Eikoh 82533 Synthetoceras :-)

The Synthetoceras tricornatus lived in North America a long, long time ago, but now I have TWO little models of this charming deer-like creature  

The latest one is from Eikoh, and at first I called it Synthia, but then I read that only males have the fantastic "Antler" on his nose  
What male name could begin with Syn....    
So for now he is just my dear Rhino-deer no 2.


Well, let's take a look at him  




Like red deer , he has a powerful neck, to be able to hold his nose-antler :








He has the finest, little, even-toed feet :


Perhaps he could use a farrier  for the front feet, but as far as I know they didn't exist for the next several million years


Look, the neat little toes on the back of his feet. What are they called In English ? In Danish we call them "sporer", which means spurs.


Here he is meeting Rhino-deer no 1.
Perhaps they are not the same sub-species, because they get along fine .


There are anatomical differences, for inst. No 1 has a small bump on one side of his head, but


...No 2 does not


Or perhaps the bump is an error, because No 1 doesn't have one on the other side either.


BUT , hurraaay ! No.2 has the cutest, white buck-teeth  


Actually he has such a wonderful face, so you have to see a few more close-ups  








That's all, folks

I was not expecting at all a walk around of this model.
Eikoh is defintely your new favorite brand.
Love comparisons, I have no cure.
While the Starlux is powerful like an antelope, Eikoh got the most cute deer appearance.
Both are really beautiful pieces.
Those extra toes are called dewclaws, I think I learned it with you, no?
They're the same species, the Y shaped horn turns it clear but one was breed in France and the other one in Japan.
I hope someday someone releases a Syndyoceras for you.

Thankyou, dear Roger

Ohhh, yes ! A Syndyoceras, that would be like a miracle

Of course ! Those toes are dewclaws !!!
I just always thought of dogs in connection with that word

So now I learned something new today

I love this walkaround, as I had never heard of this animal before, and I love the nose antler! I also learnt something new! The photos are perfect, and there are so many nice details to look at like the dewclaws, teeth and wonderful face!
Eikoh have once again brought another lovely model to their collection!

This is such a lovely series and this model is gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing.

SUSANNE wrote:

The Synthetoceras tricornatus lived in North America a long, long time ago, but now I have TWO little models of this charming deer-like creature  

The latest one is from Eikoh, and at first I called it Synthia, but then I read that only males have the fantastic "Antler" on his nose  
What male name could begin with Syn....    
So for now he is just my dear Rhino-deer no 2.

what a truly beautiful animal! and such excellent photos to show this :) thank you Susanne. I really like his details too, his dewclaws and buck teeth
he is now on my wishlist :)

I found this picture, of some Syndyoceras that Roger mentioned, perhaps you will like it ? the artist does lots of paintings of these prehistoric mammals.



and names beginning with Syn ?
perhaps he could be called Tricor ?? from his last name ?
or Syndor (I made that up;)
Synbad
Synclair
Syntricor

Thanks Susanne, great information and nice photos.

WOW ! Sunny, that picture is  .....

And of course, Sinbad the Sailor !
This is going to be the name of him. Comming all the way from Japan, at it too a very long time, so it fits perfectly

Very nice walkaround Susanne, this brand is made for you and your magic help me to love the Eikoh models

Kikimalou wrote:

Very nice walkaround Susanne, this brand is made for you and your magic help me to love the Eikoh models

Nice figure

SUSANNE wrote:

WOW ! Sunny, that picture is  .....

And of course, Sinbad the Sailor !
This is going to be the name of him. Comming all the way from Japan, at it too a very long time, so it fits perfectly

perfect

and yes, the picture is magnificent!
I am currently reading thru a very interesting article on prehistoric mammals here :)
I realise that I've always loved them the most (more than dinosaurs

Wow beautiful model! I actually have never heard of the prehistoric animal, its lovely! I'd love to see Safari make one

sunny wrote:

SUSANNE wrote:

WOW ! Sunny, that picture is  .....

And of course, Sinbad the Sailor !
This is going to be the name of him. Comming all the way from Japan, at it too a very long time, so it fits perfectly

 perfect

and yes, the picture is magnificent!
I am currently reading thru a very interesting article on prehistoric mammals here :)
I realise that I've always loved them the most (more than dinosaurs

So Synbad is his name

What an amazing site !!!
I was taking a quick look, and discovered that half an hour had passed

Susanne, what wonderful photos of Synbad. I find it amazing the detail that manufacturers put into these models.

Thanks also to Sunny for providing that superb painting.

I find that anything you set aside a few minutes too is always much ..... much longer.  

Is this the best Synthetoceras figure we have so far?