Ceratopsian's custom paints and everything else: new 9 Oct. 2024

[ceratopsian]

The postman came earlier this week, bearing a small package from Germany.  This was the Protochirotherium wolfhagense by Bullyland, that I had purchased from @Lone Trike here on the Forum.  Bullyland was commissioned to make the Rauisuchian especially for the Regionalmuseum at Wolfhagen.  I don't have many Triassic animals in my collection, so this was a welcome acquisition.  It is most unusual in that it is a model made of an animal of which we have only the footprints, found in a New Red Sandstone quarry near Wolfhagen in 1999.  I really like how the base is made generous enough to allow space to show the trackway the animal  is making as it ambles along.  Neat idea!  It also comes with a little tag giving the history of the discovery of the footprints and with a photo of some of the prints, which look really clear with skin impressions preserved.  The model is billed as 1:10 scale - though we have footprints of animals of all lengths from 30 cm up to around 3 metres.



The model shows an appealing sinuous curve when viewed from above:

[Halichoeres]

That is a really creative idea for a figure. I'd love if Bullyland got back on the Triassic horse, that was when they were at their best.

On the Estemmenosuchus, a great improvement. I have confidence that CollectA is going to improve their color schemes in the future, but they'll never compare to a Garrat...

[BrontoScorpio]

The postman came earlier this week, bearing a small package from Germany.  This was the Protochirotherium wolfhagense by Bullyland, that I had purchased from @Lone Trike here on the Forum.  ....

It is a wonderful and educational review you made, that tought me things I didn't know.

Made me even more happy that I ordered it too.

Still am waiting in patience.

[postsaurischian]

   (based on one of your comments in my thread)  I now rather regret not buying the Beasts of the Mesozoic wetlands pack .
   Very beautiful picture!

  The CollectA Estemmenosuchus looks much better now, Martin did it again!
        _{(The Dimetrodon though is beyond remedy for my liking.)}

   I also would like to see Bullyland moving back to Triassic creatures!

[ceratopsian]

.....
On the Estemmenosuchus, a great improvement. I have confidence that CollectA is going to improve their color schemes in the future, but they'll never compare to a Garratt...

No they won't - but it wouldn't be reasonable to expect them to either!

[Lone Trike]

Nice review!
For your convenience I made a loose translation of the text on the tag that comes with the Protochirotherium:

Protochirotherium wolfhagense means "hand-beast from Wolfhagen" and describes fossilized reptilian trackways,
which were found first 1999 at a sandstone quarry near Wolfhagen (administrative district Kassel). The site is now part of the Geopark "Genzwelten".
The producers of the trackways were relatives to crocodiles and dinosaurs - the Rauisuchians. During the Buntsandstein almost 250 million years ago,
these predators prowled monsoon-floodplains and otherwise semi-desert and desert like landscapes of the supercontinent Pangaea.
The trackways of Wolfhagen show a variety of sizes assuming animals between 30 cm and 3 m in length.
By now Protochirotherium trackways were found in Poland, Austria, Italy, Spain and Morocco as well.

I also did some research on Chirotherium trackways and found that the most probable producers were Euparkeria, Ticinosuchus, Arizonasaurus and Batrachotomus.
This is the corresponding paper, in case you want to read it yourself:

Diedrich; Middle Triassic chirotherid trackways on earthquake influenced intertidal limulid reproduction flats of the European Germanic Basin coasts; Central European Journal of Geosciences; DOI: 10.2478/s13533-011-0080-9

And this is the paper describing the trackways of Wolfhagen (unfortunately only in German):

Fichter, Kunz; Eine Tetrapoden-Fährtenvergesellschaftung im Mittleren Buntsandstein (frühe Trias: Olenekium) von Wolfhagen, Nordhessen; Article in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften September 2015; DOI: 10.1127/1860-1804/2015/0036

[ceratopsian]

Thank you - I can read some basic German but that filled in the sentence I was less sure about!

Nice review!
For your convenience I made a loose translation of the text on the tag that comes with the Protochirotherium:

Protochirotherium wolfhagense means "hand-beast from Wolfhagen" and describes fossilized reptilian trackways,
which were found first 1999 at a sandstone quarry near Wolfhagen (administrative district Kassel). The site is now part of the Geopark "Genzwelten".
The producers of the trackways were relatives to crocodiles and dinosaurs - the Rauisuchians. During the Buntsandstein almost 250 million years ago,
these predators prowled monsoon-floodplains and otherwise semi-desert and desert like landscapes of the supercontinent Pangaea.
The trackways of Wolfhagen show a variety of sizes assuming animals between 30 cm and 3 m in length.
By now Protochirotherium trackways were found in Poland, Austria, Italy, Spain and Morocco as well.

I also did some research on Chirotherium trackways and found that the most probable producers were Euparkeria, Ticinosuchus, Arizonasaurus and Batrachotomus.
This is the corresponding paper, in case you want to read it yourself:

Diedrich; Middle Triassic chirotherid trackways on earthquake influenced intertidal limulid reproduction flats of the European Germanic Basin coasts; Central European Journal of Geosciences; DOI: 10.2478/s13533-011-0080-9

And this is the paper describing the trackways of Wolfhagen (unfortunately only in German):

Fichter, Kunz; Eine Tetrapoden-Fährtenvergesellschaftung im Mittleren Buntsandstein (frühe Trias: Olenekium) von Wolfhagen, Nordhessen; Article in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften September 2015; DOI: 10.1127/1860-1804/2015/0036

[Libraraptor]

Nice review!
For your convenience I made a loose translation of the text on the tag that comes with the Protochirotherium:

Protochirotherium wolfhagense means "hand-beast from Wolfhagen" and describes fossilized reptilian trackways,
which were found first 1999 at a sandstone quarry near Wolfhagen (administrative district Kassel). The site is now part of the Geopark "Genzwelten".
The producers of the trackways were relatives to crocodiles and dinosaurs - the Rauisuchians. During the Buntsandstein almost 250 million years ago,
these predators prowled monsoon-floodplains and otherwise semi-desert and desert like landscapes of the supercontinent Pangaea.
The trackways of Wolfhagen show a variety of sizes assuming animals between 30 cm and 3 m in length.
By now Protochirotherium trackways were found in Poland, Austria, Italy, Spain and Morocco as well.

I also did some research on Chirotherium trackways and found that the most probable producers were Euparkeria, Ticinosuchus, Arizonasaurus and Batrachotomus.
This is the corresponding paper, in case you want to read it yourself:

Diedrich; Middle Triassic chirotherid trackways on earthquake influenced intertidal limulid reproduction flats of the European Germanic Basin coasts; Central European Journal of Geosciences; DOI: 10.2478/s13533-011-0080-9

And this is the paper describing the trackways of Wolfhagen (unfortunately only in German):

Fichter, Kunz; Eine Tetrapoden-Fährtenvergesellschaftung im Mittleren Buntsandstein (frühe Trias: Olenekium) von Wolfhagen, Nordhessen; Article in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften September 2015; DOI: 10.1127/1860-1804/2015/0036

Where can I purchase this stuff?
Never talked about that with Mrs. Bickel from the Regionalmuseum Wolfhagen.

[Reptilia]

Martin Garratt outdone himself once again with your Estemmenosuchus. The paint scheme he went for and its execution are simply exquisite.

[Shonisaurus]

What changes the makeup of Martin Garratt in the figures of prehistoric animals. Even in inanimate figures "makeup" or painting makes true miracles.

The stemmenosuchus of Collecta is spectacular. It does not seem the same as those of Collecta 2019.

[Bokisaurus]

Those new repainted Collecta's are amazing! It really show how much details there are on the figures and how beautifully sculpted they are. Great addition.

[ceratopsian]

A few weeks ago, I bought the WWD Polacanthus by Toyway on eBay.  It was much cheaper than all the others on offer and looked good enough for my purposes in the photos.  I had to wait a little while for it, as when the lot ended, the seller told me he was on holiday and couldn't ship till later in the month.  But that was OK.  It arrived last week.  I'm really pleased with it.  It has a little paint wear around the mouth and (where it is invisible) under the lowest part of the tail but that doesn't worry me at all.  It's a heavy model and larger than I expected.  So I think it was £7.94 well spent.  I'm rather amused by his white eye-liner (like a Goth in reverse!)  I love how intimidating he looks when striding towards you.

[RobinGoodfellow]

Often the Toyway WWD figures have scratches over paint even if mint in box..
It's quite usual for these models. 

[ceratopsian]

Thank you for this information. It was definitely good value then!   

Often the Toyway WWD figures have scratches over paint even if mint in box..
It's quite usual for these models. 

[Shonisaurus]

For me WWD dinosaurs are epic figures of the 90s. I have a very good memory of all of them. The figure that cost me the most to locate was the liopleurodon and obviously the ornithocheirus or dreaming what I will have on my shelves.

[Lone Trike]

Nice review!
For your convenience I made a loose translation of the text on the tag that comes with the Protochirotherium:

Protochirotherium wolfhagense means "hand-beast from Wolfhagen" and describes fossilized reptilian trackways,
which were found first 1999 at a sandstone quarry near Wolfhagen (administrative district Kassel). The site is now part of the Geopark "Genzwelten".
The producers of the trackways were relatives to crocodiles and dinosaurs - the Rauisuchians. During the Buntsandstein almost 250 million years ago,
these predators prowled monsoon-floodplains and otherwise semi-desert and desert like landscapes of the supercontinent Pangaea.
The trackways of Wolfhagen show a variety of sizes assuming animals between 30 cm and 3 m in length.
By now Protochirotherium trackways were found in Poland, Austria, Italy, Spain and Morocco as well.

I also did some research on Chirotherium trackways and found that the most probable producers were Euparkeria, Ticinosuchus, Arizonasaurus and Batrachotomus.
This is the corresponding paper, in case you want to read it yourself:

Diedrich; Middle Triassic chirotherid trackways on earthquake influenced intertidal limulid reproduction flats of the European Germanic Basin coasts; Central European Journal of Geosciences; DOI: 10.2478/s13533-011-0080-9

And this is the paper describing the trackways of Wolfhagen (unfortunately only in German):

Fichter, Kunz; Eine Tetrapoden-Fährtenvergesellschaftung im Mittleren Buntsandstein (frühe Trias: Olenekium) von Wolfhagen, Nordhessen; Article in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften September 2015; DOI: 10.1127/1860-1804/2015/0036

Where can I purchase this stuff?
Never talked about that with Mrs. Bickel from the Regionalmuseum Wolfhagen.

What do you mean? The papers? You can find them online, they are open access! I think, I found them on researchgate maybe. But if you google them, you should find them as well! (Also sorry for the late answer, maybe you found them already )

[ceratopsian]

The last few months have been busy and left little time for weekend photography, but I finally managed a session today. 

First up, the two new PNSO miniatures that arrived from China this week.  I have a soft spot for PNSO models and was so thrilled when rumours began to fly that they were recovering from their business problems.  Even more thrilled when photos of their projected new series of miniatures showed up.  I had a few misgivings that the mass-produced toys might be more disappointing than the prototypes but I'm impressed by the first two.  I think that the Spinops has the definite edge, both in terms of texture - lovely matt plastic, very detailed skin - and also colour scheme and application.  It also has a slightly more dynamic pose - walking rather than standing.  But the Chasmosaurus is a charmer too, just a bit more shiny and with a simpler colour scheme.  For the price they are excellent.  I shall be gradually buying most (if not all!) the other miniatures too.  It's a great bonus that miniatures don't take up much display space!

Chasmosaurus on the left, Spinops on the right, standing on a base by Martin Garratt (made for my Dimetrodon).



Some shots of Spinops and its accompanying artwork:











When the model is in its bubble, it sits nicely against the outdoors scene on the flap.  The downside, the artwork is smaller than the sheets included with the old miniatures.

Now for Chasmosaurus:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4821/45937669021_3e98b63822_c.jpg









And to finish off, a group shot with the PNSO miniature Einiosaurus and Kosmoceratops from their earlier releases:

[RobinGoodfellow]

Lovely little figures 

[Jose S.M.]

They are beautiful. I love the color scheme on the frill of Chasmosaurus, it's very nice. They look better than the previous ceratopsids. Those were nice too but this look bulkier and more detailed. And I like the artwork and how the background is a landscape.

[Shonisaurus]

@ceratopsian I'm glad that PNSO remembers a poorly represented dinosaur like the chasmosaurus and on the other hand I congratulate you on your two new additions, the sinops and the chasmosaurus make a good pair with the PNSO einiosaurus and kosmoceratops.