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Three Unforgettable Days in Copenhagen…

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

It all started with Mogens Trolle chairing the important, traditional Danish event Wine and Science … this year inside a much more massive auditorium (250 people at the Christian Hansen Auditorium).  “The True Looks of Dinosaurs” event would be shared … Continue reading →

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The Next Bone of Contention…

Posted on March 26, 2018 by

Yes, that is what feathering T. rex is becoming! Once again I’m feeling the same as what was happening  in the 80’s and 90’s when several madcaps like some of us  confronted the hard core scientists that claimed they had … Continue reading →

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Transforming a classic model.

Posted on March 20, 2018 by

About twenty years ago I was collaborating with the famous Kaiyodo label from Japan, trying to promote their wonderful models here in London. They were so advanced for their time that I really wanted to have them all and customise … Continue reading →

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Dinosaurios Hechos En México opens in Monterrey (Part 2)… now for real!

Posted on March 14, 2018 by

7500 visitors in two days can’t be wrong… ! After the preview in my last blog,  we have had the opening of Dinosaurios Hechos En México. As this little photo tour shows,  I think Planetario Alfa and Gondwana Studios have … Continue reading →

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And Now… Monterrey, México!

Posted on February 24, 2018 by

For those who have seen them this might not be come as a surprise, but the spectacular way Planetario Alfa in Monterrey and Gondwana Studios are mounting the Mexican Dinosaurs murals, is really a surprise even to me!  The great … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur Families Opens in Copenhagen…

Posted on February 5, 2018 by

It took two years of brainstorming… And finally they they did it!  Copenhagen is the new site for a fabulous new version of Hatching the Past: http://video.ku.dk/dinosaurfamilier. The Danish team from the National Museum of Natural History  have worked very … Continue reading →

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Swerving across the path of controversy… Sinosauropteryx and Yi Qi.

Posted on January 16, 2018 by

While we know a lot about Sinosauropteryx, to ‘almost’ even the level of colouration, we don’t know enough about Yi qi, the famous bat-like feathered dinosaur… its remains are not well enough preserved to be certain of many details like the … Continue reading →

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