Recent Acquisitions!

[DinoLord]

Just got the Kaiyodo Dinotales Acrocanthosaurus, Acrocanthosaurus skeleton, Apatosaurus, Deinonychus, and Deinonychus skeleton. Also got the UHA Collector Club Velociraptor and Sue Collection Torosaurus.

[brontodocus]

I took a short trip for shopping to Utrecht, Nederland today. At a toy shop they had a lonesome Schleich ReplicaSaurus Deinosuchus complete with booklet, tag and Hans for its original price - €18.95. Of course it was even cheaper in Germany (around €14.95) prior to its retirement. Well, I won't bother having paid the €18.95 though...

[Gorgonopsid]

My Acrocanthosaurus came today. ;D

[Libraraptor]

My package (see page 206 and "Identification thread" arrived today and there were some real surprises among them:



KLEINWELKA Stegosaurus (!)
Bullyland "False Pressing" or "Completely worn off" old school Tyrannosaurus
"Micro Marx" Apatosaurus
Cool paintjob Jasman Ornithopod
TM Four legged old school Spinosaurus (I first thought it was a Schleich Baryonyx..)

And many figures (such as many Invictas, some Jasman) I now have twice and plan to sell and/or trade or give away.

[Libraraptor]

My package (see page 206 and "Identification thread" arrived today and there were some real surprises among them:



KLEINWELKA Stegosaurus (!)
Old school no-name Iguanodon
Bullyland "False Pressing" or "Completely worn off" old school Tyrannosaurus
"Micro Marx" Apatosaurus
Cool paintjob Jasman Ornithopod
TM Four legged old school Spinosaurus (I first thought it was a Schleich Baryonyx..)

And many figures (such as many Invictas, small Bullylands / Disney some Jasman) I now have twice and plan to sell and/or trade or give away (see Classifieds section).

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

That ornithopod (it's called maiasaura even though it isn't one) looks really neat with those colors. That finned thing though...

[Libraraptor]

Mar 13, 2010 15:36:28 GMT [][][]cordylus[][][] said:

That ornithopod (it's called maiasaura even though it isn't one) looks really neat with those colors. That finned thing though...

Quadruped finback...Vegetarian muzzle, duckbill - style. I´d say Ouranosaurus, but TM printed "Spinosaurus" on the belly...
In reality, it looks quite cool and I´ll definitely keep it.
Oh, and did I mention there was a Kleinwelka Stego among them?! ;D

[Godzillasaurus]

Just arrived One "Great dino's" Apatosaurus a Carnegie oviraptor, wild safari postosuchus and a coelacanth.

The apato was welcomed in to the herd.

But who ever shipped them didn't put the coelacanth in a bag of water so I immediately try ed to revive it by throwing it in my fish tank.

Sadly it perished and I did the only reasonable thing to do I gave it a proper fish burial.

[brontodocus]

Mar 14, 2010 7:02:14 GMT Godzillasaurus said:

But who ever shipped them didn't put the coelacanth in a bag of water so I immediately try ed to revive it by throwing it in my fish tank.

Sadly it perished and I did the only reasonable thing to do I gave it a proper fish burial.

Oh no! Judging from the gourami on the photo you have put the coelacanth in freshwater Seems that this truly sad loss was inevitable... ;D

[roselaar]

Just bought these on Ebay BIN. Anybody know how rare they are? I know nothing about these particular Invictasaurs, and they're not 100% identical to the ones sold at the British Museum back then (aside from the blister I mean). I bought them primarily for nostalgic reasons.

[brontodocus]

Mar 14, 2010 10:55:47 GMT roselaar said:

Just bought these on Ebay BIN. Anybody know how rare they are? I know nothing about these particular Invictasaurs, and they're not 100% identical to the ones sold at the British Museum back then (aside from the blister I mean). I bought them primarily for nostalgic reasons.

Hi roselaar,

I'm sure these are just the normal Invicta figures and only the blister package is less common. The colours of the unpainted Invicta figures may vary a little - some are slightly darker/lighter than others, otherwise they are just the same.

[sumo]

Mar 11, 2010 21:09:04 GMT Radman said:

Sumo, where did you get these, Ebay?
I'm interested in the hadrosaurs, at least.

Some I've found in independent shops, others in a Norwegian chain called BR toys (they seem to carry a lot of the same stuff as Toys 'R' Us, so presumably they have them as well). Sadly none in my town...

Yesterday I went out hunting once again, and came back with some cool stuff. Two bags of chinasaurs, nothing particularly exciting. Still, I liked these guys for their funky coloring and überwrinkly "skin" - anything that shows a tiny bit of imagination on the manufacturer's part is good with me.
picasaweb.google.no/104809005051569350058/Models#5448488467947502674

Yet another body for resurfacing... I do like how he stands on two legs, though there's no telling how long that'll last once the apoxie goes on.

This one, though! He was in the bag with the wrinklies, but as you can see he's sculpted in a completely different style with much more detail. Possibly copied from some more reputable source?

Of course, I couldn't find any of the models I was really looking for - the shops had next to no Schleichs or Bullys, never mind Safari or Papo. However, I couldn't resist this awesomely retro little Rex
picasaweb.google.no/104809005051569350058/Models#5448488693034027602
Check out that belly!
picasaweb.google.no/104809005051569350058/Models#5448488695738289778

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

i think that rex is bullyland

[sumo]

Yup, both the rex and dimetrodon are. I don't normally look very closely at the Bullys (they have some horribly cartoonish mammals), but their dinos aren't bad at all. Now if only the shops would actually carry them...

[Horridus]

Schleich Saichania (small). I bought a Schleich! I feel dirty. On the other hand, it was good to be able to walk into an actual, physical store and walk out again with a dino. FOR ONCE.

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

I think you mean schleich euplocephalus!

[Gorgonopsid]

Mar 14, 2010 7:02:14 GMT Godzillasaurus said:

Just arrived One "Great dino's" Apatosaurus a Carnegie oviraptor, wild safari postosuchus and a coelacanth.

The apato was welcomed in to the herd.

But who ever shipped them didn't put the coelacanth in a bag of water so I immediately try ed to revive it by throwing it in my fish tank.

Sadly it perished and I did the only reasonable thing to do I gave it a proper fish burial.

I never seen that oviraptor before. How old is that guy? Think he'd be easy to find? Well I found my one in the nest at Ac Moore. A craft store of all places. LOL

[Libraraptor]

Haha, Godzillasaurus, funny story with the coelacanth! I always find it a little strange when someone introduces new acquisitions to his collection...But I must admit: I DO THIS, TOO ;D

orthocone, that Oviraptor is quite common and should be easy to find. It´s the Carnegie/Safari one.

[crazycrowman]

Funny photo series, and a very cool Giant Gourami, Godzillasaurus!

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

Mar 14, 2010 20:55:17 GMT Gorgonopsid said:

I never seen that oviraptor before. How old is that guy? Think he'd be easy to find? Well I found my one in the nest at Ac Moore. A craft store of all places. LOL

IT's the carnegie oviraptor, made in 2006 or 2007 I think. It can be found in most places that carry carnegies.

www.dinosaurcollector.150m.com/

is a good place to find info on dinosaur toys.