The best figure of every species, according to Halichoeres

[Roselaar]

Interesting to see a Nanotyrannus figure. Has that one been done before? I don't recall...

[SBell]

Interesting to see a Nanotyrannus figure. Has that one been done before? I don't recall...

CollectA has done a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, so yes!?

[Halichoeres]

Interesting to see a Nanotyrannus figure. Has that one been done before? I don't recall...

CollectA has done a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, so yes!?

Ha, yeah, no shortage of juvenile and baby rexes. There's also a Nanotyrannus as such in the Xtractaurs action figure line.

[Sim]

@Sim: I think the dinosaurs shipped with the magazine you're talking about, at least in some countries. I might be wrong, though. I don't remember ever seeing them here in the States, but who knows. Everyone I've talked to who had them got them in Europe or Latin America. I think you nailed the Nanotyrannus art.

I'm pretty pleased to have found them, and within a month or two of even learning they existed! The only one I'm missing now is Arrhinoceratops. You might already know this, but they're marketing, at least in Spain, Ireland, and the UK, a line of Dinosaur Train-esque figures with kids' books. Incredibly, they have 77 issues and so far not a single unique species (although they seem to have been slightly ahead of Kaiyodo in making a Yi). Even their issues for Stomatosuchus and Mei long don't include the titular animals.

If the dinosaur figures came with the magazine, I don't think they did over here in London as I had all the issues (there was over 100!) and none came with the De Agostini figures.  Maybe in other parts of the world they did though.  Re-reading the De Agostini thread, I saw a few of the figures were repainted AAA figures.  That would explain why when I looked at all the figures which ofmp linked to in that thread, a few didn't look like the artwork from Dinosaurs! at all.

Someone - I think it was you - linked to a Dinosaur Train-esque De Agostini figure set which included a Yi, but I didn't know anything more about that line of figures and books.  In the Stomatosuchus issue the figures are a baby Oviraptor and a Spinosaurus with eyelashes to show it's female?  And the Mei issue just comes with a volcano that's exactly the same as what comes with other issues?  I find that disappointing, even if I'm not interested in such cartoony figures.

[DC]

I would like to see someome make a lungfish

[Flaffy]

Fauna Figures made a lungfish. They also have paddlefish, lamprey, butterfly fish, bichir... Go check them out!

[SBell]

I would like to see someome make a lungfish

Thanks for the mention!

It's true Randy--https://faunafigures.com/category/brand/fauna-figures-fishes/ No one else would do it, so I am!



I am expecting my first (small...I don't think large enough...) run of bowfin, paddlefish, lamprey and Heterotis in the next week or so (mailed today). They are sized to go well with larger dino models...just saying!

And we have a really long list...eventually there will be some prehistoric, but not yet.

[Flaffy]

I would like to see someome make a lungfish

Thanks for the mention!

It's true Randy--https://faunafigures.com/category/brand/fauna-figures-fishes/ No one else would do it, so I am!



I am expecting my first (small...I don't think large enough...) run of bowfin, paddlefish, lamprey and Heterotis in the next week or so (mailed today). They are sized to go well with larger dino models...just saying!

And we have a really long list...eventually there will be some prehistoric, but not yet.

Will the paddlefish's price be 14.99 CAD? Like the rest of the series?

[SBell]

I would like to see someome make a lungfish

Thanks for the mention!

It's true Randy--https://faunafigures.com/category/brand/fauna-figures-fishes/ No one else would do it, so I am!



I am expecting my first (small...I don't think large enough...) run of bowfin, paddlefish, lamprey and Heterotis in the next week or so (mailed today). They are sized to go well with larger dino models...just saying!

And we have a really long list...eventually there will be some prehistoric, but not yet.

Will the paddlefish's price be 14.99 CAD? Like the rest of the series?

They should be, yes!

[Halichoeres]

Someone - I think it was you - linked to a Dinosaur Train-esque De Agostini figure set which included a Yi, but I didn't know anything more about that line of figures and books.  In the Stomatosuchus issue the figures are a baby Oviraptor and a Spinosaurus with eyelashes to show it's female?  And the Mei issue just comes with a volcano that's exactly the same as what comes with other issues?  I find that disappointing, even if I'm not interested in such cartoony figures.

I also found that disappointing! To me, a cartoony Stomatosuchus would have been better than no Stomatosuchus at all. They seem really intent on making a nuclear family of every species.

I would like to see someome make a lungfish

It would be nice to see more lungfish! In addition to the FF one, there's an Australian lungfish in the Colorata fossil fish box. There was such a great variety of lungfish in the Paleozoic and Mesozoic; I'd love to see some of those guys made into figures.

[suspsy]

At some point, Tim, you simply must review that JP Estemmenosuchus for the blog!

[DinoLord]

At some point, Tim, you simply must review that JP Estemmenosuchus for the blog!

Agreed. I always love Tim's reviews of Paleozoic creatures; I always end up learning something new.

[Flaffy]

It baffles me that none of the major dino making companies (except for Kenner) havemade an estemmenosuchus figure. Just... just look at its bizarre horns! 

[Flaffy]

I wonder why they chose the baby spino and baby oviraptor over the stomatosuchus, which is on the FRONT COVER of the book!    I just want a stomatosuchus... Pls... Stomatosuchus...

[Halichoeres]

It never occurred to me to review the Estemmenosuchus! I assumed all the JP stuff had been done already. But sure, I could take a crack at it. Thanks for the encouragement, guys

@FlaffyRaptors: I don't know why BOTH of those animals haven't been made. They're so distinctive!

[SBell]

Someone - I think it was you - linked to a Dinosaur Train-esque De Agostini figure set which included a Yi, but I didn't know anything more about that line of figures and books.  In the Stomatosuchus issue the figures are a baby Oviraptor and a Spinosaurus with eyelashes to show it's female?  And the Mei issue just comes with a volcano that's exactly the same as what comes with other issues?  I find that disappointing, even if I'm not interested in such cartoony figures.

I also found that disappointing! To me, a cartoony Stomatosuchus would have been better than no Stomatosuchus at all. They seem really intent on making a nuclear family of every species.

I would like to see someome make a lungfish

It would be nice to see more lungfish! In addition to the FF one, there's an Australian lungfish in the Colorata fossil fish box. There was such a great variety of lungfish in the Paleozoic and Mesozoic; I'd love to see some of those guys made into figures.

There are at least 4 different Neoceratodus models. Colorata (2 different paint jobs, 3 different releases of the Fossil Fishes box), Toba Aquarium, Epoch, Yowies...there may be others that I haven't chased down.


From an ATF thread.

[Halichoeres]

Some Cretaceous marginocephalians! (I know, not many marginocephalians outside the Cretaceous.)


Yowie Prenocephale. The last Yowie I needed for my collection! The dinosaurs from this line got pretty good for series C; it's a shame they didn't keep them going. About 1:20.


Starlux Monoclonius, a nomen dubium, so it's Centrosaurus in my collection until I can find a Kokoro Centrosaurus (or Safari or CollectA makes one). About 1:45.


Safari Pachyrhinosaurus. Replaced the Papo because its antlers started to bother me. About 1:40.


Planeta DeAgostini Chasmosaurus. Replaced the CollectA version, a modest improvement, but what I really want is the DeAgostini Arrhinoceratops. About 1:30.


Kaiyodo (DinoLand) Anchiceratops. It's huge! It's supposedly 1:20, but it's actually around 1:12. Pretty figure, though.


With Hesperonychus for scale.


Battat Triceratops. So nice. This is one of the few Battats where I prefer the original paint job. Replaced the derpy old Papo trike. About 1:40-1:45.


Toyway (WWD) Torosaurus. All the Torosaurus figures out there are pretty ugly, except the Safari Field Musuem one, but that one's so small! This one replaced the Schleich version. About 1:40-1:45.

[LophoLeeVT]

wow thats one big anchiceratops

[Halichoeres]

wow thats one big anchiceratops

Yep, it's a bruiser! It's hollow, though, so very lightweight.

[Dilopho]

Starlux Monoclonius, a nomen dubium, so it's Centrosaurus in my collection until I can find a Kokoro Centrosaurus (or Safari or CollectA makes one). About 1:45.

It looks so worried