Triceratops
Komentarzy
3 26 March 2020, 19:31

To dry-fit the parts, a lot of material has to be abraded. The fit is not perfect, so I sanded the edges a bit to make a good joint. The material of this kit is vinyl, but it's hard to the touch.
26 March 2020, 19:36

The theropodes are added to the dio. There were two copies so I had to thermoform one a bit to be different.
1 April 2020, 15:54

We all love scales, so welcome here. The primer is done now with Armypainter and I worked on the triceratops joints.
3 April 2020, 10:06

Looks like it's tough to fill the gaps and keep the skin texture, good work!
3 April 2020, 14:28

It's not so easy to work on the vinyl, it tends to flake when abraded. I now use CA glue to get a smooth surface after sanding. Today was a fine day to paint outside, so the first colors are already on. The raptors got Vallejo RLM65 and the tops got a sandy belly and some other details. The rest of the body will be painted later, after some masking.
3 April 2020, 21:55

Triceratops is painted with Armypainter ("Zombie Inmates" colors) and Vallejo aquatic acrylics. Unexpectedly a lot of green turned up. Maskol is used for masking bone plates, but the Vallejo base paint didn't stand the scraping so I have to repair that. Though I don't mind considering the results...
7 April 2020, 18:58

Thanks, Ben! now the theropods are also painted, after a lot of cursing because I kept on having tip-dry on the blue striping. The triceratops is posing on its painted base.
10 April 2020, 10:08

Thanks again! Today, the dinos were washed. The triceratops got some standard NATO washes, the raptors were rinsed with a homemade brew of blue and black enamel. Then the eyes were colored with Revell 92. I decided to fix the triceratops to the pigmented base with 2 screws, that had to be located precisely at the spots were they could remain invisible. The raptors will have to be sprayed matt now.
12 April 2020, 20:29

Thanks, Wim! It's done now! I added a bit of dust and repaired a few chips.
13 April 2020, 17:34