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Post by itstwentybelow on May 26, 2009 23:13:00 GMT
I haven't done this for a while, but having moved back to western Washington for the summer, I couldn't help but notice all the wonderful greenery for dioramas which has recently sprung up! Luckily the Pacific Northwest is a very ferny region. The Hunt (Look closely, there are two dinos here)  Camarasaurus supremus Ceratosaurus nasicornis This pic with the flash darkened the background and made it look like a nighttime shot  In an ancient Chinese forest, Microraptor gui is disturbed from its roost by a curious Caudipteryx zoui Beipiaosaurus inexcpectus brandishes its claws at a foolish juvenile Dilong paradoxus A lone Edmontonia longiceps is startled by the sudden appearance of Albertosaurus sarcophagus in an ancient Canadian clearing.  I thought this shot was far more interesting than the other with these two figures, but I wish it had focused better on that Edmontonia!  Parasaurolophus walkeri browsing through some Cretaceous foliage  Enjoy!  |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on May 26, 2009 23:22:31 GMT
Generally smashing  Although watch out for too-large leaves Love the ceratosaurus and camarasaurus one. I really had to look for the cerato! ;D |
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Post by stoneage on May 26, 2009 23:50:01 GMT
Generally smashing Although watch out for too-large leaves Love the ceratosaurus and camarasaurus one. I really had to look for the cerato! ;D I agree with CT somewhat about the leaves. But over all the greenery makes the dioramas that much more appealing. In CT's dioramas there is very little if any vegetation. ;D Of course being in Iowa all there is is Mud and Corn! I thought the way you positioned your dinosaurs made for good scenes.  |
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Post by itstwentybelow on May 27, 2009 0:02:02 GMT
Ah, thank you! Unfortunately, finding 1:40 scale leaves to go with 1:40 scale dinosaurs is not the easiest, but these weren't too out of proportion . I did my best to avoid grassy areas, at least! |
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Post by Libraraptor on May 27, 2009 19:18:24 GMT
Well done! The Ceratosaurus was really hidden very well. I like the little stories you tell by the pictures!
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Post by Tyrannax on May 27, 2009 20:24:39 GMT
Beautiful! All I have is grass around my house. Maybe I can use gravel...or dirt... I'll never be happy with my diorama.  |
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Post by Dan on May 27, 2009 22:17:42 GMT
I like the Microraptor and Parasaurolophus the best. Where does that red hadrosaur come from?
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Post by itstwentybelow on May 28, 2009 0:02:48 GMT
Thank you all for your input. I think adding captions to the pictures provides them with a greater sense of realism. Dan-That is the 2007 Schleich Parasaurolophus, and in my opinion it's one of their best sculpts to date. Anyhoo, more dio's for your enjoyment: A thirsty Scutosaurus karpinskii traverses the arid Late Permian landscape in search of water.  A wary mother Hypacrosaurus altispinus and her calf keep their distance from a large passing Torosaurus latus.  A young Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis pauses on a mossy log in a Cretaceous North American forest.  (This figure is AWESOME and it has always stood perfectly on those two feet!) The Patagonian theropod Carnotaurus sastrei prowls a dark Cretaceous South American forest.  A lone Maiasaura peeblesorum looks on as Styracosaurus albertensis ambles past in a prehistoric Montana clearing.  And here are my two lovely assistants, Jacques:  and Angelique:  |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on May 28, 2009 0:06:43 GMT
Love the pachy one *sigh* What a time for my digital camera to brake... |
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Post by stoneage on May 28, 2009 0:32:23 GMT
Love the pachy one *sigh* What a time for my digital camera to brake... I think you mean break. Like the camara is broke. Unless of course you see it as brake like on a car. In this case it would mean the camara stopped, like a car would stop. ;D |
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Post by itstwentybelow on May 28, 2009 1:18:32 GMT
Yeah, I really like how the Pachy one turned out. The figure is actually perched on the branch of a tree and is almost 7 feet in the air, but you really can't tell!
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Post by sbell on May 28, 2009 2:00:56 GMT
Love the pachy one *sigh* What a time for my digital camera to brake... I think you mean break. Like the camara is broke. Unless of course you see it as brake like on a car. In this case it would mean the camara stopped, like a car would stop. ;D Your camarasaur broke? That's terrible. Maybe it braked too quickly. |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on May 28, 2009 2:30:23 GMT
I think you mean break. Like the camara is broke. Unless of course you see it as brake like on a car. In this case it would mean the camara stopped, like a car would stop. ;D Your camarasaur broke? That's terrible. Maybe it braked too quickly. ;D |
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Post by itstwentybelow on May 28, 2009 3:30:55 GMT
Yes, he used "brake" instead of "break", we get it and it's just a typo. Could you guys please not derail my thread so much? What's your input on my dioramas, sbell?
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Post by Dan on May 28, 2009 4:17:30 GMT
LoL!
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Post by tomhet on May 28, 2009 4:30:55 GMT
Very good dioramas  The one with the Pachy is probably your best, although the others are also good |
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Post by Tyrannax on May 28, 2009 4:51:17 GMT
Imagine seeing that Carnotaurus appear from behind a tree in real life. Would that not be horrendously terrifying?
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Post by EmperorDinobot on May 28, 2009 4:54:45 GMT
Nice pics itstwentybelow! There's lots of nice ferny greenery 'round here in P-town. You just gotta know where to look.
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Post by itstwentybelow on May 28, 2009 5:11:01 GMT
Indeed, Pullman is nice, but good prehistoric-ish greenery is scarce and far between compared to the nice temperate rainforest I'm living in on the west side of the mountains right now. These pics are all just outside my parents' house in Issaquah. Tyrannax-more like horrendously AWESOME! Until you're eaten, but it would totally be worth it. |
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Post by EmperorDinobot on May 28, 2009 5:18:23 GMT
Farr Cemetery is where you wanna go for such nice...dark...prehistoric greenery.
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Although watch out for too-large leaves 
