Lontic Dinosaurs

[Mauro "Raptor86"]

Just read about them in the JPtoys forum
http://www.nothingbutdinosaurs.com/catalog/toys-games-dinosaur-dino/lontic-imex-articulated-movable-realistic-t-rex-tyrannosaurus-pteranodon-triceratops-brachiosaurus-dimetrodon-spinosaurus-dinosaur-toy-model-figure-replica-boxed-dino-playset-happy-kin-nbd.html
http://www.nothingbutdinosaurs.com/catalog/toys-games-dinosaur-dino/lontic-realistic-articulated-giganotosaurus-stegosaurus-caudipteryx-suchomimus-dilophosaurus-and-deinonychus-dinosaur-moveable-toy-model-figure-replica-boxed-playset.html
http://www.nothingbutdinosaurs.com/catalog/lontic-realistic-articulated-euplocephalus-corythosaurus-pachycephalosaurus-carnotaurus-iguanodon-and-elasmosaurus-dinosaur-moveable-toy-model-figure-replica-boxed-playset.html
http://www.nothingbutdinosaurs.com/catalog/toys-games-dinosaur-dino/lontic-evolution-of-dinosaurs-toy-figures-play-set-series-1-dino.html
http://www.nothingbutdinosaurs.com/catalog/toys-games-dinosaur-dino/lontic-evolution-of-dinosaurs-toy-figures-playset-series-2-dino.html
http://www.nothingbutdinosaurs.com/catalog/lontic-evolution-of-dinosaurs-toy-figures-play-set-series-3-dino.html

The Giganotosaurus and the Suchomimus look like they're insipired by the DK models

What do you think about them?

[DC]

The articulated figures remind me of the Geoworld.  Lontic markets several different styles of dinosaurs there are some JP knock offs.  There are also some small blister packs with pterosaurs including an Pterodaustro.
http://www.dinosaurcollectorsitea.com/lontic.html
The plants that come with the diorama sets are worth getting just by themselves. 

[Halichoeres]

I recently ordered a few of these from China through acro-man, who was kind enough to translate the package for me. The manufacturer is given as Xidi, or "Happy King." Some of the pieces sold in the US say "Lontic," but I think that's just a distributor. Some of them can also be purchased from Tedco, but they're also just a distributor. Occasionally pieces sold outside of China bear this logo:



Which looks like a happy king. I wonder if "Happy Kin" is just a mistranslation. I'd be interested to see if anybody has seen these dinosaurs sold under other names. I'd also be interested to see which ones people own. Here are some I've owned, many since sold or traded:


"Evolution of Dinosaurs" playset with Pteranodon, Suchomimus, Hypsilophodon, Barosaurus, Aeolosaurus, Baryonyx


Nedoceratops (labeled Diceratops)


Microceratus (labeled Microceratops)


Saurornithoides


Argentinosaurus, and the Pteranodon and Aeolosaurus from the above "Evolution" playset.


Large articulated Pachycephalosaurus (with some Carnegies)

So far all the ones I've seen have their names inscribed on them somewhere. Interesting species choices, even if the execution is more miss than hit.

[Jose S.M.]

The large Hypsilophodon looks good.

[sauroid]

i have the Acrocanthosaurus, Dimetrodon, Nedoceratops and Microceratus. they have this Geoworld-ish aura about them. i like them even if they dont look as good the current figures from the big brands and hope to find more of them.

[BlueKrono]

I have the big and little Suchomimus and big and little Amargasaurus, plus the others that came with them. Sauroid is right, they are pretty reminiscent of Geoworld.

[Halichoeres]

I'd never noticed, but there is kind of a Geoworld vibe to some of them! Similar to Geoworld, the packaging often features a melange of stock imagery which may or may not have been properly attributed or acquired.

[ZoPteryx]

I've always wanted a Suchomimus that resembles the DK version:



It's a shame that this is the closest thing that comes to it. 

The little Postosuchus and a few of the others ain't half bad, though.

[Silvanusaurus]

I wonder, what creature does the Saurornithoides have in it's mouth?

I've always wanted a Suchomimus that resembles the DK version:



It's a shame that this is the closest thing that comes to it. 

The little Postosuchus and a few of the others ain't half bad, though.

Regarding the DK Suchomimus, theres also this fellow:

Though I'm not clear on who made it or where to find one, it seems to be a cheap thing from China.

[BlueKrono]

That's not bad for a Chinasaur. Spot on with the color scheme too.

[Shonisaurus]

That's not bad for a Chinasaur. Spot on with the color scheme too.

Suchomimus reminds me of Schleich's spinosaurus this year even in its colors have some air.

[Halichoeres]

That Suchomimus and Caudipteryx are from the same company and Tedco sells them in a set on their web site, though they are fairly expensive for what they are: http://www.tedcotoys.com/p/articulated-dinosaurs-complete-set-of-6/dinosaurs?pp=24

As for the Saurornithoides' prey, it appears to be some kind of mammal.


It's being eaten headfirst, so all we see are its flailing hindquarters.

[Megalosaurus]

I have a couple of Lontics, I was interested mainly because its Postosuchus.

Is interesting that there are bootleg mini lontics.


You can see a couple more pictures of the other minis in my collection here:
http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=4916.0

[BlueKrono]

I have a couple of Lontics, I was interested mainly because its Postosuchus.

Is interesting that there are bootleg mini lontics.


You can see a couple more pictures of the other minis in my collection here:
http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=4916.0

Gah! I love em!

[Halichoeres]

Based on this web site that @IrritatorRaji hunted down, it seems like this company has chosen the name "Happy Kin" for most of their dealings with the Anglophone world.

http://www.happykinhappykin.com/dino_a1.html

If "Happy Kin" is a mistranslation as I have speculated, it's one they're pretty committed to!

Who's got more images and IDs to share? Here's the Pachyrhinosaurus:

[Vidusaurus]

Some of these are okay, most are just very bad. They have some interesting species choices though - Nedoceratops, Microceratus, Aeolosaurus, Saurornithoides and maybe Barosaurus might be USL-worthy. I got a mini playset that I think was marketed by a different company - it was labeled as Discover The Lost World and had no mention of the Happy Kin (which I'm hoping is a mistranslation of Happy King) brand. It came with Amargasaurus, Acrocanthosaurus, Saurornithoides, Postosuchus, Dimetrodon, Brachiosaurus, Baryonyx, Nedoceratops, Microceratus, Stegosaurus and. Hypsilophodon. Of those, I've kept only the Hypsilophodon, Dimetrodon and Saurornithoides. The Hypsi is a pretty decent representation of the species and is good for dioramas and the like, while I only kept the Saurornithoides because it's so unique. The Dimetrodon I modified somewhat into a serviceable Secodontosaurus - it's in storage with a large part of my collection, I might get it out and upload photos at some point.

[IrritatorRaji]

As awful as some of these are, some of them are so bad they're great

[Shonisaurus]

I from Lontic have a giganotosaurus, it cost me 5 euros in a toy store for everything at 10 euros and I bought it because it is an exact copy of a paleoartistic work of that figure. The same goes for many of his figures.

I can comment that the dinosaur has a screw, honestly they are not good or bad figures are normal but with a slightly defective material although the sculpture is attractive.

[Smilodon P.]

Despite disliking figures with visible screw holes, Xidi (or Lontic) apparently relaunched their figures with new colors (a mix between  "Dinosaur King" with Luis V. Rey) and new models (by the way, some of them look very good in a preliminary analysis):

[Flaffy]

First pic:
(left) Kosmoceratops, Germanodactylus, Tylosaurus
(right) Struthiomimus, Cryolophosaurus, Koreaceratops

Second pic:
(left) Abelisaurus, Riojasaurus, Ichthyovenator
(right) Concavenator, Archaeopteryx, Polacanthus

Third pic:
(left) Plateosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Diplodocus
(right) Olorotitan, Abrictosaurus, Ichthyosaurus

Fourth pic:
(left) Minmi, Carcharodontosaurus, Protoceratops
(right) Styracosaurus, Australovenator, Amargasaurus

Fifth pic:
(left) Iguanodon, Corythosaurus, Carnotaurus
(right) Euoplocephalus, Pachycephalosaurus, Elasmosaurus