What does it take to create the Bronx Zoo's animatronic dinosaur displays? The artist behind them gives us a walkthrough:
, the world’s leading dinosaur exhibition company. The founder, Don Lessem, was an advisor on the Jurassic Park films, and has been building full-sized robotic dinosaurs since 2017. And the company estimates some 10 million people have visited its shows over the past 30 years.to help design the mechanical frames for the animatronic dinosaurs, as well as their outward appearance, making sure that the sculptures accurately reflect the current scientific understanding about each dinosaur species.
It’s actually the third time the zoo has played host to life-size dinosaurs, following outings in 2013 and 2019. This year’s event features the classics, like a 40-foot long Tyrannosaurus rex, as well as less famous species such as the flying Quetzalcoatlus, the largest of the pterosaurs.A dinosaur model by Andrew Minniear created for the Bronx Zoo “Dinosaur Safari” exhibition. Photo: Andrew Minniear.I went to Grand Valley State University in Michigan and studied art.
I create a digital sculpture using 3-D modeling, and then a rough shape is carved out of foam with a milling machine. Then it becomes much more hands on with manual labor. How do new developments and discoveries in paleontology affect your work? Do you ever have to go back to the drawing board based on new scientific information?
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