I’m a sucker for dinosaurs and when I saw this Quetzalcoatlus kit at Wonderfest last year, I had to grab it! Produced by Shane Foulkes of Cretaceous Creations, it’s 1/15 scale and approximately 13" tall with the base.
I started with the base by painting various shades of earth colors and then used AV washes to bring out the detail. Still need to add a little more vegetation.
The little T-Rex is a nice addition to the kit. It gives a sense of whimsy and tells a story. Painted with acrylics, I used various acrylic and oil washes. Painting the stripes on the tail were a challenge!
I’ve now shifted focus on the big bird and started with the head. After laying down the base colors, I added mottling detail with acrylics then transparent colors to blend it in. Finished with some light drybrushing. BTW - the eyes are glass!
Slightly off topic here, but for anybody interested in building dinosaur model kits, especially painting them, viewing the articles and videos at this website may help as Stan Winston and his company created all the dinosaurs for the Jurassic Park film series.
Scenes like this are enjoyable to look at for the reason that you mentioned: They tell a story. Aside from the storyline, your work so far is very convincing Rob. With a week remaining to finish this up I’d say that there’s a good chance you’ll make it in time too. You’ll have to let us know how it does in the show.
That’s neato-burrito! I was starting to wonder why the model was not in the flying state but realized that the landed configuration was more interesting.
Hey, most of us build our airplane kits gear-down and on the ground.
