Dinomikes's dioramas NEW! Diorama Contest Entry 2016!

[Dinomike]

Some alternative takes.

[Jetoar]

Wow really terrific  .

[Dinomike]

Thanks Jetoar! And congrats to all the winners and everybody who joined the contest! Even though I didn't place this time it was still good fun to participate!

[Arul]

Awesome  the background and sculp really amaze me what an artistic job  i thought the background was a photoshop before

[Pinkamena]

Excellent! And a torch as an asteroid...great idea I loved your pic!

[Doug Watson]

If I had known your dinosaurs were scratch built I would have thrown a vote your way. I just assumed they were purchased which is a compliment to your work. Neat idea with the flashlight as well.

[Dinomike]

Thanks everybody for the kind comments! I had a lot of fun making this diorama. I wanted  to create an entire Late Cretaceous scenery from scratch. I got inspired by old movies and how they achieved their effects without any computers. I also wanted to create my version of the much-loved T-Rex - a version that would go well with the scenery and look familiar and yet new. (I did have good models for reference as shown in earlier pics:) I thought of many ways for creating asteroid. For example I thought of carving a hole in the cardboard backround and then creating some sort of see-trough asteroid out of plastic and illuminating it from the backside. It was only by chance I discovered that, hey, flashlight will do the same with no extra work whatsoever!

[pascosaur]

Fantastic work.
You are gifted.

[Arul]

I love how you put the lightning...amazing

[Dinomike]

Congrats on your honorable mention Arul! I liked your entry a lot as did my kids!

[Arul]

Congrats on your honorable mention Arul! I liked your entry a lot as did my kids!

Thank you, i maybe other too become inspired after you showing how you made your entry

[Dinomike]

So, here's my Spinosaurus! I made it based on Nizar Ibrahim and his team's research and reconstructions. I used the October 2014 issue of National Geographic for reference. I was thoroughly impressed by Davide Bonadonna's artwork and got inspired to sculpt this 1:50 scale creature. I wanted to depict it swimming so I also built a base for it to suggest it's immersed in water. As the figure can be easily removed from the stand I will later build a larger diorama with actual see-through water surface. So stay tuned for more Spinosaurus action in the future!

[Arul]

Awesome...great work dinomike  its look alive

[RockyMountainRex]

Fantastic!   

[Dinomike]

Thanks Arul and RockyMountainRex!

[Concavenator]

Looks gorgeous!

[pascosaur]

Superbe!

[laticauda]

I am speechless, that looks awesome. 

[Dinomike]

Thanks Pascosaur and Iaticauda! The Spino is actually not that shiny in real lif. Will try to take better pics in the near future. I'm also considering making a swimmer in 1:50 scale for size reference. I realized that the snout alone is as long as a full grown man! So we're really talking about a great beast!

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

Really nice. You made it look just like it were swimming.