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Post by ambulocetus on Oct 4, 2009 20:58:35 GMT
There are plenty of prehistoric species that have very few commercial figures made of them. How many species can you think of that have had a single figure made of them?
As far as I know, Medicom of Japan is the only company EVER to have made a basilosaurus/zueglodon figure.
The Smithsonian Bronzes incude the following unique figures: thylacosmilus, toxodon, astropotherium, Cuvioronius, menaceras, kennemyria, lystrosaurus.
I don't know any comopany besides MPC tha made a ceratagaulus.
panthera Atrox is unique to the La brea bronze Ottoman collection.
Procoptodon, elkatadia, propleopus, thylacoleo, powerful thylacine, forest thylacine, thingadonta, and other Australian species are unique to Yowies.
There are some species that just don't seem to exist as commercial replicas. I don't think anyone makes an ambulocetus, or any other sort of prehistoric whale or whale ancestor other than the aforemetioned zueglodon. Oh, wait--Yowies has some sort of prehistoric whale or dophin in thier second set, but I don't know what it was.
I've never seen a pyrotherium, an argentavis, a pachyeana, or a brohyena either. I'd almost say megistotherium, but Max Salas makes one. Short-faced bears are extremely scarce, but Ottman bronze has a version, and so does Max Salas. I also had a small lead game-piece of a short-face rearing up on his hindlegs, but this was very crude.
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Post by tomhet on Oct 4, 2009 21:08:41 GMT
I'm sorry to disappoint you but there are at least two Lystrosaurus, you didn't count the Kaiyodo. Safari will be releasing another Basilosaurus. Frankly I think there are too many unique creatures  |
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Post by sarcasmosaur on Oct 4, 2009 21:45:28 GMT
Too bad most of the unique procon dinosaurs are so fug.
Although I like the Nothronychus and the Olorotitan.
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Post by stoneage on Oct 4, 2009 22:19:37 GMT
There are plenty of prehistoric species that have very few commercial figures made of them. How many species can you think of that have had a single figure made of them? As far as I know, Medicom of Japan is the only company EVER to have made a basilosaurus/zueglodon figure. The Smithsonian Bronzes incude the following unique figures: thylacosmilus, toxodon, astropotherium, Cuvioronius, menaceras, kennemyria, lystrosaurus. I don't know any comopany besides MPC tha made a ceratagaulus. panthera Atrox is unique to the La brea bronze Ottoman collection. Procoptodon, elkatadia, propleopus, thylacoleo, powerful thylacine, forest thylacine, thingadonta, and other Australian species are unique to Yowies. There are some species that just don't seem to exist as commercial replicas. I don't think anyone makes an ambulocetus, or any other sort of prehistoric whale or whale ancestor other than the aforemetioned zueglodon. Oh, wait--Yowies has some sort of prehistoric whale or dophin in thier second set, but I don't know what it was. I've never seen a pyrotherium, an argentavis, a pachyeana, or a brohyena either. I'd almost say megistotherium, but Max Salas makes one. Short-faced bears are extremely scarce, but Ottman bronze has a version, and so does Max Salas. I also had a small lead game-piece of a short-face rearing up on his hindlegs, but this was very crude.  Medicom made an Argentavis figure.   |
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Post by bokisaurus on Oct 4, 2009 23:07:50 GMT
;D Are you kidding? ;D ;D ;D There are sooooooo many species that only has one representative in the toy figure world that it would take make a longish list! ;D Hmmm, despite some inconsistencies, CollectA/Procon leads the way with the most unique, first figures of many species. Basically half of their figures are first time offerings! ;D ;D Bye!  |
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Post by kuni on Oct 4, 2009 23:20:19 GMT
Kaiyodo also has a pretty sizable chunk of unique figures, particularly in the non-dino realm.
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Post by ambulocetus on Oct 4, 2009 23:49:29 GMT
I didn't know that Kaiyodo made one. I've proabaly seen it somewhere, but didn't know it was a lystrosaurus.
Safari is making a basilosaurus??? Is there a link to it? Frankly, I kind of hate to lose the uniqueness of that Meidcom one, but I will DEFINiTELY buy the Safari one.
I'm not so sure that is an argentavis. it's proabaly a thunderbird form Native American folklore. The Lake Van Monster is most definitely a basilosaurus, but I'm not sure this is based on argentavis.
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Post by stoneage on Oct 4, 2009 23:54:05 GMT
I didn't know that Kaiyodo made one. I've proabaly seen it somewhere, but didn't know it was a lystrosaurus. Safari is making a basilosaurus??? Is there a link to it? Frankly, I kind of hate to lose the uniqueness of that Meidcom one, but I will DEFINiTELY buy the Safari one. I'm not so sure that is an argentavis. it's proabaly a thunderbird form Native American folklore. The Lake Van Monster is most definitely a basilosaurus, but I'm not sure this is based on argentavis.  So you are saying Sean Bell sold me a Lake Van Monster and called it an Argentavis?  |
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Post by Griffin on Oct 4, 2009 23:58:49 GMT
I didn't know that Kaiyodo made one. I've proabaly seen it somewhere, but didn't know it was a lystrosaurus. Safari is making a basilosaurus??? Is there a link to it? Frankly, I kind of hate to lose the uniqueness of that Meidcom one, but I will DEFINiTELY buy the Safari one. I'm not so sure that is an argentavis. it's proabaly a thunderbird form Native American folklore. The Lake Van Monster is most definitely a basilosaurus, but I'm not sure this is based on argentavis. The basilisaurus is in the new prehistoric marine animal toob Safari is coming out with. If you just go to the blog's homepage and scroll down a bit it should be there. |
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Post by Gorgonopsid on Oct 5, 2009 1:08:56 GMT
Very too many to count.  ;D |
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Post by sbell on Oct 5, 2009 2:03:36 GMT
I didn't know that Kaiyodo made one. I've proabaly seen it somewhere, but didn't know it was a lystrosaurus. Safari is making a basilosaurus??? Is there a link to it? Frankly, I kind of hate to lose the uniqueness of that Meidcom one, but I will DEFINiTELY buy the Safari one. I'm not so sure that is an argentavis. it's proabaly a thunderbird form Native American folklore. The Lake Van Monster is most definitely a basilosaurus, but I'm not sure this is based on argentavis. So you are saying Sean Bell sold me a Lake Van Monster and called it an Argentavis? Actually, I called it a Medicom Thunderbird figure, but that it was based on Argentavis (or one of the other very large teratorns). This would be in keeping with many of the Medicom figures that take a 'mystery' animal and reproduce it using a real animal (Basilosaurus, Tylosaurus, Tullimonstrom, pterosaur, chalicothere, etc). |
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Post by ambulocetus on Oct 5, 2009 2:18:50 GMT
Medicom is assuming some of these mystery animals may atually be prehistoric survivors.
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Post by Gorgonopsid on Oct 5, 2009 2:30:24 GMT
Medicom is assuming some of these mystery animals may atually be prehistoric survivors. Is there a site about this? |
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Post by ambulocetus on Oct 5, 2009 2:31:11 GMT
I found the Safari page. They are also including a henodus, so the playvisions one is no longer unique. I don't think I've ever heard of a frilled shark. Whe did it live?
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Post by kuni on Oct 5, 2009 2:40:45 GMT
Now. |
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Post by tomhet on Oct 5, 2009 2:44:42 GMT
 Frilled shark |
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Post by sbell on Oct 5, 2009 2:54:55 GMT
Frilled shark I already have two--the Kaiyodo Animaltales one, and a tiny K&M one! But I think the Safari one may be the best yet (I will wait and see). |
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Post by stoneage on Oct 5, 2009 3:03:56 GMT
I found the Safari page. They are also including a henodus, so the playvisions one is no longer unique. I don't think I've ever heard of a frilled shark. Whe did it live? Frilled Sharks have been around since the Middle Cretaceous and are still around today. |
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Post by Gorgonopsid on Oct 5, 2009 3:04:13 GMT
Frilled shark I already have two--the Kaiyodo Animaltales one, and a tiny K&M one! But I think the Safari one may be the best yet (I will wait and see). Hmm I wouldn't mind buying one. |
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Post by kuni on Oct 5, 2009 3:58:37 GMT
I'm pretty sure Kaiyodo has made the only Pleurocystites |
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Medicom made an Argentavis figure. 
So you are saying Sean Bell sold me a Lake Van Monster and called it an Argentavis? 
