Gimme Shelter Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I guess you could call this a Dinorama as opposed to a Diorama. I've used 7 of the Tamiya Educational prehistoric Brachiosaur parent and baby sets to come up with the display which is about 5.5 foot long x 1 foot wide. Although the parent kit has a choice of 2 different front leg poses to choose from, I wanted to ensure the herd looked as individual as possible so I made numerous alterations to each adult and baby. After a lot of cutting and filling, the end result provides 7 different neck, mouth, tail and leg poses and I could not resist a go at making the classic Jurassic Park Brachiosaur rearing up on it's hind legs; this took a lot of re-sculpting work but I think it hits the mark now. I've used a tree from the CollectA prehistoric tree collection but again making my own changes to it and adding external roots and a total repaint of the tree; it helps add a bit of scale to the diorama. Deluxe materials clear resin water effects were used for the pond water, mixed with a dash of acrylic olive green to give it a nice murky look. It is nice and easy to work with and settled well around the plant and lilies in the pond itself. I know its not the norm, but thanks for looking in; I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it (approx. 3 months in total over a 4 year period) 61 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Impressive! Nice work, sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Every so often, something a little left-field comes along and breaks up the monotony of the usual fare. This is just such a thing and is absolutely superb! A very enjoyable diversion from the norm. Mark. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Beautiful job Gimme.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 29 minutes ago, Harry Lime said: Every so often, something a little left-field comes along and breaks up the monotony of the usual fare. This is just such a thing and is absolutely superb! A very enjoyable diversion from the norm. Mark. Thank you very much for your kind words Mark John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefy Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Your painting of each creature is inspirational. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryW Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 A most interesting and enjoyable "Dinorama". Very well done. Gerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Love it! that is such an original piece of work, beautifully thought out and executed. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Nice to see something different and some lovely paintwork. Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) Wow! That's different Museum quality execution - well done sir! TT Edited May 26, 2020 by TEXANTOMCAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs PlaStix Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Hi Gimme, long time away but I return to this - WOW - as usual you've created an amazing spectacle. I've just restarted after a period of being too distracted by life to remember how good it is to just concentrate on something relaxing yet challenging... Truly an inspiration to us Dino fans!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 On 5/25/2020 at 10:01 PM, Mrs PlaStix said: Hi Gimme, long time away but I return to this - WOW - as usual you've created an amazing spectacle. I've just restarted after a period of being too distracted by life to remember how good it is to just concentrate on something relaxing yet challenging... Truly an inspiration to us Dino fans!!! Thank you Mrs P - I remember your model of the same very well and was an inspiration to start this off about 4 years ago or so On 5/21/2020 at 11:05 AM, TEXANTOMCAT said: Wow! That's different Museum quality execution - well done sir! TT Many thanks TT On 5/19/2020 at 8:36 PM, Beefy said: Your painting of each creature is inspirational. cheers Paul - I may need you to help me lug this in and out of shows next year ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Brilliant work John, It's a show stopper, a true 'catcher of the eye'. I do like the what I presume are 'breeding colours' or maybe they are male/female differences in colour. Whatever, it's nice to see. There's no palaeontological evidence for 'drab' dinosaurs and with some of them being so large there'd have been no reason for camouflage, so bright colours might have been common. I do worry for the safety of the 'lil uns' though. Probably they behaved like Ostriches with all the young staying together in creches? They'd have all been in a rush to get to the water though. Rearguards, Badder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 How did I miss this,absolutely fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 That is outstanding a real conversation piece I bet too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 A bit late but still that is fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivkulan Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 WOW. Prehistory is another interest of mine. This is really beautiful and dynamic /Realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman 3:16 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 I love this scene!! The paintwork on the creatures is amazing and the whole scene comes together so well. Great to see something 'different' that showcases skill and talent - more please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryedale Wolf Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 As the others have said, nice to see summat different. Nice work sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ailsa McVicar Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) This is absolutely amazing! I'm new to model building and I have a could of dinosaur models in my growing stash, my idea is to do a Jurasic Park theme, years after park was abandoned & a predator attacking herbivore scene. I'm researching how to do dioramas and I wonder if you wouldn't mind sharing with a new mobel builder your experience & if possible a basic list of what I'd need, shopping list if you will. If you could/wouldn't mind messaging me it would be so much appreciated. Thanks Edited July 26, 2020 by Ailsa McVicar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDCS87 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 What a beautiful scene! It takes real talent to inject a sense of life like this into a diorama 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lootenant Aloominum Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 On 5/30/2020 at 8:06 PM, Badder said: There's no palaeontological evidence for 'drab' dinosaurs and with some of them being so large there'd have been no reason for camouflage, so bright colours might have been common. I vaguely assumed that the dinosaurs all lived together until they died out 65 million years ago, so I reflexively imagine a Tyrannosaurus Rex jumping out of the giant fern bushes at them. However, I heard on a BBC Radio 4 science program that, by the time of T Rex, the brontosaurus had been extinct for so long it was already a fossil (collectively). T Rex is closer in time to the iPhone than to the brontosaurus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 On 8/11/2020 at 2:07 AM, EDCS87 said: What a beautiful scene! It takes real talent to inject a sense of life like this into a diorama Thanks very much - I had completely forgotten I stuck these up on the diorama forum pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 On 7/26/2020 at 3:08 PM, Ailsa McVicar said: This is absolutely amazing! I'm new to model building and I have a could of dinosaur models in my growing stash, my idea is to do a Jurasic Park theme, years after park was abandoned & a predator attacking herbivore scene. I'm researching how to do dioramas and I wonder if you wouldn't mind sharing with a new mobel builder your experience & if possible a basic list of what I'd need, shopping list if you will. If you could/wouldn't mind messaging me it would be so much appreciated. Thanks Thanks for the kind words. To best answer your questions, I have used basic modelling scenery materials along with some clear resin for the water. I just made it up as I went along really. I have also added some specific ferns which are plastic and some laser cut from paper. I used plaster for the base textures and normal military type scenic materials for the rocks and stones etc, then airbrushed them over in whatever colour shades I thought might look prehistoric enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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