brontodocus' collection

[Horridus]

Such a huge wingspan. Ah, now I want to buy one and suspend it from the ceiling, like I used to do with model aeroplanes...

[brontodocus]

Thanks, sauroid & Marc! Still it's only half as large as the Schreiber-Bogen cardboard model Pteranodon further up in the very first post of this thread. That one is in scale with Barbie!

[DinoFan45]

Dude, Awesome collection. The geostemburgia looks neat.

[robustus_]

Oh my god, that ceratopsians skull/skeleton set is incredible... I think I truly need it.

[ZoPteryx]

That is one cool pterosaur!

[brontodocus]

Thanks, DinoFan45, RobbieSKatz & Zopteryx! The Gakken Mook Triceratops skeleton with the other ceratopsian skulls is unfortunately discontinued. It was available hat hlj.com (I've posted links here) but I guess the chances to come across these again are slim. Good luck hunting for it, though!

[Takama]

alright if we could have a size comparison of theat geostemburgia with some other figure? (for research)

[brontodocus]

I could do that. I'm thinking of a comparison shot together with other pterosaur figures. My human scale figures would probably not be the best choice - Hans is far too small to give a good comparison and my 1:13/1:14 Del Mundo "South American Father" would be in scale with the Favorite Pteranodon but it's a virtually unknown figure. So I guess I'll go for a pterosaur comparison shot.

[brontodocus]

Aaaah! Sorry, I forgot about the comparison shot of the large Favorite vinyl Pteranodon/Geosternbergia with some other pterosaur figures... But here we go...



Oh, and what inevitably comes next is of course this...

Battat / Museum of Science Boston Utahraptor ostrommaysi. Now that's a pair of sickle claws!

[DinoFan45]

The Geostembergia is pretty big. The Battat Utharaptor looks great, and kinda want one now.

[ITewan]

Very nice

[brontodocus]

Thanks ITewan & DinoFan45!


Battat / Museum of Science Boston Stegosaurus armatus. The figure shows the outdated reconstruction of the thagomizer with four pairs of spikes.

[brontodocus]

Battat / Museum of Science Boston Ceratosaurus nasicornis. I like its gnarly look. If only the colouration was less sloppy. They tried to paint the teeth white but completely missed...

[Himmapaan]

Battat / Museum of Science Boston Stegosaurus armatus. The figure shows the outdated reconstruction of the thagomizer with four pairs of spikes.

...And disappointingly undersized plates. I think it might have looked so much better despite the odd thagomizer if that at least had been achieved better. I think the resin Kaiyodo Dinoland Stegosaurus had an incorrect thagomizer (and strange extra shoulder spikes) too, but it still looks gorgeous.

Your lovely pterosaur comparison picture reminds me I have woefully few pterosaurs in my collection. This must be remedied...

[brontodocus]

Yes, the plates are quite small even for Stegosaurus armatus. It's probably the weakest of the Battats.


Battat / Museum of Science Boston Gallimimus bullatus. A truly elegant sculpt.

[brontodocus]

Battat / Museum of Science Boston Maiasaura peeblesorum.

[DinoFan45]

You're making me drool just looking at them. Why they stopped the line just is completely beyond me.

[brontodocus]

And beyond me, too. Of course there are other members here who probably know the reasons more exactly I assume they just didn't sell good enough. No matter how good they are, how well-researched and excellently sculpted, a toy company cannot target on collectors alone.

Anyway, you knew I'm going to post them all, so here's the next one...


Battat / Museum of Science Boston Euoplocephalus tutus.

[stoneage]

   Nice pictures, I like them alot!

[brontodocus]

Thanks, stoneage! I'm still quite overwhelmed by the Battats.


Battat / Museum of Science Boston Amargasaurus cazaui.