Kapitaenosavrvs' Dioramas

[Shonisaurus]

@Kapitaenosavrvs Honestly the Eofauna giganotosaurus is well painted originally. You are right that it does not need any repainting. Nice diorama.

[Sarapaurolophus]

@Sarapaurolophus Hehe, the Ferns are from "Idee!", this overpriced Hobbystore. But it was 4 Euros for a big(!) bush of Ferns. I just cut them apart and used Hotglue to build smaller Fernbushes.

Thanks for the tipp! I usually avoid going there (because it is overpriced) but tiny fake ferns are always pricy in the model train stores around here, so what you bought sounds like such a steal! I will have to investigate once stores are open again. They look really good in your dioaramas!

[Halichoeres]

I love it. You've constructed a beautiful environment for any creature

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Thanks to all. I still find it surreal to post my own creations on this worldwide, big Dinosaur Toy Forum, haha.

Many Thanks again.
The Pictures of the Giga Setup wre not quite good, but we'll se in the future if i make some better and more detailed Pics. A have Picture from the different stages, but i guess everyone has seen these kind of Pictures a hundred Times.

Right now i almost finished something i wanted to try. Sand. Sand is not nice. But I try to finish it today or tomorrow (Base is ready, but Mr. Spino needs new colour.) As far as we have Pandemic and i am not interested in Easter/Have Kids or a Family, i have lots of time during the Holidays.

Stay Healthy.

Ah, i ordered at ED, two weeks ago. I know, it takes longer and i feel somekind of bad for using the postalguys, but its still not here (Germany). I hope the Best. I ordered 4 PNSO Minis, which are perfect for Dioramas.

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Hi, everyone.

Since a few of you are interested in the Stuff i do for fun: I tried to do Cheap Watereffcts with Toiletpaper (Coronajoke incoming). Yes, i slaughtered the Suchomimus, but since i am not a big fan of the Pose, its okay to me.

Of course i did the same mistake again, and the Surface warped again, but i'll fix that. Also, i will place and glue or screw it on a nice wooden frame or podest. Also i startet to build my very own Pterosaur. Since i was thinking which Pterosaur would fit to the Suchomimus, i decided to do a young or smaller female Ornithocheirus. Correct me please, if i am wrong or if theres a better Animal.

Here Are a few Pictures. Sadly, they look better on my Phone and its even a bit nicer in reality.

[Sarapaurolophus]

This is making good use of that "raise my butt up" pose that so many figures have nowadays.

I hope you don't mind that I am going to steal all your ideas because that TP ocean looks super nice! Is there an inbetween from pic 3 to 4, like a 3.5? I'd really love to see how you did the ocean spray (?), waves splashing at the rocks. "Gischt" in German
Did you just rip some off the TP off to create that effect?

https://www.youtube.com/embed/wmqsk1vZSKw <-- this is me and you right now. You are Spongebob.

[Bokisaurus]

Very interesting! So is that TP harden like a paper machete? It looks really good, very well executed.
Love the colors and patterns on the Dino.

[irimali]

Beautiful paint job on the Suchomimus!  I can't wait to see the pterosaur, it looks great so far

[Shonisaurus]

You made it great the pose of the suchomimus in the water has an extraordinary effect. I congratulate you "I'm hooked on your thread". On the other hand it will be interesting to see your young female pterosaur ornithocheirus.

The effects of the rocks and the rough sea are great.

[paintingdinos]

This looks phenomenal. You've done an excellent job and the custom base is perfect. I feel your pain on warping, I have a large diorama base that had to be scrapped due to not securing it well. The whole thing warped, very frustrating. I didn't notice any warping on yours from the pics, so I'd say that's a success!

The Pterosaur is also coming along very nicely.

[Halichoeres]

The water effects are really stunning. And the Suchomimus is pretty handsome too. Looking forward to seeing how the pterosaur turns out.

[Justin_]

This is amazing. I was thinking of doing something similar as a way to hide the big clown feet on a couple of Papo figures. I've also been experimenting with toilet paper mache for a base material. I cut it into tiny shreds and mix it into a paste with water and PVA. Sometimes I add a bit of colour to the mixture.

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Thanks for your Interest in my Stuff. Kind words.

This looks phenomenal. You've done an excellent job and the custom base is perfect. I feel your pain on warping, I have a large diorama base that had to be scrapped due to not securing it well. The whole thing warped, very frustrating. I didn't notice any warping on yours from the pics, so I'd say that's a success!

The Pterosaur is also coming along very nicely.

Yeah, my Giganotosaurusbase was "saved" from scrapping it by building the Frame around it. It's far from well done, but hides the Warp a bit. The Suchomimus Base is quite warped in reality. But when im finished, it should not be visible, since it gets its own wooden Base. A Base i ordered. I hope, this lift will benefit the overall look. I like your work, btw!

Very interesting! So is that TP harden like a paper machete? It looks really good, very well executed.
Love the colors and patterns on the Dino.

Yep, its Sheets of TP and PVA Glue. 3 or 4 Layers and it hardens really good.

This is making good use of that "raise my butt up" pose that so many figures have nowadays.

I hope you don't mind that I am going to steal all your ideas because that TP ocean looks super nice! Is there an inbetween from pic 3 to 4, like a 3.5? I'd really love to see how you did the ocean spray (?), waves splashing at the rocks. "Gischt" in German
Did you just rip some off the TP off to create that effect?

https://www.youtube.com/embed/wmqsk1vZSKw <-- this is me and you right now. You are Spongebob.

Hi Squidward, haha. Please, try it yourself. I would love to see it. EDIT: *has no idea what he is doing* -> Suddenly artificial Water. This is a true Story. I'm Jonathan Frakes.

I kinda missed to take more Photos during the Process. Shame on me. I have one without the painted White Water/Gischt(hehe).



The Whitewater at the Rocks was made with really old, white acrylic Joint Sealant (Maler Acryl in german). I paintet them in lighter green and blue and just made them a bit white with a brush. There are definitly better ways to do that, but i used what i found at my Place.



I started sculpting the small Pterosaur. Boy, thats small. Since i do not have any sculpting stuff, i used Green Stuff. 2 Component Epoxy mass. I got it (Way too pricey) from a Warhammer Tabletop Store a feew Weeks ago. I had to Work in stages and used to watered cutting knives, because its sticky as hell. After doing this Post i will work on it. The teeth are...small. We'll see. This is my first sculpt, but its really fun.

Please always correct me if there are major Problems in Anatomy. I'm no expert in Pterosaurs. The Idea is still a younger, female Ornithocheirus.







Sadly it looks more like fur. But we'll see, when its painted. Also i had the Idea to make a Mold for it and cast it. Its so small. I would try it. Good for learning and not that cost intense.

Moreover heres two Pics from the Spino. I startet to paint him, but scapped it. The Base is just simple and with Sand. I forgot, if i shhowed here already. I'll delete the Pics if they are here already.

I made the Base in a Way, so that i can place one or two Spinos at a time. hehe. Since we hat the big News, i will redo the Tail now with greenstuff. Also i dont like the Osteoderms/Spikes on the neck. Its too Drangonish for my Taste.




puh! Done. Sorry for this BIG Post.

[Shonisaurus]

I can't wait to see that fully executed young female ornithheirus. I think you're doing very well. In my case I do not understand dinosaur biology but the sculpture has a very realistic shape and the details of the fluff on the body are great.

[Justin_]

...... Since i do not have any sculpting stuff, i used Green Stuff. 2 Component Epoxy mass. I got it (Way too pricey) from a Warhammer Tabletop Store a feew Weeks ago. I had to Work in stages and used to watered cutting knives, because its sticky as hell.

Are you just using a knife to sculpt the pterosaur or have you got sculpting tools?
I just discovered yesterday that you can mix greenstuff with plasticine. It makes it a bit softer to work with and takes a bit longer to harden. I find the colour of greenstuff is a bit too dark to see details properly so I mixed in white plasticine to lighten it. A 50/50 mix of greenstuff and plasticine is really good for filling seams.

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Are you just using a knife to sculpt the pterosaur or have you got sculpting tools?
I just discovered yesterday that you can mix greenstuff with plasticine. It makes it a bit softer to work with and takes a bit longer to harden. I find the colour of greenstuff is a bit too dark to see details properly so I mixed in white plasticine to lighten it. A 50/50 mix of greenstuff and plasticine is really good for filling seams.

Ah, thank you. A good tip! I'll try that later. No, i do not have sculpting tools. I used two knives and my fingers on the Ptersosaur. I would try to use "real" sculpting clay the next time, also because you need to bake it and theres no need to let it dry for 24 hours. Also, i THINK its a bit cheaper in the End. Greenstuff is kind of expensive. I'll still try to mix it with Plasticine and see how it works. Thanks!

[Sarapaurolophus]

@Kapitaenosavrvs Thanks for the inbetween picture and explanation! I really want to try something like this someday with a plesiosaur. Just need to find one I can sacrifice in case I screw up

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

@Kapitaenosavrvs Thanks for the inbetween picture and explanation! I really want to try something like this someday with a plesiosaur. Just need to find one I can sacrifice in case I screw up

No problem Just cut them in pieces


This is about Dioramas here, but since the Pterosaur is part of one, i'll keep posting here.
First of: The teeth. I don't know what i was thinking. It is so small. It was a Pain. Also the Feet...man.

I still need to fix detail here and there, but to be honest: I like my young Ornithocheirus. A am so exited how it will look painted.
I hope you like it and please consider contructive Critisism, if theres something badly wrong with the Anatomy. I feel like, the hindlegs went a bit too long. But it will have to live with it now. Animals arent always the same. Maybe he mutated too much

[Shonisaurus]

@Kapitaenosavrvs Since you want constructive criticism I would just like to tell you one thing perhaps it should have more teeth, at least a few smaller ones in the lower part of the jaw. I don't understand paleontology and it's just a personal opinion. In the rest it seems to me that he is a perfect figure. Thank you for sharing your creation.

[Halichoeres]

You've done a great job! I don't think the hindlimbs are too long. I know pterosaurs varied in their wing aspect ratios, but if anything, for an ornithocheirid these wings strike me as a little bit too short.