Tyrannosaurus rex maquette
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Reinhardt
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Awesome pics, thank you! How does he compare in size to the Carnotaurus? Can you take some side by side pics?
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Obviously, they aren't in the same scale. Either that or this is the world's biggest friggin' gigantism-sufferin' carnotaurus.
Reinhardt
Super Freak
Thanks for the pic! Yeah, definitely not in scale, but they look great together. As long as they don't make a Brachiosaurus the same size, I'm ok with the scaling.
hardstyle lover
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great pics of the rex! , and also the one with the carnotaurus !
Vallos
Freaked Out
I have the Carno facing foward, as I feel that's more of a dynamic shot. The Rex, I'll display his right side, facing from left to right. Not sure extactly where the Styro will go just yet.
I like them both a lot. But if I had to pick ONE, the carnotaurus is just a teaspoon cooler. It's just such an unusual, striking-looking animal, and the sculpt/paint is great on it.
By comparison, here's the thing about T-rex: he's so iconic, he's almost cliche. Don't get me wrong: it's a great piece, I love it, I would buy it all over again. But I've been looking at T-rexes in toy/model/cartoon/movie form all my life. The carno is just a little more unique. It's the same reason I passed on the triceratops/t-rex diorama but preordered the styracosaurus day one: the former is sorta old hat, the latter is something different.
Carnotaurus 9.0, T-rex 8.5.
hawthorn mccadden
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I received one and I am very pleased with it. The artist knows alot about dinosaurs and it shows...it's not a generic T-Rex. It definitely gives you the impression you are looking at an ANIMAL, not your common Hollywood or stock children's science book interpretation. A very unique and daring piece.
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I fee the same way - carnotaurus is the best Dinosauria piece so far
No. 108 received today. In terms of coloring, I deem the T-Rex's overall scheme more varied than the Carno and SS does a decent job of combining muted and garish tones to present a grizzled old predator. True the Carno is more dynamically posed but its also a younger beast depicted whereas the T-Rex, although not lunging or jaws agape, his stance doesn't detract from the potential for menace and thankfully avoids the cliché we're all familiar with.
I love both these pieces and if one had to nitpick (we're all freaks here after all ), the paint on the tail scarring could've been better executed perhaps with a less pastel coloring. Also, the foot peg in mine didn't sit exactly flush with the base which seems to be a persistent problem with a lot of SS's pieces in any line. Its not really noticeable and a little sanding could probably fix it but nothing to lose sleep over. The base itself is gorgeous and all that mossy detritus reminds me of the paleoartist Doug Henderson's genius for bringing ancient environments to life on canvas.
Finally, SS has to do something about all that foam lint which seems to cling everywhere and a minor PIA to remove. Sorry I don't have any pics - I trust someone with a better camera and photography skillz will do this piece the justice it deserves.
I love both these pieces and if one had to nitpick (we're all freaks here after all ), the paint on the tail scarring could've been better executed perhaps with a less pastel coloring. Also, the foot peg in mine didn't sit exactly flush with the base which seems to be a persistent problem with a lot of SS's pieces in any line. Its not really noticeable and a little sanding could probably fix it but nothing to lose sleep over. The base itself is gorgeous and all that mossy detritus reminds me of the paleoartist Doug Henderson's genius for bringing ancient environments to life on canvas.
Finally, SS has to do something about all that foam lint which seems to cling everywhere and a minor PIA to remove. Sorry I don't have any pics - I trust someone with a better camera and photography skillz will do this piece the justice it deserves.
Scar
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As is expected, I disagree.
I love the Carnotaurus. It's one of my favorite dinos and I've done a fair bit of work on the species, but from what I've been hearing the detail on the T.rex is simply out of this world. I'll be able to judge for myself tomorrow, but I will say this much - the T.rex has enjoyed such popularity not only with the public but within the scientific community for so many years with good reason. It's quite literally a miracle in predatory design - one of the largest terrestrial carnivores in the history of the planet, it is an immensely intelligent carnivore, and one of the most intelligent theropods; binocular vision rivaling all other known terrestrial and avian creatures, 13 times more acute than human vision (to put that in perspective, an eagle has vision 3.6 times more acute than our own); a sense of smell rivaling not only all other predatory dinosaurs but all other known creatures with the exception of the Turkey vulture; T.rex had the strongest jaws of any known terrestrial carnivore, exerting over 200,000 newtons of force with its mandible in a given bite. I could go on and on and on... but the name Tyrannosaurus rex speaks for itself. For that reason, I can't imagine another theropod to overshadow T.rex in my mind, and calling His Royal Highness "old hat" seems effrontery.That being said, I would prefer to display the T.rex maquette alongside the VS. dio: 1.) because it compliments the other piece well as a seasoned veteran combatant opposite a subadult plunging into combat, 2.) the T.rex and Carno side by side tends to skew perspective for the layman.
Just some thoughts, but I'm elated to see the maquette in person tomorrow!
Scar
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I always use one of those aerosol keyboard dusters. Works like a charm.
bearmodel
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I think I would've got the T-rex if his mouth was open. I understand why Sideshow decided to go with the mouth close on this considering the carnotaurus and the t-rex Dio had their mouths open already, but i always wanted a T-Rex roaring at me.
I hope that SS still has the license for JP and do a proper T-Rex from the movie.
I might still get this T-Rex though.........it's a cool piece.
Cheers
I hope that SS still has the license for JP and do a proper T-Rex from the movie.
I might still get this T-Rex though.........it's a cool piece.
Cheers
I considered that and went with a soft paintbrush for the same results. My hope someday is that such measures won't be necessary at all.
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Just a laymen speaking here Scar my ol' boy; but the T-rex maquette really doesn't pair that well with the the dio (I have both), they really look like different renderings to me.
Scar
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Just a laymen speaking here Scar my ol' boy; but the T-rex maquette really doesn't pair that well with the the dio (I have both), they really look like different renderings to me.
I see what you're saying as to the different renderings, yes, but an alpha male T.rex of advanced age should look not only slightly, but staggeringly different than a verdant young rex fresh into the hunt. When studying raptors you come to see that in looking at subadults and individuals of advanced age within a given variety of raptor, the physical disparity is often so staggering that it's hard to tell the two are even of the same species. Given the scale and what I've seen in the images, I'll surely be displaying mine together this evening!
Reinhardt
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Mine is out for delivery as well. Not sure when I'll get to taking pictures, and when I'll even get to display it, but I am quite excited nevertheless.
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