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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Apr 10, 2009 5:14:14 GMT
One reason some think when these behemonths reached full size nothing could prey on them...so scavenging was the only option...or the predators could grow or hunt in packs..heh heh Can't wait until we can do the same as you and set our pieces up...the huge pieces will def stand out..but the bit players will still be there adding to their larger brethren's overall display...what is it they say...there are no small parts..just small actors..lol that goes doubly true in nature...  |
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Post by dinonikes on Apr 10, 2009 15:35:11 GMT
Hey whaddya think ? Want me to add a trunk to my supersaurus like this? LOL Found this image online and thought it looked funny to me, thought I would share it with you- don't worry am NOT going to do this-  |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Apr 10, 2009 22:57:08 GMT
I remember that theory...not sure what the whole deal was behind it..but I just couldn't my mind to accept it...maybe if they found a preserved one I'd have to buy into it I guess... lol ;D
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Post by bokisaurus on Apr 10, 2009 23:32:16 GMT
Oh my, snap out of it! ;D What a weird picture ;D I think I like my sauropods the way they are, without a trunk ;D
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on Apr 11, 2009 7:17:43 GMT
Eew! I sure hope they never discover that trunk-thing being a true possibility!!!  Yeah, I always liked that Seismosaurus Boki posted. Even with a small figure like that, Araki still gets in some pretty nice details! And, Malcolm, about all the figures being in the same scale, I've always tried to get all mine in 1/40 scale when I can. It is really cool to sit back and view their size comparisons as they were in real life! Hey, also looking forward to seeing the new Supersaurus pics! Glad you're excited about it too!! ;D |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Apr 11, 2009 13:47:35 GMT
Does he honestly think sauropods had trunks like an elephant??  Even if they did, i'd pull out the trusty hobby knife on any replicas that had them.... ;D |
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Post by dinonikes on Apr 11, 2009 13:55:55 GMT
Does he honestly think sauropods had trunks like an elephant?? Even if they did, i'd pull out the trusty hobby knife on any replicas that had them.... ;D I don't know who you mean by the 'he' in your post-obviously some he or she out there bought into the theory enough to make drawings and to make a model or have one made for them- I know I certainly don't buy that theory- it looks too strange to me although what do I know-even if the theory was true I doubt that a trunk would look like an elephants just tacked onto a dilpo's head like that-the model in that photo I posted reminds me of Snuffleupagus or whatever that character from Sesame Street was- I posted it to get a laugh or two myself- |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Apr 11, 2009 14:32:26 GMT
Wasn't it bakker who first proposed that theory?
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Post by stoneage on Apr 11, 2009 21:59:43 GMT
Wasn't it bakker who first proposed that theory?  It was in his book. That's where the top illustration came from, I believe. ;D |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Apr 12, 2009 1:30:21 GMT
GIve the man credit for out-there theories... ;D
For all we know it could be true...look at the odd things that stick out of our faces... lol
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Post by joshwennes on Apr 13, 2009 4:07:49 GMT
Wasn't it bakker who first proposed that theory? It was in Dinosaur Heresies, but he never said he thought it to be true. If you check the book, he says "a horrendously heterdox thought, but not a new one. The possibility of trunked dinosaurs has been raised in paleontological journals on and off for half a century. There are all sorts of evolutionary problems generated by this theory....." He goes on to say why this theory isn't really all that plausible. |
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Post by kikimalou on Apr 13, 2009 8:55:22 GMT
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Apr 13, 2009 20:26:17 GMT
I have Dinosaur Heresies..but it's been ages since I've read it.... lol Trunks are def not a good look..but then we've been cond to not like them on sauropods..it's part of the mass idea of what they look like... reminds me of the tail dragging issue...there are still artists and people today who make them draggers... |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Apr 17, 2009 1:45:49 GMT
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Post by tetonbabydoll on Apr 17, 2009 1:56:54 GMT
Yep, those are nice. I posted this before, about the time I first joined, in on-line finds. I had tons of sauropod sculptures, to show Boki, but I seem to have deleted most of them. These models are over 3 foot long, I believe. I just have nightmares imagining how fragile those tails and necks would be......
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Post by dinonikes on Apr 17, 2009 2:05:12 GMT
Yeah that model was in an ad for that studio in last issue of PT, nice sculpt- one issue I have with it though-it measures 50 inches it says, and claims to be 1:20 scale - mine is 33 inches at 1:40 scale- sounds like he skimped a bit on size, his should measure 66 inches- as I scaled up accurately from the scale skeleton reconstruction drawing of the same 'Jimbo' skeleton and ended up with the 33 inches- his ad also claims to be the only reconstruction done of supersaurus and the only commercial piece offered- well we will put an end to that claim very soon-lol
don't worry about my piece being fragile- I am going to cast it in a polyester, reinforced with fiberglass, which will make it very tough indeed- this casting method will allow me to keep it pretty economical-no need to spend 500.00 to get a nice big supersaurus-
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Apr 17, 2009 2:09:45 GMT
I only brought it up because it looks so much like Malcolm's Super...but there really aren't many poses I guess.
Maybe the pics can help a bit...seems he did spines as well.
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Post by dinonikes on Apr 17, 2009 2:16:54 GMT
I think that the resemblance comes from the fact that we both used the same skeletal drawing as our initial reference- I like the model, just thought the size was a sort of cop out in a way-
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Apr 17, 2009 3:11:42 GMT
Yeah that model was in an ad for that studio in last issue of PT, nice sculpt- one issue I have with it though-it measures 50 inches it says, and claims to be 1:20 scale - mine is 33 inches at 1:40 scale- sounds like he skimped a bit on size, his should measure 66 inches- as I scaled up accurately from the scale skeleton reconstruction drawing of the same 'Jimbo' skeleton and ended up with the 33 inches- his ad also claims to be the only reconstruction done of supersaurus and the only commercial piece offered- well we will put an end to that claim very soon-lol don't worry about my piece being fragile- I am going to cast it in a polyester, reinforced with fiberglass, which will make it very tough indeed- this casting method will allow me to keep it pretty economical-no need to spend 500.00 to get a nice big supersaurus- Lol...feels like a challenge now eh ? ;D A little competition can be a good thing...I'm hoping you blow his outta the water myself...the choice would be between a resin kit or a fully-painted built-up model...a point I would stress in future ads since there are a lot of kits out there with these amazing paintjobs done by pros..what a lot of people don't consider is the cost involved with prepping , building and then painting a kit... they just see the amazing complete critter and somehow they think they will get that....lol.. I know I used to think that way before experiance taught me better. |
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Post by tetonbabydoll on Apr 17, 2009 8:42:32 GMT
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![[][][]cordylus[][][] Avatar](http://files.sharenator.com/Troll_Face_U_MAD_RE_wrestling_1-s407x405-126802.jpg)
It was in his book. That's where the top illustration came from, I believe. ;D
