Pachyrhinosaurus canadensis - first time resin casting

[fabricious]

Hello there!
Since I got back into dinosaur sculpting lately (and finished a Pachyrhinosaurus canadensis 1:20 model two weeks ago), I finally got my first shipment of smooth-cast resin today. It is really hard to get any proper materials here in Austria, so everything takes a while to order from Germany or the US.
Since I have never made a silicone mold (or a resin cast, for that matter) before, there have been some complications with air bubbles being trapped in the resin. I have patched up the first cast (which resulted in a shorter tail than the original model due to a large cavity right in the middle) with two-part-epoxy putty, sadly it has only been available in dark grey at the local store.

Enough of the talking, have some pictures! I would love to receive some feedback, as I am about to start working on a 1:20 Albertosaurus sarcophagus sculpture (which was intended to be a counterpart for this one) and I definitely have a lot to learn about proper dinosaur sculpting.

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And here is the current status of the 1:20 Albertosaurus:


I hope you like them!

Greetings,
Fabrizio

[Libraraptor]

Should you ever plan to make another such model and sell it, let me know how much you want for one! I love the sculpt, it´s unusual, brawny, yet plausible.

[fabricious]

I am definitely selling them, you can just send me a private message about it! The two miscast ones are (sort of) available as well, for a much reduced price that is. If no one is interested in them, though, I will patch up both of them and start painting soon.

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

Wonderful sculpt. I especially like the choice in species  The texturing is nice also.

[brandem]

Great sculpt, spot on proportions,
you are making sure your mold has enough chimneys to allow air to escape in all the low points?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Very nicely done, I'm reminded of the early Kaiyodo vinyl kits for some reason..they had a certain style that was quite appealing !

[fabricious]

Thanks everyone!

I tried to add as many chimneys as possible, but it seems that some of them did not quite work while casting. I definitely need to alter the mold a bit for the next cast, since the problem areas seemed to have been the same twice in a row. That and some more waiting to do. Good casting materials are hard to come by here.

[Libraraptor]

I had purchased one Pachyrhinosaurus. I had it repainted and here it is:



Edit:
I just noticed how senseless this posting was since the pictures of the original models are all gone due to the photobucket thing. So one has no comparison. And I just noticed I do not know yet how to delete postings...My eigth or ninth year here and I never deleted anything?!