#velociraptor puppet

[andsewingishalfthebattle]

@kimmyclink:

Series of unfortunate events aside, that Jeep is adorable!

Thanks! It's a '93 Wrangler Sahara, which is the same model used in the original Jurassic Park, hence the license plate and decor:

It's extremely well-loved (read: beat up and slightly broken), since it spent a couple of decades as a utility vehicle on my aunt and uncle's ranch. I bought it from my aunt when she was no longer able to drive, and when Laura acquired her velociraptor puppet, it began a second career as Cupcake the Dinosaur's parade transportation:

For parades, we pull out the back seat, and Cupcake's puppeteer (usually my brother-in-law) gets strapped down to the seat brackets so he doesn't fall out.

[bionicboxes]

drew some ocs as dragons. for funsies

[hyper-coasters]

💙🦖 Hi Blue!

[crazygrievousgirl]

Custom Bsby Blue

[maysiemay]

Super cute finds today at 5 Below!!

[nonsensefromaturtle]

Those first guys are so velociraptor shaped.

Favorite bird genre has got to be 'that's literally just a dinosaur'

Groove-Billed Ani

Hoatzin

Pheasant Coucal

[creamkirin]

Laura Mathews

Links: Instagram Patreon

look at them. look at the structure of those wings feet neck feathers toes tail looooooook it's gorgeous

[artwithteggy]

I'm a visual learner and I've been working out how pterosaur wings do🤷🏼 and this is my process.

I want this next Pterosaur model to be poseable, similar to the velociraptor model. I knew that the wings would be the first hurdle to overcome. I needed to work out how I wanted the wings to move, what joints or hinges will copy those movements and lastly can it be 3d printed?

I found an artist on Instagram Sarahvigarsart who makes wooden bird puppets. She used an interesting technique with folding her wings and uses a ball socket in the shoulders, optimizing good up and down wing movements.

I like the concept of sliding and folding the wings in a similar way. I made a quick cardboard cut out to help me better visualize how the slide technique might work. This also helps me see how a 3d printer could print this.

Well I hope these ramblings were useful 😊🤔

[lex1nat0r]

White Elephant: For Answer

AAR #23 & #24

Session reports from my ongoing Lancer game.

Characters (LL 3):

Raiju (They/Them, Hacker 2/Heavy Gunner 1/Nuclear Cavalier 3, Barbarossa 3) - HA Barbarossa “Counterproposal”

Sunshine (They/Them, Grease Monkey 2/Technophile 2/Engineer 1/Gunslinger 1, Pegasus 3) - HORUS Pegasus “Exchange of Affection”

Rook (He/Him, Walking Armory 1/Brutal 3/Leader 2, Balor 3) - HORUS Balor “Your Burden”

Daylight (She/Her, Technophile 2/Engineer 3/Ace 1, Vlad 3) - IPS-N Vlad “Look What You Made Me Do”

Magpie (They/Them, Hacker 3/Technophile 3, Goblin 3) - HORUS Goblin “Destructive Interference” (player not present for session #23)

NHPs:

Molotov - Via Sunshine’s Technophile talent - Projects as a small velociraptor - unshackled

Willow - Via Daylight’s Technophile talent - Projects as 1-2 squid - unshackled

Murgatroid - Via Magpie’s Technophile talent - Projects as a wizard? - shackled

Prometheus Antichiral - fork of a cascaded NHP from the Sanctuary Blue cloning facility - projects as a wizened old man - unshackled

Alex - library administrator, rescued from the RimTech corporate archive - projects as a librarian - shackled, currently in low power mode

Sisyphus - Via Sunshine’s Pegasus 3 - no known projection habits [ha ha ha you can’t see me] - shackled

Osiris - Via Magpie’s Goblin 3 - projects to seemingly puppet around Destructive Interference - shackled

Prev session writeup

With the recovery of the militarized printer cores, things are looking pretty good for Stefan's planned planetwide demonstrations. The Lancers agree to help out on the day of, which means Stefan owes them a favor.

After getting the list of places Stefan thinks are most critical to protests:

Raiju and Sunshine decide to hold the line at the MilAgro Enforcement Armory, to keep an eye on where any organized police or military response is going to come from

Rook oversees the main protest in the plaza in front of MilAgro corporate HQ

Daylight parks her Vlad in the clone housing district since that's the most likely target of reprisals

(Magpie is off-screen doing e-war stuff)

Once the protest kicks off things seem quiet but Rook notices increasing police presence in the plaza, Daylight gets word of mechs approaching the clone district, and when Sunshine and Raiju scan one of the green-striped helicopters traveling to and from the Enforcement Armory, they find that military equipment is being brought in instead of shipped out. Not wanting to get caught flatfooted, Raiju just blows one of the transport helicopters out of the sky.

Things kick off rapidly from there, though the opfor doesn't have the initiative they expected. A hurried broadcast by one Lucien Trulock indicates a faction of the MilArgo board supports the Guardian Fleet, and have thrown in with the Shield Frontier who have supplied equipment and mechs that are now marching out of the Enforcement Armory. Sunshine does their best to combat Shield Frontier propaganda broadcasts while helping Raiju slow their advance. Rook makes a hole in the constricting police cordon around the plaza to evacuate protestors, and Daylight starts conducting hit-and-run attacks on the mechs advancing on the clone housing, eventually bringing down a block of apartments to cover the evacuation of civilians.

In a second broadcast, Trulock triumphantly announces that the Shield Frontier has taken control of MilArgo's experimental land battleship the Argo and it's superheavy ship-class weapon is pointed at the Eye of the Tiger, which is being herded into range by Shield Frontier subline warships. The Lancers advise Captain Borrego to take the Tiger out of range of the Argo's main weapon even though that means it will take some hits from the Shield Frontier wolfpacks. But even with the Tiger safe, there's still the Argo to deal with...

Combat 4.2: Shipwreck

Sitrep: Behemoth Brawl (from Enhanced Combat)

OPFOR:

The Argo (Vehicle Behemoth)

Flight Deck x2 (produce T2 flying Cataphract Grunts)

Gun Emplacement x2

Point Defense

As the Lancers head to the battlezone, the massive enemy warning flashes on their consoles. This isn't the first time they've seen it - the same warning pops up when they get too close to a battleship. But this time, the warning flickers and is replaced with something else:

Shoutout to Magpie's player for taking a screencap of this because I did not

With that message of encouragement from Arjhet and Tehjra, the lancers engage.

Outcome: The Argo destroyed on round 7

(Tokens by Retrograde Minis (on the basic blank hex tokens that come with Lancer so they show up well), map by Interpoint Station’s Lancer sprites, VTT is Roll20)

Analysis:

Every Lancer GM, deep in their heart, wants to run something like a Behemoth one day. Despite that, I knew going into this that I didn't actually like the Behemoth Brawl setup. It's basically a damage check - can the Lancers do x damage in y rounds? I felt - and still feel - that it doesn't provide enough back and forth as regular sitreps. I tried to remedy that by providing two twists.

The first twist: Lottie Wisely, a reporter from Argus Syndicated Networks (seen above hunkered down on the top-left rocks) was watching the fight. The players decided not to interfere with her drones, which worked out well since they ended up winning the fight.

The second twist: the Shield Frontier is using hardcopy orders and intelligence, scrubbing as much of their footprint as they can from the omninet. The Argo had a signals room where a lot of this was stored. A PC (in this case Magpie) could dismount their mech and board the Argo to try to recover this intel, which they did, along with some MilAgro cultural artifacts that can be used as leverage to help resolve this attempted coup.

Despite all that, the actual fight got very same-y once the PCs destroyed the Argo's hardpoints. Behemoths was reduced to launching missiles at everyone within range 15, which is kind of a boring thing to do multiple times per round. It did destroy Destructive Interference, which isn't really impressive since it's a Goblin, but that did leave Murgatroid and Osiris bickering over whose fault it was.

The Argo's missiles are Knockback 1, which is kind of cheap especially as they can prevent an Apocalypse Rail from charging. There isn't really anything to counter Knockback aside from being flat-out immune to it. So overall I feel like the Behemoth statline needs to be reworked to work for me.

I think next time I run something on the scale of the Argo (and there will be a next time) it's going to be treated more like terrain than a specific thing to shoot at. Turrets popping out of armored blisters, on-board mechs deploying, maybe some fuckery with control points moving around, that kind of thing. I think I've been proven correct in my assumption that basically having one thing to shoot at doesn't work for Lancer.

Next Time: the new MilAgro?

[swan2swan]

EXTREME props to D'Onofrio for his performance in this scene, but this would have been LEGENDARY if Universal had realized what they were working with and made an actual animatonic/puppet Velociraptor for this moment.

All they needed were two, really: a Blue puppet for some of her Hero moments, and Delta for her Hero moment right here. This is the moment where a raptor is scary and close, right up front with the audience, in the same room as our cast...seeing this in full would have ruled.

But, also, I'm sure it's not just money. You would have had to have puppeteers and crafstmen with the years of professional experience and stability required to make something on Stan's level, and for that, you kind of have to go back and rework the whole Hollywood model for the past two decades.

So...I'm happy with the Raptor Hats.

[greenbirdtrash]

Found some old pics of me trying airbrushing and feather-like pattern cutting on the faux fur of my velociraptor puppet for the first time. Turned out quite good, I'd say

[jabbasyogainstructor]

Continuing on our Jurassic Park adventure: Jurassic Park III.

I actually kinda like JP3, compared to the JW sequels, we could be doing a lot worse in dinosaur movies. We’ll get to those another day.

The TRex shaky footstep thing over the opening title and production company/studio logo is a nice touch

Interesting decision to send the kid to the island ahead of all the adults. That is a ballsy change for the series.

This guy is a terrible friend to this kid’s parents. Nobody’s supposed to go near these islands. All five of them. Only two of which have ever been shown, for reasons that no director in four additional films has bothered to explain!

I love how Alan is attempting to scientifically explain dinosaurs to a toddler.

I also call Dr Grant the Dinosaur Man, but for different reasons

Ellie’s husband being an a member of the State Dept who works on treaty law definitely comes in handy when dealing with dinosaurs on Costa Rican islands created secretly by a British/American scientific enterprise who almost certainly lied about what they were doing there

It would be great if the kid from the first film at the dig site was one of the college students asking questions here. “They still look like big turkeys, Dr Grant.” Alan’s just like “hahaha, I have five two islands I want to personally drop you off at.

“No force on earth or heaven could get me on that island.” What about hell? Let’s see what those guys are up to.

Michael Jeter! You are missed, sir. RIP.

This girl showed up to a dig with a full face of makeup. You are not here for dinosaurs, ma’am, or you wouldn’t need Billy to show you the basic tools.

The first 3D printer! And Billy’s using it to trigger Grant’s ptsd flashbacks with the raptor vocals. Awesome 😂

Billy hasn’t even completed his degree, and he’s calling the shots? Don’t go to dinner with strangers, we learned that with Hammond.

The whole issue in the Jurassic films boils down to people who have too much money (or pretend to.)

Billy also has a lucky backpack. I feel like his part was intended for Julianne Moore and she didn’t want to come back. He pulls a lot of the same stupid moves as her, like his stealing raptor eggs.

“Alan!” I still think the talking dino dream is funny 😆

The biggest threat on the island attacks them immediately. Dinosaur Man has all the luck.

I mean, the plane is completely destroyed and the Spinosaurus has already eaten somebody and we’re 25 minutes in. This is bizarre.

This TRex looks more like a puppet somehow.

This Rex is not the baby or adult male from Lost World. So again, there’s lots of Rexes on this island. We will only see this one, somehow.

They didn’t even do enough research to get the right guide. God, they’re terrible at everything. They needed Ian Malcolm, or Sarah Harding, even Malcolm’s daughter Kelly would’ve been a better choice

Yes. Spinosaurus wasn’t on InGen’s list. What’s on the other 3 islands????

Udensky is a travel agent 😂😂😂

They don’t even care that their friend is dead.

Photographing the nest, sure, not stealing eggs, or raising my own pet raptors…

Why would Mr Kirby think the vending machines would still work?? Or that his first move should be to pay money for anything in them?

Nice of this one raptor to pose for dramatic effect behind that tank. You don’t see that a lot in dinos these days. It’s all get in, get out, shred that guy, eat her. Nobody plays with their food anymore.

I think it’s interesting how every time we see velociraptors in these films up to Jurassic World, they’re different every time. Not just the little feathers in this movie, but they change colors. The first movie they’re dark gray and red, lost world they’re light brown, this one, there’s a lot of green in there, and they’re the first ones with stripes in the franchise. Jurassic World, they’re gray with a blue stripe. They’re not evolving that fast, right? Are there multiple raptor groups on Isla Sorna?

This kid’s a genius. How did he get T-Rex pee? You know what, nevermind. I don’t wanna know. I assume it’s awful.

“Your parents lied kidnapped invited me along” 😂 Think Grant will be pressing charges later?

I just realized this kid is eating a lot of chocolate bars and has gone 8 weeks without brushing his teeth. His dentist is going to be busy. Not bathing much either, and he’s been collecting T-Rex pee. I bet he smells sooo baaad

Which one of the Kirbys had the idea to just come to the island to find their kid? Who talked who into chartering a plane and kidnapping their guide for dinosaur island?

Joyful reunion! Where’s the phone? 👀

🤣🤣🤣 the ringing dinosaur gag is so stupid but so funny

Y’all thought wood and rope would stop the Spinosaurus?

It would be a lot less suspicious if you didn’t ask for the bag 4 times in a row, Billy. Might’ve gotten away with it if it wasn’t for meddling Dr Grant.

What are the best intentions for stealing raptor eggs Billy? What are they? Hammond wanted pet dinos too. Did you think you were gonna start your own zoo, just two raptors and a dream, Billy? Sell them and fund your research to dig up dead versions of the same dinos? Scientific experiments on the baby raptors? Always thinking two steps behind, Billy. Welcome to InGen 2.0. I sincerely hope at some point in the future, we find out he was like, Peter Ludlow’s illegitimate son or something.

That’s a remarkably large pteranodon

And Billy has now jumped off the ledge of the incredibly large aviary. Grant still has the eggs.

Has anybody ever checked Billy for a head injury or symptoms of being a sociopath? I’m concerned.

Mrs Kirby didn’t lock that door, these bastards are getting out. I wonder what they’ve been eating if they haven’t been getting out before now? Each other?

Most of the closeups of Dr Grant are just him giving the same shocked face over and over. Same. I am also surprised at the decisions being made by the group.

Mr Kirby wants to send up smoke signals, like the old days. I think he should do it. What difference could it possibly make?

Dr Grant just called himself a dinosaur astronomer. Which means Billy is a dinosaur…cowboy? The weird metaphor is like “dinosaur astronaut” but it stopped making sense the second he changed professions. Grant is a dinosaur watcher. Billy is a dinosaur do-er! Yes, Billy does the dinosaurs and Grant likes to watch - Nope. This metaphor is getting worse every second. Let’s move on.

There’s that incredibly ominous phone ringing again

“We’ve been trying to reach you about your plane’s extended warranty. Also, would you be interested in a time share in a siberian gulag?”

Can’t keep a good spinosaurus down, although not being attacked by the carnotaurus was a twist. It just wanted to sniff poop. There’s a lot of joke material there, but we are above that. We are above it, and upwind of it, and it leaves a bad taste in our mouths.

Why would the Spinosaurus continue hunting them? There’s nothing at stake for it. Should its tiny reptile brain be able to function so as to stalk 5 people in spite of bigger and better prey like a determined serial killer? The raptors had their eggs stolen, what did they do to offend the Spinosaurus?

American Military (legally?) landing on foreign soil with no idea what they’re up against. Sounds familiar.

Billy rescued your hat! You can’t fire him now! (But you should, you absolutely need to fire him. I can’t stress that enough)

I wonder how many dinosaurs got loose from that mansion in Fallen Kindgom (like the exact number) and how many might’ve made it as far as Enid Oklahoma? I wonder if Mrs Kirby ever looked out the window one day and had a wild ptsd flashback

[theluckystarfish]

feathered Blue

I got this hand puppet of Blue the Velociraptor and turned into a plush but something was missing. Feathers. So I added some and looks much better :) I added some on her arms , chest fluff, a lil tuff on her head and tail tip. And I also added a third foot claw since those where missing.

[gemwolfz]

truly terrible "velociraptor" puppet at the center for puppetry arts gift shop. They glued fur on an alligator

[liyazaki]

sometimes I forget I work in a touristy area- then I’m reading through resumes & an applicant has extensive experience with “full-body velociraptor puppet costumes.”

[danganronpatruecolors]

Participant #2, Arnold Stevens

Arnold Stevens is the Ultimate Puppeteer, in his mid 20s. He wears a turtleneck and his main article of clothing is...well, his puppet. Dino Drake is a green hand puppet, who insists is a T-Rex, but is canonically is a velociraptor.

Both of them are part of the cast of a popular children's TV show, Unny's Playhouse. By the title, it's known that Dino Drake is NOT the main character of the show, instead, he is a supporting character, like Zoey to Elmo. He's gained his talent by word of mouth, being known as the nicest person in the show's cast, even being asked to participate in multiple other shows, though always bringing the Dino Drake puppet with him, in fact, when speaking, Arnold himself almost never speaks outside of the occasional hum or hello, instead speaking as Dino Drake and puppeteering the dinosaur along.

Overall, Arnold is a kind soul who's learned to overcome part of his shyness from his childhood. He signed up for the True Colors Reality Show after knowing children (Leo and Martin) would be in the cast, so, he signed up as a way to keep the two calm, and make sure to be there for them to feel safe.

...All he wants is for the children to be safe...

Likes: Cozy Clothes, Rock Candy Dislikes: Funk Music, Small Spaces

DOB: April 23rd Height: 6'0''