Safari Ltd 2022 Hopes and Dreams

[thedeadlymoose]

I should correct my statement for wanting a remake of Watson's Triceratops. The sculpt is beautiful, but I just think it lacks some colors on the body. So I should have stated the need for a repaint to make it more appealing. My apologies and thank you @Sim for the clarifications for vote count.

Spot on. I would love a Triceratops repaint. Definitely adding this to my own hopes and dreams list.

At risk of repeating myself: I didn't care about the Triceratops' beautiful sculpt, why would I want to buy it versus a hundred other brown Triceratops figures?

On the same note, I hope for a new Rex that's as beautiful as both versions of the current feathered Rex.

[triceratops83]

I adore the feathered Safari Rex. I think it's the best possible pose for a Tyrannosaurus figure. If the idea is to release a scaly version, I hope they reuse the existing sculpt and just de-feather it.

[Gothmog the Baryonyx]

My first hope is that if Safari Ltd are releasing a Tarbosaurus or Torvosaurus next year, could they please release news about them today or tomorrow so I don't buy the PNSO versions from ED.

[Szajmin]

I just want a new Therizinosaurus, Mononycus and  Ornithomimus (or relatives)

I will be very happy with some extinct amphibians, fish, birds and lessr know mammals (by any mainstream company)

[Sim]

Relatives would be better than the three dinosaurs you mentioned.  In the case of Therizinosaurus and Mononykus, their appearance is unknown, so Falcarius and Shuvuuia would be better choices.  In the case of Ornithomimus, it is very fragmentary and its appearance is unknown.  Reconstructions of Ornithomimus are actually based on Dromiceiomimus or the sedens ornithomimid species which needs a genus name.  Since sedens doesn't have a genus name currently, I would avoid it and recommend other ornithomimids with a known appearance e.g. Gallimimus and Dromiceiomimus instead.

[suspsy]

Ornithomimosaurs deserve new toys more than any other group. The last time we got a slew of them was from CollectA way back in 2016. We need Gallimimus, Ornithomimus, Struthiomimus, Dromiceiomimus, Rativates, Harpymimus, Garudimimus, any of those magnificent animals.

[Sim]

Hmm, there are other groups that deserve toys just as much as ornithomimosaurs, troodontids for example which don't have any adequate representation.

I agree new ornithomimosaur toys are needed, but I don't think Ornithomimus and Struthiomimus need to be made.  As I mentioned earlier, Ornithomimus's appearance is not known and it gets based on other ornithomimosaur species, while the shape of Struthiomimus altus's snout is unclear due to poor preservation and a number of possibilities exist.  Additionally a new unnamed species of Struthiomimus suggests the snout of S. altus might look different to how it has been reconstructed in the past.  This new species is one of several ornithomimosaurs known from good remains that need a scientific name (others being "mongoliensis" and sedens) and I think it would be best to wait until they get a proper name before making figures of them.

You list some species that would make great toys: Gallimimus, Dromiceiomimus, Rativates, Harpymimus, Garudimimus.

[GojiraGuy1954]

Ornithomimosaurs deserve new toys more than any other group. The last time we got a slew of them was from CollectA way back in 2016. We need Gallimimus, Ornithomimus, Struthiomimus, Dromiceiomimus, Rativates, Harpymimus, Garudimimus, any of those magnificent animals.

Papo should make a JP Gallimimus and Safari should do an accurate Ornithomimus for Hell Creek

[Bread]

Ornithomimosaurs deserve new toys more than any other group. The last time we got a slew of them was from CollectA way back in 2016. We need Gallimimus, Ornithomimus, Struthiomimus, Dromiceiomimus, Rativates, Harpymimus, Garudimimus, any of those magnificent animals.

Papo should make a JP Gallimimus and Safari should do an accurate Ornithomimus for Hell Creek

Would rather have Nanmu make the Gallomimus as I would fear Papo's may be a tripod. Safari would definitely pull off an accurate representation of the genus. One issue though may be the scale of the figure compared with the other Hell Creek figures.

[Gothmog the Baryonyx]

Safari could do a Struthiomimus/Ornithomims to scale with the Pachycephalosaurus for a nice sized figure. Or it worried Ornithomimids wouldn't sell, make a smaller cheaper one that is to scale with the Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops & Ankylosaurus.

[SidB]

Safari could do a Struthiomimus/Ornithomims to scale with the Pachycephalosaurus for a nice sized figure. Or it worried Ornithomimids wouldn't sell, make a smaller cheaper one that is to scale with the Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops & Ankylosaurus.

The smaller scale might lend itself to a group display, such as the old Carnegie Deinonychus pack, but with the greatly improved detailing and accuracy now avaiable.

[Shonisaurus]

A struthiomimus would be great except for Collecta and a few other toy dinosaur companies that dinosaur species is so underrated.

Why not also, a breviceratops? Small dinosaurs are also needed, even if they are not as commercially successful.

[Sim]

Papo should make a JP Gallimimus and Safari should do an accurate Ornithomimus for Hell Creek

Would rather have Nanmu make the Gallomimus as I would fear Papo's may be a tripod. Safari would definitely pull off an accurate representation of the genus. One issue though may be the scale of the figure compared with the other Hell Creek figures.

@GojiraGuy1954 @Bread

An accurate representation of Ornithomimus isn't possible since it's only known from fragments.  Additionally Ornithomimus is not from Hell Creek.

[GojiraGuy1954]

Papo should make a JP Gallimimus and Safari should do an accurate Ornithomimus for Hell Creek

Would rather have Nanmu make the Gallomimus as I would fear Papo's may be a tripod. Safari would definitely pull off an accurate representation of the genus. One issue though may be the scale of the figure compared with the other Hell Creek figures.

@GojiraGuy1954 @Bread

An accurate representation of Ornithomimus isn't possible since it's only known from fragments.  Additionally Ornithomimus is not from Hell Creek.

[EarthboundEiniosaurus]

Would really like to see Safari do some more extinct mammals. Palorchestes, Procoptodon (or really any sthenurine), a larger version of their Arsinotherium, Coryphodon, Barylambda, Titanoides, Astrapotherium, Teleoceras, Toxodon, any protoceratid, Sivatherium, and of course Paraceratherium would all be welcome offerings.

[Sim]

@GojiraGuy1954, er, you're leaving a lot to guess.  You haven't said where that's from or what it means.  I'm guessing that it describes how many of certain dinosaurs have been found at Hell Creek?  If so it's incorrect in referring to ornithomimid remains as Ornithomimus, as Ornithomimus is not known from Hell Creek: https://theropoddatabase.com/Ornithomimosauria.htm#Ornithomimusvelox

And this reminds me:

I picked Dakotaraptor over Utahraptor because it'd be a good addition to Safari's Hell Creek collection, i.e. the Feathered Rex, Anky, Trike, Quetz, etc

Quetzalcoatlus is not known from Hell Creek either.

[GojiraGuy1954]

@GojiraGuy1954, er, you're leaving a lot to guess.  You haven't said where that's from or what it means.  I'm guessing that it describes how many of certain dinosaurs have been found at Hell Creek?  If so it's incorrect in referring to ornithomimid remains as Ornithomimus, as Ornithomimus is not known from Hell Creek: https://theropoddatabase.com/Ornithomimosauria.htm#Ornithomimusvelox

And this reminds me:

I picked Dakotaraptor over Utahraptor because it'd be a good addition to Safari's Hell Creek collection, i.e. the Feathered Rex, Anky, Trike, Quetz, etc

Quetzalcoatlus is not known from Hell Creek either.

No, but Quetz is found nearby, and there are indeterminate azdarchid remains there

[Szajmin]

In the case of Therizinosaurus and Mononykus, their appearance is unknown, so Falcarius and Shuvuuia would be better choices.

Works for me,  we don't know details of appearance. I am more generaly interested in clads (or interesting looking figure) than species. I mean one company can release figure marked as "Therizinosaurus" and some people be like "eh, i already have a Therizinosaurus, i will skip it", but if the same figure was marked as "Falcarius" people be like "OMG a rare species, maybe claws are too big but must have".

I am of course excluding species, with characteristic features here (lie ceratopsians with their horn and frill patterns)

I know there are people who know the difference in limb proportion etc, and call see the difference if figure is a Daspletosaurus or T. rex, but I just want some nice, scientific accurate figures representing the clads of Therizinosaurus, Struthiomimus and Mononykus.

[DC]

How about a small theropod toob: Velociraptor, Coelophysis, Compsognathus,  Archaeoraptor, Pyroraptor, Balur, Struthiomimus, Falcarius, Ornitholestes etc.

Pterosaur / bird toob

I would like some more good luck minis: Compie, Eoraptor, Rhamphorhynchus

[Sim]

A small theropod toob sounds good.  Velociraptor, Coelophysis, Compsognathus, Falcarius and Ornitholestes would be good choices.  I would like a new Velociraptor to be sculpted for this toob and not reuse the Feathered Dinos Toob one.  I'd like the new Velociraptor to look more like Safari's 2017 Velociraptor.  "Archaeoraptor" doesn't exist, perhaps you were referring to Microraptor?  I think Microraptor would be a good choice for this toob, but like Velociraptor I'd like a new Microraptor to be sculpted as the Feathered Dinos toob one has outdated feathers, colouration and pose.  It would be great to have a small iridescent Microraptor, it would be more accurate than Safari's 2017 Microraptor.  I'd prefer Rativates or Dromiceiomimus to Struthiomimus as the first two have known head shapes while the third one doesn't.  Pyroraptor has an unknown appearance and it's not clear what kind of theropod Balaur is, so I'd much rather Safari's new toob included two of my favourite dinosaurs, Buitreraptor and Saurornithoides!

I'd be interested in a pterosaur toob if it included Rhamphorhynchus, Dorygnathus and/or Scaphognathus.  They would need to have pycnofibers too.  I would be so happy to have nice figures of these awesome pterosaurs!