Re: RE: Models + Dinosaur Soc...

[Flyinggoat@aol.com]

>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)