SO-TA: New for 2022

[Flaffy]

https://ninjaaquarium.web.fc2.com/etc/SO-TA/suichusaikyo/index.html
- Anomalocaris
- Dunkleosteus
- Elasmosaurus
- Megalodon
- Mosasaurus
- Orca

[Flaffy]

Incredibly underwhelming set from SO-TA, considering how strong their extant releases are...

[postsaurischian]

 That's right. I have their 1:1 Bee Kolibri set and they're excellent!
 But this release is definitely not to my taste.

[Halichoeres]

Oof, that's a bummer. Just like Tomy and Bandai: exquisite extant animals, but really lackluster prehistorics.

[CityRaptor]

That's right. I have their 1:1 Bee Kolibri set and they're excellent!
 But this release is definitely not to my taste.

Oh, the smallest Dinosaur!

This one, right?
http://animaltoyforum.com/blog/2022/04/26/bee-hummingbird-pair-1-1-bee-hummingbirds-by-so-ta/
Looks much better!

[bmathison1972]

I might consider the Anomalocaris only if the final product is painted different (SO-TA often releases prototype images first, so these may not necessarily represent final paint jobs)

[postsaurischian]

 1:35 Archelon skeleton

[Halichoeres]

Definitely nicer than the other release but a bit odd to have so many versions of a single skeleton. Also, this is like the sixth or seventh Japanese company to make some version of Archelon, but nobody in any other country has made one for decades.

Edit: I'm forgetting the 2017 mini version by CollectA. Still, most companies seem pretty allergic to Archelon, except in Japan.

[Halichoeres]

The Archelon skeletons seem to be available now: https://toypara.com/catalog.cgi?products/gasya/sota/arkeron.html

[Faelrin]

Okay so that's where that yellow Anomalocaris I've seen popping up from Mercari is from (and maybe the Dunkleosteus as well). Good thing I checked this out of curiosity. Guess I could add it to the Paleozoic List I made. At the time I was exhausted and wasn't interested in tracking down who made it however.

Those Archelon skeletons look nice however. Is the green one a glow in the dark version?

[Halichoeres]

Those Archelon skeletons look nice however. Is the green one a glow in the dark version?

Yup, exactly.

[Faelrin]

@Halichoeres Oh thanks for the tip. That's kind of temping for me I won't lie.