BrontoScorpio's Recent Acquisitions & finds ( Please Don't Quote Pictures !!! )

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the smaller of the two -

1/35 Futabasaurus suzukii  ( フタバサウルス ) 2024 Ver. :




4 Parts : main body, lower jaw, upper jaw and base -





Built and ready -  The previous Futabasaurus ver. had a calm, floating pose - while this one charges foreward with a gaping mouth :




This is the painted version as described by the maker :

 


With some other Futabasaurs - Happinet ( ハピネット 大恐竜時代 ), Sega ( セガ 古代王者 ) and 2 small Favorites ( Old & New ) :

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And the bigger one of the two -

1/35 Predator X ( プレデターX  )  -




7 Parts : main body, four flippers, lower jaw and the lower set of teeth - this kit is huge :




The back side :
As you can see, these two kits are some kind of hard PVC Polymer made.
The material is hard and 'hostile' to work with and the spare projections are difficult to remove.
Also the sockets for the part attachments are not nitly fit whatsoever.
This kit is not recommended for the unexperienced.




But none of that will deter me - 
and when it is finally done - the result is more than enough to compensate for the hardship endured -




I think I'll use the Futabasaurus' base ...




The other side :




Watch those strong front flippers - 




And the hind ones used for navigation -




With the strong big tail for propulsion -




At some 33 cm 'fin span' - this would mean 11.5 meters from side to side :




I am reminded of the BBC sequel of the Predator-X as it glides through the water -




steering its massive body -




Capble of abrupt changes of directions from left to right -




Equipped with those fearsome rows of teeth -




Charging forward with a gaping mouth -




Next to a close relative - The Liopleurodon by Invicta and Toyway -




And here are three sample colors by the maker -

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And finally - both my assembled Tokyo-modeling kits together - The Futabasaurus doesn't look so brave after all ...




As they were presented at the fair - the Wonder Festival 2024 [Summer] ( ワンダーフェスティバル2024[夏] ) -
As you can see - maker is mostly concentrated on Marine creatures :

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Some interesting design choices on the Predator X (=Pliosaurus funkei these days). Thanks for sharing so many pictures!

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And for another big aquatic creature -




Came in a big box -




Packed carefully as should with Resin statues -




The two signs on the front and under the pedestal says it all -




Carolata ( カロラータ ) 2004
Whale shark ( ジンベエザメ ) Resin figure
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan ( 海遊館 ) Churaumi Aquarium (  美ら海水族館 )




I know it's not a dinosaur - although it is as big as ...
But I just could not resist - after searching it for so long ...




It seems it was manufactured specially and exclusively for the Aquarium event -




37 cm from head to tail -




The under belly is just as impressive -




With some smaller Resin versions - The Kaiyodo AQUALAND whale sharks -
No, I don't have the small PVC Colorata whale sharks for comparison- and I don't intend to have them either




Took something away - so to clear space at my Aquatic shelf :

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Gorgeous model! I didn't know Colorata did resin statues.

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This is the only Colorata Resin I know - and it's very rare.

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Next item is just a book -
but it is actually one of the more impressive Expo Official Catalogues ( 公式図録 ) I have seen :




Ueno Royal Museum ( 上野の森美術館 ) Special Exhibition ( 特別展 ) 2023 -
"Dinosaur Encyclopedia: Imagining/Creating a Lost World" 「恐竜図鑑 失われた世界の想像/創造」




The entrance to the Exhibition :




The Crystal Palace Iguanodon is installed at the entrance and is a photo spot.
This is a 3D scan of the old model on display, enlarged and replicated, and Araki adjusted the details.
Finally, we took a commemorative photo with the curator




At the venue there are many notable paleo art statues collected from all over the world




But most notables are the numerous famous drawings from the early days to masterpieces by contemporary artists -




Burian, knight




And even much older -




I can only guess these are the originals ...




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And now for some examples out of the Catalog - with old painting and statues we all know and love -
It follows a chronological order - from old to new -
First are some drawings :









































































some old figures :




And statues - most we would never have any chance on getting -


















Most collectible is probably that one -
Kazunari Araki/Kaiyodo Ceratosaurus model kit, 1978, from the Hiroshi Tamura Collection -
Probably Araki's first ever model kit issue :

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Four new Alva Metal Dinosaurs - Corythosaurus, Trachodon, Stegosaurus and Iguanodon :




Joining to my Alve Brontosaurus :





The new look at the left corner of my shelf - with the SRG's ( Big versions ) - 
All my metal American Museum of Natural History ( AMNH ) dinosaurus :