So mamy started models, so little time...
First on the list "To be finished ASAP" is this reptile :) Original WIP was started on ARC:
After finishing my first plastic dino which was Velociraptor,also made by Lindberg I I wanted to make another but bigger one...Then ,a monster came from UK :) I bought a Tyrannosaurus on ebay. First thought was " Holy sh**, It's almost in size of a standard chicken!". Then I examined the parts of my new pet :) A few sink holes,not bad fit (but not good too),nice skin...And again,a lot of strange knobs on skin of dino...I wonder if the guys in Lindberg use to think that every dino had a pimples...Again, there is a need to drill out eyes
and replace them with beads from necklace ...also the arms needs to be lenghten lengthened. Finally ,as Greg Ewald said on
http://modelingmadness.com in his review of Lindberg T-rex: "the legs need to be heavily modified if you are going to make a Rex that doesn't look like it just ate a bunch of burritos from the local taco joint, and can't find the can". I want to make a T-rex in run.
This means a lot of cutting, puttying and sanding but I think it can be a nice and fun build...Here is the upper part of head before drilling:
And here are eyes:
I drilled eyes and here is result:
"Now I've got you in my sight With a Goldeneye" :)
I decided to prepare all main parts before beginning modifications:
Arms...waaay tooo shoooort...( now lenghtened)
The sink mark (or rather sink CAVE) is AWESOME :) I've never seen deeper one :)
The tongue was sanded...
And finally...now these eyes are ALIVE! :)
When it comes to aircraft models we first see them,then usually looking into cockpit and wheel wells. And when we see a dino model? First overall look and then? Of course it dont't have wells,bays or even cockpit
So we look into mounth if it is open :) First arrived red, then drybrushing in flesh,tongue painted with orange and washed with dark red.Teeths were painted with sand and drybrushed whited when dry.Here is the result:
Then the surgery had began:
Dryfit:
Feet was modyfied so "in-run conversion" is finished :)
I glued together all parts of trex. The holes in foots of my dino are now sealed with pieces of plastic.
I hope I'll finish it this time :)