2010 Figures

[brontodocus]

It says 1/30 on the tag and 1:20 is printed on the belly. Given the skull length of 43 mm, I would guess something between 1/40 and 1/45 which corresponds well with the Schleich figure (I once calculated him to be around 1/43). However, the skull is quite small for Giganotosaurus. If 1/45, the skull would be 193.5 cm but the total length would be 15.84 m, that's a bit much.

edit: with Schleich figure I mean of course the small Schleich man from the ReplicaSaurus series.

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

It looks like it would work better as a large generic allosaur than a giganotosaurus (things that jump out at me are the long arms and the allosaurid-ish head).

I'll still be picking it up though, it has lots of personality

[Dan]

Thanks for sharing the photos. Did you manage to get the Iguanodon as well? He looks more impressive to me.

[Griffin]

Hmmm its def interesting. The eye just looks too big to me though. Still, a very interesting figure.

[brontodocus]

Hi, I completely agree on that the Gigamotosaurus may better represent a generic allosauroid. As I said, the head is a bit small for Giganotosaurus and there are other features that don't match, e.g. length/height ratio of skull, shape of mandible and so on. And of course the eye is too large if not a juvenile is intended... For the Iguanodon: I ordered it via the Internet two days ago but I saw it in person yesterday. Of course it's nice but I was more impressed by the Giganotosaurus and decided not to have two as I didn't want to cancel my order. Just give me a few days for the Iguanodon. Again, I think that the rotating foreleg does not make any sense... if you have the figure in your hands you immediately ask: Why???

[Libraraptor]

I´ll probably get both new Bullyland releases - Iguanodon and Giganotosaurus. Bullyland figures always have a certain charme - although the Giganoto has a really silly squint ;D

[brontodocus]

I think that odd squint is mainly due to the paint job. They simply missed the eyeball by a millimeter or two. Anyway, the eye is far too large. If that should be an adult Giganotosaurus and as I mentioned above 1/40 to 1/45 scale, it would end up with eyes at least 200 mm in diameter (I've measured the eye to be 5 mm on the figure)... I still like this figure a lot. So now I wait for the Iguanodon.

[Libraraptor]

Now it´s the fifth theropod figure out there with a moveable jaw, right? Until now this was Papo´s business only, wasn´t it? Or does anyone know more "moveable jaw" - figures?

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

Feb 28, 2010 14:37:39 GMT Libraraptor said:

Now it´s the fifth theropod figure out there with a moveable jaw, right? Until now this was Papo´s business only, wasn´t it? Or does anyone know more "moveable jaw" - figures?

In the action figure dinosaur lines, there have been, but not in regular museum-collection figures.

[bokisaurus]

I like the new Bullyland figures, they have a nice feel to them. The giga was not how I pictured it looking like, but its cool

[Dan]

So you already found 'em, Boki?

[Godzillasaurus]

The skull is all wrong and the forelimbs are too long (keep in mind no forelimbs have been found from Gigaonoto it is all based of the recovered shoulders.) It dose look more like Saurophaganax on Epanterias then Giganotosaurus. I also notice that most theropod figures and dinos in general have shorter then accurate tail lengths probably because the tips will break off. Giga has an enormous and long tail a tleat its body length and a half compare dt say T rex whose tail is body length. Aside from that the detail is nice and I love the bony scutes or raised scales on the back.

[brontodocus]

The preserved remains of the forelimbs of Mapusaurus roseae give at least an estimate of how small those of Giganotosaurus may have been. One humerus would have been around 300 mm long if complete and the radius was less than 200 mm long. Even if the manus is only fragmentarily preserved that would be a forelimb hardly any longer than that of an adult human.
Concerning the relative length of the tail at least this Bullyland figure has a tail slightly longer than snout vent length (even if not by much). Could be worse.

[bokisaurus]

Mar 1, 2010 2:04:11 GMT Dan said:

So you already found 'em, Boki?

No, not yet. I just had a different vision I'm slowing down on the purchases for now... got a new puppy to take care of ;D

[Godzillasaurus]

Mar 1, 2010 21:48:32 GMT brontodocus said:

The preserved remains of the forelimbs of Mapusaurus roseae give at least an estimate of how small those of Giganotosaurus may have been. One humerus would have been around 300 mm long if complete and the radius was less than 200 mm long. Even if the manus is only fragmentarily preserved that would be a forelimb hardly any longer than that of an adult human.
Concerning the relative length of the tail at least this Bullyland figure has a tail slightly longer than snout vent length (even if not by much). Could be worse.

The legs look a little more accurate then carnegi's Giga. It lacks the trademark jugal (cheak bone) arch that Giga and Allo's in genal have. From what I remember reading tyrannotitan had even smaller forlimbs. You are well infomed by the way

[brontodocus]

Thanks, I can only return the compliment! I guess it's not the similarities with Giganotosaurus that makes this figure so attractive. If we take it as a generalized allosauroid theropod we have quite a convincing figure that balances perfectly on its feet and has a moveable jaw - that's more than I expected. And these osteoderms on the back are really nice too. What you won't see in the picture is that they are yellow in the front of the body but white from the hips to the tip of the tail. At least the two ones I have seen in person are painted like this...

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

This figure is cool - but we have an even better generalized allosaur (papo allo) and a more accurate giga (carnegie), but this one is still pretty attractive..

I think I prefer it with the mouth closed though! Bullyland has a bad habit of only painting one side of the animals' teeth...

[Dan]

I added some photos of the Rhamphorhynchus to Facebook if anyone wants to see.



I was probably more worried about this one than any other Safari newcomer, but he's quite awesome, and bigger than expected. ;D

[Ajax]

^^^^ The wing detail looks good, almost like Papo. Safari really seem to be adding much better detail of late.

[brontodocus]

Mar 2, 2010 3:20:09 GMT Dan said:

I added some photos of the Rhamphorhynchus to Facebook if anyone wants to see.



I was probably more worried about this one than any other Safari newcomer, but he's quite awesome, and bigger than expected. ;D

Wow, really, really nice. I should have preordered more than just one.