Rearing Sauropods

[docronnie]

Here's one from WS:

[CityRaptor]

Littlefoot's mom is ready to crush some skulls!

[Bokisaurus]

A while back, I had a thread dedicated to rearing sauropods
Anyway, here are the figures I Have in my current collection, enjoy

[DinoLord]

I have a vinyl version of that Barosaurus. It's yellow. I think it was released as part of the DinoLand line or something along those lines...

[SBell]

I have a vinyl version of that Barosaurus. It's yellow. I think it was released as part of the DinoLand line or something along those lines...

It was indeed, part of the 1:100 line. The original is the yellow material; in the photo it appears to have been painted to look bronzed.

[Bokisaurus]

Oh yes, this one also, the latest addition


The Kaiyodo Dinoland Barrosaurus did come in two colors, the bronze and yellow
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[postsaurischian]

 ....... and the Krentz Shapeways mini Diplodocus :

[tyrantqueen]

The Rhoetosaurus is a nice figure, but the bumps on its back look exactly like my hands when my eczema flares up. Not exactly a nice comparison, haha. The fleshy paintjob doesn't help either

[Takama]

The Rhoetosaurus is a nice figure, but the bumps on its back look exactly like my hands when my eczema flares up. Not exactly a nice comparison, haha. The fleshy paintjob doesn't help either

I will never look at the figure the same way again thanks to that sentence. Sorry to hear you get that way.

[tyrantqueen]

The Rhoetosaurus is a nice figure, but the bumps on its back look exactly like my hands when my eczema flares up. Not exactly a nice comparison, haha. The fleshy paintjob doesn't help either

I will never look at the figure the same way again thanks to that sentence. Sorry to hear you get that way.

Thanks Genes can suck sometimes.

[Arul]

sauropod is a giant and majestic dinosaur, they look perfect (in figure) when they rearing 

[Arul]

I want to know, did diplodocus really have a big scale on its body ? Like it figure which made by collecta

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I want to know, did diplodocus really have a big scale on its body ? Like it figure which made by collecta

I think sauropods in general had very fine scales that wouldn't show up well in a figure this size. So they made them a little bigger so as not to appear smooth.

[Arul]

Thanks for the reply  for diorama i think by lightning we can cover that imperfection 

[Daspletodave]

IMO no sauropod could possibly have reared up the way these toys reflect. That being said, the Battat Diplo is by far the BEST of the bunch. The rest are sorry copycats.
Makes me wonder tho if the whole rearing sauropod toy is just a clever marketing gimmick - they take up way less shelf space in the store that way. Imagine how impressive the Battat Diplo would be if they had made it in a "normal" pose with all four feet on the ground, neck and tail fully extended. It would have been HUGE.
Small wonder that Carnegie downsized their new Diplo and Brachio to 1/50 scale. Large sauropod toys take up too much space, cost too much (hurts sales) and cause production delays (remember the much-delayed Papo Brachio)?

[amargasaurus cazaui]

IMO no sauropod could possibly have reared up the way these toys reflect. That being said, the Battat Diplo is by far the BEST of the bunch. The rest are sorry copycats.
Makes me wonder tho if the whole rearing sauropod toy is just a clever marketing gimmick - they take up way less shelf space in the store that way. Imagine how impressive the Battat Diplo would be if they had made it in a "normal" pose with all four feet on the ground, neck and tail fully extended. It would have been HUGE.
Small wonder that Carnegie downsized their new Diplo and Brachio to 1/50 scale. Large sauropod toys take up too much space, cost too much (hurts sales) and cause production delays (remember the much-delayed Papo Brachio)?

Anatomically it is possible that some species might have reared up if needed....the chevrons on diplodocus tails are quite suggestive of the concept however....the minute you say that, what would be gained from it? These are animals that already are massive compared to their natural predators and when they might rear it only raises their front claws out of reach of the attacker and at the same time commits their back legs and tail to standing. aside from this, it would also leave their most vital areas open to slash and run attacks. Finally, and as I mentioned before in other threads about a supposedly iconic rearing brachiosaurus, why would a highly evolved high feeder need to rear up , when its entire body style and purpose are beneficial of standing in a single spot, long neck extended, and eating all within that radius without moving the bulk of the animal. It looks pretty yes, but just isnt that likely

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

Imagine how impressive the Battat Diplo would be if they had made it in a "normal" pose with all four feet on the ground, neck and tail fully extended. It would have been HUGE.

That's one of the reasons I'll buy one in the reissue to have modify.

Anatomically it is possible that some species might have reared up if needed....the chevrons on diplodocus tails are quite suggestive of the concept however....the minute you say that, what would be gained from it? These are animals that already are massive compared to their natural predators and when they might rear it only raises their front claws out of reach of the attacker and at the same time commits their back legs and tail to standing. aside from this, it would also leave their most vital areas open to slash and run attacks. Finally, and as I mentioned before in other threads about a supposedly iconic rearing brachiosaurus, why would a highly evolved high feeder need to rear up , when its entire body style and purpose are beneficial of standing in a single spot, long neck extended, and eating all within that radius without moving the bulk of the animal. It looks pretty yes, but just isnt that likely

Sauropods probably had to rear up for mating. What if rearing were some sort of sexual display or for intraspecific combat?

[Dinomike]

The only rearing sauropod I currently own is CollectA Jobaria. There will be anothee one as soon as a certain company will reissue their Diplo.

[Arul]

Whos bigger between collecta diplo or collecta jobaria ?

[amargasaurus cazaui]

Imagine how impressive the Battat Diplo would be if they had made it in a "normal" pose with all four feet on the ground, neck and tail fully extended. It would have been HUGE.

That's one of the reasons I'll buy one in the reissue to have modify.

Anatomically it is possible that some species might have reared up if needed....the chevrons on diplodocus tails are quite suggestive of the concept however....the minute you say that, what would be gained from it? These are animals that already are massive compared to their natural predators and when they might rear it only raises their front claws out of reach of the attacker and at the same time commits their back legs and tail to standing. aside from this, it would also leave their most vital areas open to slash and run attacks. Finally, and as I mentioned before in other threads about a supposedly iconic rearing brachiosaurus, why would a highly evolved high feeder need to rear up , when its entire body style and purpose are beneficial of standing in a single spot, long neck extended, and eating all within that radius without moving the bulk of the animal. It looks pretty yes, but just isnt that likely

Sauropods probably had to rear up for mating. What if rearing were some sort of sexual display or for intraspecific combat?

It all sounds fun and everything and is probably even possible but not likely, and that is the problem. These are dinosaurs who had massive bulk and were designed to move as little as possible to prevent the burn of calories needed to fuel them. This is why the long necks and so they could stand in one place and eat for hours without moving. Any movement , when you have 15-30 tons is expensive in food terms.....so I doubt that nature would have made it likely for them to go through such calisthenics just to mate or display.....the cost would be too high. Possible, yes, likely not