Tamiya Pteranodon

[Veedubb67]

Sorry Kenny, put this in the wrong forum (Showcase vs. Builds)...

Got the venerable Pteranodon kit for my birthday. Complex kit - just 3 parts and the base!

Interesting that it’s molded in a smoky clear. Maybe for the wing membrane, maybe just leftover styrene pellets.

Never liked the position of the head looking down, so I decided to do some ‘surgery’ and reposition the head. Will fill in the gap with Aves Apoxie Sculpt.


First round of Aves to get the general position.




Also repositioned the head to look off to the left vs. straight ahead.

 

[Veedubb67]

Didn’t like the shape of the cranial crest so decided to reshape. My Dremel made quick work of it!

 

[Veedubb67]

Neck resculpted


Body contouring. Filled in abdomen hole, will redrill later.

 

[Veedubb67]

Did some work on the base. Added clear acrylic gloss gel for the water and then some drybrushing over the base colors.

 

[Veedubb67]

Trying a technique I learned from Rick Cantu years ago. Over a basecoat I sprayed transparent paint and then spritz Isopropyl alcohol to break up the paint into organic shapes. First layer was burnt umber then red. Think it turned out pretty good!

 

[Dirkpitt289]

That is pretty cool. It almost looks like its made of glass in the earlier pictures

 

[Kenny Conklin]

This is a very cool build thank you for coming back and sharing it!

And, no worries if you put something the wrong spot just drop me or spence a line and we can move it so you don't have to worry about re-posting it in the right spot.

 

[Spencer Wolfe]

I like the effect with alcohol. I've seen it done to some degree on large scale faces, but haven't tried it myself.

 

[Veedubb67]

This is a very cool build thank you for coming back and sharing it!

And, no worries if you put something the wrong spot just drop me or spence a line and we can move it so you don't have to worry about re-posting it in the right spot.

Thanks Kenny

 

[Kenny Conklin]

You're welcome @Veedubb67

 

[Daithi]

Wow what a fantastic job so far!!! Can't wait to see it completed...

 

[Veedubb67]

Can't wait to see it completed...

LOL - Me Too!