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Author Topic: Dinosaur Howdahs  (Read 7669 times)

Offline fastolfrus

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Re: Dinosaur Howdahs
« Reply #15 on: May 26, 2008, 11:00:23 PM »
Gary, Glynis, and Alasdair (there are three of us, but we are too mean to have more than one login)

Offline pnweerar

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Re: Dinosaur Howdahs
« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2008, 12:38:27 PM »
Rargh! I like it plenty.  :)

Mammoth vs. Khador -- who will win?

Offline Dewbakuk

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Re: Dinosaur Howdahs
« Reply #17 on: June 02, 2008, 12:42:38 PM »














So many projects..... so little time.......

Offline Dewbakuk

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Re: Dinosaur Howdahs
« Reply #18 on: June 02, 2008, 01:08:47 PM »
Okay, a couple of the pics don't seem to like being put up but if you click the broken icon it takes you to the original. The fire fighting rig on the Brachiasaur is great.

The second to last pic has the image I was after, although not a great one. In the TV film (not the series) for Dinotopia, there was a "bus" service between the city and other towns. It passed through T-Rex territory so it was essentially an armoured caravan. The Brachiosaurs carried the passengers in howdahs and were armoured. I always wanted to make one, I even have a great Brach model for it. There were also Triceratops with guards on and outriders mounted on the smallish dinosaur with the massive bone dome on it's head. Great scene. I'll keep looking for pics but thought the above would help for reference.

Offline fastolfrus

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Re: Dinosaur Howdahs
« Reply #19 on: June 02, 2008, 05:19:45 PM »
The books are quite handy for reference pictures.

Offline Dewbakuk

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Re: Dinosaur Howdahs
« Reply #20 on: June 02, 2008, 06:29:14 PM »
Never actually seen the books, do they have many pics in?

Offline Burgundavia

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Re: Dinosaur Howdahs
« Reply #21 on: June 02, 2008, 07:37:06 PM »
They are pretty much all pictures, at least the two (or three?) big paperbacks. He was a painter by trade, one with excellent attention to detail.

Offline Dewbakuk

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Re: Dinosaur Howdahs
« Reply #22 on: June 03, 2008, 12:02:22 AM »
Ah okay. I always assumed they were novels! Cool, I may have to look into picking some up as reference material.

Offline fastolfrus

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Re: Dinosaur Howdahs
« Reply #23 on: June 03, 2008, 09:56:31 PM »
I think the second one was remaindered in the Uk last year (in hardback).
Never actually seen them in paperback.

Offline fastolfrus

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Re: Dinosaur Howdahs
« Reply #24 on: June 03, 2008, 09:58:46 PM »
Dewbakuk - are you in the UK ?

If so, Hay on Wye is probably a good place to look for them.

Offline Dewbakuk

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Re: Dinosaur Howdahs
« Reply #25 on: June 04, 2008, 01:35:56 PM »
I am but I'm in Nottingham. I'll keep my eye out for a good deal.

Why Hay-on-Wye out of interest?
« Last Edit: June 04, 2008, 01:37:53 PM by Dewbakuk »

Offline Gluteus Maximus

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Re: Dinosaur Howdahs
« Reply #26 on: June 04, 2008, 07:16:02 PM »
I am but I'm in Nottingham. I'll keep my eye out for a good deal.

Why Hay-on-Wye out of interest?

It has a ridiculously large number of second-hand booksellers  ;D

Offline Dewbakuk

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Re: Dinosaur Howdahs
« Reply #27 on: June 04, 2008, 09:53:35 PM »
Ah, that does ring a bell now you mention it. I've got a feeling I've been at some point.

 

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