Plush Dinosaurs

[Shonisaurus]

To be stuffed animals, that plush megalosaurus is very well finished. Too bad they are exhausted I would like to help the Crystal Palace financially, apart from the fact that I like these models.

[ceratopsian]

I would have liked one but sadly I was too late!

[Faelrin]

The Paleozoic Pals Nautiloid Orthoceras and (stretch goal) Gorgonops kickstarter has gone live (and it's already funded):





https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1591542039/nautiloid-cephalopod-plushie-a-new-paleozoic-pal/description

The stretch goal Ordovician book may be of interest to folks here too (I know I am):

[Flaffy]

Is it just me or is the PaleozoicPals website not working?
Link: https://store.priweb.org/index.php/ppals-home?fbclid=IwAR3zuW5uZ-L2hgghAwXTPrjXNyolN1hcCKuRFRsDytgMQO71Y-szdv8MJWw

Is there a place where I can find all the plushies for sale?

[Faelrin]

@Flaffy Try this link instead? https://pri-gift-shop.myshopify.com/collections/plush


Edit: Looks like they are on Amazon.


Btw the Gorgonops got funded, so anyone interested in that one will be able to get it. Next stretch goal is the Gorgonops pin at $26,000 and I'm sure that'll probably be unlocked by morning for me.

[Flaffy]

@Flaffy Try this link instead? https://pri-gift-shop.myshopify.com/collections/plush

Btw the Gorgonops got funded, so anyone interested in that one will be able to get it. Next stretch goal is the Gorgonops pin at $26,000 and I'm sure that'll probably be unlocked by morning for me.

That link works, thanks!

Glad to see the Gorgonops funded as well. Gorgonopsians are severely under-represented in toy form, despite them being relatively well known.

[Faelrin]

@Flaffy Glad to hear it worked.

Yes it's great that it was. Honestly it really is a shame how few of them have been put to market, even after the slight boost in popularity they gained from Walking With Monsters and Primeval. Like I can only count three figures on hand (Kenner's, Safari Ltd, and Schleich's, which is the only non-retired figure), and now this plushie. I'm really hoping Mattel can put one out at some point too, now that they've gone and made a Scutosaurus.

[Flaffy]

TBH really surprised Paleozoic Pals has yet to make a jawless fish plushie.

It's disheartening to see companies in general ignore this crucial and important milestone in vertebrate evolution. Really hoping the next Paleozoic Pals Kickstarter will be Ostracoderm focused.

[Faelrin]

@Flaffy I want that so much. There's so many interesting genera they could pick from. If you want I could share that suggestion on the kickstarter to them?

[Flaffy]

@Flaffy I want that so much. There's so many interesting genera they could pick from. If you want I could share that suggestion on the kickstarter to them?

@Faelrin That would be great! If there are any particular species you want to see, be sure to include them in the suggestion as well! Maybe they could even collaborate with Franz Anthony, who is responsible for the fantastic coloured reconstructions seen bellow.


By Forey and Janvier.


The possibilities are endless.

[Faelrin]

@Flaffy Alright I left a message on the kickstarter asking them about it now. If I had to pick one it would probably be Arandaspis. I think it just looks adorable and would translate perfectly to a cuddly plush, but I would be up for any honestly. They are so neglected, despite being such a diverse (and probably important) group of early vertebrates, and quite frankly I think many of them are interesting looking too.

[Flaffy]

@Flaffy Alright I left a message on the kickstarter asking them about it now. If I had to pick one it would probably be Arandaspis. I think it just looks adorable and would translate perfectly to a cuddly plush, but I would be up for any honestly. They are so neglected, despite being such a diverse (and probably important) group of early vertebrates, and quite frankly I think many of them are interesting looking too.

@Faelrin Awesome! Thanks for helping me bringing this up with them!
A lot of these fishes would make for PERFECT 1:1 scale plushies, with how small most of them are.
I think the smaller and simpler ones would make for great 4inch keychains as well like the Wiwaxia, while still being in 1:1 scale.

[Halichoeres]

Even though in my heart I know that the Australian Age of Dinosaurs line is dead and gone, I sometimes check the gift shop web site just to see what's there. No new figurines, but there are some plushes:

Australovenator by Wild Republic (K&M):


And a series of large (up to 60 cm) from Hansa ranging from $70-$110:


Kunbarrasaurus


Muttaburrasaurus


Savannasaurus

[Halichoeres]

Near as I can tell, this is the result of a crowdfunding campaign for some plushes that would have been offered at an exhibition in Mukawa, Japan, if it hadn't been for the pandemic. Kind of pricey plush toys of Kamuysaurus, Tyrannosaurus, and what I think is an undescribed elasmosaurid informally called "Hoppy" or Hobetsu Arakiryu.





Link: https://www.satofull.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=1209149

[Faelrin]

It kills me that I don't have the funds to back this right now, but if anyone else does and is elated about the possibility of a plush Opabinia then be my guest. They need help still:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paleopals/paleo-pals-oakley-the-opabinia?ref=recommendation-ended-project-backer-1

[BlueKrono]

I'd be stoked to see a Daeodon plushie!

[Dusty Wren]

I'd be stoked to see a Daeodon plushie!

There's an artist on reddit who sometimes makes paleontology-themed plushes, and she did a pretty good Archaeotherium--it's the third image down in this album she posted. Not quite a Daeodon, but close!

[Halichoeres]

I'd be stoked to see a Daeodon plushie!

There's an artist on reddit who sometimes makes paleontology-themed plushes, and she did a pretty good Archaeotherium--it's the third image down in this album she posted. Not quite a Daeodon, but close!

Wow, she's made a ton of stuff! She offers them for sale?

[Dusty Wren]

She says she made most of the ones in the album for family and friends, but she did say she was open to taking commissions. She made that post a couple of years ago, though, so I have no idea if she still is. Here's the original post, where she talks about commissions in the comments. If you're on reddit, you could try pming her and asking. 

[BlueKrono]

I'd be stoked to see a Daeodon plushie!

There's an artist on reddit who sometimes makes paleontology-themed plushes, and she did a pretty good Archaeotherium--it's the third image down in this album she posted. Not quite a Daeodon, but close!

Wow, that thing is wicked! Sounds like she has a lot of experience. Thanks for the link!