Replica raptor and t.rex skeletons

[welderjoe]

i,m joe, a retired welder, i built myself a small workshop in my garden, and as a hobby, i now make replica " dinosaur" skeletons from steel and stainless steel !i thought you might appreciate how much time/ effort goes into making them !,firstly all parts are " hand cut and shaped" on my anvil mostly, going off pictures of the real thing i then try to work out how many bones etc are say in the ribcage and so on, all joints are fully welded/ de burred and polished, and are then sprayed with a protective metal laquer ," the t.rex" i made was heated to a point where the carbon molecules in the steel "exite" turning the steel into the colours you see!, again then sprayed with a protective laquer, i do have more pics of other stuff which i will show later.

[Fossildude19]

Moved to PALEO-RECREATIONS.  

[Meganeura]

I love these, they're gorgeous!

[Darktooth]

Hello, and welcome to the forum! I am a current welder and find your creations, pretty cool!

 

Dave

[ThePhysicist]

Welcome to the forum! These look great!

 

On 8/29/2022 at 1:18 PM, welderjoe said:

" the t.rex" i made was heated to a point where the carbon molecules in the steel "exite" turning the steel into the colours you see!

The lovely hues aren't due to excitation, rather the variation in the thickness of a thin oxide layer that forms over the heated steel - a phenomenon called "thin-film interference." The "excitement" you refer to does produce a visible effect when with the metal is glowing hot - known as incandescence.