SHORT VID ON PG3

Drew the profile out and then cut it

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

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

Heres my reference

Body done

Next I filled the space w the Expanding Foam. I used poster board to make the depth shallower for filling, saved me money in buying a bunch of cans. Once it was all dry, I trimmed it and sanded to shape







Started on legs. Trimmed the thighs and same for the calf and shin area. I glued in a PVC pipe in the thighs for support and did the whole legs in pink foam. Once glued into place, trimmed them with my carving knife and then gave it a final sanding.

The feet were a PITA to do

Starting to look like something

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

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

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

Added the red stripes

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

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…whewNow 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(the pillow penguin is there to save my head from hitting the duct)The stick will be painted and made into a fake plant for concealmentSo 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 $98Once I get it in the basement, I'll pose it next to the Big Daddy for a epic looking battle scene.