Favorite "Softmodels" line: A Compendium (image heavy thread)

[RobinGoodfellow]

Thanks to all of you    

[Shonisaurus]

Thanks for your summary of Favorite Soft Model, Robin. By the way, do you already have the neovenator and the baryonyx on your shelves? I've ordered it from Brett.

[Andreioli]

3.
In addition to the expo black&blue Tyrannosaurus you mentioned, there's also an expo black Triceratops.

@Sim  If you have a picture of black Triceratops, please add here.
I don't have one, sorry..

I stumbled upon some pics of the rare black Trike:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/153145586412
It's being sold by you-know-who in Hong Kong 

[RobinGoodfellow]

3.
In addition to the expo black&blue Tyrannosaurus you mentioned, there's also an expo black Triceratops.

@Sim  If you have a picture of black Triceratops, please add here.
I don't have one, sorry..

I stumbled upon some pics of the rare black Trike:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/153145586412
It's being sold by you-know-who in Hong Kong 

Thank you very much. 
Picture added.

[RobinGoodfellow]

(..) do you already have the neovenator and the baryonyx on your shelves? I've ordered it from Brett.

...you should read Brett's emails    ... those figures already are in Emiko's hands (Brett's source) and will be shipped soon.. 

[Shonisaurus]

(..) do you already have the neovenator and the baryonyx on your shelves? I've ordered it from Brett.

...you should read Brett's emails    ... those figures already are in Emiko's hands (Brett's source) and will be shipped soon.. 

I told you about it because Emiko is going to send it directly to me along with five of the ancient fish (except for the coelacanth that I already have on my shelves).

I'm waiting for Brett to respond soon. 

[RobinGoodfellow]

** More pictures added on page 1 **

Full Resolution Pictures on Flickr here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/130140542@N03/albums/72157697762378502/with/43770670054/

[Halichoeres]

Do you all think it makes sense to include the Favorite Georamas here? They were released alongside the first series of Softmodel dinosaurs and were intended to display them. Here's one with other companies' dinosaurs:

[RobinGoodfellow]

Do you all think it makes sense to include the Favorite Georamas here? They were released alongside the first series of Softmodel dinosaurs and were intended to display them.

No, you're totally right.
I completely forgot about those.
Pictures will follow.
Thanks so much. 

[RobinGoodfellow]

Favorite Ltd GEORAMAS


Jurassic Sea









Jurassic Forest









Cretaceous River









Cretaceous Forest








( Thank to Halicoeres for his suggestion  )



p.s Unfortunately I don't have more pictures of these Georamas in my archive..   

[Halichoeres]

That was quick work! Are those photos from the Black Hills Institute? I have a couple of photos from the Cretaceous Forest Georama but they aren't as good for reference because I was focused on the plants.

[RobinGoodfellow]

Are those photos from the Black Hills Institute?

..yes, of course.. 

[postsaurischian]

Maybe we should mention that there's also a series called "Paint the Dinosaur".
Nine of the series 1 models have been released unpainted in plain white.
https://www.f-favorite.net/SHOP/193776/473661/list.html

[Halichoeres]

I was able to find this image by manually trying URLs on the BHI site. (This is now saved to my Flickr, so you can use it if you like, even though it's much lower resolution than the others.)



It may be months before I can get back to Chicago but if we haven't found good images by then I'll try to take some photos.

[RobinGoodfellow]

I was able to find this image by manually trying URLs on the BHI site. (This is now saved to my Flickr, so you can use it if you like, even though it's much lower resolution than the others.)



It may be months before I can get back to Chicago but if we haven't found good images by then I'll try to take some photos.

Thanks. 

[PhilSauria]

Never knew about these bases (always so much to learn) - they look awesome! This is quite a decent thread here now as far as documenting this line. I bought one of those paint-it Dinos when I couldn't find a Kinto Triceratops, so of course only weeks later was when I found a local gemstone and fossil store that had the whole Kinto range hanging up on (dust-covered) blister packs in the corner! One of those great collecting moments, for me.

[Shonisaurus]

Thanks for the pictures Robin, sincerely the first dinosaur versions of Favorite that samples was I believe, much better than his second batch of figures in some of the cases.

[Daspletodave]

By the way, the Black Hills Institute catalog is still selling the Favorite series 1 dinosaur models at very reasonable prices. As well, they also have 3 of the 4 Georamas.

[RobinGoodfellow]

By the way, the Black Hills Institute catalog is still selling the Favorite series 1 dinosaur models at very reasonable prices. As well, they also have 3 of the 4 Georamas.

Yes, I know, but the shipping price to Europe is extremely high.
I already bought from BHI in the past... high shipping price, Customs taxes, really fragile items: an explosive combination. 

[RobinGoodfellow]

** Favorite is announcing on Facebook a new line of figures **

On the Japan Favorite FB page there is a long note about a new line of figures designed by Kazunari Araki.
Google Translate doesn't work so well with japanese so, please, excuse me if news aren't totally right.

The new line is about japanese-only dinosaurs; they'll be mini figures.
The Fukui Prefectural Museum is a partner of that line of models.

The line will be available on September 2018.

Prototypes (released figures could be different):

( Fukuiraptor, Fukuisaurus, Fukuititan and Koshisaurus )


The original text (for japanese readers):

《開発中：手のひらサイズの日本の恐竜 vol.1》
私たちが住む日本。
日本で発見された恐竜の名前をいくつ言えるでしょうか?
日本の恐竜の姿はどのようなものだったのでしょうか?
素朴な疑問と、日本屈指の恐竜化石の発掘地である福井県に注目し、フェバリットでは、"フクイダイナソー"として日本産の恐竜の姿をフィギュア化し、その姿を探っていこうと思います。
「福井県と恐竜」
福井県勝山市といえば、日本屈指の恐竜化石の発掘地として知られています。また、同県にある福井県立恐竜博物館は世界三大恐竜博物館と言われ、日本を代表する恐竜博物館です。
はるか昔、この地にはどんな恐竜が住み、どのような太古の世界が繰り広げられていたのか。まだまだ馴染みの少ない日本の恐竜ですが、親近感のある日本の恐竜として、福井県から紐解いていき、その姿に迫っていきます。
「フィギュア化」
福井県勝山市から発掘された"フクイラプトル、フクイサウルス、フクイティタン、コシサウルス"をダイナソーミニモデルとして全身肉付きスタイルでフィギュア化。その姿や特徴、イメージを手のひらで感じて頂けます。日本のみならず海外へも発信し、世界中の恐竜ファンに認知される1つのきっかけとなれば幸いです。
「原型製作：荒木一成 氏」
原型製作は日本を代表する恐竜造形家 荒木一成氏によるものです。しっかりと作り込まれたディテールへのこだわりを感じます。本格的でかっこいい"日本産恐竜"が手のひらで蘇ります。
「監修：福井県立恐竜博物館」
福井県で発掘された恐竜を研究している福井県立恐竜博物館に監修していただくことで、学術的な根拠を盛り込んだ、より正確で魅力的な商品製作が可能となりました。
●紹介した画像は生産途中のサンプルとなります。実際の商品とは異なる場合がございます。
●発売時期：2018年9月予定