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Post by pawnosuchus on Apr 12, 2010 8:17:36 GMT
I just picked up an Invicta T-Rex and a Battat Gallimimus for 25 cents each at a yard sale this weekend. Greed is a terrible thing. I was actually disappointed that they didn't have more dinosaurs.
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Post by Libraraptor on Apr 12, 2010 10:13:17 GMT
I just picked up an Invicta T-Rex and a Battat Gallimimus for 25 cents each at a yard sale this weekend. Greed is a terrible thing. I was actually disappointed that they didn't have more dinosaurs. OMG, those were cheap, that's for sure ;D |
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Post by Horridus on Apr 12, 2010 14:30:09 GMT
I just picked up an Invicta T-Rex and a Battat Gallimimus for 25 cents each at a yard sale this weekend. Greed is a terrible thing. I was actually disappointed that they didn't have more dinosaurs. Wait....what? WHAT? *weeps* |
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Post by fossil on Apr 12, 2010 14:36:02 GMT
I, too, am excessively fond of Schleich's prehistoric mammals. I might fault the too-thick upper canines of their saber-toothed tiger and the Parent-and-Baby Wooly Mammoths in toto, but the others are exquisite. The cave bear is unapproached by any rival (look at Bullyland's entry alone to see why Schleich's leaves the others in the dust). I've "mated" mine with Papo's Grizzley (rampant) in a Burian-style "disturbed-while-hibernating" cave scene where the poor Neandertals are getting decidedly the worst of it. Schleich does generally better, I feel, with their mammals in general -- prehistoric and otherwise -- than they do with their dinosaurs and other prehistoric non-mammalian fauna, although I did purchase more than one of their Aetosaurs when they came out, being enamored of all things Permio-Triassic and foreseeing early retirement for the little green Desmatosuchus. Because of this -- coupled with the fact that the ONLY prehistorics available to me locally (other than WalMart) are the Schleigh offerings at a Parent-Teacher store near home (thirty-six miles "near") -- I find myself augmenting my prehistoric mammals with such items as Schleich's Musk Ox, Bison, Moose, Elk, various deer, lesser bears (Brown, Black, Grizzley), various wolves, Cougar, Lynx, Beaver, Fox, Armadillo, Hare, Raccoon, Wisent, Yak, Okapi, and other similar critters -- more-or-less in scale -- that nicely fatten the displays with credible extras (just because they all survived the last ice age and kill-off doesn't mean they weren't contemporary members of the recent prehistoric mammal biotribe). I do the same with mammals from other companies, as well. And don't neglect the so-called "Toobs!" It's true; anyone can put together a respectible prehistoric mammal collection, heavily larded with extant ice-age survivors, from various sources ranging from thrift shops to the kiddie toy box at your dentist's office (oops!) with little-to-no expense. I also like the Schleich dinosaurs, though I am far more critical of them, as a rule. There are exceptions, though. For instance, I have yet to find an Iguanodon I like better than Schleich's quadrupedal version, and several of their others are right up there in the top two or three.
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Post by foxilized on Apr 12, 2010 17:45:31 GMT
I just picked up an Invicta T-Rex and a Battat Gallimimus for 25 cents each at a yard sale this weekend. Greed is a terrible thing. I was actually disappointed that they didn't have more dinosaurs. OoOoOoOoHH!!!!  And still you feel dissapointed! ;D Hahah, yeah, it's so absurd, you should be euphoric!  |
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Post by roselaar on Apr 12, 2010 19:15:29 GMT
Won this baby on Ebay. Finally complete this time! And the brown wing variation too.  As for swapping Battat stories, I only own the Utahraptor, which I found for 50 cents at a collector's store in the discount bin. Quite a feat, considering Battat was never released in Holland. I wonder how it got there...  |
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Post by lcamiro on Apr 12, 2010 22:21:32 GMT
I just picked up an Invicta T-Rex and a Battat Gallimimus for 25 cents each at a yard sale this weekend. Greed is a terrible thing. I was actually disappointed that they didn't have more dinosaurs. I can give you a 400% Return-On-Investment on the battat galli: 1 USD. Is it OK for you?  |
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Post by foxilized on Apr 12, 2010 23:15:32 GMT
LoL
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Post by pawnosuchus on Apr 13, 2010 3:15:35 GMT
I love those yard sales. I'll hit one every weekend from now til September. Probably see 3 or 4 with bins of dinosaurs. It's like a real treasure hunt. Only problem is sometimes you have to push those annoying little kids out of the way.
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Post by Libraraptor on Apr 13, 2010 14:31:33 GMT
I love those yard sales. I'll hit one every weekend from now til September. Probably see 3 or 4 with bins of dinosaurs. It's like a real treasure hunt. Only problem is sometimes you have to push those annoying little kids out of the way. ;D ;D ;D Usually those bins are in the childrens' corner and I feel like a stranger. Last Saturday I picked up a Schleich hen for 20 cent - looked in the internet and saw it's around 7 Euros there. No comparison to that Gallimimus, 'though.
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Post by Griffin on Apr 13, 2010 19:30:23 GMT
Yeah I always feel guilty competing with little kids for dinosaur toys. After all, they kind of are originally meant for them.
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Post by roselaar on Apr 13, 2010 19:39:31 GMT
Oh, f**k those pesky little kids! They will only play with those dinosaur figures anyway, and break them, lose them or destroy them altogether, just for fun. They are making rare figures endangered species! It's up to us to preserve such figures for posterity, so our own kids (who we will of course raise to be careful with dinosaur figures) can live in a world where there are still Invicta Troodons, WWD Liopleurodons and Battat Diplodocuses in existance!
The kid is the archnemesis of the collector where dinosaurs are concerned.
No, I don't have kids of my own.
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Post by foxilized on Apr 13, 2010 19:49:24 GMT
^ Omg, that last post is a jewel XDDD
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Post by DinoLord on Apr 13, 2010 19:55:11 GMT
My JPIIII toys from when I was 4 are still in half decent condition.
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Post by sbell on Apr 13, 2010 20:13:58 GMT
Oh, f**k those pesky little kids! They will only play with those dinosaur figures anyway, and break them, lose them or destroy them altogether, just for fun. They are making rare figures endangered species! It's up to us to preserve such figures for posterity, so our own kids (who we will of course raise to be careful with dinosaur figures) can live in a world where there are still Invicta Troodons, WWD Liopleurodons and Battat Diplodocuses in existance! The kid is the archnemesis of the collector where dinosaurs are concerned. No, I don't have kids of my own. Honestly, the Invicta Troodon is not exactly on par with those other two. One, it is a terrible representation, and second, it is not nearly as sought after. And yes, my kids do play with mine, when I am there. My son has been around collectible animals all of his life--he knows how to handle Dinotales and Yowies, as well as the larger figures; he knows that Bullylands are notorious for losing paint so they require more care; and he knows that crashing them into each other is always wrong. On the other hand, we also know which ones are toys, and he plays accordingly (although most are behind glass and come out when I say they can). It never occurs to us that bitter childless grown ups would somehow think less of my kids because they have stuff that those grown ups don't. More to the point--without kids (the apparent archnemesis of toy hoarders and collectors alike), nobody would actually make these toys. We can call them figures, collectibles, models, whatever, but at the end of the day they are toys, designed for kids. Take them out of the equation and we are left with high-end (and high price) resin models and Sideshow statuettes, and a much more limited market (if there would even be one). |
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Post by roselaar on Apr 13, 2010 21:09:55 GMT
Please tell me you recognized the sarcasm in py previous post...
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Post by brontodocus on Apr 13, 2010 21:26:31 GMT
Sometimes frustrating but we have to get along with it - our precious gems were made for kids but sometimes it's strange to see kids play with things that are so collectible that you feel like getting a heart attack. ;D I got my first Bullyland Deinotherium from my son's kindegarten where it was in a bin of dinosaur figures - mostly Schleich - that were apparently used only to rub their paint off on the floor carpet. I was told that they were thinking of throwing it away because of the paint rub ... Anyway, my four year old son is also allowed to play with my figures (even the Deinotherium) but he is always very careful. He is allowed to bury his own chinasaurs in the garden soil of course but he knows that the ones from my collection have to be treated with more care. |
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Post by dip on Apr 13, 2010 21:34:17 GMT
^Class! Glad you saved that Deinotherium!
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Apr 13, 2010 22:00:31 GMT
Please tell me you recognized the sarcasm in py previous post... I know I did. I found it funny! |
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Post by DinoLord on Apr 13, 2010 22:19:34 GMT
My grandparents got me a bunch of DinoHorizons stuff from Hong Kong.
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