David Silva's Beasts of the Cenozoic and Eons mammoth Backerkit

[Faelrin]

I've done a massive update for the op today. Added a (hopefully up to date) species list, concept art, and pics of the Smilodon sculpt. As the BotC sculpts are being designed concurrently with the Cyberzoic stuff, I'll be adding content for Cyberzoic as well, but only for the relevant select species. See @suspsy thread for all of the Cyberzoic stuff.

[Halichoeres]

Interesting, I didn't know before that an Amdrewsarchus was planned. Makes sense given the Dino Riders homage aspect.

[Flaffy]

Interesting, I didn't know before that an Amdrewsarchus was planned. Makes sense given the Dino Riders homage aspect.

I'd be VERY interested to see how David reconstructs Andrewsarchus. Would love to see a proper ungulate-like reconstruction rather than the carnivoran one popularised by WWB.

[Faelrin]

Shared this in the Cyberzoic thread, but may as well share this here too. Concept art of the Andrewsarchus, our first look at what's to come for this beast.

[KrazyKaprosuchus]

VERY excited to see an Andrewsarchus based on our up-to-date understanding of the animal.

[Faelrin]

Andrewsarchus sculpt is here already!

Last Friday's sneak peek at the Cyberzoic Andrewsarchus armor sparked a lot of conversation about the figure, and while I was planning to save this reveal for later, now seems like as good as a time as any to show it. So here is the 3D sculpt render for the 1/18th scale Andrewsarchus action figure, sculpted by the amazing Max Bellomio! (check out his recent Kickstarter 'Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate')
The actual figure is planned to be around 8" long and will be armor compatible with Smilodon. Watch for it as a stretch goal in the Cyberzoic Kickstarter launching on Oct. 3rd!

[Pliosaurking]

Definitely one of my more anticipated releases for this line!

[Camzilla94]

Honestly hope we can get a paint job somewhat reminiscent of the WWB design even if just for nostalgia sake.

[BlueKrono]

Honestly hope we can get a paint job somewhat reminiscent of the WWB design even if just for nostalgia sake.

I certainly hope we can at last get away from the WWB tiger stripes on an Andrewsarchus. I wouldn't mind it as an option though. I'd buy both.

[KrazyKaprosuchus]

Yeah im definitely gonna need that Andrewsarchus now

[Cenozoic Fauna]

Just some news on this Cenozoic line, got confirmation that the beast of the Cenozoic line will get an announcement by next year, perhaps maybe an announcement of the species roster confirmed that will be in the cenozoic kickstarter which I suspect wont be for some time after the cyberzoic lines first kickstarter. For Cenozoic species I really hope the Creative Beast Studio team will make terrestrial crocodiles such as quinkana, barinasuchus, and boverisuchus, and the armored horned clubbed tailed land turtles convergent with ankylosaurs such as meiolania, ninjemys, and niolamia. And of course the terror birds such as kenkelen, Andalgalornis, and Phorusrhacos. And some flying birds would be awesome to such to such as pelagornis, argentavis, and teratornis. For semi aquatic crocodilians, Purussaurus, euthecodon, and voay robustus would also be cool. Though voay robust was a more terrestrial species with robust limbs and has cool horns. Also would be cool if they made cenozoic Champsosaurus sp. and Simoedosaurus sp. species. Also since David Silva mentioned or hinted at the possibility of making a dodo bird figure, it would be cool if they also made other smaller Holocene species such as Mekosuchus, Sylviornis, and Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise. 


Also had some paint scheme ideas for the three terrestrial crocodiles that would be the best choices for these species in figure form when made.



For Boverisuchus, the paint color scheme inspiration should be the Congo dwarf crocodile, osteolaemus osborni. Dwarf crocodiles are the second most terrestrial crocodilian species, and three distinct osteoalemus sp. are currently known. 















Also I've noticed on the internet there aren't any good reconstructions of the skeleton of boverisuchus, and the ones that are have the front limbs way to short as well as the back legs in some cases, in this YouTube video it showcases a completely accurate skeletal of boverisuchus with the correct limb proportions and shape. So if David Silva does a boverisuchus figure for the beast of the Cenozoic line someone should show David this video of this correct boverisuchus skeletal to get the right limb proportions and shape correct for the species.
Here is the YouTube video in question that showcases this boverisuchus skeletal which is at 18:27 in the video.

For Barinasuchus paint color scheme should be based on dwarf caimans, paleosuchus sp. which are the third most terrestrial crocodilians on on the planet































And for Quinkana's paint color scheme should be based on the Cuban crocodile crocodylus rhombifer the most terrestrial modern species on our planet





















Also will be cool to see what Cenozoic species in total the creative beast team will make during there first kickstarter?
Its going to be awesome! Also apologies for the many photo references, hopefully David Silva sees these color scheme ideas, as well as the boverisuchus correct and accurate skeletal in the video. Also the smilodon and andrewsarchus figures look epic!

[Halichoeres]

Welcome to the forum, @Cenozoic Fauna ! Your photo links are almost right. The forum resizes photos so you generally don't have to specify their dimensions. You might try what I did above to get the rest of yours to display.

[suspsy]

I think we need to keep our hopes and expectations for BotC grounded. We're getting Andrewsarchus and Smilodon, we're almost certainly getting the woolly mammoth, and the woolly rhino and Megatherium are highly likely as well. But I seriously doubt we'll be getting a bunch of birds or reptiles. Maybe one terror bird and one giant crocodyliforme if we're lucky.

And as always, the beast I want more than anything is Arctotherium.

[Cenozoic Fauna]

Welcome to the forum, @Cenozoic Fauna ! Your photo links are almost right. The forum resizes photos so you generally don't have to specify their dimensions. You might try what I did above to get the rest of yours to display.

Thank you very much Halichoeres! Thank you so much for the help and info, also really appreciate it! Just fixed it Also thanks again,this forum is really awesome and super cool, I've read a lot of figure reviews on the forums in the past, great stuff. Also it's pretty awesome how many figure companies are marking very awesome prehistoric fauna and megafauna species, it's certainly become more prominent thankfully over the years, I believe after 2015 is when more cool prehistoric figure companies and product were starting to become more common. Also which Cenozoic figure are you most looking forward to being made for the Cenozoic line? There a lot of unique figure possibilities for the line, and a lot of very cool and obscure species during this time. Also makes you wonder if the cyberzoic will introduce other Mesozoic species such as kaprosuchus, pterosaurs, and other cool species? Maybe even Triassic or Permian species?! That would be quite the intriguing prospect if possible later down the line.

[Cenozoic Fauna]

I think we need to keep our hopes and expectations for BotC grounded. We're getting Andrewsarchus and Smilodon, we're almost certainly getting the woolly mammoth, and the woolly rhino and Megatherium are highly likely as well. But I seriously doubt we'll be getting a bunch of birds or reptiles. Maybe one terror bird and one giant crocodyliforme if we're lucky.

And as always, the beast I want more than anything is Arctotherium.

I completely understand what you mean, I think it's quite reasonable that these suggestions of terrestrial crocodiles, terror birds, and the latter are likely to become a reality. At least for the land crocs and carnivorous land bird, These two group have been requested quite readily, especially the terror birds which seems quite likely. And same with terrestrial crocodiles since someone asked if they would be making terrestrial crocodiles in the comments on the creative beast studio Facebook on the early smilodon sculpt, and David Silvia responded and said it's very possible, it's certainly on the table and very likely just like the terror birds. Most have been requesting barinasuchus the largest known Cenozoic carnivore yet known, and a few have mentioned boverisuchus, and possibly some have mentioned quinkana, but honestly can't recall if someone mentioned that terrestrial croc over at the creative beast studios Facebook or Instagram.

 Still, these figures are all very likely, though most mentioned won't be on the first initial Kickstarter as you mentioned most likely a few species maybe a terrestrial croc, terror bird, and some giant semi croc as well. Though after the first kickstart they can also just bring in other species that were mentioned like other land crocs, terror bird species, or more semi aquatic crocs. Though they could also on the second Kickstarter have a flying bird such as pelagornis, a megalania, and meiolania. Each Kickstarter for the Cenozoic line can always add other species and ones that are most requested. David Silvia even mentioned at the possibility of having a dodo bird for the line perhaps, so any Cenozoic species can certainly can be introduced in the line later down the road.


Also indeed true, hoping they make a short faced bear, that would be awesome! Also what are your top Cenozoic species you would want to be added in the line? The giant ground sloth is a must, and a mammoth as well. Wonder how the articulation will work for that?

[BlueKrono]

I would go for a terror bird so fast. Any species.

[Pliosaurking]

I would love any Cenozoic Crocodile!
I don't have to much interest in most other animals from this time besides the reptiles, but I do quite like whales, elephants, and glyptodonts for mammals. Most elephants and whales however are either too big or very expensive at 1:18 scale unfortunately. It will be interesting to see what species the kickstarter includes.

[Faelrin]

@Cenozoic Fauna Welcome to the forum. I very much like your ideas there. I've been wanting those species to get figures for quite a while now. Rather David chooses to make them one day, or we get them from another company, hopefully they'll see the day of light eventually. I think Yowie did a Quinkana quite a while back, but we certainly could use another. In fact that particular genus would sit right at home next to my Southlands Replicas Diprotodon.

I think a terror bird is probably likely at the least. A lot of people have been requesting one. Like I swear every time something is shown on the Smilodon or Andrewsarchus, there's been comments asking for one. Worst case I suppose there's always that Lanard Toys one, but it is far from accurate, and doesn't have any articulation I think, but fits right around in the scale range.

[Cenozoic Fauna]

@Cenozoic Fauna Welcome to the forum. I very much like your ideas there. I've been wanting those species to get figures for quite a while now. Rather David chooses to make them one day, or we get them from another company, hopefully they'll see the day of light eventually. I think Yowie did a Quinkana quite a while back, but we certainly could use another. In fact that particular genus would sit right at home next to my Southlands Replicas Diprotodon.

I think a terror bird is probably likely at the least. A lot of people have been requesting one. Like I swear every time something is shown on the Smilodon or Andrewsarchus, there's been comments asking for one. Worst case I suppose there's always that Lanard Toys one, but it is far from accurate, and doesn't have any articulation I think, but fits right around in the scale range.

Thank you! Really awesome to be on the forums! Also really appreciate it, Also same here, I hope they are made into figure form one day, would be incredible to see brought to life, also very interestingly David Silva did mention to someone asking about land crocodiles and said its very possible which is pretty awesome. OH, I remember those Yowie figures, its been quite some time ago, they even made another terrestrial mekosuchine besides quinkana, such as the semi arboreal  crocodile trilophosuchus as well in there yowie line it was pretty cool.

Also indeed true, southlands replicas have made some stellar megafauna species, its unfortunate they couldn't produce more figures for there line because of the cost and timing of things and are now working with mojo fun, thankfully at least some of there figures are being made for that line of figures, hope to see the thylacoleo, and diprotodon model for that line, and the unfinished saltwater crocodile as well. In the past before southland replicas did mention to me in an email that they were definitely really thinking about making a quinkana, hopefully maybe for mojo fun one day they could. Also I wonder what other company could make a quinkana figure?

 Also regarding Australian land crocs I read a preview paper on researchgate they found another ziphodont land crocodile in Queensland Australia it is the youngest dated ziphodont land crocodile and was found in Pleistocene deposits, and is related to quinkana and lived at the same time to, with a well preserved skull and is yet to be fully published. The preview paper is called "A new ziphodont eusuchian from the Pleistocene of Queensland, and implications for Australasia's ziphodont crocodylian diversity" it's skull is said to also be twice the size of the holotype skull of  quinkana fortirostrum and this new ziphodont land crocodile also had a partial mandible piece of the lower jaw and a partial nuchal scute found. And was said to be more like baurusuchus than quinkana, and has a very vaulted skull.

 Would be really awesome if David made of figure of this new yet to be published land crocodile that also lived with quinkana one day as well to when its published, or another company. Also very true about the terror birds, seems all but a likely to be made into a figure considering how much it has been mentioned, though I wonder which terror bird species would be selected for the Cenozoic line? Also indeed, I actually have that figure, the lanard terror bird is pretty cool, also your 100% right, not at all accurate, and the limb proportions are kinda funky almost like those Vietnam dragon chicken breeds with the giant feet.

[Halichoeres]

Speaking of terror birds, this would be a good opportunity to reflect a recently described trackway that seems to show they walked on two toes with another only in very light contact with the ground.


From Melchor et al. in Scientific Reports: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-43771-x