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Post by mightyjptrex on Apr 25, 2009 1:21:57 GMT
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Apr 25, 2009 2:10:17 GMT
Looks like the Resaurus Rex pattern..heh
I really like the green...maybe some yellow striping or something..I doubt somehting the size of Giga needed to hide much. Also maybe an almond for the teeth and light brown stain with a black wash..maybe add a gum line first...it looks like it's been using whitening at the moment...lol
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Post by mightyjptrex on Apr 25, 2009 2:34:12 GMT
LOL It does look like the reasaurus rex pattern! I never looked at the rex pattern before I start it. Thanks for the tips I might make a few arrangments.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Apr 25, 2009 2:48:36 GMT
lol..the things that stick in our minds.. ;D It should be too hard to do...I like my dinos to look dirty and detailed...  |
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Post by stoneage on Apr 25, 2009 2:54:14 GMT
Looks like the Resaurus Rex pattern..heh I really like the green...maybe some yellow striping or something..I doubt somehting the size of Giga needed to hide much. Also maybe an almond for the teeth and light brown stain with a black wash..maybe add a gum line first...it looks like it's been using whitening at the moment...lol ;D I know it's hard to hide when your as big as Gigantosaurus, but it still would be nice to sneak up, and surprize game, like a lion!  |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Apr 25, 2009 3:58:42 GMT
I guess it depends on the enviroment..I remember seeing lighter and brighter colors on therapods in Nat Geo before..in those scenes the Rex or Rex-like ones hide under the shade of trees...hadrosaurs walked right under it's nose feeding...heh
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Post by Tyrannax on Apr 25, 2009 4:53:18 GMT
When the animals get bigger the surrounding objects are usually bigger to fit the animal's needs stoneage.
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Post by stoneage on Apr 25, 2009 14:43:47 GMT
When the animals get bigger the surrounding are usually bigger stoneage.  Oh, really! How so. So if the animal gets bigger then like the rocks, lakes, mountains, volcanoes, trees get bigger. And then I suppose the Islands would also get bigger. Of course the size of the earth would change, which would make the solar system bigger. So I guess since the largest land animals that ever lived, lived during the Mesozoic, then the world must have been a much bigger place back then. ;D |
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Post by Tyrannax on Apr 30, 2009 6:44:19 GMT
You strayed near the curb and then completely went off into the field stoneage. I mean you wouldn't see a 7 ton theropod standing in a 4 foot tall patch of foliage for camouflage. Understand? |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Apr 30, 2009 23:01:21 GMT
When the animals get bigger the surrounding are usually bigger stoneage. Oh, really! How so. So if the animal gets bigger then like the rocks, lakes, mountains, volcanoes, trees get bigger. And then I suppose the Islands would also get bigger. Of course the size of the earth would change, which would make the solar system bigger. So I guess since the largest land animals that ever lived, lived during the Mesozoic, then the world must have been a much bigger place back then. ;D What he means is giga would have gotten bigger because his surroundings were very large, and he could afford to get bigger |
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Post by stoneage on May 1, 2009 1:54:22 GMT
You strayed near the curb and then completely went off into the field stoneage. I mean you wouldn't see a 7 ton theropod standing in a 4 foot tall patch of foliage for camouflage. Understand? ;D Well he might need something bigger for camouflage but that doesn't mean the surrounding objects get bigger to accommodate him! ;D |
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Post by stoneage on May 1, 2009 1:58:42 GMT
Oh, really! How so. So if the animal gets bigger then like the rocks, lakes, mountains, volcanoes, trees get bigger. And then I suppose the Islands would also get bigger. Of course the size of the earth would change, which would make the solar system bigger. So I guess since the largest land animals that ever lived, lived during the Mesozoic, then the world must have been a much bigger place back then. ;D What he means is giga would have gotten bigger because his surroundings were very large, and he could afford to get bigger ;D There are a lot of predators with surroundings as big as Gigi but there not as big as Gigi! |
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Post by blackdanter on May 1, 2009 20:47:06 GMT
When the animals get bigger the surrounding are usually bigger stoneage. Oh, really! How so. So if the animal gets bigger then like the rocks, lakes, mountains, volcanoes, trees get bigger. And then I suppose the Islands would also get bigger. Of course the size of the earth would change, which would make the solar system bigger. So I guess since the largest land animals that ever lived, lived during the Mesozoic, then the world must have been a much bigger place back then. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Classic I nearly choked on my coffee .................... nice one Stoneage .............. you're a specialist in the surgical field of excising the cancer that is school yard logic ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on May 1, 2009 20:52:44 GMT
What he means is giga would have gotten bigger because his surroundings were very large, and he could afford to get bigger ;D There are a lot of predators with surroundings as big as Gigi but there not as big as Gigi! Do you think about this stuff, without joking? Maybe those modern day predators don't need to get bigger to fit their surroundings? Giga obviously did.  |
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Post by stoneage on May 1, 2009 23:33:39 GMT
;D There are a lot of predators with surroundings as big as Gigi but there not as big as Gigi! Do you think about this stuff, without joking? Maybe those modern day predators don't need to get bigger to fit their surroundings? Giga obviously did. ;D Well Gigi was bigger because his food source was bigger! Not because his surroundings were bigger! He wasn't hunting rat sized mammals! ;D |
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Post by Tyrannax on May 2, 2009 0:03:41 GMT
Do you think about this stuff, without joking? Maybe those modern day predators don't need to get bigger to fit their surroundings? Giga obviously did. ;D Well Gigi was bigger because his food source was bigger! Not because his surroundings were bigger! He wasn't hunting rat sized mammals! ;D Giganotosaurus was the largest predator in the area at the time, and its surroundings were probably large enough to camouflage and aid him while stalking other animals. Smaller animals are aided by this too obviously. Like I said before, would you see a 20 foot tall predator hiding in a 4 foot bush? |
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Post by stoneage on May 2, 2009 2:12:52 GMT
;D Well Gigi was bigger because his food source was bigger! Not because his surroundings were bigger! He wasn't hunting rat sized mammals! ;D Giganotosaurus was the largest predator in the area at the time, and its surroundings were probably large enough to camouflage and aid him while stalking other animals. Smaller animals are aided by this too obviously. Like I said before, would you see a 20 foot tall predator hiding in a 4 foot bush? ;D Try about 16 feet tall, but remember Giganotosaurus probably didn't stand in an upright posture. Giganotosaurus probably didn't need a whole lot of camouflage when hunting Sauropods which were very slow moving. A pack of seven Giganotosaurus were found in Patagonia, Argentina in 1997. A 100 ton Argentinosaurus was not going to be able to run away from a pack of Giganotosaurus. ;D |
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Post by Tyrannax on May 2, 2009 2:30:12 GMT
Giganotosaurus was the largest predator in the area at the time, and its surroundings were probably large enough to camouflage and aid him while stalking other animals. Smaller animals are aided by this too obviously. Like I said before, would you see a 20 foot tall predator hiding in a 4 foot bush? ;D Try about 16 feet tall, but remember Giganotosaurus probably didn't stand in an upright posture. Giganotosaurus probably didn't need a whole lot of camouflage when hunting Sauropods which were very slow moving. A pack of seven Giganotosaurus were found in Patagonia, Argentina in 1997. A 100 ton Argentinosaurus was not going to be able to run away from a pack of Giganotosaurus. ;D Aha! I knew you were going to correct my posted height. I listed that down as a rounded size; not meant to be specific. True, but larger Sauropods, no matter the amount of theropods are dangerous. What about smaller prey that would require ambush? (Although it was a fast animal, it probably did not just chase prey from 1,000 meters away, roaring and making noise. No, it would be easier to sneak up and save its energy, yes? |
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Post by stoneage on May 3, 2009 20:38:20 GMT
;D Try about 16 feet tall, but remember Giganotosaurus probably didn't stand in an upright posture. Giganotosaurus probably didn't need a whole lot of camouflage when hunting Sauropods which were very slow moving. A pack of seven Giganotosaurus were found in Patagonia, Argentina in 1997. A 100 ton Argentinosaurus was not going to be able to run away from a pack of Giganotosaurus. ;D Aha! I knew you were going to correct my posted height. I listed that down as a rounded size; not meant to be specific. True, but larger Sauropods, no matter the amount of theropods are dangerous. What about smaller prey that would require ambush? (Although it was a fast animal, it probably did not just chase prey from 1,000 meters away, roaring and making noise. No, it would be easier to sneak up and save its energy, yes? ;D 1. You state that when animals get bigger then their surroundings usually get bigger. This is like putting the cart before the horse. The surroundings decide the animals size. 2. There is no fossil record of large plants in the Rio Lamay Formation so for all we know there may have only been 4 foot bushes. 3. The fossil record of the Riio Lamay formation primarily shows Titanosaurs: Andesaurus, Argentinosaurus, and Epachthosaurus and other sauropods (Saltasaurids) Argyrosaurus and (Rebbacisaurids?) Cathaartesaura. 4. The Predators were the Carharontosaurids Giganotosaurus and Mapusaurus, along with primitive Ceratosaurs Genyodectes and Hokelesia, and also the Abelisauria Ekrixinatosaurus and Xonotarosaurs. 5. The other herbivores were Notohysilophodon (Primitive Ornitopod and a Turkey sized Buitreraptor (Unenlagiines). 6. Titianosaurs the predominate sauropods were big (Argentinosaurs 80 tons). Walkways show they were much broader then other sauropods. They had small heads with small brains. Their vertebrae were solid not hollow like other sauropods. Also the spinal column was more flexible, so they were probably more agile than their cousins at rearing up. They had shorter necks and whip like tails. Skin impressions show they were armoured with small bead like scales, around a larger scale. 7. Giganotosaurus (8 tons) was bigger then the puny, pathetic Tyrannosaurus (5 tons). Giganotosaurus had binocular vision. It's eyes are looking straight forward like an eagle while Tyrannosaurus has eyes on the side with orbits that only partially point forward. Giganotosaurus has possibly the longest theropod skull with one being 6.3 feet long. Giganotosaurs also has a well developed hugh olfactory region which gives it an exceptional sense of smell. Bianco & Mazzetta (2001) estimated it might be capable of running 31 MPH, faster than Tyrannosaurus. Also Paleontologist Rodogo Coria believes Giganotosaurus may have exhibited behavior similar to the Komodo Dragon. That Giganotosaurus would bite and wait for its victim to bleed out or die from infection. Rodolfo & Currie found 5 different specimens of different sizes grouped together in the spring of 1998 close to a Titanosaur. Remember Tyrannosaurus hunted smaller prey (there were no sauropods) mostly animals that weren't bigger then itself (Hadrosaurs, ceratopsians, and ankylosaurids). 8. Giganotosaurus didn't need to hide behind large objects to catch the slow moving Sauropods. It probably hunted in packs like wolves seperating its (young, old, injured) victims from the herd and then slowly debilitating it with with bites, using its s shaped neck muscles (like Allosaurus), and stong skull with sharp teeth designed for slicing flesh. 9. Remember Giganotosaur was smarter, faster, more agile, could see and smell better then the sauropods. Titanosaurs were slow to react as they were dumb and blood had a long way to go to get their tiny brain. Size was their primary weapon. There was no reason to hide as Big Sauropods were too slow to get away. Professor Stoneage ;D |
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Post by dinoboy on Jan 27, 2011 0:46:05 GMT
Giga got big because what he ate, or wanted to eat, got big. Argentinosaurus was HUGE. Allosaur sized predators would have had to form conglomerates to even consider taking one down and I doubt they had that much organizational skill. But a couple three or so Gigas would have had a shot. Give 'em a Hadrosaur and they eat for a day. Teach them to gang-up and they can eat Argentinosaur steak for a week or more. And I really like the original carnegie coloration. That repaint beginning this thread is very well done but part of this figure's charm is its bright colors. www.dinosaur-toys-collectors-guide.com/giganotosaurus.html |
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Oh, really! How so. So if the animal gets bigger then like the rocks, lakes, mountains, volcanoes, trees get bigger. And then I suppose the Islands would also get bigger. Of course the size of the earth would change, which would make the solar system bigger. So I guess since the largest land animals that ever lived, lived during the Mesozoic, then the world must have been a much bigger place back then. ;D![[][][]cordylus[][][] Avatar](http://files.sharenator.com/Troll_Face_U_MAD_RE_wrestling_1-s407x405-126802.jpg)
