JURASSIC PARK

[MaulFan]

The T-Rex just isn't the T-Rex from the movie, and I rather saw a screen accurate scene. Then this. I just had so high hopes, and got disappointed.

Other than the teeth people have discussed, what do you find innaccurate about the Rex?

 

[dunedain]

Other than the teeth people have discussed, what do you find innaccurate about the Rex?

I find the paint job off. The head looks a bit to small as does the rest of the body and tail. It just doesn't look good. Maybe it's the pose but there's something wrong with it and I guess it's what I stated above.

 

[The Josh]

The teeth are off but the paint appears to match the T-Rex IMO as does the sculpt. It actually was cheaper than I expected too.

 

[IrishJedi]

I haven't seen whether or not Josh has posted some Hi-Res pics of this piece so I decided to post some myself. just in case. Here goes:

 

[The Josh]

Thanks Carl! I think I posted one but not all those.

 

[Batty]

I think it's an amazing looking piece (the hi-res shots look great). I guess I just don't see the inaccuracies. I also wish I had the money and space to afford every single Sideshow piece I wanted.

 

[Agent0028]

I think it's an amazing looking piece (the hi-res shots look great). I guess I just don't see the inaccuracies. I also wish I had the money and space to afford every single Sideshow piece I wanted.

I'll drink to that.

I'm halfway tempted to order this and cancel when it ships if I have to. I feel bad doing that, but its better (for me) than to not order it and have extra funds when it ships.

 

[uscmhicks]

I have said this before on this forum .
Never have high hopes , you will always be disappointed... ahem ... avp2 .. cough.. cough. .
Yeah , I get what you mean , I want a full size rex!!!. Yes I'm joking , I neither have the money or space

 

[The Ringer]

This will do fine for now until we get the maquette.

 

[Scar]

Having seen these dinosaurs practically on a daily basis either in stills, in books, or in the films, I can say that I have had the opportunities to study them in painstaking detail, and I am having trouble finding inaccuracies. Then again, this does seem to be a recurring among 2-3 people who have posted.

 

[MaulFan]

If people don't like the piece or have issues with inaccurracies and such, that's fine with me, I like it and I don't see anything wrong with it. I just get curious WHY people don't like it when posts indicate significant dissappointment but don't detail why.

 

[sideshowpdx]

Beautiful Piece.... However, I'll wait for the maquette as well... I truly hope the SS T-Rex is the largest scale maquette they've ever produced.

 

[MaulFan]

I know some images were posted here, but I didn't realize there was a full blog story. Very insightful and cool to read, I love getting glimpses into the creation process.

Prehistoric excitement doesn’t get much better than Jurassic Park! Here’s the story of how this movie magic came to life in our T-Rex VS Velociraptors: ‘When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth’ Diorama, through the words of its creators…

Sideshow called on the pool of talents at Pablo Viggianno’s studio for this amazing diorama, and their first step was for Martin Orana to sketch a design for the piece. Martin was inspired by the special effects on display in Jurassic Park, and filled us in on his connection to the subject: “When I was a child, I loved Ray Harryhausen movies. I remember perfectly The Valley of Gwangi. I was shocked by the visual effects and the recreation of the animated stop-motion dinosaurs. It was incredible. These were the best dinos ever seen so far. Time went by, I grew up, and some of that magic disappeared. It came back when I watched the Jurassic Park movie! I felt like a little boy again!” With a passion like that, it’s no wonder the design turned out so well!

The next step was to turn Martin’s inspired sketch into a 3-D representation. Pablo said, “I thought of [Adrian Toboada] immediately when Tom Gilliland said Jurassic Park. Adrian is a talented sculptor working at the studio. He is a Biologist and has a real passion for science, and is very experienced at sculpting Argentine Dinosaurs for museums down here in our country. I am very proud of having him in the team!”

And with that introduction, Adrian Toboada chimed in, “This scene in Jurassic Park has motivated artists and scientists. I am proud to have been given the chance to recreate the epic battle between two of the most recognized dinosaurs on Earth; the power and overwhelming size of the T-Rex against the agility and intelligence of the Velociraptors. The process began with the T-Rex as the protagonist of the battle. We needed to display the three dinosaurs alive, and this was the best way to get two scenes in one. It is not an accurate representation of the film, as you may have obviously noted. This is like an homage to the final scene. That is how WE envisioned it.”

After the sculpt was formed, Martin Orana had the chance to see his sketch come to life, saying, “When I saw the diorama almost finished on the table, born from the sketch I had drawn, I felt amazed - exactly as before - at the dynamic, the detail, and the engineering of the pieces, many of these so tiny. It’s always delightful to visit the Pablo Viggiano Studio to see the sculptures he does. It’s unbelievable! And it’s a pleasure being part of the team. It’s like getting a free pass to Santa’s Workshop.”

With the awe-inspiring unpainted diorama assembled at Sideshow headquarters, it was up to lead painter Anthony Mestas to put the final touches on the piece. Anthony meticulously studied movie stills and images from the Stan Winston Studio archives to create just the right color scheme for the dinos. Here’s what Anthony had to say about the paint process: “It was a challenge to paint the piece since, in Jurassic Park, part of the film was done with a physical, full-scale T-Rex that was created at Stan Winston Studio, actually painted by their effects artists. But the scene that we based the diorama off of was at the end and was done in CGI. Everything looked sort of brown. We based the paint scheme on the greenish hughes of the full-scale model, and took cues from other scenes in the movie. The raptors were also a challenge to get the color scheme right because they’re so small.”

It has been a long ride for the Jurassic Park ‘When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth’ Diorama, and these impassioned artists took great care to bring you a meticulously crafted piece that is truly a collectible work of art. Take a look at some of the behind-the-scenes images (below) that track the process from the initial design sketch to the final painted diorama, and be sure to place your Pre-Order for this outstanding piece of cinema (pre)history!

 

[Scar]

Agreed, the blog story of what went into creating the piece is quite incredible. The hi-res pics really help to do it justice.

 

[sideshowpdx]

I'm usually all about the exclusives,,, but this exclusive doesn't really do much for me. Are any outside vendors offering this at a discount yet???

 

[Reinhardt]

I'm usually all about the exclusives,,, but this exclusive doesn't really do much for me. Are any outside vendors offering this at a discount yet???

https://store.darkshadowcollectibles.com/015000.html

Adam rocks. and shipping is really cheap too.

 

[Collector Freak]

I just don't see a more than $150 piece there.

 

[IrishJedi]

I just don't see a more than $150 piece there.

Well, I did use Rewards Points to get this for $150.

 

[jason2885]

Looks like the exclusive is set to 400 pieces. Not very many but again it is JP.

 

[The Ringer]

That is probably a good es.