Brontosaurus Greek for “Thunder Lizard”. One of the most famous of the Dinosaurs is back! New research indicates Brontosaurus is a distinct genus from Apatosaurus that includes B. excelsus, B. yahnahpin and B. parvis. The 300 page study examines 477 different physical features of 81 specimens of sauropods including Diplodocus, Apatosaurus and now Brontosaurus. A…
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Jurassic World: Kingdom of the Fallen Premiere with the NHMLA
Dinosaurs have been in movies since the 1920’s. The “The Lost World” in 1925 featured Clay dinosaurs that I preferred to the lizards with attachments in the 1960 version of the film. “The Lost World” sixties version attached horns to iguanas, alligators and tried passing a monitor lizard off as a dinosaur by attaching a…
Kevin Goes to the Dentist!
Today was my regular 6-month dental visit for cleaning. I decided it was time for Kevin to have his teeth checked. It’s never to early to visit the Dentist. Dr. David Tanner in Newhall, California has been my dentist since he started his practice over 30 years ago. I have known David since Junior High,…
Dinosaurs at Mountain Vista Elementary
Kevin & I were invited to Mountain Vista Elementary School – home of the “Wildcats” – to make a presentation to five Kindergarten Classes. We made two presentations. The first group gathered in Miss Rangel’s classroom along with teacher Ms. Vasquez – one Kindergarten Class and one Transitional Kindergarten Class. We started with “Dinosaurs” by…
Dinosaur Hunting: Trip to Templeton
Recently I reconnected with a friend from Junior High School. It’s amazing and a little scary what you can find on a Google search. We had not seen or communicated with each other in over 40 years! It was great catching up. When Gary learned what I was doing with Metal Dinosaurs, he mentioned there…
Placing Pamela on her New Perch & Bug Fair Results
After completing touch ups and adding the clear coat to the Calypso blue, it was time for Pamela to take position on her Special Place. I painted Pamela’s support frame Granite grey to blend in with the new rock base. I have a large amount of pipe insulation – long painful story, but it was…
Pamela the Pachycephalosaurus’ New Pad continued plus…
After allowing the concrete to cure it was time to paint. A trip to the Camarillo Sherwin-Williams store to select the colors. This time I was working toward a granite stone look. I decided on 3 colors Gibraltar, Cyberspace and Offbeat Green. Edrees at Sherwin-Williams was very helpful in providing a second opinion on the…
Pamela the Pachycephalosaurus has a New Pad
A special place for Pamela has always been the plan. After building a raised area with dirt and sand bags, it was ready to cover with concrete. Portland Cement, Quikrete Sand (from Home Depot) and a little water will assist in creating a rock like base for Pamela to show off. My Jumbo Platform Truck…
How to Draw Dinosaurs & other Prehistoric Beasts
I have been taking Drawing Lessons using the Great Courses. The 6 DVD’s with 36 lessons has been working out wonderfully. Most tend to feel you have to be born with the talent, but it can be learned. Using simple geometric shapes circles, rectangles, triangles and ellipses can be a great start in creating a…
Dinosaurs at the Imperial Car Show
This past weekend was the 35th Annual Imperial Owners Statewide Meet held in Port Hueneme, CA this year. A great deal of preparation in weeks prior and my 1960 Imperial LeBaron 4 door Southampton was ready for show. Kevin demonstrates the swivel seats. A touch of a lever and you can easily glide to the…