Making a Tyrannosaurus Rex for Turtle Bay Exploration Park


Original plans for the T-Rex

plan

plan2


The skelton turned out more complicated...... The hinged backbone couldn't stabilise the full weight of the finished head, so it had to be built on a triangle.

backbone backbone backbone backbone


Trying out the skelton

Try Try

Try Try

Try


Inside the head - stick holder .................... The teeth are sintra, sheet plastic, slightly heat-shaped.

Head........ The teeth


Making the pattern for the skin................. Adjusting the pattern for the skin

Making the pattern...... Adjusting the pattern


Feet are wire, alunimum foil, papier-mache, Super Sculpy ...........................................Painting the skin

paws painting


Leggings to contol feet

leggings


Painting the head........................... Assembling the Dinosaur

painting....... assembling


T Rex roams the workshop

roaming

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