1:14 Postosuchus vs Coelophysis diorama
£60.00
Insurmountable odds. Unshakable resolve. A deadly encounter showcasing strength of will vs. strength in numbers.
We grew up loving Walking With Dinosaurs, and the first episode set the tone for those which followed. A climax between a postosuchus and a flock of coelophysis made a lasting impression on us, but it also felt somewhat anticlimactic as the postosuchus itself wasn’t “fighting fit”.
We have our own model business now though and Fabrizio of VFB Paleoart has done a spectacular job sculpting our vision of the ideal diorama inspired by this now classic scene.
Updated with a more modern interpretation of how these animals would have looked, the coelophysis are not “shrink wrapped” and the postosuchus is displaying a bipedal stance and less heavy, crocodilian armour.
We’ve also worked on elements of the design of the kit itself to make it modeller friendly.
For starters the ceolophysis are all attached at to block bases. This makes them bottom heavy, helping with balance and is much easier than working off a “rod and slot” arrangement at a smaller scale (we didn’t want ankles snapping when inserting rods or having that system put stress on a more delicate area of the model itself. It also means for experienced diorama and model builders that the blocks can easily be removed and reinserted as many times as you like with none the wiser, provided you can camouflage the edges well enough.
Due to the fine scale pattern on these rowdy archosaurs, we have also decided not to cut them into sections. So the whole diorama is 6 pieces - four coelophysis, one postosuchus and the base itself.
The base shape itself is meant to be reminiscent of a postosuchus cranium, with the little “rivulet” indentations resembling teeth. We could have gone all out with this base and created numerous stones and plants etc to decorate it, but in the end we left it plain. We wanted imagination to have somewhere to play.
Approximate dimensions of this model:
The ceolophysis are all approx 10cm long
The postosuchus is approx 22cm long, accounting for the curve of its tail. It is rearing to a height of 19cm
The base, at its widest point is 27cm
Materials:
The postosuchus and four ceolophysis have been printed in resin at a 16k resolution.
For the large, flat base of this model, PLA has been used.
Insurmountable odds. Unshakable resolve. A deadly encounter showcasing strength of will vs. strength in numbers.
We grew up loving Walking With Dinosaurs, and the first episode set the tone for those which followed. A climax between a postosuchus and a flock of coelophysis made a lasting impression on us, but it also felt somewhat anticlimactic as the postosuchus itself wasn’t “fighting fit”.
We have our own model business now though and Fabrizio of VFB Paleoart has done a spectacular job sculpting our vision of the ideal diorama inspired by this now classic scene.
Updated with a more modern interpretation of how these animals would have looked, the coelophysis are not “shrink wrapped” and the postosuchus is displaying a bipedal stance and less heavy, crocodilian armour.
We’ve also worked on elements of the design of the kit itself to make it modeller friendly.
For starters the ceolophysis are all attached at to block bases. This makes them bottom heavy, helping with balance and is much easier than working off a “rod and slot” arrangement at a smaller scale (we didn’t want ankles snapping when inserting rods or having that system put stress on a more delicate area of the model itself. It also means for experienced diorama and model builders that the blocks can easily be removed and reinserted as many times as you like with none the wiser, provided you can camouflage the edges well enough.
Due to the fine scale pattern on these rowdy archosaurs, we have also decided not to cut them into sections. So the whole diorama is 6 pieces - four coelophysis, one postosuchus and the base itself.
The base shape itself is meant to be reminiscent of a postosuchus cranium, with the little “rivulet” indentations resembling teeth. We could have gone all out with this base and created numerous stones and plants etc to decorate it, but in the end we left it plain. We wanted imagination to have somewhere to play.
Approximate dimensions of this model:
The ceolophysis are all approx 10cm long
The postosuchus is approx 22cm long, accounting for the curve of its tail. It is rearing to a height of 19cm
The base, at its widest point is 27cm
Materials:
The postosuchus and four ceolophysis have been printed in resin at a 16k resolution.
For the large, flat base of this model, PLA has been used.
