 PM
Jeez, thanks all...I am glad that you like it so much. Dino kits are just too much fun to NOT build !  Highly recommended!

  After shooting the whole girl with primer, I was able to see the flaws, and correct them with some sanding and bondo (again, sigh):

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: B777LR on June 18, 2007, 12:39:06 AM
Look, its been eating masking tape!
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Post by: TsrJoe on June 18, 2007, 01:40:33 AM
looking good...what scheme dyu envisage for the ol' girl ?

i recall a chap over in Australia (Andrew Parker?) doing some work on 'palaeochromatophores' where he had some luck isolating colour from fossil fishes, last i heard he was intending to check mummified skin samples of Carnotaurus from S.America, but not checked recently for any further updates!

my fav scheme for a large carnosaur has always been a really dark underbelly graduating to a light buff colour on its uppers, looks menacing and definately different from the usual pale belly schemes, i always tried out possible schemes upon my neices toy dinos first, or better stil got them to come up with the schemes which id then translate onto my models! (explains why theres an orange and yellow Dimetrodon and a pink Troodon in a UK. museum...lol)  

:ph34r:  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 18, 2007, 06:29:47 AM
His work is the stuff that inspired the colour changing Carnotaurus's of Jurassic Park 2 (the book, not that film)...there does seem to be some basis looking at the cellular structure of the skin for this to have been possible. (Think of a ten foot tall chameleon with sharp teeth and a bad attitude!)
 The only reason to have a pale belly would be for protection while swimming, from water predators looking up, or for the ability to spot infection ...most predators do have pale bellies, but those that exist today are far smaller than these ancient archosaurs...

 I am going to be doing an "early spring" diorama, so there will be a little bit of snow on the ground...probably going to base her in light tan and a forest green, since Albertosaurs would have been great ambush hunters, bursting from the coniferous forest to savage travelling herds.
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: CanisD on June 18, 2007, 01:56:56 PM
If its a female, more subdued colors would probably make sense. Modern birds are like that, females more subdued in coloration than males. That model is certainly eons ahead of the tail-draggers I built as a kid many moons ago. Beautiful work!
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: TsrJoe on June 19, 2007, 01:46:58 AM
similar in 1-1 scale..all 47ft long of her...  :ph34r:  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: TsrJoe on June 19, 2007, 02:00:03 AM
during build...
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Post by: TsrJoe on June 19, 2007, 02:00:48 AM
on location...
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: TsrJoe on June 19, 2007, 02:04:49 AM
due to its size thats what made me think of not having a pale coloured belly...itd be pretty visible amongst the foliage... (this beastie, 'Millie', was finished in an overall bronze colour resin tho so as to emulate a sculpture)
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: TsrJoe on June 19, 2007, 02:08:14 AM
'Leelu' a Coelophysis...a quick and dirty model this time...wooden former, polyfoam bulk, epoxy putty, latex skin and resin sealant, the finished piece was painted up this time like a sortv antelope, reddish brown, black patches, pale belly, with the additional flourish of a flourescent yellow neck and nasal panels ...
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Post by: TsrJoe on June 19, 2007, 02:10:22 AM
'Icthy' epoxy resin over a wood and wire framework covered in tissue matting ... 1 week turnaround time ...
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Post by: TsrJoe on June 19, 2007, 02:12:30 AM
'Iggy' under construction, a big block of polyfoam...
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Post by: TsrJoe on June 19, 2007, 02:15:08 AM
.. and on site with the prev shown 'Eotyrannus' ...
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Post by: cthulhu77 on June 19, 2007, 06:46:47 AM
Rarely have I had a thread hijacked in such a wonderful way !  Spectacular work, the positioning of the archosaurs is flawless, as is the finish...more, more !
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 19, 2007, 04:50:53 PM
Here she is in the intitial 3-tone underpainting:

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Post by: cthulhu77 on June 19, 2007, 06:46:10 PM
...and with the initial camo lines:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 19, 2007, 07:52:13 PM
It's official. The best music to listen to whilst painting dinosaurs is Rammstein and Devo.

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: BlackOps on June 19, 2007, 09:03:52 PM
Thanks Greg, now I have Rammstein's "Du HAst" going through my head,  Guess I'll have to go give it a listen or it will be there until I do, of course then I'll still have Devo's "Satisfaction" to contend with  :lol:

Your She Rex is lookin' good!  :wub:  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 19, 2007, 09:30:33 PM
DUDE! You PEGGED the song!  I listened to it five times in a row, before switching over to "Gut Feeling" by Devo !!!!

        Great minds think alike!
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 19, 2007, 10:03:33 PM
Another album...well, and mp3, and more spots on the dorsum:

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Post by: cthulhu77 on June 19, 2007, 11:37:48 PM
Lots more dots:

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Post by: Brian da Basher on June 20, 2007, 01:45:46 AM
All I can do is shake my head in amazement! Absolutely stunning!

Brian da Basher
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Post by: TsrJoe on June 20, 2007, 02:04:41 AM
thats looking soo neat...love the dapple scheme, cant wait to see her finished

oops sorry, didnt mean to hijack the build thread, had them to hand on my computer here in the office and thought id post some up  :ar:

cheers, joe  :ph34r:  
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Post by: cthulhu77 on June 20, 2007, 06:39:36 AM
Thanks both, and, and Joe ,you can hijack any thread at any time with pics like that!!! I had to forward them all off to just about everyone I know...simply fantastic work! I would, as most of us would too, see more of that stuff!
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Post by: Mossie on June 20, 2007, 06:47:31 AM
Yeah, I agree, if you've got more pics Joe please start a new thread, wonderful stuff!

Lovely job on Sheila Greg, I love the way you talk about 'three tone camo'!  I half expect to see roundels on her next!  Secret Nazi genetic engineering project maybe??? :ph34r:  :lol:
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Post by: cthulhu77 on June 20, 2007, 08:47:01 AM
*chuckle*  I was thinking Lozenge...

   Here she is after a bath in india ink this morning:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: philp on June 20, 2007, 12:50:05 PM
Looking good and glad to see the glaucoma cleared up.
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 20, 2007, 01:31:26 PM
QuoteLooking good and glad to see the glaucoma cleared up.
She lost those scales on the road to Damascus.
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 20, 2007, 03:57:11 PM
Have to make the obligatory lobe-finned fish for the water area:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Mossie on June 20, 2007, 04:06:43 PM
Nice touch, cute little critter!  Reminds me of the newts we used to catch as kids.
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Damian2 on June 20, 2007, 04:07:44 PM
Holy crud this is amazingly awesome!!
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 20, 2007, 05:49:18 PM
:cheers:

   pouring the water on :

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*side note...when you are pouring this stuff, do not lean over it and inhale. Boy, do I feel funky!!!!! :blink:  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: TsrJoe on June 21, 2007, 01:44:10 AM
waw...truly impressive work there...love the lil lobefin too..really sets off your base...what did you use for the dried mud effect?

:bow:

cheers, joe
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: HOG on June 21, 2007, 03:34:33 AM
Hi there
Just a small point but its quite unusual to find the landscape so dry and cracked next to water.
I know you said the dio` was early spring and it is possible for the cold to crack the ground, but if it`s that cold would reptiles be active?
Mind you I`m probly jumping the gun and you intend to cover these bits with turf etc.
Sorry going back into the cupboard.

PS what do you use for water?
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 21, 2007, 06:49:06 AM
Yep, the "cracked" effect was actually unintentional, and gets covered over...will keep it in mind for future projects, though. I mixed two uncompatible powders together, Fix All and Thinset, and it took daaaaays to dry, hence the cracking.

  Archosaurs really weren't reptiles (at least, that is the current pattern of thought), were warm blooded like birds are, and hunted year round, even in the snow, the the area they frequented would only have been freezing for limited times of the year, and snowfall would have been short lived.

  In this case, I used Enviro-Tech Lite resin for the water...it smells a bit, but not as bad as some other resins, and costs about 17 bucks per pint...just a little more than hot setting resin (fiberglass resin).  If you remember the Arado diorama, I used hot resin on that one, and damn near melted the floats of the plane!

 Glad you all like the fish...it's those little things that make the difference.
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: BlackOps on June 21, 2007, 08:38:00 PM
QuoteGlad you all like the fish...it's those little things that make the difference.
Greg, this is looking so damn good!  I loved the ray in your Arado dio and your new lobe finned fish looks to be just as cool  :thumbsup:

Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Eddie M. on June 22, 2007, 09:03:11 PM
I've said it before and I'll say it again. You are a remarkable artist. This is awe inspiring and just plain fun to look at. In other words, yer the MAN! :bow:  :salute:
  Eddie  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: philp on June 22, 2007, 10:17:47 PM
Did you get her done for the Regional?
Would love to have heard the comments of the crowd.
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: John Howling Mouse on June 23, 2007, 02:52:44 AM
QuoteJust a small point but its quite unusual to find the landscape so dry and cracked next to water.
Heh, heh, you haven't been to Alberta during summer lately.   B)

Greg, this is beyond even your usual degree of "unbelievably good."

Wow, humbling.  

Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: The Rat on June 23, 2007, 04:29:23 AM
QuoteGlad you all like the fish...it's those little things that make the difference.
Ms. Courtenay-Latimer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Courtenay-Latimer) would be proud!  :thumbsup:  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 23, 2007, 05:53:16 AM
hehe...loved that fish!  I love it when things like that happen in science...

  Thanks all, and yep, she is done, and heading over to the regionals at 9 am today. Went in yesterday to meet up with some friends, and there are some truly wonderful models...I will take pics, don't worry.
 
            Greg the Dinosaur Hunter
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 24, 2007, 10:00:28 AM
Wow, some seriously wonderful builds there...I lucked out and took a first in the Dinosaurs:

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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: The Rat on June 24, 2007, 10:27:21 AM
QuoteI lucked out and took a first in the Dinosaurs
And richly deserved it is too! Congratulations!  :party:  :cheers:  :thumbsup:  :bow:  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Daryl J. on June 24, 2007, 03:23:32 PM
Melikes!!


What was the fish made from?



Daryl J.
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Sisko on June 24, 2007, 03:31:21 PM

Nice one!

Congrates on the win :party:  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Brian da Basher on June 24, 2007, 03:48:57 PM
I don't think you lucked out at all, Greg! Your models, dinos especially, are true works of art!

Congratulations on taking home the prize!

Brian da Basher
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: John Howling Mouse on June 24, 2007, 04:09:02 PM
Ack-----BdaB took the words right out of my last post on the S-100!

So, this is how it's going to be, eh, Greg?  Build a model, get a trophy?

Cool: For every model display shelf you fill, you're going to need an equivalent shelf just for all the resulting prizes/trophies!
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: BlackOps on June 24, 2007, 07:40:37 PM
Congrats Greg! :)   Both builds deserved to win  :thumbsup:  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: philp on June 24, 2007, 11:09:57 PM
Way to go Greg.
Did you get a chance to listen to any of the comments about your lovely little beastie?

Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on June 25, 2007, 05:06:24 AM
QuoteWay to go Greg.
Did you get a chance to listen to any of the comments about your lovely little beastie?
Two JMN's talking about how the hips were too wide for an Tyrannosaurus...someone else pointed out that it clearly read "Albertosaurus", and was supposed to be a mature female, per the comments section on the model tag.

  I didn't have to say a word.

 One of the IPMS photographer's  paid me a nice compliment, He said in all of his years taking pics of contest dino models, this was his all time favourite. I was blown away, and speechless.
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Eddie M. on July 10, 2007, 07:12:18 PM
When I was down in Galveston with my family, we went to Moody Gardens and they had a aminatronic dino exhibit. When I saw these big dinos, I immediately thought of you Greg. I think you could get a job painting these bad boys! B)
  Eddie
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Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: BlackOps on July 10, 2007, 07:39:19 PM
I want one of those for the backyard!  
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: cthulhu77 on July 11, 2007, 06:22:31 AM
Neat stuff!  Great pics, it must have been a blast !
Title: Albertosaurus Libratus
Post by: Brian da Basher on July 11, 2007, 01:12:39 PM
The 5th one down reminds me of my neighbor from across the way.

Brian da Basher