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Concavenator
Country/State : Spain Age : 24 Joined : 2022-05-11 Posts : 75
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Fri Oct 27, 2023 6:38 pm | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Binomial name: Velociraptor mongoliensis (Osborn, 1924) Etymology: “Swift robber from Mongolia” (Latin) Classified as: Dinosauria -> Saurischia -> Theropoda -> Neotheropoda -> Averostra -> Tetanurae -> Coelurosauria -> Tyrannoraptora -> Maniraptoromorpha -> Neocoelurosauria -> Maniraptoriformes -> Maniraptora -> Pennaraptora -> Paraves -> Eumaniraptora -> Deinonychosauria -> Dromaeosauridae -> Eudromaeosauria -> Velociraptorinae Period: Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Fossils found in: Djadochta Formation, present-day Mongolia (Asia) Company: Creative Beast Studio Line: Beasts of the Mesozoic: Raptor Series Sculptor: David Silva Color scheme inspired by: Gypaetus barbatus (Linnaeus 1758) (bearded vulture) Year of release: 2022 Review: - Spoiler:
A velociraptorine dromaeosaurid that has become famous due to its appearance in Hollywood movies (King et al. 2020) like those belonging to the Jurassic Park/World franchise. It had 9 cm long sickle-like claws on the second digit of each foot, and it also had a long, stiff tail that helped the animal balance itself when it was running (Dixon 2010). An oustanding fossil reported in 1972 featured a Velociraptor actively preying on a Protoceratops. To this date, this is still the only fossil that represents two taxa directly interacting (Hone et al. 2010). Two species have currently been described: V. mongoliensis (the type species) and V. osmolskae (2.0.CO;2]Godefroit et al. 2008). The first Velociraptor mongoliensis specimen was discovered in an expedition by the AMNH to Mongolia in the 1920s. However, more specimens of this species have been discovered ever since (Dixon 2010). Replaces the Safari version, which I also really like. But this replacement allows me to save some space, and this BotM Velociraptor is also very nice. This is also my first BotM “raptor” figure (as in, part of that series, I’ll probably get either the Cyberzoic or the BotM Deinonychus as well, for the same reason as this Velociraptor). Safe to say this is easily the most overpriced figure I’ve ever bought, I hope nobody will ask me how much did it cost lol (spoiler: more than the 2nd hand BotM Chasmosaurus I bought last year :-[ ). I mean, I acknowledge all the articulation engineering, the figure itself is also very well-painted and it feels like the high-quality product it’s meant to be, but I still feel the price is way too much for something this small. Also, my copy came with some significant prognathism: [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Which is why I’m displaying it with its mouth open. Anyways, I still really like it. This is also my first order from speelboer.com. I ordered the figure on Saturday evening and arrived yesterday at about 2 p.m. So 3.5 days excluding Sunday, that’s FAST considering it came from the Netherlands. This will now be my go-to shop when it comes to getting Creative Beast stuff.
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widukind
Country/State : Germany Age : 48 Joined : 2010-12-30 Posts : 45767
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:15 pm | |
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Kikimalou Admin
Country/State : Lille, FRANCE Age : 60 Joined : 2010-04-01 Posts : 21184
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:22 am | |
| I noticed you chose the Safari Ltd Icthyosaurus instead of the Carnegie (it's mine ) Is there any reason ? |
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Concavenator
Country/State : Spain Age : 24 Joined : 2022-05-11 Posts : 75
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:48 pm | |
| - Kikimalou wrote:
- I noticed you chose the Safari Ltd Icthyosaurus instead of the Carnegie (it's mine ) Is there any reason ?
Those two are very nice, I don’t have a clear favorite. I tried looking for the Carnegie too, but it’s very rare now. All the Carnegies that I have I got when they were in production. But the Safari Ichthyosaurus is very nice too! |
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Concavenator
Country/State : Spain Age : 24 Joined : 2022-05-11 Posts : 75
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Sat Nov 18, 2023 6:55 pm | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Binomial name: Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis (Gilmore, 1931) Etymology: “Thick-headed lizard from Wyoming” (Greek and Latin) Classified as: Dinosauria -> Ornithischia -> Genasauria -> Neornithischia -> Marginocephalia -> Pachycephalosauria -> Pachycephalosauridae -> Pachycephalosaurinae Period: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Fossils found in: Hell Creek Formation, present-day USA (North America), Lance Formation, present-day USA (North America) Company: PNSO Line: Prehistoric Animal Models Sculptor: somebody from Zhao Chuang’s atelier Year of release: 2021 Review: - Spoiler:
A dome-headed dinosaur from the Hell Creek Formation (Brusatte 2019). Its growth stages have been considered as different genera at some point: Dracorex (juvenile) and Stygimoloch (subadult) (Goodwin & Evans 2015). They may have used their domes in intraspecific combat, suggesting agonistic behaviour in pachycephalosaurids (Peterson & Vittore 2012). It is the biggest (and hence, the most famous) pachycephalosaurid. Only skull remains of the species have currently been described (Dixon 2010). However, there are well-preserved postcranial remains awaiting to be described. These undescribed remains seemingly suggest Pachycephalosaurus individuals, apart from head-butting, also engaged in kickboxing-like intraspecific combats.
Replaces the Papo Pachycephalosaurus that I had since I was a kid and which I sold 2 years ago. This certainly is one of the most satisfying replacements that I remember. This figure has been on my wishlist since it was announced. Ever since I’m aware of AliExpress sales, I no longer pay full-price for a PNSO figure, and the 11.11 sale, being the biggest one of the year, is a good moment to pick them up. So I finally caved, and glad I did, because the figures of this size range from PNSO are quite overpriced (though the award for most overpriced still has to go to the Tsintaosaurus).
Anyways, I’m enjoying this acquisition. Pachycephalosaurus is an old favorite of mine, and PNSO’s is a really good representation. If this wasn’t a thing, I would have gladly bought Safari’s (and it’s clearly more affordable), but this PNSO is also very good and it’s smaller, so it helps me save space. Also, despite being a 2 year old figure and PNSO constantly releasing new figures, the paint app is fairly good, certainly better than I expected. Was I lucky?
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Roger Admin
Country/State : Portugal Age : 50 Joined : 2010-08-20 Posts : 35844
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Sat Nov 18, 2023 7:16 pm | |
| The happiness you show for having acquired this figure is evident. Some figures are truly special to us, and I believe only other collectors are capable of understanding the experience. I am curious to read about any new findings regarding this animal. It's interesting to imagine the meaning behind the words of a pachy's mother when she tells it to use its head. |
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Concavenator
Country/State : Spain Age : 24 Joined : 2022-05-11 Posts : 75
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Sun Nov 19, 2023 3:51 pm | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Indeed! Feels great to get such a good figure of one of your favorite (prehistoric in my case) animals! As to how will new findings alter the appearance of Pachycephalosaurus, that will be interesting to see. Since the kangaroo-like kickboxing thing was brought up, I imagine they had quite a bulky tail. Other than that, in principle depicting it with the typical pachycephalosaurid bauplan seems reasonable.
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widukind
Country/State : Germany Age : 48 Joined : 2010-12-30 Posts : 45767
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:15 pm | |
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Concavenator
Country/State : Spain Age : 24 Joined : 2022-05-11 Posts : 75
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:06 pm | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]I now have all the centrosaurine genera that I needed! Also, interesting to see how Safari’s, PNSO’s and HLG’s ceratopsids look alongside each other. |
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Caracal
Country/State : France Age : 65 Joined : 2018-10-24 Posts : 7258
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Concavenator
Country/State : Spain Age : 24 Joined : 2022-05-11 Posts : 75
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:07 pm | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Thank you! And that’s a good point. Right now, when it comes to collecting dinosaur figures, as time goes on there are more and more options for different species, and the quality is higher than ever. Several years ago, I would sometimes buy a figure because I was simply impressed by it, without caring too much about what animal it represented. I no longer do that, seeing I can now get really good figures of the species I’m most interested in. This market has evolved dramatically in recent years. |
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Concavenator
Country/State : Spain Age : 24 Joined : 2022-05-11 Posts : 75
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:15 pm | |
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Concavenator
Country/State : Spain Age : 24 Joined : 2022-05-11 Posts : 75
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Tue Jan 02, 2024 6:33 pm | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Binomial name: Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai (Currie, Langston & Tanke, 2008) Etymology: “[Al] Lakusta’s thick-nosed lizard” (Greek) Classified as: Dinosauria -> Ornithischia -> Genasauria -> Neornithischia -> Marginocephalia -> Ceratopsia -> Neoceratopsia -> Coronosauria -> Ceratopsoidea -> Ceratopsidae -> Centrosaurinae -> Pachyrhinosaurini -> Pachyrostra Period: Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Fossils found in: Wapiti Formation, present-day Canada (North America) Company: Safari Ltd. Line: Wild Safari Prehistoric World Sculptor: Doug Watson Year of release: 2013 Review: - Spoiler:
An unusual centrosaurine which, instead of possessing a big nasal horn, had a big nasal boss instead, which likely had a keratinous covering. This peculiar structure was acquired as the animals reached sexual maturity. It is possible that adult individuals were sexually dimorphic. At least 27 individuals were found in a bone bed near Alberta (Canada) (Currie, Langston & Tanke 2008).
Replaces the Haolonggood Pachyrhinosaurus, which I’ve had for about a month. I don’t usually go for discontinued stuff, and one of the reasons why is because I don’t feel like actively searching for a figure, I find that to be very tedious and frustrating. This time however, I stumbled upon this good condition Safari Pachyrhinosaurus, and it was selling for a decent price. I was aware it’s more accurate than the HLG I had, so I didn’t hesitate to get it. I bought the HLG because the Safari and Battat versions are no longer available, I don’t like the PNSO and I didn’t feel like getting the huge and expensive BotM one.
The Safari Pachyrhinosaurus is pretty nice. It comes from that time when Safari used to release a new ceratopsid every year. Those times are apparently long gone, since the last one we got was the Styracosaurus in 2019. When it comes to this Pachyrhinosaurus, I would simply have preferred it to be a bit bulkier. On that aspect, I prefer the Battat, so I’m not sure whether I’ll keep this one or if I’ll try picking up the Battat. What do you guys think?
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Caracal
Country/State : France Age : 65 Joined : 2018-10-24 Posts : 7258
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Tue Jan 02, 2024 6:54 pm | |
| One ceratopsian more! |
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Roger Admin
Country/State : Portugal Age : 50 Joined : 2010-08-20 Posts : 35844
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:51 am | |
| Using Alain's post, why do you think so many different ceratopsian figures are released now and so many different species are featured. There was a time where triceratops represented almost exclusively this group of animals but now a good number of species are popular and so many unusual ones are replicated. |
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Kikimalou Admin
Country/State : Lille, FRANCE Age : 60 Joined : 2010-04-01 Posts : 21184
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Wed Jan 03, 2024 10:15 am | |
| I don’t think it is a Ceratopsian thing, it’s the same for sauropods, theropods and ornithopods |
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Concavenator
Country/State : Spain Age : 24 Joined : 2022-05-11 Posts : 75
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Wed Jan 03, 2024 4:07 pm | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] One more (Safari’s Pachyrhinosaurus) and one less, too (Haolonggood’s Pachyrhinosaurus)! [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] I think they simply happen to be one group of animals people are into. While in general they’re certainly well-represented, some of them are more overlooked: Chasmosaurus, Anchiceratops, Arrhinoceratops, Centrosaurus… These are all classic, well-preserved and relatively famous taxa, but they get overshadowed both by the very most famous ones ( Triceratops, Styracosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus) and by new ones ( Diabloceratops, Kosmoceratops…). [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Right now, the market’s preference for theropods is clearer than ever, I’d say. Recently, ornithopods have received more attention, but the ones that have been getting it are essentially just hadrosaurids. When it comes to sauropods, my impression is that ~ 50 % of them are Diplodocus figures and the other ~ 50 % are figures or large titanosaurs. But at least Haolonggood has recently been offering a good selection of sauropods, and they apparently have plans to keep doing so this year. |
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Roger Admin
Country/State : Portugal Age : 50 Joined : 2010-08-20 Posts : 35844
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Thu Jan 04, 2024 9:40 am | |
| - Kikimalou wrote:
- I don’t think it is a Ceratopsian thing, it’s the same for sauropods, theropods and ornithopods
Maybe you are right, now many taxa are very well represented in terms of diversity. Though, I have the idea the number of ceratopsian species expanded a lot even before this boom of prehistoric figures. Our traditional brands were already exploring a good number of them. Maybe it happened with all others in a similar extent and I didn't pay atention. |
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Kikimalou Admin
Country/State : Lille, FRANCE Age : 60 Joined : 2010-04-01 Posts : 21184
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:29 pm | |
| - Roger wrote:
- Kikimalou wrote:
- I don’t think it is a Ceratopsian thing, it’s the same for sauropods, theropods and ornithopods
Maybe you are right, now many taxa are very well represented in terms of diversity. Though, I have the idea the number of ceratopsian species expanded a lot even before this boom of prehistoric figures. Our traditional brands were already exploring a good number of them. Maybe it happened with all others in a similar extent and I didn't pay atention. In the world of toys, in 2023 alone, 27 species of theropods have been recorded [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], compared with just 7 species of Ceratopsians. |
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widukind
Country/State : Germany Age : 48 Joined : 2010-12-30 Posts : 45767
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:49 pm | |
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Roger Admin
Country/State : Portugal Age : 50 Joined : 2010-08-20 Posts : 35844
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Fri Jan 05, 2024 12:21 am | |
| - Kikimalou wrote:
- Roger wrote:
- Kikimalou wrote:
- I don’t think it is a Ceratopsian thing, it’s the same for sauropods, theropods and ornithopods
Maybe you are right, now many taxa are very well represented in terms of diversity. Though, I have the idea the number of ceratopsian species expanded a lot even before this boom of prehistoric figures. Our traditional brands were already exploring a good number of them. Maybe it happened with all others in a similar extent and I didn't pay atention. In the world of toys, in 2023 alone, 27 species of theropods have been recorded [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], compared with just 7 species of Ceratopsians. Even admitting that theropods are typically common, 2023 was a quite unique year in that regard. |
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Concavenator
Country/State : Spain Age : 24 Joined : 2022-05-11 Posts : 75
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:52 pm | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Indeed, several years ago, both Safari and CollectA would release at least a new ceratopsian every year. Most of them were newly-described genera. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] This site lists 195 theropods released in 2023 compared to 35 ceratopsians. |
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Roger Admin
Country/State : Portugal Age : 50 Joined : 2010-08-20 Posts : 35844
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Sun Jan 07, 2024 10:23 am | |
| - Concavenator wrote:
- [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Indeed, several years ago, both Safari and CollectA would release at least a new ceratopsian every year. Most of them were newly-described genera.
That's exactly what I was trying to mention. An interesting phenomenon that has been developing over these last few years, I wasn't referring specifically to 2023, which is an atypical year. However, I recognize that by placing minimal focus on prehistoric figures, it's natural to have a slightly distorted view of the market. |
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Kikimalou Admin
Country/State : Lille, FRANCE Age : 60 Joined : 2010-04-01 Posts : 21184
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:57 pm | |
| - Concavenator wrote:
- [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] This site lists 195 theropods released in 2023 compared to 35 ceratopsians.
Very interresting I'm not specialised in prehistoric products and, unfortunately, Takama has stopped supplying our yearly "Prehistoric wildlife from all brands". I'm quite pleased to see that, apart from the action figures and collectables, I'm not too far off the mark. That said, if anyone wants to do the job, they're more than welcome. - Roger wrote:
- Concavenator wrote:
- [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Indeed, several years ago, both Safari and CollectA would release at least a new ceratopsian every year. Most of them were newly-described genera.
That's exactly what I was trying to mention. An interesting phenomenon that has been developing over these last few years, I wasn't referring specifically to 2023, which is an atypical year. However, I recognize that by placing minimal focus on prehistoric figures, it's natural to have a slightly distorted view of the market. As I have to fill in the "Prehistoric wildlife from all brands without map" topic every year, it keeps me up to date and keeps me young. 2023 is not such an atypical year: counting only CollectA and Safari Ltd, between 2013 and 2023, the two brands produced 12 different species of Ceratopsians and 47 species of Theropods. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] |
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Roger Admin
Country/State : Portugal Age : 50 Joined : 2010-08-20 Posts : 35844
| Subject: Re: Concavenator’s Collection Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:52 pm | |
| - Kikimalou wrote:
2023 is not such an atypical year: counting only CollectA and Safari Ltd, between 2013 and 2023, the two brands produced 12 different species of Ceratopsians and 47 species of Theropods.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Christophe, you have the numbers, I have just a perception which is not as accurate as I thought. You're doing a fantastic job with all these topics but it is really one of those topics which deserved a dedicated mentor. You have many other things to keep you busy on forum and TAW. |
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