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Post by becdecorbin on Feb 3, 2012 11:44:27 GMT -5
I got cheated when I bought another Ankylosaurus to replace the one I lost in "the great model purge". Like many out there, I dug through the parts, looking for the second piece of the base and found nothing. No connections underneath the single base part. I threw all the work into Ankylosaurus. Too bright, originally on his back. A box of colored chalks and a number of brushes helped bring him around, plus some dry brushing with pale gray. I wish I could have closed his mouth. Not that Ankylosaurus should have been molded in a running position, but he IS kinda dumpy and stiff. I would have liked a base with all kinds of broken trees and scattering critters in his wake. He is not confronting anything, and without that element, this kit tells no story.
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Post by cromagnonman2000 on Mar 6, 2012 21:54:02 GMT -5
No, the single base piece in Monogram and Revell reissues is totally inadequate, is actually too small for the figure so that it's hard to find a good position for the dinosaur, and makes you sad for the rarity of the two-part base. The missing second part does have some details that provide a story, but why reissues never included the better of the two pieces is a mystery.
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Post by scooke123 on Mar 14, 2012 22:13:29 GMT -5
Well done! I like the paintwork on the head. Steve
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Post by becdecorbin on Mar 21, 2012 15:13:04 GMT -5
Ahh. The kit wouldn't be quite complete without the nameplate. Somehow, I have to find an easier way to paint the gold lettering. Mind you, the nameplate was painted in the 80s.
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Post by TAY666 on Apr 28, 2012 6:37:39 GMT -5
One way to make painting the nameplates easier. Paint the whole thing gold first. Let that cure. Then paint the black, and while still wet, wipe any excess black off the letters. Works really well with water colors for the black. But will also work good with acrylics.
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