1/40 Leedsichthys- Released

[dinonikes]

Kind of skipped through this one without any of the initial stages-I was in a hurry to try to make one of these asap-I tried to research this guy, but there isn't a lot out there- when one google image searches Leedsichthys- not much of use as sculpt reference comes up- all there really is of any concrete info on how these might have looked is the BBC reconstruction- which I liked better than any other reconstruction paintings or illustrations i saw that all looked like just big fish, the BBC version has a lot of whale shark in the body and fins which I liked and pretty much went along this line-followingtheir 3D rendering which they have in a 360 spin mode on their site which helped a lot to see what to sculpt- here it was at one point- still rough, but showing final details layed in- it measures 23 inches in overall length-


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[dinonikes]

Here is the Leedsichthys at about the final point- just did a bit of tweaking with thinner to clean up rough spots- then its off to the molding-I guessed at the baleen in the mouth- just sort of went off of whales- but figured that without the big toungue a whale has to press the water out through the baleen, the Leedischthys might just have it hanging atthe back ofthe mouth in front of the throat-[imghttp://i.imgur.com/DjQ5RtO.jpg[/img]http://

[Lady medusa]

About tiMe some one sculpted one of these!!! Are u gonna turn it into a kit?

[stoneage]

   I'd really like to see one of these finished and painted.  I'd also like to see how you mount it to the finished base, since it's so big.

[SBell]

About tiMe some one sculpted one of these!!! Are u gonna turn it into a kit?

They aren't made as kits, they are single pieces, prepainted or not.

[Lady medusa]

About tiMe some one sculpted one of these!!! Are u gonna turn it into a kit?

They aren't made as kits, they are single pieces, prepainted or not.

Hey i dont care if they come in pieces or one single piece as long as i can get it and paint it ! Id rether them be one piece anyways so i dont have to worry about screwing it up while seaming it!

When i say kit i mean an unpainted piece more or less lol guess i need to stop saying that

[Takama]

Leviathain in the flesh.

[dinonikes]

One of these painted up

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

That's a big fish ! I need a harpoon and several barrels of fish fry.. lol

The pose looks great Malcolm..I love how these piece of yours seem to really be undulating their bodies through the water.

[SBell]

That looks amazing...I am down for one, right?

[Takama]

A little bright.  But. Its nice to see this creture in a diffrent color besides tan/grey. (From one of my books)

[Bokisaurus]

Another fantastic model! Wow, really impressive this guys is. I hope that mine will be swimming its way to the pacific in the near future

[Jetoar]

Amazing  .

[stoneage]

   I want one!

[Jetoar]

I love it. It is magnificent