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Post by kevin on Dec 16, 2009 21:31:04 GMT
K, so I had chopped up the sail, and use small comb teeth as spines in the tips of this, but it would not support its own weight in a horizontal position; the ankles bent forward, and it fell, killing all the little spines. As I was redoing it, I decided to use spines culled from the McFarlane White Dragon instead---blasphemy, I know.   I still need to get some type of putty to smooth out the bases of the spines yet, after the holidays, I think. The toothpick is there to keep it from toppling again, as the ankles and lower legs are unable too. |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Dec 16, 2009 22:20:40 GMT
It fell even with the glue? I'm surprised!
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Post by kevin on Dec 16, 2009 22:25:38 GMT
Yup. It was hot glued to the base, but the weight of the front half deformed the ankles, and it started leaning forward, til it pulled the glue off the base, and it fell. The ankles stayed deformed too, I had to reheat and move them.   |
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Post by Horridus on Dec 16, 2009 22:33:19 GMT
Looks amazing. Very Todd Marshall with the broken sail and fantastic paint work. And it's still an accurate Spinosaurus! (I mean, as far as we know...)
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Post by stoneage on Dec 16, 2009 23:50:27 GMT
 This is one of your Master Works!!!!!
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Post by bucketfoot on Dec 16, 2009 23:59:34 GMT
VERY NICE AGAIN!! (Those !#@$%&!*^%!! ankles!!!)
The fact is that it cannot stand without a support. You might want to try a wire support just inside one of the legs so its (mostly) hidden from view, but the only tried and true way is with a wire to the gut like you've done due to the length of the critter.
And then - you AIRBRUSH IT OUT on your photos!!
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on Dec 17, 2009 9:58:51 GMT
Here ya go...  Looks real good, Kevin!  |
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Post by kuni on Dec 17, 2009 18:29:17 GMT
Simply stunning - surely the closest anyone's come to a Marshall-style Spinosaurus figure.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Dec 18, 2009 4:29:41 GMT
I don't know Al.. I have two of them and both will stand on their own just right. If it simply won't stand all for you Kevin, leave the tooth pick, add some small rock and moss and glue it to the pick... that should hide it pretty well and make the piece look all the better.  |
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Post by kevin on Dec 18, 2009 5:11:26 GMT
Simply stunning - surely the closest anyone's come to a Marshall-style Spinosaurus figure. Actually, I think one other modified spino was posted with this style only spiy-er. And with a customed dewlap and spines too. It should be on here somewhere. looked pretty awesome as I recall.... |
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Post by wheezy on Dec 18, 2009 7:05:44 GMT
that is one cool spino kev.
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This is one of your Master Works!!!!!
