Plesiosaur sculpture FINISHED!

[modelnut]

I just finished another 24th scale prehistoric sculpture. This one is of Polycotylus latipinnis, a plesiosaur, from art I found online by Gabriel Ugueto. The animal was 16 feet long so the model is 8 inches. The body is foam covered in paper mache' and red-spot-and-glazing putty. The flippers and skull are Apoxie putty over plastic card (FOR SALE signs from Walmart.) This one took me about two and a half weeks.














Now, on to the next project. 

-Leelan

[Jose S.M.]

Great work! the coloration is really nice.

[BlueKrono]

Looks fantastic, especially the detailing on the base. Love the little nautiloids too.

[Neosodon]

The base and coloration really take it to a whole other level. The way the paint is applied looks so awesome.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Beautiful!

[Kayakasaurus]

Looks believable! Good job. The nautiluses are a great touch

[earth108]

This is a beautiful work The color is nice and the sculpt is smooth. The display base really gives atmosphere to the model.

[ZoPteryx]

Fantastic work!  It was great even before the base, but now it's really phenomenal! 

[ceratopsian]

Beautiful work and a clever base to set the model off.

[Silvanusaurus]

It's absolutely beautiful! With the colour and smoothness it reminds me of the Schleich Shonisaurus, but this really looks like a real animal, very well done!

[modelnut]

Thank you for all the kind words! 

I think this one is the best I've done so far. But I think Gabriel's art had a lot to do with it. I don't think I've ever had a project with such a clear goal and image in my mind. My wife will tell you that I'm good at endlessly waffling about how to paint my prehistorics. 

Now. Which idea will I work on next? 

- Leelan

[Halichoeres]

Wonderful stuff!

[modelnut]

I forgot to take a picture of Polly with Fred.



Fred is a Preiser figure that is near enough to 24th scale to give you a sense of the size of these animals. I'm glad I found him. Now if only I could find a scuba diver.

- Leelan

[DinoToyForum]

Very impressive plesiosaur!

[Archinto]

This came out looking wonderful! Great job, it really has a believable vibe to it. Very whale like

[Lanthanotus]

Impressive, all that floating majesty....I like the color scheme, would be a great partner for Schleich's Shonisaurus and CollectA's Kronosaurus.

[WarrenJB]

Lovely stuff. The pose, coloration, and non-shrinkwrapping make it look very natural, as if it could scull right off the base.

[modelnut]

I wish there were "Like" buttons for all of these responses. Thank you all for your kind words! 

I agree about the shrink-wrapping that appears in so much paleo art. It gets on my nerves sometimes. I shudder to think what modern animals would look like if their skeletons were treated like a dinosaur's.

- Leelan

[BlueKrono]

I wish there were "Like" buttons for all of these responses. Thank you all for your kind words! 

I agree about the shrink-wrapping that appears in so much paleo art. It gets on my nerves sometimes. I shudder to think what modern animals would look like if their skeletons were treated like a dinosaur's.

- Leelan

Did you see the thread on the naked owl?

[Dinomike]

A beautiful model! We'll done!