Wild Past - Wave 2 - Kickstarter

[Concavenator]

Hey @Duna , this Plateosaurus would be a nice upgrade to the CollectA... 

[spinosaurus1]

hello everyone. glad everyone likes the species selection so far
 

It should be noted that Tenontosaurus only had 2 clawed digits on its manus according to current evidence. A feature that Emily Stepp's artwork correctly showcases. I can't tell for sure about the WIP Wild Past sculpt, but to me, it seems like it has a clawed Digit III?

this is correct. the sculpt indeed only has claws on the first two digits and none on the third. it does have a flexed wrinkle around it that gives a superficial impression. But it's just the weird result of the second and third fingers being the weight-bearing digits.

Is it me or do the dorsal scales on the Maiasaura look a bit strange with those pointy bits? Are they meant to look like that? I highlighted some of them in red, to show what I mean

yes, as others have pointed out, the back tabs are based directly off of Brachylophosaurus, which Maia as of current is very close to phylogenetically.

On another hand, how could the Maiasaura make it into the Kickstarter if the model isn't finished yet? I don't simply mean that we wouldn't be able to see the finished model by the time the Kickstarter launches (or would we?), but also how could it actually be delivered once the Kickstarter is over (again, considering it's not finished)?

these are just preview images of the current sculpts being made. for Maia in particular, the wrinkles are currently done and I am now adding scales to the model. it is safe to say that maia will be completed before the time of the Kickstarter

[ceratopsian]

I'm keen on all these stretch goals with the exception of the trio of Deinonychus - just not so much my collecting area; and the Tenontosaurus - purely because I have Stefan's resin one already.

[Concavenator]

@spinosaurus1 Great to know the Maiasaura will make it in time by the launch of the Kickstarter! Looking forward to that. 

Did you do any of the others, too?

[spinosaurus1]

@Concavenator yes, I did the maiasaura, majungasaurus, rapetosaurus, the updated tenontosaurus, deinonychus, and the base sculpt of the plateosaurus.

[Crackington]

Great work @spinosaurus1!

They all look eminently collectable to me, but I'd pick Scelidosaurus, Plateosaurus and the Teratosaurus for starters.

Hope the Kickstarter succeeds!

[Concavenator]

@DinoToyCollector or @spinosaurus1 Another question, aside from the sculpts being finished by the launch of the Kickstarter, will we also be seeing the finished figures by then (painted up, with the usual Wild Past box, etc)?

[Halichoeres]

For me the most exciting ones are:

1. Teratosaurus - Non-dinosaurs are so few and far between, and its being found alongside Plateosaurus makes up for its being poorly known
2. Tenontosaurus - A distinctive ornithopod that isn't a hadrosaur, yes please!
3. Scelidosaurus - Maybe just because its osteoderms are so complicated, but it's been completely ignored since the thorough redescription three years ago. This helps right that wrong!

[crazy8wizard]

For me the most exciting ones are:

1. Teratosaurus - Non-dinosaurs are so few and far between, and its being found alongside Plateosaurus makes up for its being poorly known
2. Tenontosaurus - A distinctive ornithopod that isn't a hadrosaur, yes please!
3. Scelidosaurus - Maybe just because its osteoderms are so complicated, but it's been completely ignored since the thorough redescription three years ago. This helps right that wrong!

If both the Segnosaurus and Teratosaurus get made, that's two figures off your wish list that you won't have to rely on cheap looking Disga figures for.

[SidB]

You're certainly right there,  @Concavenator , with your reference to me and the Plateosaurus. My very first dinosaur, out of a cereal box ages and ages ago, it seems. I've been relatively content with the CollectA one in my diorama, but this new one will be most welcome. it's been a LONG wait.

[Halichoeres]

For me the most exciting ones are:

1. Teratosaurus - Non-dinosaurs are so few and far between, and its being found alongside Plateosaurus makes up for its being poorly known
2. Tenontosaurus - A distinctive ornithopod that isn't a hadrosaur, yes please!
3. Scelidosaurus - Maybe just because its osteoderms are so complicated, but it's been completely ignored since the thorough redescription three years ago. This helps right that wrong!

If both the Segnosaurus and Teratosaurus get made, that's two figures off your wish list that you won't have to rely on cheap looking Disga figures for.

Ha ha, yes, what a relief!

[Concavenator]

@DinoToyCollector Was the Teratosaurus the work of Christopher Chávez? Looks like his style.

[Concavenator]

@DinoToyCollector Any news about the Kickstarter campaign? Like when will we be able to vote among the stretch goals? Or when will the campaign launch? Looking forward to seeing the finished figures, too! 

On another note, when do you expect the Majungasaurus to be released?

[Halichoeres]

Right now at https://www.wildpast-studio.de/ there's a notification to sign up for an email alert when the Kickstarter goes live. If you have previously visited the site, you might have to clear your cache to see it, though (or open in a private/incognito window).

[Concavenator]

@Halichoeres Yeah, but that notification has been appearing since November or thereabouts, so it's not new.

Is it safe to assume the campaign will launch sometime this year?

[ceratopsian]

I don't think we have any basis for assumptions, @Concavenator.  We just have to be patient until it actually goes up when DinoToyCollector is ready to go live.

@Halichoeres Yeah, but that notification has been appearing since November or thereabouts, so it's not new.

Is it safe to assume the campaign will launch sometime this year?

[thomasw100]

I don't think we have any basis for assumptions, @Concavenator.  We just have to be patient until it actually goes up when DinoToyCollector is ready to go live.

I have to say that Wild Past has generated high expectations with all their activity in the fall. Now for months nothing but silence, no comments and not even a tentative starting date for the kickstarter campaign. They have also not fully delivered on past promises. They should therefore not be surprised if people lose interest and start to look elsewhere. I just found an exquisite new model of Chasmosaurus by VFB paleoart which is available through Dinosauria Creatures and I will probably go for that one considering that the release of the Wild Past Chasmosaurus can be anytime between later this year and never.

[Halichoeres]

@Halichoeres Yeah, but that notification has been appearing since November or thereabouts, so it's not new.

Is it safe to assume the campaign will launch sometime this year?

Oh, I see. I hadn't noticed it before. Well, then I have no new information.

We could start a betting pool. I'm going to say a May Kickstarter, with delivery of the first figures in mid-2025. Additional waves stretching into 2026.

[Concavenator]

Figured I should post about this here as well:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3SSQJlIawu/?igsh=d3VvdGJ3aHR0cHo3

[thomasw100]

As the saying goes: Those that can be trusted with little, can be trusted with much. Unfortunately all the nice sculpts that have been made already for the kickstarter campaign will now go to waste. They should sell them to Haolonggood and they will have these figures out in less than 6 months. But seriously, this could actually be an option, provided that Wild Past would be able to let go on pursuing that project themselves.