New Sculpts from Blue Dinos

[Redonix76]

Hello!!!

I'm fairly new to the board but I'm hoping to make this my home from now on! I'm not new to sculpting and has been all my life! I work in the game industry as a 3D artist and have been for the past 11+ years. I've decided to go back to my roots so here is my fist hand sculpted creation. I'm no Paleontologist but I promise my sculpts will get better and more accurate while still giving them my personal touches.

I'm currently working on a Ceratopsian bust and will be showing some pic soon! Also to promote my store after the new years. I want to get some opinions and suggestion on what bust I should make for the 3rd in the series of 6. Who ever I chose as the winner will get a fully painted bust for free of his/her suggested animal. I will post more info for that in a few weeks!

Free shipping in the US from my Etsy store. Thank you all so much!!!


Please check me out on Etsy and Dansdinosaurs.com

https://www.facebook.com/bluedinos/

https://www.etsy.com/shop/BlueDinos

http://stores.dansdinosaurs.com/carnotaurus-bust-by-paul-tanompong/


1/10 6 inches tall Carnotaurus Bust. Everything is hand made from original sculpts, to molds, to casts and painting. I do it all at home in my garage and now I want to share it to you guys!

Kit - Fully assembled and primes top and base. Yo only have 2 pieces to paint and glue together, no other work is needed.



Fully ready - Fully assembled and painted. All done by hand at home by me and some spot process help from the wife lol.

Red -



Green -

[Kayakasaurus]

That's awesome! Those look great! I do in house sculpting/casting as well. Have you considered doing a full Dinosaur after the 6 busts? I can't wait to see them all 

[Redonix76]

Kayakasaur - Thanks for your kind words! Knowing that you do the same is great to know. I would love to be able to get some pointers from you and others on how to get your sculpts out there and build a name for myself.

Yes I've been studying on making a whole sculpt and how to break it up into pieces. I think I have a good grasp on the techniques. I just need to work out the scale that will work well with my pressure pot. For sure after the 6 busts are done, I'll jump right into making a full body one. I'm planning on releasing 2 busts per month so I should be there in a few lol.

Thanks again for replying!!

[Kayakasaurus]

2 a month is great! That's neat you have a pressure pot. I only started selling at the beginning of this month, so I'm afraid I don't have much advice  . I also sell my models hand painted with acrylics like you. You can see my mold at this thread: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=3126.msg116158#new

I'm using "oomoo 25" by smooth-on, and I have also used their "dragon skin". What type of silicone do you use?

[Redonix76]

Kayakasaurus,

I really love your molds and how it's done. Making molds is a labor of love and when it comes out almost perfect, it's a great accomplishment!!

I used to use the oomoo but I've switched to Platsil 73-20 from Brick in the yard. It'd tear strength is much higher and the viscosity is very low similar to maple syrup lol. The price is high though $140 for 1 gallon kit. I also believe the shelf life and cast life could last twice as long as Smooth-On. It's close to Smooth-On's Mold Star 20T but even thinner. Oh also it cures in about 1 hour.

Here is what my mold looks like for the body and upper jaw. Hope you like it.

[ataraxus]

Looks nice. on which ceratopsian bust you are working?
my suggestions:

Ceratosaurus, Styracosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus/ Stygimoloch, Parasaurolophus, Lambeosaurus, Cryolophosaurus

[Redonix76]

Merry Christmas everyone!!!! May you all have a happy Holidays!!!

[Kayakasaurus]

Hello Redonix! I'm on the lookout for a good mold release that won't effect the paint-ability of the casts. used any you could recommend? Thanks!

[Redonix76]

Kayakasaurus - Sorry for he late reply. I only use Smooth-ON Universal Mold release for resins casts. The trick is either washing with dish washing soap or wipe with 90% isopropyl alcohol. Personally I only use the alcohol since it dries fast and I can paint right away. I have a plastic tub full of alcohol and dunk and use a medium size paint brush it.

Hope this helps!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Hello Redonix! I'm on the lookout for a good mold release that won't effect the paint-ability of the casts. used any you could recommend? Thanks!

Not sure if it would help, but a good strong de-greaser dish detergent usually works well. Any piece that has been pulled from a mold can go into a warm soap water bath to remove the excess release agent.  Paint should work fine on them once dried.

[Kayakasaurus]

Congratulations on your line, I trust it is doing well. Your model looks very impressive in this review!

http://youtu.be/g0vP8t6s73I

[Jetoar]

Hi Redonix and Congratulations for your resin model  . It is really beautiful  .

[Redonix76]

Kayakasaurus -  Thank you so much for posting, I was going to but you've beat me to it!!!

Jetoar - Thank you!!! I'm a few days from finishing my next bust. I'm hoping that once done she'll be the first sculpted Ceratopcian (Secret right now) to be available for sale!! I'll post some shot of her by Friday!!! I think you and everyone here will like it!!

[Redonix76]

Hey guys! Although things have started out slow I'm feeling confident that eventually it'll pick up with more sculpts available from me. Anyways thanks to everyone who are interested in what I do!

News - Mike from Prehistoric Times Magazine is give me a review in his next issue (Carnotaurus Issue). I'm very excited to be in this great magazine and hope it will help bring more traffic to my store. Please visit Mike's Prehistoric Time to check out all the magazine!

http://www.prehistorictimes.com/

[Redonix76]

Hello Everyone!

Been busy but I promised to show you what I've been working on. Here she is, Regaliceratops. She's is a 1/10 scale bust at slightly over 7 inches from tip to tip. One of my favorite recently discovered dinosaur so I wanted to sculpt one. I will be finalizing her soon and will make a mold. Kits may be available as soon as next weekend. Anyway, hope you guys like her. Will also be available on Dan's Dinosaurs and My Etsy shop soon. Thanks!!!

PS: I will be holding a small contest (suggestions) on which species I should make for my 3rd and final bust. I will stop it at 3 and will try out a full body sculpts since a few people have been asking me for one.

Here she is, Regaliceratops Bust speak peak:

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Looks great from what i've seen of the animal.

You know..you could turn this bust into a full figure...just a thought.

[Redonix76]

Hey Blade, you know I may just do that! I'm very fond of Ceratopcians!

[Takama]

If you expand this line enough you might have a new Customer. I like the idea of Collecting a line of Busts as opposed to full sized models

[Redonix76]

Takama -  That's interesting! I've been getting some interests in the bust but it seems like more people are asking for Full sculpts. Quite honestly I like doing busts because I can sculpt in a larger scale. So what I'll do is take a break after the 3rd to make a full then come out with more later on lol. Well once I hold the suggestion contest, you could let me know what you're looking for in a bust? thanks!!

[Takama]

Takama -  That's interesting! I've been getting some interests in the bust but it seems like more people are asking for Full sculpts. Quite honestly I like doing busts because I can sculpt in a larger scale. So what I'll do is take a break after the 3rd to make a full then come out with more later on lol. Well once I hold the suggestion contest, you could let me know what you're looking for in a bust? thanks!!

I have less room for full sized figures. So bustst is a unique way for me to collect species in a large scale

What i would like to see is a Yangchuanosaurus and Allosaurus. Because they both are simalr animals whose differences lie in the skull