Dinosaur Fossil

[boatwrench]

Years ago I saw in a catalogue an HO scale dinosaur fossil casting to use as a wall of a cut or as a fossil dig in the desert. I looked at my most recent Walther's catalogue (2013) and didn't see it. Has anyone seen these and know the supplier or manufacturer? TIA.

 

[tootnkumin]

I can always model it for you, see my Avatar.

 

[JazzDad]

Boat wanted a model of a fossil, not an actual fossil.

 

[Rico]

I had that casting but can’t remember the mfg name, I’ll see if I can “dig up“ some info.
(see what I did there?)
I had mine in the bottom of a resin lake, neat effect but when I tore down the layout it was unsalvageable.

 

[tootnkumin]

Boat wanted a model of a fossil, not an actual fossil.

I'd be petrified

 

[boatwrench]

Back story. Son in law brought over his Tyco trains from when he was ten (1980ish) and asked me to help put a layout together. His son, now ten asked to include dinosaurs.

 

[BigGRacing]

Wow, looks awesome !

 

[CM-Fan]

Wow, looks awesome !

X2 - I wish I had thought of doing something like this when my kids were that age.

 

[Alcomotive]

these things are small enough you probably could modify them adding plaster after cutting etc...

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[boatwrench]

these things are small enough you probably could modify them adding plaster after cutting etc...

Thank you. I can make these work.

 

[Iron Horseman]

Back story. Son in law brought over his Tyco trains from when he was ten (1980ish) and asked me to help put a layout together. His son, now ten asked to include dinosaurs.

When I worked with the Youth in Model Railroading group, dinosaur/ Jurassic Park modules for the layout were the most common and liked best by the young people visiting when we set them up for exhibition.

And ALL model railroads should have a dinosaur in memory of and to honor John Allen. Even my entry in the Walther's National Model Railroad Build off last year had a dinosaur.

 

[trailrider]

I had a dinosaur in a park on my HO layout. A few years ago my granddaughter decided she wanted it, and traded me a fountain with a bird perched on top. Don't know what she did with it, and am not sure if she does. Oh, well...
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