Diprotodon Project

 WONDERFUL

Fantastic!!!

Very nice texture.

I would like to see this model with painting,soon.

Unbelievable ...fantastic model amazing job, can't wait to have it in my collection

I feel like I missed a whole season of my favorite series and now I am watching episodes one after the other... I apologize to missed the topic but I'm so happy to discover it for my come back on STS, like a swarm welcome gift  

Everything is amazing here Jason, species choice, posture, sculpting and sharing the whole process with us. Thank you very very much for that  

Roger wrote:

Well, as a herbivorous creature with a bear like motion, I hope you don't use a giant panda as reference for coloring it.

I agree Rogério, Giant panda would be a very very odd reference... I think it would be more appropriate to use the Malayan tapir as inspiration

Jason, it is really extraordinary! A uncommon animal, very powerful, very expressive, I'd say... dramatic! A pose full of action and a rendition scientifically as accurate as possible. Just a masterpiece and a manifestation of paleoart of a respectable quality!

Kikimalou wrote:

I feel like I missed a whole season of my favorite series and now I am watching episodes one after the other... I apologize to missed the topic but I'm so happy to discover it for my come back on STS, like a swarm welcome gift  

Everything is amazing here Jason, species choice, posture, sculpting and sharing the whole process with us. Thank you very very much for that  

Roger wrote:

Well, as a herbivorous creature with a bear like motion, I hope you don't use a giant panda as reference for coloring it.

I agree Rogério, Giant panda would be a very very odd reference... I think it would be more appropriate to use the Malayan tapir as inspiration

Crazy macaque!
It always bring the discussion how prehistoric animals should be patterned. Actually, unusual patterns and colors are not so unusual among extant animals. Who could guess a Malayan tapir or a giant panda could be so originally patterned if they were only known from bones? If a paleoartist tried to give them a color as they are, many people would criticize it. A good example are dinosaurs, I think about that anytime I see a picture of a mandarin duck.

This topic is such a gem. I really like it when brands join our STS community to share their work. Promoting is fine, but I really like it when they interact with the community, just as any other member. But this is an extreme highlight; someone who made such fine figurines in the past, who visibly enjoys his work, and now shares his 'secret' of production with all of us! Jason, thank you so much for this insight in your amazing life. This topic makes my fingers itch, if it wasn't for school I would definitely pick up my Super Sculpey this instant! Thank you thank you thank you, and keep up the amazing work! I can't wait to see this gorgeous wombat-bear-capybara-like creature finished! And I'm really curious about what species you'll be working on next Thanks!

Beautiful finished product! It's been amazing seeing this model being built from start to finish. Many of your techniques, such as sculpting the belly details first, do seem very helpful. I'm looking forward to seeing the painted prototype.

I hope that everything with the production of Jason`s Southland models goes well and soon we will have this magnificent model in our hands :)
I am sure that all of us can`t wait for this

barracudacat wrote:

Beautiful finished product!  It's been amazing seeing this model being built from start to finish.  Many of your techniques, such as sculpting the belly details first, do seem very helpful.  I'm looking forward to seeing the painted prototype.

Wonderful working process. :thumpsup: Can't wait to get this animal in my collection.

Can you make a Megalania, a Moa and a Tasmanian Aboriginal, please?

Thankyou all so very much for your kind comments, Taryunda, Barracudacat, Kosta, Luke and Tupolew Tu-154. There seems to have been a recent surge in interest for this model both here and on our Facebook Page and I'm inspired to keep moving forward!

For now we have 3 new figures to release in December and another 3 early next year so plenty to do

Southlands Replicas wrote:

Thankyou all so very much for your kind comments, Taryunda, Barracudacat, Kosta, Luke and Tupolew Tu-154. There seems to have been a recent surge in interest for this model both here and on our Facebook Page and I'm inspired to keep moving forward!

For now we have 3 new figures to release in December and another 3 early next year so plenty to do

Thanks for the information, Jason! I think we were all expecting some news from Southlands, as with any major brand around this time of the year!!

And, as far as you can let us guess, will all of those 6 figures be Australian animals? Or will we have any species from another southern territory?

I am so glad that the enthusiasm around Southlands is not vanishing with all these releases being announced by stablished brands. I am so happy also that you are working hardly to provide us some more of your exquisite figures!

VERY GOOD NEWS!!! CAN'T WAIT !!!!

Javito wrote:

And, as far as you can let us guess, will all of those 6 figures be Australian animals? Or will we have any species from another southern territory?

We'll be concentrating on Australian species a little more - but we still want to produce a far greater geographical range as time and finances permit

Tasmania and New Zealand? ^^

MiniZoo wrote:

Javito wrote:

And, as far as you can let us guess, will all of those 6 figures be Australian animals? Or will we have any species from another southern territory?

We'll be concentrating on Australian species a little more - but we still want to produce a far greater geographical range as time and finances permit

Thanks for the answer! It's great to have new figures and species, no matter where they come from! Keep on with that great work!!!

Wow, amazing!!

Hi all - here's our Diprotodon painted prototype. I've tried to be faithful to Australian Fauna colours and patterning to make her seem as realistic as possible.

WOW    

It is a majestic work of art.

Is it patterned after the bridled nail-tail wallaby?