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Here is my re-posed and re-painted Papo Spinosaurus (a dead-ringer for the Spino from Jurassic Park III).

How did I do that?

1. I cut two huge slices into the neck - more than half-way deep - one just behind the jaw, the other near the body, and propped them open with pins (after heating with hair dryer);

Then I filled them with Quickplastic putty and then pressed the mould of the skin that I had made previously onto the putty to get the texture;

Finally, I held the head while the putty was drying so that the neck would remain straight and head angled upwards.

2. I then partly sliced through the arms at the shoulders and elbows and repeated the above procedure til the arms were both about the same height, moved back and outwards, with palms inward;

3. Finally, I made a slight incision at the front of each knee, filled it with putty (to make him bend backwards a little to offset the weight of the putty in the neck).

Then I painted it. I must say it came out way beyond my expectations.