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Post by mnemosaurus on Oct 25, 2011 16:09:59 GMT
There's also no painted version of the Dimetrodon, at least as far as I know of. I must say I love the unpainted Invicta's, but I really like the painted ones also. I like their colour schemes a lot. For instance the black and blue Mamenchisaurus or the nice pattern on the Triceratops - I think they have quite outstanding and original paintjobs. So after completing the unpainted Invicta collection, I indeed started with the painted ones...
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Post by sbell on Oct 25, 2011 16:58:51 GMT
There's also no painted version of the Dimetrodon, at least as far as I know of. I must say I love the unpainted Invicta's, but I really like the painted ones also. I like their colour schemes a lot. For instance the black and blue Mamenchisaurus or the nice pattern on the Triceratops - I think they have quite outstanding and original paintjobs. So after completing the unpainted Invicta collection, I indeed started with the painted ones... Agreed--if I had to hunt down a painted Invicta, it would definitely be the Mamenchi (the usual problem is that the postage is too high). Maybe the plesiosaur too, just so that it would have eyes!
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Post by Seijun on Oct 25, 2011 20:54:25 GMT
I wish the invicta line had kept going... When carnegie showed up, invictas dinosaurs were by far superior. Imagine what they might be releasing if they were still going? The lambeosaurus, dimetro, and lio were all top-notch. I think the lambeo was their last release. It was Limited Edition according to the box.
I dont like the painted invictas much, but like everyone else, I started trying to collect them all anyway the second I finished my unpainted collection!
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Post by mnemosaurus on Oct 26, 2011 6:57:59 GMT
Uhm... I really like the painted ones though! Very much even (as explained above). I guess the reason I started collecting them after the unpainted is that I wanted to have some focus and first to complete the unpainted ones. Otherwise I would feel like I'm buying everything I like, which isn't true though, but something I really try to be aware of. You know, trying to control the collection monster haha.
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Post by roselaar on Oct 26, 2011 12:48:26 GMT
I wish the invicta line had kept going... I wished this particularly when I visited the British Museum of Natural History a few months back and stood face to face with Toyway's monstrosities...
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Post by Horridus on Oct 26, 2011 13:52:03 GMT
I wish the invicta line had kept going... I wished this particularly when I visited the British Museum of Natural History a few months back and stood face to face with Toyway's monstrosities... I agree with both of you a thousand times. Can you imagine what they might be producing now? They'd probably rival some of the best resin dinos.
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Post by Himmapaan on Oct 26, 2011 13:59:23 GMT
Well, I can only add to that chorus, naturally...
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Post by Libraraptor on Oct 26, 2011 14:06:31 GMT
Well, I can only add to that chorus, naturally... *sighs sadly* Can't we start a petition? Ask Invicta Plastics directly? If we guaranteed a minimum purchase guarantee? Who has influence? And what would be your first wish for a new Invicta?! For me it's an orange (like their Muttaburrasaurus, just darker) Therizinosaurus!
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Post by Seijun on Oct 26, 2011 19:59:43 GMT
Oh, and I almost forgot the baryonyx! Another one of "the best" invictas IMO.
Does anyone know who sculpted the invicta line? The icthy in particular has the most beautiful symmetry. If I didnt know any better I would think it was made using a 3d computer program.
If I could pick a "first new invicta"... A parasaurolophus perhaps? Or just updated models of the t-rex, stego, and tric. Any of those in that sleek, mouthwatering, monotone plastic...
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Post by sbell on Oct 26, 2011 20:04:30 GMT
Oh, and I almost forgot the baryonyx! Another one of "the best" invictas IMO. Does anyone know who sculpted the invicta line? The icthy in particular has the most beautiful symmetry. If I didnt know any better I would think it was made using a 3d computer program. If I could pick a "first new invicta"... A parasaurolophus perhaps? Or just updated models of the t-rex, stego, and tric. Any of those in that sleek, mouthwatering, monotone plastic... Anthony Beeson is currently starting a series about the Invicta line--including the sculptors--in Prehistoric Times. So if you get that, you'll have your answers!
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Post by gwangi on Oct 26, 2011 21:49:02 GMT
I think if Invicta were to reignite their dinosaur line a feathered dromaeosaur would be the first thing I would want to see.
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Post by sbell on Oct 26, 2011 22:11:17 GMT
I think if Invicta were to reignite their dinosaur line a feathered dromaeosaur would be the first thing I would want to see. Maybe they could do a Troodon correctly this time!
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Post by Seijun on Oct 26, 2011 22:14:28 GMT
I am looking forward to complementing my (nearly complete, unpainted version) Invicta collection with the new models when they come out! If they are as beautiful and finely crafted as the 'originals' - and updated to the last scientific insights - then we are in for a treat! I hope I also hope they will be about the same sizes and scale. We are just speculating about "if" invicta were to be revived. To my knowledge, the invicta line is still dead with no plans to actually revive it. Of course, that would not stop an outside party from creating an invicta-like line.
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Post by Archosaur on Oct 26, 2011 22:21:10 GMT
I am looking forward to complementing my (nearly complete, unpainted version) Invicta collection with the new models when they come out! If they are as beautiful and finely crafted as the 'originals' - and updated to the last scientific insights - then we are in for a treat! I hope I also hope they will be about the same sizes and scale. We are just speculating about "if" invicta were to be revived. To my knowledge, the invicta line is still dead with no plans to actually revive it. Of course, that would not stop an outside party from creating an invicta-like line. Then I guess I read too much in this (from the Everything Dinosaur blog): "Keeping up the British theme to this edition of Prehistoric Times there is a wonderful article [in the same magazine] by our dear chum Anthony Beeson on the development of the prehistoric animal model figures produced by the London Natural History Museum in conjunction with Invicta Plastics (Leicester)."
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Post by Seijun on Oct 26, 2011 22:58:56 GMT
I didn't see that article. Which issue of PT is it in?
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Post by sbell on Oct 26, 2011 23:03:12 GMT
I didn't see that article. Which issue of PT is it in? The current one (#99). It is part 1 of a series.
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Post by sbell on Oct 26, 2011 23:05:55 GMT
We are just speculating about "if" invicta were to be revived. To my knowledge, the invicta line is still dead with no plans to actually revive it. Of course, that would not stop an outside party from creating an invicta-like line. Then I guess I read too much in this (from the Everything Dinosaur blog): "Keeping up the British theme to this edition of Prehistoric Times there is a wonderful article [in the same magazine] by our dear chum Anthony Beeson on the development of the prehistoric animal model figures produced by the London Natural History Museum in conjunction with Invicta Plastics (Leicester)." It's a historical piece, detailing the development and history of the (dead) line.
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Post by Minnesota Jones on Oct 27, 2011 15:35:52 GMT
I'm glad Invicta is getting the "love" in PT! Can't wait for my issue!
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Post by crackington on Oct 27, 2011 23:20:06 GMT
The PT article is very interesting and outlines how the dinosaurs were sculpted by a team of Natural History Museum in-house model-makers, with scientific input from the paleontologists, including Alan Charig and Angela Milner. Anthony Beeson managed to track down one, John Holmes, who sculpted the Mammoth, Lambeosaurus and the Dimetrodon.
I'm not sure if Invicta Plastics are still in business, but wouldn't it be great if some decent British designed dino models could be sold in the museum again, could Anthony Beeson get Collecta to step up to the plate?
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Post by Horridus on Oct 28, 2011 13:07:33 GMT
I think Collecta might actually be a good bet. While they started out with dreadful models, so did a lot of now-respected manufacturers, and over the past couple of years they have made strides in the right direction.
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