Life-sized dinosaur models

Hi everyone!

I've seen life-sized dinosaur models at a few museums and in some of your posts. The San Diego Museum of Natural History has great examples. I've posted my photos below.

Cheers

Ian
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Tyrannosaurus rex (this model has animatronics, so it moves and roars):

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Albertosaurus species:

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Lambeosaurus species:

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Ankylosaurus species:

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Phantastic models!!

Gosh ! They are SO huge

Fantastic idea of the museum, - mo matter how many drawings we see it is only such models that makes us realize just HOW large some of them were

Wow! Thanks for sharing, imagine one of those in your house!

Wow, love these! Especially the lambeosaurus and the ankylosaurus! Wish we had something like these in our local natural history museum! That place looks so awesome *_*

just out of wonder is that t-rex pregnant or is just fat?

Wow, are fantastic dinosaurs.
The firsh dinosaur is very fat.

Taylcoel wrote:

just out of wonder is that t-rex pregnant or is just fat?

Hi Coel - I don't know whether it was meant to be pregnant (or 'gravid' - the word for a female carrying eggs) or fat. I've just added to my original post that the T. rex roared as well as moved. It was probably enough to scare away little kids!

Ian

oooooo! i see i need to get down to San Diego! what a wonderful exhibit! thank you for sharing!

SUSANNE wrote:

Gosh ! They are SO huge

Fantastic idea of the museum, - mo matter how many drawings we see it is only such models that makes us realize just HOW large some of them were

i know exactly what you mean. we grow up "knowing" dinosaurs are "giant", but until you actually experience them life-sized and in context, it's just words. When i stood next to the Triceratops skull at the Smithsonian i was shocked at how big it really is. Tyrannosaurs are cool, but Triceratops are the coolest animal ever.
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Taylcoel wrote:

just out of wonder is that t-rex pregnant or is just fat?

I think she's fat. All those slow pudgy primate-things that just walk right up to her, she must be eating them like popcorn.

Wonderful models Again I would love to have bonsais of the Albertosaurus and Lambeosaurus they are wonderful.

I love also the William Stout mural behind the Lambeosaurus

They are awesome, thanks for sharing Ian!!

Kikimalou wrote:

Wonderful models Again I would love to have bonsais of the Albertosaurus and Lambeosaurus they are wonderful.

I love also the William Stout mural behind the Lambeosaurus

Hi Christophe - You must have read my mind! I was going to post a new topic 'William Stout murals' with my photos of them, which I've just done. I hope you like them!

Ian