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Post by Trexroarr on Mar 1, 2012 1:33:33 GMT
yeah but when does it come out?  We don't know for sure yet. |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Mar 1, 2012 2:24:13 GMT
This Carnegie Brachio will a make a lovely companion to the Papo one.  I think you would be better off putting the first Carnegie Brachio together with the new Papo myself. Much more similar. |
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Post by Himmapaan on Mar 1, 2012 3:07:46 GMT
...or the battat dippy (feet too large, odd pose, and also a flattened back and elongated torso). Not listening! *Sticks fingers in ears* Lalalalalalala... I'm writing a review of it, so I'll save it all for that... |
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Post by simon on Mar 1, 2012 3:14:42 GMT
...or the battat dippy (feet too large, odd pose, and also a flattened back and elongated torso). HERETIC!! BUUURRNN! BUURRRN THE HERETIC!!  |
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Post by Seijun on Mar 1, 2012 4:42:11 GMT
Simon: You just made my day, lol!
Ok, ok, I'll admit it. The part about the flattened back is probably just personal preference. Scott restores his diplodocids with a more flattened back, and Paul gives his a more rounded back. However, I am sure the battat and carnegies proportions are not correct. Diplos neck was nearly twice as long as its body (minus the tail), and both the battat and carnegie have a neck and body that look close to equal in length. However, I certainly prefer the battat over any other diplo toy to date.
But to be fair, I haven't studied brachio skeletons yet, so for all I know the carnegie brachi could have the same issues.
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Post by bokisaurus on Mar 1, 2012 6:42:23 GMT
The new WS Acro is about the same as the current WS T-Rex right ? So it is a little bit bigger than the WS Brachio ..maybe not as big as I would like but I'm going to still get it of course. I think despite the lower neck being more correct.. the arched reared back neck is just so much impressive...so I do think the Papo Brachio will win out this year's battle of the sauropods. I agree, I personally think the papo Brachi looks more impressive and interesting than the Carnegie. To me, the Carnegie choice of color is just not working and really distract from an otherwise wonderful figure. I think its the red, it just overwhelms the figure ;D |
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Post by Seijun on Mar 1, 2012 7:05:24 GMT
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Mar 1, 2012 8:35:11 GMT
The new WS Acro is about the same as the current WS T-Rex right ? So it is a little bit bigger than the WS Brachio ..maybe not as big as I would like but I'm going to still get it of course. I think despite the lower neck being more correct.. the arched reared back neck is just so much impressive...so I do think the Papo Brachio will win out this year's battle of the sauropods. I agree, I personally think the papo Brachi looks more impressive and interesting than the Carnegie. To me, the Carnegie choice of color is just not working and really distract from an otherwise wonderful figure. I think its the red, it just overwhelms the figure ;D Colors are always fixable..but I'm sure if a darker palette was used it would be much better. I actually would have been fine if they had kept the pose of the new WS Brachio..which looks superior in paint application and pose to me. Sauropods look good with their " height " on ! lol |
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Post by Seijun on Mar 1, 2012 8:40:36 GMT
Im sure it wouldn't be too hard to raise the neck a little.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Mar 1, 2012 8:53:41 GMT
Im sure it wouldn't be too hard to raise the neck a little. To look like the WS Brachio it would take a bit I think..not that it can't be done..just a bit of cutting and filling and such. |
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Post by tanystropheus on Mar 1, 2012 10:17:58 GMT
I actually think the pose of the 2012 Carnegie Brachiosaurus is the most distinctive, defining feature of the figure---It's so graceful and calm looking! If you were to straighten the neck, the model would be quite large, actually.
It's definitely the botched colors--I agree about the red highlighting; its way too much contrast on lime green....but yeah, I suppose it can be "fixed". On the bright side (no pun intended), it does match with the generation 1 Brachiosaurus.
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Post by sauroid on Mar 1, 2012 11:16:02 GMT
a creature that huge couldnt be that brightly colored in real life
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Post by EmperorDinobot on Mar 1, 2012 11:51:04 GMT
I WANT THAT BRACHIOSAURUS!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! ITS SO LOVELY!!!
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Post by gwangi on Mar 1, 2012 12:15:31 GMT
a creature that huge couldnt be that brightly colored in real life How could you possibility know that? I mean, I agree the new Brachiosaurus is a bit flamboyant but I wouldn't say large dinosaurs couldn't be colorful. |
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Post by Pixelboy on Mar 1, 2012 15:39:25 GMT
a creature that huge couldnt be that brightly colored in real life I strongly disagree here. I don't much care for the lime-green coloration myself, but, as pointed out on Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week, “brachiosaurs were big. Maybe too big for camouflage.” |
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Post by tyrantqueen on Mar 1, 2012 15:52:44 GMT
I'm not talking about putting them together for similarity. I want to put them together because of the beauty of the sculpts. Also, they'd make a neat compare and contrast.
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Post by Himmapaan on Mar 1, 2012 15:59:39 GMT
I'm not beneath recognising that the Battat Diplodocus has its own anatomical issues, of course. I just think that they're so minor compared to all the things it got right -- things which other sauropod toys took an age to catch up with, and still not always successfully even now. It also feels much more alive and dare I say it, more beautiful than almost any other sauropod toy (Kaiyodosaurs excluded). The new Brachiosaurus certainly answers to all criteria too, but I've always felt that there is often a stiffness to Forest Rogers' dinosaurs that is still present here. I should reiterate once again how much I admire her work, of course. Gah, I was supposed to save this for the review.  |
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Post by tyrantqueen on Mar 1, 2012 16:06:58 GMT
I agree (even though I'll probably never even touch a Battat Diplo, let alone own one). But then again, I don't care about scientific accuracy as much as the sculpt quality.
Yes, I do like scientific accuracy and think it is something companies should strive for, but sculpt quality is much more important to me.
Also, is this new Carnegie Brachio more accurate compared to the Wild Safari one? Especially the way the neck is positioned.
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Post by Griffin on Mar 1, 2012 16:30:43 GMT
Looking at that photo the green isn't even that bright on the brachio and by itself would be just fine in my opinion. Its the red that really makes it striking.
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Post by Seijun on Mar 1, 2012 18:41:56 GMT
I'm not beneath recognising that the Battat Diplodocus has its own anatomical issues, of course. I just think that they're so minor compared to all the things it got right -- things which other sauropod toys took an age to catch up with, and still not always successfully even now. It also feels much more alive and dare I say it, more beautiful than almost any other sauropod toy (Kaiyodosaurs excluded). The new Brachiosaurus certainly answers to all criteria too, but I've always felt that there is often a stiffness to Forest Rogers' dinosaurs that is still present here. I should reiterate once again how much I admire her work, of course. Gah, I was supposed to save this for the review. Oh yes, I'm not denying that it is a beautiful figure that was way ahead of its time, and that is still way ahead of almost any other sauropod toy ever ;D Just explaining the little details which I think make it fall behind the new carnegie brachi in my personal favorites list. |
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