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Post by Griffin on Nov 22, 2009 1:19:02 GMT
Aw man I want one! Fantastic work!. How did you do the fur???
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Post by stoneage on Nov 22, 2009 1:38:38 GMT
That is a super great job!!!!!!
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Post by paleoferroequine on Nov 22, 2009 1:40:34 GMT
Aw man I want one! Fantastic work!. How did you do the fur??? I used static grass and the Grassinator.
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Post by bucketfoot on Nov 22, 2009 2:17:37 GMT
One question - what did you use for the claws???
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Post by paleoferroequine on Nov 22, 2009 2:46:45 GMT
One question - what did you use for the claws??? I de-clawed my cat. " COME HERE, SPORT!!! " No, not really. My cat could probably de-claw me!! I made them from epoxy putty, just like I make teeth for other creatures. If Hatzegopteryx had continued to evolve till present times:
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Post by crazycrowman on Nov 22, 2009 3:15:43 GMT
Holy wow! I agree with bucketfoot! Thats lovely!!!!
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Post by Radman on Nov 22, 2009 3:46:42 GMT
Very nice work, well done indeed. I like the feather/fuzz myself. Maybe you can explain what a grassinator is when you get a chance.
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Nov 22, 2009 3:50:41 GMT
It's something that uses like seven thousand volts and charges fake grass blades so when they fall onto glue they stand up and dry standing up and look like grass. Or something remotely like that
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Post by paleoferroequine on Nov 22, 2009 4:06:16 GMT
It's something that uses like seven thousand volts and charges fake grass blades so when they fall onto glue they stand up and dry standing up and look like grass. Or something remotely like that Yup, yer right. The fibers go into the plastic bowl and there is a metal screen at the end, so when it is turned on you shake the fibers out. It's used on train layouts to make grass fields. I made this myself.
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Post by bat on Jan 20, 2010 2:30:28 GMT
what material do you use to sculpt the head neck and extra pieces and then how do you attch your new sculpt to the old plastic? I have never done a figure fix and would think it might be easier to start from scratch. Love the sculp by the way!
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Post by paleoferroequine on Jan 20, 2010 4:10:25 GMT
Thanks for the compliment. I use 2 part epoxy putty for most of my conversions since it adheres very well to vinyl and plastic. The brand is Magic-Sculpt. It lets you work for about 2 hours which is plenty of time. Other kinds for household use may only give you 10 minutes or so. Another good brand is Milliput but it comes only in 4 oz sizes as far as I know but Magic-Sculpt comes up to 5lb sizes which is what I got. There are other brands similar. And of course there is a wire support in the neck. A lot can be done with Magic-Sculpt, see the Elasmotherium conversion a few threads lower.
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Post by bat on Jan 20, 2010 14:56:58 GMT
Is the magic-sculpt tough enogh to play with. I have a 3 yr old who has several scleich,wild safari, and papo dinosaurs. I would love to "fix" his shleich quetz but only if the final product is playable.
Thanks Tommy
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Post by paleoferroequine on Jan 20, 2010 19:37:18 GMT
Magic-Sculpt is a lot tougher than polymer clays like Sculpy or Fimo but it doesn't flex. Even with a good joint to the body it may not withstand a three year old ;D The joint area might break, don't know for sure, a heavy enough wire in the neck super glued in might be enough.
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Post by Megaraptor on Jan 20, 2010 22:39:01 GMT
Can Schleich please hire you? Then maybe we'd get some decent replicas out of them. Lovin' that hatzegopteryx!
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Post by sbell on Jan 20, 2010 22:55:38 GMT
Can Schleich please hire you? Then maybe we'd get some decent replicas out of them. Lovin' that hatzegopteryx! That's a pterosaur--their dinosaurs would probably still suck (company policy!)
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on Jan 21, 2010 5:29:42 GMT
Wow! I missed the unveiling of the final piece. Incredible man!! ;D I like everything about it -- the fur, the paint job and those tiny, tiny little perfect claws! Good job man! I would also love one. What scale did you make it and what are it's proportions?
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Post by sid on Jan 21, 2010 13:21:15 GMT
That is a super great job!!!!!! Agree!
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Post by paleoferroequine on Jan 21, 2010 20:25:45 GMT
Wow! I missed the unveiling of the final piece. Incredible man!! ;D I like everything about it -- the fur, the paint job and those tiny, tiny little perfect claws! Good job man! I would also love one. What scale did you make it and what are it's proportions? 13in wingspan by 11in long. The scale is 1/40th which is about a wingspan of 43 ft and 36.5 ft long
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Post by Griffin on Jan 21, 2010 23:08:46 GMT
I really really wish some company would just make a decent quetz already like you have here. It would be at the top of my list.
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on Jan 22, 2010 10:08:42 GMT
Wow! I missed the unveiling of the final piece. Incredible man!! ;D I like everything about it -- the fur, the paint job and those tiny, tiny little perfect claws! Good job man! I would also love one. What scale did you make it and what are it's proportions? 13in wingspan by 11in long. The scale is 1/40th which is about a wingspan of 43 ft and 36.5 ft long Thanks! Wow, he is a "big bird"!!
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