Chinese & Japanese novelties - New for 2024 (various companies)

[Halichoeres]

Ha, fair, well the extinct ones, or the terrestrial ones. I think this is only the second Arctodus toy, after the ugly rubber Sbabam one. Before they published the names I had assumed if was a big rodent like Josephoartigasia.

[BlueKrono]

From wenno.

Nothing special since their toys are basically cheaply made stuff sold at premium prices but the placoderm is interesting

How can we get these? Some are just weird enough to be intriguing!

Looks like they sell them stateside... without the aquatics. 😢
https://www.walmart.com/ip/US-Toy-4469-Mini-Ice-Age-Animal-Assortment-Pack-of-12/666094992
I've searched AliBaba endlessly but can't find anything like these. I assume nobody else has managed to find this set?

[Faelrin]

Found this 2024 online catalog which shows the wenno set. Haven't been able to find it anywhere yet, other then those repackaged assorted 12 piece sets through google images (sold on walmart and the like).

https://issuu.com/eringriffingroup/docs/2024_catalog_wenno_usa_v3_1_

[Halichoeres]

Wasn't there a Wenno representative active on the forum, if only briefly, a couple years ago? I wonder if we could get in touch with them.

[Halichoeres]

Animal Heavenly Body Bayannurosaurus, possibly a first for the genus?



And a company called Gruezi Lab is releasing two really expensive vinyl figures of Carnotaurus:


"Schwartz" ("black" in German)


"Rot" ("red" in German)

[Halichoeres]

Some new ones from Bandai


Chibi dinos
Carnotaurus
Spinosaurus
Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus



MegaHouse Triceratops anatomy kit

[Halichoeres]

Small stylized resins from Kong Species DinoRoll line:


Zhuchengtyrannus
Yutyrannus
Yangchuanosaurus
Mamenchisaurus
Sinoceratops
Gigantoraptor

[ceratopsian]

The Kong species make my stomach churn - the eyes look as if they're pus-filled spots about to pop!!

[Halichoeres]

The Kong species make my stomach churn - the eyes look as if they're pus-filled spots about to pop!!

Understandable! I don't own any of these, but it looks like they do have tiny pupils, but they're all at the extreme edges of the eyeball, making it look at a glance like they don't have any at all. Without pupils the eyes do look like blisters or pustules.

More from Kong Studios, two new waves of Cenozoic animals with removable panels to show them as clockwork automata. I don't understand the appeal of these at all, but if they're on their fifth wave, somebody must like them!


Ursus spelaeus
Bison latifrons
Canis (Aenocyon) dirus
Hippopotamus gorgops




Metridiochoerus
Varanus priscus
Glyptodon
Sivapanthera

[Halichoeres]

New ones from Animal Heavenly Body in collaboration with the Paleontological Museum of Liaoning:


Anchiornis


Psittacosaurus

The logo for the museum looks like it features Xianglong, which I wouldn't mind seeing as a figure, even from Animal Heavenly Body.

In other news, "Shrouded Ghost" the deceased megalodon by Youtooz, based on the video game Sea of Thieves:

[Halichoeres]

More from Animal Heavenly Body:


Huayangosaurus


Mamenchisaurus


Microraptor

[Faelrin]

Really like some of these small dinosaurs they are doing recently. Adorable.

[ceratopsian]

I too find the Heavenly Bodies cuteness appealing. Perhaps fortunately they seem to be hard to source!

[Halichoeres]

They can be hard to track down. Lana carries some of them, but not all. I have two and I think one came from an AliExpress seller, and the other from an eBay seller.

[ceratopsian]

I found a couple on AliExpress. I haven't seen the Liaoning ones though.

They can be hard to track down. Lana carries some of them, but not all. I have two and I think one came from an AliExpress seller, and the other from an eBay seller.