The PV Eupholus is great! And the Trachelophorus giraffa looks good, too. Oh, and it seems one of your weevils dressed like Goliathus cacicus to look stronger?

Quote from: brontodocus on March 16, 2013, 10:26:26 AM

Cybister japonicus Sharp, 1873. Kaiyodo Kyoto Aquarium Figure Collection No. 9. Length 32 mm, scale approx. 1:1.1 - 1:1.3.

A great diving beetle? my dream figure.

Quote from: Hercules beetle on October 25, 2014, 11:55:37 PM
A great diving beetle? my dream figure.

There are several figures of Dytiscidae; among the gashapons there are at least four alone of this species, C. japonicus:
1) Kaiyodo, Kyoto Aquarium (here)
2) Kaiyodo, Choco Q Animatales
3) Yujin (Insects of Japan)
4) F-Toys (Creatures of the waterside)

The FunRise toy set also had a dytiscid.

I have all  listed above 

In fact, here they are (the FunRise figure is the flat one on the far right):

Too bad I always ignored Funrise as a brand, some of their figures are really interesting. With its body proportion different from the other figures in the photo this one looks very much like a Dytiscus!

re-vamped Cybister japonicus :

left to right:
1) Yujin (Insects of Japan)
2) F-toys (Creatures of the Waterside)
3) Kaiyodo (Choco Q Animatales)

some tiger beetles, genus Cicindela. Tiger beetles are frequently found in riparian habitats, so here they are on the creek diorama haha.

The Japanese C. japonica is by Kaiyodo (Choco Q Animatales Series 9). The European C. campestris on the lower right is by Paleo-Creatures (a.k.a. Jetoar) (Little Treasures of Europe); the C. campestris in the upper center is a knock-off of the XX figure (I do not have the XX tiger beetle, yet).

Really beautiful figures. I am really happy to see my creation in good state  .

European stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758):

top left: Bullyland
top right: dollar store figure*
bottom left: CollectA
bottom right: Paleo-Creatures

*the dollar store figure came from a really nice set I bought years ago at a dollar store back in Arizona. Unbeknownst at the time, many figures in this set were based on, some more than others to the point of being knock-offs, Bullyland figures (stag beetle, ant, lady beetle, grasshopper, others).

So wonderful to see Jetoar's figures here, too! Seems his stag beetle is about the size most real specimens would be (most are minor specimens and approx. 50 mm in length, the larger, major ones would always have more hypertrophied mandibles).

Quote from: brontodocus on July 06, 2015, 11:06:17 PM
So wonderful to see Jetoar's figures here, too! Seems his stag beetle is about the size most real specimens would be (most are minor specimens and approx. 50 mm in length, the larger, major ones would always have more hypertrophied mandibles).

Thanks partner  . I have tried to do it the most accurate possible but the legs are really problematics  .

Quote from: Jetoar on July 07, 2015, 01:01:56 AM

Quote from: brontodocus on July 06, 2015, 11:06:17 PM
So wonderful to see Jetoar's figures here, too! Seems his stag beetle is about the size most real specimens would be (most are minor specimens and approx. 50 mm in length, the larger, major ones would always have more hypertrophied mandibles).

Thanks partner  . I have tried to do it the most accurate possible but the legs are really problematics  .

Yes, I guess you would have to make them a little thicker to make them less prone to breakage.

Quote from: brontodocus on July 08, 2015, 04:35:23 PM

Quote from: Jetoar on July 07, 2015, 01:01:56 AM

Quote from: brontodocus on July 06, 2015, 11:06:17 PM
So wonderful to see Jetoar's figures here, too! Seems his stag beetle is about the size most real specimens would be (most are minor specimens and approx. 50 mm in length, the larger, major ones would always have more hypertrophied mandibles).

Thanks partner  . I have tried to do it the most accurate possible but the legs are really problematics  .

Yes, I guess you would have to make them a little thicker to make them less prone to breakage.

Exactly partner. It is safer for the figure  .

Brontodocus i love your Goliathus orientalis ! Wow its so natural 

Quote from: Miss Coleoptera on November 04, 2015, 03:13:46 PM
Brontodocus i love your Goliathus orientalis ! Wow its so natural 

Yay, thanks Miss Coleoptera! It's probably my favourite figure of the entire series, too.

Love the f-toys water beetle. Looking for it but havent found it yet!

Walk-around is of the Dynastes hyllus in the Mushi King DX series which was released in Japan around 2006.

One of my favorites (see my Avatar)

The Sega Mushi King DX series include: Dynastes hercules (yellow (red eyed and revised black eyed version)/grey/dark brown type), Dynastes neptunus, Chalcosoma caucasus (red eyed no revised version), Megasoma gyas, Megasoma acteon, Megasoma mars, Hexarthrius mandibularis (red eyed and revised black eyed version), Dorcus palawanicus, Dorcus alcides, Allomyrina dichotoma (only one with wings in this series. the later revised DX version had no wings!),Procopocoilus giraffa (red eyed and revised black eyed version), Dynastes hyllus and Mesotopus tarandus.

The model needs a little assemblage and it looks very detailed and realistic. Scale being slightly bigger than 1:1 in almost all of the series models. The legs being a bit bulky in some models. This may be because they where sold more or less as action toys. This model is approximatly 8.3 cm (3.27 inch) without measuring the legs.
The legs, head and thorax are movable (a bit). Paintjob is very well done and the plastic is of good quality (very little warp on the legs in the whole series).

So here is Dynastes hyllus.

very nice; I have several Sega Mushiking beetles, from around the same time but they are smaller (some on bases to simulate wood). I do not have any of the DX figures, and a couple of species you mention appear to be 'unique'.

Awesome figure and beautiful photos, Beetle guy!  Sega Mushiking seems to have a lot more variety than I thought. It's the first ever Dynastes hyllus figure I've seen. Personally, I only have two Sega rhinoceros beetle figures, a Dynastes hercules and a Megasoma actaeon with optional "flight mode" which can be seen here in blackdanter's post from nearly three years ago but they are quite different in design so I wonder if these may belonge to a different Sega Mushiking series? Besides, I think we could maybe revive blackdanters old thread and add your figures there, too. Megasoma gyas is another species I've never seen as a figure before!

Quote from: brontodocus on February 17, 2016, 10:55:40 PM
Awesome figure and beautiful photos, Beetle guy!  Sega Mushiking seems to have a lot more variety than I thought. It's the first ever Dynastes hyllus figure I've seen. Personally, I only have two Sega rhinoceros beetle figures, a Dynastes hercules and a Megasoma actaeon with optional "flight mode" which can be seen here in blackdanter's post from nearly three years ago but they are quite different in design so I wonder if these may belonge to a different Sega Mushiking series? Besides, I think we could maybe revive blackdanters old thread and add your figures there, too. Megasoma gyas is another species I've never seen as a figure before!

Thanks!
This is a different series from the ones you have (and Blackdanters). These are not "rubbery" but from hard plastic. I will post Megasoma Gyas next  ;-)

Quote from: bmathison1972 on February 17, 2016, 09:33:13 PM
very nice; I have several Sega Mushiking beetles, from around the same time but they are smaller (some on bases to simulate wood). I do not have any of the DX figures, and a couple of species you mention appear to be 'unique'.

Yes, the small size series (very big series) is cool to, I will post the other species of the DX series soon!