Retro memories and the birth of a new collection!

[Ajax88]

Found a portion of my old dinosaur toy army from when I was just a little squirt. Not sure if anyone here recognizes any of these figures, probably pretty obscure. The oldest is the green Imperial sauropod from 1985! Predating me by a good decade!

This must be a Baryonyx? Imperial 1997.

A classic Parasaurolophus from 1991.

Triceratops and Chasmosaurus?

And last but not least two pretty generic sauropods: a Brachiosaur and the 1985 Imperial diplodocid.

[Ajax88]

And here is my new collection featuring the monster Sideshow Apatosaurus maquette that was a graduation present from years ago. I'm sure you'll all recognize the suspects here, recent PNSO, Eofauna and Haolonggood figures. My dad is a prolific comic and action figure collector, so I think he has been pleased seeing me fall into a similar addiction.

[postsaurischian]

 If I could only keep just one figure / model, it would probably be the Sideshow Apatosaurus.
 And I like the original coloration much better than the second edition. Congratulations for having one (of 500)!

[Ajax88]

If I could only keep just one figure / model, it would probably be the Sideshow Apatosaurus.
 And I like the original coloration much better than the second edition. Congratulations for having one (of 500)!

No doubt. It feels like a living animal on the shelf. And it's MASSIVE! It makes me happy there are super-giant Apatosaurus specimens out there like OMNH 1670 and OMNH 1331 that probably came from ~100+ foot long, 50-60 ton apatosaurs. It makes this huge model all the more satisfying.

[Halichoeres]

Wow, a statue that's a holy grail for many collectors, and you're just starting out! The Sideshow Apatosaurus is an incredible find.

As for your Imperial theropod, according to this blister card back, they evidently intended it as Velociraptor!

[Concavenator]

Triceratops and Chasmosaurus?

I don't know about the one on the left, the frill would suggest it's a Chasmosaurus, but the brow horns are more reminiscent of those of Anchiceratops.

Can't comment on the retro pieces as I have no clue about them, but your modern-day collection is great. I always say a collection's worth is defined not by the number of pieces being present, but by the quality of the individual pieces that constitute it. And in regards to that, your collection is fantastic, even if it's smaller than that of most of us (even mine!).

I agree with @postsaurischian , the Sideshow Apatosaurus is absolutely magnificent. Not only is it still the finest Apatosaurus ever released, I also consider it arguably the most impressive dinosaur model ever released. It is that good. Congrats on that outstanding piece!