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 details would have saved time and stress on the wrist & hands. While the Hammered Black was drying, Sun Yellow was used on the Eyes, Gloss White for the Teeth & Apple Red for the Tongue. Again, these are brush paints. I selected smaller brushes for these details and tight spots.
Hammered Copper was David’s choice for his underside. A second coat of the Yellow, White & Red was applied while the Hammered Copper dried. Kona Brown has been used for the claws of the other T-Rexes and I liked having that as a constant detail for them. The Frills on the head I wanted to pop and be a little different than the Tongue. Therefore, I deviated from using a brush paint with Metallic Apple Red spray paint. However, it was still applied with an artist brush after spraying into the cap of the spray can. Oddly, the artist that made David neglected to provide him with nostrils! Hammered Grey spray paint and an artist brush remedied that oversight.
David is enjoying his spot on the Tyrannosaurus Terrace. (It was a Great launching point for TySantasaurus Rex on that special Prehistoric Eve. See post 12-22-2019 “TySantasaurus Rex’s Prehistoric Quest”)
During WWII the Museum in Berlin was damaged from the bombings. Many of the labels had come off recoverable plaster casings of fossils. To properly identify these fossils, it has taken decades using conventual methods to remove the fossils from the casings and stone. Due to multiple process there were still problems. In 1979 CT scans provided a rapid method to identify the contents. With the Development of 3D Printing, multiple scans provided scientists the information and ability to recreate replicas of these fossils using a 3D printer. Many of these fossils are very brittle and the materials around them provide important information about them as well. A plaster-encased Plateosaurus from the Halberstat excavation (1910-1927) has been correctly identified from this process. Many more continue to be as well. Now Paleontologists have the ability to recreate an entire Dinosaur skeleton using 3D printing without separating the fossil from the rock! This process of CT scanning fossils is now known as “Paleoradiology”. For more on this story see article in link below.
Reviving the Dinosaur: Virtual Reconstruction and Three-dimensional Printing of a Dinosaur Vertebra
https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/radiol.13130666
Plateosaurus is a prosauropod. Plateosaurus lived in the Late Triassic. Discovered in 1834 by Johann Friedrich Engelhardt. More than 100 skeletons have been recovered in the clay pits of Saxony & Bavaria in Germany. Other specimens have been found in Switzerland & Greenland. Believed to reach a length of 33 feet and weight up to 1540 lbs. They are the ancestors of the Giant Sauropods that followed – Brontosaurus, Brachiosaurus and many others. While many animals evolved from walking on four feet to two. Plateosaurus walked primarily on two feet and its ancestors the Titanosaurs walked on four. Wikipedia has a great deal of information on this early dinosaur. Check out Your Local Library & Museums for more and maybe an in person visit with a Plateosaur.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateosaurus
Thanks to Vlad Konstantinov 2012 and a Mesozoic Field Guide: Plateosaurus for the last two pictures above.
My First Book “Is a Metal Dinosaur the Right Pet for You?” is Now Available as an eBook on Kindle through Amazon.com!
Stay tuned for information on paperback additions and my Next Book “The Shy Triceratops”.
Included are two photos of Prehistoric Pals converted to black & white line drawings for You to express Your Color Imagination! Search online for print options on Your device. Print Screen, Cropping & Printing are available on many smart phones. Your smart phone may even allow You to email Your Print Screen to Yourself allowing even more options before printing. Kindle has an app for smart phones!
I would love to see Your Color Visions for Dominic & Raphael! Use crayons, pencils, pens, or watercolors! Attach feathers, glitter whatever brings them to life for You. Send a picture of Your Colorized Imaginations to: paul@paulsprehistoricpark.com It could be in a future post!
“Encouraging the Appreciation of Art and Education through the Inspiration of Dinosaurs”
Paul & Prehistoric Pals
Your feedback is appreciated, comment below or email:
paul@paulsprehistoricpark.com
Thank you!