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Post by brontodocus on Aug 21, 2010 0:12:49 GMT
 Cool! You did a great job on your vacation! I especially like the Apatosaurus . Watch out Köpke ;D, that Daeodon is gonna get ya (and it looks awesome!). Thanks! I should definitely concentrate more on paleocraft, they're not too expensive for resin models and - at least this one - easy to assemble.  |
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Post by bokisaurus on Aug 21, 2010 6:19:55 GMT
Okay, okay, think it's about time for some little update... I painted the Antediluvia Apatosaurus and Jobaria models. The Tyrannosaurus is in progress...  Jobaria ApatosaurusI tried the largest figures first. I also have the Acro and Tenontosaurus - Boy, the latter is so tiny I didn't dare to paint it, yet.   Daeodon, "Dinohyus" by Paleocraft. I really like this Entelodont nightmare. Still need to paint the base that came with the model, though. Nice job on the paint Did you use acrylic paints? Maybe I should try and contact David again... seeing your figures makes me want ot own them even more  That killer pig is awesome! ;D |
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Post by brontodocus on Aug 21, 2010 10:01:16 GMT
Hi Boki, thanks! Yes, I use simple, cheap acrylic paints (and a spray-on primer first). The classic colour scheme of the Apatosaurus was easy, grey on top and beige below, a little drybrushing, dirtying feet and belly with weathering pigments, painting the osteoderms and tail bands black and drybrushing again, the Jobaria was similar but with different colours. As for availability, I'm glad we have Mironimus-rex here in Germany!  Oh, and I would really recommend the entelodont, it's much larger than the Antediluvia figures, easy to assemble (only the tail needs to be glued on) and easier to paint due to the larger surface. Drybrushing works really well on the furry texture. |
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Post by bokisaurus on Aug 22, 2010 23:59:12 GMT
Hi Boki, thanks! Yes, I use simple, cheap acrylic paints (and a spray-on primer first). The classic colour scheme of the Apatosaurus was easy, grey on top and beige below, a little drybrushing, dirtying feet and belly with weathering pigments, painting the osteoderms and tail bands black and drybrushing again, the Jobaria was similar but with different colours. As for availability, I'm glad we have Mironimus-rex here in Germany! Oh, and I would really recommend the entelodont, it's much larger than the Antediluvia figures, easy to assemble (only the tail needs to be glued on) and easier to paint due to the larger surface. Drybrushing works really well on the furry texture. I imagine the pig to be expensive, yes? ;D |
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Post by brontodocus on Aug 23, 2010 0:39:23 GMT
It was under €70, so compared to the Antediluvia figures which are much smaller I think it's really o.k. |
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Post by Himmapaan on Aug 23, 2010 2:32:25 GMT
Good Heavens... I've only just seen your thread. Your collection leaves me breathless, Dr Andre. I'm torn between admiration and envy. ;D You also photograph your figures so beautifully, which I was almost going to remark on before on another thread. I recently acquired the very same Antediluvians you have, except the Tyrannosaurus. I've neither had time nor dared touch them with paint yet. What I was hoping to do was to get their duplicates one fine day, so that I may leave one copy in white resin, which I also like. |
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Post by brontodocus on Aug 23, 2010 22:09:31 GMT
Good Heavens... I've only just seen your thread. Your collection leaves me breathless, Dr Andre. I'm torn between admiration and envy. ;D You also photograph your figures so beautifully, which I was almost going to remark on before on another thread. I recently acquired the very same Antediluvians you have, except the Tyrannosaurus. I've neither had time nor dared touch them with paint yet. What I was hoping to do was to get their duplicates one fine day, so that I may leave one copy in white resin, which I also like. Thanks, Himmapaan! Yes, I was also hesitant to paint the Antediluvia models but it's really worth it in the end as you can emphasize all the intricate texturing, skin folds, osteoderms etc. by drybrushing. |
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Post by brontodocus on Oct 8, 2010 10:51:33 GMT
One new addition. Last night I finished the Paleocraft Thylacosmilus:    Okay, once again a rather conservative colour scheme... Apart from the digitigrade pose of hindlimbs, the too large lower incisors (should be distinctly smaller than the lower canines) and the debatable presence of upper incisors, I'm really fond of this model. I made a new album with non-eutherian mammals: www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2074380&id=1181385073&l=4ac5857064 |
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Post by Libraraptor on Oct 8, 2010 12:51:11 GMT
Very cool, brontodocus!
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Post by brontodocus on Oct 8, 2010 13:04:23 GMT
Thanks, Libraraptor! These Paleocraft models are lovely. And I like the Thylacosmilus because it has this odd marsupialian face - menacing and cute at the same time. |
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Post by Himmapaan on Oct 8, 2010 13:50:16 GMT
Another beautifully painted one! |
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Post by brontodocus on Oct 8, 2010 21:04:41 GMT
Another beautifully painted one! Yay, thanks, that's great to receive this compliment from someone like you who is so good at this. Actually I felt quite clumsy, initially. I borroughed an airbrush from a friend and tested it - I didn't even make it work... And then I was thinking about colour patterns but I was too afraid I might spoil everything and that's why I made it Puma-style. |
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Post by Himmapaan on Oct 8, 2010 21:12:00 GMT
Ooh, no, you may speak too soon, Dr, about my being good at it, though you're very kind for saying so. I don't yet have sufficient painted figures to my name to make that claim.  I may be able to draw and paint animals in two dimensions, but that's rather different (before Totoro charges me again with fishing for compliments ;D ;D). |
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Post by brontodocus on Oct 8, 2010 21:14:50 GMT
Ooh, no, you may speak too soon, Dr, about my being good at it, though you're very kind for saying so. I don't yet have sufficient painted figures to my name to make that claim. I may be able to draw and paint animals in two dimensions, but that's rather different (before Totoro charges me again with fishing for compliments ;D ;D). At least your Lovejoy Giganotosaurus looks extraordinarily good already. No, I won't change my mind on this. |
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Post by Griffin on Oct 9, 2010 21:55:33 GMT
Great paintwork!
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Post by foxilized on Oct 11, 2010 0:37:52 GMT
Agree, very tasty paintworks! I took a look at the first pages of your thread and realized: Oh, and not to forget: I have completed my set of unpainted Invicta figures shortly over a week ago:  I've never seen those "pearl" like variations on the marine reptiles before! |
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Post by Horridus on Oct 11, 2010 15:12:06 GMT
d**n Invicta Apatosaurus still eludes me...I'm not bothered about owning the whole set, but I DO want that one.
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Post by Libraraptor on Oct 11, 2010 18:17:25 GMT
d**n Invicta Apatosaurus still eludes me...I'm not bothered about owning the whole set, but I DO want that one. No, you gotta hunt ´em all! |
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Post by Horridus on Oct 11, 2010 18:24:52 GMT
d**n Invicta Apatosaurus still eludes me...I'm not bothered about owning the whole set, but I DO want that one. No, you gotta hunt ´em all! Quiet you! I already spent a load of money on a tacky dragon this month! ;D |
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Post by brontodocus on Oct 11, 2010 19:22:28 GMT
Thanks, Griffin and foxilized. Foxilized, the shiny black ones aren't their original colour. I've painted one Ichthyosaurus and one Liopleurodon:   d**n Invicta Apatosaurus still eludes me...I'm not bothered about owning the whole set, but I DO want that one. Oh no...  ehm, ehm, I don't even know how to say it but shortly before I made that group photo I had already traded my spare Apatosaurus with my lab mate... for a menu at Burger King.  ;D No, that wasn't a joke. I really did that... But they should still be fairly easy to get, especially in the UK. |
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Cool! You did a great job on your vacation! I especially like the Apatosaurus 
I may be able to draw and paint animals in two dimensions, but that's rather different (before Totoro charges me again with fishing for compliments ;D ;D).
ehm, ehm, I don't even know how to say it but shortly before I made that group photo I had already traded my spare Apatosaurus with my lab mate... for a menu at Burger King. 
;D