Your Dream Toy Line Based on Your Favourite Paleoartist(s)?

[suspsy]

If you could have a prehistoric toy line where all the products are based on the works of your favourite paleoartist(s), who would you choose? Would you go all retro and pick Charles Knight or Rudolph Zallinger? Or would go with someone current  like Julius Csotonyi, Mark Witton, Emily Willoughby, etc?

Me, I think a Luis V Rey toyline would be visually fantastic. All the bright colours would certainly attract children.

[Shonisaurus]

For me, two of my favorite paleoilustrators are John Sibbick and Julius Csotonyi, his paleoartistic works depicted in toy figures would be great. In fact John Sibbick fortunately did an allosaurus of UKRD that for me is based on his paleoartistic work.

[EmperorDinobot]

Scientifically accurate fully articulated dinosaurs that are in scale with 4.75 inch tall human figures.

The deletion of all human figures that are NOT 4.75 inches tall.


I've been working with a friend to create a scientifically accurate, JP scaled Mamenchisaurus. It's not going well, but I believe we can get there. To be honest, most available dinosaur action figures seem to be in scale with humans that are 4.75 inches tall in one way or another. It's the human figures themselves that seem to have lost their way.

[PhilSauria]

Me, I would love to see some Sauropods based on those in the art of Raul Martin. I have yet to see what I consider a figure that 'gets' these animals, save outside of some of the high-end sculpts and resins by the likes of Krentz, Cooper or Foulkes. The Sideshow Apatosaurus comes to mind. Now if this look came out in a mass produced figure I would be one happy Sauropod collector!

[Reptilia]

John Conway, no doubt. The way he depicts feathered dinos is simply fantastic.

[Neosodon]

Me, I would love to see some Sauropods based on those in the art of Raul Martin. I have yet to see what I consider a figure that 'gets' these animals, save outside of some of the high-end sculpts and resins by the likes of Krentz, Cooper or Foulkes. The Sideshow Apatosaurus comes to mind. Now if this look came out in a mass produced figure I would be one happy Sauropod collector!

Raul Martin certainly. His sauropods are amazing. So are his Tyrannosaurs and everything else he draws.

[Nimravus]

In terms of mammals, and specially, saber tooths, Mauricio Antón is my favourite. It would be amazing having figurines based on his sketckes/depictions.

[Patrx]

Not a big fan of Martín, myself, for various reasons. My picks would be the obvious ones, Willoughby, Witton, Martyniuk, Conway, etc. But, if I had to pick one, absolutely it'd be Gabriel Ugeto.





In addition to being realistic, accurate, and lifelike reconstructions, they all have a cohesive style that I think would work well for this particular hypothetical situation.

[X]

Either Mark Witton or John Conway. They're both speculators on soft tissue and have a nice style that would translate well into a figure.

[Jose S.M.]

Oh I was thinking in Ugueto too, I like his work a lot. I find his hadrosaurs are beautiful.

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

The work of Gregory S. Paul, Dan LoRusso, and Brian Franczak would be a good basis for the dinosaurs, with mammals taking after those of Charles Knight. I would want the dinosaurs to look like they came right out of the 90's while still being generally accurate. For example, the raptors would be properly feathered.

[Dyscrasia]

John Gurche. Although outdated, his artworks are simply majestic.


Among the more recent artists, Andrey Atuchin's work would be awesome if they were represented as figures and/or statues.

[Halichoeres]

I'd second Gabriel Ugueto. Nobu Tamura is no slouch either:



If Allison Johnson made more like this Confuciusornis I think she could be a contender:

[Shonisaurus]

There is a modern paleoilustrador called Sergey Krasovskiy that I think is a great paleoilustrador and if they were made dinosaur figures and prehistoric animals in toy format would be great.

Figures of dinosaurs and prehistoric toy animals such as tyrannotitan, daspletosaurus, torvosaurus, sarcosuchus, rugops, mamenchisaurus, diabloceratops or a great thalassodromeus sethi that were inspired by the work of this paloilustrador would be very attractive for those of us who are collectors.

It is another good paleoilustrador apart from all mentioned.

[Halichoeres]

I hadn't heard of Krasovskiy, thanks for making me aware of him. I, of course, am most interested in his prehistoric fishes.

[Reptilia]

Didn't know the Battat Diplodocus was inspired by John Gurche.

[Shonisaurus]

From my point of view the diplodocus Battat has all the advantages to resemble the work of Gurche.

[Reptilia]

Don't they look... similar?

[IrritatorRaji]

His works are a little old, outdated, and not really for everyone, but I honestly love Todd Marshall's Paleo Art. To see figures made with either his style or his colour choices would be an absolute dream of mine.










Also, I don't know this artists name, but real busts of these would just be an absolute dream come true.

[Shonisaurus]

Those busts would be great especially for brands like Papo or Rebor.

They are busts of sincerely good dinosaurs based on pop art.