A few pics of my Aurora Prehistoric Scenes Collect

I love those old Aurora kits ;D

Great collection, must have spent some money there

What I really loved about these as a kid was that the bases fitted together and the models were jointed

Each box has a model in it plus I have at least one of each loose as well:

Those models are great! A little before my time I think so I haven't seen them before. That Triceratops has some fierce teeth!

Do you have a loose Tyrannosaurus or is that him at the back there?

They are very nice!

Yeah, one of the main complaints many had on these models even back in the 70's was the fact that a few of the non meat eaters like the triceratops had major teeth


And yes I do have a T-Rex:


But as you can see I am hurting for space at the moment. Since he is the largest model of them all so he takes up as much space as three models all by himself, as he should of course being a T-Rex afterall

Most of my loose ones came in some process of assembly and some came already painted (or were in the process of being painted) so I have just started the task of taking the ones like the loose assembled Triceratops you see in a purple paint scheme and repainting it to what I feel is a more favorable and realistic color scheme.

I like the designs. I actually have a styracosaurus that I bought loose for a very low amount of money (about 6 bucks including shipping).

To me they look a lot like taken out from HARRYHAUSEN movies like "Gwangi", "1.000.000 BC" and so... in fact some of the artwork looks clearly inspired by these movies.


I really like the paint job of the green styraco (near the purple trice). Looks really great.

Can I ask you a personal question, steve? Why do you collect all the boxes and figures, no matter if repeated? Is it to sell them in the future?

Interesting

At the time back in the early 70's these were not only a huge hit but were considered more accurate than previous Dinosaur models as they actually conformed to recent scientific thinking of the time. Keeping this in mind they were molded in various colors instead of the plain gray and brown colors previous Dino models by others had been molded in. They were snap together requiring no model glue so they were made for any skill level, but the real kicker was that they had moving parts. The legs, arms, heads, tails, etc were made so they could snap on and be moved. This made them not only a model but a toy making them cross marketable which many believe was one of the reasons why they were so popular.
Even though they have their flaws today they are still pretty amazing models and they all hold a very special place in my heart. I collected these as a kid in the early 70's along with my growing Star Trek memorabilia. There was a large toy store in Claremont NH that my Dad would take me to called "Toy Castle" which was actually shaped like a small castle. This is where I saw my first Aurora Dino models around 1972 and I saved up my money so every few weeks we could go back and I could buy another model. I was able to save a few of them over the years and those original models I bought and enjoyed as a kid are still on my shelves today. Unfortunately with moving and getting married, then divorced, then re-married, etc I lost a few along the way as well. But thanks to flea markets and then eBay I was able to not only re-obtain the ones I lost, but also get better examples of some and finish getting the ones I was never able to get way back then
In the past few years I have gotten back into them again and have been trying to finish the various holes in my collection with the different variations of the first releases and second releases, the very slight foreign box versions, getting more loose ones that I can paint to allow the ones still in the boxes to stay there, obtain a few store displays and more.
That's one of the great things about collecting. In most cases it almost never ends.