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barad_dur wrote: ↑February 28th, 2025, 2:10 pm Look forward to seeing your lighted T-rex Trek!

So true. (He can at least make his eyes light up. That should be a 'cinch')

Well now that you mention it… on the subject of models…


austin powers by Steve J, on Flickr

bucketfoot-al wrote: ↑February 28th, 2025, 2:42 pm

barad_dur wrote: ↑February 28th, 2025, 2:10 pm Look forward to seeing your lighted T-rex Trek!

So true. (He can at least make his eyes light up. That should be a 'cinch')

How about I show the T-Rex at the exact moment a time traveling drone fired rocket explodes out it’s side? Another trophy for a big game hunter sitting on his couch in the future controlling the action remotely. I could light up the explosion with LED’s !

Trekkriffic wrote: ↑March 1st, 2025, 2:40 am Well now that you mention it… on the subject of models…


austin powers by Steve J, on Flickr

Trekkriffic wrote: ↑March 1st, 2025, 2:46 am

bucketfoot-al wrote: ↑February 28th, 2025, 2:42 pm

barad_dur wrote: ↑February 28th, 2025, 2:10 pm Look forward to seeing your lighted T-rex Trek!

So true. (He can at least make his eyes light up. That should be a 'cinch')

How about I show the T-Rex at the exact moment a time traveling drone fired rocket explodes out it’s side? Another trophy for a big game hunter sitting on his couch in the future controlling the action remotely. I could light up the explosion with LED’s !

Well, OK. BUT DON'T SKIMP ON THE BLOOD & GORE!!!!!

A quick hour of work tonight brought the putty up both sides of the neck, leaving just 2 small gaps on each side to be puttied. As I said - "This is going to be big, really, really BIG" (thanks Shat and Priceline.com for that gem)

Looking very cool!

Be sure you build it a pool to live in...

scuzzfink85 wrote: ↑March 2nd, 2025, 7:44 pm Be sure you build it a pool to live in...

OMG Scuzz ... that is SUCH old-time "fake news"!!!! Sauropods lived on plains, not in swamps!

The like water.. and surfing

After a week of suffering under some flu/Covid crud (or something), finally felt good enough today to go into the garage. Major putty progress to report. Still need to finish filling in/texturizing the left side of the neck (just put "fill" in today), but the right side (the GOOD side ) is basically done, with just some more small area re-sculpting finishes and texture to be added ... filled in a bit more of the tail to even it out ...

Glad that you are feeling better and making progress!
I like big kits, and your huge Dino is fantastic !

barad_dur wrote: ↑March 9th, 2025, 9:21 pm Glad that you are feeling better and making progress!
I like big kits, and your huge Dino is fantastic !

Thank you Joe .... and someday, when someone designs and prints up something this size on their printer for "neat assembly" .... the world will grow a little poorer for a chance to CREATE art - will have been lost ... (I just listened to the last MCTV episode ... and them's my thoughts ... to me, "printed" kits are like cast resin kits .... 99% of them are of no interest to me because .... BASHING is my art - with my HANDS! )

P.S. I believe you understand EXACTLY what I mean

P.P.S. Of course, I am not opposed to taking a printed (or cast) resin kit and BASHING it into something else - like my "Kong Up Top" series - I just wanna be clear about that

Glad you are feeling better.
At least you have an excuse for being away from the bench, I haven't been to mine in 5 days and for no reason other than 'I am not feeling it'

Then using folk art color shifting paints it will make his dinosaur extra special..
Or use glow in dark paint.?

tay666 wrote: ↑March 11th, 2025, 12:03 am Glad you are feeling better.
At least you have an excuse for being away from the bench, I haven't been to mine in 5 days and for no reason other than 'I am not feeling it'

Thanks!!!

scuzzfink85 wrote: ↑March 11th, 2025, 12:55 am Then using folk art color shifting paints it will make his dinosaur extra special..
Or use glow in dark paint.?

Maybe. We'll see what I can come up with. Its a little intimidating. I mean - its gonna take a long time just to PRIME it - you can't do more than one side at a time its so big ...

Be sure you wear a mask. Also buy some liqutex gel retarder. You can oil like washes with just add little water with it when mixed with acrylics.

scuzzfink85 wrote: ↑March 11th, 2025, 3:42 am Be sure you wear a mask. Also buy some liqutex gel retarder. You can oil like washes with just add little water with it when mixed with acrylics.