Safari 2021 Hopes and Dreams!

[triceratops83]

Safari just announced on their Facebook they are going to reveal new figures for 2021 soon!

I think this is my favourite time of the year. I'm biting at the bit waiting for the 2021 announcement.

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

I am a bit hyped. I try to expect nothing.

[Stegotyranno420]

I made a very opinionated video of my safari Ltd wishlist
Here it is. Hope you like it
https://youtu.be/t66IujXgYwY

[Loon]

I wouldn't mind a new Desmatosuchus or Shonisaurus; really any Triassic animals would be welcome. I wouldn't mind an update of the Acrocanthosaurus, but it's not really a priority for me. I'd rather see a new species. My main hope, as always, will be extinct mammals.

[John]

I wouldn't mind seeing Pterodactylus antiquus.

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

Given the announcement, I'll put mine in before the new figures are revealed.

Dinornis or Pachyornis
Olenellus
Rutiodon
Arthropleura
Eryops
Bothriolepis
Hyneria or Rhizodus
Megaloceros
Basilosaurus
Centrosaurus
Placerias
Columbian Mammoth
Plateosaurus
Lepidodendron (very wishful thinking given the status of their plant series)

It's a bit of a list but it would be nice to see some of these species from Safari.

[Shonisaurus]

Rhizodus would make a nice addition to prehistoric animals by Safari. I don't understand why almost no brand of dinosaurs and other prehistoric toy animals in the West popularizes prehistoric fish except for the dunkleosteus or megalodon.

The shonisaurus of course is my favorite prehistoric reptile and we only have Schleich's version (great) but it needs an update.

On the other hand Lepidodendron or another version of prehistoric plants would be interesting for the Safari line.

The rajasaurus, arthropleura, desmatosuchus, eryops and rutiodon would be quite interesting prehistoric animals by the Safari brand according to you @Stegotyranno and @Pachyrhinosaurus

[TethysaurusUK]

Albertosaurus:
- Mix of grey, blues and blacks
- Maybe a light covering of protofeathers
- Maybe use TMP 81.10.1 and CMN 5600 as primary references

Globidens dakotensis:
- Darker brown on top, lighter grey or white on the bottom (maybe have the top look similar to a Bosc monitor)
- Pushing it a bit but, go for a small dorsal fin above the pelvic region as seen in the PNSO Mosasaurus and in Mark Witton's work

Giraffatitan:
- Light colouration with stripes from the middle of the neck to the tip of the tail
- Similar position to the Carnegie Brachiosaurus (2012)

Wendiceratops:
- Yellowish colouration with stripes on the pectoral region and a patterned frill
- Have it in a similar posture to the Diabloceratops
- Possibly give it a longer horn keratin sheaf but still keep it blunted

Muttaburrasaurus:
- Try to pay tribute to the WWD paint scheme but brighten up the nasal crest
- Primarily use QM F6140 and QM F14921

Paraceratherium:
- Grey but with darker colouration on the head and neck with some colouration around the eyes
- Slightly dip the neck down

Arctodus simus:
- Colouration should be a mix of a Spectacled Bear and Kodiak Bear
- Quadrapedal stance, mid-stride
- Might be controversial but, keep the mouth closed

Miracinonyx trumani:
- A mixture of sandy browns, Cheetah-like spots on the body, King Cheetah-like stuffed of fur on shoulders
- Try and put it in a running motion maybe

[suspsy]

A Megaloceros would be great because then I wouldn't have to bother getting the Papo version, which will absolutely be more expensive and probably less detailed than a Doug Watson job.

[Dinoxels]

Safari Ltd. updated their previous post with this new image showcasing theropod tracks (and possible ceratopsian tracks in the top left?).
The post also mentioned giveaways, so that's exciting. Side note, should I start a 2021 thread with this image or wait?

[Sim]

Exciting!  Thanks for sharing that @Dinoxels!  I think they're all theropod tracks, and there seems to be at least two size classes.  One of the theropods seems to be very big in comparison to the nearby plants.  I also notice some snow in the image - could the footprints belong to Cryolophosaurus?  I'm hoping for a feathered Cryolophosaurus and a Herrerasaurus!

[Irritation]

This is so exciting. I hope we get some amazing figures this year.

[Faelrin]

@Sim I hope you end up right. I want both of those of those bad. Cryolophosaurus I also certainly could see as it is one of the few remaining Carengie species that doesn't have a replacement in Safari's Prehistoric World line.

[Shonisaurus]

Hopefully Safari will surprise us with beautiful figures. If they make ceraptosids I would like a kosmoceratops, wendiceratops or medusaceratops. I honestly like all the ceraptosides. Fortunately, there is less.

[suspsy]

Safari Ltd. updated their previous post with this new image showcasing theropod tracks (and possible ceratopsian tracks in the top left?).
The post also mentioned giveaways, so that's exciting. Side note, should I start a 2021 thread with this image or wait?

You can totally start one if you want, but you will be expected to update it as new images are revealed. 

[Loon]

I really hope that snow has a meaning like everyone is saying, because a Cryolophosaurus would be a dream.

[The Prehistoric Traveler]

Probably a tad boring to some but i would really like Safari or Collecta to make an aurochs.

[suspsy]

There's nothing boring about an aurochs, or any other recently extinct animal for that matter. I've been urging CollectA for years to make a Stellar's sea cow, but I'd just as soon buy one by Safari.

[Shonisaurus]

Any extinct animal is welcome to my collection. Prehistoric mammals and mammals and other extinct creatures of the Cenozoic is not boring to me. For me it has the same interest as prehistoric animals of the Mesozoic and Paleozoic. I would sincerely like a aurochs or a Steller's sea cow or a dinornis maximus (moa) or an aepyornis maximus (elephant bird of Madagascar) to give two examples of recently extinct prehistoric animals.

Safari once made a beautiful dodo. I am convinced that any of the extinct animals mentioned in the first paragraph would be just as brilliant.

[triceratops83]

I also notice some snow in the image - could the footprints belong to Cryolophosaurus?

I really hope that snow has a meaning like everyone is saying, because a Cryolophosaurus would be a dream.

Are we sure that's snow? The impression I get is mud puddle water reflecting sunlight.