Tyrantqueen's Caboodle

tyrantqueen · December 12, 2014, 01:19:03 PM

I won Keith Strasser's Dilophosaurus from eBay. I believe it is 1/18 in scale. I've been waiting weeks for this one to arrive.

It needs some work (it seems as though the original owner drilled out the eyes to make room for glass ones, so I will sculpt new eyes out of epoxy since I don't like glass eyes) but I am confident that I can tackle it

My first Strasser kit, hopefully not the last

triceratops83 · December 12, 2014, 01:24:35 PM

Wow, that's nice. You've got a few Dilophosaurs now, right?

tyrantqueen · December 12, 2014, 01:31:11 PM

Quote from: triceratops83 on December 12, 2014, 01:24:35 PM
Wow, that's nice. You've got a few Dilophosaurs now, right?

Yeah, for some reason. I'm not particularly fond of the genus or anything, but I keep picking up sculpts of it for some reason

At the moment I have three (this one, Papo's, and the Kaiyodo).

triceratops83 · December 12, 2014, 01:52:22 PM

You've definitely got the nicest of them! It is admittedly a really beautiful theropod, and lends itself well to good sculpts. Is the Creativebeast one too big for your collection?

tyrantqueen · December 12, 2014, 03:08:16 PM

Thank you

QuoteIs the Creativebeast one too big for your collection?

Yes...I'm a stickler for scale consistency

triceratops83 · December 12, 2014, 03:34:24 PM

Fair enough

Hopefully Lu Feng Shan keeps to 1/20th scale, his sculpts are very naturalistic. I have his Triceratops and am very fond of it.

tyrantqueen · December 12, 2014, 06:04:54 PM

Quote from: triceratops83 on December 12, 2014, 03:34:24 PM
Fair enough

Hopefully Lu Feng Shan keeps to 1/20th scale, his sculpts are very naturalistic. I have his Triceratops and am very fond of it.

You should post your collection sometime. We need more kit builders and collectors on the board

Dinomike · December 12, 2014, 10:07:33 PM

Looks great! Can't wait to see how it turns out as a finished model as Dilophosaurus is one of my favourites!

triceratops83 · December 13, 2014, 07:59:13 AM

Quote from: tyrantqueen on December 12, 2014, 06:04:54 PM
Quote from: triceratops83 on December 12, 2014, 03:34:24 PM
Fair enough

Hopefully Lu Feng Shan keeps to 1/20th scale, his sculpts are very naturalistic. I have his Triceratops and am very fond of it.
You should post your collection sometime. We need more kit builders and collectors on the board

Still trying to wrap my head around posting images. Will try again soon... EDIT - got it.

amargasaurus cazaui · December 13, 2014, 09:01:41 AM

Quote from: triceratops83 on December 13, 2014, 07:59:13 AM
Quote from: tyrantqueen on December 12, 2014, 06:04:54 PM
Quote from: triceratops83 on December 12, 2014, 03:34:24 PM
Fair enough

Hopefully Lu Feng Shan keeps to 1/20th scale, his sculpts are very naturalistic. I have his Triceratops and am very fond of it.
You should post your collection sometime. We need more kit builders and collectors on the board
I can teach you to post them or do it for you triceratops , let me know.

Still trying to wrap my head around posting images. Will try again soon...

tyrantqueen · January 10, 2015, 10:17:20 PM

CM Studios 1/15 Brachylophosaurus "Leonardo". It is advertised as 1/15 on the site, but since Leo was a sub-adult specimen, it will work as a 1/20 adult.

Sorry about the grubby workstation $:-\$

Blade-of-the-Moon · January 10, 2015, 11:53:06 PM

You call that "grubby"? lol You should see my "creative stations" ..

Good score!

triceratops83 · January 11, 2015, 01:04:44 AM

Very Nice. I might have to get one of those.

tyrantqueen · February 07, 2015, 10:05:51 PM

My latest additions:

Tyrannosaurus and Allosaurus skulls by Kaiyodo. I also have the Brachiosaurus on the way, but it's currently being held up by customs

I got them all from Yahoo Japan auctions, through the Buyee proxy service.

Also picked up the CollectA baby Tyrannosaurus. No saggy ankles so far, at least as far as I can tell.

Concavenator · February 07, 2015, 10:12:00 PM

That baby Tyrannosaurus is wonderful.You've got a really impressive collection.If you like the new one for this year,I'd reccomend picking kt up as it's anawesome model and would make a great pair with the baby.Good pics too.

Dinomike · February 07, 2015, 10:19:24 PM

Cool skulls! Why is the customs interested in the Brachiosaurus skull? Maybe they are jealous collectors?

tyrantqueen · February 07, 2015, 10:42:56 PM

Quote from: Dinomike on February 07, 2015, 10:19:24 PM
Cool skulls! Why is the customs interested in the Brachiosaurus skull? Maybe they are jealous collectors?

The UK customs office will charge anything outside of the EU with a worth over £30 with an additional fee. Do you guys have something similar in the States?

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That baby Tyrannosaurus is wonderful.You've got a really impressive collection.If you like the new one for this year,I'd reccomend picking kt up as it's anawesome model and would make a great pair with the baby.Good pics too.

Thanks

I really like the new Tyrannosaurus but I don't think I'll be buying it. I usually stick to 1/20 scale or something similar.

Blade-of-the-Moon · February 08, 2015, 03:07:13 AM

To my knowledge the U.S. charges no such fees..at least I've never incurred them on anything.

tyrantqueen · February 08, 2015, 07:48:36 PM

Quote from: Blade-of-the-Moon on February 08, 2015, 03:07:13 AM
To my knowledge the U.S. charges no such fees..at least I've never incurred them on anything.

Count your blessings then

stargatedalek · February 08, 2015, 10:04:42 PM

Canada has them on certain kinds of electronics, but not on second hand parcels or on toys. Of course these are the same fees they will charge you every-time you buy an electronic device (mostly they are concerned with phones, but I have family who've had this happen to cameras) outside of the country, whether you take it across the border yourself or you ship it.

Those skulls are seriously cool! What scale are they in?

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