Horizon's Baby T-Rex

[Broilermaker]

I believe that I have owned this kit for close to 18 years, I think. Anyway it will be my first resin build.

 

[Wes R]

I mentioned in another thread how i'm amazed these kits keep turning up and this is another example of how nice all their kits were. I wish someone would have bought the rights to the molds and reissued them. I thought 80 was pricey for the one i got back in the mid 80s but now it's way up there.

 

[Broilermaker]

Ok, I have found out that locktite super glue does not work on this resin, so tomorrow I will go to the model store and get some zap a gap

 

[Wes R]

I'm surprised, you'd think all super glue would work about the same aside from fogging stuff from degassing. I'm cheap and use the walmart stuff lol

 

[Broilermaker]

I am cheap also, I didn't think I paid that much for the kit but then I remembered how long I wanted it before buying it, so it must have been pricey

 

[Broilermaker]

Glued it together I hate the crack in the middle of the egg, not to much to do about it, anyway time for filler and primer, will be back after that

 

[Voodoocaster]

Could you do me a favor and post a picture of the model with a soda can or something?
I always wondered about the size of this kit.
Some unasked advise,..i think the kit is made in vinyl and not resin.
Vinyl is sensitive to heat which is a good and a bad thing.
The good is that you can dip the parts in warm water and get a perfect fit,.the bad is that over time the heat of the sun or environtment could distort the shape of the model(especialy a big hollow kit like this).
If i were you i would fill the kit up with expanding foam so the shape will maintain.
Also vinyl is known to cause reactions (no curing of the paint)with enamel and or oil paints so a primer is a must if you want to use these kind of paints.
The primer can't be enamel based either or you'll run the same risk,...so an acrylic/alkyd primer maybe even lacquer primer is advisable.
After that you are good to go with any kind of paint including enamel/oilpaints.
Looking good so far,..can't wait for the paint to go on.
Succes

 

[Axlotl]

Could you do me a favor and post a picture of the model with a soda can or something?

You can just see a little bottle of Zap-A-Gap under his chin.
That should give you a pretty good idea of the size.
Looks to be about 16-18 inches. Much bigger than I expected.

 

[Broilermaker]

Yes you are right it is vinyl, thanks for the advice on the paint, I will start out with laquer sanding sealer, and then prime it. The egg is about 13" long, 5.5" tall, 7" wide, tip of the nostril stands at about 8.5" tall, wished I'd filled it all before I trimmed it. As far as scale a dollar bill is 6" long

 

[Voodoocaster]

Thanks!!
You could still fill it,...just make a small hole in the bottom of the egg and spray some isolation foam in it.
After curing you can fill the hole.

 

[Broilermaker]

Yeah I will still do that, it has been sealed with laquer, then primed using krylon's max primer

 

[Broilermaker]

Rough priming all finished, brush work from here on out

 

[Broilermaker]

Base colors started, this is going to be unconventional so hang in there with me

 

[Voodoocaster]

You've got my full attention!
I'm curious where you will take it.

 

[Broilermaker]

Ok base colors are on. They are rust, light brown (hard to tell apart from rust, wood, and gloss olive drab. This is the base coat and does NOT represent the colors this will be. I read a long time ago that to paint a bird realistically you paint it black first, so that is where I am coming from

 

[Broilermaker]

Should I show the steps for the next part? Yes or no you guys decide

 

[Broilermaker]

Ok using testor's Fl. Brown I stippled the area using a stencil brush. I then stippled highlights with Gl. Yellow but it was too much of a contrast so I blend more brown into it. Will let this set before continuing

 

[Broilermaker]

Ok at this point I have stippled the drab green over the rust letting the rust peak through. Most would say that hey that's neat but for me it is really just the base coat, and I need it to dry for what I have planned next

 

[Voodoocaster]

Hey that's neat!:lol
Nice yellow stripe on the green,..the brownish/red is that supposed to be blood?
I will be following your steps.

 

[Broilermaker]

No it is just a base coat I have steps I need to do before I deal with those areas