Safari Ltd - new for 2015

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

If the figure wasn't on a nest, it'd still be a great resting pose. Always been a nice figure regardless.

It would be easy enough to cover up. A little dried moss works very well.

The issue I really recall is the playability factor..she's more of a statue, there isn't much to do with such a big chunk of plastic in that pose with the base and all.

[triceratops83]

It would be easy enough to cover up. A little dried moss works very well.

The issue I really recall is the playability factor..she's more of a statue, there isn't much to do with such a big chunk of plastic in that pose with the base and all.

Playability's not too much of a factor for me, lol. Actually after what you just said, it reminds me of that kritosaurus by Jorge Blanco. Wish there were more figures of dinosaurs at rest, it's a very natural pose and Hadrosaurs in particular, with their peaceful air, lend themselves very well to that concept. In fact, it'd be great if a company could give us a whole herd of one particular species, all in different poses. Release them a few at a time, with accessories like vegetation, nests, juveniles, termite mounds, smaller animals etc. Take advantage of the fact that certain types of dinosaur have been found in massive bonebeds numbering in the thousands of individuals. Just imagine the Safari 1:72 maiasaur herd playset.
Long shot but DROOOOOOL...

[alexeratops]

Could be. Wasn't there something about Hadrosaurs not selling well in general? And then there is the issue about this version being outdated.

This could be a hint that they will make a more accurate (with a crest) hadrosaur in 2016 maybe.

[ignite444]

Be nice to see some crested Hadrosaurs from Safari soon. Only one I own is their Corythosaurus from the Carnegie Collection. Not too impressed with their Parasaurolophus, so I haven't picked it up.

What I REALLY want to see is a new Iguanadon. Every. Single. Iguanadon. Model. Is. On. Its. Hind. Legs. >: ( I want to see one in a natural walking pose! I even suggested this to Safari on YouTube a few months ago. I hope they go through with it. For such a well known dinosaur, all of the models for it are total crap.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

It would be easy enough to cover up. A little dried moss works very well.

The issue I really recall is the playability factor..she's more of a statue, there isn't much to do with such a big chunk of plastic in that pose with the base and all.

Playability's not too much of a factor for me, lol. Actually after what you just said, it reminds me of that kritosaurus by Jorge Blanco. Wish there were more figures of dinosaurs at rest, it's a very natural pose and Hadrosaurs in particular, with their peaceful air, lend themselves very well to that concept. In fact, it'd be great if a company could give us a whole herd of one particular species, all in different poses. Release them a few at a time, with accessories like vegetation, nests, juveniles, termite mounds, smaller animals etc. Take advantage of the fact that certain types of dinosaur have been found in massive bonebeds numbering in the thousands of individuals. Just imagine the Safari 1:72 maiasaur herd playset.
Long shot but DROOOOOOL...

Right. Reminds me of that possible Asian hadrosaur nesting set..was it Kaiyodo?
Maybe a toob set eventually..they'll exhaust all their options at some point.. lol

[triceratops83]

Right. Reminds me of that possible Asian hadrosaur nesting set..was it Kaiyodo?
Maybe a toob set eventually..they'll exhaust all their options at some point.. lol

YES. Dinosaur community Toobs. They could do whole ecosystems, like a Morrison Formation set. Have a Toob with Theropods, another one with Sauropods, Ornithischians and so forth. Then Campanian - oh stop dreaming, Triceratops83...

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Right. Reminds me of that possible Asian hadrosaur nesting set..was it Kaiyodo?
Maybe a toob set eventually..they'll exhaust all their options at some point.. lol

YES. Dinosaur community Toobs. They could do whole ecosystems, like a Morrison Formation set. Have a Toob with Theropods, another one with Sauropods, Ornithischians and so forth. Then Campanian - oh stop dreaming, Triceratops83...

It wouldn't be a bad way to go..if only the market supported it.

[triceratops83]

Probably not, it was a bit of a stretch.

[Manatee]

What I REALLY want to see is a new Iguanodon. Every. Single. Iguanodon. Model. Is. On. Its. Hind. Legs.

This.

[CityRaptor]

To be fair, pretty much every Disneysaur Iguanodon is on all fours. But unfortunately they all have actual horse faces instead of proper beaks...

YES. Dinosaur community Toobs. They could do whole ecosystems, like a Morrison Formation set. Have a Toob with Theropods, another one with Sauropods, Ornithischians and so forth. Then Campanian - oh stop dreaming, Triceratops83...

It wouldn't be a bad way to go..if only the market supported it.

Yeah, the market is the issue.

[Takama]

What I REALLY want to see is a new Iguanodon. Every. Single. Iguanodon. Model. Is. On. Its. Hind. Legs.

This.

Hello have you seen the Bullyland model?

[CityRaptor]

Oh yes, that one, too. Same with Schleich's old Iguanodon.

[Manatee]

What I REALLY want to see is a new Iguanodon. Every. Single. Iguanodon. Model. Is. On. Its. Hind. Legs.

This.

Hello have you seen the Bullyland model?

Good point. And, there's also the WWD and Schleich models. Still, all of them are retired, and only the Bullyland is often still available.

[ignite444]

Hm, I might pick it up. I'm still sad at the fact that it has a hand in the air though. I doubt any Hadrosaur could turn its hand like that, even Iguanodon.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

Hm, I might pick it up. I'm still sad at the fact that it has a hand in the air though. I doubt any Hadrosaur could turn its hand like that, even Iguanodon.

Hadrosaurs and iguanodons are not quite the same species , meaning there are some differences. notably most hadrosaur arms are twisted so as to make them appear pronated often. An iguanodon for whatever reason possessed some rather tricky arm specializations to allow it to turn its hands as you see in the model....odd as it is seemingly more basal than most hadrosaurs.

[Georassic]

The Bullyland Iguanodon's raised arm moves...it swivels at the shoulder, although there's only one angle where the paint lines up.
I just got mine from Dejankins this week. 

[Daspletodave]

Hm, I might pick it up. I'm still sad at the fact that it has a hand in the air though. I doubt any Hadrosaur could turn its hand like that, even Iguanodon.

Hadrosaurs and iguanodons are not quite the same species , meaning there are some differences. notably most hadrosaur arms are twisted so as to make them appear pronated often. An iguanodon for whatever reason possessed some rather tricky arm specializations to allow it to turn its hands as you see in the model....odd as it is seemingly more basal than most hadrosaurs.

Not so odd - you have to remember that Iguanodon evolved earlier (probably from bipedal ancestors), was smaller and lighter than the later evolving hadrosaurs, and Iguanodon was itself bipedal (as the tracks prove). It probably used its "hands" in feeding and self-defense.
Hadrosaurs like Edmontosaurus were simply huge, and quadruped - only going bipedal as an emergency escape mechanism. Because of the padding on their "hands" they probably could not use them at all for feeding or self-defense, they used them as legs.
The same thing happened with the prosauropods vs sauropods. Plateosaurus has recently been proven to be bipedal. As sauropods evolved and got ever bigger, their sheer weight forced them into a quadruped stance. No sauropods were bipedal (nor could they rear up).

[JakobVicent]

I just recieved the sauropelta and nasutoceratops!! They are both awesome figures!!

[DinoLord]

I just recieved the sauropelta and nasutoceratops!! They are both awesome figures!!

Wow that was fast. Any photos?

[SBell]

Be nice to see some crested Hadrosaurs from Safari soon. Only one I own is their Corythosaurus from the Carnegie Collection. Not too impressed with their Parasaurolophus, so I haven't picked it up.

What I REALLY want to see is a new Iguanadon. Every. Single. Iguanadon. Model. Is. On. Its. Hind. Legs. >: ( I want to see one in a natural walking pose! I even suggested this to Safari on YouTube a few months ago. I hope they go through with it. For such a well known dinosaur, all of the models for it are total crap.

You need to hunt down the Hypacrosaurus and baby then! Better than the Carnegie Cory