The Styracosaur Gets Some Legs

Using Apoxie Sculpt clay I began building up the front and rear legs of the dinosaur. The claws were made of Super Sculpey polymer clay which had been baked before they were added to the toes.

The look of the Styracosaurs scaly skin was achieved by pouncing a piece of textured latex over the clay while it was still soft.

Styracosaurus Sculpture

Once I had the pelvis of the Styracosaur completed I began work on the rear legs. A small piece of brass rod was inserted in the Apoxie Sculpt clay before it cured. This would enable me to place the rod from the thigh in the hollow tube in the pelvis.

Kessler said he may have a scene in his Kong film where one of the attacking raptors perches on the body of the Styracosaurus. The feet of the raptor puppet would need to be anchored securely to the dead dinosaurs body. I reinforced the shoulder area of the Styrac armature with a block of wood to allow for this.