Recent Acquisitions

[Faelrin]

@TooOldForDinosaurs Thanks. Seeing how old those are I imagine it couldn't have been easy finding them. Congrats on getting, not one, but two of them then.

[Thialfi]

A friend found these two books tucked away deep in their bookcase. 1965! Some great paleoart in there, very happy indeed!

What a great find (or should I say re-discovery)! You have a very good friend there!

Does the WE Swinton book have art by Maurice Wilson? I managed to get Swinton's Fossil Amphibians and Reptiles book from the 1950s earlier this year and there's some lovely Wilson plates in there.

Thank you!

And it does, in fact. Here is an example, and the full list - be sure to let me know if there is a specific plate you'd like to see. And congratulations on your find, that is sure to be little treasure as well!

[Crackington]

Thanks @Thialfi, I am so dozy, I actually have the same book, but an earlier edition!

I put it on my collection thread a few weeks ago:



Sorry for the brain fog, but yes great Maurice Wilson artwork!

[EmperorDinobot]

My Birthday haul! Not pictured is the Skorpius rex I found loose at the store called Rogue Toys in Happy Valley, Oregon. The previous owner put playdough on the teeth and I have to fix that haha, and there is a Gible plush in the bag.

I have begun actively seeking those Snap Squad things, got this lot from evilbay of shiny Snap Squads, and they came neatly wrapped which was pretty cool.

[Faelrin]

@EmperorDinobot Congrats on yet another great haul, and happy birthday to you as well.

[EmperorDinobot]

Haha thanks @Faelrin , I don't know what to open first, and since I'm missing the Ampelosaurus and the Siamosaurus, my display looks a bit wonky. I think I'm gonna go with the trio first.

[PrimevalRaptor]

Finally got something new in thanks to a sale, Papo's O.megalodon.



Wasn't too big on it from the promo images but in hand it's really neat, I enjoy the details and texture a lot, though it IS kinda gnarly admittedly. Despite the smaller size it also does feel appropriately massive compared to my Great White from Schleich.

[Thialfi]

No worries @Crackington, great seeing you have access to the book and its beautiful plates as well!

[Roselaar]

Unexpectedly ran into some goodies, never expected to see more JW: ED figures in the Netherlands... Glad to have been proven wrong though!

[Faelrin]

I got the Therizinosaurus and Liopleurodon last night. Therizinosaurus was on sale for $20.99 at Target, and the Liopleurodon was cheaper then the online retail prices at $16.99 (instead of $18.99), which considering PA's 6% sales tax, it also helps save money on that front as well. Should have the Lystrosaurus here probably tomorrow (was expecting today, but not quite here/out for delivery yet). Also have the PNSO Deinocheirus on the way now as well, which should be here by Tuesday perhaps, if not later in the week.

My Paleozoic Pals Pterygotus and Astraspis also arrived the other day. I'll get a picture of everything once the remaining stuff I ordered comes in.

Edit: Well I was wrong. The Lystrosaurus set showed up tonight after all.

[Faelrin]

Well the PNSO Deinocheirus has arrived now. I was expecting it to come tomorrow, but already here. Very beautiful, and no paint issues, or chipping from what I saw. Only the corners of the box were dented in a little, but no big deal, since the main draw is the figure within. Oh how I wished I had my other PNSO figures back, etc. First time I've gotten one of their figures with the box included. Surprised to see it sort of done like Rebor's with the foam inserts. I'll probably get its two companions next year (although one could say one is technically right there next to it, but from another company, and definitely not to scale), but next on the list is the Dunkleosteus and Acrocanthosaurus.

Anyways here is my weekly haul altogether:

[Remko]

Just got PNSO's Yutyrannus in today. Therizinosaurus hopefully later this week.

But that Yutyrannus is one beautiful figure!
The pose, sculpture, details like the feathers and stability.

Easily one of their best, especially with such an active pose.

This was the first large PNSO dinosaur with feathers, but already very convincing. Love the figure.
All I need now are a couple of 1/35th Psittacosaurus.

[Ludodactylus]

That's a very nice haul, @Faelrin ! Love the plush eurypterid there, I assume it and the book came together?

[Faelrin]

@Ludodactylus Yes the Pterygotus plushie, the book, and the Astraspis plushie were all part of the Paleozoic Pals Pterygotus kickstarter campaign I backed last year. Worth mentioning the book was a separate addon, and the Astraspis plushie was as well, but included in the early bird pledge level I typically go for each year they have a campaign. They will probably have them on PRI's online store in due time (they already had the book last I checked). Next year they will be doing a Diplocaulus kickstarter campaign as well, with a Carboniferous theme, and new book (and the previous Orthoceras/nautiloid campaign before this Pterygotus one had an Ordovician themed book).

[Roselaar]

Another big JW haul today! I adore these multipacks, especially the wonderful TLW set.

[Ludodactylus]

I love the packaging on the Lost World set.

[Lynx]

Won a bid for a mint condition Carnegie Carnotaurus (the more recent one).
Has not arrived yet, but I will post some images here once it does!

[Duna]

Congrats @Lynx  You are lucky to get such a wonderful figure (and getting rarer and expensive nowadays).

[Ludodactylus]

Not exactly a new acquisition, more of a RE-acquisition.

After my sister and I moved out, my mom spent a couple years converting the entire front and back yard into a series of terraced gardens. Now she's retired, and has a gorgeous garden to enjoy; the winter is for planning changes or additions, spring is for maintenance and replanting, and she gets to spend the summer and early autumn enjoying the fruits of her labor.

In the course of tilling out the entire back yard, she found a number of toy dinosaurs that I buried in the dense, clay-rich soil of Western New York some time in the early 90s, and recently returned them to me in a ziploc baggie. I have no memory of these figures from my childhood, but I'm guessing I would have been four or five years old the last time these saw the light of day. They're still crusty with dried dirt, but the figures themselves are in surprisingly good condition considering their age and the conditions they were in.


This sauropod doesn't seem terribly impressed with me for leaving him buried for so many years. The color of the plastic and the skin texture makes me think of a thumb viewed under magnification.


This aggressive and sharp-toothed Triceratops won't stand on his own, so he's leaned against the sauropod. I like the variety of skin textures he has, with the folds of armor on his flanks, the large scales, and the row of dorsal plates running down the spine.

[SidB]

Thanks for sharing the experience of the rediscovery (or uncovery) @Ludodactylus .