Italian Magazine Premiums - Which Publisher?

[Blackdanter]

These obviously copied figures were issued as premiums with an Italian magazine some years back. I'm assuming that the publisher was someone like DeAgostini or Del Prado since the quality is pretty much on a par with Collecta figures of the time. They are also solid molded figures. Does anyone know who the actual publisher was and when they were issued?

[SBell]

Another round of different CollectA knock-offs? That's kind of funny, but I'm guessing the company won't be amused. Again.

[Ikessauro]

Really weird. Now, the question is, are they knock offs or some sort of bad looking variant licensed (doubt it) by Collecta for exclusive use in this magazine collection...

[stoneage]

Really weird. Now, the question is, are they knock offs or some sort of bad looking variant licensed (doubt it) by Collecta for exclusive use in this magazine collection...

Reminds me of the figures Salvat released with their magazines.

[Takama]

I will be honest. I like the look of the Eustreptospondylus and the Pachyrhinosaurus better then there official counter parts

[stargatedalek]

I guess it makes sense if CollectA was to do any sort of premium giveaway they would use lower quality versions
but I still think its bootlegs

[Ikessauro]

Really weird. Now, the question is, are they knock offs or some sort of bad looking variant licensed (doubt it) by Collecta for exclusive use in this magazine collection...

Reminds me of the figures Salvat released with their magazines.

The same kind of thing I would say. Salvat also copied lots of good models and sold them with their magazines; But while Salvat copied several companies, this one is copying just CollectA.

[Blackdanter]

I'm pretty sure that these aren't knock off's as such. They are well produced and of similar quality to the figures they emulate. These are also a few years old now so I don't think Collecta have anything to worry about where these are concerned.

[Mauro "Raptor86"]

I thougt they were from here http://guide.supereva.it/collezionismo/interventi/2010/08/collezionare-dinosauri
But the latter seem to be true collecta models...

Edit: I think that they were CollectA knock-off made by this company http://www.eqsg.com/dettaglicliente.php?id=15&cliente=Hobby%20and%20Work for Hobby and Work publishing!

[DC]

the latter seem to be true collecta models...
Edit: I think that they were CollectA knock-off made by this company http://www.eqsg.com/dettaglicliente.php?id=15&cliente=Hobby%20and%20Work for Hobby and Work publishing!

These have been showing up in China for awhile and seem different from the pictures posted earlier on the thread.  From the pictures I have seen in China they may be hollow vinyl and larger than the CollectA.  the names are also changed the Shunosaurus is called Sesimosaurus etc. They have a sandbox toy feel.

[EmperorDinobot]

 Zoids are their own stand-alone toys which have nothing to do with Transformers or Beast Wars. Zoids are model kits that depict robot animals. They are mechanized mobile units that move with windup or battery power. Beast Wars are Transformers that change from animal to robot. Some Zoids don't move at all!

On second thought, why were Zoids and TF mentioned here? Lol...

[DinoToyForum]

Zoids are their own stand-alone toys which have nothing to do with Transformers or Beast Wars. Zoids are model kits that depict robot animals. They are mechanized mobile units that move with windup or battery power. Beast Wars are Transformers that change from animal to robot. Some Zoids don't move at all!

On second thought, why were Zoids and TF mentioned here? Lol...

It was spam. now deleted.