Loon's Collection: PNSO Suchomimus (Jan 16, 2023)

[Loon]

Decided to do some dusting, because I really didn't like how nasty that Paleozoic pic turned out. I updated that post with a less dusty picture now.

First up, the Triassic! I enjoy this shelf quite a bit, maybe more than the Paleozoic shelf??? I can't say, but I have such an affection for this period and the fauna within.


Skipping ahead in time quite a bit, the extinct Cenozoic shelves are also now cleaned up.

The Paleogene shelf is my baby, honestly. Between the big Paraceratherium and the whales, it has a real impact; it always catches my eye.


The Neogene shelf could definitely use some filling, but there are so few decent models from this period. I'd get the CollectA Kelenken, but I don't want a terror bird bigger than a Deinotherium.


And finally, for now, the extinct Quaternary shelf (I always misspell it "Quarternary"). This shelf kind of makes me hate my chronologically based organization since the lovely custom Megaloceros has to hang out on the shelf that gets the most bird seeds.

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

I think, in all honesty, if it ever gets big enough to fill a room, I'd probably sell most of it. Just seems a bit unhealthy to me.

Hehe. I absolutely understand. But let me tell you, that your current Collection is already at a Size, that is quite... more than Average. And at the Moment, it really looks so well organized and presented. Basilosaurus fits perfectly in the Shelf. I wish i would be more interested in Megafauna or Mammals in general. As Figures, of course.


One think, because it is undone business in my Shelves: Will you hide the cables and LEDs in the Future? Especially the Topshelves. I am always "blinded" by the Lights i have and wanted to build some kind of small "shielding" or reflector to guide the Rays more. But it is fine as it is right now, just asking, because it looks similar in my place. Regarding the Lights. Not the Collection.

[Gothmog the Baryonyx]

I love your new(ish) displays. Honesythe Triassic is my favourite though, but your Cenozoic displays are beautiful too. The Paraceratherium and Basilosaurus in particular being impressive

[Loon]

Hehe. I absolutely understand. But let me tell you, that your current Collection is already at a Size, that is quite... more than Average. And at the Moment, it really looks so well organized and presented. Basilosaurus fits perfectly in the Shelf. I wish i would be more interested in Megafauna or Mammals in general. As Figures, of course.


One think, because it is undone business in my Shelves: Will you hide the cables and LEDs in the Future? Especially the Topshelves. I am always "blinded" by the Lights i have and wanted to build some kind of small "shielding" or reflector to guide the Rays more. But it is fine as it is right now, just asking, because it looks similar in my place. Regarding the Lights. Not the Collection.

Yeah, it's big...with, some modern animals that came recently, it just hit 300... I can't imagine how people who have thousands of these things do it.

When it comes to the LEDs, I really can't think of a way to hide them; I'm sure there's a nicer solution, but I'm ok with it for now. The wires are something that I've been struggling with. Really, when I kinda just glance at the shelves, I don't really catch them, but, seeing these pictures has made me realize how much they stick out. I've thought of using wood tape, but I don't know, seems a bit tacky, honestly. I guess it would stick out less than exposed wiring, though.

I love your new(ish) displays. Honesythe Triassic is my favourite though, but your Cenozoic displays are beautiful too. The Paraceratherium and Basilosaurus in particular being impressive

Thanks! The Triassic shelf is definitely one of the most diverse, or maybe just weirdest... Either way, I'm happy you like it.

[Shonisaurus]

@Loon How clean and pretty you have the shelves of prehistoric non-dinosaur animals from the Palezoic and Mesozoic. Well ordered. Honestly, we are lucky lovers of prehistoric mammals and Palezoic animals, seeing these figures I think a good dream but it is not reality. I'm impressed, I would like to see China's dinosaur companies bring out more non-dinosaur prehistoric animals and especially prehistoric mammals like basilosaurus and paraceratherium. They make very pretty figures. Honestly, Itoy's paraceratherium and PNSO's basilosaurus are exactly the figures that I always liked that some dinosaur company would do one day. My congratulations for your order and cleanliness.

On the other hand, I also like other figures such as lisowicia and elasmotherium from Collecta, but no dinosaur company has been able to make those figures so far and the same is true of Doug's hyaenodon from Safari, the diprotodon from Soutlands Replicas of Australia and the megaloceros from Papo to put other examples

[Libraraptor]

Looks great!  Tidy shelves,  not too full and not too empty.

[Faelrin]

It is a shame how few Triassic period animals have figures. Lots of interesting things out there that could be done, even some dinosaurs like Herrerasaurus and Eoraptor. At least the ones that have been made have been excellent largely. Even more sad is how many of those have been retired and for how long now. Your collection does an excellent job showcasing those, and I still think you are lucky to have managed to track those down.

On the other hand I feel like we are spoiled as far as extinct Cenozoic models goes, and particularly for mammals (even if there's plenty more I want to see like a "Dire Wolf", Synthetoceras, etc). I doubt I would have the space in my arrangement for all the ones missing, but I can try. Also I'm sure I've seen this before, and possibly said this before but seeing that CollectA Elasmotherium next to the Carnegie Mammoth really drives home how large that is.

Also regarding terror birds it is sad that there's so few options (and most out there are based off Gastornis which was the staple terror bird for so long, despite not being one), out there with the only in production one the CollectA Kelenken. Something I also hope to see corrected in the future.

[Halichoeres]

The Triassic is definitely the most interesting period of the Mesozoic. So many bizarre creatures. So few available as figures.

[Ezikot]

I really like your current display as I prefer - just personal tastes - not too overcrowded shelves.

Are there a Dinosaur Park formation shelf, an Hell Creek formation shelf and a Morrison formation shelf or my eyes are seeing what they would like to see?     

I've started collecting cenozoic figures just a few months ago and I can say they are addictive
(speaking of the devil, I thought that Daeodon and Moropus coexisted... am I wrong? In case I'm not, which Daedon - Collecta or Safari - scales better with Collecta's Moropus?)

Side note: I love your humour!

[Halichoeres]

Paleozoic shelf is the best shelf. Are you planning to get any of the Life game miniatures? It could augment this assortment in interesting ways.

Honestly, I wasn't quite familiar with them until a few minutes ago. I guess I sorta dismissed them as basic game pieces, but I understand there are painted versions too? I think I may grab some of the plants, but the animals are a bit too stylized for my shelves I think. Not that they aren't nice, I just don't really but that sort of figure. I may just get the game, since I've been looking for something decent to play.

Forgot to say, I actually think painted versions were only available with the highest pledge level on the Kickstarter. But the game does look like fun and is worth getting for its own sake.

[Loon]

Thanks everyone for the comments!

@Loon How clean and pretty you have the shelves of prehistoric non-dinosaur animals from the Palezoic and Mesozoic. Well ordered. Honestly, we are lucky lovers of prehistoric mammals and Palezoic animals, seeing these figures I think a good dream but it is not reality. I'm impressed, I would like to see China's dinosaur companies bring out more non-dinosaur prehistoric animals and especially prehistoric mammals like basilosaurus and paraceratherium. They make very pretty figures. Honestly, Itoy's paraceratherium and PNSO's basilosaurus are exactly the figures that I always liked that some dinosaur company would do one day. My congratulations for your order and cleanliness.

On the other hand, I also like other figures such as lisowicia and elasmotherium from Collecta, but no dinosaur company has been able to make those figures so far and the same is true of Doug's hyaenodon from Safari, the diprotodon from Soutlands Replicas of Australia and the megaloceros from Papo to put other examples

Thanks, Shonisaurus. I would love it if any company tackled some mammals, but I think the trend with the Chinese manufacturers seems to be to make mostly dinosaurs, arguably more so than some western companies. I imagine it's all to do with the market, I don't think the same demand exists for a $60 Megatherium as for another big theropod. Oh well. I guess it's pretty lucky that, even though there are far fewer mammals released, they tend to be of overall better quality.

It is a shame how few Triassic period animals have figures. Lots of interesting things out there that could be done, even some dinosaurs like Herrerasaurus and Eoraptor. At least the ones that have been made have been excellent largely. Even more sad is how many of those have been retired and for how long now. Your collection does an excellent job showcasing those, and I still think you are lucky to have managed to track those down.

On the other hand I feel like we are spoiled as far as extinct Cenozoic models goes, and particularly for mammals (even if there's plenty more I want to see like a "Dire Wolf", Synthetoceras, etc). I doubt I would have the space in my arrangement for all the ones missing, but I can try. Also I'm sure I've seen this before, and possibly said this before but seeing that CollectA Elasmotherium next to the Carnegie Mammoth really drives home how large that is.

Also regarding terror birds it is sad that there's so few options (and most out there are based off Gastornis which was the staple terror bird for so long, despite not being one), out there with the only in production one the CollectA Kelenken. Something I also hope to see corrected in the future.

Thanks. Yeah, Triassic fauna is so weird and wonderful. I would absolutely kill for an updated Postosuchus or Plateosaurus. Or, heck, a non-cheaposaur Placerias. And of course, my dream drepanosaur TOOB. I guess, similar to the mammals, it is good that most of the Triassic figures released are pretty great.

Also, I think you may have seen the mammoth and Elasmotherium together before. They've been shelf-mates for some time now, and god knows I love to stroke my ego and share pics of my shelves.

As for terror birds, I would also love some. The only decent one made fairly recently was the kaiyodo one, and of course, it's super tiny. The Kelenken isn't the worst thing, but, it's definitely an older CollectA figure, I'll leave it at that.

I really like your current display as I prefer - just personal tastes - not too overcrowded shelves.

Are there a Dinosaur Park formation shelf, an Hell Creek formation shelf and a Morrison formation shelf or my eyes are seeing what they would like to see?     

I've started collecting cenozoic figures just a few months ago and I can say they are addictive
(speaking of the devil, I thought that Daeodon and Moropus coexisted... am I wrong? In case I'm not, which Daedon - Collecta or Safari - scales better with Collecta's Moropus?)

Side note: I love your humour!

Thank you for the compliment! I don't think we've ever talked before, so I have to say I love your avatar! As a fan of prehistory and animation, Gertie is a big favorite of mine.

And no, you're not crazy. I do have shelves mostly based on those formations. I say "mostly" because there are some adjacent figures (same country/continent). I've also got a mini Yixian formation "shelf-within-a-shelf" going on, that I'll be sharing as soon as I get the Jurassic shelves done.

Also, I believe you're right about Moropus and Daedon being contemporaneous. I think the fact that Daeodon seems to have lived at the end of the Paleogene as well messed me up. But, oh well, the Neogene shelf has one more member. That's fine by me, it needed some filling.

Forgot to say, I actually think painted versions were only available with the highest pledge level on the Kickstarter. But the game does look like fun and is worth getting for its own sake.

Ah, oh well. I'll definitely be checking out the game, or at least some reviews after more people have it.

UPDATE: So, the last display post has been updated with new photos of the corrected Paleogene and Neogene shelves. I think they look a bit nicer now for sure. Like, seriously, what was I thinking? Lucy standing between European animals? Ridiculous!

[Loon]

Oops.

[Mellow Stego]

I really love your setup!

[Loon]

I really love your setup!

Thank you! I love your displays as well. Very fancy, reminds of a proper museum.

[Ezikot]

Thank you for the compliment! I don't think we've ever talked before, so I have to say I love your avatar! As a fan of prehistory and animation, Gertie is a big favorite of mine.

And no, you're not crazy. I do have shelves mostly based on those formations. I say "mostly" because there are some adjacent figures (same country/continent). I've also got a mini Yixian formation "shelf-within-a-shelf" going on, that I'll be sharing as soon as I get the Jurassic shelves done.
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Oh, great! I try to do the same, but I often struggle in understanding what animals really shared the same stratigraphic level (Dinosaur Park formation looks really a mess in that regard) and in finding figures in a similar scale (e.g. for Hell Creek I have on a shelf PNSO Sede, Eofauna Triceratops, Collecta Pachy and Struthiomimus that could be all around 1:30-1:35)

Regarding Gertie, I'm a fan of animation too (obviously I'm a big fan of Miyazaki, having a real soft spot for Mononoke, Totoro and Spirited Away).

Again, really nice collection and really nice display!         

 

[Halichoeres]

Thank you for the compliment! I don't think we've ever talked before, so I have to say I love your avatar! As a fan of prehistory and animation, Gertie is a big favorite of mine.

And no, you're not crazy. I do have shelves mostly based on those formations. I say "mostly" because there are some adjacent figures (same country/continent). I've also got a mini Yixian formation "shelf-within-a-shelf" going on, that I'll be sharing as soon as I get the Jurassic shelves done.
(...)

Oh, great! I try to do the same, but I often struggle in understanding what animals really shared the same stratigraphic level (Dinosaur Park formation looks really a mess in that regard) and in finding figures in a similar scale (e.g. for Hell Creek I have on a shelf PNSO Sede, Eofauna Triceratops, Collecta Pachy and Struthiomimus that could be all around 1:30-1:35)

Regarding Gertie, I'm a fan of animation too (obviously I'm a big fan of Miyazaki, having a real soft spot for Mononoke, Totoro and Spirited Away).

Again, really nice collection and really nice display!         

Yeah, there are only four or five formations where you can get any reasonable representation of the fauna. I used to try to arrange mine by formation, but I got a bit frustrated that there were almost as many formations as figures, because most companies only make the 1 or 2 largest dinosaurs from each.

[Loon]

Oh, great! I try to do the same, but I often struggle in understanding what animals really shared the same stratigraphic level (Dinosaur Park formation looks really a mess in that regard) and in finding figures in a similar scale (e.g. for Hell Creek I have on a shelf PNSO Sede, Eofauna Triceratops, Collecta Pachy and Struthiomimus that could be all around 1:30-1:35)

Regarding Gertie, I'm a fan of animation too (obviously I'm a big fan of Miyazaki, having a real soft spot for Mononoke, Totoro and Spirited Away).

Again, really nice collection and really nice display!         

Thanks, and yeah, as @Halichoeres said, it's a bit hard to find many figures from the same formation in the same scale. I'm not so fussed about it, honestly. But it is a little annoying that my dinosaur park display has several scales between 1:20 and 1:40. At times I've thought about switching to strictly 1:35/1:40. There's a weird effect when they're all on the shelf together where you can think that it's all to scale, I don't know why.

The only formation I have represented by more than one or two figures, all of which are mostly to scale is the Weald Clay.

Also, I feel like a "fake fan" here, I really haven't seen many Miyazaki films. Spirited Away is about it. Not even Totoro... But, I have to check out the rest sometime.

[Leyster]

Wow, great display there!

I still think the best shelf is the Cretaceous sea one, with the fake rocks

[Loon]

Wow, great display there!

I still think the best shelf is the Cretaceous sea one, with the fake rocks

Thanks! I like that shelf quite a bit too, though, it's currently a bit messy, but I'll get around to sharing it again sometime.


Ugh, I couldn't just sit and wait until that Xiphactinus comes out. No, I had to go and place another Minizoo order, and, oh boy, this one's a big deal, it's the CollectA Mamenchisaurus.


This thing is so pretty and so gosh darn big. I'm not going to bore you with my grasping attempts at squeezing some form of enjoyment out of this hobby an overly long write-up, so here are some pictures:



This picture makes me think about the ending of Shin Godzilla.

Ah, but you want a size comparison. Well, here you go.

Spoiler

Kidding. Here it is with some fellow sauropods. If this is based on Mamenchisaurus jingyanensis, the scale is roughly 1:43 (give or take 5).

[close]

On a less exciting note, I decided to pick up Battat's Cryolophosaurus again.

I realized, that despite my misgivings about it in the past, it really is a nice model and one of the few decent representations of this species out there. Also, it was kind of neat to get a Battat figure individually in that green and brown cardboard box again, it's been so long since I've seen them like that.

More shelf pics tomorrow.

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Lucy standing between European animals? Ridiculous!

I screamed and cried in anger, full of hate and fear.

But. The Mamenchisaurus. I am in love with this, since i saw the first picture. And i guess most of the members here feel a bit the same. I am waiting and waiting for it to arrive in Europe... Maybe they have been on the Ever Given..

CollectA is still getting better every year. What a lovely Company.

EDIT: I love the Groupshot. I maybe saved it, to look at it and feel good about liking what i see. Maybe.