Dinosaur Skull for less than $10 - Bringing a Dream to Life

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I made a scale Allosaurus skull from scratch using cheap supplies from the hardware store and I'm attempting to show you the process. While this isn't the first upload to the channel, it was the project that inspired me to create one and I'm excited to finally show you the end result. I struggled with many aspects of the actual creation of the project, learning to edit a video, and learning audio. I have a ton of improvements I want to make for the next upload and I appreciate your feedback.
Here's the skull I actually used (I think the inaccuracy I mentioned is partially user error on my part after further review):
www.thingiverse.com/thing:296...
Here is another model that does seem a bit cleaner and has teeth:
sketchfab.com/3d-models/allos...

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@probablyaxenomorph5375 7 месяцев назад

All the materials were less than $10, but the real cost was this guy's sanity 😅 Seriously though, amazing work!

@OspreyKnight 7 месяцев назад

Thats art for you :D

@hellboy7424 7 месяцев назад

I'm not a paleontologist...but I'm a professional sculptor and I can say that you have done a great job. Also that the problems you have had are an absolutely normal part of the profession. Each project is totally different. Congratulations and cordial greetings from Spain.

@makermeditations 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for lending some of your expertise! It's been really awesome to hear from all types of professions sharing some of their tips and tricks. Much appreciated!

@evahxh 7 месяцев назад

"dont let the perfect be the enemy of the good" life changing quote right there this turned out incredible! definitely considering doing this now :)

@nozyspy4967 7 месяцев назад

A few tips which I hope are helpful: You can use Gorilla glue to stick the foam together. I have used that for making wargames terrain with foam (at least the stuff you stick in the caulk gun), it has a super strong bond. You can also water down the wall filler, or at least I know you can do this with a product like Polyfilla. You could also try using a product like Sculptamold, which is plaster powder mixed with paper fibers. 14:06 You could try mixing paint with matte Modpodge and brushing it on, again another terrain making trick. That provides a hard surface which protects the foam underneath if you want to spray it afterwards! Also this is awesome and would love to try making one myself!

@makermeditations 7 месяцев назад

These are very helpful tips. It seems this project has a lot of overlap with some tabletop and cosplay techniques that I never knew about and the tabletop community has run into a lot of these issues before. Thanks for taking the time to share some knowledge, it's always appreciated!

@TrionAlpha 7 месяцев назад

The gorilla glue thing works really well but it can displace whatever you’re sticking together as it expands when it cures so you may need to weigh or clamp your piece down.

@nozyspy4967 7 месяцев назад

@@TrionAlpha I think it depends what type you use. I used the stuff in the cartridge that goes in a caulk gun and didn't get any expansion from what I remember. Grabs extremely well too.

@TrionAlpha 7 месяцев назад

@@nozyspy4967 that would make sense. I’ve only used the stuff in the bottle and that definitely expands similar to insulation foam spray.

@damonroberts7372 7 месяцев назад

Plain old PVA glue for wood work will give an excellent bond on polystyrene or construction-grade foam - I like Weldbond, and have used it on many an art project. Dressmaker pins work well for temporarily "tacking" the pieces in place while the glue sets up.

@mistingwolf 7 месяцев назад

Honestly? I would pay you to make a utahraptor skull for me. I don't have the time to be crafty like this. Your allosaurus skull came out amazing!

@cat_loving_g4mer841 7 месяцев назад

Exact same but for a baryonyx skull I love that dinosaur sm lol

@tonyennis1787 7 месяцев назад

You can't afford to pay this guy by the hour.

@mistingwolf 7 месяцев назад

@@tonyennis1787 Maybe, maybe not.

@Britonmarie 7 месяцев назад

……. Utahraptor costume

@Appophust 7 месяцев назад

@@tonyennis1787you've obviously never seen the amount of money furries spend on fursuits. It would curdle your soul. 🤑

@dshbwlto1 7 месяцев назад

This is unironically one of the best foam prop tutorials on the platform. Great job! Also this process can definitely be used to make a whole skeleton... ideas

@makermeditations 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! Seems like the full skeleton is definitely something people want to see. I'll have to make some efficiency gains but I'm piecing it together in the back of my mind so to speak. No promises :P

@ElMoppo1 7 месяцев назад

I like how the topcoat actually added to the weathered effect by melting the foam.

@Geeksmithing 7 месяцев назад

same!

@doreenwatson-read 4 месяца назад

me too, to think the holes it created were realistic against the bone fragment you showed on screen.

@Pufferfish-1 7 месяцев назад

That's pretty impressive even compared to museum quality replicas. It would be cool to see a lower jaw or a fully articulated skeleton! Great video though! I look forward to seeing what comes next

@makermeditations 7 месяцев назад

Thank you, that's very kind

@farthead4817 7 месяцев назад

you just awakened my inner child

@BillyBob-sm3ku 7 месяцев назад

Underrated work! Keep up the work man!

@makermeditations 7 месяцев назад

Your comment is doing some heavy lifting. Thanks, brother

@BillyBob-sm3ku 7 месяцев назад

@@makermeditations gotta show love for an awesome creator

@whatslucasup2 7 месяцев назад

This was great, I am inspired.

@jakemarcus9999 7 месяцев назад

I absolutely love this video. It’s so inspiring to see a total amateur doing something like this and actually showing how painful and complicated things can get but still just keep doing and learning and eventually achieving something amazing 😍

@Mr.Smidge 7 месяцев назад

i love how honest this video is

@Kodiak-pn7dm 7 месяцев назад

This popped into my feed randomly, and I'm subscribing! I love your voice // voiceovers and the way you take all the downsides in stride, a true "trust the process"

@makermeditations 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! I actually really struggled with the audio so the next ones should be better. Welcome!

@BenjamintheTortoise 4 месяца назад

Same here!!

@FunbobbyJ 7 месяцев назад

In some cases it's actually the solvent mediums in aerosol spray products that is melting the foam, so you can try spraying from much farther away which gives the solvents time to evaporate before landing. I've done it with spray paint before and it worked pretty well.

@DustyQatun 7 месяцев назад

Perfect, came down to the comments to say this

@craftcastproductions 7 месяцев назад

barge cement is made for shoe construction and repair, but cosplayers use it for foam armor all of the time. it sands pretty well, but no adhesive will be perfect.

@troublewithweebles 7 месяцев назад

My favorite "glue" is Great Stuff expanding foam. Pin your pieces together so the foam doesnt expand and push your parts apart, but you can also re-fill holes and gaps with the great stuff, and razor off any flashing.

@chloesibilla8199 7 месяцев назад

It only took 10$.....and a week of labor.... and a ton of specialized expertise honed to perfection!

@paulmarsh9663 7 месяцев назад

A top tip for getting rid of the stringy hot glue strands. Use a heat gun and they’ll evaporate into thin air

@JZStudiosonline 7 месяцев назад

It's important to note that there's different weights of this foam with different density and strengths. A higher weight foam will sand smoother.

@xingcat 4 месяца назад

This is a great project! Foam clay (cosplayers use it a lot) is great for detail work like the teeth, because it air dries, and with something light like your foam skull, it might match the weight and feel a bit better. Plus, you can stick it to many surfaces before it dries, and it stays in place really well.

@fratersanguinous9243 7 месяцев назад

Brother I've got three words for you Foam Safe Superglue. Also is you add the smallest amount of dish soap to your washes it helps break the surface tension of the water and the wash flows into the details a lot better. Awesome build man, the end product is stellar.

@makermeditations 7 месяцев назад

Hey, that's a good tip. Thanks!

@SumNumber 7 месяцев назад

So you physically did what an MRI scan does . Cool idea ! The result looks great. Thanks for the share. :O)

@HurleyCan1 7 месяцев назад

if im honest, i love dinosaurs. my favorite dinosaur is a spinodaurus, and seeing a skull of it would be awesome

@crisrose9707 7 месяцев назад

As an actual fossil technician whose main job it was to clean and repair dinosaur teeth, yours are surprisingly accurate but for all the wrong reasons XD A lot of dino teeth have breaks in them as they can be pretty fragile and where the outer layer of the tooth cracks you get chips and scratches like your "dino battle damage". Actual wear of the teeth would come in the form of very smooth flat spots just where one tooth was rubbing against the other and the general surface texture is a lot like our fingernails - smooth but with ridges!

@makermeditations 7 месяцев назад

This is so insightful, thanks for leaning in. I'm so surprised by the amount of people that are able to lend knowledge from actual experience in the field. The number of people that handled real fossils commenting here embarrasses me frankly but I'm so happy to have the advice.

@crisrose9707 7 месяцев назад

@@makermeditations No problem at all! It's really interesting stuff and yours are impressively accurate to real teeth you might dig up or buy :D A lot of times they break in half and are poorly glued together on the dig site leading to big cracks and misalignments or they break in your hands while cleaning, almost like popping the cap off a sharpie - so the break line is much less noticeable as you're able to glue it gently and properly. The only dino damage I saw teeth wise was the occasional big tooth mark in a bone somewhere where something chomped down on something else!

@sabaqumurasaki7513 4 месяца назад

It’s been such a long time since the last time I just sat down and watched a video, start to finish focused on only doing that. I take that as an indicator that I really like watching you do whatever you do. So please keep doing stuff!

@Brakzillaa 7 месяцев назад

End results speak for itself! One thing i would have done, as some cosplayers do, would have been to print the templates of your cut outs in the scale that you wanted, cut, and then just transfer that onto the foam; opposed to the printed screen shots and grid lining. lol as far as glueing foam goes, its best to glue foam with foam. Spray foam, and lay your part over. That way there will be no hinder in sanding. Halloween industry for large prop making and car custom bodies do this way.

@Sheevlord 7 месяцев назад

In my experience normal PVA glue can hold foam sheets together just fine. It does take a while to dry, so there's that. There's also a special glue (which smells like chalk, and looks like drywall filler paste) for attaching foam decorative elements to the ceiling (forgot what it's called), which should work even better

@Midir__Cutie 7 месяцев назад

I saw the "rocking around" joke coming from a mile away but it still got a chuckle out of me 😅

@levijatan 7 месяцев назад

A little tip use some more colours than tan and browns to give it that extra depth. I made a sheep horn replica and used alot of deep purples, bright yellows and some reds underneath the browns and tans to create more depth and variance. But yeah great work it looks realy nice.

@NotOnLand 7 месяцев назад

So you effectively did manually what a 3D printer does on a larger scale, interesting. For adhesive I would suggest foam-safe super glue (normal super glue will melt the foam). It's a bit pricey but from what I've heard it doesn't inhibit carving much.

@makermeditations 7 месяцев назад

Haha, you're not wrong. A CNC machine could crank these things out much better as well. I haven't seen foam-safe super glue before so I'll have to look into that. Thanks for the heads up!

@philipsab.mp4 7 месяцев назад

broooo a kintsugi style would be dope. you know, the japanese concept of adding gold to the cracks to fix an item. anyways amazing job and would love to see a spinosaur next time

@makermeditations 7 месяцев назад

Right? Kintsugi would be near the top of the list of other finishes to try. Thanks and noted on the Spinosaurus!

@realdeadtom 7 месяцев назад

Dude! Been chipping away at an eva foam T- Rex replica after seeing one at a museum. My brother in adult childhood. Keep it up!

@CIONAODMcGRATH 7 месяцев назад

I really LOVE the use of an existing 3D file without a printer and the fact that it works for larger 3D objects is actually a bonus. Great project with a hack that I will use on puppet builds for sure. Thanks!

@hellinahandbaschetwith4cats 7 месяцев назад

This looks amazing, the sheer dedication is incredible

@iwaswondering447 7 месяцев назад

Heck yeah!!! That’s super cool!!!!! Loved seeing your process!!!!!!

@spinofoxie 7 месяцев назад

Randomly finding this in my recommended is pretty damn neat and to think feels so real when its not its pretty incredible :d

@skinksalinger2306 7 месяцев назад

so glad to have found your channel! You're entertaining to watch andthe video was incredibly informative. Can't wait to see your channel grow with time. Keep up the great work

@ThePepsiCrusader 7 месяцев назад

Great video man.super suprised its your first!

@RossieKgan 7 месяцев назад

Oh man - thats a lot of work. Thank you for finishing and bringing the video to us!

@discoj7112 7 месяцев назад

This is so cool! And I love your sense of humor and approach to the happy little accidents.

@bryonstump8115 7 месяцев назад

I did a vaguely similar project a few years back. I do fairly elaborate Halloween displays and one year I did Jurassic Yard. One of my features was a 13 ft. Tyrannosaurus skeleton. I spent most of the winter before carving that thing out of insulation foam in my garage. Not anywhere as detailed as your skull. I bought a T-Rex model and used the individual pieces for reference. Your video brought back memories, some good some bad! Great job!

@makermeditations 7 месяцев назад

Man, this sounds amazing! Having kids and parents comment on the props is the best. Halloween is such a fun time

@bad_blood_studios 7 месяцев назад

This is awesome. Would love to see more of these videos in the future. Keep them coming bro!

@acb_gamez 7 месяцев назад

man your channel is going to blow up for sure. very good stage presence haha.

@niaasbill511 7 месяцев назад

man this was awesome! can't believe its your first big video, the editing felt so natural. hope to see more vids from you!!

@KitsuneShika 4 месяца назад

You're amazing!! I'm so glad you started filming this, it was an absolute joy to watch. Thank you!

@lickthismiff 7 месяцев назад

"When your only tool is a hammer, every problem is a nail" - I didn't think I'd ever take life advice from a youtube video but I'm gonna live by that from now on. Great work on the skull! The wonderful about organic, especially old organic materials is they can be wobbly and bumpy and weird, because that's what nature looks like. Anything that goes wrong is just character!

@tonyennis1787 7 месяцев назад

10:00 get you some gloves. Then hold the teeth by the sockets, and paint them individually. An airbrush is not a rattlecan. But after 66m years in the ground, you can brush-paint the teeth.

@ashcartoa6143 7 месяцев назад

That is so damn cool, and I love how realistic it looks. That is so easily recognizable as an Allosaurus skull, and if I ever get the chance, I am 100% making one of these. Very very well done. Also with the first time video, I would never have guessed that if you hadn't told me that.

@znzp250 7 месяцев назад

Man this video rocks! Hilarious narration i loved the ups and downs and super informative, the project turned out amazing man 👌

@yotamgosh 7 месяцев назад

I think you're doing a great job filming, editing, and DIYing your way here. I love the honest representation of the windy and error full way to creating something truly cool and wonderful. If you enjoy it - I hope you keep making videos. I'm always looking for more imperfect creators. Either way, I'm subscribing

@kiwiruna9077 7 месяцев назад

"Every tool is a hammer" sounds like a book title oh wait it is by Adam Savage. What a brilliant project, looking forward to more, it's so cool.

@ExpelledMystery 7 месяцев назад

That's impressive, dedication is incredible

@Isuna_arts 7 месяцев назад

Just amazing! Can't wait to see more videos from you :D

@danieldean8953 7 месяцев назад

This was an awesome project and a great documentation. You may have a promising RU-vid future! Bravo

@godshounds 7 месяцев назад

this was great, i hope you share more of your work!

@javierandres6152 7 месяцев назад

This looks amazing, realy looking forward to see what you do next!!!

@thomilo44 7 месяцев назад

I feel lucky to have been recommended this. Good video!

@bluemantisvapes211 7 месяцев назад

Realy entertaining en well made video loving the final project id love too see more!

@fifis101 7 месяцев назад

What a painful process but good on you for persevering because the final product looks amazing! Well done!!

@Atrobro 7 месяцев назад

I learned a lot of new techniques from this!! and I appreciate seeing the mistakes you made along the way so I can hopefully avoid them myself

@Kyle_Spivis 7 месяцев назад

Wow first video what a banger, you are a natural please make more!

@FirstStrikeJAS 7 месяцев назад

dude i hope you keep making videos, you have a great personality for youtube and this was a great video

@kenallison9119 7 месяцев назад

Looks pretty good to me! I love some of your humorous descriptions.

@MarcelinoFloresIV 7 месяцев назад

Fantastic job, I just subscribed and looking forward to whatever you make next!

@romankotowski 7 месяцев назад

bro hit me with the golden eye reference and then basting a turkey within seconds

@TomTasker 7 месяцев назад

looks really good dude! great job!

@beluandi 7 месяцев назад

This is incredible work! The amount of trial and error and just problem solving made the piece even more worthwhile in the end. It was great to see the process and the final result is literally jaw dropping. Allo's are my favorite dinosaur so I may also be biased. The whole video is so well done, thanks for taking us along for the journey!

@Wendetta 7 месяцев назад

Please make more of these videos! I love your idea of making fossils by your self

@timothyking8650 7 месяцев назад

That looks fantastic, well done.

@Bamamarama 7 месяцев назад

Nice work the finished product looks great.

@laurawells3142 7 месяцев назад

Awesome video. I would definitely watch more. ❤ Great script and your editing pacing turned out really great. I enjoyed hearing about all your failures (that sounds meaner than I meant it.) I think all those happy accidents turned out great.

@JonasTheLundh 7 месяцев назад

Well, this definitely made its way on to my "to do"-list. Great job with the video, I enjoyed it a lot.

@sliteovmind7930 7 месяцев назад

Too cool man, love the presentation. Keep it up.

@foxliasgriffinYT 7 месяцев назад

wait only 144 subs?? THIS IS AMAZING, your editing and all is great, i love it!!! hope your channel grows fast

@Dv-em5dl 7 месяцев назад

Dude if This is your first time filming your self damn good job. Looks fantastic and the comments are som funny hope to see more from you 👍🏻🔥

@rickredmanwallart1766 7 месяцев назад

Love this - mostly because this clearly makes you happy and you managed to put in the hours to complete it. We should all prioritise this sort of productivity. Looks so good as well.

@stuntsaberuniversity4942 7 месяцев назад

This came out amazing 👏 really cool alternative to 3d printing. Great job!

@DromaiusNova.-rx4qc 7 месяцев назад

hey, I love your video! Until you said it, I didn't realize you weren't a professional youtuber. Great content, excellent work and very good filming/editing. Keep up the good work!

@foxig34 7 месяцев назад

Your doing it very good the skull looks fantastic and the edditing is also extremelz nice cant believe u never did it before pls make more videos like this

@gabrielezelli6129 7 месяцев назад

Dude, when I clicked I could've sworn you had at least 100k subs, super video, super interesting, can't wait for more! Great job!!

@aquadragondavanin6745 7 месяцев назад

as someone who loves these kinds of projects but has no idea where to get started, this is really cool to see. (also i love dinosaurs) So thanks for filming and for showing us it's okay to make mistakes!

@todheath1 7 месяцев назад

Your sense of humor gives me hope for humanity. Well done, sir. Great project.

@Ryuusei924 7 месяцев назад

such a great construction method! this also seems super helpful for intricate cosplay armor. thank you for sharing cost-effective alternatives like this

@funeralgothatoo5814 7 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for this video. So inspirational. Such a perfect mix of computer technology and hands on creativity!

@Sparks_Embers 7 месяцев назад

This is really cool! You are seriously talented!

@Charja02 7 месяцев назад

I want to do this so badly now! Thank you so much for making this video.

@piinjja5802 4 месяца назад

I really should thank the RU-vid algorithm for bestowing upon me this great channel haha 😆 I saw the cat counter video you made and enjoyed it so much I clicked on your channel to see more, and I was honestly so surprised when there was only three videos! I was convinced that you would have a channel full of great videos like that one. I really like the easy going feel of your videos, the subtle humor and the fact that you really show the trial and error process that goes into making this stuff. I really hope to see more of your videos in the future!

@KHKH-os6kt 7 месяцев назад

Having dug up dino bones, you have done a marvelous job.

@ejmg1528 4 месяца назад

through watching this video i was so surprised when it got to the bit you said it was your first video! the editing, narration, and touches of humor gave the impression that this was made by a long time creator who already had their audience. i came here from the kitty chair video and got the same impression!

@makermeditations 4 месяца назад

Thanks! I still have so many things that I want to improve but the I really appreciate the feedback! See you soon

@stivosaurus 7 месяцев назад

That came out nice! Any time you make something new, it is an adventure. You might do it differently next time, but that is because you did it this way this time. Thanks for sharing.

@awogbob 7 месяцев назад

Great first video you nailed it man

@jacobmamiye 7 месяцев назад

I’d recognize that skull ANYWHERE! FANTASTIC JOB! 😊

@dragonridr151 7 месяцев назад

Love this!! You can almost feel the moments of "uuuugghhh" internally when there's a mistake and you have to take a moment to gather yourself... Particularly the mount hole pushed up through the center LOL But props to you for working through it and also showing us the mistakes so we can learn from them!

@hiboularue 7 месяцев назад

I am so glad to stumble across this video. Your dedication to this project was palpable, as I could name countless moments where I would have just thrown in the towel. A shocking end result from such simple materials ! I hope I can see more such cool things from you in the future. I am not sure what sort of project I could suggest for you to apply your expertise to. Bravo, bien joué !

@gexenterthegecko252 7 месяцев назад

dude i vcant believe youre not like a professional youtuber this is great keep at it

@RPRsChannel 7 месяцев назад

---> *_Good job._* *_Here's some tips/info:_* *_The scale of how much detail you can get out of XPS foam is the following; from least to most:_* •Pink •Blue •Green.

@makermeditations 7 месяцев назад

Woah, I've never even seen green. That's helpful thanks!. I've also had some people mention polyurethane based foams that hold up super well.

@QueCoiFas 7 месяцев назад

Damn! It's the exact same process I used to make my dragon skull for the dnd room. I did print the horns and teeth though,I don't think I got the patience in me to work the teeth out like you did. Amazing work!

@markkane3739 7 месяцев назад

I did similar with a CNC machine and a T-Rex skull. It took nearly a year to do and required a massive amount of hand finishing - I ended up only doing half the skull and mounting it on a mirror on the wall so that the mirror would give it a "depth" feeling. Great job dude - sometimes we can only get the things we love by doing the long yards!