Favorite Co – Fauna Figures

FigureTales 288 – Clades – Holostei

Okay, thanks to the Random Number Generator, it looks like I'm working through the 2021 Fishmas tree again but I promise I'm not...plus, the Chondrostei was covered a very long time ago anyway! But it's going to be another daunting one for me--another fish group that I greatly appreciate but don't have much personal knowledge on, the Holostei, so the modern Gars and Bowfin (and a whole lot of fossil taxa...) One of those groups at least has some pretty…

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March 3, 2022

Clades & Grades / FigureTales

FigureTales 287 – Clades – Cladistia

We're looking at a clade again today, and as far as clades go...I have been excited and dreading it all at the same time. As the title says, it is the crown group Cladistia, which includes the modern bichirs and reedfish and their fossil relatives. I'm excited because as I'm sure I've mentioned before, bichirs are easily my favorite fish of all time. Dreading because, well...not a whole lot to say. I may be a fan, but I'm no expert.…

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February 28, 2022

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 222 FigureFrenzy Allosaurus, Hallucigenia, Pufferfish, Triceratops, Lungfish

Another frenzy of figures! As usual, kind of all over the place. Dinosaurs, fish, weird invertebrates. And all from different companies. For the first time in a while, I think these are also all figures that I currently display! That doesn't always happen! I also just realized that every one of these figures is from a different Japanese series. Which might indicate just how many Japanese models I have! Kaiyodo Dinotales Special Release White Allosaurus The colour of this Allosaurus…

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June 24, 2021

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 211 FigureFrenzy Greek Chimaera, Olenoides, Trilobite, Iguana

So today is going to be...brief. Not a whole lot to say about most of these so it's going to be brief. Not everything in the collection is gold...Two different trilobites so that's unexpected! Safari Ltd Mythical Realms Chimaera A very distinct take on the Greek Chimaera. With extra dragon head and wings. Scale is of course meaningless, so let's just put an adventurer from DnD with it. It's probably oversized but again, it's also made up. First up, one…

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May 17, 2021

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 182 FigureFrenzy Hyena, Spinosaurus, Polar bear, Sea turtles, Sasquatch

So I decided to change things up a little, as mentioned at the end of my last post. It felt like it would be more fun to do more figures, with shorter discussions. Unless, of course, it warrants more discussion. So I'm labelling these FigureFrenzies! Lots of fun stuff (I hope). Let's do this! Panini Spotted Hyena One of my first hyena figures. From a blind bag. And yet somehow I have so many of them! Roughly to scale with…

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February 4, 2021

FigureTales

Vault Tales 119 Kinto/Favorite Pewter Plesiosaurus

It's like a trophy or something, complete with wooden stand! For today we're going to look at one of those odd ones in my collection--a well known company in an unusual style. As the photos give it away, it is a special release pewter version of their Plesiosaurus, but not the one familiar now. For many recent collectors (last 15 years or so) the company has been known as Favorite. They are out of Japan and make a variety of…

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June 22, 2020