Zactoman Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) This is the old Horizon vinyl T-Rex kit built OOB except for the tongue which was missing in my kit. I made a new one using epoxy putty. The paint work is mostly done with oils. I airbrushed an enamel base-coat of beige on the bottom and drab green on the top then applied various shades of oil and feathered/stippled them with a soft brush. Next came a coat of Future followed by dirty brown oil paint in the cracks and crevasses. I then wiped away the excess and feathered the remainder with a soft brush. A final coat was applied using a mix of Dullcoat and Glosscoat for an almost flat sheen. I then added some dirt to his feet and lower legs using brown paint and pastels. The model is just over two feet long! Fun! Edited January 17, 2010 by Zactoman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Moore Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 That is awesome, Chris! Excellent work on the finish. Cheers, Alby Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Looks like it's right out of Jurassic Park ... If your thread title doesn't get folks to take a peek, I don't know what will ... Beautiful, Chris ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Dude!! How did you do that?! Some of the finest painting i have ever seen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Wow! Chris, you eventually done it! Congrats! The reptile looks really terrific! Just like a personage from the Jurassic Park. Wouldn't like to meet such a beast in some of wildest coners of the Amazon jungles. :D Very nice respite from your resin routine. ;) Cheers! Alexander. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Wow, that tongue looks like it belongs in Gene Simmons of KISS! How did you manage to sculpt that thing so well? Very well done man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gambler Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) Well Chris, since this is posted in "Critique Corner" and not the "Display Case," there may be a Paleontologist that will come along and tell you what you have done wrong with this model! ...... but, I am no Paleontologist and I have to say that is an amazing piece of paintwork there!........I was amazed to see you painted it mostly in Oils, I immediately thought the whole thing was Airbrushed, the blending and feathering are so good. I have seen a few Dinosaur models pop up on Websites and Competitions over the years, but this one is by far the best that I've seen. Nice work! Cheers, Jeff. Edited January 17, 2010 by Gambler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) :D, Hi Chris, Beautiful work there mate. what a ripper, sorry pun intended. It's a great job you've done there, both of construction and painting and scratchbuilding (the tongue). "But Grandma, what big teeth you have." "All the better to eat you with my dear!" Alexander, never mind about meeting this beast in the deepest darkest Amazonian jungles, I wouldn't even like to meet him in the dark alley just down the street from my place on a dark night, or even in broad daylight for that matter. He'd look fearsome anywhere anytime. Cheers, Ross. Edited January 17, 2010 by ross blackford Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mkimages Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Awesome paintwork there; the tongue is a work of art all on its own. Overall it's quite a believable effect. About the only thing I could suggest might be a bit of dried blood on some of the teeth and lower jaw. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loftycomfort Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Chris, that is totally awesome! Fantastic paint job! Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pirata Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Excellent work! John Hammond has nothing on you! Your dinosaur tongue is realistic and, well, disgusting. Take that as a compliment. Dinosaur tongues aren't supposed to be pretty! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocat Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 fantastic paintjob :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dpwatson Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Wow that is amazing!!! Stunning paint job. I like the way that a few years after all the jurassic park films they realised that the T-Rex would have actually been a scavenger and not a hunter. Bet that annoyed a few people!!! David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TF51GREGWISE Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 That is just way to cool for school :) you are a master Jedi. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cyrus Tan Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Nice work Chris! :D Good to see you finished the T-Rex. Excellent paint job too. It's good thing people can't tell you that the colors are inaccurate on this one. :wacko: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THX1138 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Hmm I'm not sure the size of the tail is correct. I think the T model had a longer tail. Did you use any PE parts ? Can you show us the cockpit ? I didn't know VF-65000000 ever transfered to the T-REX ? No ordnance ? Can you make a closeup shot of the wheelwells ? :P Serious, that looks awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Sorry, Zactoman, you are way out of bound: only archaeopteryx are allowed in this section! Jaw-dropping paint job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ro-Gar Hobbies Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Wow, that looks awesome! Robert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Thanks for all the nice comments. The kit was a blast to paint. A pleasant break from molding and casting! Awesome paintwork there; the tongue is a work of art all on its own. Overall it's quite a believable effect. About the only thing I could suggest might be a bit of dried blood on some of the teeth and lower jaw.I did consider adding blood but since this is one of the few models displayed upstairs in the house rather than downstairs in my man-cave, Zactowoman objected so I went with a more 'factory fresh' finish. :wub: It's good thing people can't tell you that the colors are inaccurate on this one. :PI'm surprised. I was at a model contest one time and had someone tell me that my Raptor was the wrong color! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Amazing, simply amazing paint job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 awesome job! leave it to you to come up with a tongue correction kit. i would ask if you plan on marketing them, but i just can't see anyway around the delima of having a bunch of grown men asking you to ship them a little tongue. Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kasatka Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Hi, Chris! Grrrrrreat T-Rex! =) The paint job is simply stanning! I am not sure about the clean teeth though! =)) :D Well done, mate! Cheers! Sergey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magic Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Loving it! Very welcome if you ask me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 *Head implodes* Dang, that is one helluva painjob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Av8fan Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Hmm I'm not sure the size of the tail is correct. I think the T model had a longer tail.Did you use any PE parts ? Can you show us the cockpit ? I didn't know VF-65000000 ever transfered to the T-REX ? No ordnance ? Can you make a closeup shot of the wheelwells ? Serious, that looks awesome. You do not want to see where the false canopy is painted.. Gene Simmons called. He wants his Tongue back. Amazing work. Just WOW! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.