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Post by malinkh on Nov 22, 2014 11:22:52 GMT -5
My latest project is the Alchemy Works Plateosaurus. I recently finished trimming the flash, pinning the legs, arms, neck, and tail. I also glued those items and filled in and blended in the seams. Here are a few pictures of the kit before priming:
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Post by prescenes2 on Nov 22, 2014 11:28:10 GMT -5
Looks great so far! This is a fun kit and nice addition to the PS series.
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Post by malinkh on Nov 22, 2014 11:30:55 GMT -5
Question: Do most of you glue your base part together so that they are one unified piece, filling in the seams? That is what I am planning to do but I was just curious if anyone left the base parts from any of these add-on kits as separate pieces?
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Post by prescenes2 on Nov 22, 2014 11:36:59 GMT -5
All add on bases I have glued and filled seams except one: the Struthiomimus.
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Post by glen on Dec 7, 2014 11:55:49 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity (and the fact that I just got one), why not the Struthiomimus base?
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Post by glen on Dec 7, 2014 14:58:04 GMT -5
Hey Ken, back to your Plateosaurus; I just got one over the summer, my first resin kit. I looked to the tips here and the extensive write-up with photos that Trevor did about his Parasaurolophus on his PS site to help me get started. When I was done pinning and gluing, the whole beastie leaned a little to the left. To fix that, I decided to build up the base with Sculpt-A-Mold, a paper mâché-type glop that model railroaders often use for landscaping. So, I did glue the two base parts together, then glopped them with Sculpt-A-Mold and made Plateosaurus footprints into it so that the Dino would stand up straight when in position.
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Post by prescenes2 on Dec 7, 2014 16:48:15 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity (and the fact that I just got one), why not the Struthiomimus base? No particular reason other than they matched up really well so I left them alone. I will end up gluing them together in the near future. |
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Post by malinkh on Dec 7, 2014 18:09:46 GMT -5
Hey Ken, back to your Plateosaurus; I just got one over the summer, my first resin kit. I looked to the tips here and the extensive write-up with photos that Trevor did about his Parasaurolophus on his PS site to help me get started. When I was done pinning and gluing, the whole beastie leaned a little to the left. To fix that, I decided to build up the base with Sculpt-A-Mold, a paper mâché-type glop that model railroaders often use for landscaping. So, I did glue the two base parts together, then glopped them with Sculpt-A-Mold and made Plateosaurus footprints into it so that the Dino would stand up straight when in position. Hi Glen, What I ended up doing was gluing the two base parts together with Epoxy for Plastic. It comes out in two streams and you mix them together before applying the glue. It is fairly thick and sticky but sets up really hard. After it dried and cured, I used Squadron White Putty to smooth in the seam and blend it in with the rest of the markings on the base. I then primed the dino, other parts, and base with grey primer. That is where I am now on the kit. I'm trying to decide on a paint scheme for the beast. I'm leaning on a tan and brown scheme with stripes or a grey blue and light grey blue scheme with darker stripes. As far as the leaning issue that you mentioned, I did not run into that. Mine stands upright (as you can see from my earlier pictures) and the feet are pretty flush with the base. I do like your idea of adding the footprints on the base for added realism. I need to decide if that is something I want to do. I'll post some more pictures either during or after I'm done painting the beast. I probably going to start with airbrushing the underside and put some initial color on the dino, and then move to dry brushing to finish him off. |
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Post by glen on Dec 7, 2014 20:45:29 GMT -5
 Here's my Plateosaurus. Not done painting, I'm considering this an undercoat on both the Dino and the Erops. |
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Post by glen on Dec 7, 2014 20:49:48 GMT -5
 Here's the base. It is done. The part that looks like cooked spinach is the Sculpt-A-Mold.  And a little more of a close up. I like the texture pretty well, but was sorry to lose so much of the original sculpt when I made this change. My little pink pal will also be getting some more paint eventually. |
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Post by malinkh on Dec 7, 2014 21:49:35 GMT -5
Hi Glen,
Thanks for sharing your pictures. The texture on the base is like a rich moss. Overall it looks good. Very interesting concept. I thought about what to do with the small body of water or maybe it is a small tar pit. Either way, if it is water it shouldn't be a clear blue since water standing is kind of a off grey color. If it is tar than black hues would work fine. Is any of your painting done with an airbruah or is it all with brushes?
One thing that I want to make sure that I do is determine how the colors from one base tie to the colors of the bases next to it so in the end when all of the kits are put together they make one interesting diorama.
I like what you done so far on the painting of the Dino.....
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Post by prescenes2 on Dec 8, 2014 0:08:32 GMT -5
You've braved where I not dare go. Nice job on the compound on the base. It does look like a moss or some type of vegetation.
Since the kits I paint are some time in between completion, I forget what colors to use on the basess so they would match up like you say, Ken. Eventually there will be a time when they all get a new paint job and then everything will match......I hope?!
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Post by glen on Dec 8, 2014 1:00:36 GMT -5
Are you referring to the land of Sculpt-A-Mold as the place where you do not go? Or the landscaping of model railroaders? You say that I've braved something, but I'm not brave, I'm just blundering around in ignorance, trying things out, and hoping for the best. Gotta stay optimistic.  |
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Post by scooke123 on Dec 8, 2014 16:24:38 GMT -5
Nice work Glen_ I like the colors, your base really pops out at ya!
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Post by prescenes2 on Dec 9, 2014 21:17:08 GMT -5
Are you referring to the land of Sculpt-A-Mold as the place where you do not go? Yep, Exactly what I meant. You say that I've braved something, but I'm not brave, I'm just blundering around in ignorance, trying things out, and hoping for the best. I've ruined many a model whilst blundering away. But, I am braving up and taking chances with trying new things. Kit bashing is one way of braving up. Thank goodness for epoxy putty!!! |
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Post by malinkh on Jun 29, 2015 23:31:36 GMT -5
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Post by artdecovampire on Jun 30, 2015 14:39:48 GMT -5
Looks just great without the stripes, a lengthy and thoughtful paint job. Love the lizard in those tree frog colours. Nice one.
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Post by TAY666 on Jun 30, 2015 15:43:02 GMT -5
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Post by prescenes2 on Jul 27, 2015 14:39:50 GMT -5
My eyes are bad enough that I can't make out the details in the pics. Is there anyway to enlarge the pics? it does look good from what I CAN see!
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Post by TAY666 on Jul 27, 2015 17:52:30 GMT -5
Sadly, no. Can only go as big as the photos that get uploaded.
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