Location: Museum of the Rockies

Research Casting International was commissioned to mold, cast and mount a bronze Tyrannosaurus rex for the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. A first of its kind, the 6,500 pound skeleton was unveiled at the 2001 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology conference in Bozeman

With only four months notice, we molded, cast, mounted and installed a 40 foot long bronze Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton. The commission involved producing waxes and a ceramic shell mold, casting in bronze, assembly, chasing, sandblasting and patinating. The stainless steel support armature was also made in our shop. The skeletal mount is the first of its kind. The 6,500 pound skeleton was unveiled at the 2001 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology conference in Bozeman.