CollectA—New for 2020

[australovenator]

That Allosaurus is a beaut. Looks much better to my eyes than the recent safari one sculpt-wise, but the paint job is a bit bland. Anyway, I'm sold
2020 is looking to be an expensive year.

[bmathison1972]

anyone curious if the horseshoe crab and nautilus might actually be part of the Sea Life line, and not the Prehistoric line? They can still be showed here, because of their ancient roots, but the Greek site that supplied that original list did not have the figures partitioned into one line or another...

[stargatedalek]

anyone curious if the horseshoe crab and nautilus might actually be part of the Sea Life line, and not the Prehistoric line? They can still be showed here, because of their ancient roots, but the Greek site that supplied that original list did not have the figures partitioned into one line or another...

That was my initial confusion as well. Even more odd is that one of intermediary lists separated the invertebrates out together. Makes me worried it might be a line/set of fossil replicas or something. We need more living trilobites!

[suspsy]

Given that no other marine animals appear on that leaked list, no whales, no sharks, no fish of any persuasion, it seems likely that the horseshoe crab and the nautilus must indeed be the Sea Life addition for 2020.

Which is pretty cool. The king crab and the octopus will enjoy the company.

[bmathison1972]

anyone curious if the horseshoe crab and nautilus might actually be part of the Sea Life line, and not the Prehistoric line? They can still be showed here, because of their ancient roots, but the Greek site that supplied that original list did not have the figures partitioned into one line or another...

That was my initial confusion as well. Even more odd is that one of intermediary lists separated the invertebrates out together. Makes me worried it might be a line/set of fossil replicas or something. We need more living trilobites!

those lists came from the Greek website, which did not have any breakdowns at all. Whoever made the initial STS post created those 'gaps' themselves. I wouldn't read too much into that.

[Ravonium]

Given that no other marine animals appear on that leaked list,

Actually, a puffin was listed under sealife in the STS post (although this doesn't change the fact that there is no real evidence that the horseshoe crab and nautilus aren't in the sealife line. As Blaine said, the website had no actual categories; they were just put there by the STS user).

I somewhat share stargatedalek's concern that the invertebrates (although more specifically the extinct ones) might end up being fossil replicas; CollectA has made that kind of figure in the past, and while they haven't done so recently, there's no reason that couldn't change next year. Furthermore, their choice of Orthoceras rather than Cameroceras somewhat raised an eyebrow for me, as Orthoceras specimens aren't usually particularly large, and the genus isn't as famous as its larger relative, which they released as a tube figure a couple of years ago. However, I don't think it's linked to the STS user seperating the invertebrates from the rest of the prehistoric line; they were unlikely to have had info about what kind of figure the invertebrates would be

[Faelrin]

Well worst case scenario there was the marine tube they did but I'm still hoping we are getting actual figures of those otherwise looks like one (or more) Paleozoic figures a year has been put to rest/broken.

[Shonisaurus]

Honestly in my case marine invertebrate fossils I am not going to buy them. For that you go to a specialized fossil shop and you have an authentic one even if it costs more money.

Although we are in an assumption, I would have liked live extinct marine invertebrates and the same can be said of the horseshoe crab and the nautilus that although fortunately exist among us I would still buy them since they are two exotic species such as the Favorite live fish and have subsisted since millions of years ago until today.

If they are sincerely fossil (if I have money to pay for them) I don't want to buy them. I prefer live vertebrates and invertebrates. That is one of the reasons that you will not buy the magnificent dinosaur skull Safari tube in your day.

[bmathison1972]

I am sure they are actual and individual figures; there is no indication they are fossils or part of a set. The only set that seems to be coming out is an insects tube.

[Halichoeres]

Given that no other marine animals appear on that leaked list,

Actually, a puffin was listed under sealife in the STS post (although this doesn't change the fact that there is no real evidence that the horseshoe crab and nautilus aren't in the sealife line. As Blaine said, the website had no actual categories; they were just put there by the STS user).

I somewhat share stargatedalek's concern that the invertebrates (although more specifically the extinct ones) might end up being fossil replicas; CollectA has made that kind of figure in the past, and while they haven't done so recently, there's no reason that couldn't change next year. Furthermore, their choice of Orthoceras rather than Cameroceras somewhat raised an eyebrow for me, as Orthoceras specimens aren't usually particularly large, and the genus isn't as famous as its larger relative, which they released as a tube figure a couple of years ago. However, I don't think it's linked to the STS user seperating the invertebrates from the rest of the prehistoric line; they were unlikely to have had info about what kind of figure the invertebrates would be

I was thinking about that too. It would be a bit of a bummer if all the invertebrates were just fossil replicas. I don't think they will be, though, because a belemnite fossil replica would be very boring, essentially just a tapered rod. As for the choice of Orthoceras, it's consistent with the moderate size of all the other invertebrates included--perhaps they're destined for the "supreme" sub-line.

As for the horseshoe crab and nautilus, I hope they're part of the sea life line. I always find it disappointing when modern animals (like the gombessa) are included in prehistoric lines, because it seems to foreclose the possibility of ever getting a prehistoric member of the group. If the horseshoe crab is in the sea life line, then maybe there's still a chance we could get a real weirdo xiphosuran as part of the prehistoric line one day, like Austrolimulus, Bellinurus, or Vaderlimulus.

[Gothmog the Baryonyx]

Out of all those revealed so far, the must haves for me are the Lisowicia, Bajadasaurus, Saltriovenator, Fukuisaurus and probably the mini Baryonyx. Most of the rest are maybe.

Is there any chance of the Diplodocus (which I assume will be revealed soon) being to scale witjbthe Allosaurus? Because if they are, I would be interested in both, but if not then probably not.

I haven't bought any of the supreme deluxe pterosaurs yet, so I don't Thi k I'll be getting Caviramus any time soon either.

I have to say it looks like an impressive year for CollectA.

[Shonisaurus]

The caviramus and the Mapusaurus of Collecta 2020 are highly anticipated figures for me. I pray that marine invertebrates are not fossil figures and are figures of living animals, I really like trilobite and orthocedas. The repainted diplodocus is the one that arouses the least interest for me.

I would have liked a mapusaurus of Deluxe size and I can say the same about Collecta 2020 allosaurus but I suppose maybe they will eventually have a Deluxe size version.

[TaranUlas]

Ladies and Gentlemen... I give you week 4 of this list! https://blog.everythingdinosaur.co.uk/blog/_archives/2019/11/22/new-collecta-models-part-4.html

This week sees the arrival of the Mapusaurus (Hunting)



the Pleuroceras Ammonite


The Belemnite


And the Horseshoe Crab!


Looking good and not in Fossilized form!

[bmathison1972]

As I said all along, no reason to assume these would be in 'fossil form'

Hard to tell from this angle, but the horseshoe crab might be the Japanese, Tachypleus tridendatus.

[suspsy]

I've added the images to the first page, although I still think the horseshoe crab would be better off on the Animal Toy Blog. Perhaps it will end up doing "double duty" just like the Safari coelacanth.

The ammonite and the belemnite both look fabulous, although it would have been nice if the latter had been given a specific genus. Anyone care to hazard a guess?

The Hunting Mapusaurus strikes me as precisely what we should have gotten back in 2012. I like this one better than the Deluxe from 2018. And again, it looks like CollectA has finally kicked bases to the curb, at least for their large theropods. Future dromaeosaurs, ornithomimosaurs, and other small coelurosaurs may still require support.

I was hoping that this would be the final reveal, but what's another week?

[Faelrin]

These look so fantastic. My jaw dropped at the sight of them. I cannot wait for these to release. I must get my hands on all those invertebrates.

At least I can be relieved these were not for their fossil lineup now. This now only leaves the nautilus, trliobite, Orthoceras, Diplodocus, and Caviramus left from the list to be revealed.

[Flaffy]

Definitely picking up both of the cephalopods.

Not really feeling the Mapusaurus. Too similar in colouration to the Allosaurus, the pose is a bit awkward, and much too skinny for my liking. Would've preferred a colour scheme more akin to the 2018 Mapu.

[Syndicate Bias]

Definitely picking up both of the cephalopods.

Not really feeling the Mapusaurus. Too similar in colouration to the Allosaurus, the pose is a bit awkward, and much too skinny for my liking. Would've preferred a colour scheme more akin to the 2018 Mapu.

They look the same though...I must've missed it

[ITdactyl]

New Boss: "The buyers want more dynamic figures"

Figure design team: "Say no more... even the cephalopods will roar"

Don't get me wrong, I like the style - and the contrast with Safari's closed mouth offerings.

Now... people mentioned something about a diplodocus and a pterosaur...?

[Shonisaurus]

Ammonite and Belemnite look very dynamic and reasonably sized, considering they are vertebrate animals and making such figures in Deluxe, XL or L size would be a cost that perhaps would be a risky bet from Collecta. I'm glad they made reconstructed and non-fossil invertebrate figures as I also feared.

The mapusaurus is an improvement over its previous figure. I like its conservative colors of paint and the only thing I regret is not done on a Deluxe scale as I have already mentioned in previous posts.

I am going to encourage you to buy the horseshoe canyon in November 2020, as seen, I really like that figure, even the nautilus that will be revealed next year.

It is a great and varied year by Collecta 2020. I would have liked to have revealed caviramus and orthoceras and trilobite for giving three examples. The diplodocus does not interest me so much since it is a repaint and in standard size XL.