Japanese novelties - New for 2022 (various companies)

[Halichoeres]

You know, that second image of the Hallucigenia figures has improved my opinion of them. Those paint jobs are pretty wild but I think an improvement on the simple pink airbrushing on the Favorite Co version.

[GiganotosaurusFan]

That Sega Giganotosaurus is...
Where can I find it?

[Halichoeres]

That Sega Giganotosaurus is...
Where can I find it?

I think those are crane game prizes. If so you'll have to get them from resellers such as on Yahoo Auctions Japan.

Meanwhile, Fujimi is re-releasing their snap-together Velociraptor kit in Neon Genesis Evangelion color schemes. I find the result unspeakably hideous, but these are clearly aimed at a different segment of the market:

Unit 01


Unit 02

[BlueKrono]

Reminds me of the Transformer Razor Claw.
https://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/6314/

[CityRaptor]

"GET IN THE RAPTOR SHINJI!"

"By the way, it's cool that it's red and all, but what awesomebro designed this raptor? It's not scientifically accurate!"

Those look interesting to say the least.

[Halichoeres]

Several sites have opened preorders for three model kits ($21 each, so I'm presuming plastic snap-together kits) of Stegosaurus, Triceratops, and Tyrannosaurus. The images are just silhouettes with question marks for now, though.

[CarnotaurusKing]

@Halichoeres  I think I saw that on HLJ. They're apparently from a new line by Bandai called Planosaurus. Uninspired choice of species, but I'm interested in seeing how they turn out, nonetheless.

[Halichoeres]

C @CarnotaurusKing yeah, I saw them there, too, as well as BBTS. Planosaurus is an odd name, I wonder if it means they'll be 2D (planar). Or maybe it just means they're from north Texas.

[CityRaptor]

It's a portmanteau of Plamo and Dinosaurs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plamo

[Halichoeres]

Aha! Thank you, I wasn't familiar with that term. Seems to be a two-layer portmanteau, with "plastic" and "modeling" already combined.

[Halichoeres]

What's a digestive tract for, if not accommodating phone cords?

[Halichoeres]

From Nature Technicolour, little Ice Age creatures on rings:



mammoth, mammoth half-frozen in ice, Megatherium, Smilodon, Megaloceros, and human

Meanwhile, I think we're still waiting for their dinosaur skeleton set that they teased like two years ago.