Gimme Shelter Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Hi I've got 11 dino kits of various scales to build in 2016. Apart from the Aurora/Revel Triceratops elsewhere on the forum, I've got started on a flesh munching, blood spurting fight scene of a diorama featuring good old Tyrannosaurus and a Apatosaurus / Brontosaurus. Both are vinyl type PVC mouldings of the Horizon kits. I bought both thinking I had got myself a quarter priced unboxed bargain but what was delivered is a perfect recasting of the original's fine sculpted beasts. I've had the kettle and hairdryer on both and have reposed the legs and neck twist of the T-Rex and reposed the neck, tail, stance and opened the mouth of the Apatosaurus. This big girl will be depicted crying out in pain with its tongue out having been chased and charged by the T-Rex being bitten in the rear flanks away from the whip side of the bigger girls tail. The T-Rex is designed with a static pose, so I have changed the legs to a running / sprinting pose and widened the jaw bite along with a complete repose of its tail. All is on hold for the next 6 weeks or so while I am working overseas but I hope you enjoy them.. Thanks for looking in The baby Triceratops here is for another project but at least you can see the Apatosaurus's feet and lack of toe nail manicure bye for now - John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 Oops - forgot this picture - jaw opened, neck twisted and the startings of the new detail being added 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Looks like your going to be keeping us Dino fans entertained all year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Looks like your going to be keeping us Dino fans entertained all year! I hope so thanks - as soon as I can get started back on them in mid Feb when I come home to the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Awesome.....I'm in! PS - Where do you find all these wonderful dinosaur kits? I've been trying to get Tamiya's better diorama-base type 1/35 dinosaur kits for ages, but without very much success.....So far I've only managed to find the Chasmosaurus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Awesome.....I'm in! PS - Where do you find all these wonderful dinosaur kits? I've been trying to get Tamiya's better diorama-base type 1/35 dinosaur kits for ages, but without very much success.....So far I've only managed to find the Chasmosaurus. Hi there - sadly I have to admit that ebay was the only answer although all were bought as 2nd hand and at good prices - the Tamiya Brachiosaurus looks great from what I have seen in the box so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Sgt Squarehead, I got my Triceratops from this fella in Japan,and it didn't attract any import charges http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tamiya-60104-Triceratops-Diorama-Set-1-35-scale-kit-/391359426391?hash=item5b1ed6ef57 And what is it with the Chasmosaur? It seems to be the only Tamiya Dino kit widely available in the UK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I'm in too, nice subject John, reminds me of a comic strip called 'Flesh' which I think was in either Warlord or 2000ad comics when I was a kid. Which now has me remembering another one called 'Hookjaw' about a shark with the remains of a harpoon sticking out of its lower jaw. Both strips were pure bloodfests and I loved reading them. I'm a sick puppy! Look forward to this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 On 30/1/2016 at 12:02, Jockster said: reminds me of a comic strip called 'Flesh' which I think was in either Warlord or 2000ad comics when I was a kid. 2000AD, Flesh was about men going back in time to harvest dinosaurs. the star was a T-rex called old one eye... On 30/1/2016 at 12:02, Jockster said: Which now has me remembering another one called 'Hookjaw' about a shark with the remains of a harpoon sticking out of its lower jaw. Both strips were pure bloodfests and I loved reading them. I'm a sick puppy! Hookjaw was in Action, "the sevenpenny nightmare" there used to a great site all about it, some of the content is here http://downthetubes.net/?page_id=33280 it was very controversial, and it went as far as an issue being withdrawn, and then being toned down. this is the intro http://downthetubes.net/?page_id=33305 Fascinating story, and interestingly occurring pre-punk, and Action was pretty punk in it's attitude... Ran across this thread looking for something else, but thought the above might be of interest. cheers T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Troy Smith said: 2000AD, Flesh was about men going back in time to harvest dinosaurs. the star was a T-rex called old one eye... Hookjaw was in Action, "the sevenpenny nightmare" there used to a great site all about it, some of the content is here http://downthetubes.net/?page_id=33280 it was very controversial, and it went as far as an issue being withdrawn, and then being toned down. this is the intro http://downthetubes.net/?page_id=33305 Fascinating story, and interestingly occurring pre-punk, and Action was pretty punk in it's attitude... Ran across this thread looking for something else, but thought the above might be of interest. cheers T You are a superstar Troy, to think that my grandmother used to by this and others for me when I was so very young, I guess she never actually read one. What a blast from the past. I even had the red arrow gift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I feel really bad for the big herbivore, she looks really unhappy. Nice work. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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