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Post by stoneage on Aug 7, 2011 18:51:49 GMT
In terms of artistry the Velociraptor is marvellous, but I think any such future creations should be given more feathers... Why? |
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Post by arioch on Aug 7, 2011 19:45:34 GMT
In terms of artistry the Velociraptor is marvellous, but I think any such future creations should be given more feathers... Why? Because now is half plucked (but a great model nonetheless  |
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Post by Horridus on Aug 7, 2011 20:21:39 GMT
In terms of artistry the Velociraptor is marvellous, but I think any such future creations should be given more feathers... Why? What Arioch said. There is no reason to believe that Velociraptor had a half-scaly body; it's very, very unlikely. |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Aug 7, 2011 20:37:56 GMT
..but still not entirely proven..so it's plausible and passable..for now anyway. Though I wouldn't mind if he had done it completely naked or entirely covered. ;D
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Post by Horridus on Aug 7, 2011 20:39:58 GMT
Well...it is pretty much entirely proven. I mean, other dromaeosaurs have only ever been preserved with a full coat of feathers; Deinonychosauria is the sister clade to the avialians, and Velociraptor itself had quill nodes.
But it is still a nice model. Yes.
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Post by totoro on Aug 8, 2011 3:26:08 GMT
Wow, Martin, you sculpted that from scratch!? I am wondering why I am surprised by that at all, now that I think of it? That's fantastic! So, please stop doing work ups of kits that we all can buy (and ruin), and start making your own original sculptures. I say this partly to see inspiring new work from you, and partly to keep you from putting us all to shame on the kits!! Seriously dude, nice work.  |
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Post by martingarratt on Aug 9, 2011 21:16:31 GMT
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Post by zopteryx on Aug 9, 2011 22:20:45 GMT
Incredible! My jaw just hit the floor!!!  I especially like the Cryo! Do you make the stands yourself? |
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Post by DeadToothCrackKnuckle on Aug 9, 2011 23:58:07 GMT
;D You definitely make the best dinosaur dioramas on this forum!  |
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Post by Griffin on Aug 10, 2011 1:13:32 GMT
Lovely! Why the thick neck on the cory?  (sorry) |
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Post by Himmapaan on Aug 10, 2011 4:24:43 GMT
Love them all!
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Post by kikimalou on Aug 10, 2011 5:28:30 GMT
Wonderful  I really like a lot the way you painted them, the colour you chose...  |
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Post by ataraxus on Aug 10, 2011 8:29:46 GMT
wow, as usual wonderful Dioramas. I also especially like the crylopho!
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Aug 10, 2011 8:49:45 GMT
Awesome Martin ! I can't wait to send you more " work " myself... ! ;D
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Post by bfler on Aug 10, 2011 9:02:10 GMT
Wonderful work.
Is the tail of the Cryolophosaurus smoothed? I have the same piece but the tail is much more unnatural twisted.
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Post by martingarratt on Aug 10, 2011 20:11:40 GMT
@ Zopteryx
Yes, I make the bases myself.
If you have a look at page 12, I have posted a 'step by step'
of how I made a base for Shane Foulkes T.rex & Ankylosaurus
@ Griffin
I thickened the neck of the Corythosaurus after reading Greg Paul's 'Field Guide to Dinosaurs' where he has reconstructed
Hadrosaurs with thicker necks than previously thought. (I also did the same with Galileo's Daspletosaurus & Corythosaurus)
@ bfler
Yes, I heated the tail up and straightened it out.
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Post by Griffin on Aug 10, 2011 21:21:37 GMT
Greg Paul based that off of the mummified specimen of corythosaurus thats on display in the AMNH where there is skin between the neck and back. Thing is there is sking in other random places too off of the animals body. When animals decompose many times the skin shifts around especially with mummies (think how distorted some human mummies look). Most paleontologists don't go along with the thick neck look. The neck vertebrae of a lambiosaurine dinosaur wouldn't really support such a thick neck (think camel skeleton).
I in no way think your work is bad though its absolutely beautiful.
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Post by phobotitan on Aug 10, 2011 22:23:41 GMT
Hi Martin, this is John Naja. Your work is simply incredible & you are a huge inspiration for my dino modeling projects. The speed with which you finish projects is something I cannot match. One question, you stated that to straighten the Cryo's tail you heated it up? I find with these toys after heating the tails tend to revert back to their original shape, where am I going wrong?
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Post by DinoLord on Aug 10, 2011 22:42:31 GMT
I'm no expert on these things, but I think you're supposed to use cold water to keep the position or something.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Aug 11, 2011 0:57:33 GMT
Yeah you need to cool them down while holding in the position you want. Bad news is if they get hot enough they can revert back.
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I especially like the Cryo!
(sorry)
