Recent Acquisitions

[CityRaptor]

Probably. Read somewhere that paint apps can be rather expensive. That being said, a good portion of the old Kenner figures do not have painted claws either.

[Funk]

The raptors did, though, both on the hands and feet!

[CityRaptor]

The Raptors were probably the only species where this was constant.

[Kotori_Sonoda]

Aand I came back for this guy. Left him yesterday but I just can't resist.
With this I've gotten the Primal attacks I'm most interested in (none of them dinosaurs amusingly!) , The others I can wait .

[Shonisaurus]

@Kotori_Sonoda My congratulations on your new acquisition that scutosaurus is very beautiful, perhaps the best thing that has been done in the toy dinosaur market.

@Eocarcharia Nice addition you have the entire JW velociraptor gang.

[Stegotyranno420]

Really makes one wonder why they couldn't be assed to paint the claws on those raptors?

Usually when i get a figure without claws painted, i grab a black sharpie, and "paint" them using the sharpie.

[Funk]

Really makes one wonder why they couldn't be assed to paint the claws on those raptors?

Usually when i get a figure without claws painted, i grab a black sharpie, and "paint" them using the sharpie.

Yeah, I used to do that with eyes too... Especially when it's missing on otherwise detailed figures, it seems like a slap in the face, hehe...

[WalkingWithBeasts]

It finally came! My first Nanmu figure - JP3 style Spinosaurus, ordered from Lana Time Shop (https://lanatime-shop.com).

[Shonisaurus]

My congratulations on your new acquisition. Nanmu figures are very beautiful and I as a collector and fan of Nanmu recommend those figures. Enjoy the healthy figure.

[Shonisaurus]

I have received the Solid Black Tenontosaurus from Shapeways it is a bigger figure than I imagined. It is the best tenontosaurus I have in my collection far surpassing its Collecta counterpart.

[Carnoking]

Been on a real REBOR kick as of late, and that's led me to tracking down some of their older models. I know this might be controversial, but I feel their early years were their Golden Age. (Hear me out)
Poor social media presence aside, this was back when they were focused on models, before they were sculpting them and teasing them faster than they could even release them. Their bases were incredible, which they've unfortunately started doing less and less of, and the texture on the dinosaurs had more variety while still managing to not feel as over-sculpted as their newer models do. Granted, as they've grown they've brought new elements to their models that are pretty great to see like the addition of wires in the neck and tails of some of their figures and the clear plastic teeth which always look awesome. I don't know, I just feel like there's a disparate gap between their older and newer offerings, and I would love to see the styles more successfully married.

[Faelrin]

@Carnoking I really feel you on that, not just for the bases, but the textures on many of their previous models felt unique between them. I feel like too many of their recent models have the same texture on them. The raptors, (original) Carnotaurus, Killer Queen rexes, the Dilophosaurus pair, Stegosaurus, etc. At least the Stegosaurus and Dilophosaurus pair in particular got some really nice bases, and to a lesser extant the Carnotaurus did too. To this day the Ceratosaurus base is one of my all time favorite bases from any company on account of how realistic the water, and even the foliage looks (which I must say is way better in hand now that I've acquired it earlier this year). I feel like the Titanoboa has been the closest return to their roots yet (although was sculpted years ago), and probably the upcoming Smilodon.

I'm also not a fan of how many of their sculpts have been teased then just were never heard of or seen again. The great white and/or Megalodon, the Sarcosuchus and Deinosuchus, the Grab N Go Spinosaurus (hopefully just delayed and/or going to be updated to match the new tail evidence), the King Trident Triceratops, etc.

I'm honestly debating on if I want to hunt down the Yutyrannus. I'm still disappointed with the lack of feathers on it, but that aside it is still a nice model, and one of the few out there as is of Yutyrannus (Safari Ltd's is probably the best still, even if a bit on the small side, though it will have some real competition with the BotM once it gets released). I'm still behind with picking up the Acrocanthosaurus and Deinonychus trio as I planned anyways. At least the year isn't over, and if they are still in stock in the last places I checked, then I may still have a chance at getting them.

[Shonisaurus]

I congratulate you on your new acquisitions. The yutyrannus was cool as was the carnotaurus and the yutyrannus was one of the largest tyrannosauroids made alongside Favorite's tarbosaurus and what I liked between houses regarding Rebor's dinosaurs and ancient prehistoric animals was that they were one piece and had artistic bases as you have commented that they have never been made again in the collectibles market and with the merit that they were figures made of PVC. Honestly, I really liked the old Rebor figures.

[Roselaar]

Added two more Raptors to the collection:

[Faelrin]

So major thanks to @triceratops83 once again for all the help with getting all this stuff here. Of course some of it is actually for some international friends and my nieces, but at least one of each are for me. Also I wasn't expecting the little T. rex car thing and calendar (which I did notice the receipts for my Guatemalan friend stashed away inside of), which felt like nice bonuses.







At this point I can check off most of everything on my wishlist from the Mattel Jurassic line this year. Only missing the Irritator, Camp Cretaceous Adventure set, the two Carnotaurus, and the Epic Roarin' Tyrannosaurus, and Amber Collection Blue, with the exception of the stuff from my friend in Germany (I'm still paying him back here and there), which consists of the remaining BD figures I don't have (except the teal Albertosaurus), and some of the Amber Collection ones.

[Shonisaurus]

@Roselaar @Faelrin My congratulations on your new acquisitions. Nice pickup.

[triceratops83]

Glad it all arrived in ok condition, that box was jam packed.

[EmmaLVV]

It's been a while since I acquired any new figures, but I finally got some that I needed. Not many left to get now!

Invicta Pteranodon (painted version)


Invicta Scelidosaurus (painted version)

[Halzk]

@EmmaLVV Congratulation on these acquisitions!

Heres my September acquisitions. (sorry for the quality)

[Shonisaurus]

@EmmaLVV My congratulations on your new acquisitions. I have to admit that the painted Invictas are much prettier than their unpainted counterparts. It is a pity that in its day I did not collect them in my collection.

@Halzk My congratulations, you have a diverse collection of dinosaurs from Schleich, Papo, and JW.