Dinosaur Skeleton Casts

[DinoLord]

I've been thinking for the past few days and I figure if I ever become obscenely rich I'll get one of those replicas of a full dinosaur skeleton for my house. Probably a tyrannosaur or a Ceratosaurus. Surely I can't be the only person who's had this thought?

[gorgosaurus]

Nope, ofcourse not.
I have casts of the BMNH holotype skull of Baryonyx walkeri
http://gorgosaurus.deviantart.com/art/Repainted-BMNH-R9951-183092826

the CMN holotype skull of Nanotyrannus lancensis
http://gorgosaurus.deviantart.com/art/The-eagle-has-landed-142313274

and the ROM Gorgosaurus libratus.
http://gorgosaurus.deviantart.com/art/Gorgosaurus-skull-ROM1247-41400587

...  post-cranial skeletons to follow should I ever have the cash and the space.
Spike.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I always a life size dinosaur..never could afford it though. So I finally decided to make one.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

I took that concept to the its logical conclusion. Rather than purchase a replica, I bought an actual dinosaur. Psittacosaurus is an availible species you can purchase , that is space friendly, and costs less than most smaller replica elements. Why buy a replica when you can own the real thing for less?

[tyrantqueen]

I was never interested in life sized dinosaurs. I prefer my models to be in small scale, around 1/40 or so is my preferred size. I don't have space to put huge models, and I think that, if the sculptor is skilled enough, you can get just a many details in smaller scales as you can in bigger ones.

I don't collect to impress anyone else, just to please myself. And bones never really interested me. I prefer the dinosaurs to be fleshed out, to be honest.

[DinoLord]

I took that concept to the its logical conclusion. Rather than purchase a replica, I bought an actual dinosaur. Psittacosaurus is an availible species you can purchase , that is space friendly, and costs less than most smaller replica elements. Why buy a replica when you can own the real thing for less?

That may work well for smaller specimens, but I'm sure that a real Appalachiosaurus skeleton would cost a lot more than a replica (if such a specimen existed). 

Also I figure that if I do eventually become obscenely rich enough to get a full-sized dinosaur skeleton replica then space wouldn't be an issue. I could have it in a collection room with all my dinosaur figures.

[Thundercharge]

I've had the thought occasionally as well. If I were to ever become rich to the point where money is no object , and I could pretty much buy whatever I wanted, I'd probably have a few skeletons, along with a big new house to fit them in.

Some rich people collect expensive cars, I'd have dinosaurs.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

If your wanting a skeleton replica, just buy it piece by piece til you have the whole thing. A bit here a bit there..no problem.