Hello from Germany:-)

[Indiana Joe]

Hello everybody!

I'm new on this forum and wanted to introduce myself here :-) My name is Johannes, i live in Southern Germany. Dinosaurus came into my life before i went to school, before Jurassic Park. My first movie that i can remember having watched in cinema was Lost World JP. I started to collect the action figures and i was overwhelmed by the Thrasher T-Rex that was my present for my 11th birthday. Later i could complete my JP1 collection through ebay. I can't tell how many hours i stared at the Rex on the backside of the JP action figure cards...and i was kind of disappointed when i realized that the model on the photo was a stand-in (Stan Winston maquettte).
With the new company Papo my collection grew and grew... i also collect Safari, Schleich, Collecta, Rebor,... i often read reviews before buying new figures, like here on DTF. A friend of mine started the great page "dinotoycollector" which is also very helpful.
A few years ago i started to sculpt Dinosaur models, you can find my creations on instagram @palaeopart and on Etsy (Shop Palaeopart). I hope i can learn some things here about sculpting, materials, techniques, dinosaur anatomy,... I'm looking forward to getting in contact with you :-)

Have a nice day, c u ;-)

Johannes

[Stegotyranno420]

Hi Johannes, It is great to see you. Trust me, you made a great decision. I joined about a year and half ago, and since then I gained so many friends. I am glad to welcome you to this social paradise for dinosaur lovers.

Have fun, friend!

[Lanthanotus]

Welcome to the forum Johannes,... quite a few Germans here, myself living south  of Darmstadt.

[Libraraptor]

Hello Johannes! Another German joining us! Yeah, quite a few Germans here. I come from the Sauerland region in NRW.

WELCOME!

[indohyus]

Guten tag mein freund! Welcome aboard! Been a few years since I was in your part of the world, but it is beautiful and full of amazing fossils. Been fossil hunting much in your area?

[DinoToyForum]

Welcome to the forum!

[sauroid]

hello and welcome Johannes!

[Indiana Joe]

Thanks to all of you :-) Yeah, didn't know there were so many dinosaur loving Germans :-D Great!

Hii, we briefly talked before on ebay-kleinanzeigen if you remember.

Of course i remember, thanks! And because of you i took the step and registered here :-)

Guten tag mein freund! Welcome aboard! Been a few years since I was in your part of the world, but it is beautiful and full of amazing fossils. Been fossil hunting much in your area?

Guten Tag auch ;-) Thank you! I collected some fossils here and there, when i went to school and university. I also spent a few weeks in the Museums of Karlsruhe and Stuttgart and the DinoPark Münchehagen where i could help preserving some of the footprints that can be found there. This was really a great experience! Oh and one wonderful week near Eichstätt in Bavaria. Now i don't really have the time for fossil hunting, i went over to sculpting :-)

[DinoToyCollector]

JOHANNES!!! So you finally registered on the DTF? Welcome!
This is the man who brought me back to collecting Dinosaur Toys 15(?) years ago. I don't know if you know this - but you told me about the Papo figures during our community service time and I bought them all lol.

I @Indiana Joe , Have a great time over here

[Sarapaurolophus]

Hallöchen hallöle and have fun! Quite a bunch of Germans here One day we'll have our own clubhouse.

[Halichoeres]

Welcome, Johannes! I would have guessed from your name that you lived near me (I'm in Illinois, USA, next door to Indiana).

[Andreioli]

Hello Johannes !
Nice to see you around here as well 

Looking forward to that wonderfull Arctodus Simus 

[Stegotyranno420]

JOHANNES!!! So you finally registered on the DTF? Welcome!
This is the man who brought me back to collecting Dinosaur Toys 15(?) years ago. I don't know if you know this - but you told me about the Papo figures during our community service time and I bought them all lol.

I @Indiana Joe , Have a great time over here

Awesome story!

[Gothmog the Baryonyx]

Welcome to this ol' forum!

[Newt]

Indiana was the dog's name!


I mean, welcome to the DTF!

[Indiana Joe]

What a nice great community 😀!

Hallöchen hallöle and have fun! Quite a bunch of Germans here One day we'll have our own clubhouse.

I begin to understand: the world of "dinonerds" is big.... and small at the same time, you know 😉

Welcome, Johannes! I would have guessed from your name that you lived near me (I'm in Illinois, USA, next door to Indiana).

Thanks! I often use that name on the internet....it's kind of a tradition. And it was the name of a good dog 😅

JOHANNES!!! So you finally registered on the DTF? Welcome!
This is the man who brought me back to collecting Dinosaur Toys 15(?) years ago. I don't know if you know this - but you told me about the Papo figures during our community service time and I bought them all lol.

I @Indiana Joe , Have a great time over here

Awesome story!

thank you!

Hello, nice to meet you here, Mr Dinotoycollector and Mr Wildpast 😎. Still unbelievable that you made so much out of this hobby and that we try to talk in English 😅. And after all these years it is now myself who is collecting your dinosaur figures.

Hello Johannes !
Nice to see you around here as well 

Looking forward to that wonderfull Arctodus Simus 

Hi Andrei, as i said the world is small 😀

[Shonisaurus]

Welcome to DTF Johannes have fun on the forum! If you take advantage of the forum I assure you that you will not get bored. Enjoy tons of news related to toy dinosaurs and the world that revolves around them.

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Moin Johannes!

Welcome to the Forum, and thank you for getting Mr. DinoToyCollector back to Dinosaurfigures, so we can enjoy Wild Past Figures now :O

Just had a look at your Etsyshop. Great work and i guess maybe you can teach and help some of us with sculpting tips and experience aswell, hehe. You made a JP rex with an articulated jaw. wow.

[postsaurischian]

I also spent a few weeks in the Museums of Karlsruhe and Stuttgart and the DinoPark Münchehagen where i could help preserving some of the footprints that can be found there. .......

Hi & welcome here! I spent half of my childhood in the Vivarium in Karlsruhe. It's the city where I live.

[Indiana Joe]

Hi & welcome here! I spent half of my childhood in the Vivarium in Karlsruhe. It's the city where I live.

Yeah, the Vivarium is great :-) ! In my lunch break i used to visit the lovely "Krokodiltejus (Dracaena guianensis)"

Moin Johannes!

Welcome to the Forum, and thank you for getting Mr. DinoToyCollector back to Dinosaurfigures, so we can enjoy Wild Past Figures now :O

Just had a look at your Etsyshop. Great work and i guess maybe you can teach and help some of us with sculpting tips and experience aswell, hehe. You made a JP rex with an articulated jaw. wow.

THANKS for the kind words :-)