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Post by ikessauro on Sept 18, 2010 19:25:05 GMT
A herd of COG prehistoric critters arrived today   COG? What company is that? Those are really cute, what size are they? Hey, can someone explain to me what COG means? Those are the initials of the company's name? Are these little figures expensive? |
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Post by stoneage on Sept 18, 2010 19:45:01 GMT
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Post by ikessauro on Sept 18, 2010 19:48:39 GMT
 It stands for "Creative Original Gizmos!" Thanks so much |
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Post by stoneage on Sept 18, 2010 19:50:32 GMT
It stands for "Creative Original Gizmos!" Thanks so much I added a few things, see above. |
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Post by Radman on Sept 18, 2010 21:27:15 GMT
Radman, are you sure that the great "Lanzendorf collection" book should be treated that way ;D? Turned upside down and functioning as a cheap background? ;D Haha, yes that "coffee-table book" was actually on my coffee table, as I was searching for painting inspirations. I propped it up to hide all the bills and newspapers and other junk that normally populate that area. It is a wonderful book and an inspiration to what all of us would likely do if we had a lot more spendable moolah. ;D Oh and yes, Himma, that Iguanodon is a Dinotales variant from series 6, I believe. |
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Post by sbell on Sept 19, 2010 2:09:25 GMT
COG? What company is that? Those are really cute, what size are they? Hey, can someone explain to me what COG means? Those are the initials of the company's name? Are these little figures expensive? The cost of them is, shall we say, under review. When they first came out, they were $12 for a set of 6. So the whole set of 36 would set you back $72. Not bad (except for the dinos, those are terrible). NOW--just as Tedco (the distributors) had finally made headway in 2009, having convinced retailers that these small packages with a very low price point were perfect for impulse shopping areas, and having backorders into the very high thousands...the new US testing regulations came into effect, and the cost was so high (each figure, all 36, had to be tested, at about $10000 each) that the producers said forget it. Which means that they were really only sold for maybe two or three years, and were becoming very sought after right as they became unavailable. Short version--the 5 good sets (Early life, reptiles, pterosaurs, sea life, mammals) will almost certainly start to climb in price, if they haven't already (I'm pretty sure that some of the invert ones have demanded over $15 each in recent auctions). The other set--the terrible dinos--will probably be the easiest to find, the least wanted, but still become expensive as completists try to gather the sets. In other words, if you see them for sale now, get them. They won't get cheaper. |
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Post by roselaar on Sept 19, 2010 12:45:38 GMT
Thanks for the info on these COg figures, I wondered what was up with these too.
Still a few questions though. What's the best search term to find them on Ebay? Can't find anything with either Creative Original Gizmos, Dino Horizons or COG... And what do these look like packaged?
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Post by DinoLord on Sept 19, 2010 12:55:38 GMT
Wait. Those are Dino Horizons? Are you guys kidding me? There's a whole store of them at the Hong Kong airport! My grandparents get me some every time they come back from China. I only have the tiny dinosaur line and the test tube skeletons and a huge Triceratops skeleton, but they get me stuff like two times a year. I could easily get the pterosaur ones if they are in stock at the right time.
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Post by sbell on Sept 19, 2010 15:10:07 GMT
Wait. Those are Dino Horizons? Are you guys kidding me? There's a whole store of them at the Hong Kong airport! My grandparents get me some every time they come back from China. I only have the tiny dinosaur line and the test tube skeletons and a huge Triceratops skeleton, but they get me stuff like two times a year. I could easily get the pterosaur ones if they are in stock at the right time. You had better hope they still have some--the manufacturer discontinued the North American and Asian production. No new ones have been made since late 2008 at the earliest. When our store had placed the order, they had already been out of stock for several months, and had been waiting for several months for production (which then never happened). But if they are there--pick up everything that can be carried. They're worth it (except the dinos, have I mentioned that? ;D). |
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Post by veloziraptor on Sept 19, 2010 15:59:58 GMT
Ebay - super fair price, the Loch Ness, Yeti, and Grey Alien for 10.50 (for the lot) Years ago I sold my loose Loch Ness for 50 bucks and always regretted letting it go, so it's nice to have him back. Is this this the same Loch Ness you got? Came with a shadow box. Cool figure   Weird, that's the sculpt, but mine is a Teal & Green color - is yours custom painted? It did come in a shadowbox with a piece of rolled up parchment. Also, I just noticed that Loch Ness is printed on the back - mine doesn't have that, either. Seeing that, I'm guessing that it's not custom, so I wonder if another company started making them again or if they farmed out the sculpt to gift shops - maybe? I'm sure someone reading this knows, though. :-) |
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Post by DinoLord on Sept 19, 2010 16:05:29 GMT
You had better hope they still have some--the manufacturer discontinued the North American and Asian production. No new ones have been made since late 2008 at the earliest. When our store had placed the order, they had already been out of stock for several months, and had been waiting for several months for production (which then never happened). Well they're still listed on the Dino Horizons website. My grandma brought back the dino(unfortunately) set back in April or May. |
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Post by bokisaurus on Sept 19, 2010 16:45:17 GMT
Is this this the same Loch Ness you got? Came with a shadow box. Cool figure Weird, that's the sculpt, but mine is a Teal & Green color - is yours custom painted? It did come in a shadowbox with a piece of rolled up parchment. Also, I just noticed that Loch Ness is printed on the back - mine doesn't have that, either. Seeing that, I'm guessing that it's not custom, so I wonder if another company started making them again or if they farmed out the sculpt to gift shops - maybe? I'm sure someone reading this knows, though. :-) I think there was another one, like yours. In fact I may actually have it,too ;D Yes, not a custom paint. |
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Post by bokisaurus on Sept 19, 2010 16:51:13 GMT
So here are the latest income that has accumulated the past month, yes, been busy to take photos of them all. Lady Giga:  Deinotherium!  Finally, after so many years of chasing! ;D Ice age critters  Starlux  Favorite Spino  Mini SEGA  Chap Mei striped hyena and Lynx  |
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Post by jurassicjr on Sept 20, 2010 18:40:19 GMT
The following retired Safari figures came in the mail today...
WS Leptoceratops
Prehistoric Life Doedicurus
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Post by Griffin on Sept 20, 2010 18:42:58 GMT
The following retired Safari figures came in the mail today... WS Leptoceratops Prehistoric Life Doedicurus I <3 that little Lepto |
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Post by Dan on Sept 20, 2010 19:08:17 GMT
The lynx gives me the heebie jeebies.
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Post by roselaar on Sept 20, 2010 19:29:04 GMT
I got myself a MOC Jurassic Park Series 2 Tanystropheus. The great thing is that it's the rare European variation I've been looking for for a while, with the prototype Series 2 human figures pictures on the back, including repainted Panosh dinosaur figures as hatchling proxies. Nice find!
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Post by paleoferroequine on Sept 20, 2010 20:54:30 GMT
The lynx gives me the heebie jeebies. Yes, it's creepy, it looks like Gizmo, the Mogwai from "Gremlins"!! I think maybe that it's actually a caracal which has been painted with spots. Caracals have been called African lynx. Or maybe it's just a bad figure. ;D The figure is not chunky enough for what I call a lynx. |
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Post by Libraraptor on Sept 20, 2010 21:36:20 GMT
Radman, are you sure that the great "Lanzendorf collection" book should be treated that way ;D? Turned upside down and functioning as a cheap background? ;D Haha, yes that "coffee-table book" was actually on my coffee table, as I was searching for painting inspirations. I propped it up to hide all the bills and newspapers and other junk that normally populate that area. It is a wonderful book and an inspiration to what all of us would likely do if we had a lot more spendable moolah. ;D Oh and yes, Himma, that Iguanodon is a Dinotales variant from series 6, I believe. Does anyone know Mr. Lanzendorf personally?! Or know someone who knows him?! Does he ever get fanmail?! Wow, boki! What wonderful new acquisitions! Where the hell did you get that Deinotherium?! |
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Post by sbell on Sept 20, 2010 21:57:00 GMT
The lynx gives me the heebie jeebies. Yes, it's creepy, it looks like Gizmo, the Mogwai from "Gremlins"!! I think maybe that it's actually a caracal which has been painted with spots. Caracals have been called African lynx. Or maybe it's just a bad figure. ;D The figure is not chunky enough for what I call a lynx. In some sets they refer to it as an Iberian lynx. In the arctic set, I have no idea. Maybe one of the many extinct cats, say the ones at La Brea? |
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It stands for "Creative Original Gizmos!" The company is Dino Horizons. The COG toys above are no longer being sold by the company. What is still for sale can be found here: 
