Recent Acquisitions (Archive, March 2012 - July 2018)

[Patrx]

Wow, Schleich really did their homework with this one. Unfortunately, they studied Papo's new Tyrannosaurus instead of, y'know, the actual dinosaur. Seriously, what gives? Still, the detail level on this monster is a major step up from their usual. I particularly like the feet, very birdlike (even if they are really big for balance reasons).

[Takama]

BTW, that new Schleich TRex ALMOST looks tempting enough to get ... wish we had more photos from other angles ...

Sure...this enough angles for ya?









Any particular angles you had in mind?

Belly

[Roselaar]

That Schleich T-Rex is pretty good, certainly for their standards. I don;t like the brown texture around the eyes though, it looks like skin deterioration. That plus the pimples on its neck and knees make it look sickly.

[Seijun]

I find the new schleich rex to be horrid ugly, but at least its better that the previous versions, and better than mojo's new trex and the old collecta jp rexes.

[SBell]

I find the new schleich rex to be horrid ugly, but at least its better that the previous versions, and better than mojo's new trex and the old collecta jp rexes.

It may be the best Schleich T.rex yet. Which is kind of like being the best kind of intestinal parasite--I would really not want to have any of them

[Takama]

CONGRATULATIONS BRONTODOCUS!!!!!!!!  YOU HIT THE 'MOTHER LODE'!!!!!


(As an aside, what is wrong with ebay?  Without ebay we would have no chance at all to ever find stuff like Battat, or many Japanese dinos.  Icamiro - I assume you are kidding when you said you 'sought refuge' on JAUCE - with the fees and costs its a heckuva lot more expensive than ebay.)

BTW, that new Schleich TRex ALMOST looks tempting enough to get ... wish we had more photos from other angles ...

Well, you cant really shop without a gosh darn credit card, even when you just want to use gift cards, they Require a CG. I like amazon because you can shop without sacrificing any valuable information, and don't have those darn service fees i keep hearing about. Only downside, is that i have to refer to my aunt for retired items like the Battats

[Primeval12]

Your making me jelous, I might ask for it for my Birthday in August

[brontodocus]

Yay, thanks all!

I looked for refuge in Japans auctions, but recent Battat sighthings are dragging me back in EBay black hole 

Or as I (you know, dresssed in black and with my helmet on) would say now... There is no escape!

  SINNER  !!!

Congrats - your Dino toy collection is moving towards perfection .

Hehe, thanks, Helge! it still feels evil. And good. And a little like I may have passed the zenith of my collecting...

Brontodocus, the only thing I can say is....I don't envy your wallet

Argh, I knew there would be a downside to it. Of course I never paid that much for figures before and it's not likely I'd ever pay that much again. But I'm sure if I had hunted for them individually I'd end up paying a good deal more than I did in this case.

CONGRATULATIONS BRONTODOCUS!!!!!!!!  YOU HIT THE 'MOTHER LODE'!!!!!
(As an aside, what is wrong with ebay?  Without ebay we would have no chance at all to ever find stuff like Battat, or many Japanese dinos.  Icamiro - I assume you are kidding when you said you 'sought refuge' on JAUCE - with the fees and costs its a heckuva lot more expensive than ebay.)

Thanks, Simon! I'm sure Luis was joking indeed.

I don't suppose this means you have any "extra" battats now, do you? 

Unfortunately not really - the reason why this offer was especially interesting for me was that until yesterday I had only two Battats - the Styracosaurus and a pretty much played with Ouranosaurus. So while probably many others would have rather seen the figures offered individually (well, they apparently are now) for me it was perfect to get them offered as a full set.

[tyrantqueen]

Hey Takama, here's the shot of its belly


Also, here is a bonus pic of the new Schleich Para

I would have put it alongside the old Parasaurolophus for comparison, but I don't have it 

[Takama]

 Banana Split 

[Seijun]

Yeah, it looks like icecream

Its a shame they could not have fixed the hands while they were at it though.

[SBell]

Yeah, it looks like icecream

Its a shame they could not have fixed the hands while they were at it though.

It's actually just air-quoting.  It's a "T. rex".

[Gryphoceratops]

Oh my that's the new para paint job?  It looks quite different from the stock photo and to be honest not that great.  I like the original better. 

[Metallisuchus]

Blade, that's a nice Carno you've got there. One of my favorite species.

My mom got me the Dilophosaurus at Walgreen's I believe.

[DinoToyForum]

I find the new schleich rex to be horrid ugly, but at least its better that the previous versions, and better than mojo's new trex and the old collecta jp rexes.

It may be the best Schleich T.rex yet. Which is kind of like being the best kind of intestinal parasite--I would really not want to have any of them

ha! 

[sauroid]

it's ironic and a pity that Schleich had to downgrade the Parasaurolophus' appearance.

[tanystropheus]

I'm disappointed with the new Schleichs!
I was actually looking forward to them!
T-rex looks kinda diseased (and not in a gnarly good way!) and its eyes look lifeless.  And what's up with the pimples? However, this model is a huge step forward from their previous T-rexes (nice details on the feet)
The Para's paint job got downgraded with respect to the stock photos! Why?!

I hope the Quetzalcoatlus with its gorgeous monarch butterfly print makes it to the market, unscathed...

[lcamiro]

CONGRATULATIONS BRONTODOCUS!!!!!!!!  YOU HIT THE 'MOTHER LODE'!!!!!
(As an aside, what is wrong with ebay?  Without ebay we would have no chance at all to ever find stuff like Battat, or many Japanese dinos.  Icamiro - I assume you are kidding when you said you 'sought refuge' on JAUCE - with the fees and costs its a heckuva lot more expensive than ebay.)

BTW, that new Schleich TRex ALMOST looks tempting enough to get ... wish we had more photos from other angles ...

Jejeje when I refer to "Evil Ebay" I mean its power to drag you into endless look for items to collect. Of course it is fantastic for finding stuff not avail at stores nowadays. But at some point I did not find some dinos i was interested in and that is why I looked into Japanese auctions. And totally agree, fees in such auctions are quite high, but even so, I managed to find many figures that: a) I have not seen on Ebay ever or for months  and b) if I was lucky to find them on EBay, they were so expensive that it was cheaper to buy them in Japan (fees and S&H included).  And given that my collecting taste switched to smaller museum replicas, then Japan was my place to go    Everytime I win an auction there, I complain about their damn fees     
I use EBay primarily for some rare figures from Battat, Bullyland, WWD, Safari and Chap Meis.

[lcamiro]

SEGA PRIZE TREX 2003 1st paint scheme (Hirokasu Tokugawa) - Brand new

[brontodocus]

Congrats, Luis! This colour scheme looks much better than the grey version with the red and blue markings on top of the head!