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Post by timlee3005 on Mar 19, 2009 21:41:29 GMT
Hmm...judging from the Tyrannosaurus and Dilophosaurus figures shown,this looks like the makings of the first real competition for the Carnegie Collection since the old Battat Museum of Science collection over ten years ago.Schleich,and Papo just don't compare,since they are nothing more than copies of Jurassic Park movie designs.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Mar 20, 2009 0:50:01 GMT
For those of us who LOVE Jurassic Park those are fine too...more so Papo than Schleich though... we want high quality figures as well..  |
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Post by therizinosaurus on Mar 20, 2009 0:57:11 GMT
Hmm...judging from the Tyrannosaurus and Dilophosaurus figures shown,this looks like the makings of the first real competition for the Carnegie Collection since the old Battat Museum of Science collection over ten years ago.Schleich,and Papo just don't compare,since they are nothing more than copies of Jurassic Park movie designs. I think this statement is incredibly too general, the Papo allosaurus looks like nothing before, and older schleichs look absolutely nothing like jp. Just look at the desmatosuchus, shonisaurus, plateosaurus, edmontosaurus, etc. Brilliant figures. Also, Bullyland could be compared to Carnegie, and Procon has offered a wide range (like them or not). Also, this early in the game (no offense dinonikes, i abosolutely love your stuff thus far), I don't think you can compare these to carnegies/battats/etc. I think we need so see some more first.  |
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Post by dinonikes on Mar 20, 2009 2:07:50 GMT
^Well to be really honest, you will never really be able to compare what I am doing to any toy line-no matter how many I do, unless I were to somehow miraculously get to injection mold these- they are a whole other thing really- different materials, different painting techniques- just about everything- different. i will be able to do things that they could never do in a production toy- and they can do things inherent to injection molding that i will never be able to do-
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Post by timlee3005 on Mar 20, 2009 2:10:56 GMT
What?
How can this be?
How can anyone have an opinion that is different than mine?
Seriously though,you are right,I forgot about the older Shleich models,interesting choices for what to come out with,same with Procon,(though in my opinion nowhere near as good as the Carnegie Collection from the last five or so years or the Museum of Science)
As for the Papo Allosaurus you're right,no Jurassic Park there.But unfortunately it does look like it gets much of it's look from the 1998 American version of Godzilla though...
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Post by timlee3005 on Mar 20, 2009 2:18:59 GMT
^Well to be really honest, you will never really be able to compare what I am doing to any toy line-no matter how many I do, unless I were to somehow miraculously get to injection mold these- they are a whole other thing really- different materials, different painting techniques- just about everything- different. i will be able to do things that they could never do in a production toy- and they can do things inherent to injection molding that i will never be able to do- Production methods may be different,but I do see more care put into the models themselves to ensure accuracy.The Tyrannosaurus model I saw pictured looks much better than any of those from Shleich for example. |
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Post by dinonikes on Mar 20, 2009 3:10:07 GMT
Thanks for the nice words- I do try to make them the best I can- with quite a bit of help from those that contribute to the process- I have to say to be honest, that the first two- the dilo and the rex- were probably less successful than those that followed and those yet to come-- it took some getting used to working at this small scale- I think that I am just hitting my stride in that respect- finding what works as far as the tools to use and how to use my fingers in such confined parameters- I try to be humble about my skills, but at the same time I do know what I am, and am not capable of, and I think that as things go further that the pieces will only get better- I may have to revisit the early pieces in the distant future to revise them as the quality gets better, as they might stand out as inferior in comparison later on-
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Post by timlee3005 on Mar 20, 2009 4:00:51 GMT
Well,if those first two were the "less successful" ones,then this line should be fine
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Post by timlee3005 on Mar 20, 2009 4:14:27 GMT
And out of curiosity,what are the others that followed?
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Mar 20, 2009 6:41:34 GMT
I think he means the ones that are in the molding stage at the moment... correct me if wrong , Parasaurolophus, Mureanasaurus, Tylosaurus, and an Indri... Malcolm you might want to put a thread up with a list telling what stage each piece is in..once this topic grows past the first few pages it will take some searching to find a piece's status..lol
If you still plan to re-position some pieces later on like the Rex..it will interesting to see how it differs after the experiance you've had with all the other pieces...heh that will progress will also be important to us collectors later on...as an artist's work as he continues usually goes through many stages.
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Post by timlee3005 on Mar 22, 2009 1:52:03 GMT
A wish list of mine of what I'd like to see...
Ceratosaurus nasicornis
Styracosaurus albertensis
Diplodocus longus (or D. carnegii)
Struthiomimus altus
Dimorphodon macronyx
Torosaurus latus
Saurolophus osborni (or S. angustirostris)
Quetzalcoatlus northropi
Mosasaurus hoffmanni
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
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Post by timlee3005 on Mar 22, 2009 6:59:35 GMT
I couldn't help but recognise the Rush Studios models in your Photobucket picture set.It just so happens that I bought some of those models on eBay including Rutiodon and Icarosaurus (which really give my collection some really good unique prehistoric animals.)
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Mar 22, 2009 7:07:53 GMT
Most if not all those you mentioned are being made at some point I think... Malcolm can tell you more..but maybe you bought those from him...he sold on eBay in the past and worked for Rush Studios if I remember correctly...I go through so much,, it's hard to keep all the info straight...lol |
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Post by timlee3005 on Mar 22, 2009 7:24:35 GMT
You say his name is Malcolm?Then I DID buy from him before.
Looks like I'll be doing so again.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Mar 22, 2009 7:56:23 GMT
Oh the people you'll meet...or run into again..and again... lol I remember seeing some of the pieces on eBay...I htink most were more than I wanted to spend at the time... these current models though are pretty affordable.. |
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Post by dinonikes on Mar 22, 2009 15:52:09 GMT
You say his name is Malcolm?Then I DID buy from him before. Looks like I'll be doing so again. Yes its me- there is no where else to get any Rush scale models- Rutiodon or Icarosaurus, or any of the others I have the molds for - what is your ebay moniker? I hope you have enjoyed the models- I no longer sell on ebay- had some personal problems(illness and other issues) that affected my getting out someof my 'made to order' models and as a result, after four years with over three hundred transactions with 200 plus positive feedbacks - getting four negative feedbacks made ebay suspend my account- and paypal shut me down as well- Sorry to go off topic- |
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Post by timlee3005 on Mar 22, 2009 16:29:54 GMT
Yes I still enjoy those models (funny how certain reptiles originally sculpted in the late 70's are still up to date)
I see Dilophosaurus and Tyrannosaurus are available now, when will Muraenosaurus or Parasaurolophus be out?
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Post by dinonikes on Mar 22, 2009 18:07:23 GMT
Yes I still enjoy those models (funny how certain reptiles originally sculpted in the late 70's are still up to date) I see Dilophosaurus and Tyrannosaurus are available now, when will Muraenosaurus or Parasaurolophus be out? I think the fact that Rush always had leading paleontologists consult with him when he made any of these prehistoric reconstructions helped his models to age well- The Muraenosaurus will be coming very soon, as will the Para- to be honest, I could be offering some of those two up now, as i have the molds finished for those two- but I have been so busy at my job that I haven't been able to get out any packages to customers that had bought the T-rex and Dilo a few weeks ago- Right after I offered up the Dilo and T-Rex, I got hit with all of this overtime(the first overtime I have had all year- talk about bad timing)- I just figured that I would wait until I free up before offering up any further models(which will be this week- we were supposed to be done the past Wed., but the client had a list of changes we had to make- sort of like here when I post my finished sculpts then end up having to make changes) Anyways, once I am out of this busy work period, there will be a flurry of activity with this line and many new releases will be forthcoming- |
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Post by timlee3005 on Mar 22, 2009 18:41:28 GMT
That's good,I will look forward to that.
And out of curiosity,was the life size Icarosaurus model originally made for the Smithsonian?I think I saw a copy of the model displayed next to a cast of it's skeleton on display there (only with a different pattern and a darker tone of green).
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Post by dinonikes on Mar 22, 2009 19:27:11 GMT
That's good,I will look forward to that. And out of curiosity,was the life size Icarosaurus model originally made for the Smithsonian?I think I saw a copy of the model displayed next to a cast of it's skeleton on display there (only with a different pattern and a darker tone of green). I am not sure who that model was originally made for- Rush sold many of these models to various institutions- that very well could have been a Rush model you saw at the SMithsonian, he made other models for them-, haven't seen any other Icarosaurus models besides the Rush one- he used to paint it with a dark green with brown spots on the 'wings' - |
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