Oldest Feathered Dinosaur Toy?

[gwangi]

I got this Tyco Struthiomimus today and noticed that it appears to have feathers! Coming from 1987 (I think) could this be the first dinosaur toy manufactured with feathers? Anyone know of any others?

[stoneage]

Back in the sixtys their were Shreddies that were made in England. They included an Archaeopteryx, the blue figure.

www.collectorsquest.com/collectible/12263/shreddies-flat-plastic-dinosaurs

[gwangi]

Well...I wasn't really thinking of Archeopteryx when I started the thread. Though I don't discount it as a dinosaur many people at the time did.

[Seijun]

I think there was a feathered raptor that was even older... A metal figure or a kit, perhaps? I dont think it was a plastic toy. It was something I ran into on collector's quest, from a person who owns a huge vintage dino collection.

[Libraraptor]

Good question, I don´t know.

[Seijun]

Here it is:
www.collectorsquest.com/collectible/12097/og-son-of-fire

The raptor is from 1984, from what I can find. So not much earlier than the struthiomimus.

[gwangi]

That raptor is really cool, shame there aren't better pictures of it.

[Seijun]

This is only other pic I could find:

www.dinosauriana.com/Zell.gif

I like the tail.

[Libraraptor]

WHoa! Have you seen all the other pics from that collection?!?! Incredible! *drools*

[mnemosaurus]

Oct 19, 2011 11:13:33 GMT Libraraptor said:

WHoa! Have you seen all the other pics from that collection?!?! Incredible! *drools*

Yes, i know, it's quite impressive So much stuff I've never seen anywhere else, let alone in person...

It's for sale for $55,000

BTW, I really like this thread - the figure Seijun found will probably be this first feathered dinosaur toy, but you never know, maybe something else will surface.

[Griffin]

Its not older than the ones already listed but its still ahead of its time with regards to feathers. If anyone remembers the Primal Rage franchise? One of the characters was a dromaeosaur named Talon who had feathers.

[gwangi]

Oct 19, 2011 12:26:20 GMT mnemosaurus said:

BTW, I really like this thread - the figure Seijun found will probably be this first feathered dinosaur toy, but you never know, maybe something else will surface.

Was that a toy? Looked more like a statue to me. Really cool regardless and I'm glad I started the thread just so I could see it. It looks like the feathers are almost made to look like scales, perhaps the maker was trying to create an intermediate stage between the two. Really retro stuff that was also ahead of its time.

[mnemosaurus]

Oct 19, 2011 21:08:01 GMT gwangi said:

Oct 19, 2011 12:26:20 GMT mnemosaurus said:

BTW, I really like this thread - the figure Seijun found will probably be this first feathered dinosaur toy, but you never know, maybe something else will surface.

Was that a toy? Looked more like a statue to me. Really cool regardless and I'm glad I started the thread just so I could see it. It looks like the feathers are almost made to look like scales, perhaps the maker was trying to create an intermediate stage between the two. Really retro stuff that was also ahead of its time.

Your right, it's not a toy, but a statuette or something - but as you say, cool nonetheless