Protocasts Kelenken and Baby Titanosaur

[Kayakasaurus]

The first cast to come out of the mold! Looks like I need to add another vent to the right foot, and tighten the rubber bands, but pretty great for a first cast. Nicer pics and prices will follow.

[Bucklander]

Beautiful! A veritable work of art!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

very nice!

[Jose S.M.]

It looks really good!

[Kayakasaurus]

Just poured a second cast which doesn't have the problems of the first one, I'm really happy with how it came out! Here are the pictures:
1. The first cast in daylight
2. Today's new cast in the mold
3. Closeup of same cast
4. Same cast with vents removed

Thanks for the comments!

[Daspletotyrannus]

It looks nice.

[Killekor]

WOW!!! What's the price of the Irritator?

killekor

[terrorchicken]

thats amazing kayakasaurus! unpainted it reminds me of an Invicta.

[Halichoeres]

That looks fantastic. I wouldn't have expected it to require so many vents! Without them, do you just get lumpy accumulations of resin?

[Kayakasaurus]

That looks fantastic. I wouldn't have expected it to require so many vents! Without them, do you just get lumpy accumulations of resin?

The majority would fill up, but the undercuts would get air trapped and things like the claws wouldn't form, as well as lots of bubbles. One of the reasons this has so many vents is this is the first dinosaur where the digits were big (and separate) enough to be vented individualy. It's possible not all the ones on the head are necessary, but I like to err on the side of more vents. 

[Kayakasaurus]

I've taken the Parasaurolophus up a notch with a cold cast steel effect. This is more like it!

[Jetoar]

Impresive model Kayakasaurus  .

[Halichoeres]

That looks fantastic. I wouldn't have expected it to require so many vents! Without them, do you just get lumpy accumulations of resin?

The majority would fill up, but the undercuts would get air trapped and things like the claws wouldn't form, as well as lots of bubbles. One of the reasons this has so many vents is this is the first dinosaur where the digits were big (and separate) enough to be vented individualy. It's possible not all the ones on the head are necessary, but I like to err on the side of more vents. 

Ahhh, that makes sense. I think I was misunderstanding the purpose of the vents, but on reflection it's obvious that they help the resin to flow into extremities by capillary action. Thanks!

[Kayakasaurus]

Hello! Some recent progress 

https://youtu.be/QQGzSFu1wEk

[Flaffy]

Oh my these are beautiful! Will there be a painted version of irritator?

[Fenestra]

Great work!
All your casts look very sharp and clean and full of detail.

[Paleogene Pals]

Nice work, I like the whale city, very whimsical!

[Jetdin]

please do update when the argentinosaurus is ready! i love mega-sauropods and yours is gorgeous! im drooling over it right now. will buy it in a heartbeat!
i have subscribed as well :-)

[terrorchicken]

you are an amazing sculptor
why is looking at a pile of unpainted resin dino models feel so satisfying ! 

[Kayakasaurus]

Thank you for all the comments, more information coming soon. I started painting, working on finding a good color scheme to paint a batch. This is the one I did today, it'll just be a stand alone paint job.