Megalosaurus
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And God proceeded to create the great sea monsters and every living soul that moves about.-Gen 1:21
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Post by Megalosaurus on Jan 20, 2012 16:45:27 GMT
Hello everybody. As you may know, I'm newbie in collecting. Thanks to your help, for example your participation in Most Life-Like List, I'm about to buy my first lot of figures. Also i want to get models of myself... just kidding ;D  . I want to get everything related to Megalosaurus, the first described dinosaur. So please, post your suggestions on toys/models/sculpts/art/books/whatever. And remember that an image or link is always welcome. Thank you very much. |
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Post by Mauro "Raptor86" on Jan 20, 2012 17:41:20 GMT
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tyrantqueen
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Post by tyrantqueen on Jan 20, 2012 18:32:33 GMT
Sadly, I don't think this dinosaur has any sculpts that do it justice....at least in toy form. Sorry to rain on your parade.  I've got a couple of books though This book is The Ultimate Dino-Pedia. It IS a kids book, but it's worth getting for the illustrations IMO. I love Franco Tempesta's art.  I really like this illo (and the book in general) despite the zombie hands. Just for lolz, here is a very ugly and bloodthirsty Megalo  |
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Post by brontozaurus on Jan 20, 2012 23:04:22 GMT
The CollectA Megalosaurus is probably the easiest to obtain of the three that Mauro suggested, since it's still in production (unlike the Invicta) and isn't a museum exclusive (which the Toyway is).
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jan 21, 2012 3:19:05 GMT
If the Invicta was redone in a more modern pose it would easily win out..I actually still prefer it anyway..and it's the only Meg in my collection.  |
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Post by Himmapaan on Jan 21, 2012 10:55:54 GMT
If the Invicta was redone in a more modern pose it would easily win out..I actually still prefer it anyway..and it's the only Meg in my collection. It's the only one in mine too. |
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Post by Horridus on Jan 21, 2012 21:52:22 GMT
The Invicta Megalosaurus is VERY retro and rather strange. If you want a good illustration, check out Todd Marshall's - it's one of my favourites by him.  There aren't really any good figures of this animal available at the moment, which seems a real shame. ...One other thing...I had a go at drawing it once...it's less than brilliant, but as we're talking about the animal, why not ;D  |
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Post by paleoferroequine on Jan 21, 2012 22:17:07 GMT
Not to mention that Megalosaurus is a waste basket taxon, since it was the earliest, a lot of bones were ascribed to it. Only a lower jaw and some skeletal bits are currently identified as Megalosaurus. Hard to make a figure with that.  Of course a lot of discussion has shown up at the DML in the past about this and there have been big arguments catfights. However, this is the most accurate! ;D Behold! The mighty Megalosaurus!  I know, I know, wrong number of digits and the front arms are pronated.  |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jan 21, 2012 22:24:21 GMT
Not to mention that Megalosaurus is a waste basket taxon, since it was the earliest, a lot of bones were ascribed to it. Only a lower jaw and some skeletal bits are currently identified as Megalosaurus. Hard to make a figure with that. Of course a lot of discussion has shown up at the DML in the past about this and there have been big arguments. I don't know...they make figures with a bit less... lol |
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tyrantqueen
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Post by tyrantqueen on Jan 22, 2012 11:31:42 GMT
Just found these Chinasaur Megalos on Urzeitshop   Both pretty horrible sculpts. They seem to be based on this piece of paleoart  |
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Post by gwangi on Jan 22, 2012 14:48:28 GMT
I actually wouldn't mind having one of those Chinasaur megs, any toy inspired by an old piece of artwork has a place in my collection. At the moment the only meg I own is the Invicta.
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tyrantqueen
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Post by tyrantqueen on Jan 22, 2012 21:13:37 GMT
I hear ya...I love retro dinosaur reconstructions too. I just wish the sculpts and paint jobs were better. I hate those big ugly seams running through the middle.
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Post by Horridus on Jan 22, 2012 21:44:16 GMT
I quite like that 2nd Chinasaur...but I think I'd have to repaint it in greyscale, to match Neave Parker's painting! ;D
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Post by DinoLord on Jan 23, 2012 3:13:57 GMT
I think the Invicta one is the only one worthwhile getting. The chinasaur ones are just too tacky for my taste.
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Post by lio99 on Jan 23, 2012 3:20:24 GMT
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. I want to get everything related to Megalosaurus, the first described dinosaur.
Of course a lot of discussion has shown up at the DML in the past about this and there have been big 
