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Post by brontodocus on Jul 12, 2011 23:37:30 GMT
Raaah! Just when I nearly have the whole MBA series... Well, I'm still missing the Sea Otters, of course.
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Post by k907 on Jul 13, 2011 3:31:06 GMT
Raaah! Just when I nearly have the whole MBA series... Well, I'm still missing the Sea Otters, of course. You should get it if you can, they ship worldwide.
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Post by brontodocus on Jul 13, 2011 8:03:39 GMT
Yes, I'll probably end up doing so. ;D
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Post by brontodocus on Jul 13, 2011 16:27:02 GMT
In the meantime... I've painted two more of my NekoWorks Sharks: Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831); Tawny Nurse Shark, NKWS-16. Length 99 mm, scale approx. 1:23 - 1:32. I've reshaped the rear edge of the pectoral fins to make them appear more slender and acute and I altered the two dorsals a little, too so that the fins now have the typical shape for N. ferrugineus. Mustelus cf. manazo Bleeker, 1854; Starspotted Smoothhound, NKWS-14. Length 107 mm, scale approx. 1:6 - 1:20.
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Post by postsaurischian on Jul 13, 2011 17:49:20 GMT
I just love the NekoWorks Smoothhound - Beautiful paint job !
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Post by copper on Jul 13, 2011 20:58:52 GMT
some really nice colors on that Mustelus cf. manazo!
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Post by brontodocus on Aug 3, 2011 8:39:59 GMT
Belated thanks, postsaurischian and copper! (note to self: read threads after posting )Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861); Oceanic Whitetip Shark. Neko Works Shark Attack model NKWS-10. Length 90 mm. The Neko Works models aren't always flawless. The conical, evenly tapering snout of this one is very reminiscent of a lamnid shark rather than a typical blunt-nosed Carcharhinus. Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758); Smooth Hammerhead Shark. Neko Works Shark Attack model NKWS-02. Length 80 mm. Safari Ltd. Anglerfish (unidentifiable but similar to Melanocetus species); Length approx. 150 mm. AAA Hatchetfish (unidentifiable but belonging to Sternoptychinae). Length 127 mm.
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Post by postsaurischian on Aug 3, 2011 20:24:54 GMT
The Hatchetfish is beautiful !
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Post by brontodocus on Aug 4, 2011 11:05:09 GMT
Even though it doesn't have the "uranoscopic" eyes that face upward like many Argyropelecus species. k907 also told me that it's a rare find, I must confess I didn't even know it existed before I found one.
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Post by brontodocus on Sept 2, 2011 7:57:23 GMT
More AAA deep-sea fishies: I didn't even know they were available in these boxes, even with a mini booklet for each of them. Himantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837; Atlantic Footballfish. Length 117 mm, scale approx. 1:4 - 1:6. Unidentifiable stomiid dragonfish. The tag identifies it as Tactostoma macropus Bolin, 1939 (Longfin dragonfish) with which it has no resemblance. Length 170 mm, scale unknown. Thaumatichthys axeli (Bruun, 1953); Prince Axel's Wonder Fish, Wolftrap Angler or Danglefish. Length 172 mm, scale approx. 1:1 - 1:2. Chauliodus macouni Bean, 1890; Pacific Viperfish. Length 196 mm, scale approx. 1:1 - 1:1.5. Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848; Black Loosejaw or Stoplight Loosejaw. AAA model. Length 173 mm, scale approx. 1:1 - 1:1.6. This one is very similar to the version by Safari Ltd. posted a few pages up. The Anglerfish also exists in brown. The set includes a Pelican Eel which I've already posted here: dinotoyforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=othertoys&thread=1235&page=8#103673
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Post by k907 on Sept 2, 2011 22:18:43 GMT
Very lucky! Now I'm only missing the hatchet fish, blue angler fish, and the barrel eye. I remember this was very much available when I was high school and didn't even bother to get them.
I noticed your MBA thresher shark's mouth is green (along with some I've seen at a store) and mine is pink, wonder what happened.
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Post by brontodocus on Sept 3, 2011 0:24:32 GMT
Very lucky! Now I'm only missing the hatchet fish, blue angler fish, and the barrel eye. I remember this was very much available when I was high school and didn't even bother to get them. I noticed your MBA thresher shark's mouth is green (along with some I've seen at a store) and mine is pink, wonder what happened. Thanks, Kevin! I'll pm you with the link where you can still get the barreleye (that's where I got mine). My thresher shark's mouth is indeed a little greenish but only slightly. I guess it's just a kind of light colour that's not opaque enough and lets the grey plastic shine through. In my photos it may look more extreme as it is in reality which is possibly due to the lighting from above which I prefer but which can occasionally make a figure's underside appear darker than it is.
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Post by k907 on Oct 26, 2011 20:35:50 GMT
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Post by brontodocus on Oct 26, 2011 20:53:15 GMT
Ha, I just bought a hatchet fish from that seller yesterday, thanks again for the info. Good to see that there are more of them available.
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Post by zopteryx on Oct 26, 2011 21:50:48 GMT
Do those AAA deep sea fish come in alternate colors? If they don't, maybe mine are just knock-offs.
Also, was there a Monkfish (the ray-finned fish, not the shark) in that collection?
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Post by brontodocus on Oct 26, 2011 22:02:41 GMT
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Post by zopteryx on Oct 26, 2011 22:11:07 GMT
No triple A stamp, just "Made in China CE". And yes, that batfish is the monkfish I was talking about, thanks. But mine has a more plain color sheme, just brown with a white belly.
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Post by brontodocus on Oct 26, 2011 23:10:24 GMT
Regardless if they are AAA or knock offs, I'd really be interested in seeing photos of your versions for comparison. And maybe someone can clarify if true AAAs do also exist without the AAA stamp? I know that AAA was also distributed by Bullyland in Germany for some time and my boxed deep-sea fishes had "Animal Planet" on the boxes. But mine all have the AAA stamp.
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Post by kikimalou on Oct 27, 2011 7:08:01 GMT
Could you tell me where I could find this beauties ?
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Post by brontodocus on Oct 27, 2011 7:21:48 GMT
Hi kikimalou, I bought them from a German ebay seller "haps2", they weren't cheap at €39.90 but the transaction was perfect. The seller doesn't list them at the moment but maybe you could ask him if he still has them? This seller also ships within the entire EC, so good luck!
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