2016 Hopes & Dreams

[Patrx]

Great list, Amarga I'd be delighted to see any of those.

I'd also like to see:

Coelophysis
Compsognathus
Hypsilophodon
Heterodontosaurus
Leaellynasaura
Sciurumimus
Ornithomimus
Saltasaurus
Shunosaurus
Camarasaurus
Pterodactylus
Eohippus
Teleoceras

And most definitely:
Deinonychus (or really, any dromaeosaur - just, somebody, please make an accurate one!)

[Concavenator]

Eh,the new Safari Archaeoopteryx is very accurate.

[Concavenator]

Another dinosaur I'd love to see is Torvosaurus gurneyi.Hope Safari or CollectA attempt it.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

My wish list is rather basic...basic dinosaurs !!!

A nicely posed updated psittacosaurus
Pegomastax
Kulindradromeus
Eoraptor
Herrerasaurus
Aquilops
Aracheoceratops

My fisrt time hear that dinosaurs but not for the psittacosaurus...how do you know them ? 

Well Arul most of them are somehow closely or distantly related to psittacosaurus in some sense....Pegomastax, much more distantly, Aquilops was recently announced, and Aracheoceratops, is quite similar to Aquilops. As for Eoraptor, and Herrerasaurus, the first was discovered by Paul Sereno, as was Pegomastax. Kulindradroemeus, Pegomastax and Aquilops have all been in the news within the last two years. I also tend to focus more on these less derived and less well studied dinosaurs myself....

Wow great  my favorite dinosaur is trex i hope i can studied more focus about it

Are you able to read proper english science papers Arul? Not sure at what   level you read and comprehend english so I thought I would ask, but if you are proficient with the language, I have quite a few papers about T-rex I can post for you to read if you like. Just a thought....

[Arul]

My wish list is rather basic...basic dinosaurs !!!

A nicely posed updated psittacosaurus
Pegomastax
Kulindradromeus
Eoraptor
Herrerasaurus
Aquilops
Aracheoceratops

My fisrt time hear that dinosaurs but not for the psittacosaurus...how do you know them ? 

Well Arul most of them are somehow closely or distantly related to psittacosaurus in some sense....Pegomastax, much more distantly, Aquilops was recently announced, and Aracheoceratops, is quite similar to Aquilops. As for Eoraptor, and Herrerasaurus, the first was discovered by Paul Sereno, as was Pegomastax. Kulindradroemeus, Pegomastax and Aquilops have all been in the news within the last two years. I also tend to focus more on these less derived and less well studied dinosaurs myself....

Wow great  my favorite dinosaur is trex i hope i can studied more focus about it

Are you able to read proper english science papers Arul? Not sure at what   level you read and comprehend english so I thought I would ask, but if you are proficient with the language, I have quite a few papers about T-rex I can post for you to read if you like. Just a thought....

Emm yeah maybe in a little bit, my medical learning resource is from e-book sometimes e-journal which is write in english. Wow it will be very apprieciated  hehehe. I usually use wikipedia to know about prehistoric 

[Concavenator]

If I had to choose just one dino produced by a specific company would be definetely be a Deinocheirus by Safari.Just try to imagine it for a moment,that big weird,humped,duck like creature,with his beautiful feathers.
Doug,I hope you listening.I have my fingers crossed.

[tyrantqueen]

Doug,I hope you listening.I have my fingers crossed.

I don't think he gets to choose the species he sculpts. Safari have the final say in the matter.

[Deanosaur7]

My wish list from Papo is simple:

Carcharodontosaurus or Giganotosaurus
Any dinosaur from Jurassic World, since they copied most of their designs from Jurassic Park
I-Rex ( Indominus Rex )
A large Ankylosaurus
Velociraptor v.3 ( feathered )
Baby Spino
Iguanodon

I don't care about any other company, they don't do them as accurate or detailed as Papo *cough*-Schleich-*cough*

[Concavenator]

My wish list from Papo is simple:

Carcharodontosaurus or Giganotosaurus
Any dinosaur from Jurassic World, since they copied most of their designs from Jurassic Park
I-Rex ( Indominus Rex )
A large Ankylosaurus
Velociraptor v.3 ( feathered )
Baby Spino
Iguanodon

I don't care about any other company, they don't do them as accurate or detailed as Papo *cough*-Schleich-*cough*

As far as accuracy goes,Papo have always kind of sucked at that,even though the more recent releases tend to be on the accurate side,but there are some flaws,ones bigger than other (a bald Tupuxuara,a wrong colored Archaeopteryx...).

[stargatedalek]

Seeing relatively obscure (or well known yet underrepresented) species being made always brings a smile to my face. So in general I'd love to see some lesser known species make an appearance next year.


Safari ltd.
Over the past few years Safari have been drastically improving their Wild Safari line to the point it matches their long esteemed Carnegie line, and I like to think that both lines will continue to produce top-notch figures for years to come.

Carnegie
I know everyone's going to hate me ( ) but I wouldn't mind seeing more theropods and sauropods. I feel as though the sculpting style with its smoother textures and flowing movement lends itself well to large creatures such as sauropods or perhaps marine reptiles. As for updating the microraptor I don't feel it needs much of an update, the sculpt is perfect as is but a new paint job is definitely in order. If the microraptor is any indication I wouldn't mind seeing an anchiornis to come. If theres any Carnegie that would benefit from some slight retouching of the mold its definitely the caudipteryx, so close and yet so far (with regards to the wings).

Wild Safari
I for one would love to see Wild Safari do a meiolania. I feel the giant spiked tortoise would lend itself very well to Doug Watson's sculpting style. I'd also like to see this trend of ceratopsians continue and hopefully feature an earlier member, protoceratops comes to mind as a very underrepresented species but there are definitely plenty to choose from, I'd particularly love to see a creature with lots of spines.


CollectA
CollectA recently has shown a definite knack for doing obscure and speculative reconstructions (and a few of them in what may well be record time!), and I'd love to see this trend continue.

Standard Range
I'd like to see CollectA add another walking pterosaur to their line up. Its becoming something they are known for and it definitely sets their pterosaurs apart. kulindadromeus is definitely a nice idea, but personally I think having it as an individual figure rather than as a miniature diorama would be preferable.

Deluxe 1:40 Range
Yah I know, this is gonna sound sad to see everyone's favorite take one for the team, but I want to see a dead tyrannosaurus. We have an absolutely lovely juvenile and an adult and I for one think now having a second adult on the ground gives us some great material for dioramas. It wouldn't need to show any injuries (that way it could double as a sleeping tyrannosaurus). Another idea is to have a set of smaller dinosaurs in 1:40th scale, perhaps a pack of scavengers to go along with that rex carcass.

Supreme Range
Specifically I would like to see them try and tackle a diplocaulus, I feel a large sized figure of this well known and strange amphibian is long overdue. Another I'd love to see would be sinemys, such an interesting and strange turtle yet (AFAIK) only Kaiyodo have thus far tried tackling it.

Prehistoric Beasts
I think I speak for all of us when I say that more extinct whales are long overdue. CollectA did a wonderful job on their kelenken and dare I say its one of their finest pieces, and I would love to see them try and tackle some other extinct birds. Argentavis, raphus (dodo), phorusrhacos, andalgalornis, and my personal favorite choice pelagornis. Pelagornis was the largest flying bird of all time and who wouldn't want to have a giant toothed sea bird to show their pterosaurs a little competition.


Papo
Seeing as accuracy has never been one of Papo's strong points I'd like to see them keep with their current style. Variety is the slice of life and so long as they aren't claiming to represent the latest science I'm perfectly fine with the sci-fi styled creatures they produce. I'd like to see how a fully feathered dromaeosaur would look in the Papo "metal" style.


Battat Terra
Some new ceratopsians are always welcome, and Dan does a great job with them. Keeping a constant scale has always been important to the Battat line(s) so sauropods are also a very nice option. There are plenty of fairly obscure sauropods out there just waiting for an appearance.


Schleich
Schleich are not unlike Papo in that scientific accuracy is unimportant to them. However unlike Papo Schleich does claim to represent science, even advertising their products as educational medium (or perhaps their marketing division may not be involved at all with the creative process). As such I feel that Schleich owes it to their customers to try and up their game in the accuracy department. The recent anhanguera and kentrosaurus have been a huge step up in this direction and I'd love to see that continue.

[Saurian]

companies ignore ornithomimids , I think is very unjust

[tanystropheus]

There is a popular misconception that Papos are universally inaccurate, despite the fact that the last half-dozen Papos were indeed, relatively accurate. The Tupuxuara and Apatosaurus are also accurate Papos that continue the tradition of scientific fidelity.....I fully expect someone to interrupt and bring up the notion of pycnofibres. This is unfair. Where are the pycnofibres in WS, Scleich and Favorite models? We can not give non-Papo companies a free pass. If we ridicule Papos for inaccuracies, we must also maintain this level of scrutiny for Carnegies and CollectAs.  Papo models tend to have one feature that is inaccurate, on average (similar to WS, and CollectA counterparts).

[stargatedalek]

The recent WS and CollectA pterosaurs have pycnofibres, so no, it is completely fair to call Papo inaccurate since its the truth. The only (extinct) Papo model that is accurate (not counting the as yet released apatosaurus) is the carnotaurus. Dimetrodon has scales, thats a definite oopsie, archeopteryx is the wrong colour (amongst worse issues), and the dilophosaurus proportions are off. Come to think of it I'm not sure if the carnotaurus is accurate,  its simply the only one that I don't know is inaccurate. "Notion of pycnofibres" please don't take this the wrong way but if you mean to claim that pycnofibres presence is speculative I have to say that that's not true at all, pycnofibres are widespread throughout pterosaurs and they should always be included in any accurate depiction.

[tanystropheus]

The recent WS and CollectA pterosaurs have pycnofibres, so no, it is completely fair to call Papo inaccurate since its the truth. The only (extinct) Papo model that is accurate (not counting the as yet released apatosaurus) is the carnotaurus. Dimetrodon has scales, thats a definite oopsie, archeopteryx is the wrong colour (amongst worse issues), and the dilophosaurus proportions are off. Come to think of it I'm not sure if the carnotaurus is accurate,  its simply the only one that I don't know is inaccurate. "Notion of pycnofibres" please don't take this the wrong way but if you mean to claim that pycnofibres presence is speculative I have to say that that's not true at all, pycnofibres are widespread throughout pterosaurs and they should always be included in any accurate depiction.

The Papo Carnotaurus and Apatosaurus appear to be accurate. The same can be said for the Sideshow-inspired Papo Styracosaurus. Some people suggested that Papo Styraco had a somewhat lengthier neck than usual, but that can also be said for the Kaiyodo, X-plus and Favorite versions. The Wild Safari Rhamphorhynchus seems to be lacking pycnofibres, as well. And, while the Papo Dilophosaurus' proportions might be off, the WS Dilo features pronated hands, and a dragging mouse tail of sorts (not to mention the complete lack of musculature supporting the base of the tail). Wild Safari Ceratosaurus and Acrocanthosaurus both exhibit oversized feet ('clown feet') and therefore, the proportions are not quite correct. The WS Microraptor is also the wrong color; it should don a glistening black coat, instead. The WS Triceratops is based on Jurassic Park and does not display anatomically correct feet and toes (The Kinto 'Desktop' Favorite Tri does have the correct feet, but the horn proportions might be off). Likewise, the WS Stegosaurus is not entirely accurate and may have also been inspired by JP. Almost all the CollectA theropods have shrink-wrapped skulls, and some have disturbing, glaring anatomical flaws (T-rex with Prey sports an elongated skull that most likely escaped a trash compactor)...and the Medusaceratops has ongoing beak issues.

Thus, Papo (and Schleich) are not the only mass produced toys that are exhibiting scientific inaccuracies. If anything, Papo has demonstrated a rather dramatic improvement in terms of overall quality, and they are regarded as a relatively new dinosaur line. Carnegie and WS are in the nth generation with respect to their dinosaur line; Carnegie and WS have always been regarded as "scientifically accurate" by the public, despite having a history of producing not-so-accurate models at times.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

I think Gwangi said it best once, when he said....something to the effect of, that each model or figure that is made seems to have at least one issue if you look hard enough.....the more dinosaurs that I collect, the more accurate that comment seems to me at least.

[suspsy]

Carnegie
I know everyone's going to hate me ( ) but I wouldn't mind seeing more theropods and sauropods. I feel as though the sculpting style with its smoother textures and flowing movement lends itself well to large creatures such as sauropods or perhaps marine reptiles. As for updating the microraptor I don't feel it needs much of an update, the sculpt is perfect as is but a new paint job is definitely in order.

I'd buy a repainted Microraptor. I don't think it really needs any retooling. And I suppose more sauropods would be alright, but there's plenty of theropods already (and theropods are my favourite dinosaurs). It's high time the ceratopsids, the ankylosaurs, or the ornithopods received some Carnegie love. The Triceratops and the Ankylosaurus are really showing their age.

CollectA Deluxe 1:40 Range
Yah I know, this is gonna sound sad to see everyone's favorite take one for the team, but I want to see a dead tyrannosaurus. We have an absolutely lovely juvenile and an adult and I for one think now having a second adult on the ground gives us some great material for dioramas. It wouldn't need to show any injuries (that way it could double as a sleeping tyrannosaurus). Another idea is to have a set of smaller dinosaurs in 1:40th scale, perhaps a pack of scavengers to go along with that rex carcass.

I'd be fine with a dead tyrannosaur. One with a few horn wounds in its body. Or bite marks on the neck. Although as I've stated before, I'd really love a dead Mapusaurus with a couple of Argentinosaurus foot impressions in its body.

Prehistoric Beasts
I think I speak for all of us when I say that more extinct whales are long overdue.

Basilosaurus for sure. Or Livyataan.

I think Megatherium is also overdue for representation in the CollectA. It's such a magnificent animal. It'd go well with this year's Smilodon.

[Megalosaurus]

Nice ideas stargatedalek.

Wild Safari
I for one would love to see Wild Safari do a meiolania. I feel the giant spiked tortoise would lend itself very well to Doug Watson's sculpting style.[...]

I love that idea

CollectA
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Deluxe 1:40 Range
Yah I know, this is gonna sound sad to see everyone's favorite take one for the team, but I want to see a dead tyrannosaurus. We have an absolutely lovely juvenile and an adult and I for one think now having a second adult on the ground gives us some great material for dioramas. It wouldn't need to show any injuries (that way it could double as a sleeping tyrannosaurus). Another idea is to have a set of smaller dinosaurs in 1:40th scale, perhaps a pack of scavengers to go along with that rex carcass.

AFAIK most of the time the sleeping and dead pose of animals is quite different in animals with TRex like center of gravity. Sleeping is done resting over the underbelly, while dead pose is on its side. I mean:
Sleep:

Dead:

But the idea is great anyway, I'd like to see a sleeping or dead theropod too. But lets face it, if collecta do a dead thing it will be gore to the guts as it has been with stego and trice.

Supreme Range
Specifically I would like to see them try and tackle a diplocaulus, I feel a large sized figure of this well known and strange amphibian is long overdue. [...]

I'd love to see it.

Prehistoric Beasts
[...]CollectA did a wonderful job on their kelenken and dare I say its one of their finest pieces, and I would love to see them try and tackle some other extinct birds. Argentavis, raphus (dodo), phorusrhacos, andalgalornis, and my personal favorite choice pelagornis. Pelagornis was the largest flying bird of all time and who wouldn't want to have a giant toothed sea bird to show their pterosaurs a little competition.

Good idea. I'd like to see a Moa bird also.

Papo
[...]I'd like to see how a fully feathered dromaeosaur would look in the Papo "metal" style.

Really? I think it will look a lot like REBOR Utharaptor.

Schleich
Schleich are not unlike Papo in that scientific accuracy is unimportant to them. However unlike Papo Schleich does claim to represent science, even advertising their products as educational medium (or perhaps their marketing division may not be involved at all with the creative process). As such I feel that Schleich owes it to their customers to try and up their game in the accuracy department. The recent anhanguera and kentrosaurus have been a huge step up in this direction and I'd love to see that continue.

In the past they do great prehistoric mammals. I wish they continue to do so.

[stargatedalek]

AFAIK most of the time the sleeping and dead pose of animals is quite different in animals with TRex like center of gravity. Sleeping is done resting over the underbelly, while dead pose is on its side. I mean:
*snip*
But the idea is great anyway, I'd like to see a sleeping or dead theropod too. But lets face it, if collecta do a dead thing it will be gore to the guts as it has been with stego and trice.

This is true, of course either one is great with me, gore or no gore its still cool. I seem to recall reading something about tyrannosaurs likely sleeping on their side because of the position of the pubic boot but I can't find it anymore.

Good idea. I'd like to see a Moa bird also.

Moa somehow managed to slip my mind, a moa would indeed be awesome. An elephant bird is another good option.

Really? I think it will look a lot like REBOR Utharaptor.

I was thinking of their recent archeopteryx, but yes I suppose that could get to feeling a bit repetitive.

In the past they do great prehistoric mammals. I wish they continue to do so.

Not so long ago they did fairly nice dinosaurs too, the past few years they strayed into the highly caricature pieces but hopefully later pieces will be more like the anhanguera and kentrosaurus.

[Concavenator]

No,the Carnegie Microraptor wouldn't be accurate if colored black still.A little retooling is needed,it now has an inaccurate tail shape.

[stargatedalek]

I don't see it. I'm comparing mine in hand to all the best diagrams I can find and I see nothing inaccurate with the tail. Remember the the tail is curved so the feathers aren't going to be stretched out straight.