Recent Acquisitions

[Sim]

I've acquired:

1. PNSO Baryonyx.  I love this figure!  Having it in person, I observed its flanks look somewhat flattened, I genuinely don't see a problem with its torso.

2. Papo Dilophosaurus.  This replaces the Haolonggood Dilophosaurus in my collection.  It's not perfect but I like it the most out of all Dilophosaurus figures currently in existence, and I want to have a Dilophosaurus figure.

3. CollectA Ceratosuchops.  This is the third time it's entered my collection.  The first one I had had a loose lower jaw.  The second I got rid of as I disliked the jaw inaccuracy too much.  The third one... I customised!  I cut away the notch area to remove the erroneous teeth and I created a notch where it should have been.  Now it looks like a spinosaurid and I'm satisfied with it!

[GnastyGnorc]

I've acquired:

1. PNSO Baryonyx.  I love this figure!  Having it in person, I observed its flanks look somewhat flattened, I genuinely don't see a problem with its torso.

2. Papo Dilophosaurus.  This replaces the Haolonggood Dilophosaurus in my collection.  It's not perfect but I like it the most out of all Dilophosaurus figures currently in existence, and I want to have a Dilophosaurus figure.

3. CollectA Ceratosuchops.  This is the third time it's entered my collection.  The first one I had had a loose lower jaw.  The second I got rid of as I disliked the jaw inaccuracy too much.  The third one... I customised!  I cut away the notch area to remove the erroneous teeth and I created a notch where it should have been.  Now it looks like a spinosaurid and I'm satisfied with it!

nice to hear about the baryonyx. From a pure aesthetic perspective I could take it or leave it. But there seems to be a lot of disagreement if it actually represents the material well. So still under decided if it will go on my shortlist.

[Tattu]

HLG Alamosaurus, Apatosaurus and Mamenchisaurus

[Libraraptor]

Wow, you got yourself some massive sauropod figures! Congratulations!

[Tattu]

Wow, you got yourself some massive sauropod figures! Congratulations!

Thank you! I was grateful to find these at a great price

[EmperorDinobot]

@Sim  the Papo Dilophosaurus is one of their best, that is for sure.

T @Tattu I envy the space hahaha, I have my sauropod pantheon, but it's looking very crowded these days.

[EmperorDinobot]

Well, they're here.

[ceratopsian]

Just a bit of fun - and the target audience is definitely children, not the elderly!  An advent calendar spotted in a petrol station outlet for Marks & Spencer (a well known UK chain of supermarkets that deems itself rather "superior").  I'm not expecting the chocolates to be superior though!  I've not had an advent calendar in years.

[Sim]

Wow, the artwork on the calendar is really good @ceratopsian!  I like the choice of species too!

[thomasw100]

Wow, the artwork on the calendar is really good @ceratopsian!  I like the choice of species too!

And quite modern and as far as I can see quite accurate representations of the dinosaurs.

[ceratopsian]

@Sim and T @thomasw100 - yes, I was surprised at the modern appearance of the animals. Especially in view of the models that the NHM sells in its shop!  And I liked the addition of some foliage. Plus I have a soft spot for Patagotitan after the NHM exhibition.

[EmperorDinobot]

Patagotitan is HUGE. I saw it at the AMNH in 2019. I couldn't gauge which was bigger: The Argentinosaurus from the Fernbank Museum, or the traveling Patagotitan.

[thomasw100]

@Sim and T @thomasw100 - yes, I was surprised at the modern appearance of the animals. Especially in view of the models that the NHM sells in its shop!  And I liked the addition of some foliage. Plus I have a soft spot for Patagotitan after the NHM exhibition.

I like that they show accurate images of dinosaurs on such an item intended for children. A sign of respect for and appreciation of children rather than giving them some movie monster like images.

[Sim]

Yeah, Schleich and the Jurassic World franchise could learn from that!

[SenSx]

My reaction exactly, they did not treat children as fools, I'm suprised of the care for accuracy.

[Libraraptor]

Yeah, Schleich and the Jurassic World franchise could learn from that!

I absolutely agree!

[SBell]

Yeah, Schleich and the Jurassic World franchise could learn from that!

Schleich apparently had global sales of €275M in 2022 (with rising sales every year). https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230130005072/en/schleich%C2%AE-USA-Closes-2022-with-Double-Digit-Growth-Continues-to-Outpace-Toy-Industry*

I'm guessing they feel pretty good about what they're doing. Even if we don't care for it, we may not be the target market.

[CityRaptor]

"We have seen that we will repeat our mistakes if there's money on the table." - Colin Trevorrow in 2015. I would say that quote works in way too many situations, including this one.


Anyways: Got two more Sinclair tin signs.

[EmperorDinobot]

We aren't, @SBell , but outside of their dino stuff, everything else is fun.

Maybe I am the target audience?

[Libraraptor]

I just can't believe that this "new" Recent Acquisitions thread is already five years old!