Prehistoric amphibians from Playvision

Gecko08 wrote:

These are a very challenging quarry to hunt after. Hopefully one day I can lay eyes on them.

I wish you heaps of good luck

I would enjoy them also, but I know better than to even try. Best of luck to you, Haydn! Hope to see them in your collection updates soon.

I am convinced that with a little patience, a sharp eye, and the help of our community, you can find what you need with time. :)

Thanks everyone. I have quite the army of saved searches on eBay (that’s where if someone lists a figure I get emailed immediately), so I’m sure it will pay off.

QuollMate wrote:

Ugh I won't ever find these... I am not actively searching, but if one hits my radar I'll go for it.

Got an email notification from STS that this thread has had activity. Amazing how I posted on this discussion six years ago, believing I would never own these figures. How times have changed— I completed the entire set after a crazy hunt in 2020. :)

Gecko08 wrote:

Thanks everyone. I have quite the army of saved searches on eBay (that’s where if someone lists a figure I get emailed immediately), so I’m sure it will pay off.

Do be advised that completing this set could be a lengthy and expensive process. I spent no less than $200 completing this set last year.

I am very happy for you, Emma! It was a huge effort but this is a very special set. We won't see many figures of these animals in our lives.

Roger wrote:

I am very happy for you, Emma! It was a huge effort but this is a very special set. We won't see many figures of these animals in our lives.

I hope CollectA can step up to the the plate one of these days with a prehistoric amphibians set!

That is what I was trying to talk about! I remember first joining here when I was 16 or so and thinking how I would NEVER see these plastic models "in the flesh"... and here I am, still blown away with some of the treasures I was able to find (most of which resulted from help here). Congratulations Emma! And hang in there Haydn.

QuollMate wrote:

Roger wrote:

I am very happy for you, Emma! It was a huge effort but this is a very special set. We won't see many figures of these animals in our lives.

I hope CollectA can step up to the the plate one of these days with a prehistoric amphibians set!

I hope so too, as the Playvisions amphibians were made almost 23 years ago, and I’m sure something from Collecta say, next year, would probably use the discoveries on ancient amphibians made in the last 24 years. I’ve been corresponding with Patrick May of the Paleocasts etsy shop to see if I can buy some of his Carboniferous life. I’m not sure if he’s a member here… Also, are the Aurora Meganuera casts still available?

Well, I'm not entirely unlucky: I own a PV Peltobatrachus since a few years now and I'm expecting a PV Gerrothorax via mail to arrive at my home.

I recently received a full set of Prehistoric Amphibians for $85, thanks to the eBay seller cokoel_0, better known here as CodyK2004! This is in addition to the mustelids, viverrids, geckos/chameleons, and “toads”. I bet some other members could have managed to get these items from him.