Sideshow Dinosauria: T-Rex vs. Triceratops Diorama Picture Thread
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Scar
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Queue Scar the apologist ....
I might be more excited for you to get this piece than I was even for my own to arrive.
I am curious to see it in person. You posted awesome pics that got me still more stoked. With a low ES as well... which I hope I get as well. I'd hate to have a high ES with subpar paint apps. The only thing on this piece that looks to have varied from the preview pics on the website is the gore. Just from what I'm seeing it looks like the overall apps on the dinos is about the same. The T.rex's eyes really look feral even in the final piece. God, Wednesday cannot come soon enough.
Scar
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Still looking at these pics, and I like the bloody spittle being spewed from the mouth of the Triceratops. Wild stuff. Kudos to LOTRFan on the pics! 
Kratos
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Wow looks really good
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Still looking at these pics, and I like the y spittle being spewed from the mouth of the Triceratops. Wild stuff. Kudos to LOTRFan on the pics!
Thanks man!
The production paint did not disappoint, whew; actually the triceratops looks better than the proto IMO, much less "pink."
Scar
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Got a call today from UPS saying my dio will arrive, "Today, May 27th." Soooo... my money is still on it being delivered tomorrow, since today is actually the 26th. Definitely confused me for a moment and elevated my hopes that I might be seeing this today.
roguebaron
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Mine arrives today, but it's a gift for my daughter so I can't open it until the end of the school year. She wants to be a paelentologist (which I spelt wrong) when she grows up, and has since she was 3 and learned what the word meant. She'll love the blood, so I can't wait. Thanks to those who posted pics, lets see some more : )
Scar
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Great to hear! Paleontology is an incredibly interesting field. Unearthing specimens is ARDUOUS; for me the real fun begins when you have a specimen to work with, can put the pieces of the puzzle together, and start putting formulating anatomical, physiological, and behavioral hypotheses. Glad another paleo-enthusiast will be among us.
Comparison shot for scale ---
I just noticed the teeth marks in the wound --
Buuuuy me!
AWESOME pics! Even better than the first batch!!!!! The bite mark on the back of the Triceratops is cool to see in better detail; though that last shot is by far my favorite. Seeing that extended maw at that angle is beautiful!!!!!
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Thanks man! A face only a mother, or some dude named "Scar" could love.
Funny to hear about all the aspiring paleontologists; my son and I were hiking (about 3 months ago, he's 6) and he said he wanted to be one as well - and those were his words; his goal is to be a cross between Dr. Grant and Indiana Jones.
Atheris
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I really do like this piece...I just cant bring myself to buy it because I HATE the base. I looks like their floating in mid air...I need a base to match the action thats taking place. I do have the other two dino's on pre-order however...judging by these pics looks like the paint apps should be pretty good.
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Scar
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Thanks man! A face only a mother, or some dude named "Scar" could love.
Funny to hear about all the aspiring paleontologists; my son and I were hiking (about 3 months ago, he's 6) and he said he wanted to be one as well - and those were his words; his goal is to be a cross between Dr. Grant and Indiana Jones.
I know, I'm sick like that. That last photo you posted, with the T.rex gaping and its jaws fully extended, was the last thing a vast number of dinosaurs ever saw, which absolutely tickles me. 
Glad to hear your son wants to be a paleontologist! It's not glamorous, but it is endlessly fascinating.
Scar
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Well, the day finally arrived, and despite all of my scrutiny and lofty expectations, I was not disappointed. Not by a long shot. #41/200, and I don't think the quality could likely be any less regardless of the number you receive. The low ES really seems to have influenced the desire of the SS artisans to make this a signature piece behind which they can proudly stand. I'll be posting pics tomorrow, weather permitting, so that I can use natural lighting, because the flash really seems to wash out the spectacular detail... and on that note, the detail... my God. I could not be more pleased.
SS not only heard the caterwauling over the JP dio production paint job, but they bent over backwards several times over to correct that error with their flagship Dinosauria dio. The gradation in coloration and mottling in the T.rex is an extremely plausible paintjob for a carnivore. You can imagine this Tyrannosaur standing in the shade of low conifers, terrifyingly still for hours, waiting for its prey to show the slightest sign of weakness or wander too close. The Triceratops has a very compelling color choice. As LOTRFan said, it's much less pink in the final piece than SS's website would have you believe, and more of a deep, almost sanguinary red; simply put, this is the color of an animal that isn't looking to hide. This bull Triceratops is large and powerful enough that very few animals in its environment can threaten it. Considering that, T.rex, while few in number, was built to dismantle Triceratops, a point which the diorama elegantly encapsulates.
Here's a point which I legitimately don't think you can get across in the pictures - the wounds on these animals are INCREDIBLY meticulous. Not only are there deep holes punched into the T.horridus' hide from the T.rex's teeth, but the way the wounds appear truly gets across a rough exterior of the Triceratops' flesh, not unlike an extant Rhinoceros. The wound raked across the top of the Triceratops' right backside evokes the feeling that it's no regular hide that the T.rex is penetrating, but rather an armor. If you've ever had an extremely hardened callous that's been forcibly torn open, that's one of the first images that comes to mind when looking at the Trike here. The skin has been broken through, and the Tyrannosaur's teeth have deeply infiltrated the flesh beneath, severing muscle, driving into bone, and leaving behind copious amounts of bacteria that will bring on sepsis in the coming days (if the Triceratops survives this battle, that is). The wound the Triceratops is inflicting upon the T.rex is equally compelling, thrusting clear through the abdomen, it is most definitely a lethal blow. I will say that the teeth on my T.rex don't appear nearly as much of a rich shade of red as that on LOTRFan's dio, but they are tinted, with blood festooning the jaws of the mighty predator.
The impression I get from this piece in person is humbling. Having it in hand and being able to appreciate all of the fine details, I come away from it with an appreciation of the sheer power of both of these titans, but also a degree of sorrow. Both are true marvels of nature, and neither will survive this encounter. The most famous duel in perhaps all of the natural world is depicted in the diorama with an outcome in which there is no winner, only two creatures later to be immured in the earth and immortalized in the imagination and boundless fascination of mankind. Dinosauria, frankly, is off to one hell of a start.
SS not only heard the caterwauling over the JP dio production paint job, but they bent over backwards several times over to correct that error with their flagship Dinosauria dio. The gradation in coloration and mottling in the T.rex is an extremely plausible paintjob for a carnivore. You can imagine this Tyrannosaur standing in the shade of low conifers, terrifyingly still for hours, waiting for its prey to show the slightest sign of weakness or wander too close. The Triceratops has a very compelling color choice. As LOTRFan said, it's much less pink in the final piece than SS's website would have you believe, and more of a deep, almost sanguinary red; simply put, this is the color of an animal that isn't looking to hide. This bull Triceratops is large and powerful enough that very few animals in its environment can threaten it. Considering that, T.rex, while few in number, was built to dismantle Triceratops, a point which the diorama elegantly encapsulates.
Here's a point which I legitimately don't think you can get across in the pictures - the wounds on these animals are INCREDIBLY meticulous. Not only are there deep holes punched into the T.horridus' hide from the T.rex's teeth, but the way the wounds appear truly gets across a rough exterior of the Triceratops' flesh, not unlike an extant Rhinoceros. The wound raked across the top of the Triceratops' right backside evokes the feeling that it's no regular hide that the T.rex is penetrating, but rather an armor. If you've ever had an extremely hardened callous that's been forcibly torn open, that's one of the first images that comes to mind when looking at the Trike here. The skin has been broken through, and the Tyrannosaur's teeth have deeply infiltrated the flesh beneath, severing muscle, driving into bone, and leaving behind copious amounts of bacteria that will bring on sepsis in the coming days (if the Triceratops survives this battle, that is). The wound the Triceratops is inflicting upon the T.rex is equally compelling, thrusting clear through the abdomen, it is most definitely a lethal blow. I will say that the teeth on my T.rex don't appear nearly as much of a rich shade of red as that on LOTRFan's dio, but they are tinted, with blood festooning the jaws of the mighty predator.
The impression I get from this piece in person is humbling. Having it in hand and being able to appreciate all of the fine details, I come away from it with an appreciation of the sheer power of both of these titans, but also a degree of sorrow. Both are true marvels of nature, and neither will survive this encounter. The most famous duel in perhaps all of the natural world is depicted in the diorama with an outcome in which there is no winner, only two creatures later to be immured in the earth and immortalized in the imagination and boundless fascination of mankind. Dinosauria, frankly, is off to one hell of a start.
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the angry orc
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great review, scar. and great pics, lotrfan. the detail on this thing looks amazing. i mean teeth marks in the wound? that's hardcore detail.
Scar
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Even the look on the T.rex's face captivates. It's a coalescence of fury and anguish. The team over at SS seems really to have done their homework concerning trauma. The way in which the flesh parts around the horn in the T.rex's underbelly, and the blood gushing down the Trike's pelvis from the gaping wound inflicted in its tail, along with all the other injuries mentioned above provide more than enough to soak in right there. Excellent changes in skin texture, and I truly adore the pose. It's a most spectacular piece, and I sincerely believe it is a statue that you need to see in person... and that I'll post more as it comes to me. I have to turn in early for a staff meeting at work tomorrow, but hopefully I can have pictures on here in good time.
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Lil' bit, lil' bit.
I'm curious to see your pics, if there would be one thing I would want done over it would be the T-Rex teeth; and you said your's aren't quite so red.
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