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When to use round, oval, square, oblong bases - are there any guiding principles? I´ve been using round bases for figures I want seen from all angles and oval or oblong bases for my longer Dinosaurs. Mounting a running Tyrannosaurus on a relatively small oval or round base throws more emphasis...

Paper foliage - do you prime it or just get stuck in with the painting? I´ve done some going straight to watercolours, but am considering priming with spray can green to add a bit of stiffness. Any advice appreciated. Spike.

I have far more kits than I can finish. So, I am selling my Menagerie Studios 1/6 Frankenstein´s Monster resin kit, sculpted by Tony McVey. 3 pieces, body and arms. Mint condition. S120 plus shipping from Denmark.

I have far too many unbuilt kits. So, I am selling my Kitkong approx. 1/6th scale "Fresh Catch" mermaid kit. Cold-cast resin, just five parts. $90 plus shipping from Denmark.

Finished this Troll just before Yule. . . . . . and then finished it some more. Fantastic sculpt by Aris Kolokontes. Spike.

Am looking for a wooden chair for a seated figure in 1/18th scale, but all the dolls house stuff I find is 1/12 . . . . . Any tips or links? Spike.

My pal Hans Henrik Sidenius just took 1st place with his rendition of PaleoWorld Studios 1/10 Turanoceratops in the "Miscellaneous" category at Esbjeg Åben, one of the two model-builder shows worth attending here in Denmark (the other being Østjysk Open). Not bad for his first Dinosaur kit...

Some friends and I have a little "Fauna Modelling" thing going - fits in well with the intention behind my Dinosaur models to show these wonderful extinct beasts simply as animals behaving naturally in their environment and not as monsters. Anyway, to get the ball rolling, here´s a brief little...

Whilst all my other w.i.p.´s are not progressing :facepalm: this piece is coming along nicely. 1/18 Pachyrhinosaurus sculpted by Keith Strasser. Simple 2-piece kit and base. Head/neck fitting needed a deal of work and clean-up/prep took longer than I would have liked, but the kit is a "looker"...

Don´t expect this to be finished too soon, but I had to share that I´ve manged to get a hold of one of the very few castings of Terry Norton´s Western Lowland Gorilla bust. I´m guessing it´s about maybe 1/2 for a dominant male. Spike.

Had fun painting these life-size sculpts by Alred Paredes. Am working on a better display for Hallowe´en.. Spike.

Here´s a Tyrannosaurus rex drawn with Z-brush by my pal David Krentz. He´s had a 3D print made and used as a master to make moulds for casting conventional resin kits. Here you can see the 1/40 kit uppermost, in the centre a 1/72 3D-print and at the bottom a 1/144(!) 3D-print. The 1/40...

My very first 3D-printed Dinosaur model. Drawn with Z-brush by my friend David Krentz. Available from Dan´s Dinosaurs :- http://stores.homestead.com/hstrial-Dliebman2/-strse-Models-cln-David-Krentz-1-bdsh--cln-40/Categories.bok The 9 piece kit is impressively detailed... and not a...

Lots of catching up to do! Here´s my progress on a 1/18th scale Styracosaurus albertensis sculpted by my good friend Shane Foulkes, available from http://www.cretaceouscreationsofamerica.com/models_for_sale.html Instead of pinning, "plug-holes" were drilled in the join surfaces. 24-hour epoxy...

Way too many unfinished projects ... diving back into this one as a warm up. 1/35 Chasmosaurus belli sculpted by Galileo Hernandez and available from his Geene Models. http://www.geenemodels.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_61&product_id=70 Tipping the animal up as if it´s...

How about adding a "Basing and Groundwork" section to the Schools of Miniaturistry? A good deal of info could be sought and shared there - size, shape, proportions of bases, groundwork and vegetation techniques, recommended suppliers, customising ideas and tips, water effects, how to make trees...

Davide Ronchi of Crecy Models has added a new 1/20th Ceratosaurus kit to his Dinosaur line. http://www.miniatureonline.net/index.php/it/ Very dynamic sculpt by talented Sean Cooper. 30cm long it´ll cost 90 Euros + shipping. I´m hoping Sean sculpts a small dryosaurid ornithopod...

Spending a lot of time looking for some small-scale animals to add some extra interest to my Dinosaur dioramas - specifically birds with some life to them (ie not just sitting), turtles and small (under 8cm) crocodiles or alligators. Any recommendations welcome. Spike.

Wonderfest 2009 in Louisville, Kentucky was a blast for me - the show encompasses a very broad spectrum of modelling themes (there is a Dinosaur category!), I made some good friends and my models were well-liked. Now, after a necessary break from modelling the past few years, I´d once again like...

After a loooooong break from model-building, I started building resin kits of Dinosaurs at the end of 2002. Now, although I buy the odd "historical/military" figure - it seems this is mostly motivated by nostalgia for all the Anglo-Saxons, Normans and Vikings I painted in my early twenties -...