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Post by bokisaurus on Jul 13, 2009 0:31:58 GMT
Oh believe me, I am working on a multi part series starting with the devonian fauna ;D Exciting eh? And Libra, your Procyno is no longer alone! ;D He is now part of a colony ;D Ah, I'm trying to get it done ;D ;D Boki we are talking about the rise of the mammals and the Permian and Late Triassic periods. The ancestors of the mammals started in the Late Carboniferous period. There are no mammals from the Devonian period. ;D Silly you!  ;D I said I will START with the Devonian period, after all that's when those early amphibians emerged, yah?  And Libra, yah, I found a remnant colony of Procyno while hunting ;D I managed to capture 3 to add to my collection ( the 4th one is going to a friend). I did spread the source of my newly acquired procynos to members who were interested. ;D |
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Post by crypto1 on Jul 18, 2009 19:20:26 GMT
bokisaurus ~ Excellent collection. Your impressive photos are well-known beyond this blog and forum, by the way. Their detail is beyond belief. Extinct mammals are a focus of mine, and your great photos can assist me in "cataloguing" my growing collection. And identifying the gaps. Great. I have tried to find if there were any plastic replicas of thylacines, and got frustrated in the search.  So I was able to obtain this donation, a Jeff H. Johnson-painted Thylacine model. |
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Post by bokisaurus on Jul 20, 2009 5:24:59 GMT
bokisaurus ~ Excellent collection. Your impressive photos are well-known beyond this blog and forum, by the way. Their detail is beyond belief. Extinct mammals are a focus of mine, and your great photos can assist me in "cataloguing" my growing collection. And identifying the gaps. Great. I have tried to find if there were any plastic replicas of thylacines, and got frustrated in the search. So I was able to obtain this donation, a Jeff H. Johnson-painted Thylacine model. Thank you very much for your kind words Your Tylacine is a nice I tried to searching for figures a few years ago, but came up empty handed  No very many Tylacine fiugres out, there are a few small figures. There is the Yowie ones, one unknown company, and perhaps Wild republic released one in their forgotten wildlife series ( extinct animals). I'm glad I can be of help Welcome! Here is a photo of the other Tylacine ( far right) I have, I think it's from Germany, not sure what th e name of the company is.  |
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Post by kikimalou on Jul 20, 2009 6:26:43 GMT
bokisaurus ~ Excellent collection. Your impressive photos are well-known beyond this blog and forum, by the way. Their detail is beyond belief. Extinct mammals are a focus of mine, and your great photos can assist me in "cataloguing" my growing collection. And identifying the gaps. Great. I have tried to find if there were any plastic replicas of thylacines, and got frustrated in the search. So I was able to obtain this donation, a Jeff H. Johnson-painted Thylacine model. Very fine donation ! What is the scale of that wonderful beast ? About plastic replica, here is mine, a 1980's starlux thylacine.  |
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Post by sbell on Jul 20, 2009 6:39:17 GMT
There are two or three other Thylacine figures out there--a few different Yowies ones (Forgotten Friends and Lost Kingdom sets). There is also a small, Play Vision-like Thylacine from a small but well done set from Club Earth, which can be all but impossible to find now.
All of these are in the ~3" range--the Starlux is the only (somewhat) larger one that I am aware of.
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Post by kikimalou on Jul 20, 2009 7:12:00 GMT
I have the PV list! Because I have most of them. In the small set there are: Smilodon (actually Homotherium), Andrewsarchus, Ursus spelaeus, Eobasileus, Palorchestes, Prorastomus, Mammuthus, Megatherium In the big set, there are Smilodon, Andrewsarchus, Eobasileus and Palorchestes. Don't ask me why, out of all the mammals they could have used from the book--a Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia, with images that have been reused for almost 15 years now--they chose an odd marsupial tapir. Congratulation for your playvision menagerie Sbell, if you need more place one day I agree to adopt these critters...  About the palorchestes, I think the guy who chose the prehistoric beast was like me, a palorchestes lover ;D I also agree to adopt every odd palorchestes one can find  |
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Post by sbell on Jul 20, 2009 13:42:35 GMT
I have the PV list! Because I have most of them. In the small set there are: Smilodon (actually Homotherium), Andrewsarchus, Ursus spelaeus, Eobasileus, Palorchestes, Prorastomus, Mammuthus, Megatherium In the big set, there are Smilodon, Andrewsarchus, Eobasileus and Palorchestes. Don't ask me why, out of all the mammals they could have used from the book--a Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia, with images that have been reused for almost 15 years now--they chose an odd marsupial tapir. Congratulation for your playvision menagerie Sbell, if you need more place one day I agree to adopt these critters... About the palorchestes, I think the guy who chose the prehistoric beast was like me, a palorchestes lover ;D I also agree to adopt every odd palorchestes one can find The funny thing is, when I bought my large Play Visions mammals, the guy who sold them to me had one, but decided he needed to hold on to that one (meaning I don't have one). And for a while I tried to amass as many of the Play Visions sets as I could--but many were long gone before I even knew about them. |
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Post by bokisaurus on Jul 21, 2009 1:15:51 GMT
Congratulation for your playvision menagerie Sbell, if you need more place one day I agree to adopt these critters... About the palorchestes, I think the guy who chose the prehistoric beast was like me, a palorchestes lover ;D I also agree to adopt every odd palorchestes one can find The funny thing is, when I bought my large Play Visions mammals, the guy who sold them to me had one, but decided he needed to hold on to that one (meaning I don't have one). And for a while I tried to amass as many of the Play Visions sets as I could--but many were long gone before I even knew about them. What!?  You don't have the large figure? Maybe it's the one I now have? ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by crypto1 on Jul 21, 2009 23:02:50 GMT
The Thylacine is from Alchemy Works (http://thealchemyworks.com). It is hard resin plastic and sculpted by Sean Cooper. The length is nearly eight inches from tip of nose to tip of tail, with a height of 3.75 inches to the top of the ears. It has to be painted, and was done so for me by the model maker Jeff H. Johnson, whose has created cryptid models of Bigfoot, Caddy, and others in the $100-$200 range (although I hear he's taking a break right now from taking orders).  Jeff H. Johnson's Bigfoot is eight inches tall.  Jeff H. Johnson's sculptured model of Cadborosaurus is also quite large. |
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Post by crypto1 on Jul 22, 2009 1:00:29 GMT
Thanks to everyone for the images and ideas about what I need to look for now, in terms of Thylacine replicas, to complete my collection. I suppose that my "search key-words" at eBay will expand daily now, the more I read this incredible forum. (That is, when and if any extra funds come in or trades present themselves.) Deep appreciation, Loren  |
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Post by Pangolinmoth on Jul 22, 2009 1:08:03 GMT
Thanks to everyone for the images and ideas about what I need to look for now, in terms of Thylacine replicas, to complete my collection. I suppose that my "search key-words" at eBay will expand daily now, the more I read this incredible forum. (That is, when and if any extra funds come in or trades present themselves.) Deep appreciation, Loren Holy Awesome Ceolocanth!!!!! Very cool!!!!!!! |
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Post by crypto1 on Jul 22, 2009 2:29:30 GMT
Pangolinmoth writes "Holy Awesome Ceolocanth!!!!! Very cool!!!!!!!" Yes, thanks. I like it. The museum-quality item is a life-size fiberglass replica, modeled from a dead specimen of a coelacanth, coming in at a little over 5.5 feet long. Again, another donation to my collection, with a price tag of $1000 + shipping, ten years ago. At the time, I was told by the Florida taxidermist, who did this for me for an anonymous third party, that it was only one of two that existed in the USA. It has been incorporated into the logo of the museum. Loren  |
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Post by bokisaurus on Jul 22, 2009 5:37:34 GMT
Thanks to everyone for the images and ideas about what I need to look for now, in terms of Thylacine replicas, to complete my collection. I suppose that my "search key-words" at eBay will expand daily now, the more I read this incredible forum. (That is, when and if any extra funds come in or trades present themselves.) Deep appreciation, Loren Is that you? Cool collections, love the mask on the wall ;D Good luck on your hunt for the elusive Thylacine ;D |
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Post by crypto1 on Jul 22, 2009 11:09:25 GMT
Boki writes "Is that you?" Yes, that's me, during a recent media interview about my cryptozoology collection. Also, "Good luck on your hunt for the elusive Thylacine." Thank you. The hunt continues. www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/thylacine-replicas/Any members of the forum in Tasmania? I have been told about this one...and sent this photo from a collector in Australia.  It is an unknown company's Thylacine replica, made in China, and found only in Tasmania, but only obtainable if you are a tourist or resident there. There's no one sending and shipping them out online or otherwise, as far as I have been able to discover. |
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Post by giganotoigauana on Jul 22, 2009 16:20:23 GMT
yes post your hominid collection |
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Post by bokisaurus on Jul 22, 2009 16:58:28 GMT
Boki writes "Is that you?" Yes, that's me, during a recent media interview about my cryptozoology collection. Also, "Good luck on your hunt for the elusive Thylacine." Thank you. The hunt continues. www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/thylacine-replicas/Any members of the forum in Tasmania? I have been told about this one...and sent this photo from a collector in Australia. It is an unknown company's Thylacine replica, made in China, and found only in Tasmania, but only obtainable if you are a tourist or resident there. There's no one sending and shipping them out online or otherwise, as far as I have been able to discover. Cool figure! OK, all yah Australians here, quick, go to Tasmania and get us some of this lovely figure!!! * Looking at you Ajax! ;D* |
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Post by crypto1 on Jul 24, 2009 12:59:22 GMT
Is this the one and best place to discuss prehistoric mammal replicas?
Or is there another location that I am missing on the forum?
Thank you.
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Post by sbell on Jul 24, 2009 13:43:45 GMT
Is this the one and best place to discuss prehistoric mammal replicas? Or is there another location that I am missing on the forum? Thank you. This is probably as good a place as any. Fire away. |
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Post by crypto1 on Jul 27, 2009 13:28:07 GMT
New mammoths have joined the herd of 40+ here.   I recently picked up the Procon CollectA mammoths, adult and young. I do like the "action" given to the posture of the new adult, which, along with the Papo "red mammoth" (old one), they seem to be the two most dynamic mammoth replicas. I am not a fan of what anyone has done with the young mammoths yet. A word about the opinions expressed on some thread (I forget which one, maybe this one) about the Carnegie having the best mammoth. Each to their own, of course, but I want to step forth about the new Papo mammoth. The company's photo does not show it too well, but there's a subtle feature on these mammoth that align with what we know from actual discovered mammoth specimens (at least the ones still covered in hair). The humps on the back of the preserved mammoths often have a different hair coarseness and color to them, something you can also find on real bisons and the better replicas of bisons, I might add. On the new Papo mammoth, they have done a good job of demonstrating a definite difference in the hump's hair patterning and coloring that is not seen on the often more highly praised Carnegie. Also, the side-hanging hair seems to match newer reconstructions too in a more realistic way on the Papo model.  I think there was less copying of the Carnegie onto the design of the new Papo than often stated, and instead, more of a return to what actually is seen on mammoths by the Papo people. The new Papo mammoth is zoologically superior to the Carnegie mammoth. The old "red" mammoth by Papo also matches findings that red-haired mammoths did exist. Loren {P.S. Excuse my use of company pics while I get some glitches ironed out in camera-to-computer interfacing.} |
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Post by kikimalou on Jul 27, 2009 16:33:59 GMT
A word about the opinions expressed on some thread (I forget which one, maybe this one) about the Carnegie having the best mammoth. Each to their own, of course, but I want to step forth about the new Papo mammoth. The company's photo does not show it too well, but there's a subtle feature on these mammoth that align with what we know from actual discovered mammoth specimens (at least the ones still covered in hair). The humps on the back of the preserved mammoths often have a different hair coarseness and color to them, something you can also find on the better replicas of bisons, I might add. On the new Papo mammoth, they have done a good job of demonstrating a definite difference in the hump's hair patterning and coloring that is not seen on the often more highly praised Carnegie. Also, the side-hanging hair seems to match newer reconstructions too in a more realistic way on the Papo model. I think there was less copying of the Carnegie onto the design of the new Papo than often stated, and instead, more of a return to what actually is seen on mammoths by the Papo people. The new Papo mammoth is zoologically superior to the Carnegie mammoth. The old "red" mammoth by Papo also matches findings that red-haired mammoths did exist. Loren {P.S. Excuse my use of company pics while I get some glitches ironed out in camera-to-computer interfacing.} I agree with you, Te new Papo's mammoth is far better than the commercial pic lets think. |
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;D I said I will START with the Devonian period, after all that's when those early amphibians emerged, yah? 
You don't have the large figure? Maybe it's the one I now have? ;D ;D ;D
