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Anyone know of some good pterosaur figures?

Started by Lynx, January 12, 2021, 01:13:02 AM

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Lynx

I have been looking for some new pterosaur figures to get, but I am struggling to find anything appealing. Anyone know of some good ptreo figures? I am mostly interested of pteros in the Azhdarchidae family.
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Safari's Quetzalcoatlus
CollectA's Quetzalcoatlus w/ prey
CollectA's Hatzegopteryx
Papo's Quetzalcoatlus (odd pose, not a fan of this one, but some people like it)

Only four I can think of, I don't think there are many Azhdarchidae family made. These are four easy ones to acquire though.

Edit: Also, welcome to the forum!

Bread

Quote from: Stolpergeist on January 12, 2021, 01:43:43 AM
If you want decent azhdarchid figures you should very much stay away from the CollectA Hatzegopteryx and Quetzalcoatlus, both got their wings folded up wrong, the CollectA Quetzalcoatlus has its beak often in a strange curve and the CollectA Hatzegopteryx has its jaws connected in the strangest way.
They are remnants from CollectA's earlier days and it shows.
My bad to recommend those. There were only a few Azhdarchid figures I could think of, two of those I come to find are not very good. Once again, my bad for the bad recommendation, and thank you for the information Stolpergeist!

Lynx

Not a huge fan of papo, nor am I of shrinkwrapping (plus the pose is a bit odd) The safari quetz seems nice, but I'll check out the others as well. Also thanks for the recommendations!
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Dinoguy2

IMO the best pterosaur figure in recent memory has been the Vitae Zhejiangopterus. Maybe not easy to come by for a decent price nowadays though. The larger scale CollectA ones are also very nice, especially Caviramus.
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Wallnut

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Schleich replicasaurus red headed quetzalcoatlus İt is not the best queatzalcoatlus on the market but it has its's own charm.

Stegotyranno420

Quote from: Stolpergeist on January 13, 2021, 02:42:56 PM
I think you meant blue headed and that is at the cross-section of being rather hard to find unless you are willing to pay a high price and also being a far shot from what a Quetzalcoatlus should look like.
Quote from: Stolpergeist on January 13, 2021, 02:44:36 PM
Unless you actually meant the one with a white body and stripes, in which case, that one is even worse.
Quote from: Triton TR on January 13, 2021, 02:38:44 PM
Schleich replicasaurus red headed quetzalcoatlus İt is not the best queatzalcoatlus on the market but it has its's own charm.
Can you show pictures, i cant seem to find what you are talking about

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thedeadlymoose

Quote from: Dinoguy2 on January 13, 2021, 01:29:30 PM
IMO the best pterosaur figure in recent memory has been the Vitae Zhejiangopterus. Maybe not easy to come by for a decent price nowadays though. The larger scale CollectA ones are also very nice, especially Caviramus.

It's on Aliexpress on sale at the moment, mislabeled as Zhejiangosaurus: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32897164879.html?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.4.31044227YxFdTP

Lynx

Quote from: thedeadlymoose on January 13, 2021, 08:53:47 PM
Quote from: Dinoguy2 on January 13, 2021, 01:29:30 PM
IMO the best pterosaur figure in recent memory has been the Vitae Zhejiangopterus. Maybe not easy to come by for a decent price nowadays though. The larger scale CollectA ones are also very nice, especially Caviramus.

It's on Aliexpress on sale at the moment, mislabeled as Zhejiangosaurus: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32897164879.html?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.4.31044227YxFdTP
Oh wow. It is actually for a really good price. I am worried on it being fragile though.
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Wallnut


postsaurischian

Quote from: Lynx on January 13, 2021, 09:07:16 PM
Quote from: thedeadlymoose on January 13, 2021, 08:53:47 PM
Quote from: Dinoguy2 on January 13, 2021, 01:29:30 PM
IMO the best pterosaur figure in recent memory has been the Vitae Zhejiangopterus. Maybe not easy to come by for a decent price nowadays though. The larger scale CollectA ones are also very nice, especially Caviramus.

It's on Aliexpress on sale at the moment, mislabeled as Zhejiangosaurus: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32897164879.html?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.4.31044227YxFdTP
Oh wow. It is actually for a really good price. I am worried on it being fragile though.

You don't have to worry. It's not fragile at all ;) .

Dinoguy2

Quote from: postsaurischian on January 14, 2021, 04:20:00 PM
Quote from: Lynx on January 13, 2021, 09:07:16 PM
Quote from: thedeadlymoose on January 13, 2021, 08:53:47 PM
Quote from: Dinoguy2 on January 13, 2021, 01:29:30 PM
IMO the best pterosaur figure in recent memory has been the Vitae Zhejiangopterus. Maybe not easy to come by for a decent price nowadays though. The larger scale CollectA ones are also very nice, especially Caviramus.

It's on Aliexpress on sale at the moment, mislabeled as Zhejiangosaurus: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32897164879.html?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.4.31044227YxFdTP
Oh wow. It is actually for a really good price. I am worried on it being fragile though.

You don't have to worry. It's not fragile at all ;) .

It is flexible, so the only thing I'd worry about is it getting warped. Mine came in perfect condition and was clipped pretty sturdily into one of those molded clear plastic packaging bases (no box). But I've seen examples where people have gotten it with a bent jaw. Probably nothing hot water wouldn't fix though.
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Halichoeres

This set by Colorata has a nice Quetzalcoatlus, although it's on the small side. https://www.colorata.com/fs/colorata/figurebox_dd1

The Safari Quetzalcoatlus is quite good too. And I'll echo the previous recommendations for the Vitae Zhejiangopterus.
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