CollectA-New for 2015

[amargasaurus cazaui]

Thanks for that link,amargasaurus cazaui,very interesting things there.
It's fitting that the subject of a species of Psittacosaurus should pop up in a thread about the line I could see most likely to come out with one sooner or later:CollectA.

Always glad to share anything regarding psittacosaurus especially, I have made it my point in life to have a nicely rounded, quite thorough sharing of this dinosaur. I am always always willing to share any papers I have related to ceratopsians for anyone that needs/wants them. A thing to ponder about psittacosaurus, given its popularity. Carnegie has probably done the best take on this dinosaur so far, although Collecta did what I call the ground squirrel version as well. I find it highly likely that one of the large companies, will eventually redo this figure. I would love to see Doug Watson take a shot at it...but if Collecta did it, at least we know it would be quilled . I sit here some nights pondering purchasing some sculptey and doing one myself.........

[amargasaurus cazaui]

The problem is not that CollectA shrink wraps. The problem is that they do this strange chimera of half shrink wrapped and half not.

I again continue to voice my support for Stargate in highlighting this issue. She is correct in centering the issue once more. I did make the comment earlier in the thread, you can sit and view the Invicta line and some of them are heavily shrink wrapped, but your eye passes over it unless you are trying to find it, because the entire figure is consistently modeled.

[suspsy]

Following up on my previous post. Aside from the wider hips, which is after all a stability issue and unrelated to aesthetics like shrink wrapping, I honestly don't see how the CollectA Carcharodontosaurus is any more or less bulky than how Rey depicts them:

[Shonisaurus]

By the way, now that is fashionable ceraptosidos I think Collecta or any company should do the Protoceratops, whose remains are common in Mongolia and are in excellent condition.

I understand that Protoceratops excepting some company as Carnegie is a dinosaur unjustly forgotten by companies and even toy collecting.

[Dobber]

Following up on my previous post. Aside from the wider hips, which is after all a stability issue and unrelated to aesthetics like shrink wrapping, I honestly don't see how the CollectA Carcharodontosaurus is any more or less bulky than how Rey depicts them:

I can understand the hips as it serves the purpose of stability, but the shoulders bug me more. They are SO big and fat and then suddenly there are these skinny little arms sticking out. Reminds me of an obese persons arms. http://images.obesityhelp.com/uploads/profile/195064/albums/71157/ShariBackArmsSwim.jpg

Chris

[Shonisaurus]

In my humble opinion, to avoid errors like Carcharodontosaurus, the only viable solution is to put a minimum fulcrum, as with fantastic figures of medieval Schleich soldiers on foot.

Is not like the figures to which we are accustomed Collecta with points of absolute support, as ichyovenator, Pachycephalosaurus, Bistahieversor, Saurophaganax etc, is to put a few footholds mildly disguised in Figure I put as a model soldier schleich with reference knight dragon slayer 70116, tap another figure gentleman reference 70111. That way we could have more realistic figures.

For avoidance of doubt I pass the link http://www.schleich-s.com/de/DE/spielzeug/greifenritter_bogenschuetze/ this same could be done with dinosaur figures without actually put them in a data base, could maintain and most importantly without anatomical commit errors.

[suspsy]

That fulcrum idea is intriguing. You should try emailing CollectA about it.

[Arul]

Who is already got collecta smilodon ? Best 2015 figure i think 

[suspsy]

No one has it. It hasn't been released yet.

[Arul]

Check the identification thread i post collecta smilodon, its belong to someone in one of facebook toy lover group

[MiniZoo]

We've just uploaded a new video featuring the CollectA Feathered Trex, Smilodon, Acrocanthosaurus and Meducaceratops plus the new Baobab Tree....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2LDbz2Z5us

[suspsy]

Gods, I hope that lovely rex doesn't end up falling over everytime I look at it. How unstable is it? Did you have to glue it to that platform?

[Shadowknight1]

Well.  Acro's colors look better than the promo pic did, but the lack of high neck vertebrae is still a major turn off for me.  It still looks like a generic carcharodontosaurid with a humpback.  That T. rex though, I really want it!  When does that go up for order?

And you said last figures of 2015, what about the Spinos?

[MiniZoo]

Gods, I hope that lovely rex doesn't end up falling over everytime I look at it. How unstable is it? Did you have to glue it to that platform?

The sample model we have stands on it's own, but it doesn't take more than a puff of wind to topple over. May need to warm it up and reset the leg slightly to get better stability.

..... That T. rex though, I really want it!  When does that go up for order?

And you said last figures of 2015, what about the Spinos?

Yep, you're right about Spino - our mistake... unfortunately we didn't have a sample to review at the time. Spoke to our supplier and we are anticipating stock 2nd half of June.

[tanystropheus]

Following up on my previous post. Aside from the wider hips, which is after all a stability issue and unrelated to aesthetics like shrink wrapping, I honestly don't see how the CollectA Carcharodontosaurus is any more or less bulky than how Rey depicts them:




I might be in the minority, but I think that CollectA's Acrocanthosaurus model is far superior in terms of aesthetics than their previously released Carcharodontosaurus. The proportions for the new model is also more believable. I also love the color applications on the Acro (when compared to the Carchar) and I don't normally praise CollectA's color choices.

The MiniZoo video does a great job highlighting  the latest four models in the CollectA series.

[tanystropheus]

Following up on my previous post. Aside from the wider hips, which is after all a stability issue and unrelated to aesthetics like shrink wrapping, I honestly don't see how the CollectA Carcharodontosaurus is any more or less bulky than how Rey depicts them:

I might be in the minority, but I think that CollectA's Acrocanthosaurus model is far superior in terms of aesthetics than their previously released Carcharodontosaurus. The proportions for the new model is also more believable. I also love the color applications on the Acro (when compared to the Carchar) and I don't normally praise CollectA's color choices.

The MiniZoo video does a great job highlighting  the latest four models in the CollectA series.

[joossa]

Going to go with Rebor for the Acro.
But wow, that feathered Rex sure is something. The pose is very nice too. My goodness... 

[amargasaurus cazaui]

Not that impressed with the Medusa, still many of  the same issues mentioned before, similar to the Acro and its shrink wrapped face, but I liked the feathered rex, although the colors are a bit gaudy to my eyes....but still artistic license and such allows it I think. I may well get the feathered model myself. Just a question and I am not that sure myself, but did the lower jaw seem to make the Acro skull look kind of distended or oddly shaped to anyone else? May just be my eyes, but I wondered if anyone else felt similar.

[tanystropheus]

Just a question and I am not that sure myself, but did the lower jaw seem to make the Acro skull look kind of distended or oddly shaped to anyone else? May just be my eyes, but I wondered if anyone else felt similar.

To be honest, I feel that the Carcharodontosaurus has a more distended (and, overall peculiar) head shape than the Acro...and it doesn't even have an articulated jaw to blame! It's head looks really stretched out to me...but what the heck do I know...it was, after all, one of the most popular models of last year 

I agree, the feathered T-rex looks really nice - It just needs a new coat of paint (or better blending)

[Dobber]

Pretty much agree with the statements already made. I'll probably pass on the Acro but I'm getting 2 of those feathered Rex's. One to keep as is and the other to repaint. I'm a little disappointed, though, in the gaps around the head on both the Rex and the Acro.

Chris