Sunday 12 November 2017

A Mighty Megalosaurus

This latest addition to the Dinosaur pens here at Awdry Towers is the companion piece to last year’s ‘Steggie’.  The proud beastie was kindly donated by that most generous purveyor of plastic Jeremy ‘Jez’ Winstanley Esq. of the 'Carrion Crow's Buffet'.  I had rather foolhardily described the creature, in the earlier post, as an Iguanodon, but Jez very delicately pointed out my erroneous categorisation reminding me that it is actually a Megalosaurus.
This splendid, hard plastic specimen was produced by Invicta Plastics of Leicestershire from 1974 and in conjunction with Natural History Museum.  Given that they are now out of production, you could argue that it should be seen as a collector’s piece, but the thought of it languishing in a forgotten drawer seemed a great shame and so out came the trusty airbrush.
Using last year’s efforts as a template, I once again affixed the beast on a 'Warbases' MDF pill shaped base.  A couple of passes with different shades of green provided me with a suitable base on which to work and all that remained was some subtle dry brushing to achieve the highlights and hint at stripes across its back.
As with ‘Steggie’, I was thrilled with how quickly the Megalosaurus came together and delighted to see the two finally reunited, enjoying a playful frolic in the jungle.  All that remains is to thank Jez for his generous gift.

69 comments:

  1. excellent, perfect for that really big game safari

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    1. Thank you Martin,I think we are going to need the bigger load for this one.

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  2. Nice finish on your dinosaur, looks like he'll work well with 28mm figures in the lost world.
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you Iain, it's a great scale for 28mm, not too big, but large enough to make an impression.

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  3. Cracking stuff Michael. I'm thinking about picking up an air-brush myself, so perhaps at some point you'd have time for a simple tutorial as to how you use one?

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    1. Thank you Simon, I do like my airbrush and whilst not a creative whiz by any means, it does save an awful lot of time on larger models and terrain pieces. If you were a little bit closer, I would suggest that you came over for a demo and game, but I shall put my mind to a tutorial next time I duct it off.

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  4. I love the way you make your beaties so organic looking and life like.

    More brilliant stuff!

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    1. Thank you, I think I just got lucky with the colours on this one.

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  5. Brilliant work, this looks great. The photo with the cigar-smoking showman reminds me of the unique classic dinosaur-&-cowboys film 'The Valley of Gwanji'.

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    1. Now that was a great film! Interestingly Antediluvian Miniatures do a perfect dinosaur for that, but he is a little expensive.
      https://antediluvianminiatures.wordpress.com/2016/09/26/shop-lost-world-range/

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  6. Nice one Jez. And marvellous work Michael

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  7. Splendid looking Dinosaur Mr. Awdry! I‘m sure he‘ll make an excellent eyecatcher for any lost world style game.

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    1. Thank you Nick, I hope to see him in the jungles of the Lost World in due course.

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  8. You make it look so effortless Michael, which I’m sure it’s not but still...

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    1. Thank you Andy and in this case it was fairly straightforward. I think I took longer with the basing than I did with the dinosaur.

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  9. Superb work on your latest dino Michael, love the striping especially. :)

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    1. Thank you, I was thrilled with the stripes, simple dry brushing - could not have been easier.

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  10. The big green eating machine.
    Megalosaurus? Nope,,it just itches.

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    1. And was again you bring a smile to face - thank you Paul.

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  11. Great looking Meglasaurous Michael, the colour scheme suits it really well

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  12. I am very tempted to follow your lead an start painting dinos. Inspiring sir! just inspiring.

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    1. You should Clint, I find it very therapeutic. :)

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  13. Oh yes a very good paint job indeed. Frolic in the jungle eh..... I have a filthy mind ;-)

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    1. Yes perhaps not the best turn of phrase. :) Thank you though.

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  14. Very impressive Michael, very impressive...

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  15. A wizard with the airbrush Michael.

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    1. Not sure about wizard Pat, but thank you nonetheless.

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  16. Very tightly indeed! Loverly work a always Michael.
    Cheers, Peter

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  17. Wonderful colors on the beast, Michael. Love seeing your "Lost World" collection.

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    1. Thank you Dean, I am starting to suspect that the 'Lost World' collection is getting a little out of hand, but can you have too many dinosaurs?

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  18. Lovely work Michael, with all these wonderful rule sets now set in Jungles & Savannah's these may see more table time!

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    1. Thank you Terry and that is certainly my plan. I have been looking at a dinosaur adventure using the Congo rule set - more on that later.

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  19. Great work, Michael. The Invicta models were great and just the right scale for 28mm figures. I was lucky enough to grab a good handful of them when they were still available, including a T=Rex. Must really get around to painting them at some point. You've done an excellent job, Michael.

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    1. Thank you Jez and I couldn't agree more with regards to the scaling. Good to hear that you have kept some for yourself, I shall look forward to seeing them in due course.

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  20. a great addition indeed, you've got the colouring spot on!

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  21. Great Dino but it's only when you put it alongside a 28mm figure that you get anidea of itsimmense size.

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    1. Thank you Joe. He isn't as big as my more recently shop bought toy dinosaurs, but I really like scale against 28mm miniatures.

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  22. Outstanding! It's a shame the Invicta models are out of production; I've wanted them for years now.

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    1. Thank you Bill. I remember the models from my childhood so I was thrilled to get them as a gift.

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  23. Magnificent looking specimen! Very lifelike colors.

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    1. Thank you Mr. Nimrod, I think I got lucky with the colours on this one.

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  24. Now that is cool! Great work Michael.

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  25. Fantastic job Michael it will look great on the gaming table amid the jungle.

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  26. wow, thats super

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  27. Beautiful colour scheme on that fellow 😀

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  28. He looks brilliant. I love the dinosaurs you paint up.

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  29. Excellent post - as always. Its lovely to see you back writing and sharing your hobby again :-)

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  30. Oh wow Michael O_O The work you did on her (it's a her right?) is simply beautiful ... beautiful! And LMAO playful frolic my a@# ... err wait a minute it's just me and my dirty old mind isn't it, sigh. :)

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