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Post by Seijun on Nov 3, 2011 17:38:22 GMT
Sorry, by better I meant more accurate. The carnegies are generally more aesthetically pleasing, I agree.
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Post by bowheadwhale on Nov 3, 2011 18:42:21 GMT
CollectA's style is too roundish to be 100% accurate (according to what we do know), while Papo's is too angulous. But it's CollectA's and Papo's styles. I've seen figs that were not "realistically accurate", yet their basic features shown perfectly their creators knew exactly what they were doing. So, I don't really mind if a fig is "realistically" accurate or not: I just want them to be well-identified and immediately recognizable. Like CollectA's and Papo's animals.
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Post by stoneage on Nov 3, 2011 23:01:56 GMT
I have yet to acquire a single favorite/kinto, but they are on my list! I agree, many of their figures are much better than their carnegie or safari brothers. I wish there were more of them in the US. Actually, I don't think they're necessarily 'better' in every respect, although they are more accurate - the Favorite models can be a bit bland aesthetically. (Also, the Wild Safari Allosaurus is actually more anatomically accurate than the Favorite...in my opinion...) What about Battat?
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Post by sbell on Nov 3, 2011 23:16:36 GMT
Actually, I don't think they're necessarily 'better' in every respect, although they are more accurate - the Favorite models can be a bit bland aesthetically. (Also, the Wild Safari Allosaurus is actually more anatomically accurate than the Favorite...in my opinion...) What about Battat? I don't think they're getting counted because they aren't available anymore.
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Post by Horridus on Nov 4, 2011 14:43:57 GMT
What about Battat? I don't think they're getting counted because they aren't available anymore. Yeah, exactly.
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Post by simon on Nov 4, 2011 17:56:43 GMT
I don't think they're getting counted because they aren't available anymore. Yeah, exactly. Available on ebay ....
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Post by sbell on Nov 4, 2011 18:09:54 GMT
Fine. Regularly, easily available in stores. Jeez, do we have to qualify everything? Or include every last thing every time? The question is essentially, of what is produced and available right now, which CollectA models are most accurate, which then spiraled into a broader discussion of existing models. Maybe we'd better include Dino Riders, Starlux and Marx too, because they are also available on ebay.
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Post by Horridus on Nov 4, 2011 18:36:31 GMT
Fine. Regularly, easily available in stores. Jeez, do we have to qualify everything? Or include every last thing every time? I think 'still in production' would be better.
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Post by sbell on Nov 4, 2011 18:53:27 GMT
Fine. Regularly, easily available in stores. Jeez, do we have to qualify everything? Or include every last thing every time? I think 'still in production' would be better. Either way--the point is that every discussion shouldn't have to include disclaimers excluding all of the stuff that normally can't be found.
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Post by Seijun on Nov 4, 2011 20:53:45 GMT
I'm not sure why its so hard to ask the questions "which figures from [insert company] are the most accurate". As I recall, the question of which collectas are the most accurate has been discussed before, and as I recall that thread also immediately derailed into a discussion of which companies make the most accurate figures and whether or not real accuracy actually exists.
Honestly, YES certain figures are more accurate, and some are less accurate, if you interpret "accurate" to mean that the figure conforms to what we CURRENTLY believe to be true (or not true) about that dinosaur's appearance in real life. So if someone asks which collectas are the most accurate, it means just that. Which collectas have the fewest anatomical flaws with regards to current scientific understanding?
Although I don't own most of them, these collectas are the ones that strike me as being the best of the best: Dacentrurus Ampelosaurus Hatzegopteryx Irritator Jobaria (if you can ignore the missing chest) Kelenken Olorotitan Paraceratherium Plateosaurus Psittacosaurus Rhomaleosaurus
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Post by stoneage on Nov 4, 2011 22:43:31 GMT
Fine. Regularly, easily available in stores. Jeez, do we have to qualify everything? Or include every last thing every time? The question is essentially, of what is produced and available right now, which CollectA models are most accurate, which then spiraled into a broader discussion of existing models. Maybe we'd better include Dino Riders, Starlux and Marx too, because they are also available on ebay. I've never seen CollectA in any stores. I can only buy them on line like Battats.
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Post by sbell on Nov 4, 2011 23:02:40 GMT
Fine. Regularly, easily available in stores. Jeez, do we have to qualify everything? Or include every last thing every time? The question is essentially, of what is produced and available right now, which CollectA models are most accurate, which then spiraled into a broader discussion of existing models. Maybe we'd better include Dino Riders, Starlux and Marx too, because they are also available on ebay. I've never seen CollectA in any stores. I can only buy them on line like Battats. ::)Really? Battats and CollectAs are equally easy to come across? You are implying (or I am inferring) that Battats are also still in production. Obviously they are not. Obviously there are no stores that carry a line of Battats. Yet you still insist on being all pedantic here. Again, many people can find Dino Riders online as well, but they wouldn't really be called available now would they? So, to clarify, someone wanted to know which CollectA figures were the most accurate (and has received a few good lists. But the discussion sort of spun off to consider the accuracy of other, currently-produced-and-generally-available-through-normal-retail-means-(although not exclusive of auctions and other non-retail methods) figures. Is this detailed enough now? Can we now get beyond why the generally-unavailable except with luck and expense Battats were not part of this conversation?
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Post by Radman on Nov 5, 2011 0:15:47 GMT
Well, the Plateosaurus, Olorotitan, Camptosaurus, Psittacosaurus, Deluxe Amarga and Stego, Jobaria, and several others are all very good, IMHO. Most of the figures give you good bang for the buck, although a few to stay away from are the chunky Dilophosaurus, Spinosaurus (regular and deluxe),Allosaurus,Tylo and Tyranno. Still, check out dinosaurcollector.150m.com/procon.htmland decide for yourself. Bottom line is: most are decent, and all are priced quite reasonably.
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Post by Griffin on Nov 5, 2011 1:28:48 GMT
The Utahraptor is pretty solid. The Hatzegopteryx is also nicely made too. Those are just two off the top of my head that I particularly like.
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Post by crackington on Nov 6, 2011 12:10:39 GMT
The Ouranosaurus is a nice looking figure, but how accurate is it (its the only Collecta I have)?
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Post by Seijun on Nov 6, 2011 19:40:32 GMT
I think think the ourano is pretty poor :/ The head especially, more resembles a horse head than an ouranosaur.
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Post by crackington on Nov 6, 2011 20:15:27 GMT
Not sure I agree Seijun , its nicely posed model and if anything the head is more duck-bill like than horse. Looking at its entry on Wikepedia (that great and reliabe source!) it doesn't look too bad in comparson with the pictures of the fossils there: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OuranosaurusIt seems in good proportion, right number of hand digits including thumb spikes etc. That said, my knowledge of anatomy isn't great (hence checking Wiki) so I stand to be corrected, but, its not a bad model, no?
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Post by Horridus on Nov 6, 2011 20:21:43 GMT
I don't think it's that bad either. It's a little crude (no surprise there), and various details are wrong (like the missing crest on the head, the too-shallow tail, etc.) but you can see what it's supposed to be. Obviously it can't hold a candle to the Battat, but it's miles better than the Schleich monstrosity.
The head does a bit like it was modelled on that of a horse's, mind...I've never seen it in person, so I'd be interested to know if it has a correctly squared-off muzzle.
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Post by amanda on Nov 7, 2011 8:49:47 GMT
I don't have it, but the Ampelosaurus seems to stack up fairly well to images I found on-line, and it is one I aim to get.
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Post by postsaurischian on Nov 7, 2011 9:16:13 GMT
Well, the Plateosaurus, Olorotitan, Camptosaurus, Psittacosaurus, Deluxe Amarga and Stego, Jobaria, and several others are all very good, IMHO. Most of the figures give you good bang for the buck, although a few to stay away from are the chunky Dilophosaurus, Spinosaurus (regular and deluxe),Allosaurus,Tylo and Tyranno. Still, check out dinosaurcollector.150m.com/procon.htmland decide for yourself. Bottom line is: most are decent, and all are priced quite reasonably. Do you already have the Deluxe Amarga?
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