In-Progress : Protoceratops
15-02-10 : Didn't do the traditional In Progress this time around ...
I decided to do a quick Dino build after finishing the massive T-Rex scene, and it was that quick of a build, I didn't really have time to sit down and do the traditional In Progress like I normally would have done. But I did take pictures and I'll quickly run through a couple of things that I encountered during this build of Marcus Noonan's Protoceratops resin kit.
First, here is the kit itself :
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As you can see, it's only a 3 piece kit which makes it very simple to assemble - except when you encounter some problems in the cast.
One of the back legs was way thicker than it should have been, and on closer inspection, I noticed that it looked like the mould must've come apart during the resins curing period.
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So to repair this and make it look normal again, I attacked the center of the piece with a modelling saw. The idea was to cut away a V shape and squeeze the end together and make it slim again.
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With the V Shape cut out, I used some Loctite 401 CA Glue and my bench vise to squeeze it together and hold it that way unitl the glue cured.
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And here is what it looked like after some surgery :
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Another problem I encountered was a few small air bubbles (which is quite common with resin kits) :
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All gaps and seams were removed with some sanding and puttying and as I usually do with Dino builds, I used Repliscale to return all the skin detail back to those areas.
Here is a picture of the kit primed and ready for the final part of the assembly process - attaching to the base.
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Each leg was fitted with a small length of brass rod and fixed into place with some Locitite 401. Once dry, each join was filled with putty and detail returned with Repliscale.
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