BrontoScorpio's Recent Acquisitions & finds ( Please Don't Quote Pictures !!! )

[BrontoScorpio]

Saw it on eBay and snatched it.
I don't think it was that rare at that time.
And it is actually a kind of dark/gray Green - when it is dust free ...
Apparently I bought it from This UK seller , Almost 9 years ago ... 
( It's a good thing PDF files store the URLs )

[Paleo Flo]

Thanks! I will try to search for it

[BrontoScorpio]

My next new old kit comes still with its original seal :




Flipped it all over - but still could not find any reference for its source -




But despite all that - I got my first clue with the 2nd kit that came along -
Kaiyodo Deinonychus by Shinichi Yamashita (  山下信一 ) which I already have.
Just a final shot - before the seal is opened forever ...




Out of the bag - It looks like a large Theropod Dinosaur :
A 2nd clue was an interesting remark by the seller - concerning the two kits :
"This was a gift from Osamu and Shuichi Miyawaki when they visited Chris Walas Inc. during the early 90's."
Osamu Miyawaki  (宮脇 修 ) was the founder of Kaiyodo ( 海洋堂 )
while his son Shuichi Miyawaki ( 宮脇修一 )  nickname Senmu  ( センム ) is currently the Director and President of Kaiyodo




The under belly has over grown canals or cracks -




Whereas the backside has 3 rows of wrinkles as those of a crocodile - typical to the way it was done in old kits -




The 2 jaws from up close - have an unusually large teeth which untypically are part of the mold -




Halfway through work - with my chipping , sawing, cutting sanding and glueing tools :




I should add it stands much more balanced on its legs this way - before I apply on its neck the big forward leaning head :

[BrontoScorpio]

Done and finished at last -




Finally on its chicken like legs - my 'Cartoonish' looking Rex ...




I needed to put some support under two fingers - to raise the head above balance point - 



Is it me - or it really smiles back in defiance -

[BrontoScorpio]

Yes, I think it does smile ...




Running about on the floor like a big  fledgling




Seriously, although it fits a general common looking of a 'Cartoonish' character I may have seen before -
I couldn't find any exact reference for this specific model kit :




But the overall appearance, the scaly skin, curled tail and general posture - along withd the earlier remark by the seller -
suggest it would be one of the earliest models of the Kaiyodo mid 80's model kits.
Probably by one of their early modelers
Takeshi Shirai ( 白井武志 ) Eito Hara ( 原 詠人 ) Shinichi Yamashita ( 山下伸一 ) or Kazunari Araki ( 荒木一成 )




As they brought it to the US - it could be a tribute to old times T-rexes -
Like the Sinclair 1933 Chicago World's Fair -





Here it is - with 2 other vintage Theropods of the Kaiyodo set -  T-rex & Allosaurus by Eito Hara ( 原 詠人 ) -




I can only guess this is another one of Eito Hara's works - but I wonder if someone can help me make a definitive identification  :




I think I spot there at the corner an unused space volume  :




And there it stands - on its new perching stand -

[BrontoScorpio]

So, I think it's about time, after all these new finds,
to bring forward the renovated new look of my Resin kits Cabinet :




Shelf A :




Shelf B :




Shelves C & D :




Shelves E & F :




Shelf G :




Shelves H & I :

[Totoro]

Spectacular, @BrontoScorpio!  If you squint. it resembles a prehistoric-themed ivory carving.   

[BrontoScorpio]

LOL ... It sure is as expensive ...

Every time I add just another item or changes one thing.
It could be a nice quiz for Saturday mornings' paper  :

[postsaurischian]

 

[BrontoScorpio]

You nailed it even better than I would have postsaurischian.
I can say You've secured a ticket to the prize lottery.

[BrontoScorpio]

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[Torvosaurus]

Those last two look like Crystal Palace dinosaurs from Antediluvian Miniatures. Do you plan on getting the rest?

Torvo

[BrontoScorpio]

No, these are the only two I found for my likings

[BrontoScorpio]

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[Libraraptor]

This type of organization and also the content of your collection is just to my taste! I especially like its  versatility!

[BrontoScorpio]

Thanks.
I try to combine in every single shelf figures of the same line/company or of similar attributes.
Years ago I found that just piling different sorts of figures next to each other, on the same shelf, creates a visual mess -
and makes you grow tired of the display after a short while.

[SidB]

That's absolutely staggering @BrontoScorpio ! No doubt Rome wasn't built in a day.

[BrontoScorpio]

Just asking anyone :
How does one insert a member profile in the middle of the text, as in the reply above ?
I couldn't find any special button ...

[crazy8wizard]

Just asking anyone :
How does one insert a member profile in the middle of the text, as in the reply above ?
I couldn't find any special button ...

Just type the @ symbol and start typing the username of who you want to tag.

[BrontoScorpio]

Just asking anyone :
How does one insert a member profile in the middle of the text, as in the reply above ?
I couldn't find any special button ...

Just type the @ symbol and start typing the username of who you want to tag.

Thanks @crazy8wizard   - I didn't know that.