Recent Acquisitions (Archive, March 2012 - July 2018)

[RobinGoodfellow]

From a distance, it kind of looks like corn on a cob 

Lol but still a beautiful model i think look at that water 

It's better close up:

Thanks for the zoom. It is clearly a fish (gar) in this picture. I've also noticed that the water is actually blue here (as opposed to pineapple flavored hair gel) 

The color of water is greenish in my model like a muddy river. Not blu as the sea.
I don't know if this model had different color scheme in the past.
It seems so in this photo but it could be the light or a wrong settings on still camera.
Also the Spino looks greyish where my model is brown.
I used daylight photographic lamps and the correct setting on my Canon 5D to take my pictures of the Dinostoreus model.

A question for the Forum Members: are you interested in a topic about taking pictures of your dino-models technically correct ? ( I'm a pro photographer....). Please, let me know.   

[sauroid]

i think a thread about figure photography would be very cool and interesting. please start one. thanks.

[SBell]

From a distance, it kind of looks like corn on a cob 

Lol but still a beautiful model i think look at that water 

It's better close up:

Thanks for the zoom. It is clearly a fish (gar) in this picture. I've also noticed that the water is actually blue here (as opposed to pineapple flavored hair gel) 

The color of water is greenish in my model like a muddy river. Not blu as the sea.
I don't know if this model had different color scheme in the past.
It seems so in this photo but it could be the light or a wrong settings on still camera.
Also the Spino looks greyish where my model is brown.
I used daylight photographic lamps and the correct setting on my Canon 5D to take my pictures of the Dinostoreus model.

A question for the Forum Members: are you interested in a topic about taking pictures of your dino-models technically correct ? ( I'm a pro photographer....). Please, let me know.   

My main focus was on the fish, as the water and spino were not the subject here. One or the other.

That said, the water on mine is more bluish green than yellowish green. And most of the spino is brownish with a black wash, but the part around the fish--mostly the ventral surface of the jaw--is greyish-yellow..

But yes, a photography thread would be interesting--there are a lot of people here with different methods and styles, it would be interesting to compare ideas.

[Halichoeres]

Very nice Spino model! Is the fish supposed to represent any particular species?

DinoToyBlog said that it is a gar (  http://dinotoyblog.com/2011/06/19/spinosaurus-hunting-desktop-model-by-dinostoreus/  ).
I'm not a specialist in fish .... 

Given that it is a Cretaceous gar from Africa, there are only a couple of possibilities. The first one coming to mind is Atractosteus africanus, but I dont' believe the snout looks right for Atractosteus. Another Cretaceous African gar species is Oniichthys falipoui. Given the shape of the snout and relative size, it could be that. Either one really.

I think the best bet is Obaichthys africanus, since I think it was the largest. Lance Grande in 2010 sank Oniichthys into Atractosteus, as A. falipoui. This would be an unusual but not implausible size for it. There's a handful of Brazilian species of the right age, and Brazil was still reasonably close then, but the only other specifically African one I can think of is Dentilepisosteus kemkenensis, which is known only from large scales and vertebrae and wasn't described until 2010. When was this model released?

[SBell]

Very nice Spino model! Is the fish supposed to represent any particular species?

DinoToyBlog said that it is a gar (  http://dinotoyblog.com/2011/06/19/spinosaurus-hunting-desktop-model-by-dinostoreus/  ).
I'm not a specialist in fish .... 

Given that it is a Cretaceous gar from Africa, there are only a couple of possibilities. The first one coming to mind is Atractosteus africanus, but I dont' believe the snout looks right for Atractosteus. Another Cretaceous African gar species is Oniichthys falipoui. Given the shape of the snout and relative size, it could be that. Either one really.

I think the best bet is Obaichthys africanus, since I think it was the largest. Lance Grande in 2010 sank Oniichthys into Atractosteus, as A. falipoui. This would be an unusual but not implausible size for it. There's a handful of Brazilian species of the right age, and Brazil was still reasonably close then, but the only other specifically African one I can think of is Dentilepisosteus kemkenensis, which is known only from large scales and vertebrae and wasn't described until 2010. When was this model released?

It definitely predates 2010--I would venture around 2006, maybe earlier? Good to know on Oniichthys (stupid Paleobiolody databse, not actually being up to date). Obaichthys makes sense then; it appears to be a primarily South American genus, which may be why it didn't show up in searches (given the Spinosaurus, it would need to be in Africa).

[Halichoeres]

Very nice Spino model! Is the fish supposed to represent any particular species?

DinoToyBlog said that it is a gar (  http://dinotoyblog.com/2011/06/19/spinosaurus-hunting-desktop-model-by-dinostoreus/  ).
I'm not a specialist in fish .... 

Given that it is a Cretaceous gar from Africa, there are only a couple of possibilities. The first one coming to mind is Atractosteus africanus, but I dont' believe the snout looks right for Atractosteus. Another Cretaceous African gar species is Oniichthys falipoui. Given the shape of the snout and relative size, it could be that. Either one really.

I think the best bet is Obaichthys africanus, since I think it was the largest. Lance Grande in 2010 sank Oniichthys into Atractosteus, as A. falipoui. This would be an unusual but not implausible size for it. There's a handful of Brazilian species of the right age, and Brazil was still reasonably close then, but the only other specifically African one I can think of is Dentilepisosteus kemkenensis, which is known only from large scales and vertebrae and wasn't described until 2010. When was this model released?

It definitely predates 2010--I would venture around 2006, maybe earlier? Good to know on Oniichthys (stupid Paleobiolody databse, not actually being up to date). Obaichthys makes sense then; it appears to be a primarily South American genus, which may be why it didn't show up in searches (given the Spinosaurus, it would need to be in Africa).

Trouble with Paleobiology Database is that someone has to go in and edit it, which means someone has to care about the taxon in question. Maybe I should update it myself, or bug Dr. Grande to do it.

[sauroid]

it's nice to know that we have DTF members who are into/deeply interested in ichthyology. do you happen to be also a fishkeeper @Halichoeres?

[Halichoeres]

it's nice to know that we have DTF members who are into/deeply interested in ichthyology. do you happen to be also a fishkeeper @Halichoeres?

I used to keep live fish, but now I only keep fish in jars of ethanol at work. I do miss the live ones. Are you a fish keeper? If so you should post your tank in the "pets" topic!

[SBell]

it's nice to know that we have DTF members who are into/deeply interested in ichthyology. do you happen to be also a fishkeeper @Halichoeres?

I used to keep live fish, but now I only keep fish in jars of ethanol at work. I do miss the live ones. Are you a fish keeper? If so you should post your tank in the "pets" topic!

As of today, I will be down one fish--my Polypterus teugelsi has outgrown the tank, and is way too aggressive for the other polypterids and other fish. But I'm sure I'll find another species eventually.

[Halichoeres]

it's nice to know that we have DTF members who are into/deeply interested in ichthyology. do you happen to be also a fishkeeper @Halichoeres?

I used to keep live fish, but now I only keep fish in jars of ethanol at work. I do miss the live ones. Are you a fish keeper? If so you should post your tank in the "pets" topic!

As of today, I will be down one fish--my Polypterus teugelsi has outgrown the tank, and is way too aggressive for the other polypterids and other fish. But I'm sure I'll find another species eventually.

So are you going to sell it, eat it, or what?

[SBell]

it's nice to know that we have DTF members who are into/deeply interested in ichthyology. do you happen to be also a fishkeeper @Halichoeres?

I used to keep live fish, but now I only keep fish in jars of ethanol at work. I do miss the live ones. Are you a fish keeper? If so you should post your tank in the "pets" topic!

As of today, I will be down one fish--my Polypterus teugelsi has outgrown the tank, and is way too aggressive for the other polypterids and other fish. But I'm sure I'll find another species eventually.

So are you going to sell it, eat it, or what?

I have a friend with a couple larger tanks that also has some polypterids, plus a few gars and arowana. He is currently having a 300 gallon (!) built, so everything will be able to grow nice and big.

This is not my first time giving up polypterids--I donated 3 to a museum in 2002, the last one died in 2012, and I'd had them for about 5 years before that, and they were already adults. So now the Tyrrell Museum has a permanent display tank for them, although the one they have are no longer mine!

[stargatedalek]

I'm a novice to fish keeping but I'm hoping to find a stand and get this extra tank I have sitting around set up so that I have somewhere to move my goldfish and plecostamus to, the turtle has just become too aggressive in his old age (he must be going on 20-25 now). I might move the plecostamus back in with him when it gets larger.

[joossa]

Just arrived. The Dilophosaurus isn't as bad or glossy in person than how it shows up in pictures. Still not one of the better Papo's IMO and a little on the small side.

[ZaZZU2]

Nice Dilo and Gharial Joossa! I felt the same when I got my Dilophosaurus. Wished it was a little bigger and had a better pose but it's still a nifty figure 

[suspsy]

Here's my latest haul: Carnegie Ankylosaurus and Concavenato and Wild Safari C. megalodon and Gryposaurus.



The shark, which I reviewed for the blog yesterday, is the weakest of the bunch. The Ankylosaurus is even better than I thought and the Concavenator is nice. But the Gryposaurus really blows me away with its intricate skin detail. Easily one of the finest hadrosaur toys I've come across!

[Halichoeres]

I agree, that Gryposaurus is a winner. I was also pleasantly surprised at its size--I was expecting something smaller like the Edmontosaurus. It's probably my favorite hadrosaur.

[Arul]

Just arrived. The Dilophosaurus isn't as bad or glossy in person than how it shows up in pictures. Still not one of the better Papo's IMO and a little on the small side.

Is that papo gharial ?

[Alexxitator]

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[Dinomike]

That's a good picture of the Papo dilophosaurus Suspy! Doesn't look glossy at all!

[Bokisaurus]

Cool new additions everyone.