Kaiyodo - new for 2014

[bmathison1972]

By the way, does anyone know of Kaiyodo Aquatales sets this year? Other than the resin figures that are coming out. I mean, are they doing their more traditional aquarium-specific lines this year (Shinigawa, Enoshima, etc?) Thanks.

[postsaurischian]

Andre and Blaine will be happy to see this one :

[stargatedalek]

can anyone identify the genus in the top center?

[bmathison1972]

can anyone identify the genus in the top center?

top center, that is the pubic louse, Phthirus pubis.

I am wildly looking forward to this set, but it follows three or four other sets so I don't expect to see it until maybe 2015 (at which time we should start a Kaiyodo-2015 thread)

[brontodocus]

Andre and Blaine will be happy to see this one :

Absolutely! Blaine already emailed me about the set yesterday. The figures seem quite large for CapsuleQ, too, similar to the Toxic and Dangerous Animals set, I wonder if they are also soft and pliable like the ones from that set.

[bmathison1972]

Andre and Blaine will be happy to see this one :

Absolutely! Blaine already emailed me about the set yesterday. The figures seem quite large for CapsuleQ, too, similar to the Toxic and Dangerous Animals set, I wonder if they are also soft and pliable like the ones from that set.

Andre, what do you make of the flea? I don't see genal combs, nor pronotal combs (although the angle is off). This may be a human flea, Pulex irritans? Or since it's from Japan maybe Xenopsylla cheopis? I don't think it's going to be a cat/dog flea (Ctenocephalides sp.)

The roach appears to be Blatta orientalis and the fly a Lucilia sp.

[AnimalToyForum]

I'm sure many of us want the pubic louse, but just be careful not to mention it too loudly in public.

[postsaurischian]

I'm not too keen on the frog set, but I want the yin-yang tadpoles .

[brontodocus]

While most of the frogs in the set aren't too overwhelming and have been made as figures before - the one on the bottom right is something special and worth getting, that's a Rain Frog, I just have to figure out if it's Breviceps adspersus or B. rosei. 

[stargatedalek]

rain frogs are so kawaii
I'll be keeping ready for this one to launch, even if just for that figure
(I have ones of each of the other species already, but no rain frog)

[brontodocus]

Andre, what do you make of the flea? I don't see genal combs, nor pronotal combs (although the angle is off). This may be a human flea, Pulex irritans? Or since it's from Japan maybe Xenopsylla cheopis? I don't think it's going to be a cat/dog flea (Ctenocephalides sp.)

The roach appears to be Blatta orientalis and the fly a Lucilia sp.

My guess was Pulex irritans, too, but I'll wait for larger photos or the figure itself to see if the combs are really absent. I don't think the roach is Blatta orientalis, even males would have shorter wings that would not reach beyond the tip of the abdomen. Since it's apparently a pest & parasites set, my guess would be Periplaneta americana.

[bmathison1972]

next up for Kaiyodo: owls. Neat for you guys that collect birds. Can be seen here:  http://www.capsuleq.in/m/index.htm

After the owls we have:

1) montane Japanese animals
2) hideously painted caterpillars (that's all I am going to say regarding this travesty).
3) insect 'pests'

and, I also thought the wings were too long for B. orientalis, but the color didn't grab me for P. americana (at least not the populations I see here in the US). Given Kaiyodo's attention to detail, I doubt they'd make a Blatta with wings too long. So yes, probably a Periplanata.

[brontodocus]

next up for Kaiyodo: owls. Neat for you guys that collect birds. Can be seen here:  http://www.capsuleq.in/m/index.htm

After the owls we have:

1) montane Japanese animals
2) hideously painted caterpillars (that's all I am going to say regarding this travesty).
3) insect 'pests'

and, I also thought the wings were too long for B. orientalis, but the color didn't grab me for P. americana (at least not the populations I see here in the US). Given Kaiyodo's attention to detail, I doubt they'd make a Blatta with wings too long. So yes, probably a Periplanata.

I have to say I'll probably have to get me that owls set! There's a White-faced Scops Owl included, one of the coolest owls. And I want that Little Owl, too. Hmm, hideously painted caterpillars - so I take it they are not naturally coloured? But I'm interested, how bad are they? If the sculpts are good and the set contains never-seen-before species they might still be worth a repaint?

[bmathison1972]

I have to say I'll probably have to get me that owls set! There's a White-faced Scops Owl included, one of the coolest owls. And I want that Little Owl, too. Hmm, hideously painted caterpillars - so I take it they are not naturally coloured? But I'm interested, how bad are they? If the sculpts are good and the set contains never-seen-before species they might still be worth a repaint?

No, they are several hideously painted versions of some papilionid caterpillar. One looks mechanical. One looks like an ice cream sundae. Uggh.

[brontodocus]

One looks like an ice cream sundae. Uggh.

Wow, okay, this is sort of like "eek" and "yummy" at the same time... Too bad, since the last CapsuleQ caterpillars set was actually really good.

[Jetoar]

Kaiyodo does really beatiful figures even rare insects  .

[postsaurischian]

.......
After the owls we have:
1) montane Japanese animals
2) hideously painted caterpillars (that's all I am going to say regarding this travesty).
.......

Here they are:

[bmathison1972]

Looking forward to the lady beetle in the montane set (obviously)...those caterpillars...well...I've already said that I am not saying anything more about this travesty. 

[stargatedalek]

to put it frankly, the caterpillars are entertaining, but I certainly won't be buying any of them

[brontodocus]

Looking forward to the lady beetle in the montane set (obviously)...those caterpillars...well...I've already said that I am not saying anything more about this travesty. 

Okay, well, you got a point here. Even worse than I thought and all are the same sculpt...