ToyTrio – Page 2 – Fauna Figures

Vault Tales 155 ToyTrio Chipmunk, Armadillo, Eagle Ray

Well, we're back to a pretty random trio...two are from Colorata, so that's a link. The other is very much not. But they're all really nice so there's that! Safari Ltd Incredible Creatures Chipmunk There's no way to tell of course--but this is a big figure. Life size, really, maybe a little bigger. It's meant to be an Eastern Chipmunk. First up, our Safari figure, from their Incredible Creatures line. This is their Chipmunk, Safari item number 263029. Overall, the…

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November 2, 2020

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Vault Tales 152 ToyTrio Flame snake, Tsushinokos & Nessie/Plesiosaur trio

So...I'm doing this, this week. Three different figures, three different takes on imaginary/mythical/cryptozoolgical animals all based on real animals. To varying degrees of quality. We'll even go from solo to a duo to a trio! Some were worth getting because of how they represent real creatures; others were probably part of random lots...or came as parts of sets. Into the imaginations I guess! Wizards of the Coast Flame Snake Quite clearly based on a cobra. And the human from a…

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October 22, 2020

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Vault Tales 151 ToyTrio Two Salamanders and a Lungfish

So here's a few figures connected by being...air breathing vertebrates? Sure, let's say that. Otherwise they're very, very different. COG "Cool Reptiles" Green salamander This is all the photos that I need of this one. It's a small, and probably too big for Duke there. The species is indeterminate so who knows. First off, I'm starting with a small salamander figure from a bucket set called Cool Reptiles from COG Ltd. Even though it seems to contain more amphibians than…

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October 19, 2020

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Vault Tales 150 ToyTrio Dimetrodon, Parasaurolophus, Stegosaurus skeleton

Today is a super special Toy Trio--3 figures from the marvelous original Dinotales series! One is from series 1, one is from series 1 version 2 (sort of) and one is from series 2 (sort of). All are of course wonderful--and two are super special editions! Dino Fun! Kaiyodo Dinotales series 1 Dimetrodon This is a very nice Dimetrodon. It's really hard to find something to say about it Here is our first one, from the very first Dinotales series--and…

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October 15, 2020

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Vault Tales 148 ToyTrio Cretoxyrhina, Pteranodon, Diadectes?

Okay, so another trio, another theme...sort of. Three prehistoric animals, all non-dinosaurs, and that's about all that connects them. Some very strange ones here really. Learning Curve "Dinosaur Train" Mr. Cretoxyrhina Clearly this is not a realistic paint scheme for Cretoxyrhina. We can't be completely sure but, no. Kind of gives up the cartoon-based origin It seems like I only recently discussed a Dinosaur Train figure and we're already on to another one. And it's not like I have a…

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October 8, 2020

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Vault Tales 147 ToyTrio Mole cricket, Whelk, Slit-shell snail

I seem to have found a way to create themes for the trio posts...today is super unusual for me--it's all invertebrates. Not a group that I have a lot of although some weirder ones are in my collection--I do have at least one whole shelf of mostly prehistoric ones after all! Bin figure large Whelk snail I'm going to speed past this one...it's a bin figure, part of a large set of marine animals. The actual scale, like the species,…

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October 5, 2020

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Vault Tales 146 ToyTrio Amargasaurus, Masiakasaurus, Monolophosaurus

Another ToyTrio, and it features more dinosaurs...except, they're less common species...and definitely less common figures. Most of which are probably made by better companies but they mostly amuse me. FameMaster 4D Puzzle Amargasaurus The figure is a decent one, but of course being a puzzle, the spaces between the pieces are visible. First up, possibly the least uncommon species and (for once) least uncommon company--another of the 4D puzzle figures from FameMaster. This time it's their original Amargasaurus, item 20141A.…

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September 24, 2020

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Vault Tales 145 ToyTrio Ayu, Brown trout, Wels catfish

So, another trio and this time it's all (mostly) freshwater fish! All of them being ones that are frequently caught by anglers, for various reasons. Plus, I don't think any of these fish figures are actually still in production anymore...so there's that. Yujin Freshwater Fish Pictorial book 1 Ayu Popular in as a food fish, the Ayu is also known as the Sweetfish. They are also popular as figures from Japan. Our first one is a fish from Japanese company…

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September 21, 2020

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Vault Tales 144 ToyTrio Orthacanthus, Frilled shark, Blacktip Reef shark

Well, recently we looked at a bony fish trio and a theropod dinosaur trio so today is another group of cool animals, a shark trio! A prehistoric shark, a so-called primitive shark, and a fairly 'typical' shark! Safari Ltd Prehistoric Sharks Toob Orthacanthus One of those really weird 'pleuracanth' sharks. As weird as it looks, this figure may not capture the full strangeness of these animals. This could possibly be the first figure from the Safari Prehistoric Sharks toob that…

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September 17, 2020

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Vault Tales 143 ToyTrio Tawa, Coelophysis, Tyrannosaurus

So today's trio is going to be a variety of dinosaur figures, all relatively recent releases! As it works out...it kind of acts as a very basic family lineage of the theropod (meat-eating) dinosaurs. If I arrange them in the right order...which I did. It's also why it felt more right to put them together in a 'trio' instead of looking at each one separately. Schleich 'Conquering the Earth' Tawa As dinosaur figures go the Tawa is definitely unique. Also,…

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September 14, 2020

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Vault Tales 142 ToyTrio Marlin, Mackerel and Rummynose Tetra!

This ToyTrio is features three very different fish from very different companies...enjoy! Schleich Sea Animals Blue Marlin Two different angles on a fantastic fish figure! First off, we have a great little figure from the second time Schleich put out marine animals, their blue marlin! Item number 14556, this one came out in 2005 and was the first in the line to be discontinued in 2008. The rest of that series would end in 2009. In a short form it…

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September 10, 2020

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Vault Tales 140 ToyTrio Pachyrhinosaurus, Stenonychosaurus, Tuatara

It's a prehistoric...or prehistoric adjacent...Toy Trio today! Vivid Imaginations Scowler Pachyrhinosaurus The figure looks beaten up. This is how it comes, and I think is supposed to indicate a rough life! The eye spot pattern on the frill is a nice touch If you think back to 2013, you might remember some pretty heavy dino-nerd excitement. Walking with Dinosaurs was back! As a feature-length, cinema-released movie! And it was going to look at a slightly earlier late-Cretaceous time frame, using…

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September 3, 2020