Papo Komodo Dragon repaint - Varanus komodoensis

Last edited by PeGe on Mon Jul 29, 2013 7:16 pm; edited 2 times in total

First impression of a project, started with the big help of a portugese crocodile who sent me the Papo Komodo Dragon.
This figurine is good and bad at the same time. Dynanmic pose, nice sculpt. But:
Head too small and very odd colouration,....
So let's have a try, making a King of Komodo off the King of Chlorodo.
I chose the Colouration of a subadult specimen, representing the typical Zoo Komodo Monitor.
The Papo one can't be a very old one,
his habitus is still showing a younger specimen.

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here with some other Komodo Dragon Figurines:
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Better pictures of the repainted figurine will follow as soon as there's better light to take pictures.

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Great work. Really nice. Applause

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I like that your repaints are not only to look pretty but mainly, to look realistic! Very Happy

The work improved a lot that figure, a outside picture would have an excelent result.
Tail and flanks are particularly great! cheers

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I also like the tongue! Great work!

Thanks, although the tongue is part of the original sculpt ;-p

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Wow before I like this dragon a lot and now I love him. cheers

Very good job Applause

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Nice work dragonmaster

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Much better than the original one! you needed hours to make this work! Applause

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Beautiful work, it looks a million times better! Very Happy

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Beautyful, wonderful, fantastic cheers

The original one loos like they just had some surplus paint from the dinos, - yours is the real colour !!!
What change ! Great work !!! Applause

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Last edited by PeGe on Sun Aug 04, 2013 8:02 pm; edited 1 time in total

Thanks!
Indeed, Dinopaint,.....!
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I agree, the coloration of the Papo komodo dragon was very strange, but you did an excellent job repainting him/her. Congrats! :) Applause

Extraordinary, PeGe! Shocked

Thanks for extra...!!! tongue

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Wow! What a great big lizzard! I like it a lot :)

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looks like real komodo dragon...

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He's wonderful Phillipp cheers

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Thank you all so much!

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Ah, he's lovely! A remarkable improvement on the original. I always felt the fine sculpt went to waste somewhat with the violently green finish. Here's one saved specimen!

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Thank you! i finally made it to take a proper picture,....
(last one in the second picture-posting above)

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That's really an excelent picture, though, others are also excelent! Very Happy

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Awesome coloration of Komodo!! cheers

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Thanks!

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You did a fabulous job Philipp ! I'm a bit jealous... Applause

So real, beautiful! Big improvement, keep up the awesome work!

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Papo komodo dragon has the best position
but its color isn't interesting and it really needs some repaint like this.

Rebour komodo dragon is fantastic but 50 cm length!!
so maybe the best choise is buying papo and repainting it