RossW
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Twenty-three years in the making, I've finally finished the 1998 AMT/ERTL Rancor vinyl model kit (the Gamorean was finished shortly after I bought it - it's taken all this time to putty and paint the beast), by far the best vinyl kit they ever did. Expertly sculpted by James Groman, I'm amazed AMT/ERTL were able to reproduce it without the awful shrinkage that the Star Trek figure kits experienced. Truly an excellent model, but man what a complicated painting project - I don't know how many coats I did to try and get close to the screen images I found (I've never actually painted a dinosaur or a beast like this before).
He's a bit gorier than in the movie - I added dried blood around his mouth, claws & belly, and some fresh blood to the inside of his mouth and teeth, and tinted the super glue-over-fishing line drool with Tamiya Clear Red. I'm pleased with how it came out, but you couldn't pay me enough money to do another one. Plus, I’m out of paint.
He's a bit gorier than in the movie - I added dried blood around his mouth, claws & belly, and some fresh blood to the inside of his mouth and teeth, and tinted the super glue-over-fishing line drool with Tamiya Clear Red. I'm pleased with how it came out, but you couldn't pay me enough money to do another one. Plus, I’m out of paint.
