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Post by postsaurischian on Dec 1, 2010 21:20:11 GMT
Nay, acquiring accomplishments is not a waste of time in the least! ;D ;D Of course you're right - but life is short and you know, we want the illustrated book ..... or a portfolio?  ;D |
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Post by Himmapaan on Dec 1, 2010 23:02:05 GMT
;D You are most kind. ;D
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Post by Radman on Dec 2, 2010 0:38:52 GMT
Thanks Helge, that's good to know about the trunks. I might have to get one. Can you take a picture with the platy and a Carnegie or other standard mammoth for reference? Most mammoths are ~1:20, yes? I don't know how big that sweater-wearin little preppie is!
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Post by Libraraptor on Dec 2, 2010 14:57:17 GMT
Haha, Helge, awesome Andrewsarchus, nice sauropod! I have that "Was ist Was" - dinosaurbook, too. All three editions (or were there even four?).
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Post by postsaurischian on Dec 2, 2010 19:13:39 GMT
I have that "Was ist Was" - dinosaurbook, too. All three editions (or were there even four?).  Yeah - it was good for little beginners back then! I don't know about the edition. My next one was the "Bunter Kinder Kosmos" book ;D. Can you take a picture with the platy and a Carnegie or other standard mammoth for reference? Most mammoths are ~1:20, yes? I don't know how big that sweater-wearin little preppie is! Here are 2 comparison shots. The 1st with the Wild Safari Amebelodon & the 2nd with the Carnegie Wooly Mammoth. I'd say the Amebelodon is about 1:45 and the Mammoth about 1:30  . I guess Platybelodon was pretty similar in size to Amebelodon, but I'm not sure either.   |
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Post by postsaurischian on Dec 2, 2010 20:57:29 GMT
There's a new Shapeways Diplodocus miniature by David Krentz. It holds something like a stone slab on that something's written that I can't read. The figure is called 'Dino for Fred'. This is the 'black, strong & flexible' material .....   
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Post by Radman on Dec 2, 2010 21:14:06 GMT
Thanks for posting those pictures of the mammoth and Platy, Helge! Looks like the size isn't too far off, heads are similar, bodies a little more... On my Bullyland Deinotherium and Mammoth the scale is listed as 1:24. I don't know the relative sizes of the other various tuskers, anybody have a diagram? Or know the scales of the others? Anyway, now I'll probably have to get this too, despite my no 1:20 or greater rule  I like the Andrewsarchus helluvalot also. I think Paleocraft did this model a slight disservice with the paint they gave it; while very nice overall, it makes it look kinda like a misshapen tiger. I'd definitely give it a unique look, part wolf, part jaguar? Something different, regardless. ;D |
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Post by Himmapaan on Dec 2, 2010 22:17:19 GMT
There's a new Shapeways Diplodocus miniature by David Krentz. Oh, oh, oh!  By the way, what's the background this time? It looks like a Dutch master landscape. ;D |
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Post by postsaurischian on Dec 2, 2010 22:42:37 GMT
There's a new Shapeways Diplodocus miniature by David Krentz. Oh, oh, oh! By the way, what's the background this time? It looks like a Dutch master landscape. ;D You're right, it's the astonishing Jacob van Ruisdael (about 1628/29 - 1682) - love his landscapes  . |
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Post by brontodocus on Dec 2, 2010 23:05:14 GMT
There's a new Shapeways Diplodocus miniature by David Krentz. It holds something like a stone slab on that something's written that I can't read. The figure is called 'Dino for Fred'. This is the 'black, strong & flexible' material ..... Lucky you! I've just checked it on shapeways - the model is gone! And the Ankylosaurus is "not for sale" right now.  So you may be - next to a certain Fred - the only one who will ever have this model. |
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Post by postsaurischian on Dec 2, 2010 23:13:48 GMT
It's true, I also just checked this. Obviously I placed my order just in time. But there should be others who ordered it. It's a brilliant figure, but the pic Krentz provided on Shapeways' homepage wasn't so good. I almost overlooked it.
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Post by Himmapaan on Dec 2, 2010 23:42:14 GMT
Oh, no. Does this mean I won't be able to get it now?  Jacob van Ruisdale! I saw an exhibition of his work at the Royal Academy here in London a few years ago! |
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Post by postsaurischian on Dec 7, 2010 20:14:08 GMT
Jacob van Ruisdale! I saw an exhibition of his work at the Royal Academy here in London a few years ago! I'd love to see the originals ! A Frilled Shark by TAKARA TOMY A.R.T.S. (in comparison with the Safari on the right). Thanks to brontodocus for showing me this one .   Thanks also for the idee. Photo cardboard - clouds / water ;D. Can we expect to see the whole new TAKARA Deep Sea Fish set from you soon ? |
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Post by Himmapaan on Dec 7, 2010 20:41:44 GMT
Takara really do make some of the best miniature animals available...
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Post by sbell on Dec 7, 2010 20:41:53 GMT
Jacob van Ruisdale! I saw an exhibition of his work at the Royal Academy here in London a few years ago! I'd love to see the originals ! A Frilled Shark by TAKARA TOMY A.R.T.S. (in comparison with the Safari on the right). Thanks to brontodocus for showing me this one . Thanks also for the idee. Photo cardboard - clouds / water ;D. Can we expect to see the whole new TAKARA Deep Sea Fish set from you soon ? I was not aware such a set even existed until now! Of course, now I must spend far more than I wanted. Too bad the other fish are...well, I guess they're deep sea fish. |
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Post by postsaurischian on Dec 7, 2010 23:53:57 GMT
More Kaiyodo Dinotales figures ..... Parasaurolophus & JPIII resin figure .....  Sauropelta & Geibunsha Ankylosaurus .....  Stegosaurus .....  Struthiomimus .....  |
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Post by dyscrasia on Dec 8, 2010 0:10:12 GMT
Takara really do make some of the best miniature animals available... You should check out the 'Nature Techni Colour' series. I've never seen a series that has so much detail, accuracy and artistic presentation on such small animal figures. Back on topic - Those are some mighty nice mini figures postsaurischian. If I haven't wasted so much money on buying brutal death metal CDs, I would have had quite a collection of mini figures (from Jap companies) by now |
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Post by brontodocus on Dec 8, 2010 9:08:21 GMT
A Frilled Shark by TAKARA TOMY A.R.T.S. (in comparison with the Safari on the right). Thanks to brontodocus for showing me this one . Thanks also for the idee. Photo cardboard - clouds / water ;D. Can we expect to see the whole new TAKARA Deep Sea Fish set from you soon ? Of course, as soon as they arrive! For those who are interested: The other figures of this Takara set are Regalecus glesne, Macropinna microstoma, Abyssobrotula galatheae, Psychrolutes phrictus, and Himantolophus groenlandicus. They are also releasing a second set containing Argyropelecus sp., Mitsukurina owstoni, Eurypharynx pelecanoides, and Latimeria sp., I couldn't identify the other two with certainty yet, one looks very much like a deep-sea zoarcid. Oh - and I see you also bought the Sunset background from idee. |
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Post by Himmapaan on Dec 8, 2010 10:07:33 GMT
Takara really do make some of the best miniature animals available... You should check out the 'Nature Techni Colour' series. I've never seen a series that has so much detail, accuracy and artistic presentation on such small animal figures. Oh, yes, I know the series and have a few figures from it. It was what largely prompted my comment. They are stunning, stunning little models. I defy anyone to show me a more exquisite leaf turtle than theirs in commercial existence, to name but one example. |
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Post by postsaurischian on Dec 9, 2010 0:08:48 GMT
More Kaiyodo miniatures! Dino Expo 2004 Chuanjiesaurus .....  Dinotales Protoceratops, Coelophysis .....   Dino Expo 2006 Fukuisaurus .....  Dino Expo 2006 Fukuiraptor .....  Tokyo Museum Apatosaurus .....  Dinotales Rutiodon ..... 
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Yeah - it was good for little beginners back then! I don't know about the edition. My next one was the "Bunter Kinder Kosmos" book ;D.
. I guess Platybelodon was pretty similar in size to Amebelodon, but I'm not sure either.
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So you may be - next to a certain Fred - the only one who will ever have this model.
