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The "Creech" that is included in the last few editions of Poser (and is available independently for free) could be used for the body as I always thought the Sleestak torsos strongly resembled that of the Black Lagoon Gill-man. One would just need to model a prop Sleestak head and "parent" it to the Creech's shoulders. Pincer hnads would enhance the look, of course. The best part, one need not bother with elaborate morphs given how immobile were the original costume elements.
Sincerely,
Bill
I've only used DAZ Studio in the past so the Creech is new to me. The body does look like a Sleestak, kinda, so this might be the nudge I've been looking for to finally learn Blender. :)
Watch some videos of the Australian Cassowary. No arms, but structurally very similar to the T-Rex. Also, Eagles have no arms, and can rip things many times their size to pieces. Again, watch Aussie footage on YouTube of them attacking lambs and kangaroos.
I don't believe in the T-Rex scavenger theory at all. Nor for any of the other tyrannosaurids. The energy required to move a creature like that would be far too high to rely on scavenged animals. Something big would bring down big prey, and I seriously put no stock in dinos dropping dead often enough to feed an animal of their size often enough to sustain them to that size and weight.
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/119201/tyrannosaurus-rex#latest
Here's what I'd like to see as far as kaiju are concerned--some Jack Kirby-inspired, Atlas-era type of big monsters. I'm talking about the ones with the silly names ("Tu-Rum-Baa", for example). The kinds of big aliens and other assorted beasties which appeared in Tales To Astonish, Tales Of Suspense, Amazing Fantasy, and other Marvel reprint books. I'm just surprised that with all the creativity and craftsmanship out there, no one's actually done their own version of the BBMs ("Big Brown Monsters", as Stan Lee used to call them). And just to add that vintage feel, have some of them wear the boxer briefs like Kirby's monsters did.
Fun! Is that pylon postwork or is it a model? I have been looking for one. I know this is an old post, so you will probably never see this.
No idea what the original model was, but just knocked this obj file up, which is similar. Done in SolidWorks, converted to obj by means of stl, then simple box mapping applied. Size 200cm square, 400 cm high, 5cm wall thickness with some detail inside created when shelling the external surface. Import obj into DS at 100% and apply a metallic shader to surface group "Layer_0", though DS may change the name to 'default' if there is only one surface defined.
Do with as you will.
Regards,
Richard.
Edited to add: I've played with this over the afternoon, and suggest that the angle for radii in the shader is set to 60 degrees. I have spent a while turning this into a prop using the metallic Uber shaders, and will upload it on Renderosity as a freebie in a few days.
I know this post is four years old, but since my writing skills are about the same as a four year old's, I figure it's okay...
I don't know about the the T-Rex not being a scavenger... its arms were way too short to hold a knife or gun like a Stabasaurus or any of the Shootosaurids like the Glockosaur or Aykayfortysevenasaur... It's arms are even too short to push other dinosaurs off cliffs or strangle them in their sleep.
Recent discoveries have shown that dinosaurs were actually quite clumsy and self destructive.
The recent discovery in Mongolia of a bunch of Therizinosaurus skeletons and their motorbikes at the bottom of a pit between two shoddily constructed ramps, suggests that not only did they not wear helmets, they engaged in dangerous behaviors to impress each other and continued to do so even after several others had perished right before them, attempting the same stunt.
In 2015 a discovery of an Argentinosaurs skeleton in South America revealed that it was far too heavy for the bungee cord it was using at the time of its death.
Many of the other dozens of dinosaur skeletons unearthed nearby showed similar reckless behavior, such as poorly secured cords, improperly attach cords or complete lack of any bungee apparatus at all.
In 2019 an archeologist visiting New York’s Museum of Natural History noticed a strange object underneath the remains of a mummified carcass of an Edmontosaurus on display there.
The corpse was displayed on it’s side as it was found and the object which the dinosaur was holding in its left hand was beneath its body and partly hidden by the sand in the display.
Somehow the object which turned out to be a primitive selfie stick had managed to avoid being noticed for decades.
Initially scientists had believed it to be a fancy walking cane similar to the type used by 1930s Wall Street tycoons, because a fossilized top hat was found nearby, but that later turned out to belong to a Tycoonosaur that had actually perished during the Triassic period, millions of years before.
After this discovery, scientists have begun reviewing hundreds of finds and museum displays where similar objects were found.
Many many more were discovered underneath the fossilized remains and in the hands of primarily Jurassic dinosaurs.
Scientists now believe many of the deaths of these creatures can be attributed to reckless behavior where they were either live-streaming something stupid or they died trying to get a perfect selfie.
In fact, the paleontology community is currently discussing renaming the Jurassic period the “Dumbassic” period due to the vast number of selfie related deaths.
Using modern technology scientists are now finding that most dinosaurs deaths were caused by plain old stupidity and recklessness.
A picture is starting to emerge where the skies were literally raining dinosaurs doing something dumb.
That together with the discovery of the giant banana peel tree (actually a giant herb) which at one time was the most prevalent species of tree, shows that dinosaurs were probably breaking their necks left and right.
Considering this new information it’s likely a giant scavenger the size of T-Rex could have comfortably made a living, even if it’s arms were too short to wield a fork to eat properly.
Very sadly, Raul Lunia -- Dinoraul -- is no longer with us, so there won't be any new dinos from him.
Herschel Hoffmeyer is probably your new go-to guy for all your dinosaur needs.
How did you know?...
“Ware! Ware!’ cried Damrod to his companion. ‘May the Valar turn him aside! Mûmak! Mûmak!’
To his astonishment and terror, and lasting delight, Sam saw a vast shape crash out of the trees and come careering down the slope. Big as a house, much bigger than a house, it looked to him, a grey-clad moving hill. Fear and wonder, maybe, enlarged him in the hobbit’s eyes, but the Mûmak of Harad was indeed a beast of vast bulk, and the like of him does not walk now in Middle-earth; his kin that live still in latter days are but memories of his girth and majesty.
The mammoth is incredibly beautiful!
*Gasp* I saw the upcoming Gnasher via your artstation, but what is this new pachyderm-type creature? Very interesting. Can the horns and hair be adjusted to resemble a woolly mammoth? Also, is the Gnasher connected to the genetically engineered rex mentioned in your blog?
Summoner65 also creates dinosaur models, though I think they are only usable in Poser.
Summoner definitely creates for Poser, though has on ocassion included Daz use with some tweaking.
When you're that size and weight, and need the amount of calories it would take to fuel that, scavenging would absolutely be on the menu. I agree it wouldn't be the primary food source, but look at modern predators. They absolutely do not turn down a chance to scavenge if it's there, food is food. T-Rex would be the same way.