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Start of My Collection (Lots of Pictures!)
« Thread Started on Feb 9, 2012, 1:45am »
Ok, so I've been a huge fan of dinosaurs ever since I could walk.
I had tons of dinosaur figures as a kid, and loved every minute playing with them and bashing them together ;D

A couple years ago I started becoming aware of a world of accurate, realistic, awesome dinosaur figures. I loved everything I saw and even signed up here to look at all the pictures! I never did get started with a dinosaur collection though, because I felt so overwhelmed with where to start ;D

But I decided to give it a go, and just started with making a list of all the best Tyrannosaurs that I liked and could afford, with Trex being my favorite since I could say its name ;D

So, here's the start! To start off here's a couple Wild Safari figures that I picked up at Michaels (cheap with 40% coupon woo!)
But I have $200 worth of stuff on the way that I'll post as I get them too! I do love taking pictures :)

Silly dinosaurs, they may be extinct by millenia by they have no problem attacking my wallet!

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Velociraptor and Triceratops by OmegaCharge, on Flickr

Just look at that scale!

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Velociraptor vs Triceratops by OmegaCharge, on Flickr
Is this such a good idea?

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Clash by OmegaCharge, on Flickr
Hmm, is it too late to turn tail and run?


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Triumph by OmegaCharge, on Flickr
Ouch.


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Triceratops by OmegaCharge, on Flickr


Gotta say, these guys are awesome!!
And don't worry, more will be rolling in soon! Then I'll have a proper collection going.

Just what am I getting myself into... ;D

:)
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« Reply #1 on Feb 9, 2012, 3:13am »
Thats great :)
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« Reply #2 on Feb 9, 2012, 3:24am »
Welcome to the site and those are some great pictures you've taken. Hopefully someday you'll decided to take some dinosaurs outside and do some dioramas.
Your story is similar to mine (and many of us) and my wallet has also been attacked quite frequently over the two years or so I've been doing this.
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« Reply #3 on Feb 9, 2012, 1:43pm »
Thanks guys! :)

Yeah I'd love to do some outside stuff! I might try to go to the park sometime and try it.
and well, glad to see I'm not alone! But I guess that's what makes this place great! ;)
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« Reply #4 on Feb 9, 2012, 5:25pm »
hi, welcome.
once you start collecting them, you'd be hopelessly addicted. :D
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« Reply #5 on Feb 11, 2012, 3:56am »
Received a bunch of packages in the mail today, and opened a couple :)

Schleich Allosaurus and Papo Parasaurolophus (yes I know they didn't live together but they were two I opened together and thought they looked cool 8D)
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Contemplating Prey by OmegaCharge, on Flickr

and WS Velociraptor got a new friend:
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Raptors by OmegaCharge, on Flickr

I have a tonnnnn more figures still to receive and to open! I think I'll add pics bit by bit, and then eventually show the collection once I get them all open :)

It's much fun! And I think I'll try my hand at outdoor pics soon when I get down to the park =)

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« Reply #6 on Feb 11, 2012, 8:29pm »
Opened a box today that had my Papo Spinosaurus... only to find his arm was broken off =(
I boxed him up and sent him back for a refund.. but the consolation was that this guy was in the box too:

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Tyrannosaurus by OmegaCharge, on Flickr

Love this guy!
Here he is taking on a couple Triceratops:
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Assault by OmegaCharge, on Flickr


And on the shelf:
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Assault by OmegaCharge, on Flickr


I went ahead and ordered another Spinosaurus this morning.. along with a nice handful of CollectA figures. Kinda getting out of hand now... ;D


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« Reply #7 on Feb 11, 2012, 8:35pm »
Nice pictures. I've thought about getting the brown t.rex. This is probably the first picture i've seen of it, and it looks good.
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« Reply #8 on Feb 11, 2012, 8:40pm »
Thank you! :)

Yes he's a fantastic figure :) Very very cool in hand.
Also a huge huge improvement over any of the previous WS Rexes, as it seems all the new Wild Safari's are.

Inexpensive and definitely worth getting! He's going to be the dominant predator of my smaller scale collection ;D
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« Reply #9 on Feb 12, 2012, 12:51am »
Few more pics! :D

Here are a couple more new additions:
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Pair of Hunters by OmegaCharge, on Flickr

I know it's nothing new, but Papo Allosaurus is magnificent!

Here's a pic of some of my predators so far:
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Carnivores by OmegaCharge, on Flickr

Poor herbivores are being quickly outnumbered! ;D

and a bonus pic, Parasaurolophus tried to steal some salad when I wasn't looking, but I think she's unaware of some approaching danger ;D
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Re: Start of My Collection!
« Reply #10 on Feb 12, 2012, 10:29am »
Very nice photo's! ;D
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« Reply #11 on Feb 12, 2012, 10:47am »
Someone has excellent photography skill!!:) Dynamic angles, great lighting source and superb color contrast really brings out the best features of the dinosaur models.

I also concur with dinofan45 regarding the Safari T-rex- This happens to be the first picture that I have seen where the T-rex actually looks impressive!---Great job!!
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« Reply #12 on Feb 12, 2012, 7:05pm »

Feb 12, 2012, 10:29am, ITewan wrote:
Very nice photo's! ;D

Thank you itewan! ;D


Feb 12, 2012, 10:47am, tanystropheus wrote:
Someone has excellent photography skill!!:) Dynamic angles, great lighting source and superb color contrast really brings out the best features of the dinosaur models.

I also concur with dinofan45 regarding the Safari T-rex- This happens to be the first picture that I have seen where the T-rex actually looks impressive!---Great job!!

Thank you!! :)
I love photography; I've been experimenting with different things :)
I try to make them look as good as possible and as cool as they are when you're seeing them in person :D

And thanks, haha! It really is a cool T-Rex for a smaller size! Looks fantastic with a lot of the smaller scale large herbivores! ;D

But thank you again for the compliments guys it's much appreciated ;D

I took some figures outside today to try my hand at outdoor stuff! I posted a thread in the Dioramas section :)

Here's a preview:

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« Reply #13 on Feb 15, 2012, 4:30am »
Collection continues to grow!
Here's a taste of what my shelves are like:
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Still getting started ;D
But here's some pics just for fun.. I was playing around with WS Liopleurodon.

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Sharks!
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« Reply #14 on Feb 16, 2012, 5:06am »
More picssss! ;D

Wild Safari Allosaurus:
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Allosaurus by OmegaCharge, on Flickr
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Allosaurus by OmegaCharge, on Flickr

Carnegie Giganotosaurus
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Giganotosaurus by OmegaCharge, on Flickr

Carnegie Spinosaurus
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Spinosaurus by OmegaCharge, on Flickr

The very awesome new Carnegie Carnotaurus:
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Carnotaurus by OmegaCharge, on Flickr

Look at those bloody teeth!!
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Carnotaurus by OmegaCharge, on Flickr

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Utahraptor by OmegaCharge, on Flickr

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Velociraptor by OmegaCharge, on Flickr

My Tyrannosaurus' so far:
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Tyrannosaurs by OmegaCharge, on Flickr


And now something fun I did ;D


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« Reply #15 on Feb 16, 2012, 5:43am »
Its growing fast.
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« Reply #16 on Feb 16, 2012, 5:59am »
Tell me about it ;D
Faster than I can keep track of! There's just so much awesome stuff out there! Lots to catch up on.

Going to go get a new shelf tomorrow for some of it all ;D
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« Reply #17 on Feb 17, 2012, 12:43pm »

Feb 16, 2012, 5:59am, thundercharge wrote:
Tell me about it ;D
Faster than I can keep track of! There's just so much awesome stuff out there! Lots to catch up on.

Going to go get a new shelf tomorrow for some of it all ;D

i have a lot to catch up on to.
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« Reply #18 on Feb 17, 2012, 9:49pm »
Yes, it's growing really fast. I see you have the kentrosaurus from Safari. I also have it, and its one of my favorites in my small collection.
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« Reply #19 on Feb 20, 2012, 3:58am »

Feb 17, 2012, 12:43pm, lio99 wrote:

i have a lot to catch up on to.

But then, you never really "catch up" all the way, do you? ;D


Feb 17, 2012, 9:49pm, dinofan45 wrote:
Yes, it's growing really fast. I see you have the kentrosaurus from Safari. I also have it, and its one of my favorites in my small collection.

Yeah he's a neat little guy :)

Here's a pic because you mentioned him:

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Kentrosaurus by OmegaCharge, on Flickr


My diorama thread is updated! New stuff with lots more to come! =)
http://dinotoyforum.proboards.com/index.....9&page=1#128676
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