My ichthyosaur collection

[ichthy0saur]

When I introduced myself some time a go I said I would post my collection. It is a small, rather specific collection of ichthyosaurs, including some items other than figures - stuffed animals, pins, and welded metal sculpture. I collect relatively haphazardly, but the forum makes me want to expand to more marine reptiles - especially plesiosaurs. The following are scattered throughout my house so this is the first time they have been put in once place. I also collect old prints and a few were posted just for background.













I will also posting in the classified those figures I would be interested in adding to the collection.

Thanks.

[bokisaurus]

Wow, thanks for sharing your collection! You have a wonderful collection of ichtyos ;D Hey, I'm loving t hose figures on bases, are they desktop models? Who made them? I love that huge one ;D Very nice, bet you can't wait for Safari's 2010 releases, ya?

[tomhet]

Two of big ones are resin Shonisauruses done by Cliff Green.

[Ajax]

Wow, Do you like Dolphins as well?

[kikimalou]

Impressive collection. The desktop models are really awesome.

[kikimalou]

I see you also collect ichthyosaurs prints. Don't you have some Doug Henderson's one ?

[sid]

Excellent Ichtyo-based collection


Where did you find those pins? And that 19th century Ichtyo statue?

[Dinotoyforum]

Wow! Thanks for sharing your collection - I can't think of any ichthyosaur you haven't got. You must be looking forward to Carnegie's upcoming figure

[ichthy0saur]

Thanks for the comments. The two larger ichthyosaurs are Cliff Green, the other two on stands are Shonisaurus and Cymbospondylus by Max Salas. The older, Crystal Palace model, was sold on Ebay a few years ago.

The pins are from all over. Gabbs is the town near Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park in Nevada, no one in Gabbs seems to remember that pin. The gold pin with the straighter ichthyosaur used to be the official tie tac of Nevada State Parks, the other gold one and the blue NV pen are just sold at the park now. The key chain and similar ichthy was given me and I do not know anything else about it.

I do not have any of Henderson's work. Although I like it I collect older prints like from Everard Home's original publications of Mary Anning's skull and his illlustration of Proteosaurus up through the Louis Figuier and Jules Verne period and up to about 1880's

I am VERY MUCH looking forward to the Carnegie figure!!!!.

[blackdanter]

Really nice collection. I am in awe of your ability to stick to collecting around the one subject .................... beware the temptation to aquire other species ;D

[[][][]cordylus[][][]]

Great collection! But, you are missing one thing-- The black version of the bullyland icthyosaurus!

[stoneage]

Great collection!! I like the way you organized and themed your figures. Well Done!!!

[Libraraptor]

You even have got a ROM Stenoperygius! And the Invictas have bases!

[brontozaurus]

Nice collection. I like the plush ichthyosaurs the most.

The Yowie ichthyosaurs are Platypterigus, by the way.

[ichthy0saur]

I had never given any actual thought to what ichthyosaur the Yowie was to represent. Thanks for pointing that out - it makes perfect sense that it would be Platy.

[nobs]

So we have a pleasosaur nut, an itchy nut, a pterosaur nut, and a T-Rex nut. Did I miss anybody?

[Horridus]

Oct 28, 2009 13:08:01 GMT nobs said:

and a T-Rex nut.

I think there are a few of those, although their nuttiness varies. Perhaps we should hold a contest - "Biggest T. rex nut". Actually, let's not. Please.

[[][][]cordylus[][][]]

Oct 28, 2009 23:37:02 GMT Horridus said:

Oct 28, 2009 13:08:01 GMT nobs said:

and a T-Rex nut.

I think there are a few of those, although their nuttiness varies. Perhaps we should hold a contest - "Biggest T. rex nut". Actually, let's not. Please.

Actually, we do have a T-rex nut-- Tyrannax! But he's ran off to somewhere, that little rascal...

I guess you could say I'm a spino nut-- But I don't find the disire to own ALL of them (*cough*proconspinos*cough*)

[Horridus]

Oct 28, 2009 23:40:40 GMT [][][]cordylus[][][] said:

Actually, we do have a T-rex nut-- Tyrannax!

Erm...that's what I said! Only I said we have more than one. Tyrannax quite possibly being the biggest.

[[][][]cordylus[][][]]

Oct 29, 2009 14:41:34 GMT Horridus said:

Oct 28, 2009 23:40:40 GMT [][][]cordylus[][][] said:

Actually, we do have a T-rex nut-- Tyrannax!

Erm...that's what I said! Only I said we have more than one. Tyrannax quite possibly being the biggest.

Who's the other one?

Everybody has a bunch of trexes, but not to that extent...