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

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the smaller of the two -

1/35 Futabasaurus suzukii  ( フタバサウルス ) 2024 Ver. :




4 Parts : main body, lower jaw, upper jaw and base -





Built and ready -  The previous Futabasaurus ver. had a calm, floating pose - while this one charges foreward with a gaping mouth :




This is the painted version as described by the maker :

 


With some other Futabasaurs - Happinet ( ハピネット 大恐竜時代 ), Sega ( セガ 古代王者 ) and 2 small Favorites ( Old & New ) :

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And the bigger one of the two -

1/35 Predator X ( プレデターX  )  -




7 Parts : main body, four flippers, lower jaw and the lower set of teeth - this kit is huge :




The back side :
As you can see, these two kits are some kind of hard PVC Polymer made.
The material is hard and 'hostile' to work with and the spare projections are difficult to remove.
Also the sockets for the part attachments are not nitly fit whatsoever.
This kit is not recommended for the unexperienced.




But none of that will deter me - 
and when it is finally done - the result is more than enough to compensate for the hardship endured -




I think I'll use the Futabasaurus' base ...




The other side :




Watch those strong front flippers - 




And the hind ones used for navigation -




With the strong big tail for propulsion -




At some 33 cm 'fin span' - this would mean 11.5 meters from side to side :




I am reminded of the BBC sequel of the Predator-X as it glides through the water -




steering its massive body -




Capble of abrupt changes of directions from left to right -




Equipped with those fearsome rows of teeth -




Charging forward with a gaping mouth -




Next to a close relative - The Liopleurodon by Invicta and Toyway -




And here are three sample colors by the maker -

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And finally - both my assembled Tokyo-modeling kits together - The Futabasaurus doesn't look so brave after all ...




As they were presented at the fair - the Wonder Festival 2024 [Summer] ( ワンダーフェスティバル2024[夏] ) -
As you can see - maker is mostly concentrated on Marine creatures :

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Some interesting design choices on the Predator X (=Pliosaurus funkei these days). Thanks for sharing so many pictures!