K&M mini prehistoric

[profnik]

   I can't find K&M Mini Collection dinosaurs and prehistoric animals with purple suitcase of saber tooth tiger and mosasaurus that's missed an struck out on eBay that I saw last month ago.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1997-wild-republic-dinosaur-adventure-3682446179



Check out what I just found on Mercari: 1997 Dinosaur Adventure Mini Collection K & M International: #mercari
https://www.mercari.com/item/m90973075570?sv=lg

  Someday I will find an get the
Wild Republic an K&M Mini Collection dinosaurs an prehistoric animals with purple suitcase with Saber-tooth Tiger an Mosasaurus with 16 packing K&M Mini Collection dinosaurs an prehistoric animals on Ebay, Mecari ,Etsy, antique shop, thrift store, thrifttank an shopgoodwills Unit I complete collection of K&M/Wild Republic Mini Collection of 24 Prehistoric animals with purple suitcase. it pops up K&M Mini Collection dinosaurs an prehistoric animals with purple suitcase with Saber-tooth Tiger an Mosasaurus with 16 packing K&M Mini Collection I will get it.

[tinyvinyldinos]

Back at it again with model history, this time actually featuring the Sanrio Kaiju molds that include the Stampals Hadrosaurus rather than the K&M Minis themselves.



This guy looks familiar, doesn't he? He's a hard plastic cracker jack from the 70's, which lines him up quite neatly with Stampals. What is of more interest is his buddy!



This guy doesn't line up with any known Sanrio or K&M mold. The plot thickens- there may be a secret, non-stampals line which includes the original molds of some of our beloved K&M minis!

[tinyvinyldinos]

  Last night I was on worthpoint an I found K&M or Wild republic mini collection suitcase with saber tooth tiger an dinosaurs an then I missed on eBay. An also I found an K&M mini collection dinosaur with mosasaurus an then I missed agian on Mercari 2 days ago.  My sister told me she said we're find it someday.


https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1997-wild-republic-dinosaur-adventure-3682446179

Hey, this is a real interesting data point, though! This is the exact same mini set as the 2000 release from Instagram that you posted- it appears that they did not change which dinosaurs came in which sets during the entire run. Which makes it a little odd that I somehow had a set of eight (tylosaurus (lost in a move), protoceratops (lost to the vacuum), dimetrodon, smilodon, pteranodon, brachiosaurus, palaeoscincus, and t-rex) that does not correspond to the sets sold.

Also, second data point- Ankylosaurus, Cynognathus, Diatryma, Ichthyosaurus, Iguanodon, Kentrosaurus, Parasaurolophus, and the Wooly Mammoth don't show up in either set. Taking a guess based on the two you originally had in your possession, I suspect that's our final set of eight.

[tinyvinyldinos]

Also, second data point- Ankylosaurus, Cynognathus, Diatryma, Ichthyosaurus, Iguanodon, Kentrosaurus, Parasaurolophus, and the Wooly Mammoth don't show up in either set. Taking a guess based on the two you originally had in your possession, I suspect that's our final set of eight.

Polacanthus. Polacanthus, not Kentrosaurus, is included in the final set of eight. Good grief, I was not on top of it last week.

(Also, mystery solved that didn't need solving: my brother had the other eight from the previous two sets, and proceeded to lose them in Lake Superior. Anyone here want to do some diving?)

[tinyvinyldinos]

After some historical research (bothering ebay sellers and their contacts), I return with some history of the molds.

Ankylosaurus, Brontosaurus, Cynognathus, Hadrosaurus, Iguanodon, Parasaurolophus, Polacanthus, Pteranodon, and Stegosaurus all started out as STAMPALS molds. Dimetrodon and Triceratops are very close to the original STAMPALS molds as well, but were bent slightly (for reasons unknown to me). The final STAMPALS mold, Protoceratops, bears no real resemblance to the K&M Minis Protoceratops. STAMPALS are not painted, and are made of harder plastic than the K&M Prehistoric Minis. The molds-with-stamps appear time-to-time as various hard plastic stamps by various party favor places. Interestingly, there are two of the STAMPALS that show up as part of the kaiju molds that oriental trading company sells as dinosaur eggs- Hadrosaurus again, and the original STAMPALS Protoceratops.

From the K&M lot, there seems to be molded-but-unpainted lots that show up in warehouses from time to time. I've confirmed with the sellers that they're the same material as the K&M stuff. Interestingly, of the ones I've seen, Ichthyosaurus (sorry Reuben) and Tylosaurus are never present. That raises questions, but neither I nor the ebay sellers have had answers to them. K&M International has not responded to my emails asking if the sets of eight were consistent throughout the run, nor why they chose which molds for which sets of eight. That being said, my set of eight was Brachiosaurus, Dimetrodon, Palaeoscincus, Polacanthus, Protoceratops, Pteranodon, Smilodon, and Tylosaurus, whereas the instagram post depicts a different set of eight.

Post-K&M (sort of, as K&M sold these themselves for a while), we see Ankylosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Dimetrodon, Hadrosaurus, Igunaodon, Pachycephalosaurus, Palaeoscincus, Parasaurolophus, Polacanthus, Steogaurus, Triceratops, and Tyrannosaurus appear as jetballs. This holds true today, with various companies selling these molds in jetballs or jet eggs- but, interestingly, never outside of them. K&M International has not responded to my emails asking why these particular figures of their line-up were chosen for the jetballs.

This leads us to the enigma of microllector (who also has not responded to me). They're clearly recasts of varying quality, they look like they might be eraser rubber or maybe silicone, and they include every mold of the K&M figurines except the oldest and most common, Hadrosaurus. Were these actually being sold by a company? Were they pirated? What's up with that?

Anyways, this concludes a brief history of K&M Prehistoric Minis and the molds they arose from. Back to scouring Ebay.

New Stampals information courtesy of an eBay seller! Stampals continued on into the 90's with differing materials, but apparently the same molds. It looks like K&M bought the Stampals molds and utilized them for the Wild Republic Dinosaur Adventures Prehistoric Minis line, and then retained some for the jetballs and sold the rest. It continues to be unclear as to whether the non-Stampals molds started life somewhere else or were created by K&M for this purpose. I am beginning to suspect Ichthyosaurus and Tylosaurus as being K&M-exclusives, as they never appear in the unpainted lots, which would make sense if the manufacturers were being allowed to sell unused stock except for K&M proprietary molds.

And, thanks to Profnik, we've confirmed that the sets of eight were consistent throughout all runs!

[profnik]

  Your very welcome tinyvingldino

  Good thing I found these 2 woolly mammoth 🦣 is my favorite 2nd one 🥈an gastornis that found it 3 years ago on Etsy after I lose these 2 for 22 years ago.

an lakeshore vintage counting dinosaurs of 4 different colors of navy blue, dark green, dark brown an orange just like k&m international mini collection of dinosaurs an prehistoric animals is included t-rex 🦖 is my favorite 1st one 🥇, stegosaurus, moropus, woolly rhinoceros, apatosaurus, triceratops, 2 ankylosaurus, corythosaurus, parasaurolophus, elasmosaurus, cynognathus, edmontosaurus, triceratops, kentrosaurus, protoceratops an gastornis. So just use costume paint with mini dinosaurs.

An also I got the Smilodon that's has color green that got for my birthday that found on eBay for 2 years ago. But looks just like the same detail a different colors of K&M mini collection. My dad an I that I'm going to make two part mold for smooth on for tiny green Smilodon an then take tiny green Smilodon out of 2 part mold. then pour resins an then the white figuring got failed an crumbled ruin inside the 2 part mold 2 years ago.

  So my dad an I found it on YouTube for craftsman steady craftin of action figures for src flex it 90 an pigment colors is a great idea to make toy figurines an action figures for 2 part mold for smooth on so src flex it 90 work for bending,bounce an drop it an waterproof paint that never ruin an breaking. Just like PVC plastic toys.  💡 So That gives me an idea! To copying duplicate the tiny Smilodon to paint them to look like this different colors. after start over the 2 part mold for tiny green saber tooth tiger. That's why no need worry to hard to find. It's bring me back for my own memories.


So that I remember I saw K&M/Wild Republic mini collection dinos an prehistoric figurine with purple suitcase of saber tooth tiger at the elmwood park zoo from the gift shop when I was 6 years old this my own flashback. An then 22 years later I found k&m mini collection dinosaurs of mosasaurus an then it's sold out on Mercari an too late an I looked up the worthpoint an their another K&M mini collection of Smilodon I just remembered an someone pay on eBay an then it's too late so got strike out that I missed.

  Someday I will find an get the K&M/Wild Republic mini collection of saber-tooth Tiger an mosasaurus of these 2 with purple plastic suitcases with 16 assortment mini dinosaurs a prehistoric animal unit I complete collection of K&M mini collection prehistoric animals with 24 of them. but if it's pop ups that I found it on EBay, Mercari, Etsy, antique stores, yard sales, thrift shops, shop goodwill an flea market I will get K&M/Wild Republic mini collection of saber-tooth Tiger an mosasaurus of these 2 with purple suitcases.

[profnik]

  Last month my dad an I made silicone 2 part mold to make K&M mini saber tooth tiger. An then I mix pigment colors to pour SRC Flex it 90 to pour into the silicone mold to put in the pressure pot an I take out an also I use Testors paint to paint it the smilodon.

https://www.picuki.com/media/3108433566249209143

Their only one more thing that's was missing from K&M International mini collections Prehistoric animals is the Mosasaurus that I need until complete collection.

[tinyvinyldinos]

Hey, congratulations! Seems like you managed to get your hands on a suitcase, too!

(Would you be willing to duplicate any of your current minis? I know Reuben's looking for that ichthyosaurus, and I'm hunting for protoceratops as well as the mosasaurus myself.)

[profnik]

 
I found the mini ichyhtosaurus on eBay just for you Reuben03

[profnik]

This morning I founded on eBay K&M mini collections dinosaurs of these 2 is corythosaurus an t-rex 🦖 is my favorite 🥇 1st one from whitelightning wolf
 Yellawoof.

An also I found an another K&M mini collection dinosaurs with purple suitcase an a spare woolly mammoth is my favorite 2nd one 🦣🥈😀 so I was very lucky 

I hope someday k&m mini prehistoric animals of smilodon, mosasaurus and mini prehistoric set will pop up on eBay that I will complete collection.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/226072455448?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=BniPUH2QSn-&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=SMS

[profnik]

I was very lucky that I found K&M mini collection dinosaurs and prehistoric animals with purple suitcase an a spare woolly mammoth 🦣 an Reuben's wants the mini Ichthyosaurus for his collection too.

[profnik]

I finally got a smilodon an 7 of theme of Dinos an prehistoric animals from wild and k&m mini collections 

[Reuben03]

I was very lucky that I found K&M mini collection dinosaurs and prehistoric animals with purple suitcase an a spare woolly mammoth 🦣 an Reuben's wants the mini Ichthyosaurus for his collection too.

Hey! Sorry for the late reply, is there a spare ichthyosaur for sale?

[tinyvinyldinos]

Found something interesting today!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/405014474324

This is definitely the K&M Cynognathus mold, but it's been painted in very different colors (look at those red eyes!) and it's in a jetball, neither of which are consistent with the K&M Cynognathus set. I've sent the seller a message with some questions, and we'll see if we learn anything new

(By the way, Profnik, if you have any further information on those lakeshore counting dinosaurs, I'd like to know so I can work out the history and timeline of the molds. The STAMPALS appear to originate from the 1980's, and in the late 90's the molds were used for K&M, and then some of the molds were used for jetballs, and the rights to those were sold. The history currently implies that certain molds, like Tylosaurus and Ichthyosaurus, were created and limited to K&M use, but I would have put smilodon and gastrornis there as well. Also if you have a spare protoceratops...)

[tinyvinyldinos]

Definitely a K&M Cynognathus! As a side note, I'm beginning to suspect that some of the jetball minis are smaller than their counterparts- here's a comparison of smilodon and stegosaurus- smilodon's original, stegosaurus is from the jetball, and eyeballing the toyanimalwiki photos suggests that  stegosaurus' should have spines taller than smilodon's back, and jetball stegosaurus does not really do that.



On the other hand, I got my horrible hands on some stampals, and they're definitely similar but larger.



Now, I was told that the stampals were less pliable material than the K&M minis, and that is NOT true. I think the materials are the same, since they still have a little give in the same ways and places as the minis do. They are pretty dang similar to the minis in most respects.

[william555]

This looks like a band of kids in some way, and I don't know how. Like, they are too cute, and they are just toys. Daaamn

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I saw that. I have the K&M stegosaurus, smilodon, dimetrodon and parasaurolophus. Good thing I remember I opened my package an then I finally got k&m mini collections dinosaurs and prehistoric animals is smilodon an 7 dinosaurs and purple suitcase too in plastic bag an I opening package get the 8 prehistoric animals an purple suitcase out the packages an save it for my collection. After my dad ordered on eBay for 4 months ago.


  I'm still searching an keep it eye for K&M mini tylosaurus, woolly rhino,pteranodon,elasmosaurus, grey dinosaur with white spots, protoceratops an 2 green dinosaurs is parasaurolophus & ankylosaurus that I'm trying to complete collection. That looking for on eBay, Mercari, Etsy, antique store an poshmark around here somewhere.

😀 Thanks for sharing me.

[tinyvinyldinos]

I saw that. I have the K&M stegosaurus, smilodon, dimetrodon and parasaurolophus. Good thing I remember I opened my package an then I finally got k&m mini collections dinosaurs and prehistoric animals is smilodon an 7 dinosaurs and purple suitcase too in plastic bag an I opening package get the 8 prehistoric animals an purple suitcase out the packages an save it for my collection. After my dad ordered on eBay for 4 months ago.


  I'm still searching an keep it eye for K&M mini tylosaurus, woolly rhino,pteranodon,elasmosaurus, grey dinosaur with white spots, protoceratops an 2 green dinosaurs is parasaurolophus & ankylosaurus that I'm trying to complete collection. That looking for on eBay, Mercari, Etsy, antique store an poshmark around here somewhere.

😀 Thanks for sharing me.

If you have a guide to making molds, my hands are never going to be steady enough to paint anything, but I have the wooly rhino, elasmosaurus, and parasaurolophus that I'd be willing to try and make molds of to send to you. I only exclude the pteranodon in my collection because his paint is peeling something fierce, and I'd be worried about casting him with that in mind. Imagine if I cast him and then he peeled out of the mold naked!

[Reuben03]

I found the mini ichyhtosaurus on eBay just for you Reuben03

so gutted i never saw this. Moved country and then moved house again so I've been super busy. RIP. Thank you for thinking of me!!!!

[Reuben03]

I am beginning to suspect Ichthyosaurus and Tylosaurus as being K&M-exclusives, as they never appear in the unpainted lots, which would make sense if the manufacturers were being allowed to sell unused stock except for K&M proprietary molds.

i have seen ebay listings that had pictures of the tylosaur in bouncy balls, in uniform vibrant orange, however the pictures were misleading as they did not stock that particular ball. sucks, but the tylosaur was made into a bouncy ball from what i can tell