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Ah, wonderful set, my favourite may be either the Nicrophorus or the Eupholus. Hmm, the first beetle still looks more like a buprestid to me (by sculpt, not by colouration). While Goliathus goliatus also comes in colour morphs with much white on the elytra I was wondering if the figure wasn't actually made to be representing G. regius instead (pronotum colour seems to match goliatus better than regius, though).
Very nice set! espacially the weevil, why did the Japanese companies never made one?!ps: I would repaint it If I ever encounter and purchase But I never saw it for sale yet.
Quote from: Beetle guy on January 24, 2018, 06:43:19 PMVery nice set! espacially the weevil, why did the Japanese companies never made one?!ps: I would repaint it If I ever encounter and purchase But I never saw it for sale yet.Paint a Play Visions figure? Blasphemy!
I always thought that number 1 a Chrysochroa species. Taken into acount the blue abdomen and iridescent wings and legs (green stripes).Although the elytra look like a Tragocephala variegata. The later has spines on it's broad thorax, yellow wings, brown abdomen and very long antennae compared to it's body. Do you have a pic of the front and underside?
well it is specifically labeled 'South African long-horned beetle' [although Play Visions does not always name their figures correctly, best example is the argasid tick labeled as a chigger]Also, undersides are not painted.You can take this two ways: a poorly-sculpted T. varigata, or a poorly-colored and incorrectly-named buprestid. I will go with the former for my collection ;-)
Quote from: bmathison1972 on January 24, 2018, 11:06:24 PMwell it is specifically labeled 'South African long-horned beetle' [although Play Visions does not always name their figures correctly, best example is the argasid tick labeled as a chigger]Also, undersides are not painted.You can take this two ways: a poorly-sculpted T. varigata, or a poorly-colored and incorrectly-named buprestid. I will go with the former for my collection ;-)I ment seeing the mandibles ;-). The proportions just do not fit for a Tragocephala variegata. Although the elytra and head paint looks like no buprestid (known to me) but indeed like that of Tragocephala variegata.Interesting to know is that all these Play-visions excotic beetles are represented in the book 'An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles' by A. Evans, C. Bellamy (photographed by Lisa C. Watson) and even many of the models have the same poisture of the beetles in the book!!Really striking! There is a photo of a flying buprestid beetle (same colours except elytra) and a flying Goliathus regius that have the same poisture. Even the fungus beetle is represented. If you have the book, look it up you will see. Really interesting. Otherwise I mail the pic's almost can't be a coincidence. Remains the question....were do you get these?
I think I finally have an ID for the 'Fungus Beetle': Micrencaustus lunulata; a friend/colleague who specialized in Erotylidae agrees.