Safari Ltd prehistorics and dinos for October

Some dinos just come in:

Apatosaurus
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Inostrancevia
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Dimetrodon
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Elasmosaurus
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the whole family
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Cool! I love the Dimetrodon and Elasmosaurus!

I'm not up on Apatosaurus anatomy. Is current thinking that their necks were shaped like that, sort of smooshed triangle in cross-section? It looks very odd to me, but i have no idea. i'm trying to figure out what movement range would go with a shape like that and I'm' stumped.
Can any of our dino expert help me out by explaining the shape of the neck?
Other than the neck, which confuses me, it's a great looking dino!

Congratulation Ken, I love those SAFARI ltd, the apatosaurus is a real piece of art and it's incredible to see a company making an inostrancevia. That's what I like with SAFARI ltd, they are bold enough to produce such unusual species

Mastiffcat wrote:

Cool! I love the Dimetrodon and Elasmosaurus!

I'm not up on Apatosaurus anatomy. Is current thinking that their necks were shaped like that, sort of smooshed triangle in cross-section? It looks very odd to me, but i have no idea. i'm trying to figure out what movement range would go with a shape like that and I'm' stumped.
Can any of our dino expert help me out by explaining the shape of the neck?
Other than the neck, which confuses me, it's a great looking dino!

Carolyn... Are you talking about the curve of the neck or the shape of the section ?

Nobody knows exactly how was the flesh on an apatosaurus neck but this model is the most serious on the market.

I made a review about it a few months ago, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]


We have a big discussion about this model [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Here is my thought then

Kikimalou wrote:

So, I will speak first about the apatosaurus. You have this year two models of apatosaurus. One from Safari and one from Schleich.
You can see the Safari because I made a review about him and you have the new Schleich.

So here is the apatosaurus skeletal. I will show two models because in the 2000's the thought about the apatosaurus were like this :

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But nowadays, it seems the apatosaurus was more like that :

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A few years ago Kinto favorite, a japanese company made this model :

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And in 2010 Safari ltd makes this :

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And Schleich made that :

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Now look at the shape, the size of the tail, the neck. The Kinto looks like the first skeletal and the Safari like the second one.
And the Schleich looks like...

Now look at the feet, the Kinto and the Safari are both like the skeletal.
Now look at the Schleich one :

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Isn't it funny ?

Mastiffcat wrote:

Cool! I love the Dimetrodon and Elasmosaurus!

I'm not up on Apatosaurus anatomy. Is current thinking that their necks were shaped like that, sort of smooshed triangle in cross-section? It looks very odd to me, but i have no idea. i'm trying to figure out what movement range would go with a shape like that and I'm' stumped.
Can any of our dino expert help me out by explaining the shape of the neck?
Other than the neck, which confuses me, it's a great looking dino!

Thanks carolynn! I don't know either!

Kikimalou wrote:

Congratulation Ken, I love those SAFARI ltd, the apatosaurus is a real piece of art and it's incredible to see a company making an inostrancevia. That's what I like with SAFARI ltd, they are bold enough to produce such unusual species

Thanks Chris! I actually went over your site & take a look before I buy the apatosaurus, inostrancevia & Dimetrodon. And now I would drop or reduce some farm animals.

They are wonderful, Ken

I was considering buying the Inostrancevia, he looks like he could have a lot of fun together with some of my other cuties

Thankyou for the beautyful pictures, I love the way Dimetrodon is painted

SUSANNE wrote:

They are wonderful, Ken

I was considering buying the Inostrancevia, he looks like he could have a lot of fun together with some of my other cuties

Thankyou for the beautyful pictures, I love the way Dimetrodon is painted

Thanks Susanne! Buy it and get Inostrancevia!

Aye, aye, Sir

:) :)

Marvelous Ken...¡

Really, we have many options of prehistoric animals now.
Before was very hard to get differents figures.

thanks Ken ..and thanks Safari ltd.

Nice and wonderful dinosaurs!!! Congratulation!!!


Have Kinto also animals of today?

Kinto made some sea creatures

Take a look here

ken yeo wrote:

Some dinos just come in:

...Oh, I want them all!

Sergey wrote:

ken yeo wrote:

Some dinos just come in:

...Oh, I want them all!

Great choice Sergey

landrover wrote:

:) :)

Marvelous Ken...¡

Really, we have many options of prehistoric animals now.
Before was very hard to get differents figures.

thanks Ken ..and thanks Safari ltd.

Thanks! I only started to collect only for two years and years back I really don't see much.

widukind wrote:

Nice and wonderful dinosaurs!!! Congratulation!!!


Have Kinto also animals of today?

Thanks Andreas!

Sergey wrote:

ken yeo wrote:

Some dinos just come in:

...Oh, I want them all!

Thanks Sergey! you need to extend your display!

Kikimalou wrote:

Sergey wrote:

ken yeo wrote:

Some dinos just come in:

...Oh, I want them all!

Great choice Sergey

By looking at your photos reference could indirectly hurting the wallet!!

Christophe, thank you for the information. it was the cross section shape that's puzzling me..the wide flat bottom side of the neck.
The way they've done the neck skin like it's loose, i imagine him swelling up his chest and neck like the world's biggest bullfrog and letting out a roar that can be heard on saturn! what great image!

The Inostrancevia, would be a nice idea!
But my head is still more in the dimetrodon! I must ask my edaphosaurus what he thinks of it!
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Even considering the fantastic explanations of Kiki, I am also not seeing a very credible neck in Safari figure, I must give some right to our Sheep-girl! :)
Ken, all of them are very nice, congratulations! :) :)

Roger wrote:

The Inostrancevia, would be a nice idea!
But my head is still more in the dimetrodon! I must ask my edaphosaurus what he thinks of it!
Still in my mind the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Even considering the fantastic explanations of Kiki, I am also not seeing a very credible neck in Safari figure, I must give some right to our Sheep-girl! :)
Ken, all of them are very nice, congratulations! :) :)

I don't know if apatosaurus had flat bottom neck or sausage style one, but I still can't see why a sausage is more credible

The most important thing is : At last an apato model which is in harmony with the skeletal