Seijun's Dinosaur-a-Day

[Horridus]

I see your Castagna T. rex has red eyes too! So at least some of them definitely had red eyes to begin with, and mine almost certainly hasn't been customised. Good to know...

[Seijun]

I had a feeling that topic would come up 

[mnemosaurus]

I see your Castagna T. rex has red eyes too! So at least some of them definitely had red eyes to begin with, and mine almost certainly hasn't been customised. Good to know...

My Castagna T-rex also has red eyes

And those Marx 'elegant miniatures'.... I want them!! 

[Seijun]

Marx "Elegant Miniatures" Tyrannosaurus produced by Linemar, c. 1960:

[Seijun]

Castagna Triceratops, c. 1990:


Jack in the Box Dolichorhynchops (promotional give away), c. 2007:

[Harukin]

Those Castagna figures are very nice. I've never seen them before.

[Seijun]

Carnegie Apatosaurus baby - Early European release, acquired from Germany:

[postsaurischian]

  I have the mother to that baby.

Have I already mentioned that I'm loving this thread?

[Seijun]

I have the mother to that baby.

Want to trade? 

[postsaurischian]

I have the mother to that baby.

Want to trade? 

Oh no. It's the very first Carnegie figure I bought back in 1988 (or was it 1989?) and I love it. I think it's much better than the later versions.

[brontodocus]

Oh, was the second baby the one I've sent to you? Looks familiar.

[Seijun]

It is the same one.

Does anyone know when Carnegie released their first model? I always though 1988, but most sources say 1989.

[postsaurischian]

Does anyone know when Carnegie released their first model? I always though 1988, but most sources say 1989.

I can remember exactly that the complete Carnegie Collection was standing on my desk when I left my home for a vacation in Portugal in summer 1989. I started to buy them in winter. I'm just not sure if it was late '88 or early '89.
The label on the Apato's belly says 1988.

[Seijun]

Post a picture of your apato, I would like to see her!

[postsaurischian]

She is here .

[Weaver]

Eeheehee! Seijun, your baby Apato looks so fierce!

[Seijun]

Carnegie Brachiosaurus - Early European release, acquired from Germany:

[postsaurischian]

  Wonderful! I've never seen that grey one.
Funny coincidence , mine looks a bit different.

[Seijun]

Your Apatosaurus and Brachi are both beautiful, thanks for posting them. I love the old colors.

[brontodocus]

Hmm, but the eyes of both Brachiosaurus figures look the same, though. Anyway, either of them looks better than the current green paint job or its grey and blue predecessor.