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Post by bokisaurus on May 8, 2009 1:02:59 GMT
Here are some of them. They are the figures that replaced the aging, but forever fabulous Invicta line. Unlike Invicta, the figures are not that great. They are stiff looking. Of course, after all they are released by Toyway, the same company that did the official WWD figure. The new British Museum of Natural History ,or BMNH for short, figures are not widely available. In fact, I don't think they were ever sold outside of the UK. If anything, they are even more limited in their release than the Invictas or WWD figures. That makes the figures hard to acquire and are highly sought after by collectors. You see them pop up on ebay once in a while. Their diplo is interesting, it has spines on it's back, but only from the hips down to the tip of the tail. It is my favorite figure from the set. I just read from the current issue of PT that Toyway have just discontinued their toy figure line, so these guys might be heading to extinction very quickly! Obviously, I don't have the entire set. The Bary is the latest addition to my collection. I adopted him from sbell's collection ;D So here they are, you be the judge ;D But, depending on how and why you collect, I highly recommend that you acquire some from this set as a representative of the line that surely will be joining the group of the most sough after figures ;D My collection:  The diplo ;D he joins the TS Toys diplo as one of the few that has dorsal spines.  The Cory   The Carno ;D I was surprised by how small he is! ;D Not very scary ;D  And the Bary, just arrived from Canada ;D Not a bad figure and bigger than I though.  So although they don't have the charm of their Invicta predecessor, they are still good figures. I just wish that they are more readily available and not a pain to acquire. This could be the end of ToyWay figures. Till next time, Happy dino hunting! ;D Boki  |
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Post by deanm on May 8, 2009 1:47:19 GMT
Cool collection!  I am torn between the Diplo and the Cory for which one I like the best. I agree, it is too bad that Toyway is getting out of the figure business. |
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Post by timlee3005 on May 8, 2009 2:03:09 GMT
What if this opens the door to the return of Invicta?  |
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Post by kuni on May 8, 2009 2:17:14 GMT
Not a fan, of any of them.
I'm more of an "exemplar" figure collector though - if a fig can't go toe to toe with the best ones out there, I'm not that interested...
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Post by sbell on May 8, 2009 3:36:11 GMT
What if this opens the door to the return of Invicta? Invicta as company has folded completely, so I wouldn't count on it. They basically saw the end coming when Safari, then Bully, Battat, Schleich and others showed up. They attempted to compete for a while (the painted versions) but their biggest downfall was probably distribution and market share. They began to restrict themselves to the UK right when everyone else was expanding. I read an interview with someone from that company from the late 90s--I think it could best have been described as 'pride before the fall'. She outright said that none of these other companies were ever going to be as good as Invicta, and Invicta would never need to worry in the face of competition from these lesser attempts at dinosaurs. |
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Post by timlee3005 on May 8, 2009 7:44:20 GMT
What if this opens the door to the return of Invicta? Invicta as company has folded completely, so I wouldn't count on it. They basically saw the end coming when Safari, then Bully, Battat, Schleich and others showed up. They attempted to compete for a while (the painted versions) but their biggest downfall was probably distribution and market share. They began to restrict themselves to the UK right when everyone else was expanding. I read an interview with someone from that company from the late 90s--I think it could best have been described as 'pride before the fall'. She outright said that none of these other companies were ever going to be as good as Invicta, and Invicta would never need to worry in the face of competition from these lesser attempts at dinosaurs. I guess they did have to worry about all those "lesser attempts" after all,didn't they? ;D |
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Post by sepp on May 8, 2009 8:14:17 GMT
The diplo ;D he joins the TS Toys diplo as one of the few that has dorsal spines. ...that diplodocus's face is going to give me nightmares D: |
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Post by blackdanter on May 8, 2009 9:06:02 GMT
What if this opens the door to the return of Invicta? Invicta as company has folded completely, so I wouldn't count on it. They basically saw the end coming when Safari, then Bully, Battat, Schleich and others showed up. They attempted to compete for a while (the painted versions) but their biggest downfall was probably distribution and market share. They began to restrict themselves to the UK right when everyone else was expanding. I read an interview with someone from that company from the late 90s--I think it could best have been described as 'pride before the fall'. She outright said that none of these other companies were ever going to be as good as Invicta, and Invicta would never need to worry in the face of competition from these lesser attempts at dinosaurs. Invicta are very much still in business but make more educational science type toys and commercial plastics now. The Toyway dinos are indeed going extinct and there is the outside possibility that Invicta may step back into the fray. Most here (in the UK) would severely oppose the replacement of the line by a non British company ............................................... don't even think about it Safari ;D The rumour is that Procon may step in, either with a replacement range or the institution may simply adopt the existing line. |
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Post by blackdanter on May 8, 2009 11:09:26 GMT
I've just received the new Toyway catalogue. This dinosaur range is officially dead (bet you'll miss em now they're gone ;D). Neither do they carry the Safari Carnegie line anymore. Instead we have a large range of mostly nasty Chinasaurs. The Lords of The Earth TRex looks good though |
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Post by Libraraptor on May 8, 2009 12:09:55 GMT
"Return of the Invictas" - *sighs*  |
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Post by sid on May 8, 2009 16:01:38 GMT
I've only the Ankylosaurus from this series,i found it at the Aathal museum and it's a really cool figure. Regarding the ones in the pics,well...The Corythosaurus is extremely good IMHO (even if his head is a lil' too big),the Baryonix is good,the Carnotaurus has a wrong snout and the Diplodocus...Mmh,the head looks freaky (is he grinning?  ),but i like the fact they add the spikes. |
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Post by bokisaurus on May 8, 2009 17:56:18 GMT
The diplo ;D he joins the TS Toys diplo as one of the few that has dorsal spines. ...that diplodocus's face is going to give me nightmares D: Don't be scared Sepp, he is harmless ;D He is actually a nice figure, and yes, his head is kinda funny, but they all are like that in some ways ;D I think this guy holds the title of the smallest head in a sauropod! ;D |
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Post by bokisaurus on May 8, 2009 17:58:23 GMT
I've only the Ankylosaurus from this series,i found it at the Aathal museum and it's a really cool figure. Regarding the ones in the pics,well...The Corythosaurus is extremely good IMHO (even if his head is a lil' too big),the Baryonix is good,the Carnotaurus has a wrong snout and the Diplodocus...Mmh,the head looks freaky (is he grinning? ),but i like the fact they add the spikes. Even a diplo can give yah a evil grin ;D ;D ;D Yah, the spike are cool. I read somewhere that the dorsal spikes are actually found right around the hips, so this version might be closer to where the spike really are located in the animal  |
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Post by bokisaurus on May 8, 2009 18:01:53 GMT
I've just received the new Toyway catalogue. This dinosaur range is officially dead (bet you'll miss em now they're gone ;D). Neither do they carry the Safari Carnegie line anymore. Instead we have a large range of mostly nasty Chinasaurs. The Lords of The Earth TRex looks good though What a shame Hmm, I guess it's just fitting that if the BMNH replaces it's dinosaur line, they would choose CollectA/Procon. After all they are British company. Who knows, perhaps with stricter guidelines, not that this current crop of figures are that good, the line will b e fantastic ;D |
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Post by timlee3005 on May 8, 2009 18:31:31 GMT
Invicta as company has folded completely, so I wouldn't count on it. They basically saw the end coming when Safari, then Bully, Battat, Schleich and others showed up. They attempted to compete for a while (the painted versions) but their biggest downfall was probably distribution and market share. They began to restrict themselves to the UK right when everyone else was expanding. I read an interview with someone from that company from the late 90s--I think it could best have been described as 'pride before the fall'. She outright said that none of these other companies were ever going to be as good as Invicta, and Invicta would never need to worry in the face of competition from these lesser attempts at dinosaurs. Invicta are very much still in business but make more educational science type toys and commercial plastics now. The Toyway dinos are indeed going extinct and there is the outside possibility that Invicta may step back into the fray. Most here (in the UK) would severely oppose the replacement of the line by a non British company ............................................... don't even think about it Safari ;D The rumour is that Procon may step in, either with a replacement range or the institution may simply adopt the existing line. If the Natural History Museum want to have quality,then Invicta would be the way to go.They are the only company I can think of that would be really capable of competing with Safari Limited,and as it just so happens,they are a company in the U.K. |
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Post by bokisaurus on May 8, 2009 20:30:13 GMT
True to some extent. But Invicta is already gone, now, Toyway, too is ending their figure lines. I think it's all a matter of national pride Plus Safari is already committed to the Carnegie Museum with their Carnegie line of figures. Come think of it, most of the major lines are now, in some fashion, tied in with one of their national museums: Bullyland = Stuttgart NHM Invicta and Toyway = BMNH Schleich= Humbolt University Museum Safari = Carnegie Battat = Boston Museum of Science Only Papo and CollectA are, for now anyway, not attached to any museum. ;D |
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Post by timlee3005 on May 8, 2009 20:41:08 GMT
True to some extent. But Invicta is already gone, now, Toyway, too is ending their figure lines. I think it's all a matter of national pride Plus Safari is already committed to the Carnegie Museum with their Carnegie line of figures. Come think of it, most of the major lines are now, in some fashion, tied in with one of their national museums: Bullyland = Stuttgart NHM Invicta and Toyway = BMNH Schleich= Humbolt University Museum Safari = Carnegie Battat = Boston Museum of Science Only Papo and CollectA are, for now anyway, not attached to any museum. ;D There is some rare exeptions...Safari Limited also briefly had a line for the Field Museum,specifically dealing with "Sue" the T. rex,though at a tiny scale,and a few toobs including one involving feathered dinosaurs associated with the American Museum of Natural History ;D |
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Post by sbell on May 8, 2009 20:49:07 GMT
True to some extent. But Invicta is already gone, now, Toyway, too is ending their figure lines. I think it's all a matter of national pride Plus Safari is already committed to the Carnegie Museum with their Carnegie line of figures. Come think of it, most of the major lines are now, in some fashion, tied in with one of their national museums: Bullyland = Stuttgart NHM Invicta and Toyway = BMNH Schleich= Humbolt University Museum Safari = Carnegie Battat = Boston Museum of Science Only Papo and CollectA are, for now anyway, not attached to any museum. ;D How can you forget: Play Visions = AMNH Tyco (Dino Riders) = Smithsonian |
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Post by bokisaurus on May 8, 2009 20:50:50 GMT
True to some extent. But Invicta is already gone, now, Toyway, too is ending their figure lines. I think it's all a matter of national pride Plus Safari is already committed to the Carnegie Museum with their Carnegie line of figures. Come think of it, most of the major lines are now, in some fashion, tied in with one of their national museums: Bullyland = Stuttgart NHM Invicta and Toyway = BMNH Schleich= Humbolt University Museum Safari = Carnegie Battat = Boston Museum of Science Only Papo and CollectA are, for now anyway, not attached to any museum. ;D There is some rare exeptions...Safari Limited also briefly had a line for the Field Museum,specifically dealing with "Sue" the T. rex,though at a tiny scale,and a few toobs including one involving feathered dinosaurs associated with the American Museum of Natural History ;D Oh yes! Those are some really cool figures! Unfortunately they are short lived I just love the Sue and Friends line, small but very well sculpted Speaking of national pride, they are all American Museums ;D |
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Post by bokisaurus on May 8, 2009 20:52:42 GMT
ROM ? Who made those figures BTW? They re just simply known as ROM. |
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),but i like the fact they add the spikes.
