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[Blade-of-the-Moon]

A lot of recent reconstructions show the beaks of Hadrosaurs to have a weird serrated edge, almost like teeth. Just thought I'd give you another option.

Your the tops man..seriously.     

I have seen that done though. I've actually seen the bill/beak on this particular species restored about 3-4 ways..yay.

[triceratops83]

If you feel like cheating you could stuff its' mouth full of vegetation, just hide the tip of the beak with munched ferns or pine needles.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

If you feel like cheating you could stuff its' mouth full of vegetation, just hide the tip of the beak with munched ferns or pine needles.

I do my best not to..lol I'll make a decision eventually than if anyone says anything I'll point to the references I have for it.

I'm fighting the temptation to make this one a nest with hatchlings...it's a trope I know..

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Making some changes to the bill/beak..I think it's looking better..opinions?

[triceratops83]

Looks to me like it's heading towards perfect. The beak looks fine as it is. Very distinctly annectens, regalis has that slight ridge above its' snout. Can you show us it from the top looking down? For this species that silhouette works better than the profile.
How is it going to be posed? Would be good looking towards the ground so people can appreciate the duckbill.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I can get a pic tonight from the top.

I'm not sure on the pose yet..probably on all fours...maybe just looking at guests with that " cow" look of " eh, you don't matter."

Maybe something like this :


I'm open to suggestions though.  Our Parasaurophus is on all fours in a crouched position defending her juvenile. So something different.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

2nd juvenile apatosaurus

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Here's a pic from the top :

and an edit I'm considering for the bill/beak :

[triceratops83]

Perfectly duckbilled.

I've seen pictures of that Maisaura before, where's it from? And, yeah, similar to that pose would work well. If you want something different, have it cracking open a termite mound and licking them up   Give visitors an interesting new perspective. No reason they wouldn't do this, they're certainly powerful enough and there's evidence that they ate rotting wood for the fungus and invertebrates inside. A silly idea maybe, but novel.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

My first comment to my buddy here that helps me build is I should have just scaled up a duck skull..lol

So it looks fine as is or the red outline would be an improvement?

I'm not sure it's a Maiasaur..I've seen a couple different ones..they also may just switch the heads. I usually find them in searches for garden exhibits. There is a company, I forget the name, that rents these pieces out for exhibits.

It's an interesting idea..have to see how I could make termite mounds.  I had considered something like that for my Therizinosaur when I get around to it.

[triceratops83]

So it looks fine as is or the red outline would be an improvement?

It's an interesting idea..have to see how I could make termite mounds.  I had considered something like that for my Therizinosaur when I get around to it.

It looks fine as it is. I don't think cutting off the red lined area would make too much difference, the flat length of the snout gives off enough distinct annectens character.

I made a miniature mountain set for a movie my friends and I were working on that turned out well. All I used was cheap Glue/paste from a discount store and good old dirt. It hardens into a structure quite similar to a termite mound. Actually, yeah, that idea would work better for Therizinosaurus, especially with Mononykus darting in to steal a quick meal.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

So it looks fine as is or the red outline would be an improvement?

It's an interesting idea..have to see how I could make termite mounds.  I had considered something like that for my Therizinosaur when I get around to it.

It looks fine as it is. I don't think cutting off the red lined area would make too much difference, the flat length of the snout gives off enough distinct annectens character.

I made a miniature mountain set for a movie my friends and I were working on that turned out well. All I used was cheap Glue/paste from a discount store and good old dirt. It hardens into a structure quite similar to a termite mound. Actually, yeah, that idea would work better for Therizinosaurus, especially with Mononykus darting in to steal a quick meal.

Thanks, that's what I meant before about trying to sort all these tiny details. I'll get the musculature done on the rest of the face I'll get this one shelved and start another one. I'm thinking Ceratosaurus?

For a therizinosaur I'm considering either a juvenile Therizinosaurus or Nothronykus...haven't quite decided yet.


Was it for outdoor use?  I've used Monster Mud ( equal parts latex paint/joint compound mixed together) but it decayed after a couple years.

[triceratops83]

Was it for outdoor use?  I've used Monster Mud ( equal parts latex paint/joint compound mixed together) but it decayed after a couple years.

Yeah, it was filled with explosives for when a mad scientist shot at it with his death ray. I blew it up so I can't speak for longevity. I'll have to get the footage off my friend/editor, but I doubt it's easy to find - The project was abandoned when our lead actor had a run in with the police on unrelated matters. Yep, gotta love local culture. However, if you use basic child's craft paste, it's still a cheap experiment. Or, you could make a mound of concrete, then coat it with aforementioned mixture. That way, if it does deteriorate, it's just minor maintenance to replace the outer shell.

Oh, and I'd go with a Mongolian Therizinosaur over Nothronychus. You only have two Asian Dinosaurs according to your map, and when I think of that group I associate them chiefly with Mongolia/China. Most of the well known dinos are North American, but go cosmopolitan where you can. It offers more food for thought where educational values are concerned. Or something. I don't think I'm making sense anymore...

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Was it for outdoor use?  I've used Monster Mud ( equal parts latex paint/joint compound mixed together) but it decayed after a couple years.

Yeah, it was filled with explosives for when a mad scientist shot at it with his death ray. I blew it up so I can't speak for longevity. I'll have to get the footage off my friend/editor, but I doubt it's easy to find - The project was abandoned when our lead actor had a run in with the police on unrelated matters. Yep, gotta love local culture. However, if you use basic child's craft paste, it's still a cheap experiment. Or, you could make a mound of concrete, then coat it with aforementioned mixture. That way, if it does deteriorate, it's just minor maintenance to replace the outer shell.

Oh, and I'd go with a Mongolian Therizinosaur over Nothronychus. You only have two Asian Dinosaurs according to your map, and when I think of that group I associate them chiefly with Mongolia/China. Most of the well known dinos are North American, but go cosmopolitan where you can. It offers more food for thought where educational values are concerned. Or something. I don't think I'm making sense anymore...

True. We'll figure it out.

Yeah we have Velociraptor and Protoceratops so far. I have an issue where I'm trying to do popular species and also lesser known ones...lol I have the same problem where I'm trying to decide between Oviraptor and Anzu.  When I started I picked species most hadn't seen or had misconceptions about, this year and last we've done popular species..Rex, Trike, Apatosaurus, next Stegosaurus.

For our next expansion I'm trying to decide 5 species to do in about a 20' size( that's the size of our trailer).

So far we have these I'm 100% sure on :

Edmontosaurus
Ceratosaurus

I'm waffling on these species for the next three :

Quetzalcoatlus (standing)
Pachycephalosaurus
Therizinosaur
Gallimimus
Sauropelta
Deinonychus

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Our first juvenile apatosaurus done! The adult will have a similar color and pattern.

[triceratops83]

Very cute, I love it!

I reckon your next should be Pachycephalosaurus, but to disprove misconceptions, enlarge the spines and give the dome a lot of colour. I mean to show it as a display function and not just a butting tool.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Very cute, I love it!

I reckon your next should be Pachycephalosaurus, but to disprove misconceptions, enlarge the spines and give the dome a lot of colour. I mean to show it as a display function and not just a butting tool.

Great, just what I was going for! The kids love baby dinosaurs..so do the girls..  

After the Stego/Edmonto/Cerato.. can do..but not as large as the ones on our Stygimoloch...though a similar color scheme I suppose to tie them together.

[fabricious]

The juvenile came out even better than expected, nice job!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Thanks! It should make a good template for how to do the adult as well. Doing the juvenile first actually let me try out and tweak the paint scheme here and there before tackling the adult.

[Meso-Cenozoic]

The little Apato turned out great!

I know it would be a little more time-consuming and a bit more material, but what would you think about tapering out the scales around the mouth and the ones above the eyes. Not much. Just 2 or 3 more rows that would taper out into the skin. They wouldn't even have to be fully complete rows. Just to give a suggestion that there are other scales beyond those more prominent ones. Just a thought. (As if you need more to think about. LOL!)

And Ed's head's coming along really nicely too. I think it's a very believable profile.