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Post by takama on Sept 17, 2011 21:56:08 GMT
I just received CollectAs Jobaria in the mail today
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Post by bokisaurus on Sept 18, 2011 7:18:47 GMT
Here are my newest Kinto desktop model acquisitions! They are stunning models, reach in details and characters. No, I did not buy them… I got them via trade. I pretty much traded my entire Starlux collection and then some for these guys. it was a tough decision, but worth it. I knew that my Starlux were going to go to someone who really appreciates them, so they are in very good hands. Posted individual pics in my Kinto thread
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Post by Libraraptor on Sept 18, 2011 11:05:06 GMT
Boki, these are great new additions and you seem to have come to the phase where a collector has to set priorities. Hm, but the entire Starlux collection... You may find it a little odd for me as a German, but until yesterday I did not own Bullyland Triceratops. Now I´ve got it thanks to my wife who found it quite cheap in a sale. On the picture you see it is accompanied by "kindertoys" Triceratops who came in two sizes. Actually in truth I think Bullyland just made their molds somewhat smaller to serve the low-price sector. Aren´t these three fine? Apart from AAA Entelodont and the kindertoys/Bullyland thing I don´t know of any other identical animals who came in different sizes/scales.
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Post by mnemosaurus on Sept 18, 2011 11:23:22 GMT
But which one is the Bullyland? The middle one I suppose? They look so similar! @ Boki: I love the Compsognathus! It looks like a huge Kaiyodo figure
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Post by gwangi on Sept 18, 2011 12:56:58 GMT
I need to get the compsognathus. I was telling my wife the other day that I need a life size dinosaur and then you posted that picture, it must be a sign.
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Post by ichthyostega on Sept 18, 2011 18:52:05 GMT
Mnemo, I think the biggest one is Bullyland. It's quite big. Oh, and I have more collecta 2011's now Rhomaleosaurus; well.. this beast is HUGE! It totally dwarfs my other marine reptiles!!! Hatzegopreyx; a nice one. I like the pose, but the head seems a bit too large to me. Lourinhanosaus; it's very small. The head is strange, but I like the rest of it and especially the little, sharp claws on the frontlegs. Alamosaurus; I'm not a big sauropod fan, but this is my favourite, I think. The spikes on the back, neck and tail look like tyrannosaur-teeth ;D And I also recived the Carnegie Acrocanthosaurus from Dinolord. Thanks DinoLord! I hope you'll get your figure soon.
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Post by Libraraptor on Sept 19, 2011 13:59:25 GMT
Yes, mnemo and ichtyo, the biggest one is the Bullyland one!
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Post by Krissy on Sept 19, 2011 20:59:10 GMT
I seem to be on a DVD binge, I've just got the Walking with Dinosaurs DVD, Jurassic Fight Club (or Dinosaur Secrets if you prefer) and The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs.
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Post by gwangi on Sept 19, 2011 22:29:59 GMT
Carnegie Elasmosaurus thanks to Webdragon.
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Post by roselaar on Sept 20, 2011 20:32:29 GMT
It took quite a while, but today I finally moved my collection one step closer to completion by BINning this figure on Ebay: One down, only two more to go!
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Post by bokisaurus on Sept 21, 2011 6:11:46 GMT
Boki, these are great new additions and you seem to have come to the phase where a collector has to set priorities. Hm, but the entire Starlux collection... You may find it a little odd for me as a German, but until yesterday I did not own Bullyland Triceratops. Now I´ve got it thanks to my wife who found it quite cheap in a sale. On the picture you see it is accompanied by "kindertoys" Triceratops who came in two sizes. Actually in truth I think Bullyland just made their molds somewhat smaller to serve the low-price sector. Aren´t these three fine? Apart from AAA Entelodont and the kindertoys/Bullyland thing I don´t know of any other identical animals who came in different sizes/scales. ;D Ah, what can I say, I have been more careful now, and have started to "downsize" some of the collection. Don't worry, Starlux is still there, just not as big as they used to be. I will have to build up the collection again... one figure at a time Only reason I agreed to the trade is that I know that the person I traded the figure with really appreciates them, and will cherish them. Plush, he is a good guy Always feels good to help a fellow collector, right? Those Bully trike are cool. I was not aware they came in 3 sizes! ;D I only have the "regular" size one
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Post by brontodocus on Sept 21, 2011 7:29:20 GMT
I'm not sure if the kindertoyz figures are really produced by Bullyland. While I do not believe that they are illegal copies (both kindertoyz and Bullyland are in Germany and the kindertoyz were sold at Aldi, the most important supermarket company in Germany, so we can assume Bullyland knows what's going on) the smaller kindertoyz figures seem to be shrinked and only very slightly altered versions of the original larger Bullyland figures. And there is no "Bullyland" on either the belly of the figures nor on the package.
Moreover, the plastic that was used is different, it is as soft as the one by Bullyland but it has a more chemical smell (all my Bullyland figures are completely neutral in smell). ...which reminds me of - how about a thread on smell of figures from different companies? That would be funny. For the moment: Just compare any new Safari Ltd. figure with Bullyland and with CollectA with eyes closed. Yes, I believe most of the companies can be detected by smell. There were also kindertoyz versions of Tyrannosaurus, Dimetrodon, and Stegosaurus based on the Bullyland MuseumLine models (I believe Libraraptor had posted all of them somewhere. I have them, too, thanks to him). Oddly enough the kindertoyz Dimetrodon is exactly as large as the Bullyland original and has the same paint job (the green one with the red sail).
Oh, but of course Safari Ltd. frequently makes small versions of their larger animal figures, thinking of e.g. all the toob dinosaurs based on Carnegie models, often with the same colouration, e.g. Baryonyx, Acrocanthosaurus, or the prehistoric mammals, e.g. Megatherium, Arsinoitherium, Mammoth, Andrewsarchus... and many, many more.
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Post by Libraraptor on Sept 21, 2011 15:42:19 GMT
brontodocus, I took the time - although it felt silly ;D - and smelled at my three Trikes. No difference. Could it not be that the "stronger" smell of the kindertoys came from they were packed in plastic, whild the Bullyland on the shelves at the shops had time to evaporate? We all know, this is no secret, that ALDI or other discounters sometimes sell brand products from over productions with a different label...It is so confusing, for the smaller versions are exact diminishments of the big Bullys - the paintjob is 100%ly the same - aren´t paintjobs saved in terms of copyright? Hm, and yes, how could I as an expert ;D forget Safaris "smaller versions" politics? Now for something completely different: Accidently found these two in the same random battered figure toy box on a flea market: Carnegie Triceratops (with a visible childrens´ room background) and Marolin (!!!) Megatherium.
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Post by Seijun on Sept 21, 2011 16:59:22 GMT
Marolin did a megatherium? They must be really rare, the dinosaur collector site does not mention that one at all on their Marolin page. I envy all of you collectors from germany, UK, france, etc. You have the neatest vintage dinos. Never in a million years would I ever find something like that in a US flea market! Or even an antique shop.
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Post by mnemosaurus on Sept 21, 2011 17:23:49 GMT
Wow, huge congrats on your Marolin Megatherium!! It's one of the hardest to get Marolin (or is this one a Plaho?) figures - except if you want to pay serious money. Really cool to find it on a flea market I also noticed before the megatherium misses on the dinosaur collector website...
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Post by kessie on Sept 21, 2011 21:26:30 GMT
Two elc cavemen. Sorry for size and blurry image, my camera phone I am afraid Attachments:
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Post by Libraraptor on Sept 22, 2011 15:55:56 GMT
Yes, Seijun and mnemo, I'm proud of the Mehatherium. It's one of those finds a collector's life makes sense for! I wonder why it's not listed on Randy's page and If I should tell him?
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Post by Seijun on Sept 22, 2011 16:38:15 GMT
There is also a Marolin Mammoth so I've read. Can not find a pic.
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Post by mnemosaurus on Sept 22, 2011 17:45:39 GMT
The Mammoth is on the dinosaur collector Marolin page. I also posted a picture of it a while ago in the recent acquisitions, it's a very nice figure. I think the Megatherium definitely should be on the dinosaur collector website! And you are right to be proud of your wonderful find, Libra
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Post by sumo on Sept 22, 2011 18:02:34 GMT
New arrivals! I noticed the big hadrosaur as I was passing a flea market, and naturally had to pick it up. They had some other chinasaurs too, and they cost next to nothing... how could I resist? Although there's no identification other than the name Edmontosaurus stamped on his belly, a quick search of the DTB reveals this is either the UKRD one, or possibly a copy. A retired Bullyland Dimetrodon: And this. As the base helpfully informs us, it's a dinosaur head. Seriously though, it's from an excavation kit I bought in a museum gift shop. According to the box there are six different models (including a feathered "velociraptor" which looks a lot more like a Deinonychus), but the only ones in the shop were this Pachy, Triceratops, and Parasaurolophus. Digging it out of the block of plaster it came in was pretty hard - and fiddly - work, but the resulting model turned out to be pretty nice. A bit snagglytoothed and could probably do with a repaint, but all in all I like it.
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