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Post by dinonikes on Jun 26, 2011 19:11:41 GMT
Suchomimus is actually a cooler animal than spino to me for some reason, the size of the sucho skeleton in Kenosha is impressive- I am assuming it is a cast of the one Sereno found- maybe I am wrong, probably 36 feet in length, definitely as imposing a skeleton mount as the Acro and T.Rex at the same museum- just a lot different type of body and head than those two- I am planning my 1/15 sucho now- have the armature parts cut out, and am pondering the pose now- one like you posted seems cool to me- I want to make a clear resin base of water so there would be no reason not to do what you show there,includingthe splashes of water which I would cast in clear along with the base- I figure i could leave pockets in the base to put the touch down foot into then back fill the ockets with clear resin to trap the foot into the base water-a skim coat of clear overall would then tie it all together- i remember from earlier in this thread we talked of this pose you posted above- fishing spinosaurs are sort of a cliche, but so is most dino related stuff when you get right down to it-just google image search any dinosaur and you see the similarities of art that each generates due to their own specific anatomy, pose possibilities and habits, etc. only so much you can do with each animal-for example, I made this 1/40 spino yesterday, posed it and clayed it up. I did the pose off of the usual skeletal drawing shown in the running pose. I didn't want to do that pose, too many standing spinos out there,so I made the running legs a bit different without even realizing they were pretty much the same as the dinosauria spino, only opposite right to left-was sort of amused to see it after you pointed out the similarity thinking about what I just said about limitations of sculpting dinos- anyways, I think the pose with the fish jumping out of a big splash with the sucho grabbing for it would be pretty dynamic and unusual enough and would certainly make for a nice diorama piece- plus I have experience with clear resin and could do a nice water effect with nice river colored resin-we shall see
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jun 27, 2011 1:43:39 GMT
Then we are in accord ! Spino is just too over-hyped I think..doesn't mean I don't like him of course..but Sucho just has more appeal to me for some odd reason. I do wonder if Sucho is maybe a female Spinosaurus..they are pretty close in age. If not the two species could have come into conflict at some point sharing similar habitats.
I think the one Sereno found was 36' and is considered a sub-adult. So your cast prob is off that one.
Yeah Spinosaurs and fish are common..but that's just because it's a big part of their day to life so far as we know. It's became as classic as pairing a T-Rex with a Trike or a hadrosaur. You could do a leaping Spinosaur or two clashing with locked jaws...things like that..no real proof it happened but whose to say it didn't ?
This is an older image but so far no one has attempted it..it is a good take I think on that common behavior though.. and just hearing you describe what you can do with it has me excited. ;D
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Post by dinonikes on Jun 27, 2011 3:06:07 GMT
Chris, just so you know, I got the 1/15 Sucho armature all finished in the pose of the image you posted, although I tweaked it a bit to make it not an exact copy, turned the head a bit so the head is coming at the fish more sideways as it seems more of a natural way to snatch a fish for an animal with a gharial type mouth- otherwise, I tried to keep it to the reference image for you- think of this large sucho's pose as a thank you for all of your support- sometimes it seems you are the only one posting and following what I post here on a constant basis since the very beginning of my time here-others poke in now and then, but you are here with me every step of the way- its sort of funny how I post something and the next time I am here it is Blade listed as newest post when you look at the home page list of categories-unless it was a mammal I had posted-anyways thanks for the support-i hope you end up liking the large sucho
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Post by simon on Jun 27, 2011 5:34:53 GMT
Fantastic Malcolm - phenomenal!
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jun 27, 2011 8:57:00 GMT
Chris, just so you know, I got the 1/15 Sucho armature all finished in the pose of the image you posted, although I tweaked it a bit to make it not an exact copy, turned the head a bit so the head is coming at the fish more sideways as it seems more of a natural way to snatch a fish for an animal with a gharial type mouth- otherwise, I tried to keep it to the reference image for you- think of this large sucho's pose as a thank you for all of your support- sometimes it seems you are the only one posting and following what I post here on a constant basis since the very beginning of my time here-others poke in now and then, but you are here with me every step of the way- its sort of funny how I post something and the next time I am here it is Blade listed as newest post when you look at the home page list of categories-unless it was a mammal I had posted-anyways thanks for the support-i hope you end up liking the large sucho Awww....  Thanks ! ;D Kinda quick on the draw I guess.. heh heh I love all you artist's work..and I understand how hard it hard it is to create a beautiful piece like these dinosaurs that have such rigid scientific guidelines you have to follow. I wish I could show my appreciation by buying every piece you produce but it's just not feasible on my end..trust me if I ever get rich all you guys will know it !  Until then I'm just glad to be of help. You noticed the lack of mammal-love eh ? lol |
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Post by bokisaurus on Jun 28, 2011 1:27:48 GMT
Wow, thats one lovely looking spino, and I'm not usually a big spino fan ;D I like this one a lot. So how many of these new figures are actually available for public, meaning not commissioned? And those commissioned pieces, will they be available? I see so much I want, but not sure. Also, need to make room for that giant... when she arrives |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jun 28, 2011 2:14:01 GMT
I think most if not all the commissioned pieces are also available for sale...maybe Malcolm can clear it up exactly.
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Post by dinonikes on Jun 28, 2011 3:22:36 GMT
Thanks Simon and Boki for the kind words about the still sort of embryonic spino-
As for Boki's question about what's available etc.- the only piece I mentioned as being one that was commissioned was the 1/15 Kronosaurus-which will be available to anyone who wants one- any of the pieces that are done sculpting can be preordered if one wants to by PM me- I have a couple of collectors who have already PM or emailed me and ordered the krono, moschops,mastodon, apatosaurus, large allo, large dilo-knowing full well it will be a while to get those as they are in the molding stage- they know that I usually wont start molding a finished sculpt til one is ordered- meanwhile I continue to work on orders and try to keep the pipeline moving-
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jun 28, 2011 5:09:06 GMT
I thought that's how it was..but wasn't entirely sure. Great to here your taking off so well again bud..congrats ! ;D
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 1, 2011 3:21:56 GMT
Sweet ! I think this is what is generally accepted as correct :  Maybe a little thicker on the top jaw ? I really like the piece Andrea Leanza did though :  And it looks like it's accurate as well . |
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Post by sbell on Jul 1, 2011 6:21:13 GMT
Sweet ! I think this is what is generally accepted as correct : Maybe a little thicker on the top jaw ? I really like the piece Andrea Leanza did though : And it looks like it's accurate as well . Except for the crest in front of the eyes, of course. In that particular element it might as well be a Papo figure, based on Jurassic Park. |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 1, 2011 7:13:16 GMT
The jaws are way too narrow and formed wrong to be a JP Spino...same for the skull. From I what I saw that's the part of the skull they don't have..so it's pretty much speculative right ? So you could be more creative in that region..or play it safe like in the top image or even like the Sideshow Spino again :  |
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Post by dinonikes on Jul 1, 2011 12:15:45 GMT
Yeah dont they only have the snout of the skull? So all of the back of the skull is all speculation isnt it?
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 1, 2011 16:35:55 GMT
..and the one middle crest..the rest is spec based on other spinosaurs.  |
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Post by rfdelgado on Jul 2, 2011 15:47:47 GMT
I bought the Mcvey Spino when it came out, and is a thing of beauty...
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 2, 2011 17:04:30 GMT
I bought the Mcvey Spino when it came out, and is a thing of beauty... You and me both bud ! It's def a beautiful piece and a different take on the heavier lumbering Rex-like type from JP. So fluid and lightly built..def McVey. Heck his Tyrannosaurs don't even " feel " heavy. lol |
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Post by dinonikes on Jul 3, 2011 16:27:47 GMT
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Post by Himmapaan on Jul 3, 2011 16:51:15 GMT
It's looking beautiful, Malcolm. |
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Post by simon on Jul 3, 2011 19:46:42 GMT
INCREDIBLE!
As an aside - you will be adding teeth to this sculpt, no?
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 3, 2011 20:36:25 GMT
Wow...really nice ! This might be one of your most beautiful pieces yet. ;D
It's a devil thing taking progress photos...you take one then work a bit and then want to show that one instead..and it goes on and on. You know you should shoot a video of you sculpting..you could do one of those speed ups and splice it all together and go from start to finish...talk about awesome.
I 'm sure it will have teeth..I believe Spinosaurs would have teeth over hanging even if they did have their mouth's closed.
Is this one still going to be about 15" long ?
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Thanks ! ;D 
Until then I'm just glad to be of help. 
