FameMaster – Fauna Figures

FigureFocus 298 FameMaster DX 4D Puzzle Velociraptor

In keeping with the name of today's subject's name, we have a quick look at a FameMaster puzzle figure. But not a normal figure from them as seen before. This one is a little different by being big--FameMaster actually has a variety of themes and puzzles, and a number of different sets. And that includes some especially unique and large shopiece ones--like this DX-line Velociraptor. DX was a small line of a few very large figures (DX meaning DELUXE) that…

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April 18, 2022

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

FigureFrenzy 293 Pike, Salmon, Reef shark, White shark

It's been a while, but we're going all fish today! A couple of sharks, and a couple of freshwater fish, both Protacanthopterygiians (and also both from Replica Toy Fish). Overall a good day for fish. FameMaster Great White Shark A pretty decent Great White Shark model for a 3D model puzzle. Too bad the seams are so obvious. The diver is about 1:72, so it can work for the figure. We're going to start with the biggest fish (although not…

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March 24, 2022

Clades & Grades / FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 246 FigureFrenzy Bat, Horse, Smilodon, Megaloceros, Theropoda

More randomness...including what might be my first accidental repeat of a figure! Considering how many I've done, I'm surprised I haven't done it before (or at least, didn't catch it before I had everything together!) I'll put a different spin on it I guess...it did throw off the otherwise 'mammals only' theme for the post though. Schleich Miniatures Bat A teeny tiny BATfigure! No species is given or determinate. But it is small. First up, another of the very small…

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September 16, 2021

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 224 FigureFrenzy Badger, Gharial, Water bug, Black bear, Snapping turtle

Back to another very random bunch of figures. Not sure if there is any particular way I can connect them...perhaps, all of them are living animals that could theoretically cause some kind of harm to people that aren't paying attention? Whatever connects them (it was random) they're all pretty decent models though! Play Visions American Badger A classic figure from a great series--the American badger from Play Visions. As with most PV figures, it is fairly small, about 1:13, close…

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July 1, 2021

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 213 FigureFrenzy Lionfish, Bamboo shark, Wobbegong, Axelrodichthys

We're going all fish today! Cool fish! Extinct lobefins! Weird sharks! Oddly...all sharks are carpet sharks. Short introduction. It's a great bunch of figures so let's go! FameMaster 4D Puzzle Lionfish Starting with a very fancy puzzle, a FameMaster Red Lionfish. It's about 1:4 scale, so I don't really have much to scale with it. It would go very well as a near life-size aquarium diorama fixture (but I don't think it would do well in water. I have spoken…

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May 24, 2021

FigureTales / Run the Set

Vault Tales 199 Run the Set FameMaster 4D Puzzles Animals

I have visited with a few FameMaster 4D puzzles in past posts, but never a 'set' of them. There are various incarnations and releases of them, as well as different modes of selling them. Sometimes it's in plastic eggs, sometimes in little boxes. Although the lines are kind of broad, they were usually out in groups of four; this is one such example, a group of four wild animals, collected under the series number 20124. Possibly not the most exciting…

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April 5, 2021

FigureTales / ToyTrio

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

FigureTales

Vault Tales 116 Famemaster 4D Clown Triggerfish

Up close the spaces are pretty visible between the puzzle pieces It has been a while since I discussed a puzzle figure from the FameMaster company, and I think this is the first marine animal one! As with those other ones, these figures are notable for their fairly high attention to detail, sculpt, and paint job, in spite of being in service of a laser-cut puzzle format. This detracts a little from some of the figures--like this triggerfish--due to the…

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June 11, 2020

FigureTales

Vault tales #22 FameMaster 4D Grant’s Zebra

Who makes it? Another FameMaster 4D puzzle figure! The second one in a row chose at random! This is from one of the wildlife series (they call it animal series now), number 20124D A zebra! The model didn't specify, but the rump markings probably indicate a Grant's Zebra. Maybe a Plains of some kind. Again, it's hard to know exactly (except it is not a Burchell's or Grevy's...) When did it come out? This one, I would have gotten between…

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July 18, 2019

FigureTales

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