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Triceratops83's Ornithischians- Rebirth from page 14

Started by triceratops83, December 13, 2014, 04:45:27 PM

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I'm really just playing with my new camera at the moment, and I'm looking for things to shoot. There are no animals around, so here are some fossils I have. I imagine all the threads to which I contribute photos will be inundated by me while I test out this new Camera.

Elrathia


Perisphinctes


Edmontosaurus


Triceratops
In the end it was not guns or bombs that defeated the aliens, but that humblest of all God's creatures... the Tyrannosaurus rex.


Halichoeres

Elrathia, the trilobite of trilobites. I had one as a kid but somehow misplaced it. I'd feel guiltier if they weren't so abundant, one of the most ethical fossils it's possible to own.

Hope you're having fun with the new camera!
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#422
Quote from: Halichoeres on March 04, 2024, 09:37:16 PMElrathia, the trilobite of trilobites. I had one as a kid but somehow misplaced it. I'd feel guiltier if they weren't so abundant, one of the most ethical fossils it's possible to own.

Hope you're having fun with the new camera!

I actually wouldn't want a rarer fossil like a full skeleton or skull of something because I'd feel responsible for it. I mean, a famous piece of artwork might be hundreds of years old but fossils have survived against the odds for millions of years, which makes them valuable in my book than anything humans have produced. It always kinda horrifies me to learn of important paleontological discoveries in someone's private collection. But I have no problem with common things like Trilobites, Ammonites and scrapped dinosaur teeth.

Oh, I'm lovin' this new camera! I've caught a bird in flight without blur and snapped a pic of a tiny jumping spider that I would not have been able to capture on my old camera.
In the end it was not guns or bombs that defeated the aliens, but that humblest of all God's creatures... the Tyrannosaurus rex.

Halichoeres

Yeah, I think the caution with respect to rarer fossils is warranted!

Looking forward to seeing the jumping spider.
In the kingdom of the blind, better take public transit. Well, in the kingdom of the sighted, too, really--almost everyone is a terrible driver.

My attempt to find the best toy of every species

My trade/sale/wishlist thread

Sometimes I draw pictures

triceratops83

#424
Here's my new Skull Island Diorama Shelf I've been working on on while on holidays. Photo quality isn't great, which is the reason I usually shoot stuff outdoors.


The sailors first encounter a Stegosaurus. I already have the PNSO Steg in my main collection, but the Haolonggood S.ungulatus is fitting because that's the species in the original King Kong movie. The sailors are Pegasus Russian Naval Infantry.


The Swamp Scene in the original movie features a grumpy Brontosaurus. I've been previously using the Mojo Dunkleosteus but decided on an amphibian since both the unreleased Universal 70's version and Peter Jackson's 90's script featured some sort of amphibian. Safari IC axolotl filling in for now. The sailors are on a log raft made from BBQ skewers.


Arsinoitherium has nearly appeared in King Kong three times. In the original, first it was Triceratops, then Arsinoitherium, and before the sequence was scrapped Styracosaurus, chased the sailors onto the log bridge. In the doomed 70's Universal Legend of King Kong, Arsinoitherium was going to fight Kong instead of the T rex, but was replaced with the fictional ceratopsian Triclonius, but the movie never got made, and finally, there was artwork featuring an Arsinoitherium for the 2005 Kong - you can find it online.

The fallen tree trunk from the Toymany Jaguar set is being used for the log bridge under which are Wild Republic Funnel-web Spiders, a Papo Crab and a Safari Toob Centipede. Kong is played by a Papo Gorilla. Safari Carcharodontosaurus lurking in the background.


I haven't yet decided on the best way to display these Schleich Tupuxuara.


And here's the painted shelf and backdrop. The shelf was redone many times and I'm still not happy with it while the backdrop was done in five minutes while drunk and although not great was basically the simplistic style I wanted. The lesson is - if you want something done right drink a bottle of vodka.


I'd like your opinions on whether the vines (twine painted green) actually add anything or should I remove them?




In the end it was not guns or bombs that defeated the aliens, but that humblest of all God's creatures... the Tyrannosaurus rex.

Halichoeres

I like the vines. I think they add some atmosphere.

The backdrop looks good, especially considering the speed and circumstances of its production!
In the kingdom of the blind, better take public transit. Well, in the kingdom of the sighted, too, really--almost everyone is a terrible driver.

My attempt to find the best toy of every species

My trade/sale/wishlist thread

Sometimes I draw pictures

triceratops83

Quote from: Halichoeres on September 29, 2024, 01:08:53 PMI like the vines. I think they add some atmosphere.

The backdrop looks good, especially considering the speed and circumstances of its production!

Thanks! The one other person I showed the diorama to said they looked like I'd strung up lights rather than vines, but I'll keep them for now. And the backdrop never really mattered since with all the other stuff it wouldn't really be visible, it's just to add depth, but I'm glad you like it!
In the end it was not guns or bombs that defeated the aliens, but that humblest of all God's creatures... the Tyrannosaurus rex.

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