Customized Kinto Desktop 1/30 Stegosaurus

[Simon]

I picked up this Kinto from Yahoo.Japan a few years ago for about $15.  It had broken and missing plates and spikes. I finally got around to remodeling the missing spikes and plates with putty, then basically just did a light touch up with reds and yellows (for the plates and body armor knobs).  I am happy with the result.  I think this already awesome sculpt just "pops" with a little "dry brushing":

[Lanthanotus]

Nice figure and a good choice of colors to freshen up the model. Personally I wouldn't have used such a "lacquer" look on the plates, but well, maybe it's a male just flashing up in its best form for mating.

[Simon]

The idea is that its just flushed its plates with blood to warn a nearby Allosaurus to "stay away" ..

[Lanthanotus]

The idea is that its just flushed its plates with blood to warn a nearby Allosaurus to "stay away" ..

Now you made me curious... where's the Allo?

[Simon]

The idea is that its just flushed its plates with blood to warn a nearby Allosaurus to "stay away" ..

Now you made me curious... where's the Allo?

Well ... lets just say that an "Allosauroid" type predator is crouching nearby the Stegosaurus, but that photo shoot is under wraps due to the DTF Diorama Contest Rules ... 

...so, stick around the DTF for a couple of years and it might turn up .... 

[Lanthanotus]

Aww

[Derek.McManus]

Nice reconditioning work, the model does appear to lend itself to some drybrushing work.