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I had the Deinonychus, around 1993 (Hmmm, wonder why? ) They were sold in Toys R Us in the UK under the Natural History Museum banner (basically the Smithsonian packaging, but with "Natural History Museum, London" at the top)
Preferred the JP stuff that came out at the same time though, so only got that one, although I did pick up the Styracosaurus earlier at a car boot sale.
Yeah, I got the big red JP T.rex that year. They're probably similar in size, but the Smithsonian/NHM/Dinoriders Tyrannosaurus just seemed rather quaint by comparison. Didn't stand a chance.
But everything for the past 15 years has been so JP-influenced, that I've come to find the pre-JP look refreshingly old school. It doesn't have the JP-style angry-brow-ridge thing that every hack artist seems to copy.
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Re: Dinoriders « Reply #21 on Aug 29, 2008, 8:40pm »
I don't believe he meant they made addtl. figures as I'm not aware of any...the feather/fur like texture on the Struthio was done for the second series release of figures under the DinoRider name...there was also the small series 3 selection....
" Way out West are boney clues of many an ancient clash, preserved by deadly sand and mud and dark volcanic ash, these late Jurassic sediments, the Morrison Formation, a record of the Allosaurus, Prince of all Predation..." - Jurassic Punk
" Way out West are boney clues of many an ancient clash, preserved by deadly sand and mud and dark volcanic ash, these late Jurassic sediments, the Morrison Formation, a record of the Allosaurus, Prince of all Predation..." - Jurassic Punk
Re: Dinoriders « Reply #26 on Aug 29, 2008, 10:43pm »
I always liked there Kentrosaurus and was impressed by their Apatosaurus because of its size. I never bought any though because they seemed to clunky to me.
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Re: Dinoriders « Reply #29 on Aug 29, 2008, 10:56pm »
I remember getting the Dinoriders T rex in 1988 shortly after it came out as a birthday gift. I loved it, but I also remember my mother being upset that I was not playing with any of the gear on him.
I loved the "Brontosaur" when he showed up later as a gift as well, although I always called him the "Apatosaur" instead of "Brontosaur". I still have the both of them, unfortunately I have lost all the little ramphorynchus figures that came with him.
The Dinoriders Rex had a spot as "The best T rex in my collection" Until 1993, as the JP Red Rex replaced him that year
I have all the animal figures from the line except the series 3 figures and the mail away Pterodactyl.
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Re: Dinoriders « Reply #31 on Aug 30, 2008, 12:38am »
"The Brontosaurus ( that's the toy's name ) is really HUGE..just has to be seen."
I second that. Sure as far as accuracy goes, it leaves a fair bit to be desired, but as a "classic" representation of a saurapod, I think it is a great figure! I took mine off the dinoriders shelf and got a few comparison shots for those who have not seen the figure in person so you can get an idea of size.
Next to a slightly modified Papo Spino.
Next to the new Carnegie Diplo.
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Re: Dinoriders « Reply #32 on Aug 30, 2008, 3:57am »
*drools* Ooooh pretty-colored yellow Quetzalcoatlus! I'm hunting for one of those, a Chasmosaurus, and my Dino Riders collection is complete!
As far as new dinos for the Smithsonian line, I think they were all original Dino Riders models. They modified the Quetzalcoatl by removing the head crest, and called it something else instead.
Thagomizer, yes Rex in toy story is based off of the Dino Riders model. In some interviews with the creators, they'll show an office shot with the toy amongst several others on a shelf. Good call!
" Way out West are boney clues of many an ancient clash, preserved by deadly sand and mud and dark volcanic ash, these late Jurassic sediments, the Morrison Formation, a record of the Allosaurus, Prince of all Predation..." - Jurassic Punk
That would be Nigel Monaghan, the Keeper of Geology in the NMI - Natural History. An exceedingly nice chap!
- the very same.
During my schooldays, I was lucky enough to spend a week at the museum. Somehow Nigel was so busy doing things here and there that he managed to show me around all the different departments. Best of all was getting to see some of the stuff out in the Beggars Bush storage facility!
"The Brontosaurus ( that's the toy's name ) is really HUGE..just has to be seen."
I second that. Sure as far as accuracy goes, it leaves a fair bit to be desired, but as a "classic" representation of a saurapod, I think it is a great figure! I took mine off the dinoriders shelf and got a few comparison shots for those who have not seen the figure in person so you can get an idea of size.
As far as new dinos for the Smithsonian line, I think they were all original Dino Riders models. They modified the Quetzalcoatl by removing the head crest, and called it something else instead.
Yeah, I remember Smithsonian switched the labels with Quetz and Pterodactylus? Or something? The dactyl did look a bit more azhdarchid I guess, or just more accurate in general as one of the Bakker figures.
Ironically it's now known that both Quetz and Pterodactylus had crests
I really wish Bakker had done a redesign fo Deinoncychus for series 2... if they let him give dinofuzz to Struthiomimus, can you imagine what a Greg Paul-era raptor figure would have looked like?
Re: Dinoriders « Reply #38 on Aug 31, 2008, 2:20am »
Oh god, no, I hope they don't release more feathered monstrosities. Hopefully they will release a line of marine creatures, including a primitive fish and a Basilosaurus.
Oh god, no, I hope they don't release more feathered monstrosities. Hopefully they will release a line of marine creatures, including a primitive fish and a Basilosaurus.
Well, of all the 80's revival toy series, Dinoriders appears to be the only one that got skipped for some reason. And I am pretty sure that if they made new stuff, they would be based on current dino understanding. Just like the first time around.
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I always liked there Kentrosaurus and was impressed by their Apatosaurus because of its size. I never bought any though because they seemed to clunky to me.
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