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Post by hmmberto on Oct 23, 2008 2:38:42 GMT
Does anyone know where I can find a good 1/12 scale sabretooth tiger or something close to it? You all recently helped someone I know from another forum find a t-rex in the same scale, so this seemed like the place to ask. Thanks!
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 23, 2008 3:08:31 GMT
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Post by tomhet on Oct 23, 2008 3:47:24 GMT
There is one that could be closer to the 1/12 scale, the Missing Links SaberTooth, but it's not available in stores anymore
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Post by webdragon on Oct 23, 2008 4:54:39 GMT
I adore my Missing Links Smilodon, in my opinion it's one of the best sabertooth kitties out there. Good luck finding one though since they're long out of production However, the AAA Smilodon might make a good substitute, since I think the larger version is a similar size. This one's also out of production, but is more recent and you can still find them from some European vendors, and every once and a while on Ebay. Good luck!
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 23, 2008 9:17:31 GMT
I adore my Missing Links Smilodon, in my opinion it's one of the best sabertooth kitties out there. Good luck finding one though since they're long out of production However, the AAA Smilodon might make a good substitute, since I think the larger version is a similar size. This one's also out of production, but is more recent and you can still find them from some European vendors, and every once and a while on Ebay. Good luck! The AAA is wonderful idea! I've seen it in stores before and it is great! Oh, btw, WB webdragon, where you been?
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Post by richard on Oct 23, 2008 19:48:03 GMT
I have a really cool sabretooth tiger, I'm not sure if it is 1/12 but it is quite nice, since I'm not home I'm gonna tell you later (well maybe in 2 or 3 days), I think it is bullyland but I'm not sure
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Post by bokisaurus on Oct 23, 2008 22:53:06 GMT
I'm not good with scale either, but how about the Tyco and HG Toys (Dinosaur warrior series)? They are both pretty "bigger" in size than any I have seen. If you are not familiar with both, I have them and I can post a picture for you to see. Unfortunately even the saber-tooth tigers are getting harder to find and it is one of the most popular, second only to mammoth, prehistoric mammal figures around. Good luck!
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Post by sbell on Oct 23, 2008 23:14:18 GMT
I'm not good with scale either, but how about the Tyco and HG Toys (Dinosaur warrior series)? They are both pretty "bigger" in size than any I have seen. If you are not familiar with both, I have them and I can post a picture for you to see. Unfortunately even the saber-tooth tigers are getting harder to find and it is one of the most popular, second only to mammoth, prehistoric mammal figures around. Good luck! Okay, I'm just realizing now--TIGERS!!!!!! Stop that. They aren't tigers. They're sabre-tooth cats. Not related to tigers, except in the sense that you could call them sabre-tooth bobcats just as easily (given the tail, maybe not so far off). All right, I feel better... As for figures at 1/12 (or so)--assuming a shoulder height of about 1.2 metres, the figure would be (easily enough) 10 cm (~ 4") high. That leaves very few figures--the AAA ones are your best bet, and may be the only ones still around in any form You can find them here: www.dinotime.de/saurier/aaa/ but they are in Germany (don't know where you are) so postage might be rough. You could also contact the Fossil Shop in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada www.thefossilshop.com/toys.htmWhere they show them on their site, and I know they have posted to friends in the US before.
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Post by bokisaurus on Oct 24, 2008 0:13:34 GMT
I'm not good with scale either, but how about the Tyco and HG Toys (Dinosaur warrior series)? They are both pretty "bigger" in size than any I have seen. If you are not familiar with both, I have them and I can post a picture for you to see. Unfortunately even the saber-tooth tigers are getting harder to find and it is one of the most popular, second only to mammoth, prehistoric mammal figures around. Good luck! Okay, I'm just realizing now--TIGERS!!!!!! Stop that. They aren't tigers. They're sabre-tooth cats. Not related to tigers, except in the sense that you could call them sabre-tooth bobcats just as easily (given the tail, maybe not so far off). All right, I feel better... As for figures at 1/12 (or so)--assuming a shoulder height of about 1.2 metres, the figure would be (easily enough) 10 cm (~ 4") high. That leaves very few figures--the AAA ones are your best bet, and may be the only ones still around in any form You can find them here: www.dinotime.de/saurier/aaa/ but they are in Germany (don't know where you are) so postage might be rough. You could also contact the Fossil Shop in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada www.thefossilshop.com/toys.htmWhere they show them on their site, and I know they have posted to friends in the US before. TIGERS! TIGERS! SABER TOOTHED TIGERS! ;D I feel much better now I am just writing what the manufacturers call them, ok? Go tell those company to stop calling them TIGERS then,yes? ;D
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Post by Ajax on Oct 24, 2008 0:20:23 GMT
Animals or creatures can share the same name without being related, it happens quite often.
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Post by stoneage on Oct 24, 2008 21:10:15 GMT
Animals or creatures can share the same name without being related, it happens quite often. ;D You mean like Sea Horse? ;D
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Post by stoneage on Oct 24, 2008 21:15:57 GMT
;D Actually Sabre toothed cat, Sabre toothed tiger, Sabre toothed all refer to different species. I think most likely the term we want to use here is Smilodon. ;D
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Post by sbell on Oct 24, 2008 21:22:39 GMT
;D Actually Sabre toothed cat, Sabre toothed tiger, Sabre toothed all refer to different species. I think most likely the term we want to use here is Smilodon. ;D If you want to be really pedantic, you can call them machairodont cats, which would include all of the sabre-toothed (and dirk-toothed) cats, but leaving out all conical-toothed cats (including tigers).
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Post by webdragon on Oct 26, 2008 15:40:38 GMT
Heya Tyrannax! I definitely haven't been visiting the forums as much as I should be, haha, but I'm still here!
As for Smilodon, since it falls within the family Felidae it technically is a true 'cat', unlike its earlier saber-toothed Nimravidae cousins. Only the felid saber-tooths fall within the Machairodontinae. I've heard lots of terms for classifying saber-tooths based on tooth shape; dirk-toothed, saber-toothed, and oddly enough recently cookie-cutter-toothed cats! Hooray for phylogeny! Waxing historical, I'm not sure where the phrase "saber toothed tiger" comes from. Possibly because these cats seem more robust than other big cats like lions or cougars, and so were more closely aligned with tigers originally? *ponders*
Back to the topic at hand, I've never seen any of the HG series in person, but my Tyco Smilodon is a bit smaller than my Missing Links one, I'm not sure if it would match up best with a 1/12 scale. Both are pretty nice toys though, although I think the Tyco one looks much more dynamic in pose.
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Post by bokisaurus on Oct 26, 2008 15:56:29 GMT
Heya Tyrannax! I definitely haven't been visiting the forums as much as I should be, haha, but I'm still here! As for Smilodon, since it falls within the family Felidae it technically is a true 'cat', unlike its earlier saber-toothed Nimravidae cousins. Only the felid saber-tooths fall within the Machairodontinae. I've heard lots of terms for classifying saber-tooths based on tooth shape; dirk-toothed, saber-toothed, and oddly enough recently cookie-cutter-toothed cats! Hooray for phylogeny! Waxing historical, I'm not sure where the phrase "saber toothed tiger" comes from. Possibly because these cats seem more robust than other big cats like lions or cougars, and so were more closely aligned with tigers originally? *ponders* Back to the topic at hand, I've never seen any of the HG series in person, but my Tyco Smilodon is a bit smaller than my Missing Links one, I'm not sure if it would match up best with a 1/12 scale. Both are pretty nice toys though, although I think the Tyco one looks much more dynamic in pose. How about the soft play from Bullyland? I have not seen it in person but it looks big. The HG figure is pretty close to the Tyco figure in size as I remember. I I have both but they are put away. www.toysnyc.com/product.php?productid=43184&cat=525&page=2
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Post by sbell on Oct 26, 2008 16:09:50 GMT
Heya Tyrannax! I definitely haven't been visiting the forums as much as I should be, haha, but I'm still here! As for Smilodon, since it falls within the family Felidae it technically is a true 'cat', unlike its earlier saber-toothed Nimravidae cousins. Only the felid saber-tooths fall within the Machairodontinae. I've heard lots of terms for classifying saber-tooths based on tooth shape; dirk-toothed, saber-toothed, and oddly enough recently cookie-cutter-toothed cats! Hooray for phylogeny! Waxing historical, I'm not sure where the phrase "saber toothed tiger" comes from. Possibly because these cats seem more robust than other big cats like lions or cougars, and so were more closely aligned with tigers originally? *ponders* Back to the topic at hand, I've never seen any of the HG series in person, but my Tyco Smilodon is a bit smaller than my Missing Links one, I'm not sure if it would match up best with a 1/12 scale. Both are pretty nice toys though, although I think the Tyco one looks much more dynamic in pose. Hence I said sabre-toothed cats when I brought up macairodonts. Nimravids probably aren't even in the same carnivoran lineage as the felids at all.
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Post by sbell on Oct 26, 2008 16:21:54 GMT
Heya Tyrannax! I definitely haven't been visiting the forums as much as I should be, haha, but I'm still here! As for Smilodon, since it falls within the family Felidae it technically is a true 'cat', unlike its earlier saber-toothed Nimravidae cousins. Only the felid saber-tooths fall within the Machairodontinae. I've heard lots of terms for classifying saber-tooths based on tooth shape; dirk-toothed, saber-toothed, and oddly enough recently cookie-cutter-toothed cats! Hooray for phylogeny! Waxing historical, I'm not sure where the phrase "saber toothed tiger" comes from. Possibly because these cats seem more robust than other big cats like lions or cougars, and so were more closely aligned with tigers originally? *ponders* Back to the topic at hand, I've never seen any of the HG series in person, but my Tyco Smilodon is a bit smaller than my Missing Links one, I'm not sure if it would match up best with a 1/12 scale. Both are pretty nice toys though, although I think the Tyco one looks much more dynamic in pose. How about the soft play from Bullyland? I have not seen it in person but it looks big. The HG figure is pretty close to the Tyco figure in size as I remember. I I have both but they are put away. www.toysnyc.com/product.php?productid=43184&cat=525&page=2At about 6" high, the Softplay would be bigger than a 1/12 (about 1/8, I think). But if that would suit your purposes, get one fast--the Bully site does not list them anymore. Here's a cheaper one: tgftoys.com/?mainURL=/store/category/8zgj/Soft_Play.htmlAs for availability--the HG or Tyco ones were never released very widely, and can be quite pricey now. The AAA is still your best bet if you can find one (I gave some websites before).
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Post by Ajax on Oct 26, 2008 22:17:15 GMT
The Dino-rider tyco CAT is expensive when its boxed or with its original armor but i got a loose one for $6 US dollars on ebay about 2 months ago, You should keep an eye out in the dino-rider section they come up now and then. I like the Dino-rider Warthog, he has a huge set of teeth.
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Post by bokisaurus on Oct 27, 2008 0:51:21 GMT
The Dino-rider tyco CAT is expensive when its boxed or with its original armor but i got a loose one for $6 US dollars on ebay about 2 months ago, You should keep an eye out in the dino-rider section they come up now and then. I like the Dino-rider Warthog, he has a huge set of teeth. Any Dinorider figures is expensive in the box. But I agree, ebay is the best source for loose figures and you can find them now and then at a reasonable price. I was lucky enough to acquire all the prehistoric ice age mammals for less than $50. I also love the killer wart hog, he is very cool and so is the mammoth with his movable tusk.
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Post by richard on Oct 27, 2008 14:44:43 GMT
well yes this the bullyland smilodon I have it's about 8.5cm long and 4.4cm tall
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