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Who makes it? Safari Ltd, as part of their WS Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Life series...which has recently been renamed Wild Safari Prehistoric World. But when this one came out it was WSD&PL, item number 284529 When did it come out? I want to say 2010...but it was apparently 2008 Triceratops in its natural wasteland habitat... Still available? Maybe...I can find out I guess. But they recently (2018) brought out a new and improved and bigger and slightly more expensive one,…
Who makes it? Kaiyodo as part of their Dinotales line, Series 5 to be exact, the A version (more brown). The item number is 90A (the Dinotales stayed pretty consistent with their numbering over several series) When did it come out? About 2006 Behold! The first of likely many Dinotales, and Kaiyodo figures, to come! If I wasn't being truly random, I probably would have started with a different one. Still available? Only in auctions and other lot sales. These…
Who makes it? Gosnell? A bulk bin toy supplier as part of a marine animals set...it's probably supposed to be a ray, but it would be a weird looking ray... Okay, the photo is a bit fuzzy...it's like a cryptid or something. But at least it's possible to see the dorsal fins...and the mouth that is at the front of the head... When did it come out? No idea. I got it a couple years ago Still available? Probably. The…
Who makes it? Kaiyodo as the ‘chase’ figure for their Coca-Cola/JPIII tie in series. As a chase figure, they don't always have numbers in the series, just SP When did it come out? With JPIII so…2001? Explorer Moe with the Spinosaurus skull. He's a little too big (the skull is closer to 1:50, the guy is ~1:40) Still available? Probably, on the after market sales and auctions. Like mine…they were only sold with Coke products when the movie was being…
Who makes it? Malcolm Mlodoch, an exhibit designer and modeler, for his FaunaCasts models series. He started them as a collector-directed line from the Dinosaur Toy Forum--a site that I am sure I will reference many times here. FaunaCasts Leedsichthys. A glorious megafish When did it come out? Complicated question. The first pictures were seen in 2010-2011. I ordered mine in summer of 2012. I got it in late 2017 Still available? No. Nope. No. Malcolm did his figures individually…
Who makes it? One of a set of small marine animals. Came from a package marked FUL but likely shows up in many sets under many names. When did it come out? Not sure. We got it in 2006 or so The small FUL octopus. Bask in it's warm yellow glow...! Still available? Believe so, in various forms. And colour styles. I think I saw the set (or the larger-animal version of the set) on Amazon Where can it be…
Who makes it? Playmates as part of their Wave 1 Dinosaur King small figures. They don't use item numbers. When did it come out? Around 2009? 2010? The Playmates "Dinosaur King" Saltasaurus Still available? They were barely available when they were for sale. They never really hit many markets. Sometimes they show up on Ebay. They were more common in some parts of Europe. Where can it be found in my displays? The shelf of random and colourful things (easily…
Who makes it? CollectA as part of their Deluxe prehistoric line. Item number 88816 When did it come out? 2018 Here it is, the CollectA Estemmenosuchus! In all of it's weird, awkward glory! Still available? It just came out--I hope so! Access to CollectA products varies wildly in different parts of the world. I got mine from Australia online. Where can it be found in my displays? The shelf of non-dino reptile like things…Hemnes2Aγ How does it fit in the…
Who makes it? Bandai, as part of a World Natural Animals capsule series of African animals. Most were paired mother & young, or a family trio. The hyena set is two adults; the pictured one is the standing adult (the other one is sitting in a decidedly not-hyena like pose). They don't give product numbers in the line. UPDATE--right after posting this, I noticed the number 12 in two places on that card. I guess there is an item number...:/…
Who makes it? Schleich, as part of their African animals back when they were a larger part of my collection, if not my outright main company. This version lightened up the paint job to more brown than orange. It was released using product number 14347. The Schleich hyena, paint job #2 When did it come out? Many years ago…many! Around 2005 or so maybe? Still available? Not easily. It wasn’t around for very long, and it is retired (and replaced)…
Who makes it? Safari Ltd as part of their Prehistoric World series (formerly WS Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Life, previously WS Dinos). Item number is 304229 The Wild Safari Psittacosaurus When did it come out? Last year 2018 Still available? Pretty sure yes. Where can it be found in my displays? The upper glass cabinets 0BESTA-TOP How does it fit in the collection? Loosely at best. There are certain types of animals that I collect and...this one fits in as a…
