Which Apatosaurus figure is the most accurate?

[modelnut]

My wife has a collection of Apatosaurus figures, Schleich and Safari mostly. From what I have read online: http://dinotoyblog.com/2010/05/06/apatosaurus-2010-wild-safari-by-safari-ltd/ (and elsewhere) the Safari LTD 2010 figure is one of the most accurate,. But is the pose right?
The head seems to be raised a little high to me. I'm no expert though.

But I am about to start sculpting an Apatosaurus for my wife. It's her favorite dinosaur.
Which image is nearer what Apatosaurus might have looked like?







Here is what I think I am shooting for:



Any thoughts?

- Leelan

[tyrantqueen]

Here's a thorough review of the Sideshow Apatosaurus, and goes into good detail about the anatomy:

http://svpow.com/2011/11/15/sideshow-collectibles-apatosaurus-maquette/

I'm not sure about Safari's but I don't think the tail is correct. It's a nice sculpt though.

Did you check out Shane Foulkes' Apatosaurus too?

[amargasaurus cazaui]

Have you a copy of the Small Dinotales figure by Kaiyodo? to me it appears more accurate than most of them I see.

[Dan]

That first image is just a copycat of the Sideshow Apatosaurus, which is extremely accurate.

[modelnut]

Cool.

We like the Sideshow figure but we can't afford it. If we could we would get the original paint job. The new stripes don't do anything for us.

- Leelan

[DinoLord]

The Apatosaurus maquette is the only Sideshow I own and is definitely one of my favorite pieces. The accuracy is pretty top-notch, with only a few very minor details off (like the number of vertebrae in the back IIRC). The Safari figure is pretty good except for the tail. The Kaiyodo Dinotales is another good one (though small); I think I reviewed it some years ago.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I would say all those are pretty good representations of Apatosaurus.