It’s always a good idea to select a site before adopting a Metal Dinosaur. Depending on the size you don’t want to be moving them around frequently. Mine are involved in many of my projects so they tend to travel the yard and inside the house from time to time. I have platform trucks and…
Category: Preservation
Angie’s Makeover is finished before the New Year!
Angie has been telling me she really wanted to have her new look finished before the year end. As I mentioned where we left her before Christmas, I wanted to add some color to separate the Yellow and Almond areas. My first attempted encouraged me to continue adding more width and variation to the dividing…
Even More Color Splashes for Angie the Augustynolophus
I repainted the Orange with a lighter shade by adding more Sun Yellow to the mixture. It came out on the Salmon Pink side of Orange. I added a Purple outline that I made by mixing the Navy Blue & Apple Red. The first mix was so dark it dried black. I added some White…
Angie gets more Splashes of Color!
The Yellow & Almond have received two coats of paint as well as the Nutmeg, Red and Purple. Angie’s Lavender Eyes are back too! I created some templates from scraps of cardboard to add another color accent to the yellow areas. The cardboard came from the dog’s biscuit box. It separates the layers of the…
Angie’s Painting and Fresh Pumpkin Pie!
After cleaning Angie’s “Dino Fest” painting activities, Angie was placed on her side to begin the makeover. After applying the two coats of Rust-oleum’s Ultra Cover Gloss Almond, a first coat of the Gloss Sun Yellow was completed. While the second coat of Sun Yellow was drying, a first coat was applied to the hooves,…
Angie the Augustynolophus – Painting
The Wire Brushing, Acid Washing and Rinsing has been completed. Angie has had a Full Day to completely Dry. Now it’s time for Primer and Painting. On all the other Prehistoric Animals in the Park, I used Rust-oleum Spray Paints and Rust Convertors. This time I decided to try Rust-oleum’s Brush Paints. First Step, Apply…
Angie’s Makeover
Like all the metal sculptures Angie goes through a process to protect her from the elements. The final finish is my imagination for what the particular Prehistoric Animal might have looked like. Since we don’t know positively (yet), I like to have fun with color. After all Birds are Dinosaurs descendants and look at the…
BEE-lieve It or Not! What’s All the Buzz Around Raphael?
As I arrived home from a Matinee Concert, I notice a swarm of bees around the head of the Raptor! After securing the car I walked over to Raphael the Raptor with caution. The bees were not just flying around his head. To my dismay they were inside his mouth and crawling behind the metal…
Raphael’s Makeover the Final Reveal!
Now it’s time to freshen up Raphael’s mouth. Again, the layering of the cloth on the body saves blue tape and plastic. Especially since this is just to catch overspray mist. I paint each tooth individually with an artist brush, so there is no need to mask them off. They will get an extra base…
Raphael’s Makeover part 3
After taping off the area for the “Regal Red” stripes, I used a reusable drop cloth to cover the lower parts of the Raptor. I used a piece of cardboard to reduce overspray. It was a little breezy. Even though I waited for pauses in the wind the cardboard was a helpful assist in blocking…