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Post by Libraraptor on Feb 25, 2011 0:39:31 GMT
Reviving old threads makes sense this way!
Awesome sharks!
Still no need for a Bullyland sawfish, Andre or Helge? ;D
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Post by brontodocus on Feb 25, 2011 23:39:49 GMT
Hmmm, I have a few Bullyland sharks already that were part of larger lots I bought. I was never really fond of them, sorry.  Hey, want some more Colorata? I know, many already have this set, If not: Get it! It's another lovely one: Colorata Nature's Library - Coral Reef Fish.   No. 1: Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, 1830; Clown Anemonefish. Length 36 mm, scale approx. 1:2 - 1:3.  No. 2: Stonogobiops xanthorhinica Hoese & Randall, 1982; Yellownose Prawn-goby together with Alpheus sp. Length 38 mm, scale approx. 1:1.5 - 1:1.6.  No. 3: Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787); Emperor Angelfish. Length of adult 62 mm, length of juvenile 25 mm, scale approx. 1:4 - 1:6.  No. 4: Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758; Yellow Boxfish. Length of adult 51 mm, length of juvenile 22 mm, scale approx. 1:5 - 1:8. The adults are normally not that blue.  No. 5: Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829); Zebra Lionfish, Zebra Turkeyfish. Length 41 mm, scale approx. 1:5 - 1:6.  No. 6: Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801; Stonefish. Length 46 mm, scale approx. 1:5 - 1:8.  No. 7: Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835; Humphead Wrasse, Napoleon. Length 91 mm, scale approx. 1:6 - 1:25.  No. 8: Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831; Saddle Butterflyfish. Length 47 mm, scale approx. 1:5 - 1:6.  No. 9: Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758); Moorish Idol. Length 33 mm without dorsal fin, scale approx. 1:5 - 1:7.  No. 10: Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801); Clown Triggerfish. Length 50 mm, scale approx. 1:5 - 1:10.  No. 11: Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959); Spotted Garden Eel. Length above base 30, 34, and 36 mm, scale approx. 1:3.  No. 12: Rhinomuraena quaesita Garman, 1888; Ribbon Eel or Ribbon Moray. Length 184 mm (along the midline of the back), scale approx. 1:5 - 1:7. |
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Post by Himmapaan on Feb 26, 2011 8:38:54 GMT
Yay, I do have this set, it's lovely! |
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Post by DinoLord on Feb 28, 2011 12:21:36 GMT
Where do you guys get these?!
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Post by Himmapaan on Feb 28, 2011 14:31:48 GMT
I got mine from an eBay seller whose name escapes me just now. I'll mention it when it occurs to me. ETA: Here we are, ig88droid. Though he doesn't appear to have many Colorata sets at the moment. |
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Post by brontodocus on Feb 28, 2011 19:17:06 GMT
And that's exactly the same seller from whom I bought my Coral Reef Fish box (and the three dinosaur sets as well). I guess he has more or less all of the regular boxes but he does not continuously list them all. If you are searching for something specific you might as well just ask if he has it, his communication is very good, too. |
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Post by sbell on Feb 28, 2011 22:32:09 GMT
I got mine from an eBay seller whose name escapes me just now. I'll mention it when it occurs to me. ETA: Here we are, ig88droid. Though he doesn't appear to have many Colorata sets at the moment. Funny thing--he carries those because I asked him to, since they were highly sought after but the few channels available were way more expensive. |
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Post by Himmapaan on Feb 28, 2011 22:37:25 GMT
I got mine from an eBay seller whose name escapes me just now. I'll mention it when it occurs to me. ETA: Here we are, ig88droid. Though he doesn't appear to have many Colorata sets at the moment. Funny thing--he carries those because I asked him to, since they were highly sought after but the few channels available were way more expensive. Cool! We have you to thank again, it seems. ;D |
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Post by brontodocus on Apr 3, 2011 15:39:18 GMT
I needed to get that Colorata deep-sea fish box, too. And so I did :  No. 1: Regalecus russelii (Cuvier, 1816); Slender Oarfish. Length 238 mm, scale approx. 1:20 - 1:23. Freddie is approx. 1:22.5 - 1:24 scale.  No. 2: Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider, 1801; Sloane's Viperfish. Length 78 mm, scale approx. 1:4.  No. 3: Bathypterois guentheri Alcock, 1889; Spiderfish. Length 55 mm, scale approx. 1:4.  No. 4: Himantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837; Atlantic Footballfish. Length 61 mm, scale approx. 1:7 - 1:10.  No. 5: Eurypharynx pelecanoides Vaillant, 1882; Pelican Eel. Length 145 mm, scale approx. 1:4 - 1:7.  No. 6: Chimaera phantasma Jordan & Snyder, 1900; Silver Chimaera. Length 124 mm, scale approx. 1:5 - 1:8. |
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Post by dyscrasia on Apr 3, 2011 15:51:43 GMT
I'm not so much of a fan of the Colorata sets (I had several chances to purchase the entire dinosaur set for quite a cheap price, but never managed to  ), but the deep-sea box is outstanding. They look better than the overlapping species from the Takara and Kaiyodo sets imo... |
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Post by brontodocus on Apr 3, 2011 16:00:43 GMT
I'm not so much of a fan of the Colorata sets (I had several chances to purchase the entire dinosaur set for quite a cheap price, but never managed to ), but the deep-sea box is outstanding. They look better than the overlapping species from the Takara and Kaiyodo sets imo... At least most of them. I still think the Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. Himantolophus groenlandicus is the best figure of the species - at least from the body proportions and the mouth but the illicium is not so good in that one (but could have more filaments in the Colorata figure, too). The oarfish is really impressive, it hardly fits inside the box! |
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Post by sbell on Apr 3, 2011 17:18:03 GMT
I'm not so much of a fan of the Colorata sets (I had several chances to purchase the entire dinosaur set for quite a cheap price, but never managed to ), but the deep-sea box is outstanding. They look better than the overlapping species from the Takara and Kaiyodo sets imo... At least most of them. I still think the Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. Himantolophus groenlandicus is the best figure of the species - at least from the body proportions and the mouth but the illicium is not so good in that one (but could have more filaments in the Colorata figure, too). The oarfish is really impressive, it hardly fits inside the box! I don't know--they are smaller, but some of the Takara are pretty brilliant--and they are going for the truly unknown abyssal. Plus, series 2 gets even more out there:  In back: Giant cusk eel, coelacanth (in black & brown), short silver hatchetfish In back: Goblin shark (with closed mouth); hadal snailfish, pelican eel (And yes, I'm just reusing my post from the Recent Acquisitions thread! ;D) Overall, though, there is a great bunch of deep sea figures from Japan. All of them are much smaller than the old Safari or AAA ones though. |
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Post by brontodocus on Apr 3, 2011 17:27:16 GMT
It depends but I really prefer e.g. the Colorata Oarfish over the Takara one which is much too stout. On the other hand the Takara Frilled Shark is excellent and the Barreleye is at least cleverly constructed with the inclusion of its dome. But then the Pelican Eel of the second series is so... toothy ;D. Still it's a set I'd probably get. Edit: Although you may have posted the photo before and I've seen it I didn't recognize the ball-jointed pegs before! |
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Post by sbell on Apr 3, 2011 19:30:39 GMT
It depends but I really prefer e.g. the Colorata Oarfish over the Takara one which is much too stout. On the other hand the Takara Frilled Shark is excellent and the Barreleye is at least cleverly constructed with the inclusion of its dome. But then the Pelican Eel of the second series is so... toothy ;D. Still it's a set I'd probably get. Edit: Although you may have posted the photo before and I've seen it I didn't recognize the ball-jointed pegs before! I would still highly recommend Series 2--the goblin shark and red coelacanth make it worth it on their own. But I have yet to see it on ebay--I got them through a Japan auction service (cheaper than my series one, actually, even after all fees, etc). And even though Japan was a little distracted at the time (well, it continues to be as well...). |
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Post by hkhollinstone on Apr 6, 2011 9:02:41 GMT
These are fantastic! I got my first Kaiyodo figurine last week, wasn't a fish, so I won't invade this thread with birds |
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Post by postsaurischian on Apr 6, 2011 20:00:23 GMT
Why not open an 'extant birds' thread?
If you won't do it I definitely will within the next few weeks ;D.
EDIT: ..... oh, I forgot to mention that the Colorata Pelican Eel looks like a must-have to me - great shot, Dr. Andre ... you're guilty ;D!
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Post by DinoLord on Apr 6, 2011 20:24:22 GMT
If I manage to take some pictures of the new Kaiyodo birds I should be getting in, I might beat you to it.
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Post by hkhollinstone on Apr 6, 2011 21:00:12 GMT
Why not open an 'extant birds' thread? If you won't do it I definitely will within the next few weeks ;D. EDIT: ..... oh, I forgot to mention that the Colorata Pelican Eel looks like a must-have to me - great shot, Dr. Andre ... you're guilty ;D! I'll wait for you to - looking forward to seeing your collections! |
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Post by brontodocus on Apr 6, 2011 22:10:56 GMT
The Colorata Pelican Eel is one of the few that got the body proportions about right. I'd still prefer it with even smaller teeth, in reality they are not absent but hardly visible... which reminds me that I forgot to post the AAA Pelican Eel in the Marine Life thread... |
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Post by brontodocus on Jul 5, 2011 13:26:43 GMT
By the way... I guess Fish models by Favorite would fit here quite nicely, too. Recently I bought my first models from Favorite's Biwako Collection. They are resin models and much larger than Gashapon figures (but still a good deal smaller than the regular Favorite Desktop models).  Micropterus salmoides (Lacépède, 1802); Largemouth Bass. Length 141 mm (excluding the fish that's being swallowed).  Silurus biwaensis (Tomoda, 1961); Biwako-Oonamazu or Lake Biwa Catfish. Length 162 mm. Both figures are approx. 1:3 - 1:7 scale. The other models can be seen here: www.biwako-collection.jp/ |
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), but the deep-sea box is outstanding.
