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Post by Dinotoyforum on May 18, 2008 12:15:09 GMT
I found this web page while looking for good pics (I was successful) of the newer Procons (Revell): www.modellbahnecke.de/revell.htmBut also listed are some unfamiliar figures, also by Revell I think? They are not familiar to me... I post some here at full size because I can't be bothered to download, resize and repost them:
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on May 18, 2008 14:22:13 GMT
The ptera looks good. But the anky..... Why does it have sharp teeth?
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Post by tomhet on May 18, 2008 15:58:22 GMT
^^^ Very good question
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Post by piltdown on May 18, 2008 16:25:30 GMT
They're the Revell model kits I think. The triceratops has also developed a taste for meat.
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Post by richard on May 18, 2008 22:45:22 GMT
I like the dimetrodon, but with those extrange eyes it looks evil; in fact, all of them look angry !
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Post by tomhet on May 18, 2008 22:50:33 GMT
^^^ Not at all, the Dimetrodon looks as if it's having a good laugh
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Post by piltdown on May 18, 2008 23:01:35 GMT
And it apparently has a forked tongue. ;D I think I saw some of the kits at Movie-Tie-Ins R Us recently.
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Post by Dinotoyforum on May 18, 2008 23:12:04 GMT
looks more like it's giving off a giant bubbling belch to me.
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Post by piltdown on May 18, 2008 23:20:19 GMT
The Dinosaur Collectibles book mentions that these Revell kits are re-issues of the Aurora kits from the 1970s (paging tomhet ;D ). For some reason these kits have a nostalgic, cult-like following, and in Prehistoric Times there are numerous companies manufacturing deliberately cheesy imitations (in an ironic sort of way) of these models. The carnivorous triceratops is something to behold--his teeth are sharper than a tyrannosaur's.
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Post by EmperorDinobot on May 19, 2008 0:05:34 GMT
Oh those are pretty! But the Ankylosaurus...*sigh*...What a loss.
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Post by richard on May 19, 2008 21:37:26 GMT
And it apparently has a forked tongue. ;D it reminds me an evil komodo dragon laughing
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Post by tiermann on May 19, 2008 22:33:33 GMT
originals of the Aurora models go for rediculous prices on eBay.
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Post by sbell on May 20, 2008 0:22:21 GMT
The Dinosaur Collectibles book mentions that these Revell kits are re-issues of the Aurora kits from the 1970s (paging tomhet ;D ). For some reason these kits have a nostalgic, cult-like following, and in Prehistoric Times there are numerous companies manufacturing deliberately cheesy imitations (in an ironic sort of way) of these models. I've seen those kits, and I think that the true irony of those things is their price--they appear to be anywhere from $80 to over $120. I'm pretty sure I had the ankylosaur as a kid(possibly as a knock-off of a re-cast of a reissue), and I know that nobody would have bought that for me for any more than $10. This is what gets on my nerves so much about these retro/nostalgia companies--they give you a product that looks like it came from yester-year, except with a price tag that is ridiculous even for today. I mean, their Scutosaurus is pretty sweet, and I love Permian/Triassic critters, but nobody is getting anywhere near that much from me for it. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I have heard how much an actual commercial line can cost to be produced en masse. However, bringing the price down to a reasonable $10-$25 (for plastic) would probably move 5 times as many models, and would likely recoup costs much faster than selling relatively few high priced resins (if the models are actually plastic like the originals, it just become even crazier). And yes, there are some sour grapes here which I freely admit. I like that Scutosaurus, and the idea of being able to change heads on various dinos to create new ones (in particular hadrosaurs and ceratopsians) is to me a fascinating way to diversify a line (despite ignoring the fact that most of these 'interchangeable' species really do have physical distinctions that, on a hair-splitting level, is just plain wrong). But I cannot, and will not, spend that kind of money for a single figure of any kind. I also doubt that I am alone in this feeling, and it may come to pass that people make this clear with their pocket books to truly say what they think about this kind of pricing.
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Post by piltdown on May 20, 2008 1:48:00 GMT
The scutosaurus is indeed adorable, but it costs 130 It would indeed be nice if someone could make a plastic replica and sell it for a tenth of that price. Heh, the Alchemy Works also offers a kronosaurus kit; the expression on the kronosaurus makes it look like a crocodilian puppy jumping out of a pond ;D
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Post by sbell on May 20, 2008 4:36:00 GMT
The scutosaurus is indeed adorable, but it costs 130 It would indeed be nice if someone could make a plastic replica and sell it for a tenth of that price. Heh, the Alchemy Works also offers a kronosaurus kit; the expression on the kronosaurus makes it look like a crocodilian puppy jumping out of a pond ;D That's exactly my point--they make these high priced "retro" kits at prices designed for probably 1% of collectors--if they would cast them in a different material, or produce large amounts of them at once, they could sell far more of them, spreading out their cost, and maximizing their customer base. Or maybe they want to be a short-lived company that is remembered as producing some highly original models that very few people bought?
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