Recent Acquisitions (Archive, March 2012 - July 2018)

[Brontozaurus]

I got a couple of things while on a uni field trip. On this trip we were visiting museums in rural areas to see how these kind of places operated. Two of these were fossil museums, and so they sold dinosaur things in their shops.

From the National Fossil and Mineral Collection in Bathurst I got one set of the Wild Republic dinosaurs (Iguanodon, Triceratops, "Velociraptor", and Diplodocus) and three fossil shark teeth. And from the Age of Fishes museum in Canowindra I got a puzzle egg "Scelidosaurus" which looks nothing like a Scelidosaurus because it's actually meant to be a crocodile (originally from a Japanese line called Tamagoras, which was later imported as part of the He-Man line) and was repurposed as a dinosaur for this particular line.

[tyrantqueen]

A test subject- I mean new volunteer for a repaint  I got this guy on eBay.

While looking around for Invicta Liopleurodons, I bid on one but was overbid (it went for about £35+)
I decided to try one more time, and found this guy being sold by a different seller. I won it for £5.00

[Coke]

These are my latest acquisitions

Schleich Stego and the Papos.




Retro but in my opinion magnificent oviraptor (one of my fav dinosaurs).




And last but not least, a failed Schleich raptor that at least will make company to Paporaptor.

[Brontozaurus]

I got CollectA's dead Triceratops the other day. Despite being (or perhaps because it is) a bloody corpse, it's my favourite figure this year.

[Jetoar]

These are my latest acquisitions

Schleich Stego and the Papos.




Retro but in my opinion magnificent oviraptor (one of my fav dinosaurs).




And last but not least, a failed Schleich raptor that at least will make company to Paporaptor.

Good acquisitions friend. You have lot of figures of Papo and Schleich  .

[Coke]

Good acquisitions friend. You have lot of figures of Papo and Schleich  .

I haven't other choice here in Spain. I'll buy online for Christmas. Still, I really like these 

I got CollectA's dead Triceratops the other day. Despite being (or perhaps because it is) a bloody corpse, it's my favourite figure this year.

I look forward to having this. I think it's a fantastic figure!

[SBell]

I got CollectA's dead Triceratops the other day. Despite being (or perhaps because it is) a bloody corpse, it's my favourite figure this year.

From a retail point of view, that is the favourite of a lot of people--kids love it, and even parents/adults think it's very clever. It is really just the only one of its ilk out there. Plus, it's really well done.

[postsaurischian]

I got CollectA's dead Triceratops the other day. Despite being (or perhaps because it is) a bloody corpse, it's my favourite figure this year.

From a retail point of view, that is the favourite of a lot of people--kids love it, and even parents/adults think it's very clever. It is really just the only one of its ilk out there. Plus, it's really well done.

I for one wouldn't even consider buying a figure of any dead animal. But that's just me .

[SBell]

I got CollectA's dead Triceratops the other day. Despite being (or perhaps because it is) a bloody corpse, it's my favourite figure this year.

From a retail point of view, that is the favourite of a lot of people--kids love it, and even parents/adults think it's very clever. It is really just the only one of its ilk out there. Plus, it's really well done.

I for one wouldn't even consider buying a figure of any dead animal. But that's just me .

Every dinosaur figure is a figure of a dead animal.  They're just in taxidermy poses!

[Patrx]

I got CollectA's dead Triceratops the other day. Despite being (or perhaps because it is) a bloody corpse, it's my favourite figure this year.

From a retail point of view, that is the favourite of a lot of people--kids love it, and even parents/adults think it's very clever. It is really just the only one of its ilk out there. Plus, it's really well done.

I for one wouldn't even consider buying a figure of any dead animal. But that's just me .

I must say I'm in the same boat, so to speak. Real shame too, it's a lovely Triceratops.

[tyrantqueen]

I got CollectA's dead Triceratops the other day. Despite being (or perhaps because it is) a bloody corpse, it's my favourite figure this year.

From a retail point of view, that is the favourite of a lot of people--kids love it, and even parents/adults think it's very clever. It is really just the only one of its ilk out there. Plus, it's really well done.

I for one wouldn't even consider buying a figure of any dead animal. But that's just me .

I agree, I was never interested in that trike corpse model. Plus, the lolling tongue just looks too comical.

[postsaurischian]

I for one wouldn't even consider buying a figure of any dead animal. But that's just me .

Every dinosaur figure is a figure of a dead animal.  They're just in taxidermy poses!

  he, he ... Touché!

[darylj]

Grabbed my first three dinowaurs. And made progress on the papo pachy

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[SBell]

Thanks to shadowarceus I now possess the very cool Dinosaur King expo set. All 7, including the Yutyrannus. One surprise for me is that there are seven bodies, and seven bases--but 8 tails!  It turns out, with the Allosaurus/Stegosaurus pair, they can have their tails inserted individually and display separately; or there is a special tail that unites them together, with a thagomizer going through the base of the allosaur tail!

I also just got the Dino Expo 2004 Microraptor from the same person. Awesome. Halfway there on that set now!

[postsaurischian]

....... progress on the papo pachy

Wow! I like the Pachy's repose . Well done!

[tanystropheus]

...thagomizer ...

Coolest. word. ever.

[tyrantqueen]

Shapeways Lambeosaurus 1/40 scale, ultra frosted detail, by Angie Rodrigues. I only got shipping confirmation for this guy a couple of days ago, I was really surprised. I always assumed they shipped from the US, but they're a Netherlands based company right?





I picked ultra frosted detail because I intend to paint it, and I wanted as much detail as possible

Also, since I am a Shapeways noob, I have a question- I heard that you're supposed to wash the models before painting. I just used washing up liquid and water. Should I be using something different? Thanks.

[Jetoar]

I have bought in ebay two figures of Transformers DOTM: Megatron and Shockwave cheaper than Spain the last wednesday. The last saturday arrive my new figure: Cyclops raptor of Jurassic Park: The Lost World (this figure never arrive to Spain).



Now I have another figure for my collection of Jurassic Park  .

[postsaurischian]

Shapeways Lambeosaurus 1/40 scale, ultra frosted detail, by Angie Rodrigues. I only got shipping confirmation for this guy a couple of days ago, I was really surprised. I always assumed they shipped from the US, but they're a Netherlands based company right?

Also, since I am a Shapeways noob, I have a question- I heard that you're supposed to wash the models before painting. I just used washing up liquid and water. Should I be using something different? Thanks.

Meanwhile Shapeways established a U.S. department. All U.S. orders are being shipped from there.
David Krentz recommends a toothbrush and warm water to remove the gel from the model. Somehow this doesn't work for me. I just use my thumbs - nothing else (yes, friction too, of course). You should test it on the body, it's the least breakable part of the figure. Rub it with your thumb and you'll see the gel removing.

[Roselaar]

My latest acquisitions, courtesy of mnemosaurus:

Bunch of Series 1 and 5 Kaiyodosaurs:



Bandai Pteranodon



That Carnotaurus is soooo pretty...