The 2013 KINTO FAVORITE Brachiosaurus walkaround.

The model I want to share with you today is a Brachiosaurus.

Brachiosaurus is one of the best-known dinosaurs amongst both paleontologists and the general public.
Brachiosaurus had a proportionally long neck, small skull, and large overall size, all of which are typical for sauropods. However, the proportions of Brachiosaurus are unlike most sauropods. The forelimbs were longer than the hindlimbs, which result in a steeply inclined trunk, making the overall body shape reminiscent of a modern giraffe. Also, while the tail is a typical long dinosaur tail, it was relatively short for a sauropod.
Much of what is known by laypeople about Brachiosaurus is in fact based on Giraffatitan brancai, a species of brachiosaurid dinosaur from the Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania.
The length of Brachiosaurus has been estimated at 26 metres.

This animal was an "actor" of Jurassic park movies and was seen on the BBC "walking with dinosaurs" serie.

All the Majors have a brachiosaurus in their dinosaur line, some like COLLECTA or SAFARI Ltd have even more than one.

Last year, indeed only a few months ago, PAPO produced a huge and astounding Brachiosaurus and it has already a Big fan club.  

So why I need to make a walkaround about a "Japanese only" small figurine ?

The KINTO FAVORITE brachiosaurus isn't spectacular as a PAPO, it is even not big, the plastic is too glossy and the colors are not very… Coloured.

I like very much this model because it has most of the quality of the Japanese stuff. It is a toy but it is realistic, I mean accurate, and it is made by a great sculptor Araki Kazunari. Japanese companies are making real educational toys and I think it is a great thing.
Among the Western companies, only SAFARI Ltd seems to have the same goal. SCHLEICH and PAPO are great companies but, at least for their dino lines, are absolutely out.
COLLECTA have a big, the biggest, range of dinosaurs but a lot of them are not very realistic… Some are really good too.
MÖJO is a new brand and need to improve his dino line.
I don't want to let you think I'm pessimist. For me PAPO have incredibly good dino toys, SAFARI Ltd have incredibly good dino replicas and I have great hope about COLLECTA and MÖJO.

And now, let's have a look at this "not incredible" and different Brachiosaurus.  

Thank you to be here.  

At last, with my SAFARI Ltd brachio