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Re: Carnegie Apatosaurus « Reply #40 on Feb 20, 2012, 3:52pm »
Something I have been trying to figure out is this:
In 2007 Safari released repainted versions of some of their sculpts. In the last 5 years they have done new sculpts of three species of the eleven they re painted. Spinosaurus, Carnotaurus, and Brachiosaurus are the ones. Why did they redo them only to remake them in the near future? That means that only two bigger sculpts are left to redo. Apatosaurus and Tyrannosaurus. Then all of the smaller herbivores, and carnivores. Just some food for thought.
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Something I have been trying to figure out is this:
In 2007 Safari released repainted versions of some of their sculpts. In the last 5 years they have done new sculpts of three species of the eleven they re painted. Spinosaurus, Carnotaurus, and Brachiosaurus are the ones. Why did they redo them only to remake them in the near future? That means that only two bigger sculpts are left to redo. Apatosaurus and Tyrannosaurus. Then all of the smaller herbivores, and carnivores. Just some food for thought.
Although they may have a long term figure road-map and strategy they also need to respond tactically to competitors products hence what you have observed.
Building an Island off the coast of Costa Rica, where creatures from eons ago roam with their awesome presence and majestic looks. Welcome to Jurassic Park!
Something I have been trying to figure out is this:
In 2007 Safari released repainted versions of some of their sculpts. In the last 5 years they have done new sculpts of three species of the eleven they re painted. Spinosaurus, Carnotaurus, and Brachiosaurus are the ones. Why did they redo them only to remake them in the near future? That means that only two bigger sculpts are left to redo. Apatosaurus and Tyrannosaurus. Then all of the smaller herbivores, and carnivores. Just some food for thought.
They knew that many of their sculpts were out-of-date and needed time to revitalize the line. It was decided to do a bunch of repaints while they started rebuilding the line. In other words, I don't think they are eager to bring back the past--there's a lot of future out there still.
And yes, I know this from when the repaints actually came out, in correspondences.
I ment a line for the current ones, if they would to be replaced with updated sculpts. subjects in the line would be, the original Brachiosaurus, Allosaur faced Spinosaurus, Original Stegosaurus (if the rumors of it being replaced are true) and the original Triceratops and green T-Rex.
they wouldent have to keep them seperate from the updated ones, just put a mark on there tag that says it is a classic.
That would be great--but to maintain every old, obsolete model in required numbers--tens of thousands--would a) cost a lot of money and b) probably confuse the market
(2 Carnegie insert dino name here? As a store owner, I will buy the one I recognize! Pshaw!
You need to say this in the voice of a stodgy store owner.)
And c) they probably want their new sculpts to become their identified brand, and more importantly, they want to sell lots of them--having old and new just muddies the water, and potentially splits new-run sales (which is important to determine a figure's success--hence, the importance of purchasing cool and unusual things ASAP if you want to see more of them).
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Re: Carnegie Apatosaurus « Reply #44 on Feb 20, 2012, 6:31pm »
I think they could do it. They all but do it right now, two versions of Triceratops, Spinosaurus, Tyrannosaurus. Add a Stego version and they have a recreational replica line for carnegie.
Building an Island off the coast of Costa Rica, where creatures from eons ago roam with their awesome presence and majestic looks. Welcome to Jurassic Park!
" 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
Building an Island off the coast of Costa Rica, where creatures from eons ago roam with their awesome presence and majestic looks. Welcome to Jurassic Park!
Building an Island off the coast of Costa Rica, where creatures from eons ago roam with their awesome presence and majestic looks. Welcome to Jurassic Park!
" 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
I would also prefer the latter but given the rarity of those older pieces re-releases would be better than nothing at all.
I suppose. But are those pieces really rare ? I think I've seen before and they don't command very high prices it seems.
Well they're certainly not as common as old Carnegie Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops and the like. I dunno, every time I see them on eBay they cost between $20-30, in the case of the trio anyway.
Building an Island off the coast of Costa Rica, where creatures from eons ago roam with their awesome presence and majestic looks. Welcome to Jurassic Park!
I've been banging on about this for a while. The bald one is just inexcusable...
Yeah it is. Especially how well they do the feathered Dinosaurs.
I've noticed another thing, of their traditional figures they have only been releasing the bigger ones.....
I guess the bigger ones are more popular..I'm pretty sure if they released new versions of the Proto and Deinonychus they would be larger stand alone figures..maybe the Proto would come with nest like the Maia redo.
" 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
If its tail touches the ground, I probably won't buy it. If its hands are facing the wrong way, I probably won't buy it. If it ought to have feathers and doesn't, I probably won't buy it. If it has vaned feathers attaching at its wrists, I probably won't buy it.
Unless it looks just like a Jurassic Park dinosaur
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Re: Carnegie Apatosaurus « Reply #57 on Feb 23, 2012, 3:47am »
If its tail touches the ground, I probably won't buy it. If its hands are facing the wrong way, I probably won't buy it. If it ought to have feathers and doesn't, I probably won't buy it. If it has vaned feathers attaching at its wrists, I probably won't buy it.
Unless it looks just like a Jurassic Park dinosaur
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