Nimravis Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Wow, it came out very nice and I really like the bone map. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 6 hours ago, Kane said: This is absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing this entire process from in situ to this remarkable result... The amount of time and skill involved, from casting to sculpting to placement - just, unbelievably wow!! 6 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Great project with fantastic results! Now I know what you were doing during the cold winter months That must have taken up a bucket full of time! 5 hours ago, WhodamanHD said: An amazing find and an even cooler preparation! The tibia in the jaw was especially cool to me! 4 hours ago, ynot said: Wonderful prep job and presentation! Thanks for sharing. And @Nimravis Thanks guys. I'm blown away by your responses. Very much appreciated. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheney416 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Wow. This is really, really fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phevo Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Amazing, really interesting to see your journey from start to finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Hi, Very interesting and marvelous result ! Thanks for sharing ! BTW, did you remove the muzzle of Bingo ? Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 @Peat Burns Thank you for sharing this journey. Well done on some beautiful reconstruction work! 1 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...
Xiphactinus Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Very nice prep and reconstruction. A lot of love went into that. Well done!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Wow! Impressive. That is a lot of work. And not only that but that is a lot of really nice work. I am duly impressed. What did you use to make fake-matrix? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 That is absolutely fantastic. Lots of hard work there which has really paid off. Well done. 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 3 hours ago, jpc said: What did you use to make fake-matrix? A Keanu Reeves look-alike, a high end Commodore 64, and a VHS camcorder. 1 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...
Peat Burns Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 @cheney416, @Phevo, @Coco, @Ptychodus04, @Xiphactinus, @jpc, @JohnBrewer, thank you very much. @jpc, I use this ready-mix grout (pic below). For white river matrix, I use 2 parts of the "linen" color and 1 part of the "haystack" color mixed thoroughly. I mix small amounts as I go rather than one giant batch. It is water soluble until it dries. After it dries, it is remarkably soluble in acetone, basically turning to wet sand when soaked with acetone. Therefore totally reversible. 2 hours ago, Ptychodus04 said: A Keanu Reeves look-alike, a high end Commodore 64, and a VHS camcorder. I'm embarrassed to say it took me about 30 sec. to figure out what in tarnation you were talking about. Keanu Reeves? Commodore 64? (haven't heard that in decades). Then I figured it out. "That's funny right there. I don't care who you are." Very clever. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 24 minutes ago, Peat Burns said: I'm embarrassed to say it took me about 30 sec. to figure out what in tarnation you were talking about. Keanu Reeves? Commodore 64? (haven't heard that in decades). Then I figured it out. "That's funny right there. I don't care who you are." Very clever. I couldn’t help myself. 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...
RJB Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Wow! Great thread. Love the humerus in the jaw picture and also love the grout idea. Great work Peat!!! i am exstreamly impressed. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-tree Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 You must be pleased with the results,it looks great and i like the bone map too . John Be happy while you're living for you're a long time dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 8 hours ago, RJB said: Wow! Great thread. Love the humerus in the jaw picture and also love the grout idea. Great work Peat!!! i am exstreamly impressed. RB 7 hours ago, t-tree said: You must be pleased with the results,it looks great and i like the bone map too . John Thank you both. It was a fun and rewarding project. "Bingo" has new life as a specimen on display to educate and inspire on-lookers rather than collect dust in the dark of a drawer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, Peat Burns said: Thank you both. It was a fun and rewarding project. "Bingo" has new life as a specimen on display to educate and inspire on-lookers rather than collect dust in the dark of a drawer No dust on this one. Good on ya fella!! I know what you mean by a 'rewarding' project. Lots of fun for sure. I can only imagine the time spent, but im sure it was super good time!!! Nice to have a hobbie that is this good!!! You are one amazing dude!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, RJB said: No dust on this one. Good on ya fella!! I know what you mean by a 'rewarding' project. Lots of fun for sure. I can only imagine the time spent, but im sure it was super good time!!! Nice to have a hobbie that is this good!!! You are one amazing dude!!! RB Right back at ya, RB. If there is anybody that understands / appreciates time spent on prep and attention to detail, it is you. Love your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smt126 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 On 3/8/2018 at 2:31 PM, Peat Burns said: It was at this point that I thought that if this was a T. rex, there would be enough bone elements to call it an "animal" and give it a name. It's also when I decided that it would be fun to reconstruct the skeleton for display. I've always wanted to do that on something that I found. I began by making casts of the real-bone vertebrae to use to make copies to complete the spine with slight modifications depending on location in the spine. I used silicone rubber and two-part resin for molding and casting, respectively. Did you steal some poor kid's playdough for this? Also this was truly an amazing job. This really required some time, hard work, and knowledge. You should be quite proud (other than making that kid cry when he realized his playdough was stolen). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 4 hours ago, smt126 said: Did you steal some poor kid's playdough for this? Also this was truly an amazing job. This really required some time, hard work, and knowledge. You should be quite proud (other than making that kid cry when he realized his playdough was stolen). The kid was probably just going to eat it or stuff it into the Blu-ray player anyway. 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...
minnbuckeye Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Wonderful illustrations of your creation. I have always wanted to find an Oreodont, but after seeing the work entailed in this prep, maybe I will stick to my Iowa City corals and brachiopods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 8 hours ago, smt126 said: Did you steal some poor kid's playdough for this? Also this was truly an amazing job. This really required some time, hard work, and knowledge. You should be quite proud (other than making that kid cry when he realized his playdough was stolen). Haha! Thank you. I have found that modeling clay is a great way to make molds. It saves silicone rubber by allowing one to make custom-sized molds rather than using containers that may be too big for the item being molded. Legos work great for this, too. Sorry kids! 4 hours ago, Ptychodus04 said: The kid was probably just going to eat it or stuff it into the Blu-ray player anyway. Kids don't play with clay, Legos (unless they are already pre-formed with instructions to make something pictured on the box), army men, Lincoln Logs, Lionel or Tyco trains or other such antiquated things anymore. They've got virtual reality, DVRs, and Video games! 4 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: Wonderful illustrations of your creation. I have always wanted to find an Oreodont, but after seeing the work entailed in this prep, maybe I will stick to my Iowa City corals and brachiopods! Thank you, Mike. Actually, things like Iowa City corals and brachiopods were part of my motivation! It was taking up all my work space, and I wanted it out of there! Love me some palaeozoic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMoore Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Very nice. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Peat Burns said: Kids don't play with clay, Legos (unless they are already pre-formed with instructions to make something pictured on the box), army men, Lincoln Logs, Lionel or Tyco trains or other such antiquated things anymore. They've got virtual reality, DVRs, and Video games! My “kids” are a bit older (15 & 16) so they don’t currently partake in the options above but... back in their playing prime they had Legos, play dough, army men, Lincoln logs, and an erector set (some of these were originally my toys but they still enjoyed them). Of course, they played with these because my wife and I refused to let them just play video games and watch TV. Oh, they also had a swing set and a fort in the backyard that actually got used daily!!! 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...
Peat Burns Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 On 3/13/2018 at 4:57 PM, Ptychodus04 said: My “kids” are a bit older (15 & 16) so they don’t currently partake in the options above but... back in their playing prime they had Legos, play dough, army men, Lincoln logs, and an erector set (some of these were originally my toys but they still enjoyed them). Of course, they played with these because my wife and I refused to let them just play video games and watch TV. Oh, they also had a swing set and a fort in the backyard that actually got used daily!!! Sounds like some well-raised kids. I've always felt the older toys like erector, Lego, electric trains, etc. promoted analytical and innovative thinking, longer attention spans, and a bit about electricity (in the case of electric trains, at least). Now get off my lawn! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Peat Burns said: Sounds like some well-raised kids. I've always felt the older toys like erector, Lego, electric trains, etc. promoted analytical and innovative thinking, longer attention spans, and a bit about electricity (in the case of electric trains, at least). Now get off my lawn! I agree wholeheartedly and I’ll get off your lawn as soon as my dog gets finished. 1 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...
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