The baby brontosaurs were waiting for a clear coat when we left off. Before Clear Coating make a final check to confirm all your touch-ups have been completed. A check underneath indicated I still had some work to do. Touch-ups around the legs, some coating inside them and the baby brontosaurs were ready to clear…
Category: Preservation
Stanley’s Color Splashes & Stegosauria
We left off with Stanley’s Rust-Reformer coating. The Flat Black is a Cool Look, but probably Best for a Carnivore. Next step Rusty Brown Primer. Again, starting on Stanley’s side allows reaching inside the legs and tight spots underneath. Upright for finishing and 48 hours to cure. As mentioned previously I’m using the bird experience…
Stanley the Stegosaurus & History of Stegosauria
Stanley joined the Prehistoric Pals at the Park last May and has been very patient waiting for his rust protection. As a result of the long wait, the wire brushing took much longer. Stanley like Stephanie, a Stegosaurus that arrived a year earlier than Stanley, has a number of stamped details in the metal that…
Baby Brontosaurs & Changes at the Museum
We left off with the baby brontosaurs post 11/23/2019 “More on Blue Too, The Baby Brontosaurs and Dinosaur Pads”. The decorative design for the Brontosaurs backs, added colors for the Eyes, Nostrils and Claws are the next steps. All these details are added by dipping artists brushes into the caps after spraying the paint into…
Hobbes transformation & History of the Tyrannosaurs
We left Hobbes duplicate last week after he received his Rust Reformer coating. Hobbes 2 receives Rusty Brown Primer coats, then Hammered Copper for his underside & Racing Green Metallic for the topsides. I had already applied Gloss Marigold & Black to the eyes of the original Hobbes. Gloss White was used for both sets…
Calvin uses Duplicator on Hobbes!
These Tyrannosaurs are named after the characters Calvin & Hobbes from Bill Waterson’s comic series that ran in the newspapers across the US. A year after Calvin & Hobbes first appeared, they were in 250 newspapers. In 1995 when the last script ran 2,400 newspapers carried their Adventures. You can still enjoy Calvin &…
David & Paleoradiology!
We left off with David receiving a coat of Clean Metal Primer and seeing his finished perch. It provides an Excellent View of the front of the Park. Hammered Black is the top color for David. As mentioned last week, using a roller brush for the large areas and the regular paint brush for the…
Meet David the T-Rex!
David is another Prehistoric Pal that was adopted from the Miner’s Hardware Store in Atascadero. A call to Sarah at Miner’s on August 29th for an update to my Needing Rescue/Adoption led to this T-Rex coming to the Park. (Trish poses with David above) Sarah advised that they recently had some baby brontosaurs but they…
Making the Red-Nosed Raptor!
A couple of years ago, Raphael moved to a new perch. It’s a great location. He was the first one you would see coming up the driveway. With a magnificent Ankylosaur Tree right behind him you couldn’t wish for a better spot. Unfortunately before I installed cables to secure him in bad weather, we had…
Watch Your Step!
Dinosaur Stepping Stones make a nice base for your Metal Prehistoric Pal. We left off with working on the extra Stone for the Brontosaurs new pad and four more for Dominic’s new base. The same colors for the last Brontosaur Stone. Sherwin Williams Double Latte for the base color, Cavern Clay for the footprints, Offbeat…