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> Have you ever wanted to own gigantic, realistic-looking dinosaurs for your backyard? Yes, we have an approx 1-acre paddock next to the road that's completely

by Nursie 1y ago

> Have you ever wanted to own gigantic, realistic-looking dinosaurs for your backyard? Yes, we have an approx 1-acre paddock next to the road that's completely unused and I really want dinosaurs! I don't even need them animatronic, static will do. There just aren't many vendors for this sort of thing. It's a shame that shipping from NJ to Western Australia is likely to be prohibitive...

bigiain 1y ago
You need someone to go and 3D scan them for you, then get your YouTube channel big enough for a Bambu Labs sponsorship. And a lot of filament. A _lot_ of filament...
Buildstarted 1y ago
Might be cheaper to ship from here https://www.mcsdino.com/collections/animatronic-dinosaur https://www.mcsdino.com/collections/animatronic-dinosaur
ants_everywhere 1y ago
> There just aren't many vendors for this sort of thing There's always alibaba https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=animatronic%20dinosaur https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=animatronic%...
- SenHeng 1y ago
  I expected 2 more zeros. That's cheap!
  - ants_everywhere 1y ago
    yeah me too! I thought the ones on facebook marketplace were cheap. It looks like they're about the same price new.
defrost 1y ago
Hey now, let's not forget the Australovenator Constructed from retired tools, machine parts and farm scrap collected throughout rural Western Australia. ~ https://www.jordanspriggsculptures.com.au/australovenator https://www.jordanspriggsculptures.com.au/australovenator and a home ground culture that loves scrap metal* and Mig welders. * https://ictv.com.au/video/11144-stompem-ground-scrap-metal-tourist-dollar https://ictv.com.au/video/11144-stompem-ground-scrap-metal-t...
- Nursie 1y ago
  I mean that is amazing, and I would imagine fetched a fair whack more than this theme park wants for its second-hand animatronics!
  - defrost 1y ago
    It's a nice piece done up well and made with the intent to sell, sure. One of the fun things about W.Australia (and elsewhere) is the number of people that make semi decent scrap art for the fun of and put it up on their properties or roadside (the road into the town where I am now has a 30+ year history of having various (large) trees "dressed up" Mr. Potato Head style). The Broome dino I linked above is a throw to history I lived as a child, following dinosaur tracks in various places when the tide went out or sand banks shifted. People are less open about sharing where tracks are now, for good reason: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/science-environment/2013/11/on-this-day-stolen-dinosaur-footprint-recovered/ https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/science-environment/...
    - Nursie 1y ago
      I remember heading out of Perth to the South about 15 years ago and at some point passing a field with various UFOs and other pieces of scrap art arranged along the roadside. I should probably figure out welding at some point! We're on the edges of Perth metro and would be quite happy being the weird dino house. There's already (though I haven't seen it for a few months) a Pajero around here that has a Jurassic Park style wrap on it, that drives by once in a while.

by Nursie 1y ago

bigiain 1y ago

You need someone to go and 3D scan them for you, then get your YouTube channel big enough for a Bambu Labs sponsorship. And a lot of filament. A _lot_ of filament...

Buildstarted 1y ago

Might be cheaper to ship from here https://www.mcsdino.com/collections/animatronic-dinosaur https://www.mcsdino.com/collections/animatronic-dinosaur

ants_everywhere 1y ago

> There just aren't many vendors for this sort of thing There's always alibaba https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=animatronic%20dinosaur https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=animatronic%...

SenHeng 1y ago
I expected 2 more zeros. That's cheap!
- ants_everywhere 1y ago
  yeah me too! I thought the ones on facebook marketplace were cheap. It looks like they're about the same price new.

defrost 1y ago

Hey now, let's not forget the Australovenator Constructed from retired tools, machine parts and farm scrap collected throughout rural Western Australia. ~ https://www.jordanspriggsculptures.com.au/australovenator https://www.jordanspriggsculptures.com.au/australovenator and a home ground culture that loves scrap metal* and Mig welders. * https://ictv.com.au/video/11144-stompem-ground-scrap-metal-tourist-dollar https://ictv.com.au/video/11144-stompem-ground-scrap-metal-t...

Nursie 1y ago
I mean that is amazing, and I would imagine fetched a fair whack more than this theme park wants for its second-hand animatronics!
- defrost 1y ago
  It's a nice piece done up well and made with the intent to sell, sure. One of the fun things about W.Australia (and elsewhere) is the number of people that make semi decent scrap art for the fun of and put it up on their properties or roadside (the road into the town where I am now has a 30+ year history of having various (large) trees "dressed up" Mr. Potato Head style). The Broome dino I linked above is a throw to history I lived as a child, following dinosaur tracks in various places when the tide went out or sand banks shifted. People are less open about sharing where tracks are now, for good reason: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/science-environment/2013/11/on-this-day-stolen-dinosaur-footprint-recovered/ https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/science-environment/...
  - Nursie 1y ago
    I remember heading out of Perth to the South about 15 years ago and at some point passing a field with various UFOs and other pieces of scrap art arranged along the roadside. I should probably figure out welding at some point! We're on the edges of Perth metro and would be quite happy being the weird dino house. There's already (though I haven't seen it for a few months) a Pajero around here that has a Jurassic Park style wrap on it, that drives by once in a while.