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Post by becdecorbin on Jan 24, 2012 20:50:12 GMT -5
After my Prehistoric Scenes collection was thrown in the trash with few surviving kits, I got into these. They were never as well-sculpted as the Aurora beasts, but the White Rhino and Polar Bear were the best of the six kit collection. After I learned how to use the airbrush in the mid 90s, I brought a fairly plain Rhinoceros up to date. Good sized kits. Does anyone else out there have a collection? Attachments:
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Post by RetroArt on Jan 24, 2012 22:37:05 GMT -5
Have the Rhino and the Komodo Dragon (sans monkey) from my childhood. I've picked up the Condor, Polar Bear and the Gorilla over the past few years to complete the set. Still need a couple of boxes though. I've always wanted to convert this Rhino kit into a PS-Wish kit of an Arsinoitherium  |
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Post by becdecorbin on Jan 24, 2012 23:13:52 GMT -5
Base with monkey. I understood some years ago someone was looking for such pieces. (The Parts Pit?) Thus, I never painted the little guy. Attachments:
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Post by becdecorbin on Jan 24, 2012 23:18:06 GMT -5
The dragon. His claws were so awful, I tried to reshape them into something out of wildlife photographs. Looks like I'll have to make ALL of them out of something and toss the originals. DIfficult kit. The scales are so faint that fixing the seams destroys them. I broke the tongue! Well, it looked funny. Painting? Some sort of tan or tan/gray with drybrushed black for the scales. I'm afraid the scales will disappear under the first coat. Attachments:
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Post by cromagnonman2000 on Jan 25, 2012 21:10:27 GMT -5
Not a collection, but I got the Revell green box (Germany?) version of Condor, Komodo Dragon and Mountain Gorilla when I found them cheap in a model shop in the 1990's, and haven't built them yet, though the prehistoric conversion possibilities are always tempting.
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Post by TAY666 on Jan 25, 2012 23:04:26 GMT -5
I've got the dragon (missing monkey)
the panther 0missing part of the tree)
Gorilla (missing something I can't remember right now)
I had the rhino but didn't really like it that much and sold it.
And I have part of the polar bear, but don't know what I am going to do with it.
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Post by becdecorbin on Aug 30, 2012 11:40:27 GMT -5
This photo was taken months ago. I didn't make a move on Revell's enDANGERed Polar Bear because I couldn't find a sealed container big enough to immerse him (for FREE).  I want to strip the old cream/ivory paint off the bear and start all over again. Polar Bear will take up real space on your shelf. Not only quite tall, but perched on an ice floe base. Two big front-to-back sections run from the base of the neck to the hind paws. The forelegs are two top-to-bottom halves. The head (which used to turn left and right) is a two part job with a free lower jaw which opens and closes when the head is swiveled. Sans his lower jaw, he looks like something out of "The Golden Compass"; the movie image reminded me of building this kit. Two gulls are included for scale, but they don't add much. Attachments:
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Post by prescenes2 on Aug 30, 2012 23:04:12 GMT -5
I've always wanted to convert this Rhino kit into a PS-Wish kit of an Arsinoitherium Did you see the Brontotherium I converted from this kit? I'm thinking of doing a few conversions myself involving "other" forms of Rhino's: Elasmotherium, Arsinoitherium, Brontothere, Uintathere and others if I so desire! ;D |
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Post by prescenes2 on Aug 30, 2012 23:07:14 GMT -5
I had the Black Panther, Condor, Komodo and Rhino. All complete kits. I sold them all a few years back. I was thinking of searching for them again.
Nice job on the Rhino!!!
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Post by becdecorbin on Aug 31, 2012 8:08:49 GMT -5
You'll have to post a file of that converted Bronotherium; I never saw it.
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Post by prescenes2 on Aug 31, 2012 23:33:19 GMT -5
I've looked and can't seem to find any pics of it anywhere?!  |
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Post by TAY666 on Sept 1, 2012 22:01:02 GMT -5
I've looked and can't seem to find any pics of it anywhere?! Is this it?  |
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Post by prescenes2 on Sept 2, 2012 12:00:54 GMT -5
Nope. That's the Elasmotherium from Lunar Models. That's another creature I'd like to convert too.
The Brontotherium I posted over on Hobbytalk a few years ago and it was on ImageShack of which I don't use anymore. So it's in hyperspace somewhere?! I'll find something eventually,
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Post by becdecorbin on Sept 2, 2012 12:50:55 GMT -5
The Bronotherium pic file at Hobbytalk has been removed (since 2005). I'll keep looking.
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Post by prescenes2 on Sept 2, 2012 13:13:49 GMT -5
FOUND ONE!!!  |
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Post by prescenes2 on Sept 2, 2012 13:47:22 GMT -5
Here's some other things I did with the enDANGERed Species kits: The Komodo Monkey turned into an devil creature...  The Condor as the bird waiting for his next meal...  And the Komodo as the Prehistoric Megalania...  I ended up selling these years ago, except the monkey, to make a bit of quick cash to go to WonderFest. Now, I'm thinking of recollecting them and doing it over again! ;D |
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Post by hypnotator on Sept 2, 2012 14:28:47 GMT -5
Oboy that mammoth tar pit is beautiful. How can you have parted with it? is this Wonderfest Japan of which you speak?
I have the Endangered Rhino but I foolishly painted him brown, not grey, and I need to redo him. I have the Komodo Dragon too, but not on display as he's not as good.
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Post by TAY666 on Sept 2, 2012 15:54:35 GMT -5
No, that would be Wonderfest in Louisville KY.
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Post by prescenes2 on Sept 2, 2012 21:06:41 GMT -5
Oboy that mammoth tar pit is beautiful. How can you have parted with it? Thanks! It was not easy to part with but at the time it was a good idea. I think the guy who owns it is on here. I'm seriously thinking of making another tar pit though. |
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Post by RetroArt on Sept 17, 2012 23:16:27 GMT -5
Just saw the Bronto- NICE!
With all the movable parts of the original, this is definitely an AURORA PS-style custom.
Well done, as usual, Steve!
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