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Nature's Wonders Sneak Peek Thread
- Thread starter Ken Gilliland
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Going crazy all all my other projects, I took a couple days off and ended up starting my next "Nature Wonders" model, a Western Fence Lizard (that's I'm hoping be able to morph into many more species). It will probably be a while before I'm done with it, it's just roughed out, but it's a start...
I've thought about gecko, it will be tough since have an entirely different foot/toe structure. It might be easier going from a hybrid model for that. The current base should handle about 50-60% of all lizards. Perhaps, later I'll consider doing the other types; geckos, chameleons, salamanders, iguanas, horned lizards and larger ones (Komodo Dragon, Gila Monster, Monitor Lizards, etc).
While the Fence, Aligator Lizard and Skink are my primarily goals (they're all over my yard), there are flashier ones I'll do as well like the Rock Agama or the Ground Agama.
OK, who's for animating Ken's Gecko . . . errr, uhhhm . . . Western Fence Lizard?
Part of the reason for me doing the lizard is to update an animated piece I did way back in 2002 with a very crude lizard model I created (when I was learning to model in 3D) set to Meredith Wilson's "Exercise Song" (sung by Robert Preston).
Flint_Hawk
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I agree with Alisa! This is going to be cool!
Oooh Komodo Dragon! *drools* He could be easily scaled up to fight the Gorilla!
Well, I don't know about scaling up a Komodo Dragon to fight the Gorilla, but if we can get him to stand on his hind legs, I suspect he'd already be tall enough, if not taller.
According to Wikipedia, males can be up to 8+ feet long. Of course, I don't know how much of its tail length is included in that measurement, as it stated the tail can be the same length as the body. If that's the case, then yeah we'd need to scale him up some.
According to Wikipedia, males can be up to 8+ feet long. Of course, I don't know how much of its tail length is included in that measurement, as it stated the tail can be the same length as the body. If that's the case, then yeah we'd need to scale him up some.
I had to look it up because we have small ones around here but wanted to check.
"Size of skink depends on the species. Smaller species are usually 3 inches long, while large species can reach 14 inches in length."
I learnt out our Blue Tongue Lizard is classified as a skink (I love them) and they are quite big.
"Size of skink depends on the species. Smaller species are usually 3 inches long, while large species can reach 14 inches in length."
I learnt out our Blue Tongue Lizard is classified as a skink (I love them) and they are quite big.