Ceratopsian's custom paints and everything else: new 9 Oct. 2024

[ceratopsian]

Moving right to set C1, Zuul, Diabloceratops, and the bellowing bull Spiclypeus:




Detail of the battered Diabloceratops:


And the wonderful Zuul:


Bellowing bull:


And finally, Set C2: Medusaceratops with troodontids


And just to show you what the full diorama would have looked like if I'd gone for Set C3, with the dead/dying Avaceratops, the troodontids (and a bonus Avaceratops with babies was also included).  (Obviously this is not my photo but a publicity shot used by  Dinosaur Darkroom as he offered the set for sale.)



I'm sure you can see why the diorama appealed to someone with a penchant for ceratopsians.  So much so that I allowed myself to buy a much larger resin than I would normally contemplate.  My photos don't do Martin's work justice either.

[Halichoeres]

This is an absolutely magnificent tableau. I can see why you opted out of the additional troodontids, and I don't think the display suffers for their absence! Wonderful stuff.

[postsaurischian]

  GULP!  What a mindblowing diorama!! Now You're doing the thing properly .
 This is a feast for the eyes! Martin has outdone himself once again.
 I've seen these models here and there in different variations, but this is the most beautiful implementation I can imagine.
 Congratulations! What a treasure and true centerpiece. It is well-received in the right collection.
 _{..... and won't you speak badly of your photographs! I've been enjoying them a lot.}

[ceratopsian]

I was tempted by Davide Ronchi's (Crecy Models) recent print of Rhamphorhyncus after seeing Martin Garratt's 1/3 version on-line for another collector.  That was too big for me, so I settled on a 1:4 print.  Martin at my request gave it a similar scheme as the one he had done previously.  The model proved fragile and reached Martin minus two front toes.  No sign of them in the box.  But it wasn't a problem, as Martin simply sculpted replacements.  I was concerned whether it would reach me intact, but all was well.  I had a fraught time trying to fit the animal on its perch, but it turned out I wasn't aiming at the right section of the support for the hindlimbs.

It's been really dull and dismal here, which doesn't favour my snaps.











There is even an (indeterminate) fish for Halichoeres!  Beautifully painted - but not much of it visible as it disappears down the gullet.

[Halichoeres]

That's a great looking model! Even without the fish that would be true.

[triceratops83]

That model is posed so naturally that if you took a photo of it at the beach it would look like a snapshot of the real thing. Another classy addition to your collection, ceratopsian!

[postsaurischian]

  Bon appétit!
   Really an exceptional model. I like how Rhamphorhynchus' facial expression shows a mixture of delight and greed.