ynot Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Thanks for the encouragement guys it can be a little scary at times prepping something like this, and also thank you for any words of advice you have provided me with either in here or via pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 3 hours ago, Haravex said: Thanks for the encouragement guys it can be a little scary at times prepping something like this, and also thank you for any words of advice you have provided me with either in here or via pm John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 forgot I had this thread anyway it has been finished for some time now, except for a little air abrasive which I can get done now thanks to john. Also guessing its just theropod indet but still a nice rib and rather heavy (just under 1kg) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Very nice job Mat looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 There was another prep job I was doing alongside this one but sadly didn't think I would need to document each step by step process because it looked easier....haha it was a conglomerate mix which was without exaggerating a bit less hard than concrete, so here is the picture I took when first purchased and after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Wow very nice indeed please give us an ID . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 carcharadontosaurus sp partial femur, no idea on the rib sadly and thank you for the kind words bobby. just fyi comparison the rib took around 8-9 hours the femur took 20+ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Haravex said: carcharadontosaurus sp partial femur, no idea on the rib sadly and thank you for the kind words bobby. just fyi comparison the rib took around 8-9 hours the femur took 20+ Thanks Matt both very impressive but the femur is wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Came out real nice! Good job. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Very impressive for early attempts at prepping this Matterial. Excellent, job. Anything else planned? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Thanks for the kind words guys yes potentially I am headed over to morocco this Friday to acquire new material so who knows if I will end up with something that needs prep work would love to get some american material like from the Morison or hells creek formation especially now I have an air scribe but that is a waiting game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Excellent Matt. Looking forward to your following projects. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flx Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Great job! Regarding speed: I recently finished prepping my first rib (Sauropod from Morrison formation). The rib was damaged by roots and I had to do a lot of gluing (3d puzzle). It took me something like 50+ hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Good preparation takes much longer than people anticipate. I spent 110 hours prepping the type specimen of Pentanogmius fritschi and I felt like it went REALLY fast. @Haravex you're doing quite well. The pictures with something in them for scale are far more impressive. Without that aspect, the viewer doesn't realize how large a specimen you're working on. Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Thanks guys yes I realize it can be looked at as a small piece with hands or body in picture to give a size estimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 New piece in working on and can be done with hand tools for once. Have just started on the 4 right side verts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 @Haravex. You've done an excellent job on that rib and femur. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 That's some really cool articulated material. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 On 4/19/2018 at 2:41 AM, Haravex said: New piece in working on 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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