Aaron Doyle's dinosaur models (battle-brak on the old boards)

[postsaurischian]

  Cool! It's a wonderful model.
Mine has totally different colours . I'll show it soon.

What material is yours, Aaron?

[Aaron Doyle]

Cool! It's a wonderful model.
Mine has totally different colours . I'll show it soon.

What material is yours, Aaron?

Mine is in WSF.  I think it's plenty detailed though.  I was surprised how much detail appears after priming it.  I always assumed WSF was much smoother and less detailed because it sucks up so much light and obscures the detail.  After two coats of primer it looked like a different model.

[tyrantqueen]

Ooooh, pretty I admire your sculpting skill as well as your painting.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Is this the larger version you were working on ?  I seem to recall you were aiming to do one a bit bigger ?

[Aaron Doyle]

Thanks everybody!  I'm relieved it came out alright.  It's been ages since I've painted a model and it was also my first time seriously using an airbrush so I was pretty worried.

Is this the larger version you were working on ?  I seem to recall you were aiming to do one a bit bigger ?

This is just my shapeways model.  I was aiming to do one bigger, but I'm still searching for a viable way to have it produced. 

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Thanks everybody!  I'm relieved it came out alright.  It's been ages since I've painted a model and it was also my first time seriously using an airbrush so I was pretty worried.

Is this the larger version you were working on ?  I seem to recall you were aiming to do one a bit bigger ?

This is just my shapeways model.  I was aiming to do one bigger, but I'm still searching for a viable way to have it produced.

Ah okay. I was waiting to pick up that version. Maybe Dan at Dansdinosaurs.com could assist you getting it made ?

[Aaron Doyle]

A new model is in the works.   

[radman]

Ooh, a Pterodaustro, way cool!!!

[Gorgonzola]

Nice!  I always liked that one for the filter it's got going on in its mouth.

Are you still working through Shapeways, or did you find another production method?  I remember you having some frustration with them when it came to some of the more delicate parts of the models.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Ooh, a Pterodaustro, way cool!!!

My thoughts exactly.  I've always wondered why these guys get so few replicas..I've certainly got to have one !

[tyrantqueen]

Yep, good ol' bristle mouth

I believe it is going to be on Shapeways (correct me if I'm wrong)

Actually, I originally commissioned this Pterodaustro, but Aaron Doyle decided to just take the idea and make it publicly available to everyone

[postsaurischian]

Wonderful! Is this going to be a Pterosaur series ?

[tyrantqueen]

Wonderful! Is this going to be a Pterosaur series ?

Sorry if it sounds like I'm speaking for Aaron, but I think this was a one-off. But he mentioned that he got Witton's pterosaur book, so maybe there could be more pterosaurs in future?

[Aaron Doyle]

Hey everybody,

First of all I am still going through shapeways.  It's frustrating but they still seem to be the best option for smaller pieces like these.  To be clear it is not just that they have issues printing fragile pieces that upsets me.  What does frustrate me is that they will print a piece successfully 15 to 20 times and never say a word then turn around and tell me it is unprintable.

I don't really plan to do a Pterosaur "series" but there are more on the way.  As far as pterosaurs go I hope to do a Pteranodon next, but I have 3 dinosaur sculpts I'm going to finish up before getting to that.

Here are some pictures of the final pose.







Let me know what you think

[tyrantqueen]

It looks very beautiful to me...but I'd like to see what Wings has to say on this model

[Aaron Doyle]

thanks tyrantqueen!





I've had this idea for a while for a Gorgosaurus with a lion-like mane of feathers.  It's something I doodled a while back and thought it would make a cool sculpt.

[postsaurischian]

   It IS a cool (& awesome) sculpt !

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Ditto..really like the concept !

[sauroid]

very beautiful!

[tyrantqueen]

You're spoiling us

Is this one going to be a print?