Pylraster's Repaints

[pylraster]

I think it's a silly figure, very inaccurate, but has its own charm. So I sprayed with with Bosny primer, then with Pylox refrigerator white, given a Mr. Color dark grey spray on top, then hand-painted the eyes, teeth and claws.

[CityRaptor]

I wonder what that color scheme is based on.

Looks as good as that mold can get.

[Dinomike]

Great Indom...sorry, T.rex repaint! Really, jokes aside, it looks really good!

[Arul]

Great paint job, much better than the original color scheme i think 

[pylraster]

Yup. I based the colors on the Indominus rex. Kind of forced, really, since most of the spray cans I have were white and grey colors left over from my Gundam kit days.

[pylraster]

I also wanted my own brown running-rex, but that would cost me an arm and a leg, and I didn't want to mess up my original green one. I made an attempt at my very own "Rexie" using the bootleg version. Still don't know how to approach painting the very small eyes so it's a WIP for now. I used acrylics and a brush for this one. Had fun drybrushing the highlights.

Knockoff Running Rex:


Before:


Work In Progress:

[MLMjp]

There are brown version of this knock off also. This christmas I was in a toyshop and I though I made the best find in my life when at first sight I mistook one for a real brown running rex.

Very nice repaint though, but you need to give it eyes.

[pylraster]

Not specifically hunting for that brown bootleg! This one was a find from a garage sale. And yes I will give it eyes. If I find my small brush. Thanks!

[pylraster]

Well, finally I managed to paint eyes. I had to use a pin, since I found the toothpick to be too large for the eyes. I also finished the figure with Pylox clear coat just to protect the very delicate paintjob.

This is probably the most I can make out of this mold for now. I know some people may not like bootlegs but I'm happy how it turned out. Drybushing and washing has been a really fun experience for me. Maybe I'll try a different color scheme next time.

[Megalosaurus]

This turned out nicely.
Good job.

[pylraster]

Thanks, Megalosaurus.

Another work in progress: Buck.

[pylraster]

Learned some new techniques. Here I did a quick fix of delta. Didnt want to resculpt the entire foot. So I just enlarged the toes and the claws

[PumperKrickel]

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[pylraster]

Always wanted to see how this look would go. I still say the body is skinny. But I'll leave it this way until I get better skills and tools.

[PhilSauria]

Nice work! I have been getting more into repaints lately and my first efforts were a bit of a mess! Now that I am taking more time and using drybrush techniques and blending with your fingers the results are beginning to look more satisfying. Never thought of using a pin for the eyes - good idea; I have been trying with a very fine paint brush but never quite getting it even. I have seen a lot of repaints online that I consider far too busy and complex - most large animals have a fairly basic colouration, I don't think having a dinosaur painted like a small reptile or tropical fish looks very natural. My opinion of course. Say what you will about bootlegs but they are a great source of material for repaints if you don't want to mess up an expensive original, especially in the case of Papo figures. Thanks for sharing.

[tyrantqueen]

I'm no fan of this sculpt, but very good work. The head looks better than the original.

[mgaguilar]

Absolutely in love with the head replacement and paint-job! Fantastic work!

How was the placement of the new head? It seems like the red pieces were 3D-printed?

EDIT: Also, your Buck and Delta are phenomenal. Would love to have a Rex with that color scheme.

[pylraster]

No ... they came from a weird two headed rex

[IrritatorRaji]

Always wanted to see how this look would go. I still say the body is skinny. But I'll leave it this way until I get better skills and tools.

I remember you posted your journey creating this on Facebook, I'm still amazed by the outcome!

[pylraster]

The long boi is about 90% done. Only few touchups needed.



This Schleich Giga has some teeth at the rear end shaved off, and most of the frog ear fenestra covered up. Thanks for looking