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CollectA - new for 2014

Started by Everything_Dinosaur, July 12, 2013, 07:45:07 AM

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Blade-of-the-Moon

I really do like it myself..I'm hoping to make some Rex chicks in 1:1 later as well for the Park could be a neat inspirational piece.

I wonder if they will make a feathered adult next year to go along with it ? Maybe a big deluxe one ?   Or are we still accepting Rex lost most/all of his feathers from chick to adult still ?


Takama

Quote from: Blade-of-the-Moon on December 15, 2013, 05:26:58 AM
I really do like it myself..I'm hoping to make some Rex chicks in 1:1 later as well for the Park could be a neat inspirational piece.

I wonder if they will make a feathered adult next year to go along with it ? Maybe a big deluxe one ?   Or are we still accepting Rex lost most/all of his feathers from chick to adult still ?

There is a Chance that they might make a new T-rex with Feathers. If there new Bistahvesior(Misspelled) is any thing to go by, they have no trouble making Large Feathered Tyrannosaurs. Though it might be in deluxe since 2012s Tyrannosaurus with prey is still fresh on the market.

Blade-of-the-Moon

Quote from: Takama on December 15, 2013, 11:31:56 PM
Quote from: Blade-of-the-Moon on December 15, 2013, 05:26:58 AM
I really do like it myself..I'm hoping to make some Rex chicks in 1:1 later as well for the Park could be a neat inspirational piece.

I wonder if they will make a feathered adult next year to go along with it ? Maybe a big deluxe one ?   Or are we still accepting Rex lost most/all of his feathers from chick to adult still ?

There is a Chance that they might make a new T-rex with Feathers. If there new Bistahvesior(Misspelled) is any thing to go by, they have no trouble making Large Feathered Tyrannosaurs. Though it might be in deluxe since 2012s Tyrannosaurus with prey is still fresh on the market.

Deluxe works for me.  ;)

Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus

The color scheme of the feathers on the chick is very interesting as well. I think it would look good on an adult.
"I believe implicitly that every young man in the world is fascinated with either sharks or dinosaurs."
-Peter Benchley

Blade-of-the-Moon

Quote from: Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus on December 16, 2013, 02:45:57 AM
The color scheme of the feathers on the chick is very interesting as well. I think it would look good on an adult.

Would be good for me !

Nobs

So with these 3 latest previews does that wrap up the 2014 offerings from Collecta?

Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus

Quote from: Nobs on December 16, 2013, 05:52:18 PM
So with these 3 latest previews does that wrap up the 2014 offerings from Collecta?
I believe so.
"I believe implicitly that every young man in the world is fascinated with either sharks or dinosaurs."
-Peter Benchley

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Blade-of-the-Moon

So we've been told..at least with their dinosaurs I guess ?

tanystropheus

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Quote from: SBell on December 14, 2013, 12:23:49 AM
Quote from: alexeratops on December 14, 2013, 12:02:33 AM
Quote from: Balaur on December 13, 2013, 10:27:08 PM
The Arsinoitherium is okay, but there is something off about it.


It's the mouth.

But I agree, the baby Rex tail needs to be longer.

The biggest problem with visualizing an arsinoithere is that it isn't going to look like animals we know--it's going to be more elephant or manatee like, but we can't help but expect rhino-like, the only analogue we have left.

This is a really good point, and CollectA's model does look more elephantine.  It appears that the Arsinoitherium is not related to the Rhinoceros.  I also like the fact that CollectA takes some interesting, creative deductions in their approach to prehistoric models. They experiment, and they think outside the box.

Takama

Still, When you compare the face of that model to the skull of the actual creature. things seem off






for one, the Mouth on the model does not match up with the Skull at all.

Blade-of-the-Moon

Looks to me like it matches pretty well..there just some big thick lips and a lot of skin there covering it all.

SBell

Quote from: Takama on December 21, 2013, 12:27:45 AM
Still, When you compare the face of that model to the skull of the actual creature. things seem off
for one, the Mouth on the model does not match up with the Skull at all.

Mammals are notoriously hard to reconstruct from skulls alone. Neither tapir skulls nor elephant skulls hint at what sticks out in the front (to say nothing of rhino horns). The extra massive muscles in place for the lips--as in sirenians--makes sense.

And the proportions appear right. Really, the issue is that, as said before, CollectA likes to reconstruct these animals differently from what we are used to (I have about 6 Arsinoitherium figures, and they all look essentially the same; this will be the only one that has it's own look) which means that, invariably, their versions look 'wrong' because it isn't what we're used to.

CM

There's a neat little book called "All Our Yesterdays" that features paleo art that's a bit more "risky" and offers speculations on features not hinted at by the bones.  It's written by Darren Naish of the Tetropod Zoology blog.  Towards the end of the book are some interesting pieces showing how a non-human culture might artistically reconstruct some common extant animals if they knew nothing of their appearance but their bones.


Takama

I just found it hard to tell if that would be a accurate depiction.   If you guys agree its accurate, them I will accept it.

Blade-of-the-Moon

Quote from: Takama on December 21, 2013, 02:10:56 AM
I just found it hard to tell if that would be a accurate depiction.   If you guys agree its accurate, them I will accept it.

I think it's pretty accurate..heck they could have given it fleshy feelers and it might be odd..but not  exactly wrong either since we've no proof it didn't.  Elephants are the easiest animal to compare odd body parts there isn't any evidence of on the skull..you'd never think of adding that long fleshy appendage if we didn't know it was correct.

tyrantqueen

Quote from: CM on December 21, 2013, 02:02:09 AM
There's a neat little book called "All Our Yesterdays" that features paleo art that's a bit more "risky" and offers speculations on features not hinted at by the bones.  It's written by Darren Naish of the Tetropod Zoology blog.  Towards the end of the book are some interesting pieces showing how a non-human culture might artistically reconstruct some common extant animals if they knew nothing of their appearance but their bones.
Most of us already knew about that one ages ago: http://www.dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php/topic,1080.0.html

Bokisaurus

Quote from: SBell on December 21, 2013, 12:50:25 AM
Quote from: Takama on December 21, 2013, 12:27:45 AM
Still, When you compare the face of that model to the skull of the actual creature. things seem off
for one, the Mouth on the model does not match up with the Skull at all.

Mammals are notoriously hard to reconstruct from skulls alone. Neither tapir skulls nor elephant skulls hint at what sticks out in the front (to say nothing of rhino horns). The extra massive muscles in place for the lips--as in sirenians--makes sense.

And the proportions appear right. Really, the issue is that, as said before, CollectA likes to reconstruct these animals differently from what we are used to (I have about 6 Arsinoitherium figures, and they all look essentially the same; this will be the only one that has it's own look) which means that, invariably, their versions look 'wrong' because it isn't what we're used to.

Completely agree with you. You did a great job summarizing it all.  ;)

SBell

Quote from: Bokisaurus on December 23, 2013, 01:29:00 AM
Quote from: SBell on December 21, 2013, 12:50:25 AM
Quote from: Takama on December 21, 2013, 12:27:45 AM
Still, When you compare the face of that model to the skull of the actual creature. things seem off
for one, the Mouth on the model does not match up with the Skull at all.

Mammals are notoriously hard to reconstruct from skulls alone. Neither tapir skulls nor elephant skulls hint at what sticks out in the front (to say nothing of rhino horns). The extra massive muscles in place for the lips--as in sirenians--makes sense.

And the proportions appear right. Really, the issue is that, as said before, CollectA likes to reconstruct these animals differently from what we are used to (I have about 6 Arsinoitherium figures, and they all look essentially the same; this will be the only one that has it's own look) which means that, invariably, their versions look 'wrong' because it isn't what we're used to.

Completely agree with you. You did a great job summarizing it all.  ;)

Thanks! All that schooling had to be good for something!  :P

Concavenator

 I agree,CollectA's the best in year of 2014  8)

Blade-of-the-Moon

Quote from: Concavenator on December 23, 2013, 06:20:13 PM
I agree,CollectA's the best in year of 2014  8)

Same here, they've a nice selection this year with lots to choose from.

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