ERK Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 I brought this before the pandemic and delayed starting it till I built up the nerve, going back to my childhood I saw a replica of T Rex in a museum and was hooked. The kit uses a metal spine and the skeleton is made up of spine sections / head (upper and lower) Three piece tail end / pelvic bone / legs and feet and the front arms with plate. Its not the best plastic to work with as its a PVC and already pre painted in the factory to a poor standard (the seams are still visible) so first job was to work on the head/jaws and tidy these up - remember the soft plastic used in the old Airfix 1/72 figures that was next to impossible to sand or file or even scrape - yep same with this plastic - it leaves little fillaments like hairs when I try to tidy up the seams. Anyway after getting the head joined and tidied up I gave it a light rough sand colour (I will be adding several washes) So this is the head before I did any tidy up work and paint. More to follow. Erk. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 Evening all, a bit of an update and pics - I am working a flat sand colour all over the seperate parts, including one of my 28mm figures to get an idea of the scale. Erk. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter2 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 As someone who has always liked dinos, this looks like it's going to be a very special model. The old tip given by expert modellers when working with soft bendy polythene-type plastic, such as when cleaning up flash and mould lines, was to use a VERY sharp knife blade, such as a fresh scalpel blade, rather than reusing the same blade for too long until it gets blunt. Sharp blades do seem to reduce the "hairiness" which you mention. What are the series of small holes along the jaw? To get an idea of how big she is, a finishing touch might be to pose your completed T. Rex on a base (say with simulated old wood flooring like in a natural history museum) next to a human skeleton in the same scale. [Some people- not me - are said to believe that dinosaurs and humans co-existed.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 20 hours ago, Peter2 said: As someone who has always liked dinos, this looks like it's going to be a very special model. The old tip given by expert modellers when working with soft bendy polythene-type plastic, such as when cleaning up flash and mould lines, was to use a VERY sharp knife blade, such as a fresh scalpel blade, rather than reusing the same blade for too long until it gets blunt. Sharp blades do seem to reduce the "hairiness" which you mention. What are the series of small holes along the jaw? To get an idea of how big she is, a finishing touch might be to pose your completed T. Rex on a base (say with simulated old wood flooring like in a natural history museum) next to a human skeleton in the same scale. [Some people- not me - are said to believe that dinosaurs and humans co-existed.] Thank you kindly, not sure what the holes are but I have seen them in pictures of T Rex's skeletons, its taking some work as the kit parts where already painted in the factory - not to a very good standard, I will also have several washes to apply. I am hoping to display it with a similar scale Veloceraptor - like in the Jurassic films, biggest problem will be displaying it space wise etc. Erk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Evening all, starting work on the washes on the Skull - starting with Black then I will turn it over and do the same on the other side, I will follow this with a Dark Brown wash. Erk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Looking good. The small holes are probably where the nerves and blood vessels went through for the lips/ cheeks/ etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, europapete said: Looking good. The small holes are probably where the nerves and blood vessels went through for the lips/ cheeks/ etc. Thank you kindly. Erk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 More washes added to age the bones. Erk. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 Evening all, a wee bit of an update - the pelvic bones where attached along with the legs, I have also dry fitted the head and tail end piece, they will be glued on latter, oh its also fixed down to the base now. I have also started a side project that will be placed with it in the shape of a dig for it Velociraptor skeleton. Erk. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 (edited) A bit more work on this - I have cut out in between the ribs then assembled all the bits, I then placed the Utahraptor next to Rexy. Only able to put the one picture can't post the other one, Ah.......there are my pics. Erk. Edited November 8, 2022 by ERK 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2lefthands Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 A bit like a remora fish ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) Painted and first layer of washes applied. Erk. Edited March 30 by ERK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) Washes done - then placed on display (dry fitted) under Rexy. Erk. Edited March 30 by ERK 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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