CollectA - New for 2024

[Sim]

After further consideration I think the rumour list is false.  I saw where it came from in Paleofiguras's group and isn't from Paleofiguras itself.  Plus, the scales of Prionosuchus and Dakotaraptor seem too unlikely, as hilarious as a 3m long Prionosuchus toy would be (may as well make it an inflatable then, which can be played with in the sea).  The number of figures also seems a bit low to me, and the lack of British species is suspicious.  If it indeed is a fake list, I'll be disappointed if CollectA doesn't make Supersaurus or Barosaurus...  Whatever the legitimacy of the list is I'm grateful to it for making me read about Supersaurus and learn how interesting it is.

Also, thanks @Elengassen for mentioning that, I was confused by how Dryosaurus would pair with Hadrosaurus specifically.  Dryptosaurus makes sense, and I would like one too!

[Samrukia]

@Sim yeah, you are right, not from Paleofiguras themselves. I got too excited and didn't even notice

[Gwangi]

Still hoping they eventually make Dryosaurus to pair with the Hadrosaurus.

I know you probably meant Dryptosaurus, but honestly I'd really like to see a Dryosaurus from CollectA (Dryptosaurus would be great as well  ).

That is what I meant. I always mix those names up, but I also want figures of both.

[Pliosaurking]

I've been wanting a prionosuchus since I got into collecting. I seriously can't see a 1:3 scale figure though, that would be absurdly big.

[crazy8wizard]

I did the math and even if we assume that it's based on the 2 meter long holotype estimate, then a 1:3 scale version would still be just over 2 feet long.
BUT if we assume a zero got dropped from the end and write it as 1:30, then some of the numbers work better.
With the 5.5 meter estimate, a 1:30 scale figure would be around 7 inches long, which is around the same size as the recent deluxe Placerias. The 9 meter estimate at 1:30 scale is around 11 inches long which is still pretty good sized, but not absurdly huge. This size puts it just a smidge larger than the related deluxe Koolasuchus (and yes, I know those two aren't in 1:30 scale, I'm just providing some size comparison)
It's a bit of a shot in the dark, but stranger things have happened.

[SpartanSquat]

I think the reveals will come this week! Everythingdinosaurs usually reveal collecta stuff in november and this friday is the beginning of november

[Concavenator]

After further consideration I think the rumour list is false.  I saw where it came from in Paleofiguras's group and isn't from Paleofiguras itself.  Plus, the scales of Prionosuchus and Dakotaraptor seem too unlikely, as hilarious as a 3m long Prionosuchus toy would be (may as well make it an inflatable then, which can be played with in the sea). 

I never take CollectA's advertised scales seriously. In case the list turns out to be true, in all likelihood the Prionosuchus will be in a similar scale to the Koolasuchus, and the Supersaurus to their other recent Deluxe sauropods. I imagine the Dakotaraptor would be around 1:20 - 1:25. And the mastodon will probably be around 1:35.

[Halichoeres]

Also a 1:20 Lystrosaurus would be very small and not "deluxe."

Anyway, if this list is true it's a pretty solid lineup, a little something for everyone. I guess Friday there's at least a chance for it to be proven wrong, if not all the way right.

[dinofelid]

Also a 1:20 Lystrosaurus would be very small and not "deluxe."

Anyway, if this list is true it's a pretty solid lineup, a little something for everyone. I guess Friday there's at least a chance for it to be proven wrong, if not all the way right.

Biggest Lystrosaurus species was about 2.5 meters which would be 12.5 cm at 1:20, a little smaller than most of their Deluxe models but about the size of their Deluxe Arsinotherium if you exclude the tail and horns (the measurement of 25cm x 16cm given on that page is wrong, I measured mine and it's nowhere near that in length or height).

[Halichoeres]

I didn't know the Arsinoitherium was that small. Anyway, CollectA frequently deviates dramatically from their stated scales, although the numbers in the rumor list above are pretty weird even given that caveat.

[dinofelid]

I didn't know the Arsinoitherium was that small. Anyway, CollectA frequently deviates dramatically from their stated scales, although the numbers in the rumor list above are pretty weird even given that caveat.

Well, I was just going with horizontal length there (since I assume that's what the dimensions on the website are meant to be, and Lystrosaurus probably wouldn't have as much difference between horizontal and centrum lengths). For the centrum lengths without the tail, I measure it as between 16.5 and 17 cm (depending on how far the hump is supposed to extend above the spine), height at shoulders around 7.5 - 8 cm, so not too far from 1:20 scale (though I'm not sure if the stated length of about 3 meters would include the tail). In terms of horizontal length without tail (and without outstretched back legs), Daeodon and Moropus are also comparable, Daeodon about 13.5 cm horizontally (centrum length around 17.5, shoulder height about 8.5) and Moropus around 12.5 cm horizontally (centrum length around 14.5, shoulder height about 10).

[Halichoeres]

@Sim yeah, you are right, not from Paleofiguras themselves. I got too excited and didn't even notice

Do we know who originated the list, so we can be sure to ignore them in the future?

[Sim]

Do we know who originated the list, so we can be sure to ignore them in the future?

I saw someone post it in the Paleofiguras group, they have a record of odd posts, which made me doubt the accuracy of the rumour list they posted...

[Halichoeres]

Ah, I see. I'm not in that group and don't care to join, so I can't see the specific individual. There were definitely red flags, like the exact same number or releases as last year when CollectA varies quite a bit from year to year.

[Samrukia]

Ah, I see. I'm not in that group and don't care to join, so I can't see the specific individual. There were definitely red flags, like the exact same number or releases as last year when CollectA varies quite a bit from year to year.

i can find that person's name in the Paleofiguras group, but it doesn't sound ethical to mention their name here
let's just ignore it?

[Sim]

As I was updating the list I maintain of which dinosaurs have good figures and which don't, I took another look at the CollectA 2024 Velociraptor.  I noticed that its pelvis is actually not too shallow, it only looks that way because the chest area is covered in a thicker coat of feathers.  I think it's a pretty good figure actually!  For comparison there's the skeletal below from the Velociraptor Wikipedia page.