Hi, I'm Julien from France

[juju1305]

Hi guys,

my name is Julien, i'm 32, I live in Strasbourg, France and joined this forum quite recently.

I've been a collector as a child, an activity i resumed quite recently (to my greatest pleasure I must say, it's quite incredible how manufacturers have improved over the past 20 years).

I have a quite large collection of STARLUX figures that were all purchased in the late 80s. Here's the complete collection.



I you want to have a look at all the figures individually (or pairs for those I own twice), have a look at the Starlux thread where I posted them all.

dinotoyforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=collections&thread=1952&page=4

Also in the late 80s/early 90s, I got some of the original Carnegie figures. These were purchased in Germany because there was no shop that would sell them in my area in France.

I found it quite interesting to see that back then, it was SCHLEICH who was distributing these figures for the German market. Back then, the brach would cost 42 DM (about €21)



Here is my original Carnegie collection











I like the vintage look of some of these, like the spinosaur, or the 2 different versions of the allosaurus. The deinonychus pack is (unfortunately) damaged, with the leader of the pack having lost one of its arms

The sauropods were my favorites because of their huge size, the brach is so big (i'm wondering how big the new Carnegie version and the Papo will be, i might get the new Schleich brach as well).

I'm quite glad to have founs this forum that has a lot of active members who are very knowledgeable.

I wish you all a wonderful 2012 (for collectors, i guess it'll be, some of the upcoming 2012 figures look stunning)

Julien

[Horridus]

Hi, my name is Marc, I'm 24 and from the UK. ;D Welcome to the forum!

Great photos of the vintage Carnegie figures. That grey/brown Allosaurus you have is one of the very rare original editions. I'd treasure that! I think the same is true of the Apatosaurus too.

I have the brachiosaur too and it's the biggest sauropod that I own, towering over even the Bullyland and Invicta models.

[Himmapaan]

Welcome, Julien! Very enviable collection of original Carnegies there!

[juju1305]

Jan 2, 2012 17:05:07 GMT Horridus said:

Hi, my name is Marc, I'm 24 and from the UK. ;D Welcome to the forum!

Great photos of the vintage Carnegie figures. That grey/brown Allosaurus you have is one of the very rare original editions. I'd treasure that! I think the same is true of the Apatosaurus too.

I have the brachiosaur too and it's the biggest sauropod that I own, towering over even the Bullyland and Invicta models.

Hi Mark ;D

the grey/brow allosaurus is one of my favorites among the oldies! I like it better than the other colored version which is too shiny and too glossy for my taste. The grey/brown one has a very primal and raw look and feel, while the other looks more like a toy.

I love the brachio, it's a great figure and it's also the largest of my collection. I'm wondering how the new Papo, Carnegie and Schleich brachios will compare to this one in size. Eager to see that.

[juju1305]

Jan 2, 2012 17:43:00 GMT Himmapaan said:

Welcome, Julien! Very enviable collection of original Carnegies there!

Hi Himmapaan,

thanks for your message. Just checked out your deviantart page. Great stuff, i really like it !

[lovecraft4444]

Great collection! There is an earlier version of the Brach similar to the grey Apatosaurus- it is even larger than the green version, almost an inch taller and even heavier.
Lovecraft4444

[juju1305]

Jan 12, 2012 0:20:13 GMT lovecraft4444 said:

Great collection! There is an earlier version of the Brach similar to the grey Apatosaurus- it is even larger than the green version, almost an inch taller and even heavier.
Lovecraft4444

Thanks
I did not know about that original brach.

Do you have one? Is there any picture of it on the forum?

[dinodinkies]

Hi Julien, welcome.
You have a nice collection. And you are from france, perhaps you also have a marsupilami collection?

[juju1305]

Jan 13, 2012 20:19:55 GMT dinodinkies said:

Hi Julien, welcome.
You have a nice collection. And you are from france, perhaps you also have a marsupilami collection?

Hi, thanks
I do have the Marsupilami books, but no figures.

[dinodinkies]

Jan 13, 2012 22:37:34 GMT juju1305 said:

Jan 13, 2012 20:19:55 GMT dinodinkies said:

Hi Julien, welcome.
You have a nice collection. And you are from france, perhaps you also have a marsupilami collection?

Hi, thanks
I do have the Marsupilami books, but no figures.

Oh they are so addictive, have you read the new one? And the new serie marsu kids? I liked them.

[juju1305]

A bunch of new guys arrived today ;D



You'll recognize the Carnegie Giganotosaurus, Beipiaosaurus and Oviraptor, the Collecta Paraceratherium, the Bullyland belemnite and ammonite and the Schleich Brachiosaurus and macrauchenia.

The beipiaosaurus is much bigger than I thought it would be, it is really a wonderful figure. The Gigano is as great as it looks on the stock photo, but I must say I'm getting really tired of the "tripod" figures using their tail as a crutch... Safari need to come up with some stability solutions without compromising with feet size. Collecta is doing so with several of their figures. The Papo allosaurus is another good example... Same comment about the oviraptor.

I don't rally like Bullyland's dinosaurs, but these two squids are just irresistible.

I know the Schleich brachio has its flaws, but since it's being discontinued this year and will be replaced by a better looking yet much smaller one, I thought I could give it a chance.



Finally, i'm thrilled that I could still find a macrauchenia online. Most online shops had'em sold out, and none of my local stores had any left. It is truly a beautiful figure. Schleich's dinos have a lot of flaws, but their mammals are really superb and this one is no exception. I love it