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[Hypsi]

I've been lurking here for a while, admiring other members' collections. Thought I would finally join in!

I live in beautiful San Diego, where we have a serious lack of dinosaurs.
The NAT hasn't update their collection in far too long, though they do have a pretty neat exhibit right now.

I inherited my love of Dinosaurs from my uncle and before college I had a very expansive collection of models and figures, but when I went away to school they mysteriously went extinct. Now I am working on rebuilding my collection, which is truly the pits.

Ebay pricing has really gone through the roof, and I never find much at thrift and yard sales.

Right now I am sculpting a 4ft replica of the juvenile Tyrannosaurus from The Lost World. Mostly I scaled it down so that I can more easily lift it, since I am on the smaller side. I just finished the clay base for the mold, so I might post pictures once I get further into the project (in case it fails early on).

I love art and dinosaurs, I own rats, I work with animals, my life goes many many directions.

[DinoToyForum]

Welcome! I look forward to seeing your T. Rex sculpture! 

[tyrantqueen]

Welcome to the forum. I'm always excited to see new sculpting talent.

Btw, I'm short-ish too, (5'3).

[Gwangi]

Welcome to the site. I look forward to seeing your T. rex. Like you I had a collection growing up too but there was nothing mysterious about its disappearance. Since then I've reacquired most of the better parts of it. Keep watching eBay, some real deals pop up on occasion. Especially in lots.

[Hypsi]

Like you I had a collection growing up too but there was nothing mysterious about its disappearance. Since then I've reacquired most of the better parts of it. Keep watching eBay, some real deals pop up on occasion. Especially in lots.

For some reason I got quite a laugh out of that first sentence.
Glad to hear that it can be done! I hate spending money on things twice, but alas.

I'll definitely make a thread for my T. rex once I get the foundation parts finished. I'm just picturing me working with a wooden frame = disaster.


@tyrantqueen - we are the same height! Well... I'm 5'3" in the morning, on a good day.

[Balaur]

Welcome! I also live in San Diego!

[Patrx]

I love art and dinosaurs, I own rats, I work with animals, my life goes many many directions.

Welcome! Rats are marvelous pets If I may ask, what sort of work do you do with animals?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I've been lurking here for a while, admiring other members' collections. Thought I would finally join in!

I live in beautiful San Diego, where we have a serious lack of dinosaurs.
The NAT hasn't update their collection in far too long, though they do have a pretty neat exhibit right now.

I inherited my love of Dinosaurs from my uncle and before college I had a very expansive collection of models and figures, but when I went away to school they mysteriously went extinct. Now I am working on rebuilding my collection, which is truly the pits.

Ebay pricing has really gone through the roof, and I never find much at thrift and yard sales.

Right now I am sculpting a 4ft replica of the juvenile Tyrannosaurus from The Lost World. Mostly I scaled it down so that I can more easily lift it, since I am on the smaller side. I just finished the clay base for the mold, so I might post pictures once I get further into the project (in case it fails early on).

I love art and dinosaurs, I own rats, I work with animals, my life goes many many directions.

Welcome !

That sounds like a really neat project ! Fell free to a create a thread in the Art section and post updates there .

[amargasaurus cazaui]

Welcome to the forum and good look with the Tyrannosaurus, hope to see it someday !!!

[sauroid]

welcome to the DTF

[Jetoar]

welcome to the forum new friend  .