Concavenator’s Collection (new 18/4/2024)

Hello and welcome to my collection thread!  

In this first post I will explain my collecting rules, what my posts here are about, and I will include 2 lists, one that features all figures in my collection and another one that includes my paleontology themed books. Both are updated as I get new acquisitions. And every once in a while I show my collection setup to see how it evolves.

1. Collecting rules

- Scientific accuracy is my main criterion. If there are several figures available of a certain animal I’m interested in, I tend to favor the most accurate version. And if I don’t consider a figure accurate enough, then it’s a skip for me.

- Related to the previous point, I don’t buy figures of inaccurate pop-culture representations of prehistoric creatures, nor do I buy kaiju, dragon, monster figures and related, either. Only scientifically accurate figures of prehistoric animals.

- 1 figure per genus. If I’m interested in a figure of a genus I already have, the previous version has to go.

- I generally avoid getting figures of taxa known from fragmentary remains.

- I’m usually interested in collecting just some specific taxa.

- I’m not a completist, be it company wise or clade wise.

2. Posts

Figures from my collection are featured here. I include the following information about them:

Binomial name:
Name etymology:
Classified as:
Period:
Fossils found in:

Company:
Line:
Sculptor:
Based on:
Variant:
Color scheme inspired by:
Year of release:

Figures are individually reviewed. For each figure, I include an introductory section to the taxon with general information taken from the literature. Afterwards, I share my thoughts on the model.

When it comes to books, I include:

Name:
Author/s:
Publishing house:
Year of publication:

Followed by my thoughts/opinions on them.

Whenever I use any art (that’s not mine), I reference the respective artist/s.

3. Collection List: UPDATED 24/4/2024

Non-dinosaurs

Mosasaurus hoffmannii - CollectA, Deluxe (2023)

Ornithischians

Borealopelta markmitchelli - CollectA, Standard (2019)
Chasmosaurus belli - HAOLONGGOOD (2024)
Diabloceratops eatoni - Safari Ltd, Wild Safari (2013)
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis - PNSO, Prehistoric Animal Models (2021)
Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai - Safari Ltd, Wild Safari (2014)
Stegosaurus stenops - Safari Ltd, Wild Safari (2019)
Styracosaurus albertensis - PNSO, Prehistoric Animal Models (2022)
Tlatolophus galorum - Ancestors Models, Archosaur Collection (2023)

Sauropodomorphs and herrerasaurids

Diplodocus carnegii - Eofauna (2022)
Shunosaurus lii - Safari Ltd, Wild Safari (2016)

Theropods

Anzu wyliei - Safari Ltd, Wild Safari (2018)
Beipiaosaurus inexpectus - Safari Ltd, Carnegie Collection (2006)
Concavenator corcovatus - Safari Ltd, Wild Safari (2020)
Dilophosaurus wetherilli - HAOLONGGOOD (2023)
Microraptor zhaoianus - Safari Ltd, Wild Safari (2017)
Qianzhousaurus sinensis - Safari Ltd, Wild Safari (2020)
Velociraptor mongoliensis - Creative Beast Studio, Beasts of the Mesozoic Raptor Series (2022)

4. Library: UPDATED 4/7/2022

Brusatte, S. (2019). Auge y caída de los dinosaurios. Debate.
Molina-Pérez, R., & Larramendi, A. (2020). Dinosaur facts and figures: the sauropods and other sauropodomorphs. Princeton.
Dixon, D. (2010). La enciclopedia ilustrada de los dinosaurios y otros animales prehistóricos. Ediciones Omega.
Molina-Pérez, R., & Larramendi, A. (2016). Récords y curiosidades de los dinosaurios terópodos y otros dinosauromorfos. Larousse.
Parker, T. (2021). Saurian: a field guide to Hell Creek. Titan Books.

5. Collection Setup: UPDATED 7/1/2023

7/1/2023

Very nice collection, and a joy to see shelves that arent't as crowded as many others ( also mine )

Welcome from Dresden

Very interesting collection with some remarkable models. It is also nice to see some diversity in terms of makers, especially when you have a relatively small number of figures. Isn't the Eofauna Diplodocus in your cogitations?

Thanks everyone for stopping by and posting!

Roger wrote:

Very interesting collection with some remarkable models. It is also nice to see some diversity in terms of makers, especially when you have a relatively small number of figures. Isn't the Eofauna Diplodocus in your cogitations?

It definitely is! Actually, I sold the Carnegie one because of it lol. I limit my collection to 1 figure per genus. I’m a very chill collector but I plan to get it sometime this year.

Here’s a really nice book:

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Name: La enciclopedia ilustrada de los dinosaurios y otros animales prehistóricos
Author/s: Dougal Dixon
Publishing house: Ediciones Omega
Year of publication: 2010

Review:

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So far I like what I see. :) Excellent collection thus far!

Surely less accurate but Bullyland released an Ichthyosaurus almost 10 years before than Safari. I remember seeing it locally and thinking how cool it was to see this kind of creature in toy shape. Now they're much more common but I think it is fair to recall how important was Bullyland 20 years ago. By the way, Bullyland also released a Megaloceros for the same series but obviously this Papo model is much more spectacular. Some of our members repainted the Papo Megaloceros, you can see [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] even if the inspiration is not exactly a scientific one.

Concavenator wrote:

I think Papo did a good job with this one overall. It would totally benefit from a repaint, especially one that would show its true colours, as they are known

I love the Papo Megaloceros, and did exactly this with my one - he's now repainted based on cave art.

Really interesting to see how you've decided to create your collection. I love learning what appeals to people and what "rules" (or lack of rules) they have in place. It's so unique with each person.

Thank you everyone!

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Yeah, the Papo Megaloceros is a prime candidate for a repaint, no doubt about that. I plan to have it repainted at some point (as my painting skills are null) in order to it reflecting its true colours. That said, if anyone else releases a Megaloceros figure with accurate colouration, I might as well replace this Papo and save me the effort of having it repainted… And those repaints look spectacular! That goes to show how much better this figure would have been if its paint app was better…

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Name: Dinosaur facts and figures: the sauropods and other sauropodomorphs
Author/s: Rubén-Molina Pérez & Asier Larramendi
Publishing house: Princeton
Year of publication: 2020

Review:

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Binomial name: Stegosaurus stenops (Marsh, 1877)
Name etymology: “Narrow-faced roof lizard” (Greek)
Classified as: Dinosauria -> Ornithoscelida -> Ornithischia -> Genasauria -> Thyreophora -> Stegosauria -> Stegosauridae -> Stegosaurinae
Period: Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian - Tithonian)
Fossils found in: Morrison Formation, present day USA (North America)

Company: Safari Ltd.
Line: Wild Safari Prehistoric World
Sculptor: Doug Watson
Based on: NHMUK PV R36730 “Sophie”
Year of release: 2019

Review:

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Excellent again! It always blows me away to think about how BIG some of those sauropods really are...

Very interesting video about the Borealopelta. At least this reconstruction might not be so far from the real creature. I like that it looks somewhat like a pangolin.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] it’s kinda amazing, they were (in general) so much bigger than any extant animal, at least land-dwelling ones. They’re part of why I like dinosaurs so much, they were real, living creatures, yet very different from anything alive today, and I find that very interesting. That said, their sizes are often exaggerated. Media often do this, especially when new species are announced, or even some books (I still remember reading about the 60 m long Maraapunisaurus…). If you’re interested in knowing more about sauropods, I recommend you check out Eofauna’s sauropod book. It’s fairly updated (published in 2020) and includes accurate/corrected measurements for the species.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] yeah, with the knowledge we have about this animal, reconstructing it isn’t that far off compared to reconstructing any living animal.

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Name: Saurian: a field guide to Hell Creek
Author/s: Tom Parker
Publishing house: Titan Books
Year of publication: 2021

Review:

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Excellent models again!

Thank you!

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Binomial name: Microraptor zhaoianus (Xu et al., 2000)
Name etymology: ” Zhao’s small robber” (Greek and Latin)
Classified as: Dinosauria -> Ornithoscelida -> Theropoda -> Neotheropoda -> Averostra -> Tetanurae -> Coelurosauria -> Tyrannoraptora -> Maniraptoromorpha -> Neocoelurosauria -> Maniraptoriformes -> Maniraptora -> Pennaraptora -> Paraves -> Eumaniraptora -> Deinonychosauria -> Dromaeosauridae -> Microraptorinae
Period: Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Fossils found in: Jiufotang Formation, present day China (Asia)

Company: Safari Ltd.
Line: Wild Safari Prehistoric World
Sculptor: ? Not Doug Watson
Color scheme inspired by: Microraptor zhaoianus Xu et al. 2000 BMNHC PH881
Year of release: 2017

Review:

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This is a really thorough and perfectly presented tour of your collection!

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Some more coelurosaurs:

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Binomial name: Anzu wyliei (Lamanna et al., 2014)
Name etymology: “Wylie’s Anzu” (a feathered demon in Mesopotamian mythology) (Sumerian and Assyrian)
Classified as: Dinosauria -> Ornithoscelida -> Theropoda -> Neotheropoda -> Averostra -> Tetanurae -> Coelurosauria -> Tyrannoraptora -> Maniraptoromorpha -> Neocoelurosauria -> Maniraptoriformes -> Maniraptora -> Pennaraptora -> Oviraptorosauria -> Caenagnathoidea -> Caenagnathidae
Period: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
Fossils found in: Hell Creek Formation, present day USA (North America)

Company: Safari Ltd.
Line: Wild Safari Prehistoric World
Sculptor: ? Not Doug Watson
Color scheme inspired by: Anzu wyliei Lamanna et al. 2014 by Elia Smaniotto
Year of release: 2018

Review:

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Binomial name: Beipiaosaurus inexpectus (Xu et al., 1999)
Name etymology: “Unexpected lizard from Beipiao” (Greek and Latin)
Classified as: Dinosauria -> Ornithoscelida -> Theropoda -> Neotheropoda -> Averostra -> Tetanurae -> Coelurosauria -> Tyrannoraptora -> Maniraptoromorpha -> Neocoelurosauria -> Maniraptoriformes -> Maniraptora -> Therizinosauria -> Therizinosauroidea
Period: Early Cretaceous (Barremian - Aptian)
Fossils found in: Yixian Formation, present day China (Asia)

Company: Safari Ltd.
Line: Carnegie Collection
Sculptor: Forest Rogers
Year of release: 2006

Review:

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And finally (and fittingly!) this great book about theropods:

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Name: Récords y curiosidades de los dinosaurios terópodos y otros dinosauromorfos.
Author/s: Rubén Molina-Pérez & Asier Larramendi
Publishing house: Larousse
Year of publication: 2016

Review:

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