Kitbash:Xenomorphus Rex, updated 2023-11-10

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2023-11-10; new pics page 10; reworked right outer wing segment, continuing to refine back of wings
2023-11-07; new pics page 10; modified inner section of wings, refining back of wing fingers
2023-11-06; new pics page 10; continuing to sand and refine wings
2023-11-05; new pics page 10; refining wings
2023-08-31; new pics page 10; added ridges underneath neck, widened, put a coat of primer on to see it tied together
2023-08-29; new pics page 9; sanding, smoothing and thinning out the wing webbing sections
2023-08-26; new pics page 9; repositioned head, slimming down legs
2023-08-07; new pics page 9; almost done roughing in extended wing segment
2023-08-05; new pics page 9; making the wings wider
2023-08-04; new pics page 8; working wing arms
2023-07-22; new pics page 8; refining the wings
2023-07-21; new pics page 8; removed arms and added wings for a Wyvern design
2023-07-19; new pics page 7; working the arms
2023-07-12; new pics page 7; reworking the head, extending and changing neck and head position
2023-06-22; new pics page 6; slimmed down head horns and neck, cutoff arms to prep for repositioning
2023-06-21; new pics page 6; reworking, removed wings, modifying head
2023-01-18; new pics page 6; finished
2023-01-14; new pics page 6; adding eyeballs, cleaning up and detailing paint scheme
2023-01-10; new pics page 5: adding some dark red contrast
2023-01-09; new pics page 5; completed modifications
2022-12-20; new pics page 5; adding more alien details to thighs, calves, tail and arms
2022-12-14; new pics page 5; detailing neck, adding more alien tubing details
2022-12-07; new pics page 5; continued detailing , threw on some paint , almost done with mods
2022-12-06; new pics page 4; detailing neck, adding hip ridges and spikes, added mouth tendons
2022-12-05; new pics page 4; detailing jaw, neck, chest, abs and feet
2022-11-30; new pics page 4; reworking chest and back of hips, thinning out arms, refining legs
2022-11-28; new pics page 4; reworking angle of right leg, beefing up jaw and chest, adding tubing details
2022-11-18; new pics page 4; refined back of head, threw on paint to assess what still needs work
2022-11-16; new pics page 4; roughed in a dragon-ish chest, underbelly, and refining feet
2022-11-15; new pics page 4; smoothing out wing details and making feet smaller
2022-11-15; new pics page 3; reworked the head , made head shorter and narrower
2022-11-12; new pics page 3; refined hands, detailing webbing, reworking feet, roughed in the neck
2022-11-11; new pics page 3; started detailing added wing segments, repositioned hand claws
2022-11-10; new pics page 3; continuing to rough in added wing segments
2022-11-09; new pics page 3; roughing in additional wing segments
2022-11-08; new pics page 3; removed left wing extra segment webbing and removed double toes
2022-11-07; new pics page 3; added tubing details to wings , threw on some paint
2022-11-06; new pics page 3; continuing to attach, enlarge, and detail the wings , modified head
2022-11-03; new pics page 3; started attaching wings
2022-11-02; new pics page 3; finished sculpting the head
2022-11-01; new pics page 3; prepping arms to attach wings, roughed in back spikes
2022-10-31; new pics page 2; repositioned arms for a Wyvern design, more detailing on head
2022-10-25; new pics page 2; replaced teeth, detailed mouth tendons, refined side horns
2022-10-24; new pics page 2; slimmed down lower jaw, replaced jaw tubing, adding mouth tendons
2022-10-16; new pics page 2; continuing to refine the head
2022-10-10; new pics page 2; attached lower jaw, changed angle of the back of the head
2022-10-08; new pics page 2; continuing to add and refine teeth and jaws
2022-10-01; new pics page 2; continuing to detail the head
2022-09-30; new pics page 2; slimmed down head, extending back side horns
2022-09-29; new pics page 2; filled in head horn frame holes, continuing to detail out head
2022-09-28; new pics page 2; modifying head to be dragon-like
2022-09-27; new pics page 1; shortened and adjusted tail, extending head, adding horns
2022-09-26; new pics page 1; modifying a 3D printed head and scratch sculpted lower jaw
2022-09-25; new pics page 1; detailed biceps, attached repositioned tail
2022-09-22; new pics page 1; added alien details to legs, repositioned right arm, threw on some paint
2022-09-08; new pics page 1; detailing feet
2022-09-07; new pics page 1; reworking feet; shortening and slimming down feet, toes and claws
2022-09-06; new pics page 1; changed angle of left leg lower segment
2022-09-05; new pics page 1; attached feet to legs, beefed up thighs and calves
2022-09-04; new pics page 1; adding alien like details to feet
2022-09-01; new pics page 1; roughing in teeth, slimming down head
2022-08-31; new pics page 1; continuing to work feet and claws
2022-08-29; new pics page 1; detailing feet , slimming down head
2022-08-28; new pics page 1; adding 3rd claw, teeth to extended jaws, repositioned thigh and calf segments
2022-08-26; new pics page 1; cut up Xenomorphus Rex to prepare for modifications

Kitbash of Xenomorphus Rex kit and Wings from CM Studios Dino-Dragon.

Plan to:
Modify head to be more dragon-ish
Modify legs for a higher standing stance
Modify feet to have 3 pairs of claws on each foot versus 2
Modify tail to come under arm versus over it

Charlie McGrady was kind enough to cast me an extra set of wings when I bought 2 of his dino-dragons.


Xeno rex before mods








Cut up Xeno-Rex to prepare for mods




Wings will not be spread this wide, but gives you an idea of the look.
(I will probably make wings bigger like I did for the CM Dino Dragon bash that I did a while back.)

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Continuing to dissemble before building back up.

Cut off:
Head to reposition it not so vertically aligned
Back horns on head to reposition them higher up
bottom jaw and streamlined upper jaw to prep for a longer dragon like head and jaws
Left upper thigh to reposition it for a taller stance
Right arm to reposition it more symmetrical to other arm

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Repositioned 2 existing claws on feet and roughing in 3rd claw
Started adding teeth to upper jaw and roughing in much longer lower jaw.
Will have to significantly slim down and narrow the head as it looks more orca like versus dragon
Repositioned upper leg thigh and calf segments

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Detailing the feet
Cut off the top of the head to slim the head down and make it more dragon-ish
Started adding dragon like head










Before pic of head

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Continuing to work the feet and claws

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Working on adding teeth to jaws
Plan to have double rows of teeth in upper jaw, maybe bottom jaw as well
This is tedious as I make each and every tooth.
(Anybody know where I can get 3d printed sharp small teeth? I found some but they are too big)
Slimming down the upper head

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Adding some alien-ish details to feet using small ribbed plastic tubing
Still have to blend the sides of the tubing into the claws shins

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Beefed up thighs and calves.
Attached feet to the legs.
Still lot of detailing to do on the legs and feet.
I will have to rework some of the alien-details on feet as they got destroyed when blending into legs.
It still has a bit of an awkward stance given that severely swayed back.
I hope the following changes will make the stance look a bit more natural:
extend the neck, rework and reposition the head, add wings, and reposition the right arm.

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Reworked lower segment of left leg, changed the angle from backwards to forward leaning
Like this stance better









Before

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Feet and toes were too big, thick and clunky, so now shortening and slimming them all down.
Will have to redo the alien-ish details and claws

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Adding details to feet, still some refining and blending in to do
Feet still look a bit large.
But before shortening them , I am going to wait and see how they look after head and wings are added .
Also, everything is a bit exaggerated on this kit (very long tail, extra large head, long arms), so larger than normal feet will probably look ok.
Will also add more of the alien-ish tubing details to upper thighs and arms for consistency.

[tay666]

Yeah, I think leaving the feet larger will look, and work better.

[barad_dur]

Thanks Trevor. Hope you are right !

I am trying to mostly stay with the original design approach of this kit.

But it will be interesting to see if I can live with the original very large alien head design?
The original head is actually thicker and longer than the upper torso.

My changes will keep the same basic length of the head, however, I will streamline the head a lot, and will add a much longer lower jaw, more teeth, and add eyes instead of the usual blind alien head.

So not sure if the scale of things will still feel right? …we shall see…

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Added some more alien like details to legs
Continuing to refine feet and claws
Roughed in a repositioned right arm

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Slimmed down the right arm where it attaches to the torso
Threw on a quick coat of paint
I am pretty happy with how the tubing looks and is working for the alien details
Will also add tubing to calves and biceps

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Addedd tubing details to biceps
Attached tail, still some blending in to do.
Changed original position of tail from going over the arm to going under the arm
May shorten the tail, and will change the end of the tail to a higher and more threatening position

[tay666]

Oooo!
That is really starting to take shape now.

[barad_dur]

Thanks Trevor !

Rather than scratch sculpting a slimmer head, I found this cool 3D printed head which I will modify.







Started making some mods by trimming out some of the head and slimmed down my sculpted lower jaw.
My goal is to make the head look a bit dragon-ish.

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Raised up the end of the tail.
Slightly shortened the tail.
Extending the front of the head, removed bulge over nose.
Extending the head back side lobes and making them more horn like.

[tay666]

That head is going to look great on that body.