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Post by tomhet on Feb 10, 2008 20:02:03 GMT
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Feb 10, 2008 20:11:34 GMT
Marine reptiles fetish? I have no idea what you mean... I have the Hydrotherosaurus, and I will obviously be getting the Liopleurodon. It seems they took my advice
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Post by EmperorDinobot on Feb 10, 2008 20:19:48 GMT
Um...where can Procon be bought? I've been looking at these...but I do not know where they are sold.
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Post by itstwentybelow on Feb 10, 2008 21:06:32 GMT
Looks like someone beat me to it with the new Procons! There's still more than these though. Procon is intriguing in that they are releasing relatively obscure species, although I think the sculpts on most could use some work, they look a little goofy. I second emperordinobot, where the heck do you find these? Here's the rest: Amargasaurus Becklespinax Cryolophosaurus Nothroynchus [http://www.linkandpinhobbies.com/Graphics/pro_88225%20olorotitan.jpg/img] Polocanthus Rebbachisaurus Dracorex [http://www.linkandpinhobbies.com/Graphics/pro_88247%20ankylosaurus.jpg/img]
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Feb 10, 2008 22:48:22 GMT
I agree. Procon are commendable for representing some less typical taxa, but for the most part the sculpts look like they have been produced by children. This is such a shame, because once commissioned, sculptors get paid the same whatever the quality of their work. So why don't they seek out a better sculptor? My guess why? either 1. These ARE produced by children, or 2. The sculptures are an 'inside job', produced not by professional artists, but by somebody within the company. I mean, just LOOK at them. I have to be honest - I'm getting sick of plesiosaur toys in which the eyes have been placed in the postemporal fenestrae (they did a good job with Hydro, but the Lio looks suspect). I mean, it's ridiculous that this basic error is being perpetuated. Do they have NO screening process? end of rant ;D
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Feb 10, 2008 22:53:13 GMT
I found some more pictures from the new procon line, currently in production: ;D
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Post by itstwentybelow on Feb 10, 2008 23:01:19 GMT
Hahahahaha!! ROFL! Now THAT is museum quality!
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Feb 10, 2008 23:03:40 GMT
Obviously they would look better coloured.
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Post by piltdown on Feb 10, 2008 23:26:13 GMT
^ Given the paint schemes of some of the Procons pictured above, I somewhat doubt it ;D
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Post by EmperorDinobot on Feb 11, 2008 0:31:04 GMT
The sauropoda look good for the most part. The theropods blow.
I want the sauropods.
Where the heck do you find these?
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Post by itstwentybelow on Feb 11, 2008 1:01:38 GMT
I think the new agustinia in particular looks good, but the others are sooo bad. They remind me of that new British Museum line, very awkwardly proportioned. On a sidenote, does anyone have any further info regarding these other new Safari releases? There is a stegosaurus also, but I couldn't get the pic to come up. *Edit* I resized the pictures to fit the forum better - Admin.
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Post by tomhet on Feb 11, 2008 1:54:42 GMT
There's still more than these though. I know, but the rest are awful IMO ;D
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Post by EmperorDinobot on Feb 11, 2008 3:05:37 GMT
Personally, I think the Procon dinos would look better in person.
I think the Baryonyx is decent. The Amargasaurus looks like he's been skipping is vardenafil, the Cryolophosaurus looks strange, The Becklespinax...well...he's a Becklespinax...remains are sparse, the Lexovisaurus needs help, the Nothronychus is wrong according to today's standards (Upright position, very fat and sloth like...prolly an unique specialization), it's just a generic Therizinosaur. The Shunosaurus is...ok...the legs make me sort of mad. They're too marshmellowy. The Polacanthus looks supremely great, the Rebbachisaurus would be the first of his type, prolly looks better in person. Dracorex is probably the first, and looks fine. Agustinia looks brilliant. Didn't procon make an Agustinia? And the Spinosaurus looks like he needs braces. The Liopleurodon's eyes are too far back, and the T.Rex looks ok.
I like obscure species. Too bad I still don't know where they're found.
Now...the Safari Velociraptor seems strange. It's a superb mold, but...isn't it against today's standards? And the position of the hands is wrong. But the others are amazing, especially the Triceratops.
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Post by piltdown on Feb 11, 2008 4:59:42 GMT
itstwentybelow--they're the new releases for the Wild Safari line, due around March or April of this year.
Emperordinobot -- the Procon dinos alas don't improve on acquaintance. Rather the opposite--they photograph better than they are.
I'll probably get some of the sauropods though--I highly doubt we'll be flooded by rebbachisaurs anytime soon (unless Spielberg puts them in JP IV ;D ). And the deluxe baryonyx is cool (not surprising, given its provenance), much better than the 'regular' Procon baryonyx. But the becklespinax is almost certainly the most dreadful dinosaur ever, and I've seen a lot of awful ones.
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Post by tomhet on Feb 11, 2008 5:08:38 GMT
The Shunosaurus is...ok...the legs make me sort of mad. They're too marshmellowy. Not to mention the awful ET head, I mean, WTF
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Post by EmperorDinobot on Feb 11, 2008 8:31:24 GMT
The Shuno's head is a little oversized...But the legs...I have a thing for criticizing sauropod legs.
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Feb 11, 2008 16:49:43 GMT
Oh, by the way, I got my Procon Hydrotherosaurus from Amazon.de, But they only deliver within Germany
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Post by itstwentybelow on Feb 11, 2008 21:19:36 GMT
Ok, thats what I thought. Thanks for clearing that up, Piltdown. The triceratops looked to have too many fine details to be a Wild Safari. So that oviraptor is a Wild Safari then? Unfortunately, the real deal probably won't look like these pics...oh well. And more re-hashes!
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Post by piltdown on Feb 12, 2008 3:21:22 GMT
For some unfathomable reason the Procon dinos were first released in Germany by Epixx/Revell, which is where I got the agustinia et al. They are gradually being introduced into America Septentrionalis--"demarxo" on eBay was selling several batches a few weeks ago, and DeJankins [deanosaurs@alltel.net] has advertised in Prehistoric Times--but only until the styracosaurus/hydrotherosaurus release. The rebbachisaur et al are scheduled for release in spring (liknkandpinhobbies says June). Anthony Beeson has told PT that there are lots more on the way. After looking at the becklespinax I don't know what to think of that announcement Beeson is one of Procon's advisors, so the British inflection and selection of species is not surprising. Perhaps our resident admin/plesiosaurologist will be able to use his contacts to intervene and do something before Procon turns into yet another botched effort to introduce scientifically accurate toys.
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Post by tomhet on Feb 12, 2008 3:32:58 GMT
Ok, thats what I thought. Thanks for clearing that up, Piltdown. The triceratops looked to have too many fine details to be a Wild Safari. So that oviraptor is a Wild Safari then? Unfortunately, the real deal probably won't look like these pics...oh well. And more re-hashes! Have you seen the Dunkleosteus? It's amazing! I think Safari has a lot more potential than Carnegie right now (as long as they don't produce more feathered horrors ;D). Certainly this Triceratops looks better than Carnegie's.
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