Bobby Rico Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 25 minutes ago, Aurelius said: Most of them have hideous prep - I think they use a grinding wheel to remove the matrix, because they are difficult to prep 'properly'. I've been waiting for their technique to improve. Interesting I was not sure how thay prepared them but I have seen some badly hacked examples recently. Do they not use acid or air brush in some cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelius Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 No, I don't believe they ever use acid, and I'm not convinced they use air pens. But I don't know for certain, and I'm not sure there is much information out there. Apparently they are very difficult to prep, although I'd like to give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Aurelius said: No, I don't believe they ever use acid, and I'm not convinced they use air pens. But I don't know for certain, and I'm not sure there is much information out there. Apparently they are very difficult to prep, although I'd like to give it a go. I wished I have had learned how to prep fossil. It really interesting to me the fact you need to understand what you are work on and have the skills to get the best out of the specimen. I am Artist and a model maker so they maybe transferable stills. Bet it is hard to find an unprepared keichousaurus but I think mine was prob in the uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 It looks to me that it seems to be common practice to utilize hard wire wheels to remove matrix. You see this a lot in many of the Wheeler Shale trilobite preps as well. They might have a similar matrix hardness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead9 Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Properly preparing a keichousaurus is very difficult and time consuming. The cost of unprepared specimens and the labor involved compared to most actual prices payed for finely prepped keichousaurus makes better prepping unlikely. Still Life Fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 3 hours ago, steelhead9 said: Properly preparing a keichousaurus is very difficult and time consuming. The cost of unprepared specimens and the labor involved compared to most actual prices payed for finely prepped keichousaurus makes better prepping unlikely. I think you hit the nail on the head, for 90% of the specimen out there but well prepped are available on the market. But this is just my opinion i have gained from what I have read on this forum, ugly prepared specimen is not a big issue as long as they are genuine ( so badly prepared specimens sale all the time so no need to improve the preparation) That's fine if it is what they wonted but with a little more money and a little more time looking around to find a quality specimen to purchased of a quality vender Is in my opinion a better bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now