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Old Reconstructions You Would Like Figures Of?

Started by Loon, January 04, 2020, 03:02:39 PM

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Tyto_Theropod

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Quote from: Stegotyranno on January 05, 2020, 12:29:06 AM


Wild Safari's Inostrancevia looks very like this.  Here's the DTB review: http://dinotoyblog.com/2015/11/04/inostrancevia-wild-safari-by-safari-ltd/

AFAIK it's still a perfectly valid reconstruction, although I believe a more mammal-like look, with whiskers and a certain amount of fur covering the body, has taken precedence in recent years.  I know this is an older post, but I thought I'd reply just in case it helps.

As for my answer to this question, I still have a great fondness for John Sibbick style dinosaurs, because David Norman's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs was the first serious dinosaur book I owned.  I believe I got it as either a birthday or Christmas present when I was about seven.  In terms of modern models, though, I'd have to hop in the bandwagon of Crystal Palace style figures.  As well as illustrating just how far we've come in our understanding of Mesozoic megafauna, the statues themselves are genuine works of art and pieces of history and, as recent events have sadly shown, their future is far from assured. 

Whilst nobody has made toy figures, I'll note that Manuel Bejarano has a Crystal Palace Megalosaurus and Iguanodon available on Shapeways at 1/40 and 1/72 scales, but like most Shapeways models they're now pretty steeply priced.  And if you're up for some kitbuilding, Antediluvian Miniatures make wargaming figures of the pair as part of their 'Lost World' range: https://antediluvianminiatures.wordpress.com/2016/09/26/shop-lost-world-range/

(As already mentioned on DTF here: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=8598.0, which was how I heard of them).

Of course, you don't have to be a wargamer to build them up and appreciate them! ;)
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Quote from: Tyto_Theropod on August 30, 2020, 07:56:13 PM
....... David Norman's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs was the first serious dinosaur book I owned. 

I only bought this a few months ago as I'm a big John Sibbick fan too, and it's become one of my favourite books. I'd love to see a range of figures based on some of the illustrations here but they would need to made in a suitably rubbery material.

dyno77

All of zallinger dinosaurs as well as knights agathaumas and the knight t rex .
Another model id like to see released is the 1925 lost world tyrannosaurus and allosaurus. These were apparently based on knights art but the lost world 1925 tyrannosaurus looks unique compared to nearly all other t rex sculpts and models iv seen..

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