Elengassen’s collection

[Elengassen]

Great new additions!  The Haolonggood Carcharodontosaurus is an excellent figure, definitely worth having in my opinion.

Agreed! I'm planning to get the latest PNSO Spinosaurus at some point to go with it.

Are you no longer having the Ceratosaurus and Camptosaurus/Fukuisaurus in the Morrison area?

I've removed the Ceratosaurus as I've purged most lipless theropods from my collection, and I am expecting/hoping that PNSO or Haolonggood will make a lipped one. The Fukuisaurus was only ever a stand-in for Camptosaurus (notably, its hands are the wrong shape), and have more sauropods to fill the space now, so I decided to move it.

[Sim]

I'm surprised I haven't seen a figure of Stegouros in this thread!

[Elengassen]

I'm surprised I haven't seen a figure of Stegouros in this thread!

I have the 3D-printed DinoZoo Stegouros from Wild Past. It's here, on the second shelf down (quite easy to miss  )

I have better pics of it in my custom paints thread.

[Elengassen]

Just got the Safari Velociraptor courtesy of @Sim , so I can now post this:

Djadochta Formation (Mongolia), c. 1:10 scale

• Carnegie Oviraptor
• CollectA Protoceratops
• Wild Safari Velociraptor

I could definitely use some alvaresaurs/halszkaraptorines to go with these guys, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Halichoeres]

I would also love some more alvarezsaurids! The BotM one is pretty nice but I'd like some non-articulated ones.

[Elengassen]

Speaking of alvarezsaurs – I've acquired the BOTM Desert accessory pack with Mononykus, which I've used to make a display for my 1:10 Djadochta Formation figures:



( @CharlieNovember  this may be of interest to you  )

The hatchling from this pack goes very well with Safari's Velociraptor, as it's a similar reddish colour. The Protoceratops skull, too, is pretty similar in size to the head of the CollectA Protoceratops.

I probably won't keep the Mononykus here though, as it's not the right scale or time period to fit in with the others. I don't have much in the way of 1:6 figures for it to scale with, so I guess it'll end up standing all by itself somewhere (cue sad music).

[Sim]

Could you not use the Mononykus as a Shuvuuia to keep it with the Djadochta species?

[Elengassen]

Could you not use the Mononykus as a Shuvuuia to keep it with the Djadochta species?

I could, but it would still be too big unfortunately.

[Protopatch]

Speaking of alvarezsaurs – I've acquired the BOTM Desert accessory pack with Mononykus, which I've used to make a display for my 1:10 Djadochta Formation figures:



( @CharlieNovember  this may be of interest to you  )

The hatchling from this pack goes very well with Safari's Velociraptor, as it's a similar reddish colour. The Protoceratops skull, too, is pretty similar in size to the head of the CollectA Protoceratops.

This is an exquisite setting, many thanks for your feedback @Elengassen 
As far as I'm concerned, I acquired the BotM's desert set a few weeks ago too (through Sue from Everything Dinosaur), but realised upon its reception that I didn't pay enough attention to its scale...
Hence, I haven't installed it yet, given that the skull of the Protoceratops is definitely too big in comparison with the WP's Proto.
Still have to check the potential rendition with the Wetlands and Forest sets that I received concomitantly, as soon as I'll have more "quiet time"

By the way, I also had some issues with the Etsy seller who was supposed to sell me the muddy gaming mat 

I probably won't keep the Mononykus here though, as it's not the right scale or time period to fit in with the others. I don't have much in the way of 1:6 figures for it to scale with, so I guess it'll end up standing all by itself somewhere (cue sad music).

Likewise

[Protopatch]

Late Cretaceous Mongolia

Djadochta Formation, c. 1:30 scale

• Citipati (Kaiyodo Oviraptor)
• Oviraptor (CollectA mini)
• Pinacosaurus (PNSO)
• Protoceratops (Wild Past)
• Velociraptor pair (3D print by Wild Past)

Nemegt Formation, c. 1:30 scale

• Adasaurus (3D-printed dromaeosaurs from Shapeways)
• Deinocheirus (PNSO)
• Tarbosaurus (PNSO)
• Therizinosaurus (PNSO)

I wish the Tarbosaurus had lips, but PNSO's really done a great job with the Nemegt Formation. Now if only they would make a Saurolophus...

Gobi crush

[Elengassen]

This is an exquisite setting, many thanks for your feedback @Elengassen 
As far as I'm concerned, I acquired the BotM's desert set a few weeks ago too (through Sue from Everything Dinosaur), but realised upon its reception that I didn't pay enough attention to its scale...
Hence, I haven't installed it yet, given that the skull of the Protoceratops is definitely too big in comparison with the WP's Proto.
Still have to check the potential rendition with the Wetlands and Forest sets that I received concomitantly, as soon as I'll have more "quiet time"

You can definitely still use the base piece and rocks in your Gobi display – I'd say they would work at pretty much any scale    The raptor nest and Proto skull are indeed a bit too large though 

As you seem to be particularly interested in Gobi dinosaurs, you might want to consider having two Gobi displays – a main one for your large animals, and one at a larger scale so you can own bigger figures of small animals. That's kind of what I have going on with my two different Djadochta Formation displays. I don't think you are quite as scale-conscious as me, so you could keep all your figures in, say, the 1:6–1:10 scale range together (there are quite a few BOTM figures that would fit into this, as well as the CollectA Protoceratops, WS Velociraptor etc). Anyway that's just a suggestion from me, take it as you will 

By the way, I also had some issues with the Etsy seller who was supposed to sell me the muddy gaming mat 

That's too bad to hear, hope the issues are resolved soon!

[Protopatch]

As you seem to be particularly interested in Gobi dinosaurs

You guessed it

you might want to consider having two Gobi displays – a main one for your large animals, and one at a larger scale so you can own bigger figures of small animals. That's kind of what I have going on with my two different Djadochta Formation displays. I don't think you are quite as scale-conscious as me, so you could keep all your figures in, say, the 1:6–1:10 scale range together (there are quite a few BOTM figures that would fit into this, as well as the CollectA Protoceratops, WS Velociraptor etc). Anyway that's just a suggestion from me, take it as you will 

This would be an interesting idea to explore, thanks for suggesting !
Indeed, the Gobi team I'm trying to build at the moment was first supposed to be based exclusively on Upper Cretaceous 1:35 animal figures (a reason why I finally didn't choose the CollectA's Protoceratops),  but I realize that it's rather difficult to find the smallest species in that scale.
However, I do my best to keep a certain consistency in the sizes which also explains the fact that some of the selected creatures don't necessarily come from the same formation or, come from areas outside the Gobi Desert or are dated from the Lower Cretaceous (e.g. Tsintaosaurus, Dsungaripterus, Psittacosaurus).

Anyway, better late than never, I am discovering here your amazing collection which is a true inspiration for my own on-going collection

That's too bad to hear, hope the issues are resolved soon!

Regarding the gaming mat, I have no more hope with that seller and it's a shame as they offered the most suitable one in terms of pattern.
If you have any plan B ideas, please feel free to share
Meanwhile, I'm thinking about staging the figures within a natural set since I should go back to the countryside this summer.

[Elengassen]

Indeed, the Gobi team I'm trying to build at the moment was first supposed to be based exclusively on Upper Cretaceous 1:35 animal figures (a reason why I finally didn't choose the CollectA's Protoceratops),  but I realize that it's rather difficult to find the smallest species in that scale.

Yes, it's often hard to find small species in 1:35 unless you go down the route of 3D prints (something I've been meaning to get into more).

Anyway, better late than never, I am discovering here your amazing collection which is a true inspiration for my own on-going collection

Thanks, glad I was able to inspire you! 

Regarding the gaming mat, I have no more hope with that seller and it's a shame as they offered the most suitable one in terms of pattern.
If you have any plan B ideas, please feel free to share

I do think a gaming mat would be the best/cheapest option. Aside from Etsy, it might be a good idea to have a look on eBay, and also try searching Google for some online shops that specialise in gaming miniatures, as they might have suitable options.

[Elengassen]

My Late Cretaceous Asia shelf was feeling a bit cramped, so I acquired a new, narrower diorama base for my 1:30 Djadochta Formation display. I'm quite pleased with the result:

[Protopatch]

My Late Cretaceous Asia shelf was feeling a bit cramped, so I acquired a new, narrower diorama base for my 1:30 Djadochta Formation display. I'm quite pleased with the result:

My paleo crush of the week 
Great job @Elengassen !

[Elengassen]

@CharlieNovember i had a feeling you would like it 

[Elengassen]

I finally got around to taking some pictures of the small display shelf I keep in my living room. I have a bunch of formation displays on here which I haven't posted previously. The lighting in my living room isn't great, so apologies for the quality of some of these. This is quite a big update, so I'll break it into several posts. First off, from the Triassic:

Mid-to-late Triassic China, c. 1:20-1:25 scale

• Atopodentatus (PNSO)
• Tanystropheus (Carnegie)

[Elengassen]

Early Jurassic:

Lias Group (England), c. 1:40 scale

• Excalibosaurus (CollectA)
• Ichthyosaurus somersetensis (Kaiyodo)
• Plesiosaurus (Kaiyodo)

Lias Group (England), c. 1:25 scale

• Hybodus (Safari Toob)
• Ichthyosaurus communis (Kaiyodo)
• Plesiosaurus (Favorite)

Late Jurassic:

Tiaojishan Formation (China), c. 1:6 scale

• Tianyulong (PNSO)
• Yi (Kaiyodo)

Solnhofen Limestone (Germany), c. 1:18 scale

• Archaeopteryx (Iwako, repainted by me)
• Rhamphorhynchus (Quick)

Solnhofen Limestone (Germany), c. 1:4 scale

• Archaeopteryx (Safari)
• Compsognathus (Papo)

(Plus a cameo from my Invictas  )

[Elengassen]

Early Cretaceous:

Santana Group (Brazil), c. 1:20-1:25 scale

• Axelrodichthys (Kaiyodo)
• Tupandactylus imperator (Safari "Tapejara")
• Tupandactylus navigans (Schleich "Tapejara")
• Tupuxuara (Papo)

Late Cretaceous:

Western Interior Seaway (North America), c. 1:60 scale

• Archelon (Kaiyodo)
• Cretoxyrhina (Safari Toob)
• Ectenosaurus (PNSO)
• Pteranodon (Kaiyodo)

I'm still in the process of filling out most of these formation displays, so I'll probably be posting updated versions of these group shots sooner or later.

[Elengassen]

My latest acquisitions courtesy of @Sim :



I already had the other variant of the Kaiyodo Oviraptor, and was originally planning to replace it with this one, but now that I have both in hand I'm not sure which one I like better. The red version's colouration is probably less realistic for a desert-dwelling animal, but I prefer its darker head. I might just end up hanging on to both