Gotcha! Daspletosaurus.

[gorgosaurus]

Gotcha! Daspletosaurus.

This is my Alonso 1/24 T. rex slightly converted to represent a 1/18 Daspletosaurus.

I changed the shape of the lacrimal hornlets in front of the eyes with milliput and leaned the body slightly down and more forward by bending at the ankle.
Then I painted it like a Giant Killer Rottweiler-Chicken.

I made a big base to look like the edge of a forest-floor with a fallen tree.

A corner with some stagnant water and algae for a little variation.

And this is what it turned out like after the final finish with pastel chalks.

It just fits in one of my display cabinets.

Spike.

 

[AJLaFleche]

Looks really neat. Curious, what is your fixative for the "leaves?"

 

[Frank-Holger]

Spike, as I told you, I LOVE the way you handle Bases. Especially those Bases with Leaves on it. Incredible work, and well done. Surrounds the T-Rex in a natural way.

Frank

 

[gorgosaurus]

Thank you very much, Frank.

Aj, the leaves are glued down over a heavy misting of pva glue diluted with water. Once set, several passes of matt varnish help fix them.... for a while.

I took this model to a show during a storm last year and between my car and the doors to the hall a deal of my forest floor took to the heavens.

Spike.

 

[Roc]

Very nice, I like it.

Cheers
Roc

 

[gorgosaurus]

Thanks, Roc. Much appreciated.

Spike.

 

[Stephan]

Holla thats a good one. Well done groudwork.
I like him.

 

[gorgosaurus]

Thanks, Stephan.

Sometimes the groundwork gets as much time and effort as the kit.
And why not?

Spike.

 

[Stephan]

Indeed, me too.