Dino Expo – Fauna Figures

Vault Tales 269 FigureFrenzy Pachycephalosaurus, Triceratops, Spinosaurus, Mawsonia, Cycad

Well, thanks to the ol' Random Number Generator, I ended up with figures that will all be presented in some kind of pair (one because, well, I am making it one...you'll see). So we will see a couple of mediocre Mattel figures, and then some far more interesting ones. All prehistoric today though! Hasbro Jurassic World mini Pachycephalosaurus (pair) A couple of small Pachycephalosaurus in different colours. They are fine. Just fine. About 1:55 scale, more or less in scale…

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December 6, 2021

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 260 FigureFrenzy Stegosaurus+Allosaurus, Goldfish, Sea turtles, Salamander, Gar

Bunch of random figures yet again! Overall, pretty great figures. Including a cool gar from a company I haven't visited for a while. There's even going to be a few paired figures! Takara DinoExpo 2012 Dino Kingdom Stegosaurus+Allosaurus A classic pair of dino antagonists! Stegosaurus and Allosaurus on fancy bases! They are both around 1:83 scale First up, we have a pair of dinosaurs that were released as part of a set with a Japanese Dinosaur Expo in 2012. The…

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November 4, 2021

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 253 FigureFrenzy Carnotaurus, Smilodon, Acrocanthosaurus, Therzinosaurus, Lessemsaurus

We're going to look at a bunch of prehistoric figures today! And as these things go, yes, they're all over the place again. Some really good ones, some...real ones. At least one really rare one so that's fun. With four out of the five, we are looking at figures from sets and series that have already been visited before, so that saves some time on the background! Papo Carnotaurus I don't get a lot of Papo figures. But something about…

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October 11, 2021

FigureTales / Run the Set

Vault Tales 239 Run the Set Kaiyodo DinoExpo 2004

Yet another Japanese set, and this is one of those super fancy ones! I think I've mentioned Dino Expo sets before--released in association with annual (or roughly so) events in Japan featuring some kind of prehistoric theme. Many of these sets are short-lived, and are often very desirable collectables. Until recently, most were from Kaiyodo. A few of the earliest were special collections within the Dinotales line (sometimes with a new sculpt or two) but at some point, Kaiyodo started…

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August 23, 2021

FigureTales / Run the Set

Vault Tales 175 Run the Set Kaiyodo DinoExpo 2002

Today will be another set, this one featuring a fine set from Kaiyodo--their models made as souvenirs for DinoExpo 2002! This was when the figures were still part of the Chocola Saurs brand, partnered within the UHA lines. Except, for the DinoExpo sets, they would pull out a few stops. In later years, the models would get larger and made of more fragile resin; the early sets often featured repaints of existing figures. In this instance, there were also a…

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January 11, 2021

FigureTales

Vault Tales 139 Capcom Gigantoraptor

The Capcom Gigantoraptor. Is it truly gigantic? It's not too bad. Today's figure is from Capcom, released for a Japanese Dino Expo in 2009 (and available only then). For many of their runs, starting from around 2003 or 2004, maybe earlier, Dino Expo figures were produced by Kaiyodo--some were releases or box sets of pre-existing Dinotales figures, a few were unique additions to the Dinotales line, and some were larger, expensive resin figures. Every year it was always exciting to…

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August 31, 2020

FigureTales

Vault tales 84 Kaiyodo Dino Expo 2004 Chuanjiesaurus

Who makes it? This is a special issue figure from Kaiyodo as part of an exclusive set for the Dino Expo 2004 in Japan. It has been an annual tradition for most of the last 20 years at least, trying to find out what was coming--and many were from Kaiyodo. When did it come out? 2004! Of course. It's a nice touch to have a skeleton squashed into the ground. Still available? They were only available for the Expo. I…

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February 20, 2020

FigureTales

Vault tales 44 Takara Zhuchengtyrannus

Who makes it? Takara TOMY as part of a line of Dino Expo 2012 DINO KINGDOM series of figures. In Japan of course. When did it come out? ...2012 Still available? No. As with any of these expo or special edition figures, they were only available for the duration of the event. Where can it be found in my displays? In a display of...kind of a jumble. A lot of non-Kaiyodo expor figures, some other Japanese models, and the 4D…

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October 3, 2019