Doyle Trankina has been fascinated with dinosaurs for more of his life, and began selling original dinosaur sculptures in gift shops when he was twelve years old.  Now, with a B.F.A. in Fine Arts from U.S.C., and ten years experience working with the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Doyle is emerging as a leading Paleo Artist.  Not only is he a gifted sculpture, but he has hands on experience in the field and the Paleo Lab at the Museum, and was part of the team which discovered "Thomas" the Teenage T-Rex, the most complete fossil remain of a Tyrannosaurus Rex ever found.

Working with the  prominent Paleontologist, Louis Chiappe in the field and at the museum, Doyle not only sculpts but works in the total preparation of new exhibits.  His work has appeared in National Geographic News, Pour La Science, the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, Morrow Bay Museum of Natural History, Jura Museum of Bavaria and his work in “Dogs: Wolf, Myth, Hero, Friend” toured major Natural History Museums throughout the United States.  His expertise and artistry made him the perfect consultant for National Geographic for their upcoming computer animated series on Dinosaurs.

You will find the items for sale here at Dinosaur Model Toys.Com to be of the highest quality and integrity.  Doyle has perfected techniques which bring remarkable and unique detail to each of these works.  In fact, much of his work is really unprecedented in the field.  These models and bronze cast sculptures require the most demanding mold making and casting skills due to their incredible detail.  Now, for the first time, see what science knows about T-Rex from the outside and the inside, all in one artistic rendition. 

Other Work by the Artist