As discussed in last week’s post “Brontosaurus at the Park and Sinclair’s Logo”, I wasn’t completely satisfied with the Purple accents on Gary. I tried a new concept with Cindy using the Deep Blue, which I liked very much. Gary received this treatment in Purple with an enhancement to allow for Deep Blue spots from…
Brontosaurus at the Park and Sinclair’s Logo
Berry Pink provided a nice color for the inside of the mouth on both Brontosaurus. After masking off the mouth area, plastic was used to protect the rest of the head and neck from overspray. I tried Hunter Green to add additional details to the legs, nose and around the eyes. I didn’t like it…
The Brontosaurus and Early Dinosaur Sculptures
Gary & Cindy Drying after rinsing the acid wash. In 1852 a number of Dinosaur sculptures were commissioned for the Crystal Palace. Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins created these sculptures under the direction of Sir Richard Owen a 19th Century British Scientist. These were the first life size Dinosaur sculptures in the World. Sir Richard Owen invented…
The Brontosaurus at the Park
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…
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…