Jurassic Park Jeep Scene 3D printed The Death of Dennis Nedry

[Twokidsnosleep]

Ok to set the scene:

Jurassic Park where Nedry (Newman from Seinfeld) gets stuck in the rain and bails the Jeep over the side of the road in an embankment.
He then proceeds to try and winch it out (weirdly as it is pulling him farther into the jungle) and gets eaten by a dinosaur, a  Dilophosaurus to be precise. 
He loses the Barbasol can that contains the embryos he stole and was trying to sell….setting up the sequel.

 

 

I totally forgot there was a diorama section in here, it is one of my favourite ways to model.

‘This is a challenge to myself to make use of my Anycubic 3D printer and make as much of a model  as I can with resin printing.

aAslow project as I have others on the go and have to hunt for appropriate stl files to use as I can’t design myself as of yet

Edited December 4, 2022 by Twokidsnosleep
Finished

[Twokidsnosleep]

The idea started with finding this Jeep key chain stl file.

I thought it would be a cool backdrop for a diorama as it is thin and has a vertical component without taking it too much horizontal space on the  diorama floor

Now I know it is  not the same model of Jeep as in the film, but real Jeeps have round headlights and it is my model

Printed a few sizes just for fun and to get a feel of different scales. It came out wavy, perhaps a failed print in many minds, but it looks great for the tire texture so I kept it as wavy print and went with it. These were super thin in the smaller scales so they started to warp as they cured.

The dinosaur, jeep front and the Jurassic sign

Edited May 22, 2022 by Twokidsnosleep

[Twokidsnosleep]

This was cool: an  stl file for the Barbasol can with the internals for embryo smugglage?

 

I just printed the can exterior, in a couple scales to get it right. Sorry it is clear resin, but the can printing and label details are on there.

 

[Twokidsnosleep]

Work on the Jeep. Printed a windshield and some headlights  from clear resin. There will be rain and lots of blood inside the Jeep window.
Still have the fog and overhead light bar to make. Printed out a winch for the bumper

Lots of foliage printed for the jungle too.

T. Rex sticking his nose in just because he can. The Dilophosaurus has Nedry’s severed arm in his mouth

Edited May 21, 2022 by Twokidsnosleep

[Steve H]

Great idea for a diorama Scott. I really enjoy watching what people are able to print for projects now. Not sure I’m savy enough to try it. I’m along for the ride. By the way “ twokidsnosleep” absolutely cracked me up first time I read it, gave my wife a good chuckle too. 

Cheers, Steve

[BuilderX]

IN the movie is a YJ Model they had square headlights from 1988 to 1995 no jeep in 96 then the TJ went back to round headlights 1997 on.

[Twokidsnosleep]

11 hours ago, BuilderX said:

IN the movie is a YJ Model they had square headlights from 1988 to 1995 no jeep in 96 then the TJ went back to round headlights 1997 on.

I wrote it in the post already ?

Edited May 22, 2022 by Twokidsnosleep

[BuilderX]

?

[Bugatti Fan]

Tamiya made a kit of that particular Jeep that had the rectangular headlamps.

[Twokidsnosleep]

On 5/23/2022 at 12:14 AM, Bugatti Fan said:

Tamiya made a kit of that particular Jeep that had the rectangular headlamps.

The Tamiya kits on eBay are $150+shipping extra

ya no thanks

[Bugatti Fan]

I agree Scott. Some of the prices expected by some sellers on EBay border on the ridiculous.

If I were looking to make a Jurassic Park Jeep and could not get the Tamiya one for a reasonable price, there are plenty of jeep kits out there where the kit could be modified to the rectagular headlamp style. After all it is virtually a flat panel where the lamps are mounted, so should not be difficult to either convert a lot part of replace with a scratch built one from plastic card. Only real problem might be the wheel style.

[Twokidsnosleep]

I found a file for a YJ grill and lights, printing it now

Will try and retro fit it over the other

 

[Twokidsnosleep]

Moving forward, retrofitting the grill in.

Found  some clear square headlights in my parts bin too, not sure from what

 

[Twokidsnosleep]

Just some lights, weathering and detail paint for the YJ backdrop Jeep facade

[1930fordpickup]

This looks better. Not a fan of the movie but I still like what you are doing with this. 3D printing is a great new tool for us. 

[Twokidsnosleep]

Getting closer to starting the base. Summer is not a high modelling time for me.

I am re-orienting the components to open the diorama up, show the figures better and make the backdrop make sense

 

 

[wrenchr]

Not sure what scale this is in but I have a Tamiya 1/10 scale rc body. it is used but would work if that is the scale you are looking for? 

[Twokidsnosleep]

On 8/9/2022 at 10:09 AM, wrenchr said:

Not sure what scale this is in but I have a Tamiya 1/10 scale rc body. it is used but would work if that is the scale you are looking for? 

Thanks Jason, that is a bit big for the diorama

It is more 1/24 scale and just the front of the Jeep is in the background

[Twokidsnosleep]

Got the sign painted up and two Barbasol cans

 

[Twokidsnosleep]

Getting the base water done in clear silicone, adding in the pieces of the dio.

 

 

[Twokidsnosleep]

Getting closer with this. Should finish off over Christmas break before the year end

[Twokidsnosleep]

Got this Jurassic Jeep project done

 

 

[Bugatti Fan]

In the movie Spielberg took a lot of artistic licence with the Dilophosaurus. The real thing did not have an extending fan shape on its neck. I think the inspiration may have been taken from a Frilled Lizard.

[Twokidsnosleep]

8 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:

In the movie Spielberg took a lot of artistic licence with the Dilophosaurus. The real thing did not have an extending fan shape on its neck. I think the inspiration may have been taken from a Frilled Lizard.

Indeed

I think a lot of artistic license is brought about by palaeontologists when they infer anything about dinosaurs: soft tissues, colouration, vocalization,  abilities and mobility.

They only find bones and try to infer all the rest.

 

The death of Nedry is also very different in the book vs the movie….quite a graphic end to him and the Dino is far larger than in the movie.

http://jpjurassictimeperiod.blogspot.com/2011/06/preview-dennis-nedrys-death.html

[Bugatti Fan]

Paleontologists try to build up a picture of those long lost creatures by lengthy detective work, dna sampling ad other techniques rather than just artistic licence, but a certain amount of conjecture is inevitable to try and get a perspective on what creatures from millions of years ago looked like.

I read Jurassic Park about 3 or 4 years before the film was made. I still have the first edition paperback that I bought. It depicts an island in a thunderstorm on the cover.

It graphically described Nedry's demise as he watched his entrails being gorged whilst being eaten alive. If the movies followed Crighton's novels they would have got an adult rating. But of course the 3 original films just cobbled together bits from the books, and toned down also possibly in view of all the merchandising spin off opportunities afterwards.

It is a bit ironic that Crighton named the novel Jurassic Park as most of the dinosaurs depicted lived in the Cretaceous era.

Edited January 1, 2023 by Bugatti Fan