1988 Carnegie Stegosaurus

[Dikiyoba]

How anatomically accurate is this model? It's pretty cool looking, but I don't know enough about stegosaurs to know how realistic it is.



(Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere. I searched the blog and forum but did not find anything on this specific model.)

[Seijun]

He's pretty retro The only thing I would say is very accurate is that he has four tail spikes (as opposed to, say... 6 or 8 ), and his head is very small (steg toys often have oversized heads).

Compare him to the sideshow steg, which is considered about as accurate as one can get:
http://www.dinotoyblog.com/2012/07/31/stegosaurus-sideshow/

[Takama]

Or compare to the Wild Safari One


Its almost the perfect Steggy at a affordable price

[Horridus]

Its almost the perfect Steggy at a affordable price

The tail's too short, mind. The Favorite is probably the most anatomically accurate toy version.

[Dikiyoba]

Cool, thanks for the help.

He's pretty retro The only thing I would say is very accurate is that he has four tail spikes (as opposed to, say... 6 or 8 )

Yeah, I have one or two Stegosaurus models with extra tail spikes.

[CityRaptor]

To be fair, those with the 8 spikes are probably based on Stegosaurus ungulatus:
http://www.miketaylor.org.uk/tmp/Bakker1986--Dinosaur-Heresies--p228--Stegosaurus-ungulatus.jpeg
People thought it had 8 spikes.

But yes, the Carngie Stego is on the retro-side. Recently aquired one specimen of the first Version myself along with the Allosaurus. Both cheap and both still in their bags.

[indy1936]

How anatomically accurate is this model? It's pretty cool looking, but I don't know enough about stegosaurs to know how realistic it is.



(Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere. I searched the blog and forum but did not find anything on this specific model.)

I think that is the 2nd version of the 1988 carnegie stego. I believe I have an even earlier version of the Carnegie stego than that. He is yellow and has an even rougher sculpt. Here is a pic i found. There may be an even earlier version than this one.

[Seijun]

Technically, it is the third-ish version. The very first ones were a muddy yellow/green/brown color.
http://d2qss72tiioiku.cloudfront.net/image/940x0/collectible-89911.jpg

[CityRaptor]

The first Version kinda looks like the old Bullyland Stego...
In that case, I have a Version 2 Stego, as mine is yellow and brown.

[DinoLord]

Here's a pic of an old 1988 Carnegie Stego I used to have before I traded it away. Note how much thicker the thagomizer is than in the newer model shown in the OP.

[CityRaptor]

Oh interesting. The Seller who I got my Stego from actually used a pic of your Stego in the auction.  Probably the same for my Allosaurus. ( Both came still bagged however )