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Post by roselaar on Jun 11, 2010 12:03:40 GMT
The Troodon for £24 is rather good. I'm still yet to find one - saw one without a base once going for £75! I'd better not say out loud what I paid for mine... just this: The seller apperently didn't know what it was...  Same thing happened to me. Seller sold all Invictas separately for steep prices but sold the Troodon in a lot with random Chinasaurs (and a JP Electronic Raptor), which I got for 6.50 pounds. I love such sellers! ;D The Blue Whale and the Troodon aren't the only Invicta figures out of scale. Just look at the Ichtyosaurus, it says 'up to 8 metres long' on its belly but it's almost as long as the T-Rex. The Pteranodon seems too big as well. But yeah, 7 and 24 pounds are reasonable prices for those Invictasaurs. Better than 10 pounds for a Dimetrodon, but my experience has been those are harder to find because they're so d**n tiny.  |
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Post by Horridus on Jun 11, 2010 17:50:45 GMT
And seriously, folks, that Troodon is not really worth that much. It would help if it looked like...a Troodon. It was a good figure for its time in terms of posture and detail and all that, but you're right, it was more 'generic coelurosaur' than Troodon... |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Jun 11, 2010 19:31:55 GMT
I got the new paint carnegie allosaurus. Not bad, and I love the paint job.
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Post by bokisaurus on Jun 11, 2010 20:19:34 GMT
Got the new WS apato, nice figure, much bigger than I thought. Too bad the neck is swan-like, otherwise, nice figure. Lots of textures! I have been uber busy the last few weeks, so I don't have the time to take photos  |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Jun 11, 2010 21:33:39 GMT
Got the new WS apato, nice figure, much bigger than I thought. Too bad the neck is swan-like, otherwise, nice figure. Lots of textures! I have been uber busy the last few weeks, so I don't have the time to take photos The swan-like neck position has recently fallen back into favor with apatosaurus. It's others like diplodocus that couldn't bend their necks like that, apparently  |
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Post by sbell on Jun 11, 2010 21:47:54 GMT
Just got my first 2010 CollectA figures. Rugops, Tsintaosaurus, Eotyrannus, Herrerasaurus, Lufengosaurus...I think those are the ones I have now. Plus, there are changes to some--the 1:40 deluxe T.rex has a different, more washed paint scheme. And the 1:15 now has a base, and better seam control! Also, the new deluxe Triceratops is the bees knees. Especially when compared to the POS original. I should mention that these just came into the T.rex Centre gift shop, but of course I have already picked out mine. We also got the trees--they are actually very nice, but we have them more for display than actual sale (we said that 6 1:15 rex's ago too, so who knows what will happen). All of the new figures are quite nice, but of course their scales are all over. And I will always be a Safari Ltd man first and foremost, especially given next year when....I guess you'll find out then.  |
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Post by foxilized on Jun 11, 2010 22:03:53 GMT
Plus, there are changes to some--the 1:40 deluxe T.rex has a different, more washed paint scheme. Did you repaint it? Pics? |
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Post by sbell on Jun 11, 2010 22:12:27 GMT
Plus, there are changes to some--the 1:40 deluxe T.rex has a different, more washed paint scheme. Did you repaint it? Pics? I don't have pics. And no, I am not a re-painter, that's just how they came. |
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Post by EmperorDinobot on Jun 12, 2010 7:55:18 GMT
I finally got my first Prehistoric Times Magazine! woot! I'mma subscribe soon. Maybe even send art. Who knows. Thank God for Barnes & Noble.
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Jun 12, 2010 15:00:25 GMT
Just got my first 2010 CollectA figures. Rugops, Tsintaosaurus, Eotyrannus, Herrerasaurus, Lufengosaurus...I think those are the ones I have now. Plus, there are changes to some--the 1:40 deluxe T.rex has a different, more washed paint scheme. And the 1:15 now has a base, and better seam control! Also, the new deluxe Triceratops is the bees knees. Especially when compared to the POS original. I should mention that these just came into the T.rex Centre gift shop, but of course I have already picked out mine. We also got the trees--they are actually very nice, but we have them more for display than actual sale (we said that 6 1:15 rex's ago too, so who knows what will happen). All of the new figures are quite nice, but of course their scales are all over. And I will always be a Safari Ltd man first and foremost, especially given next year when....I guess you'll find out then. Does the eotyrannus still have the bulbous head like in the stock photo, and do any have the weird facial deformation of the achelousaurus? The triceratops sounds cool! |
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Post by foxilized on Jun 12, 2010 15:31:42 GMT
Did you repaint it? Pics? I don't have pics. And no, I am not a re-painter, that's just how they came. Was it the grey or the green version? |
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Post by sbell on Jun 12, 2010 17:11:21 GMT
I don't have pics. And no, I am not a re-painter, that's just how they came. Was it the grey or the green version? They are mostly greenish, but there is a lot more tan/brown from what I saw. Does the eotyrannus still have the bulbous head like in the stock photo, and do any have the weird facial deformation of the achelousaurus? The triceratops sounds cool! From the ones I brought home, I don't see any major asymmetry (the Lufeng looked a little off due to paint). As for the bulbous Eotyrannus--it doesn't look bulbous-- there is a rounding to the front of the face, but it is not expanded in any major way. There is a small projection at the back of the head--don't know why (it's very low, maybe it's meant to be a tiny crest). The pose is, of course, strange and impossible. They didn't do too bad with the feathering--very similar in style to the Carnegie Dilong. One thing--the Rugops and Herrerasaurus are very small--they could easily sit next to the Colorata figures in terms of size; the Herrerasaurus could almost sit with the Kaiyodos (at least, the special Dino Expo ones that are slightly larger). But they are very nice figures, especially as ones that haven't been done before (and probably won't be done again by anyone else for a long time, if ever). |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Jun 12, 2010 18:17:09 GMT
Is the herrara similar to the psittaco in size?
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Post by sbell on Jun 12, 2010 19:27:45 GMT
Is the herrara similar to the psittaco in size? Pretty close--they are both considered 'small' figures. |
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on Jun 13, 2010 7:33:58 GMT
Very cool news, sbell! Can't wait to finally put in my CollectA order soon!! OK, I haven't been able to post in this section for some time and that really sucked! But now, I've finally gotten my first 2010 group of awesome figures! YIPPEE!! ;D So, here's what was in my first shipment... WS:Kentrosaurus Liopleurodon Mosasaurus Rhamphorhynchus Apatosaurus Brachiosaurus Prehistoric Sea Life Tube Papo:Pachyrhinosaurus Oviraptor Velociraptor (new paint) Plesiosaurus Bullyland:Giganotosaurus Iguanodon Ankylosaurus (2009) Batrachotomus Also picked up the 2-DVD set of Discovery Channel's "Monsters Resurrected". Remember that one? Spinosaurus, Terror Bird, Mosasaurus, Bear Dog, Megalania and Acrocanthosaurus. I don't remember seeing the Acro episode airing on TV. Haven't watched it yet, but I'm real interested. He's not one that's covered very often or much at all. I remember the Spino looking pretty fierce and it was really cool seeing him rip into that Sarcosuchus! Anyway, can't wait to watch the whole series. All 304 minutes of it! So, now it's a wait for the two new Carnegies and the CollectA figures I've picked out. And then, to Schleich or not to Schleich in the fall with their new Giga. ;D |
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Post by sbell on Jun 13, 2010 14:50:53 GMT
Very cool news, sbell! Can't wait to finally put in my CollectA order soon!! OK, I haven't been able to post in this section for some time and that really sucked! But now, I've finally gotten my first 2010 group of awesome figures! YIPPEE!! ;D So, here's what was in my first shipment... WS:Kentrosaurus Liopleurodon Mosasaurus Rhamphorhynchus Apatosaurus Brachiosaurus Prehistoric Sea Life Tube Papo:Pachyrhinosaurus Oviraptor Velociraptor (new paint) Plesiosaurus Bullyland:Giganotosaurus Iguanodon Ankylosaurus (2009) Batrachotomus Also picked up the 2-DVD set of Discovery Channel's "Monsters Resurrected". Remember that one? Spinosaurus, Terror Bird, Mosasaurus, Bear Dog, Megalania and Acrocanthosaurus. I don't remember seeing the Acro episode airing on TV. Haven't watched it yet, but I'm real interested. He's not one that's covered very often or much at all. I remember the Spino looking pretty fierce and it was really cool seeing him rip into that Sarcosuchus! Anyway, can't wait to watch the whole series. All 304 minutes of it! So, now it's a wait for the two new Carnegies and the CollectA figures I've picked out. And then, to Schleich or not to Schleich in the fall with their new Giga. ;D Prepare to be disappointed by your new DVD. Instead of Bear Dog, you're going to get "What killed the Mega Beasts". Seeing as Bear Dog was why I bought the DVD, suffice to say I was pretty choked. |
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Post by stoneage on Jun 13, 2010 16:26:15 GMT
Got the new WS apato, nice figure, much bigger than I thought. Too bad the neck is swan-like, otherwise, nice figure. Lots of textures! I have been uber busy the last few weeks, so I don't have the time to take photos The swan-like neck position has recently fallen back into favor with apatosaurus. It's others like diplodocus that couldn't bend their necks like that, apparently Apatosaurus belongs to Diplodocidae does it not. I believe you will find that the ability to bend the neck extends beyond just one sauropod, In general sauropods are not considered to be as stiff necked as was once proposed. |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Jun 13, 2010 19:48:21 GMT
The swan-like neck position has recently fallen back into favor with apatosaurus. It's others like diplodocus that couldn't bend their necks like that, apparently Apatosaurus belongs to Diplodocidae does it not. I believe you will find that the ability to bend the neck extends beyond just one sauropod, In general sauropods are not considered to be as stiff necked as was once proposed. And we are closely related to bonobos, however, we don't live in trees, are covered in thick hair, walk on all fours... I think diplodocus's neck bones were different, anyways. |
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Post by stoneage on Jun 14, 2010 0:55:53 GMT
Apatosaurus belongs to Diplodocidae does it not. I believe you will find that the ability to bend the neck extends beyond just one sauropod, In general sauropods are not considered to be as stiff necked as was once proposed. And we are closely related to bonobos, however, we don't live in trees, are covered in thick hair, walk on all fours... I think diplodocus's neck bones were different, anyways. Well they both had 15 vertebrae in the neck. The primary difference being that the cervical of Apatosaurus were less elongated and more heavily constructed then Diplodocus. There are a great deal more similaritys then differences. All living tetrapods appear to hold their necks at the maximum possible verticle extension when in normal, alert posture. Sauropods barring any unknown, unique characteristics would have been the same. Apatosaurus, like Diplodocus would have held its neck at about a 45 degree angle with the head pointing downward in a resting posture. Read This: www.miketaylor.org.uk/dino/pubs/taylor-et-al-2009/TaylorEtAl2009-sauropods-neck-posture.pdf |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Jun 14, 2010 1:20:05 GMT
And we are closely related to bonobos, however, we don't live in trees, are covered in thick hair, walk on all fours... I think diplodocus's neck bones were different, anyways. Well they both had 15 vertebrae in the neck. The primary difference being that the cervical of Apatosaurus were less elongated and more heavily constructed then Diplodocus. There are a great deal more similaritys then differences. All living tetrapods appear to hold their necks at the maximum possible verticle extension when in normal, alert posture. Sauropods barring any unknown, unique characteristics would have been the same. Apatosaurus, like Diplodocus would have held its neck at about a 45 degree angle with the head pointing downward in a resting posture. Read This: www.miketaylor.org.uk/dino/pubs/taylor-et-al-2009/TaylorEtAl2009-sauropods-neck-posture.pdfAnd I had thought that diplodocus couldn't lift its neck that high. Sue me |
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