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UPDATE 3/9/19 - Basilosaurus reconstruction/repair/restoration - DIY


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Morocco called. Said you're hired!

 

Beautiful restoration!

"Don't force it, just use a bigger hammer"

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I got my hands on another bigger tooth for pretty cheap. Looked like a good candidate for a repair/resto job. And to my surprise after i cleaned the horribly strong Moroccan sand/glue consolidation off of each piece of tooth the break was quite clean and fit back together almost perfectly. It really makes one wonder why they just didn't glue it properly when recovered. Their sand/glue seam was about 3mm thick! 

 

Before

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~Charlie~

"There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK
->Get your Mosasaur print
->How to spot a fake Trilobite
->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG

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Freshly cleaned and glued back together

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Magic Sculpt

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~Charlie~

"There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK
->Get your Mosasaur print
->How to spot a fake Trilobite
->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG

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Finished product

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This tooth is a monster, measuring about 14cm or 5.5". 

 

 

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~Charlie~

"There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK
->Get your Mosasaur print
->How to spot a fake Trilobite
->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG

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  Id say you have some real talent my friend.  Lots of good photos and a really good explination of things. 

 

RB

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On 3/10/2019 at 12:33 AM, rebu said:

Looks great, well done. Your colour matching is brilliant. What a monster of a tooth. 

 

On 3/10/2019 at 5:42 AM, RJB said:

  Id say you have some real talent my friend.  Lots of good photos and a really good explination of things. 

 

RB

 

On 3/10/2019 at 5:46 AM, Ludwigia said:

Excellent! What type of paints do you use?

 

I use Liquitex - heavy body paints. They're a bit pricey, but worth it. 

 

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On 3/10/2019 at 10:11 AM, digit said:

Always amazing, Charlie!

 

Not bad for a guy who is color blind. ;)

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

Thanks everyone. I appreciate it. I'm really pleased with this last tooth.  

 

And I'm sooo pumped Spring is around the corner! 

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~Charlie~

"There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK
->Get your Mosasaur print
->How to spot a fake Trilobite
->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG

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