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Post by Dan on Jun 14, 2009 6:13:33 GMT
So there are essentially two versions of the original, "classic" Carnegie Collection Diplodocus. The twenty year old version, which is perhaps a bit trickier to find these days, and the more recent model, which is still sold in some stores but has been retired by Safari. If you see a Diplodocus that looks like either of these, you may want to consider picking it up as there's no telling where the value will go twenty years from now. I'm not saying it'll be like its Battat cousin in terms of value, but still.   Back/Left: Older, Bulkier Diplo
Front/Right: Newer, Leaner DiploMost noticeable differences between versions: 1. Better definition in the "nostrils" of the newer version 2. Shorter skulls and snout in the newer version 3. Slight differences in the brightness in the colors, possibility just variance within the product line 4. Both versions seem to weigh about the same, but like the other sauropods, the newer Diplodocus appears to be leaner, with less central mass. 5. Flexibility is very different. The older model feels almost rubbery soft in the neck and tail, while these parts are very hard in the newer model. 6. Tail whip shape is different, which may also be attributed to the change in flexibility If anyone has noticed other differences, feel free to point them out. Edit: Forgot to mention that this Diplodocus figure can be seen in Grant's trailer in Jurassic Park. That alone makes it worth owning, yes? |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jun 14, 2009 9:14:27 GMT
The newer one is prob a re-tooling version... mine is the older version...just a bit rough for wear though...she's a veteran of many battles... ;D
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Post by Dan on Jun 14, 2009 16:59:23 GMT
lol. Did you latch the old Allosaur onto her neck like I did?
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Post by parabuteo78 on Jun 14, 2009 19:13:47 GMT
That's the old yellow and tan Diplododus I remember from my youth!
The one I have been looking for in my parents' attic.
I also noticed that it was in the trailer in JP ;-)
Now I definately want to find it again!
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Post by EmperorDinobot on Jun 14, 2009 22:52:01 GMT
Grandpa Dippy.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jun 15, 2009 3:09:38 GMT
lol. Did you latch the old Allosaur onto her neck like I did? Yep... ;D cept' my Allos hunted in packs...  |
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Post by Dan on Jun 15, 2009 3:15:55 GMT
Aw. You must have been one spoiled kid. LoL.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jun 15, 2009 5:45:22 GMT
Heh...I feel we were spoiled a bit anyway...our mom was incredibly reasonable and kind...maybe it was due to losing her first child.... she worked at Kmart and my dad at Kerns bread pulling loaves off the line....we never even had cable tv except at my grandmothers.. I didn't go in for bikes, expensive clothes, video games , even movies with friends...just asked for a new dino every other week or so..and when there were a lot more to collect like when JP came out..I used layaway at walmart and mowed lawns, picked up sticks, cleaned house ect... til I could get them... |
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Post by Dan on Jun 15, 2009 5:59:18 GMT
Wow. Awesome. I still remember blowing my hard-earned cash on that big red JP Rex.
I didn't grow up with cable either, but I turned out okay. Mostly.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jun 15, 2009 6:12:30 GMT
lol... I remember finding him...took forever to locate one..I went to my grandmothers and called every store in the area that might have them..we didn't even phone service.. ;D
When I did locate the big guy I sort of freaked out....if I remember correctly and just held him as tight as possible and charged around the store looking for my mom...heh heh
He was around 30.00 I think....I knew it was prob going to be layaway for him and my mom guessed it to I think ....she did the most awesome thing ever...went ahead and bought it and just set it up on a shelf in the living room with a jar beside it....when I got all the money for it I could have it...talk about inspiration...I sat and looked and looked at him for an hour or more each day...then I'd race out and beg for a job to do....mostly from my other family members...aunts, grandparents, ect..all contributed...but he was all mine...lol
She did the same thing later on for other pieces like the Lost World Stego and Pachy....what a way to build a collection.. ;D
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Post by Dan on Jun 15, 2009 20:00:55 GMT
Wow, I think I paid twice as much for mine at a Toys R Us. My friend got all the JP toys way before I did - he was so freakin' spoiled.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jun 15, 2009 21:08:00 GMT
I don't recall even seeing the big Rex at TRU ... they did have the figures first though...I remember going nuts and not sure what to grab first...I think it was the Rex Jr...one of my favorites as well...her scene in the novel is funny at first...but then chilling. ;D
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Post by stoneage on Jun 15, 2009 22:06:41 GMT
lol... I remember finding him...took forever to locate one..I went to my grandmothers and called every store in the area that might have them..we didn't even phone service.. ;D When I did locate the big guy I sort of freaked out....if I remember correctly and just held him as tight as possible and charged around the store looking for my mom...heh heh He was around 30.00 I think....I knew it was prob going to be layaway for him and my mom guessed it to I think ....she did the most awesome thing ever...went ahead and bought it and just set it up on a shelf in the living room with a jar beside it....when I got all the money for it I could have it...talk about inspiration...I sat and looked and looked at him for an hour or more each day...then I'd race out and beg for a job to do....mostly from my other family members...aunts, grandparents, ect..all contributed...but he was all mine...lol She did the same thing later on for other pieces like the Lost World Stego and Pachy....what a way to build a collection.. ;D When I was a kid my Mom didn't have a car are even a drivers license. I had to walk 1 1/2 miles to and from school in all kinds of weather when I was 6 years old. All we had was a black and white TV with rabbit ears. There were no computers available for general use. We had people that delivered bread and milk to the door. The milk came in glass containers with the cream on top. I didn't get my first 45 record until I was 9. I recieved 2 Marx Dinosaur sets as a kid which each cost less then $5. I didn't get my first record album till I was 15. We had air raids in elementary school where we dropped to the floor and put are hands over our heads. During the Cuban missle crisis we though we were going to have a nuclear war. When I was 13 we found out that President Kennedy had been assasinated while in my art class. When I was 12 I had a paper route and made $3 a week. I got my first car at 19 which lasted a month before the transmission dropped out. My first job I made $1.70 an hour or $70 a week. You guys had it made! ;D |
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Post by Dan on Jun 15, 2009 23:20:04 GMT
Psh. I didn't get a car at 19.  |
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Post by stoneage on Jun 16, 2009 2:05:25 GMT
Psh. I didn't get a car at 19.  Hey I paid for the thing with my own money. It cost me $125. It was like a 1961 Studebacker. I took it on a long road trip, about a 100 miles, with a friend and my brother. I got it up to like a104 MPH. On the way home I dropped the Transmission. Called my Dad to come pick me up . He wasn't real happy with me. ;D |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jun 16, 2009 3:12:45 GMT
Heh.. i still don't have a car...and really never wanted one..except maybe a Jeep or Explorer to customize JP-style... ;D
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Post by stoneage on Jun 17, 2009 23:08:39 GMT
Heh.. i still don't have a car...and really never wanted one..except maybe a Jeep or Explorer to customize JP-style... ;D When I was your age I didn't have a car either. At least not one that worked for very long. I had a wife and a baby. I rode my bike to school everyday which was a 20 mile round trip. I spent my nights getting up to feed a crying baby and changing diapers. I had a one bedroom apartment. I didn't live with my parents either. |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jun 18, 2009 2:53:16 GMT
At least you had a wife...never even been on an official " date "...I live with grandparents getting up in the middle of the night to get them food and water...more my grandmother than my grandpa who still pretty much tkaes care of himself..just gets weak and has to be helped out of the tub. My grandma lost her leg to diabetes recently..and is stil adjusting to it. My younger brother got of here and went to Nashville to work as an audio engineer, I still have to work as a psycho analyst with my vietnam veteran father every week.
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Post by stoneage on Jun 18, 2009 22:59:20 GMT
At least you had a wife...never even been on an official " date "...I live with grandparents getting up in the middle of the night to get them food and water...more my grandmother than my grandpa who still pretty much tkaes care of himself..just gets weak and has to be helped out of the tub. My grandma lost her leg to diabetes recently..and is stil adjusting to it. My younger brother got of here and went to Nashville to work as an audio engineer, I still have to work as a psycho analyst with my vietnam veteran father every week. So do you have a job that you earn money from? |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jun 19, 2009 3:05:48 GMT
Freelance Artist, eBay Seller , Haunt Director...used to be a canine breeder, Herp and amphibian breeder/ collector..even bred and collected mantids and their egg cases for farmers and gardeners..but they've all pretty much switched to pesticides now.
None guaranteed or high paying though... :/
I should prob be on disability...but I'm tired of dealing with the stupid doctors they send me to.
Anyway....Diplos...saw one of these guys on eBay recently claiming to be the one featured in Jurassic Park for over 100.00 .
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Hey I paid for the thing with my own money. It cost me $125. It was like a 1961 Studebacker. I took it on a long road trip, about a 100 miles, with a friend and my brother. I got it up to like a104 MPH. On the way home I dropped the Transmission. Called my Dad to come pick me up . He wasn't real happy with me. ;D