Cretaceous Collectables

[Shadowknight1]

Looking pretty good!  So it looks like it'll be around the same size as Rebor's Acro.  If Papo's is equally huge, then Acrocanthosaurus will be ruling my dinosaur shelf!  I do find the feathery arms an interesting touch as I don't think any evidence has been found for Acrocanthosaurus or its relatives having feathers.

Dilopho, I would honestly say skip CollectA's Acro.  From pictures, it looks like they just gave a fin to their Carcharodontosaurus.  If I were to recommend a good, big Acro, I'd say wait for this one, wait for Papo's, or buy Rebor's(having two, I'm pretty sure the only real "sins" it has going against it are exaggerated scutes just before the eyes and the fact that it, like just about every other Acro out that, lacks the enlarged thumb claw).

[AcroSauroTaurus]

Are you going to give it feathery arms like your icon?  That would be cool!

I'm not AcroSauroTaurus, so you can take this with a grain of salt, but if you look at the arms of the figure they appear to be feathered.

Yes, like Scutosaurus said, the "flaps" on the arms are going to be feathers.

[AcroSauroTaurus]

So, update on the first release figure list:

Finished:
Enchodus
Sub-adult Sauroposeidon carcass

In progress:
Gigantspinosaurus
Acrocanthosaurus

Not yet started:
Montanoceratops
Triceratops
Coahuilaceratops
Saurophaganax
Saichania
Carnotaurus
Umoonasaurus
Gasosaurus

[AcroSauroTaurus]

Well, here is the Gigantspinosaurus sculpt in progress.

Compared with Safari Kentrosaurus.


And further updates: Due to Suspsy's post about the new Dimetrodon, I have decided to expand my line beyond the Mesozoic, meaning any species is fair game now! However wave 1 will still consist of the species listed:

Enchodus
Subadult Sauroposeidon carcass
Acrocanthosaurus
Gigantspinosaurus
Montanoceratops
Triceratops
Coahuilaceratops
Shunosaurus
Saichania
Carnotaurus
Umoonasaurus
Gasosaurus

[BlueKrono]

Not necessarily. They didn't rename Jurassic Park when they rolled out dinos from the Cretaceous. "Cretaceous Collectibles" tells people to expect extinct animals, and has good alliteration besides. Not everyone can or should be "Mesozoic _____" or "Prehistoric _____". It'd get too crowded. Still, I've never seen anyone use the Triassic Period in their company name...

[Shadowknight1]

I agree with BlueKrono.  I don't see the reason for a name change.  Alliteration helps keep it in peoples' minds.

[AcroSauroTaurus]

After that feedback, I'm just going to stick with the current name, too much change can confuse people... So now that thats out of the way, any feedback on the Gigantspino and the upcoming species?

[AcroSauroTaurus]

So, I gave it some thought, and I have revised the list for the first wave, this will be the final revision.

Enchodus
Subadult Sauroposeidon carcass
Acrocanthosaurus
Gigantspinosaurus
Coahuilaceratops
Menoceras
Triceratops
Shunosaurus
Saichania
Carnotaurus
Umoonasaurus
Gasosaurus

Look good/interesting?

[SBell]

As long as the Enchodus happens, I am happy!

[Killekor]

Yes, its fantastic! The only thing Is that there's not any Epidexipterix...

Killekor

[AcroSauroTaurus]

Yes, its fantastic! The only thing Is that there's not any Epidexipterix...

Killekor

There won't be any species that were under 6ft (2m) in length. They would be too small of a sculpt to do.

[Killekor]

Yes, its fantastic! The only thing Is that there's not any Epidexipterix...

Killekor

There won't be any species that were under 6ft (2m) in length. They would be too small of a sculpt to do.

You're right, it's to Little. Do you are thinking to do a Spinosaurus?

Congrats.

Killekor

[SBell]

Yes, its fantastic! The only thing Is that there's not any Epidexipterix...

Killekor

There won't be any species that were under 6ft (2m) in length. They would be too small of a sculpt to do.

You're right, it's to Little. Do you are thinking to do a Spinosaurus?

Congrats.

Killekor

He didn't list one...

[AcroSauroTaurus]

Yes, its fantastic! The only thing Is that there's not any Epidexipterix...

Killekor

There won't be any species that were under 6ft (2m) in length. They would be too small of a sculpt to do.

You're right, it's to Little. Do you are thinking to do a Spinosaurus?

Congrats.

Killekor

He didn't list one...

Spinosaurus will come later. The ones listed are just wave 1, the wave 2 list won't be revealed until I get all the wave one sculpts done and molded/casted.

[Killekor]

Wow! I can't wait to see the final models!

Killekor

[AcroSauroTaurus]

Originally I was going to do the bigger sauropods in a different scale, but then I came up with an idea. Since sculpting and molding a figure of that size would be extremely challenging, why not sculpt them in parts like resin kits. And the parts will be pre-painted and sold in a box, much like resin kits. However they will be cheaper and not as fragile since they will be made from a plastic similar to Papo's. So when you open the box, there are three parts: head/neck, body, tail. And you'll have to put it together. Then you have a 1:35 scale sauropod figure that you will need space for...

And for a further update, I will confirm 4 species for wave 2:
Paranogmius
Centrosaurus
Spinosaurus
Prionosuchus

[SBell]

Originally I was going to do the bigger sauropods in a different scale, but then I came up with an idea. Since sculpting and molding a figure of that size would be extremely challenging, why not sculpt them in parts like resin kits. And the parts will be pre-painted and sold in a box, much like resin kits. However they will be cheaper and not as fragile since they will be made from a plastic similar to Papo's. So when you open the box, there are three parts: head/neck, body, tail. And you'll have to put it together. Then you have a 1:35 scale sauropod figure that you will need space for...

And for a further update, I will confirm 4 species for wave 2:
Paranogmius
Centrosaurus
Spinosaurus
Prionosuchus

I look forward to the fish!

When will the first wave be available?

[BlueKrono]

Looking forward to the Umoonasaurus. And Prionosuchus?! That would be fantastic. Are you going to have him with external gills?

[AcroSauroTaurus]

Originally I was going to do the bigger sauropods in a different scale, but then I came up with an idea. Since sculpting and molding a figure of that size would be extremely challenging, why not sculpt them in parts like resin kits. And the parts will be pre-painted and sold in a box, much like resin kits. However they will be cheaper and not as fragile since they will be made from a plastic similar to Papo's. So when you open the box, there are three parts: head/neck, body, tail. And you'll have to put it together. Then you have a 1:35 scale sauropod figure that you will need space for...

And for a further update, I will confirm 4 species for wave 2:
Paranogmius
Centrosaurus
Spinosaurus
Prionosuchus

I look forward to the fish!

When will the first wave be available?

Well, I don't have them all sculpted. But when I do, I still have to either find someone to do the molding or make the money to do it myself. So I'm hoping by summer 2018, but starting a figure line is a bit of a challenge.

Looking forward to the Umoonasaurus. And Prionosuchus?! That would be fantastic. Are you going to have him with external gills?

Yep, the Priono will have the external gills. But I might make them detachable, for those who don't like the external gills.

[BlueKrono]

Gills all the way!