T-Rex family with kill

[DarkPhantom]

Hello Dinosaur Toy Blog Forum!

I'm in the process of building a diorama of a family of T-Rex ambushing a juvenile Triceratops. The rest of the herd will go into defensive mode. In the end, the ambush will be around a watering hole filled with fish and smaller creatures.

I'm still working on getting the paint jobs right.

I'm hoping to get any tips or suggestions that you all have. It would be wonderful, especially because I've never painted models until this project.

The original pieces were:

The Papo Brown T-Rex


The Papo Running Green T-Rex


The Papo Infant Brown T-Rex


The Collecta Dead Triceratops


My combination and repaint (taken with a cellphone):


Thanks for your time & feedback!

[suspsy]

Great colours on the T. Rex family!

[DarkPhantom]

Great colours on the T. Rex family!

Thank you very much!

[Arul]

Wowww...great repaint. What paint is it ?

[DarkPhantom]

Wowww...great repaint. What paint is it ?

Thank you so much!

Matte Acrylics
Craft Smart ($2 to $5 on ebay)
Folk Art ($2 at Hobby Lobby)
Apple Barrell ($0.50 at Walmart!)

Apple Barrel is my new brand of choice! But combining all of the different brands together give me a bigger color palette. Of course I found the Walmart one last, as it is the cheaper option.

Glossy Acrylics
Anita's ($3 at Hobby Lobby)
Apple Barrel ($1 at Walmart)

Anita's has the most beautiful black and orange.

For the Rexes, it was dolphin gray from Apple Barrel for the belly, a mix of different reds and oranges for the main red, and glossy black for the eyes and nails. A mix of brown and red matte and glossy black for the back, and a mix of creams and yellows for the teeth. Blood was the reds above mixed with brown and pink and black, mixed with a glossy red.

[DarkPhantom]

Still a ways to go, but here's a preview, where you see wood, will be water:

[Arul]

Wow very beautiful diorama 

[DarkPhantom]

Wow very beautiful diorama 

Thank you so much! I'm working to paint the trees a more realistic color. I'm also working on painting my Papo Spinosaurus for a future new project.