Pteranodon Dinosaur Faux Fossil
A Prehistoric Creature’s Skeleton
Anthony Rukcic
“Behold the Pteranodon, my latest creation. It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, and had a 20.5-ft. wing span. I started the day after Christmas and got it painted and hung within four weeks, with a full time job and family responsibilities. I set about a hour or more a night to do a little work on it.”
“Mine is about half scale as it measured in at little over a 10-ft wing span. My head is little over 3-ft. long and same for body. I used combination of 2-inch and 1-inch pink foam board. I had a little toy skeleton for measurements and numerous pics from the internet for reference.”
“I started with the head and after I got it done, realized I made the beak too short, so I cut it off and remade it. You can see the comparison in the photos.”
“Neck, body, hips, shoulders and ribs up next… I was gonna go gray, but the brown makes it look more ‘authentic’. Legs and wings coming in. To help hold the wings and legs in place for extra support I used metal mechanics wire. Heated it up, then stabbed it into the foam, used glue to secure joints into place.”
“For final display, I ditched the bar and just used 4 anchor points in the ceiling. Luckily we have a 15-ft vaulted ceiling in the living room. This is the final display, it makes for a great conversation piece.”
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