Bandai: New for 2023

[Flaffy]

Display Model Collection: Dinosaur Series 01
- Tyrannosaurus
- Triceratops
- Spinosaurus
- Mosasaurus
Link: https://parks2.bandainamco-am.co.jp/category/GASHAPON_NEW_PREORDE/PRE_4570118120250.html

"いきもの大図鑑ディスプレイモデルコレクション
恐竜01
（税込1,000円）

#ガシャポンオンライン で
11/15(金)11時から予約開始予定！

恐竜シリーズがスタート🦖💥
台座付きで大きさもビッグサイズ💨
徹底的に拘った造形、彩色を思う存分に鑑賞できる"

[Flaffy]

Not very interesting species granted, but the sculpts and paintwork seem very well done.

@brettnj I assume you'll be taking orders for these?

[Quiversaurus]

The Mosasaurus' pose is very reminiscent of... was it Nanmu's recent version? But that Spino looks good, really like that dynamic pose!

[Pliosaurking]

These look very nice!

[Leyster]

The Mosasaurus' pose is very reminiscent of... was it Nanmu's recent version? Sideshow's maquette

@Quiversaurus this is better 

[brettnj]

One way or another, yes.

Right now I'm e-mailing my new figure source to see if he'll be selling these (For those who don't know, Bandai changed its marketing rules earlier this year and can only distribute some of its products to certain kinds of retailers.). If not, certainly my main source will.

I'll update as soon as I know more.

Thanks for posting and asking. These are very beautifully done and I imagine they'll be very popular.
Brett

[bmathison1972]

Bandai has started their 2024 announcements, so this might be for next year (?). I'll check the Bandai site(s) when I get home.

[brettnj]

F--where did you find this?

The translation above reads:

"Creature Encyclopedia Display Model Collection"
dinosaur 01
(1,000 yen including tax)

#GashaponOnline
Reservations will start from 11:00 on Friday, November 15th!

Dinosaur series has started 🦖💥
Comes with a pedestal and is big in size💨
You can fully appreciate the meticulous modeling and coloring."

I wonder what reservations means. Could be very important.

[bmathison1972]

I just checked the Bandai sites and it's not listed on either, but I'll do more snooping when I get home.

[brettnj]

Again, I'll update as soon as I learn more but since it mentions the reservation start date of today (in Japan), if anyone is interested in these, please PM ASAP.

Thanks.
Brett

[bmathison1972]

Again, I'll update as soon as I learn more but since it mentions the reservation start date of today (in Japan), if anyone is interested in these, please PM ASAP.

Thanks.
Brett

I do know that 'Reservation' does not mean 'Available Now'

[brettnj]

Right but if they're possibly limited by reservation and the option is already available, best to address asap.

[brettnj]

And I also already asked both sources about how they are being sold.

[bmathison1972]

the 'Reservation' is simply for preordering. All Bandai sales sites have that option, it's unlikely to be a limited release.

[brettnj]

Awesome, thanks. (I never look at Bandai sites.).

Hopefully then I'll get release date info from one or both sources.

Will update.

[brettnj]

My source has already bought the 18 sets to fulfill our first round of requests.

We'll be placing another order Monday morning.

Please remember that these are only available via reservation so if interested you need to request now. Especially since the figures are bought blindly/randomly, I expect when they release in March that reseller prices for both the set and the two rarer subjects especially will be high.

Please PM if interested and I'll respond with details re: both how we work and this set in particular.

Thanks.
Brett

[Flaffy]

Just noticed that the base has what I presume is supposed to be an Onchopristis. Seems to just be reconstructed after an extant sawfish though . @Halichoeres any thoughts / second opinion?

[Halichoeres]

Like nearly every fish included as a Spinosaurus accessory, the Onchopristis looks carelessly done. There's a lot I can't tell from just the low angles provided. But the placement of the dorsal fins definitely says "modern sawfish," rather than "sclerorhynchoid."

It's interesting to see Bandai introducing prehistoric animals into its Diversity of Life on Earth line, and from no less a master than Shinzen. I don't personally find these interesting, but maybe they'll make something more my speed one of these days. I've long wished they'd use the line to give us articulated trilobites or something fun like that, but that's probably asking too much.

[Fembrogon]

Actually, I could definitely see some extinct invertebrates show up at some point if they continue this direction. The Diversity of Life line began with a set of pillbugs, so trilobites or sea scorpions or Cambrian critters might not be far-fetched.

[Flaffy]

In-hand pics have been surfacing for the past couple weeks now. Here's a few from Paleofiguras. I'd be lying if I said these didn't look nice.

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