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Posted: 6/5/2012 12:37:33 PM EDT

[#1]

Quoted:

*DISCLAIMER… I KNOW VELOCIRAPTORS WERE SMALLER. SO THIS IS CLOSER TO A UTAH RAPTOR, SIZE WISE.* So don't beat me up over it

So my 7yr old daughter is BIG into dinosaurs and wants to be a paleontologist. I ask her "what happens if we make a dino like I did the big daddy suit?" She says a Raptor would be cool and so it begins. I used the same principle as I built my Big Daddy suit. Nice thing is, this raptor is for display…whew

Now I had no measurements or scale drawings to go after, just pics and one of her toy raptor to use as a model.

Bought 2 pieces of pink foam insulation from Home Depot. A 1" thick piece and 2, ½" think pieces

Drew the profile out and then cut it

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/596bcded.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/7fc256d0.jpg

Same for the legs and arms, then glued those pieces to the profile piece and got a rough idea on height, length, and stance

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/cd5fa25e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/58240a06.jpg

Once that was done, I now had to cut pieces to fill out its overall shape.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/26dafd66.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/d7b06f30.jpg

Heres my reference

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/526835a4.jpg

Starting to look like something

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/8e55833e.jpg

Arms were done in same principle as the legs. All finished with the shape, and foam and ready to coat it

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/cb474b93.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/bae10c4e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/cdcf7c77.jpg

Covered it in paper-mache and then put a coat of drywall joint compound over the whole thing. Was going to use plaster, but it just got to damn heavy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/d5632c5d.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/8dce6041.jpg

After the compound was dry, sanded it and started to paint. I used Satin Interior paint from Lowes. They actually had that green and tan and red in the clearance shelve. They were tinted wrong for the customer, so I got all the paint for $6

Painted the typical 2 tone

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/617bdf28.jpg

Added the red stripes (the pillow penguin is there to save my head from hitting the duct)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/540c1f67.jpg

I did the eyes out of a ping pong ball cut in half and then covered in clay, the brow and "eye socket" is all clay. Same for the teeth.

Some small detailing and dry brushing and called it done. I added the black and white outline to the stripes to make it more defined

Finished and in the living room for the time being

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/e87bde85.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/453a8457.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/2608da5b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/571f6257.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/e434cc32.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/f136c9e6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/638c0500.jpg

The stick will be painted and made into a fake plant for concealment

So there you have it. Worked on it couples hrs a day, few times and week. At that pace it was around a 2month project and set me back $98

Once I get it in the basement, I'll pose it next to the Big Daddy for a epic looking battle scene.

VERY cool!!

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:38:10 PM EDT

[#2]

Cute kid + project with dad = ultimate win!

Did your daughter do the entire project while you sat in your easy chair with a cold one?

At any rate it is awesome!

-RoadDog

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:38:40 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:

Pics of the Big Daddy from Bioshock??

http://www.instructables.com/id/BioshockBig-Daddy-Little-Sister-and-Splicer/

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:39:32 PM EDT

[#4]

Fucking. Wizard.

That's awesome.

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:39:48 PM EDT

[#5]

Pics of wife.......

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:40:21 PM EDT

[#6]

Wow man...truly impressive work. Well done!

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:40:27 PM EDT

[#7]

Very Neat!

Cudos to your patience with the foam...

Next time fiberglass the whole thing so it will last and last and last....

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:40:51 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:

You are the coolest dad ever.

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:40:54 PM EDT

[#9]

damn dude your kids are lucky as fuck to have an old man that can put that kind of time into these things for them

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:41:28 PM EDT

[#10]

It has small hands.

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:41:59 PM EDT

[#11]

Mad, mad, mad, skills you have. Awesome job on both builds.

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:42:56 PM EDT

[#12]

WOW!

great work!

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:43:45 PM EDT

[#13]

Coolest Dad ever..

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:44:48 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:

You are the coolest dad ever.

+1

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:46:36 PM EDT

[#15]

Very cool.

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:48:05 PM EDT

[#16]

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:50:35 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:

You are the coolest dad ever.

This!
Was the Big Daddy the Halloween project? I'm trying to remember that one.
Anyway, great work! Your daughter is gonna have some great childhood memories!

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:51:35 PM EDT

[#18]

Nice job.

You need to dress up to complete it.

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:56:57 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
BioShock Big Daddy Thread

Yep, that's the one I was thinking of. Super-cool project that one was!

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:58:32 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:

I got to this pic:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/cd5fa25e.jpg

and thought you were done. I said to myself "Cool!" then you had to make me feel all inferior by filling out the rest of it.

Good job!

Me too

Great work!

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:58:45 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
Nice job.

You need to dress up to complete it.

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/noname123187/1295287513-clever-girl.jpg

Exactly!

Halloween is still a few months away...plenty of time to put the Velociraptor on wheels and have your daughter drag it around while trick-or-treating. That would scare the shit out of the other kids!

Posted: 6/5/2012 12:59:18 PM EDT

[#22]

Damn you are one fucking bad ass dad. I wish my dad was 1/8 as awesome as you when I was growing up.

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:00:41 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:

...unfortunately for you, she won't appreciate it until she's around 28.

Naw. Her smile's bigger than the dino's

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:01:34 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:

I got to this pic:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/cd5fa25e.jpg

and thought you were done. I said to myself "Cool!" then you had to make me feel all inferior by filling out the rest of it.

Good job!

I thought the same thing

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:08:29 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:

You are the coolest dad ever.

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:10:12 PM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:

I got to this pic:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/cd5fa25e.jpg

and thought you were done. I said to myself "Cool!" then you had to make me feel all inferior by filling out the rest of it.

Good job!

Lol, me too.

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:14:49 PM EDT

[#27]

Where do the batteries go?

That is truly a bad ass project!

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:14:52 PM EDT

[#28]

Your daughter will remember that forever

One day, in the distant future, your daughter will face some sort of crisis or life challenge. As she takes on that challenge, she will get strength knowing that she is worthwhile-because her Father's unconditional love proves it.

Well done Dad. As you know, this is about a lot more than the model.

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:16:39 PM EDT

[#29]

http://www.shockwave-sound.com/sound-effects/jungle-sounds/junglebird.wav

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:18:52 PM EDT

[#30]

Now that you are done playing, let's make the wife happy by finishing out the patio and throwing away some clutter...

TRG

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:19:32 PM EDT

[#31]

That is pure awesome!

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:19:54 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:

Quoted:
*DISCLAIMER… I KNOW VELOCIRAPTORS WERE SMALLER. SO THIS IS CLOSER TO A UTAH RAPTOR, SIZE WISE.* So don't beat me up over it

So my 7yr old daughter is BIG into dinosaurs and wants to be a paleontologist. I ask her "what happens if we make a dino like I did the big daddy suit?" She says a Raptor would be cool and so it begins. I used the same principle as I built my Big Daddy suit. Nice thing is, this raptor is for display…whew

Now I had no measurements or scale drawings to go after, just pics and one of her toy raptor to use as a model.

Bought 2 pieces of pink foam insulation from Home Depot. A 1" thick piece and 2, ½" think pieces

Drew the profile out and then cut it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/596bcded.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/7fc256d0.jpg

Same for the legs and arms, then glued those pieces to the profile piece and got a rough idea on height, length, and stance
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/cd5fa25e.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/58240a06.jpg

Once that was done, I now had to cut pieces to fill out its overall shape.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/26dafd66.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/d7b06f30.jpg

Heres my reference

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/526835a4.jpg

Starting to look like something
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/8e55833e.jpg

Arms were done in same principle as the legs. All finished with the shape, and foam and ready to coat it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/cb474b93.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/bae10c4e.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/cdcf7c77.jpg

Covered it in paper-mache and then put a coat of drywall joint compound over the whole thing. Was going to use plaster, but it just got to damn heavy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/d5632c5d.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/8dce6041.jpg

After the compound was dry, sanded it and started to paint. I used Satin Interior paint from Lowes. They actually had that green and tan and red in the clearance shelve. They were tinted wrong for the customer, so I got all the paint for $6
Painted the typical 2 tone
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/617bdf28.jpg

Added the red stripes (the pillow penguin is there to save my head from hitting the duct)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/540c1f67.jpg

I did the eyes out of a ping pong ball cut in half and then covered in clay, the brow and "eye socket" is all clay. Same for the teeth.
Some small detailing and dry brushing and called it done. I added the black and white outline to the stripes to make it more defined

Finished and in the living room for the time being
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/e87bde85.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/453a8457.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/2608da5b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/571f6257.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/e434cc32.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/f136c9e6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/638c0500.jpg

The stick will be painted and made into a fake plant for concealment

So there you have it. Worked on it couples hrs a day, few times and week. At that pace it was around a 2month project and set me back $98

Once I get it in the basement, I'll pose it next to the Big Daddy for a epic looking battle scene.

Damn you are one fucking bad ass dad. I wish my dad was 1/8 as awesome as you when I was growing up.

You quoted all that to make your post?

TRG

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:20:43 PM EDT

[#33]

Awesome work!

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:20:44 PM EDT

[#34]

Very elaborate dinner prep, but no knives, guns, or napkins, 4/10

j/k NICE WORK! That is awesome.

What does that cam-shaft (table stand) go to? 16 cyl?

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:22:57 PM EDT

[#35]

That is completely awesome. Your daughter's gonna have lots of good memories of Dad.

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:23:07 PM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:

So there you have it. Worked on it couples hrs a day, few times and week. At that pace it was around a 2month project and set me back $98

And made your kid happy as can be! You should teach classes on how to act like a dad...

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:24:36 PM EDT

[#37]

Way cool.

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:25:01 PM EDT

[#38]

Thanks everyone for the compliments ..really do appriectate it.

To answer a few comments:

Yes, I will probably get some pics of the wife posing with the raptor… I don't have a Spaz or 12ga, but a AR will work. That will be posted in the BOTD

I thought about fiberglas, but I was concerned on how to not have the mesh texture. Don't know how to get away from that.
Plus the cost of FG and resin.

I know feathers were involved on the real ones, but hey, its my first

I still have Ol Big Daddy downstairs and looking good

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:26:15 PM EDT

[#39]

That's all cool and all, but I paid someone else to fix my daughters bike. Top that.

Really though, that is flat out awesome. Great job.

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:27:25 PM EDT

[#40]

Quoted:

What does that cam-shaft (table stand) go to? 16 cyl?

That are 2 cams from late model LS engines

I keep the old cams after doing cam swaps on Corvettes and make lamps out of them.

See

I was plan on selling them but don't know how to market them..LOL

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:30:16 PM EDT

[#41]

You definitely win the AR15 DAD OF THE YEAR AWARD...!!!

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:31:22 PM EDT

[#42]

That is awesome! i will trade you some 7.62x39 for a Big Daddy too

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:33:07 PM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Please please please do an alien from the movie Aliens.

There is a guy on Instructables that did a full size queen alien. Need to check it out.

Im thinking of a Pterodactyl, around 8ft wing span and hanging from the vaulted ceiling..

If you don't do an Alien, you need to make this year's Halloween costumes as Colonial Marines.

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:33:44 PM EDT

[#44]

Dude that's awesome! Great work!

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:35:25 PM EDT

[#45]

Do your neighbors give a lot of worried, furtive looks from behind their curtains?

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:36:23 PM EDT

[#46]

You are an awesome Dad!

Father's Day is coming up...they owe you big time..think an entire pound of Bacon breakfast in bed.

Posted: 6/5/2012 1:36:48 PM EDT

[#47]

Quoted:

Quoted:

What does that cam-shaft (table stand) go to? 16 cyl?

That are 2 cams from late model LS engines

I keep the old cams after doing cam swaps on Corvettes and make lamps out of them.

See
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/corvette01/ecfac3c4.jpg

I was plan on selling them but don't know how to market them..LOL

You should make a rube goldberg type lamp. Flip switch on, motor turns timing chain, which spins cam, lobe turns and flips switch for bulb