Creative Beast hopes and dreams

[Sim]

A few more thoughts I have:


1. Another species I'd like from BotM would be Yangchuanosaurus.  It could share parts with the upcoming BotM Allosaurus and Acrocanthosaurus.  I'd also like a Prestosuchus.  It could share parts with Postosuchus and Saurosuchus.


2. I remember during the BotM Raptor series Kickstarter someone asked David if he could make Tianyuraptor for that series.  David said he couldn't as the proportions were too different.  This wouldn't be a problem if David makes it share parts with Deinonychus, Zhenyuanlong and troodontids.   And that fan would finally be able to have a Tianyuraptor.


3. A BotM Anchiceratops would be so cool, just look at its skull:

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4. A BotM Psittacosaurus sibiricus would be cool too, with its four pairs of eye horns:

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[GojiraGuy1954]

I really love PK's Psittacosaurus sibricus design.

[KrazyKaprosuchus]

I'd also like a Prestosuchus.  It could share parts with Postosuchus and Saurosuchus.

Tianyuraptor.

Anchiceratops

Psittacosaurus sibiricus

Yes, yes, yes on all fronts! Especially Anchiceratops. It's probably my favorite ceratopsian.

[Sim]

Personally, I really like Olorotitan's Psittacosaurus sibiricus, although I would like it even more if it had tail filaments:

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[Sim]

For Beasts of the Mesozoic and Cyberzoic, the prehistoric species have colourations that are based on something that already exists, usually extant animal species.  I actually really like this, it's produced some of the best colourations for prehistoric animal figures in my opinion.

So here are some colourations I'd like for Beasts of the Mesozoic figures:

Sinornithosaurus millenii: Savanna hawk
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Deinonychus antirrhopus: Variable hawk
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Saurornithoides mongoliensis: Black-and-white owl
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I found that using this owl's scientific name in a Google images search gives much better results than if using its common name, it's Strix nigrolineata

Dilong paradoxus (repaint): African grey hornbill
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Achelousaurus horneri: Tyco Pachyrhinosaurus
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Achelousaurus is not a species of Pachyrhinosaurus, although it is closely related and probably ancestral.  I think the Tyco Pachyrhinosaurus colouration would work better on Achelousaurus than any Pachyrhinosaurus species.

[Sim]

I've been thinking about it and maybe it would be best to leave Zhenyuanlong at it's current real life size.  So if it were shrunk down to 1:18 scale it would be roughly the same size as the Velociraptor, Dromaeosaurus and Linheraptor.  I think this because it's not known what size Zhenyuanlong could grow to beyond the one specimen and it's possible it didn't grow larger than Velociraptor, Linheraptor, etc..  I still think a 1:18 Zhenyuanlong with correct proportions would be a great idea and same for 1:18 versions of Deinonychus, Tianyuraptor and troodontids.  Parts sharing could still happen, even though I think David has shown it's not necessary e.g. the BotM Zuniceratops and Tyrannosaurus.  I think Deinonychus is so popular that David could do a Kickstarter for JUST a BotM Deinonychus in different colour schemes and it would get funded.  Not that that's necessary as there are other dromaeosaurid species and troodontid species that could be included and be well-received.

[Dinoguy2]

Maybe heresy, but the number one thing I'd love to see from this line is a series of animal-headed figures similar to the Rulons, I guess allied with the dragons... Would definitely get me to buy some of the dragon figures at least;

[Concavenator]

I would absolutely adore a Halszkaraptor, it's incredibly overlooked and underappreciated. I guess a big part of why that happens is because it differs so much from the "usual" dromaeosaurids (same happens with the unenlagiines).

[Faelrin]

@Sim For the Zhenyuanlong, I think that would be a good idea, as it would reflect the current fossil individual we currently have as well, and is the size of it when it died, like in the way that PNSO's Parasaurolophus is directly based on the holotype specimen, and is not a generic representation of the species. I also adore those birds colorations you picked out, especially for the Deinonychus.

+1 on Halszkaraptor. Still waiting for a figure of that from any company.

[Halichoeres]

I'm hoping for some non-dinosaurs, especially in the "Water Clan."

[suspsy]

Perhaps the Water Clan is David's means of bringing to life his dream of posable prehistoric shark figures? Be nice if there was at least one or two in the lineup.

Spinosaurus is probably a shoe-in provided Cyberzoic does well enough. Maybe a Deinosuchus as well. I'd be tempted by one!

[KrazyKaprosuchus]

Having some prehistoric sharks or in general aquatic non-dinosaurs from david would be crazy. Something like nothosaurids or metriorynchids would be awesome as well. And to mimic what I said before some phytosaurs or rausuchians would be a dream come true.

[Halichoeres]

Having some prehistoric sharks or in general aquatic non-dinosaurs from david would be crazy. Something like nothosaurids or metriorynchids would be awesome as well. And to mimic what I said before some phytosaurs or rausuchians would be a dream come true.

I like all those ideas.

[Sim]

@Sim For the Zhenyuanlong, I think that would be a good idea, as it would reflect the current fossil individual we currently have as well, and is the size of it when it died, like in the way that PNSO's Parasaurolophus is directly based on the holotype specimen, and is not a generic representation of the species. I also adore those birds colorations you picked out, especially for the Deinonychus.

+1 on Halszkaraptor. Still waiting for a figure of that from any company.

@Faelrin, yes, I agree regarding Zhenyuanlong.  I'm glad you like those bird colourations!   For Halszkaraptor I think it would need to be made in 1:6 scale like Sinornithosaurus.


I've been talking with David via email and I linked him to this thread.  He responded that he'll be sure to keep the suggestions in mind.

[stargatedalek]

Some small animals as pets or trained attack animals would be very cool for this line.

[Sim]

Some more extant animal colourations I'd like for BotM species, I'm using the scientific names for the reptiles:

Baryonyx walkeri: Amblyrhynchus cristatus wikelskii
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Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis: Enyalioides binzayedi
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Tuojiangosaurus multispinus: Cyclura lewisi
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Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis: Ferruginous hawk
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Daspletosaurus horneri: Varanus varius
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Eoraptor lunensis: Semiplumbeous hawk
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Borealopelta markmitchelli: Tympanocryptis tetraporophora
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[Faelrin]

@Sim I really like what you're picking here for colorations for these possible species. Also yeah I totally want to see Herrerasaurus and Eoraptor in this line eventually too. More Triassic period animals would be good to see too. Longisquama, Drepanosaurus, Desmatosuchus, Postosuchus, Shringasaurus, Sharovipteryx, etc.

@stargatedalek I actually really like that idea. Did you have any specific animals in mind for that? I think it could give more use for the smaller Velociraptor, Protoceratops, and the like too.

[stargatedalek]

The aforementioned Halskaraptor would be a great start, but maybe things like Kuhneosaurus or Sinosauropteryx.

[DragonRider02]

It would be cool to have a falconer character, but with tiny Archaeopteryx or Microraptor or some small pterosaur figure.

[Halichoeres]

It would be cool to have a falconer character, but with tiny Archaeopteryx or Microraptor or some small pterosaur figure.

I love this idea. Truthfully, I have no interest in the armor or the human characters, but I would buy human characters if they came with small accessory animals, like the ones that came with Primeval action figures, except presumably more accurate.