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Post by Dinotoyforum on May 1, 2008 8:50:33 GMT
My box from Japan came. one pile of Kaiyodo-y goodness  oh wow!  nice haul  |
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Post by tiermann on May 1, 2008 15:14:58 GMT
Yeah, not inexpensive but the price was really pretty reasonable. This is Dinotales series 1, 6, and 7 complete. I am going to only open a couple a day to stretch out the fun. Now I just need to figure out where I am going to display them.
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Post by EmperorDinobot on May 1, 2008 18:46:08 GMT
Man am I lucky to find those two, at buy it nows with cheap pricing. I really wanted that Agustinia ever since I saw it here. I have a thing for Sauropods, and I feel they're underproduced in favor of theropods, and North American paleofauna. I don't know what you paid, but I hope it wasn't over $5--DinoFarm and TGF (at least) are both selling them retail for that much (of course, TGF may be selling them on Ebay as well). I have that figure, and it is great. I am really anticipating the new Procons (or 'CollectA as they are now apparently known) this late spring. Well, I paid 20$ for both. It's not too bad, is it? I hope the new procons are easy to find. |
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Post by sbell on May 1, 2008 19:43:43 GMT
I don't know what you paid, but I hope it wasn't over $5--DinoFarm and TGF (at least) are both selling them retail for that much (of course, TGF may be selling them on Ebay as well). I have that figure, and it is great. I am really anticipating the new Procons (or 'CollectA as they are now apparently known) this late spring. Well, I paid 20$ for both. It's not too bad, is it? I hope the new procons are easy to find. Again, those two companies for sure are planning to sell them for $5 each--and Dinofarm is offering a deal on preorders of the whole set of new small figures (it works out to getting one free). I personally paid about $7 each for my Procons--I guess sometimes patience pays off. |
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Post by tomhet on May 3, 2008 3:07:33 GMT
I remember that the first batch of Procons were at first only available in Europe and they were very expensive (shipping included, of course)
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Post by Dinotoyforum on May 5, 2008 18:55:13 GMT
I got a 4D puzzle today - a Spinosaurus.
And another bouncy ball with a plesiosaur inside. Well, it was inside until a few hours ago, when I attacked it with a knife...
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Post by sbell on May 5, 2008 19:18:41 GMT
Hey, how successful are you with that rubber ball extraction? I have never managed to do it without leaving a bunch of rubber stuck to it.
(And boy did I have to work to make sure that question did not come across wrong...)
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Post by Dinotoyforum on May 5, 2008 20:05:24 GMT
Hey, how successful are you with that rubber ball extraction? I have never managed to do it without leaving a bunch of rubber stuck to it. (And boy did I have to work to make sure that question did not come across wrong...) Here is the little fella.  |
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Post by tomhet on May 6, 2008 2:23:29 GMT
Hey! I have the same plesiosaur! My gf gave it to me months ago  Chinasaurs sure travel around a LOT. |
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Post by sbell on May 7, 2008 4:53:29 GMT
Woo hoo! I got my first Dino Magic figures! Yeah, they are cartoony--but it isn't like anyone else makes a Longisquama that I'm aware of. Or a Chasmatosaurus (AKA 'thecodont'). Or a small Rauisuchian (postosuchus). The others that I got? Coelophysis, Carnotaurus, Spinosaurus, Therizinosaurus, Ornithomimus. To anyone else that has these--do you find that the Carnotaurus  looks more like Dracorex with pointy teeth?  The Dino Magic site's cartoon image doesn't do the comparison justice. Unless someone beats me to it, I'll replace the pic when I finally photograph mine (nothing hits my collection that isn't photo'd) |
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Post by sbell on May 7, 2008 4:54:18 GMT
Hey, how successful are you with that rubber ball extraction? I have never managed to do it without leaving a bunch of rubber stuck to it. (And boy did I have to work to make sure that question did not come across wrong...) Here is the little fella. I am still curious how you freed that figure--I have never been able to succeed. |
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Post by tomhet on May 7, 2008 4:57:25 GMT
Yeah, A., do tell, how did you manage to shave your ball?  ;D |
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Post by sbell on May 7, 2008 12:42:29 GMT
Yeah, A., do tell, how did you manage to shave your ball? ;D See, I worked hard to avoid that. And then you went there. It can only go downhill from here. |
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Post by Dinotoyforum on May 7, 2008 13:14:54 GMT
Yeah, A., do tell, how did you manage to shave your ball? ;D See, I worked hard to avoid that. And then you went there. It can only go downhill from here. Tomhet, let me explain. (any disgusting imagery is purely the result of your own warped mind) Hold the ball firmly in one hand and using a sharp knife, saw in gently along the edge. I did this where the two halves meet (there is a 'suture' running around the circumference, well there was on my ball anyway, I don't know about yours?). Saw perpendicular to the surface as if you are going to cut the ball in half, but be careful not to cut into the toy inside. Once the cut is deep enough you can dig you thumb in and rip the ball into two halves. Then chop away the bulk of the parts of the ball still attached to the dinosaur. Finally, saw little notches into the remaining plastic and delicately rub them off with your finger, slowly exposing the plastic figure inside. The only problem was that my hands smelled like the ball by the end of he dissection. |
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Post by sbell on May 7, 2008 14:01:12 GMT
See, I worked hard to avoid that. And then you went there. It can only go downhill from here. Tomhet, let me explain. (any disgusting imagery is purely the result of your own warped mind) Hold the ball firmly in one hand and using a sharp knife, saw in gently along the edge. I did this where the two halves meet (there is a 'suture' running around the circumference, well there was on my ball anyway, I don't know about yours?). Saw perpendicular to the surface as if you are going to cut the ball in half, but be careful not to cut into the toy inside. Once the cut is deep enough you can dig you thumb in and rip the ball into two halves. Then chop away the bulk of the parts of the ball still attached to the dinosaur. Finally, saw little notches into the remaining plastic and delicately rub them off with your finger, slowly exposing the plastic figure inside. The only problem was that my hands smelled like the ball by the end of he dissection. The next time I see a rubber ball with a toy inside, I am trying that. Was yours a 'brand' (like Wild Republic) or a Cheap-O type? Just wondering if the rubber may be different. And I am going to take the high road and not once let the double entendre imagery take hold in my mind. |
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Post by Dinotoyforum on May 7, 2008 15:17:06 GMT
Tomhet, let me explain. (any disgusting imagery is purely the result of your own warped mind) Hold the ball firmly in one hand and using a sharp knife, saw in gently along the edge. I did this where the two halves meet (there is a 'suture' running around the circumference, well there was on my ball anyway, I don't know about yours?). Saw perpendicular to the surface as if you are going to cut the ball in half, but be careful not to cut into the toy inside. Once the cut is deep enough you can dig you thumb in and rip the ball into two halves. Then chop away the bulk of the parts of the ball still attached to the dinosaur. Finally, saw little notches into the remaining plastic and delicately rub them off with your finger, slowly exposing the plastic figure inside. The only problem was that my hands smelled like the ball by the end of he dissection. The next time I see a rubber ball with a toy inside, I am trying that. Was yours a 'brand' (like Wild Republic) or a Cheap-O type? Just wondering if the rubber may be different. And I am going to take the high road and not once let the double entendre imagery take hold in my mind. Cheapo. It was half transparent/ half coloured, with a card picture behind. |
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Post by crazycrowman on May 7, 2008 16:38:37 GMT
"Yeah, they are cartoony--but it isn't like anyone else makes a Longisquama that I'm aware of. Or a Chasmatosaurus (AKA 'thecodont'). Or a small Rauisuchian (postosuchus)"
Thats why I like them. I was impressed with the choices of species. I also like the little glow in the dark skeleton deals.
To anyone else that has these--do you find that the Carnotaurus looks more like Dracorex with pointy teeth?"
I think the Carnotaurus may just be the silliest looking one of the lot, except for the Velociraptor....well, ok the Pteranadon too....I like the Archeopteryx and the Spino the most....and despite its glaring inaccuracy to anything real, I think the "Brontosaurus" is very neat too.
Maybe its just the powder blue color on the Carno that makes it get lumped there. I do agree though, that he could be a Dracorex with tooth issues as much as he could be a Carnotaur.
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Post by Dinotoyforum on May 7, 2008 19:36:53 GMT
Woo hoo! I got my first Dino Magic figures! Yeah, they are cartoony--but it isn't like anyone else makes a Longisquama that I'm aware of. Or a Chasmatosaurus (AKA 'thecodont'). Or a small Rauisuchian (postosuchus). Isn't there a Longisquama toy associated with that TV series, what is it called? Primeval? |
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Post by piltdown on May 7, 2008 20:04:47 GMT
The 'flying' lizard in Primeval is a coelurosauravus |
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Post by sbell on May 7, 2008 20:06:05 GMT
Woo hoo! I got my first Dino Magic figures! Yeah, they are cartoony--but it isn't like anyone else makes a Longisquama that I'm aware of. Or a Chasmatosaurus (AKA 'thecodont'). Or a small Rauisuchian (postosuchus). Isn't there a Longisquama toy associated with that TV series, what is it called? Primeval? I think it might be a Coelurosauravus. Either way, I don't get to see the show, and the figures are not sold outside the UK. |
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nice haul 
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