T. rex: Behind the Build | T.rex Autopsy

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[Music] this most incredible incredible

this most incredible incredible

this most incredible incredible reconstruction for Tyrannosaurus Rex it

reconstruction for Tyrannosaurus Rex it

reconstruction for Tyrannosaurus Rex it was so beautifully made and at the

was so beautifully made and at the

was so beautifully made and at the detail you know that the team are going

detail you know that the team are going

detail you know that the team are going to you to putting it together

to you to putting it together

to you to putting it together [Music]

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[Music] my name is Jess Gibson Harris I’m

my name is Jess Gibson Harris I’m

my name is Jess Gibson Harris I’m director of crawly creatures limited and

director of crawly creatures limited and

director of crawly creatures limited and we’re based in Buckingham in UK and

we’re based in Buckingham in UK and

we’re based in Buckingham in UK and we’re making a full-size t-rex for

we’re making a full-size t-rex for

we’re making a full-size t-rex for National Geographic channel’s t-rex

National Geographic channel’s t-rex

National Geographic channel’s t-rex autopsy this is the biggest single

autopsy this is the biggest single

autopsy this is the biggest single creature that I’ve created I mean this

creature that I’ve created I mean this

creature that I’ve created I mean this is a 42-foot tip of the nose the tip of

is a 42-foot tip of the nose the tip of

is a 42-foot tip of the nose the tip of the tail beast

the tail beast

the tail beast [Music]

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[Music] this thing’s massive huge for the

this thing’s massive huge for the

this thing’s massive huge for the entirety of the dinosaur we used 113

entirety of the dinosaur we used 113

entirety of the dinosaur we used 113 pieces of fiberglass interconnecting in

pieces of fiberglass interconnecting in

pieces of fiberglass interconnecting in different varying mold this skin it’s

different varying mold this skin it’s

different varying mold this skin it’s just amazing isn’t it yeah I’m the

just amazing isn’t it yeah I’m the

just amazing isn’t it yeah I’m the plating it’s so thick we’ve got the

plating it’s so thick we’ve got the

plating it’s so thick we’ve got the armature coated in plaster and sealed

armature coated in plaster and sealed

armature coated in plaster and sealed with shellac we coat it in about an inch

with shellac we coat it in about an inch

with shellac we coat it in about an inch of clay which is very calculated process

of clay which is very calculated process

of clay which is very calculated process no more than when we smooth it to the

no more than when we smooth it to the

no more than when we smooth it to the nice muscle shapes

nice muscle shapes

nice muscle shapes I will cut texture into it after that

I will cut texture into it after that

I will cut texture into it after that point we have text about scope

point we have text about scope

point we have text about scope especially for this particular style of

especially for this particular style of

especially for this particular style of beast which is not crocodile it’s more

beast which is not crocodile it’s more

beast which is not crocodile it’s more like leathery rhinoceros

like leathery rhinoceros

like leathery rhinoceros what’s unarmed bristles it’s pretty the

what’s unarmed bristles it’s pretty the

what’s unarmed bristles it’s pretty the best description of them all of those

best description of them all of those

best description of them all of those quills so that you know on the back and

quills so that you know on the back and

quills so that you know on the back and the edge of the team actually each one

the edge of the team actually each one

the edge of the team actually each one of those individually dbar they were

of those individually dbar they were

of those individually dbar they were goose feathers which stripped off all of

goose feathers which stripped off all of

goose feathers which stripped off all of the other bits fit just lead the quill

the other bits fit just lead the quill

the other bits fit just lead the quill in the middle and then place them

in the middle and then place them

in the middle and then place them individually they plotted them in this

individually they plotted them in this

individually they plotted them in this is the stomach outer skin it’s all made

is the stomach outer skin it’s all made

is the stomach outer skin it’s all made in the silicon so it’s nice and squishy

in the silicon so it’s nice and squishy

in the silicon so it’s nice and squishy and tactile and very nasty we’ve got the

and tactile and very nasty we’ve got the

and tactile and very nasty we’ve got the t-rex tail about 7 meters long and

t-rex tail about 7 meters long and

t-rex tail about 7 meters long and there’s a team of five people working on

there’s a team of five people working on

there’s a team of five people working on it fiberglass jacket or

it fiberglass jacket or

it fiberglass jacket or to the place culture I mean there’s so

to the place culture I mean there’s so

to the place culture I mean there’s so much artistic effort in detail that went

much artistic effort in detail that went

much artistic effort in detail that went into it that it would have been a

into it that it would have been a

into it that it would have been a criminal act if we hadn’t done our best

criminal act if we hadn’t done our best

criminal act if we hadn’t done our best to sort of make realize sort of the

to sort of make realize sort of the

to sort of make realize sort of the vision of that team and the effort they

vision of that team and the effort they

vision of that team and the effort they put into it we were getting some very

put into it we were getting some very

put into it we were getting some very nice reactions and the first group of

nice reactions and the first group of

nice reactions and the first group of friends and family that came out there

friends and family that came out there

friends and family that came out there was a little boy at the front that just

was a little boy at the front that just

was a little boy at the front that just walked in his mouth dropped with this

walked in his mouth dropped with this

walked in his mouth dropped with this little of gaagh expression and he just

little of gaagh expression and he just

little of gaagh expression and he just said is that real and we were liked with

said is that real and we were liked with

said is that real and we were liked with one

one

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