Scratch Building Dinosaur Models

[Paul McRae <mcrae@gaul.csd.uwo.ca>]

I am interested in building a dinosaur using Sculpey, Fimo, or Cernit 
clay.  I first read about this in Fine Scale Modeller, but I would like 
to know if anyone out there has actually tried this and what advice they 
would have.  I have an unmade Jurassic Park Ford Explorer, so I was 
thinking of making that, turning it upside down (with requisite damage, 
etc.) and building a Tyrannosaurus to go along with it.  

My other option was to use the T-Rex from the Revell JP set and 
scratchbuild a few pieces to alter its pose.

--Paul

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On Fri, 5 May 1995 Flyinggoat@aol.com wrote:

> >I have been trying to find some decent dinosaur models that look >good and
> that are scientifically accurate[I don't mean actual size] >but,I haven't had
> any luck.
> 
>    There are other, more espensive models, as well. 
>    The Horizon Vinyl Jurassic Park series is taken straight from the Stan
> Winston maquees made for the movie, and Horizon's Original Dinosaur series
> was sculpted by one of Stan Winston's sculptor's as a freelance project.
>  These series both start around $50 and go up.   They are very nicely
> detailed, esp the JP T Rex.
>     The ANTS allosaur skeleton is fabulous (really outstanding) and starts
> around $180 (depending on if you get it as a member of the Dinosaur Society,
> or not).   It's big.   It's got a lot of pieces.
>     If you want truly awful dinosaur models, check out the Lindberg plastic
> kits.   For fun dinosaurs (but not terribly accurate) try the
> Aurora/Revell-Germany dinosaur scene plastic kits.   For the adventurous,
> there are ways to scratch-build models using polymer clays at home (like
> Sculpey or Fimo).  And there are also the punch-out wooden dinosaur
> skeletons, which are pretty but not terribly accurate.
>    For the money, the Tamiya kits are probably the way to go for most model
> builders, adn they give you a lot to work with in building scenes.  (things
> like trees, bushes, turtles, remphorynchii, logs, and such)
> 
> Betty Cunningham(Flyinggoat@aol.com)
>