Ancestors Models - new for 2023 (teaser)

[Stuckasaurus (Dino Dad Reviews)]

Heads up, on twitter @Himmapaan showed off a bonus Zalmoxes (or something similar) that came with their unpainted pre-release version of Tlatolopholus they just received! I'm not sure if this is planned to be a standard inclusion or not, since @Himmapaan themself didn't even realize it was included until they nearly threw it out with the box into the recycling bin!

Image below, full tweet here: https://twitter.com/Himmapaan/status/1653440703001767939?s=20

[Concavenator]

New release:



Also bear in mind S @shahinos post. They will also be releasing a Meraxes and a Denversaurus soon, aside from the Columbian Mammoth @Renecito shared.

[Halichoeres]

Denversaurus now available:


https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/1482233034/archosaur-collection-denversaurus-120

[Concavenator]

Ancestors posted these teasers on their social media:




Pretty sure the second one is a Perucetus.

[Eatmycar]

Primitive whales are absolutely grotesque and I love it. Is this a first for this genus?

[Concavenator]

E @Eatmycar If it will indeed be a Perucetus (which I'm assuming it will be), then yes. This animal was only described last month!

[Bread]

I guarantee that the therapod is a Tyrannosaur. Ancestor Model's seems to be a pretty big fan of the genus. I am curious to see their take instead of the Prehistoric Planet version they've been going at.

[Halichoeres]

Meanwhile, the Columbian mammoth is supposedly available now. They seem to have closed their Etsy shop, though--can you only order now by emailing them?

[Concavenator]

Has anyone received their Tlatolophus yet? Still no news on mine even though I preordered it the first day preorders were available back in April. They haven't even replied to any of my messages since July...

I'm not having the best of experiences, as you could probably tell.

[postsaurischian]

Has anyone received their Tlatolophus yet? Still no news on mine even though I preordered it the first day preorders were available back in April. They haven't even replied to any of my messages since July...

I'm not having the best of experiences, as you could probably tell.

 That's why I got my money back a few months ago. The worst communication imaginable. I won't do business with them again.

[BlueKrono]

Has anyone received their Tlatolophus yet? Still no news on mine even though I preordered it the first day preorders were available back in April. They haven't even replied to any of my messages since July...

I'm not having the best of experiences, as you could probably tell.

I also ordered it in April and finally received it in August after months of communicating back and forth. I reached them by messaging the Guanlong Store on Facebook.

[Concavenator]

@postsaurischian Out of curiosity, did you also happen to order the Tlatolophus?

I saw a guy on YouTube mention they haven't received an order they made more than a year ago...

@BlueKrono Lucky you! I've wrote to them both via Instagram and through Facebook Messenger. Last time they replied to one of my messages was in July via Instagram.

Later in October I wrote them again via Instagram and they left me on seen. Later in November I also wrote to them via Instagram and they didn't even leave me on seen that time. Last week I texted them through Facebook Messenger and haven't replied to me either.

So it's not just that they don't get back to me and tell me about any updates once in a while, they are straight up ghosting me lol. As @postsaurischian says, their communication is... not the greatest.

[BlueKrono]

@Concavenator I'm sorry they're doing that to you. I last communicated with them in July, which is when they gave me my tracking #. It arrived the following month. Ghosting is one of the most annoying and omnipresent signs of our times.

[TlatolophusJuanorum]

I also ordered my Tlatolophus since the first day and haven't received yet. I have sent a lot of messages since then to their Facebook page and the only responses I got were that they lost them and, as early December, they've recovered but need to paint them. @Concavenator is also aware of it, but I'm in the ghosting list too ever since.
It is sad to see that downfall and downgrade in the final product from some that shared their pictures in the Paleofiguras group.

[thomasw100]

I also ordered my Tlatolophus since the first day and haven't received yet. I have sent a lot of messages since then to their Facebook page and the only responses I got were that they lost them and, as early December, they've recovered but need to paint them. @Concavenator is also aware of it, but I'm in the ghosting list too ever since.
It is sad to see that downfall and downgrade in the final product from some that shared their pictures in the Paleofiguras group.

Another fraudster company?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

It seems to be a recurring theme with these smaller companies. They start up, do well, get overwhelmed and disappear.  Small businesses are lucky if one in a hundred make it to their 2nd year.   It's hard as a consumer to trust a new brand and it's just worse when they do and then this happens. All I can recommend is that as a business do not take on more than you can handle, sales are not the end all be all. If something happens that delays your product or stops you from releasing it be honest and let people know. If your a buyer make purchases within a 30 day window, no more than 60 so you have some recourse to get your funds back at the least. There is a lot of understanding needed on both sides. 

[Dusty Wren]

Yeah, I wouldn't jump to "fraudulent company" when "people who are new to running a business don't understand all the costs and labor required to run a successful business" is such a common story. You see this a lot among Kickstarter projects, as well. In a capitalistic society, creative people are constantly pressured to monetize their creative pursuits, but being good at making something doesn't mean you'll also be good at marketing it, fulfilling orders, and managing your budget.     

To be clear, that doesn't mean that small companies get a free pass to take people's money. But I don't think most of them start out with the intention to scam, either.

[BlueKrono]

I think the fact that they produced a product and distributed it to some customers would indicate that they're somewhere outside the realm of "fraudulent".

[Concavenator]

@BlueKrono Out of curiosity, did you happen to preorder the Tlatolophus on April 14th? That's the first day preorders became available.

[BlueKrono]

@BlueKrono Out of curiosity, did you happen to preorder the Tlatolophus on April 14th? That's the first day preorders became available.

Yes, I did.