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Post by TAY666 on Feb 13, 2014 18:42:24 GMT -5
I've been mentioning that I jumped on the bandwagon in regards to modifying the kits. Well, here is a look at the project I decided to tackle I've never been happy with the static boring pose for the Flying Reptile. And have been wanting to give this a try for quite a long time now. I notched out a little area in both elbows  Then, used my heat gun to fold the wings forward   I now have the holed puttied up, and am getting ready to add the ends of the wings. I will do one at a time. Putty it up. Then bend it backwards. I am shooting for something like this  |
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Post by prescenes2 on Feb 13, 2014 21:14:27 GMT -5
FAR OUT! Way to go! Gonna watch this thread with great interest.  |
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Post by scooke123 on Feb 13, 2014 23:00:08 GMT -5
Very cool - I never cared for that original pose either . Looking forward to seeing this one!
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Post by andymoscarts on Feb 14, 2014 13:22:25 GMT -5
Good start,keep us posted!
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Post by artdecovampire on Feb 15, 2014 3:51:38 GMT -5
Tay I salute you Sir!
The original kit works best for flying poses (I remember the giant Pterodactyl in The Land That Time Forgot was dead ringer for the aurora kit minus the crest). Its a massive task you've set yourself. The walking pose you see in text books looks really awkward anyway, plus all those thin membranes don't give much of a glue surface to put things together with the wing ends. Having thought about this myself the conclusion I came to was to keep the head, wing tips, legs, chest and back. Cut off the fore arms altogether and re-attach with Milliput having rotated them and freeing them from the membranes. Then I intended to hack about the membranes and do a bunch of filling. This would have rotated the wrists and get the claws on the floor. Yours is a much more direct, braver way. Like everyone else I watch with interest and even though I've dragged an old Lindberg bronto from the loft I'm now thinking a Revell Klaw is a better prospect.
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Post by TAY666 on Apr 5, 2014 9:01:28 GMT -5
I haven't been ignoring this project.
Just have run into some nasty logistical issues.
I tried the next fold on the wing, and things didn't work out as I had hoped.
Might shoot a couple pics.
The gears are turning, and I am considering a couple other ways to go. Not sure which idea I am going to try next though.
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Post by prescenes2 on Apr 5, 2014 14:18:00 GMT -5
I don't blame you for taking yer time on this project. there is a lot of things in play here that has to be executed properly in order to work. Good or Bad, We'll all learn from you one way or another and enjoy your progress as you proceed forward. Best of Luck with this!  |
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Post by artdecovampire on May 4, 2014 3:14:54 GMT -5
Hi Tay, any progress on this one? I imagine the herd is making it take a back seat.
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Post by TAY666 on May 4, 2014 20:03:47 GMT -5
Yeah.
Back burner, as I have less than a month to finish up the display projects for WF.
As well as my actual contest entries.
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Post by scottbanks on Jun 24, 2014 15:37:46 GMT -5
I see how it can be done, but it would be very complicated. More cutting apart an more use of the heat gun. Also make some custom parts.
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