Re: dinosaur reconstructions (was `sigh')

[Joseph Cotton <jmcotton@nando.net>]

On Thu, 23 Feb 1995, Phillip Bigelow wrote:

>   Frankly, what I would like to see (but probably wouldn't have the money to
> buy) would be mass-marketed plastic- or resin-cast models, standing about 
> 1 - 2 feet tall, of intricately-detailed dinosaurs.  Sort of along the lines
> of a Czerkas-style sculpture.  If they could be mass-marketed in great enough
> quantity, the unit price might get low enough to be affordable.  At the lowest
> possible price (say $100/dino), you wouldn't see these things in 
> many toy stores.  But I bet people would buy them up.

Well, I know this isn't what you're looking for, but the March 1995 issue
of Fine Scale Modeler has an article by Maximo Salas on "Sculpting
Dinosaurs in 1/35 Scale" using wire, aluminum foil, and Cernit PVC paste.
So if you have the talent, you could build your own.

Joe Cotton