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Post by tiermann on Apr 25, 2008 19:57:49 GMT
That's totally insane. You can get both A and B versions of 2 or 3 whole series for that. |
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Post by sbell on Apr 25, 2008 21:03:42 GMT
That's totally insane. You can get both A and B versions of 2 or 3 whole series for that. I don't think that's the Protoceratops you are thinking of--the Dinoland series is a series of larger sculpts made by Kaiyodo before (I think it was before) their Dinotales lines. They are fairly uncommon and quite well done, but that amount seems way out of line. |
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Post by tiermann on Apr 25, 2008 21:08:09 GMT
Ah, I wasn't aware of that
Off to research more Kaiyodo
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Post by sbell on Apr 25, 2008 22:38:08 GMT
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Apr 26, 2008 16:00:35 GMT
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Post by tomhet on Apr 26, 2008 16:56:07 GMT
Yup, those must be the Schleich miniatures.
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Post by sbell on Apr 26, 2008 22:05:02 GMT
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Apr 26, 2008 22:43:44 GMT
I don't have the second one either, but they are both really nice, in a charming kinda way  Thanks for the heads up. |
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Post by piltdown on Apr 26, 2008 23:03:37 GMT
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Post by tiermann on Apr 26, 2008 23:37:59 GMT
The one Sbell has is the mini version that was available until about 2001, the other Schleich are a different series from the 1980s
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Post by piltdown on Apr 27, 2008 2:23:13 GMT
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Post by tomhet on Apr 27, 2008 2:31:17 GMT
I did see it a few days ago, it's decent, and it must be VERY rare, although I still prefer the Linde or the Marx one ;D And I still don't see the charm in that line  As for the Battat Rex, I'd never heard of it  The guy from rubberdinos said that it was never released. |
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Post by piltdown on Apr 27, 2008 2:32:51 GMT
A charming pelycosaur? ;D |
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Post by piltdown on Apr 27, 2008 2:35:26 GMT
The Battat rex is from the mini line, I'm not sure why it's called the pantograph version |
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Post by tomhet on Apr 27, 2008 2:36:57 GMT
^^^ Randy Knoll calls them so, I don't know why either I bet you know who will bid furiously  |
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Post by piltdown on Apr 27, 2008 2:39:23 GMT
It will probably run into the three figures  Perhaps "pantograph" just sounds more cool than 'mini' ;D |
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Post by sbell on Apr 27, 2008 2:43:55 GMT
A pantograph is a duplicating machine: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PantographSo it was likely produce by somehow copying the original larger figure directly, as opposed to creating a new smaller mould (like the Safari Toob dinos). This would explain the high degree of similarity between the large and small scale figures. |
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Post by sbell on Apr 27, 2008 2:46:44 GMT
^^^ Randy Knoll calls them so, I don't know why either I bet you know who will bid furiously If that means who I think it means--I once traded him the full line of Battat minis. it eventually wound up on Ebay, and sold for WAAAYY more than I thought it would be (or should be) worth. Of course, I never really saw the value in them--most couldn't stand well, and I wasn't that impressed by either dinos in general (I'm a mammal & reptile & fish & amphibian guy at heart) or by Battat anyway. |
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Post by tomhet on Apr 27, 2008 2:50:27 GMT
^^^ I meant a Canadian guy that bids outrageously on the Battats, he paid $520 for the boxed Ceratosaurus, Dilophosaurus and Amargosaurus |
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Post by sbell on Apr 27, 2008 3:26:07 GMT
Oh, yeah him, never mind.
Must be nice to be able to spend almost the equivalent of my monthly mortgage on toy dinosaurs.
I'll be honest, even if I could, I wouldn't--I try to keep some perspective that these are toys. They may be outrageously cool, awesome and unique toys, possibly even hard to find ones, but still toys. And I don't think I could justify purchases like that to myself (let alone my wife ;D)
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Thanks for the heads up.
) MIB :
Perhaps "pantograph" just sounds more cool than 'mini' ;D