Recent Acquisitions

[Stegotyranno420]

That's how I feel everyday since I came on this forum. Still awesome because then you meet people like P @PlesiosaurusNessy who bring you those goods

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[Roselaar]

Two pretty awesome new Collectasaurs:

[Halichoeres]

Either that Protoceratops is wearing socks, or it has been walking in mud puddles.

[sauroid]

that's a cool Protoceratops sculpt too bad it's oversized.

[Libraraptor]

Walking in mud puddles makes a good explaination for that gorgeous Protoceratops' feet.

[Libraraptor]

Oldies but goldies.

[Roselaar]

That's some gorgeous classic figures you got there!

[Carnoking]

*Triumphant Music
Finally got the battat diplodocus. The holy grail of my hunts is now one of the crown jewels of my collection. He's old, he's worn down, but he's here to stay and I couldn't be happier.

Also got the styracosaurs, which is a wonderful figure but there was no way the poor little guy wouldn't get over shadowed by the diplodocus. Now I only need two more...

[Ikessauro]

Congrats @Carnoking , acquiring this figure is almost like a rite of passage for dino collectors.  I remember the happiness when I finally got mine, and also the anxiety of waiting for 2 to 3 months for it's journey from the US to Brazil. Back then shipping time was quite longer than it is nowadays for a number of reasons. But the prize was well worth the wait! Quite a Battat set you got there. I'm still missing the second T.rex (snowshoe version).

[SidB]

@Carnoking , do you have the green Ceratosaurus with the DOWNTURNED TAIL. It's rare, even Dan Lorusso didn't know that the factory had produced it as a variant  of the standard green one. There's one for sale on eBay right now. Very rare $42

[Carnoking]

@Carnoking , do you have the green Ceratosaurus with the DOWNTURNED TAIL. It's rare, even Dan Lorusso didn't know that the factory had produced it as a variant  of the standard green one. There's one for sale on eBay right now. Very rare $42

That's one of the two I need, along with the maiasaura

[BrontoScorpio]

Hello all,
I want to share pictures of some recent (more or less) arrivals,

Staying with Etsy stores, next is a swimming Spinosaurus from Saraphis Creations (Sarah Whelan). This is a cast, but after making 8 or so of these the mold broke, so this is a very limited creation. Its fairly small, about 1/70 scale, but it is the first (?) up-to-date figure, and quite lovely.

I also ordered several goodies from Paleocasts (Patrick May, also on Etsy).

Your acquizitions are lovely.
I particularly loved the small Spinosaurus.
How long is it ?

[BrontoScorpio]

As far as the vitae sinoceratops goes, underwhelmed with this one. Not a huge fan of resin figures to begin with, but the texture on it looks like cottage cheese ceiling finish. The paint scheme is also a bit bland, which doesn't help. But honestly, with Vitae's recent passing I'm glad to add it to the collection and round out Vitae's affordable dinosaur offerings.

I always like it when ppl tell honest opinions about their recent purchase - hearing only praises and congrats can be a bit Tiring.
I don't quite understand - do you own the 2 versions of the PNSO T-rex ?
if so - that's a considerable investment just for a different color.

[BrontoScorpio]

*Triumphant Music
Finally got the battat diplodocus. The holy grail of my hunts is now one of the crown jewels of my collection. He's old, he's worn down, but he's here to stay and I couldn't be happier.

Also got the styracosaurs, which is a wonderful figure but there was no way the poor little guy wouldn't get over shadowed by the diplodocus. Now I only need two more...

Your Battat collection is indeed impressive.
The Battat Diplo wasn't that rare lately on ebay - if you were willing to spend the necessary 200$ or so.
Did I spot the 3 different versions of the T-rex there ? if yes - this is indeed an achievement. congrats.

[SidB]

@BrontoScorpio , if you check out the recent PNSO thread entries that are relevant, especially reply #2855, you will see that the new V. 3 Wilson has a substantially modified body silhouette compred to vv. 2 and 3. Almost a new sculpt IMO. However, your observation re: cost is bang-on, of course. I was fortunate to get my v. 1 second hand at a greatly reduced price. I 've only ever seen two used PNSO's on eBay. Seems that people are hanging onto theirs at this point.

[Halichoeres]

The Prestosuchus has too many claws? I think it should have five. 

[Roselaar]

This just in!:

[Mononykus]

Hello all,
I want to share pictures of some recent (more or less) arrivals,

Staying with Etsy stores, next is a swimming Spinosaurus from Saraphis Creations (Sarah Whelan). This is a cast, but after making 8 or so of these the mold broke, so this is a very limited creation. Its fairly small, about 1/70 scale, but it is the first (?) up-to-date figure, and quite lovely.

I also ordered several goodies from Paleocasts (Patrick May, also on Etsy).

Your acquizitions are lovely.
I particularly loved the small Spinosaurus.
How long is it ?

21.5 cm (8.5") along the spinal cord, or about 19 cm (7.5") in a straight line from snout to tail

[Leyster]

My only complaints are that the Prestosuchus has too many claws and the Postosuchus technically too but it's barely noticable there, on the Postosuchus it rather bothers me that it isn't bipedal but it is still a more accurate figure than the Safari Ltd. [

I'm curious, may I ask you why do you consider it better than the Safari version?

[Carnoking]

@BrontoScorpio Yes, I now have both the original and latest version of Wilson. I know the original goes for a lot on eBay, but I managed to get the it from Aliexpress on sale for around 45 dollars a while back and it just arrived. The new version of Wilson, for 30 dollars, is relatively cheap compared to other PNSO offerings. That being said, I was always drawn to the patterning and layers of color of the original, so that was my priority. When the new version popped up on amazon, I used a gift card to order it in and see if it was going to be any better. At the price point, I expected it to be cheap and never able to stand. Now that I have them both, I think they display very well together, and I can honestly say that 30 dollars for the new rex is a steal!

As far as the battat's go, I've been pretty lucky, especially with getting all three versions of the rexes. I think the most I paid for any of them was around the 30 dollar mark. The snowshoe version I actually grabbed in a lot for only 15!