Kit survey

[Jodee]

Greetings everybody,

I have a request for those who wish to participate.

If a natural history range of 1/48 scale dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals was to be produced and the first release would consist of five dinosaurs and five prehistoric mega-mammals what would your choices be?  What 10 species in your opinions would be the best start for a launch?

Best regards,

Jodee

[amargasaurus cazaui]

Giraffatitan, carnotaurus, oviraptor,  Parasaurolophus, chasmosaurus



Wolly mammoth, smilodon, brontotherium, glyptodon, megatherium

[Takama]

I believe the first wave should get the common ones done and over with

T-Rex(duh), Girafatitan, Galamimus, Ankylosaurus, Spinosaurus,

Smilodon, Megatherium, Whooly Mamoth, Megacerops, Basilosaurus,

[tyrantqueen]

Dinosaurs- I'm going to go with something different rather than the usual ones. This is what I would personally make.
1. Torvosaurus
2. Pentaceratops
3. Shunosaurus
4. Baryonyx
5. Hadrosaurus



But then again, it might be a better idea to just pick 5 of the well known dinos (Rex, Apatosaurus, Stegosaurus, etc) if you want to play it safe.

As for mammals, I have no interest (or enough knowledge) to contribute there so I will let other members fill in.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

I believe the first wave should get the common ones done and over with

T-Rex(duh), Girafatitan, Galamimus, Ankylosaurus, Spinosaurus, Apatoesaurus, Stegosaurus, Allosaurus, Velociraptor, Thirzinosaurus, Pachycephalsaurus

Smilodon, Megatherium, Whooly Mamoth, Megacerops, Basilosaurus, Glyptodon, Entelodon, Australopicticus, Darwineus(missing link). Whooly Rhino

I thought the stated terms were five dinosaurs and five mammals....not ten or more?

[Jodee]

yep five and five

[ihatefeathers144]

1. T-rex
2. Triceratops
3. Allosaurus
4. Stegosaurus
5. Apatosaurus

1.Wooly Mammoth
2. Indricotherium
3. Brontotherium
4. Deinotherium
5. Megatherium

[ataraxus]

1. Olorotitan
2. Brachiosaurus
3. Carnotaurus
4. Ceratosaurus
5. Styracosaurus

1. Deinotherium
2. Gomphotherium
3. Ursus Spelaeus
4. Moeritherium
5. Glyptodon

non dinosaurs:

1. Scutosaurus
2. Placerias
3. Lystrosaurus
4. Deinosuchus
5. Gorgonopsid

and a Titanoboa 1:1   

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Just to mention it since this project sounds similar.  Malcolm aka Dinonikes , actually did an on-going series of 1/40 scale pieces in his Faunacasts line. They are available pre-painted or un-painted soild pieces...not exactly kits..but close enough.  You can check out his thread to see what species he chose as his first as well. You may get some tips as to how to proceed with your own endeavor Jodee.

[STORMnlNIJMEGEN]

Hello

As for Dino's

Trex
Triceratops
Brachiosaurus
Stegosaurus
Pteradon

As for Mammals

Wooly Mammoth
Elasmotherium
Platybelodon
Arsinotherium
Brontotherium


Martien

[radman]

I guess it depends upon the market you're looking for but if you want to generate interest in your line with longtime collectors, the LAST thing I would recommend is making the same old  models that everyone makes; i.e., any kind of tyrannosaur, Triceratops, mammoth, Smilodon, etc.
I have all of those I'll ever need and am unlikely to ever get another unless it's really spectacular or unusual in some way.
My recommendations:

Andrewsarchus (in an action pose)
Hyaenodon
Moropus or other chalicothere
Platybelodon or other shovel-tusker
Short-face bear

Avimimus
Othnielia
Troodon
Shunosaurus/Omeisaurus, or other tailclub sauropod
Ornitholestes

Anyway, best of luck with your endeavor!

[ZoPteryx]

1. Utahraptor
2. Chasmosaurus
3. Shunosaurus
4. Sauropelta
5. Majungasaurus

1. Basilosaurus
2. Sarkastodon
3. Sivatherium
4. Chalicotherium
5. Ambulocetus

No non-dinos/mammals?

[Patrx]

Sadly, most of my favorite dinosaurs are too small to work well at a 1/48 scale, but all throw out some genera anyhow.

Dinosaurs
Coahuillaceratops
Achillobator
Tarbosaurus
Spinophorosaurus
Huayangosaurus

Mammals
Colombian Mammoth
Teleoceras
Smilodon
Ambulocetus

[Jodee]

Pixelboy,

Why do you think certain genera would not work well in 1/48 scale?  I am curious to learn your thoughts.

Jodee

[alexeratops]

I know i'm not pixelboy, but i think that, for insatance, that if he did a compy in 1:48 scale it would be extremely small!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

You might get some to work out like CollectA has with their family pieces.  Creating them on computer and printing them like with Shapeways would be a much easier way of doing those really small pieces I would think.

[Patrx]

Alexaceratops has more or less clarified my concern with the smaller genera. Little dinosaurs like, say Troodon or Psittacosauruswould end up pretty tiny on that scale - enough so that the details would be difficult to really appreciate properly. That's the main reason I don't generally bother with any consistent scale in my collection.

[radman]

I guess it depends upon the market you're looking for but if you want to generate interest in your line with longtime collectors, the LAST thing I would recommend is making the same old  models that everyone makes; i.e., any kind of tyrannosaur, Triceratops, mammoth, Smilodon, etc.
I have all of those I'll ever need and am unlikely to ever get another unless it's really spectacular or unusual in some way.
My recommendations:

Andrewsarchus (in an action pose)
Hyaenodon
Moropus or other chalicothere
Platybelodon or other shovel-tusker
Short-face bear

Avimimus
Othnielia
Troodon
Shunosaurus/Omeisaurus, or other tailclub sauropod
Ornitholestes

Anyway, best of luck with your endeavor!

Oops, I had forgotten this was to be in 1:48, so yeah some of my suggestions would be too small to be practical.  My revised list:

Shunosaurus
Astrodon
Segnosaurus
Saurophaganax
Shantungosaurus

[Ikessauro]

I would recommend doing:

1 - Irritator/Angaturama
2 - Dicraeosaurus
3 - Shantungosaurus
4 - Euoplocephalus (everyone does it wrong and calls the model Ankylosaurus)
5 - Unaysaurus

1 - Diprotodon
2 - Ambulocetus
3 - Toxodon
4 - Elasmotherium
5 - Gigantopithecus