Dinosaur – Page 5 – Fauna Figures

Vault Tales Run the Set 108 CollectA Dinosaurs MiniBox 1

All 12 figures from Dinosaurs set 1. I personally think we might be due for a couple more. So we're back already with another Run the Set! This time we'll look at a much more recent one, a box made up of miniature versions of some of the CollectA Deluxe and Standard dinosaurs. This is box set 1, released in 2016 under the catalog number A1101. Set two was released at the same time--giving us 20 small versions of CollectA…

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May 14, 2020

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Vault Tales Run the Set 107 Kaiyodo CocaCola JPIII Dinosaurs

All of the Kaiyodo Jurassic Park III dinosaurs. 11/12 are in perfect, shiny condition... Way, way, way back I wrote about a special release Kaiyodo dinosaur model--a Spinosaurus skull from their Jurassic Park III + Coca Cola promotion (almost exactly 100 posts ago!). Now, the Random Number Generator has selected other figures from the series, so why not look at them all together? It's another Run the Set! Two classic herbivores that made appearances in earlier movies too. The Triceratops…

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May 11, 2020

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Vault Tales 93 Shapeways Kosmoceratops

A highly detailed 3D printing For this post we're going to look at another figure produced through Shapeways. This time it is a Kosmoceratops sculpted by noted artist David Krentz. I don't know if he has added more, but for a while he was putting up small 1:72 dinosaur models, and since no one at the time was making one, I decided to add this species to the collection that way! I purchased mine in 2011 and it can still…

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March 23, 2020

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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

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Vault tales 76 Colorata Cretaceous Dino Vol 1 Velociraptor

Who makes it? Colorata as part of their Dinosaurs Volume 1 Cretaceous box set, series number 970720. Number 03 in the collection When did it come out? I want to say around 2009 or 2010, maybe a little later. Colorata's second take on Velociraptor. They didn't change much from their first attempt. Still available? It is still available, yes. Where can it be found in my displays? I have a shelf full of Colorata dinosaurs. So...there. More or less from…

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January 23, 2020

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Vault tales 64 Jurassic World FK mini Stegosaurus (Walmart)

Who makes it? This is one of many Mattel products tied in to the Jurassic World--Fallen Kingdom movie. This Stegosaurus is one of the figures in the Walmart bulk bag. When did it come out? Around the time of the movie, 2018 The figure in its green glory Still available? As of this writing I think so. It's hard to say if it varies depending on region. Where can it be found in my displays? It's not. There were some…

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December 12, 2019

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Vault tales 52 Yujin NHK Apatosaurus

Who makes it? Produced by Yujin in conjunction with a NHK-Canada Film Board production called 'Miracle Planet'. Part of a series of 14+3 secrets capsule set. In it's display form, on a fancy plinth! When did it come out? Same time as the series, around 2004 Still available? Only in auctions and peer-to-peer. As with many of these 'event' figures, this one was only around for a short time. The Apatosaurus, along with some of the other figures in the…

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October 31, 2019

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Vault tales 48-Group Profile-Arizona Silver Dinosaurs

What is this? Some figures that get picked are not really much to talk about...so I'll speak to them as a group. In this case, it's a group of pewter prehistoric animals from a company called Arizona Silver. I don't know a tonne about them, but I do have a story behind them. The whole lot of them. As far as I know. I first became aware of the models when I was managing the dino museum (which I know…

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October 17, 2019

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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

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Vault tales 40 Safari Toob Baryonyx

Who makes it? Safari Ltd, as part of their Sue and Her Friends toob, item 681304. When did it come out? The toob that contained this figure came out in 2012. However, the sculpt was first released in 2006 with a different toob, the Carnivorous Dinosaurs toob. The way it's posed, it looks like it's calling out to the sky! Still available? This toob is still available. Where can it be found in my displays? I have a shelf filled…

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September 19, 2019

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Vault tales #21 FameMaster 4D Parasaurolophus

Who makes it? Puzzle company FameMaster as one of their 4D puzzles. The 4th dimension is DETAIL! Clever. This one is item 20158B for the version that I have. The same models are often repainted and reissued. When did it come out? I've had it since 2010, but possibly earlier The figure is sort of to scale with the little man. I never really think of these hadrosaurs as huge, but apparently they are! Still available? In one form or…

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July 15, 2019

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Vault Tales 11 Safari Ltd Triceratops

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,…

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June 10, 2019