Millosaurus asphalticus

I’ve loved dinosaurs ever since I was a kid. I find it fascinating that millions of years ago, these gigantic, colossal creatures actually walked this planet. Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps.

I think it all started with The Land Before Time movies, which were always on TV, or maybe with the dinosaur craze of the ’90s brought on by Jurassic Park. Fun fact: the movie is set in my home country.

Another reason is that every kid likes dinosaurs. We had Barney, and somehow all the coolest clothes for little kids have the same dinosaurs all over them. I’m jealous. I love those clothes.

But I never grew out of it. Dinosaurs still fascinate me. In fact, not long ago I went to the Natural History Museum in London and saw the classic skulls of a T-rex and a Triceratops. Beautiful things to look at.

I also love imagining them in other things. Whenever I see huge industrial machinery, like a crane or a massive loader, I can’t help imagining what it would look like if it were a little creature, like the machines and animals in The Flintstones.

I used to draw them on my iPad. I’d take my time deforming the machines, adding heads and tails in Procreate until they looked like creatures. These days I don’t have as much time, so I’ve asked Chappie to do it for me.