Silvanusaurus' Customs - New Megalosaurus Photos

[Silvanusaurus]

I've finished the sculpting at last, I think. Here are some images of the old rex before painting. I'm hopefully going to get him painted over the next few days while I'm away on a short trip. I successfully managed to keep the jaw hinging action intact, but it's a lot more limited now, and he seems very well balanced when standing.
I had to rush the end of the tail because the green-stuff was drying out, so it hasn't turned out very elegant, but perhaps that works better for this tattered old guy. I think it could do with being longer but I'll probably leave it as it is.
Hopefully all the details will come together nicely when he's painted. What do you think?

[Kayakasaurus]

Wow! That turned out great. That is much better than CollectA's feathered Rex. I really like your style, every new Rex is a new guess at what it looked like, so it's good to see some originality.

[Simon]

That is one gnarly, grumpy, tired, curmudgeonly-looking TRex.

I love it!  Can't wait for the paint job to bring it "to life"!

[Rain]

Wow, that looks amazing! Great work Silvanusaurus

[Everything_Dinosaur]

A most impressive sculpt, some amazing details, keep up the good work and we look forward to seeing the finished piece.

[Tyto_Theropod]

Well, this is one of those customs that you could imagine walking off the desk! Congrats to you, sir. I can't wait to see it painted.

[Rathalosaurus]

This is awesome!!! Everyime I see it, I  have to smile!!

[Paleogene Pals]

Amazing, a unique interpretation that is very realistic and artistically pleasing, great job sir!

[pylraster]

That is some fantastic, gnarly old beast. Maybe a little more tapering on the tail could work. I love what you did with the feet!

[Dinomike]

Fantastic! I love it! Please finish it soon - I want to see it painted!

[joossa]

Very nice! Can't wait to see more progress.

[KeU]

It's....... beautiful....

[jooooo]

This turned out great.

[Dilopho]

Why haven't you been hired as a sculptor by a major company yet?!?!

[Silvanusaurus]

Well, I've finished the paint job and it was a lot more complex than I planned (just like the sculpt), I find it quite difficult to keep things simple. I am going to take some photographs today and will post them later on, I'm thinking about heading out into the forest to take some naturalistic shots, as I'm hoping I might enter a pic with this guy in for the diorama competition.
I don't think I'll work on something this complex again for a while as it has taken up a lot more time than I anticipated, whatever I do next will hopefully be a bit less intensive, maybe just some repaints.

[Silvanusaurus]

I have decided to name the old rex 'Kronos' after the Greek titan/personification of time. Here he is, painted and out in the wild:
The colour scheme has turned out bolder than I thought it would, and I suppose it wouldn't help him blend in with his environment while hunting, but I was going for a majestic, regal look without it being too flamboyant. I did use a hint of gold and silver to make the feathering slightly irridescent, but I don't know how well this comes across in the photos.
In addition, this morning I got a new parcel of dinosaurs including the CollectA juvenile rex, which I thought would make a cool thematic and visual contrast with old rex. I spontaneously repainted the eyes and base, aswell as giving the feathers a light wash to shade them a bit, so it wouldn't look too clean compared to Kronos. Here's the little fellow:
What do you think?

[Halichoeres]

It's absolutely unrecognizable. Which is a high compliment.

[Jetoar]

Really gorgeous result  .

[darylj]

Very impressed with this. You should be proud. It's inspired me to start a new collection as per my recent thread. Excellent work

[Mamasaurus]

Amazing work! From the sculpt the final presentation of photos, I really like this grizzled old rex. The "lone wolf and cub" photos are also great, and my favorite is the one where the "cub" is resting it's snout on the big beast.