Blade-of-the-Moon's Art

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3 fingered, decently sized arms.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Last I read it was still a toss up and they weren't sure if it had actual mini arms with two fingered hands or the longer three clawed ones.



The material is pretty sparse which seems to be a characteristic of dinos found in this part of the country.

It looks like only the mount is portrayed with longer arms :

[jooooo]

Those are Appalachiasaurus,dryptosaurus did have decent arms.


A good reference for Dryptosaurus is Tyller Keillor's sculpture. It has 2 fingered arms but otherwise its great.

Thats just the head, here is a skeletal.


here is a pic of 'Zunityrannys'

[Yutyrannus]

Here, this might help :
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/rboz_05/GALLERY/show_image_v2.html?id=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.c.yimg.jp%2Fres%2Fblog-0e-c1%2Frboz_05%2Ffolder%2F1033981%2F09%2F34966409%2Fimg_0%3F1408605109&i=1

[Simon]

The arms on that Appalachisaurus mount are 100% speculative (and that's putting it kindly).  When you look at how small the shoulder bones are, how the heck do they think arms that large could have worked?

My best guess is that you ought to look at the arms of the Nanotyrannus to get some idea of how large they may have been.  I also doubt very much that they had anything other than 2 visible fingers/claws.  Has there been any tyrannosaurid found outside of Asia with 3 claws?  I do not believe so.  I think that it is likely that by the time they radiated to N. America they were down to 2 claws.

[Simon]

Here is the image that Yutyrannus linked to above - I do not know if it purports to show the Appalachisaurus fossils or a relative (don't read Japanese), but it seems to be what I would expect to see - if you use these for your Appalachisaurus you can't be far off:

[Yutyrannus]

Here is the image that Yutyrannus linked to above - I do not know if it purports to show the Appalachisaurus fossils or a relative (don't read Japanese), but it seems to be what I would expect to see - if you use these for your Appalachisaurus you can't be far off:

The one on the top is Dryptosaurus and the one on the bottom is Appalachiosaurus.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Yeah I had mentioned I might want to do either, Appalachiasaurus just a little more though.

Pic of our Plesiosaurs :

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

The arms on that Appalachisaurus mount are 100% speculative (and that's putting it kindly).  When you look at how small the shoulder bones are, how the heck do they think arms that large could have worked?

My best guess is that you ought to look at the arms of the Nanotyrannus to get some idea of how large they may have been.  I also doubt very much that they had anything other than 2 visible fingers/claws.  Has there been any tyrannosaurid found outside of Asia with 3 claws?  I do not believe so.  I think that it is likely that by the time they radiated to N. America they were down to 2 claws.

That's a valid point. I'm not sure when I'll get to this guy ( probably when I feel the need to do another tyrannosaur( though I need to do a juvenile Rex to go with Stan)but I'll have to try and make sure it doesn't look like our juvenile Gorgosaurus.

[Meso-Cenozoic]

That glowing underwater plesiosaur scene is really cool! It really gives you the sense that they're swimming.

The little doomed ammonite looks good too. Did you make it or is it from one of the dino toy companies?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

That glowing underwater plesiosaur scene is really cool! It really gives you the sense that they're swimming.

The little doomed ammonite looks good too. Did you make it or is it from one of the dino toy companies?

Thanks! Wish it showed up on video more, but the glow is actually the ripples from a simulated water effect. Very hard to photograph and video record.

The Ammonite there is the Wild Safari one, I plan to get more of them and add to it eventually.


While I'm here..lol.. our Quetzalcoatlus is nearing completion. Any reason not to paint it a gray color..mostly?  I know original the coloration was used to imitate sea birds but Quetz as a terrestrial hunter inland..would that still work? It might stick out like a sore thumb among green trees and brown grasses..but they are so tall I'm wondering if t matter?

[stargatedalek]

The arms on that Appalachisaurus mount are 100% speculative (and that's putting it kindly).  When you look at how small the shoulder bones are, how the heck do they think arms that large could have worked?

My best guess is that you ought to look at the arms of the Nanotyrannus to get some idea of how large they may have been.  I also doubt very much that they had anything other than 2 visible fingers/claws.  Has there been any tyrannosaurid found outside of Asia with 3 claws?  I do not believe so.  I think that it is likely that by the time they radiated to N. America they were down to 2 claws.

You're forgetting dryptosaurus, let alone megaraptor. Three fingered tyrannosaurs reached South America and North America.

The arms on that Appalachisaurus mount are 100% speculative (and that's putting it kindly).  When you look at how small the shoulder bones are, how the heck do they think arms that large could have worked?

Appalachiosaurus forelimb material is entirely unknown, which includes the shoulders of that reconstruction. If the proportions of the arms vs the shoulders are what makes it seem implausible than that is purely the mounts fault, since neither are known from any actual specimen.


Almost forgot getting caught up in all this discussion, nothronychus looks very nice and the lighting for the plesiosaurs does too.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Discussion is good! Sometimes I get caught up in work and don't get to research as much as I need to.

Starting painting the Quetz today, I'm going to work til 12am and try and get the Deinonychus ready to paint by tomorrow or saturday.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Still setting up for :

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Caught this on a trail cam in the new area of the Park :

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Finished :

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I like that scene a lot, Chris. The way he/she is perched on top of those stones has a very life-like appearance to it.

[Patrx]

Whoah! Very nice

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Thanks guys, it's a bit above where you walk so has a good feel to it I agree. It's a rather large base there holding it up too, we used an entire plastic pallet and bolted it down to it. The rock we had to drag and carry in from other places in the woods. I'd guess there is around 4-500 hundred pounds of rock on it. Shouldn't go any where..lol

Young Quetz :


We have now completed 15 new prehistoric animals so far this year. No wonder I'm worn out! lol Actually I'm shocked it was so many. We made 9 last year. I actually intend to start slowing up..adding one or two new ones to the Park each year. With events and such it's becoming less feasible for us to keep building so much in summer. We need to spend more time making improvements and focusing on upkeep now. Not one to rest on my laurels quite yet though we are now working on a Dimetrodon and a 28' Stegosaurus as well.. lol  The Dimetrodon will get done this year, the Stego probably won't.

[deanm]

The Quetzal looks gorgeous. 

500lbs rocks... there goes my thoughts of a new lawn ornament for my home.