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Read more about the article Vault Tales 197 FigureFrenzy Japanese weasel, Sidneyia, Marine iguana, Fukuiraptor
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Vault Tales 197 FigureFrenzy Japanese weasel, Sidneyia, Marine iguana, Fukuiraptor

Today's newest Figure Frenzy is a bunch of random figures again! So much fun! This time, though, we have two from Safari, and two from Kaiyodo--demonstrating some variety in on what those companies can do. Kaiyodo ChocoEgg Animatales Japanese Weasel It's a weasel figure, a Japanese Weasel which is of course a less common figure (outside of Japan anyway). It's about 1:6 scale, so pretty in line with The Doctor. First we have a figure from the Kaiyodo ChocoEgg Animatales…

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March 29, 2021
Read more about the article Vault Tales 163 ToyTrio Ornithomimus, Giganotosaurus, Anomalocaris
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Vault Tales 163 ToyTrio Ornithomimus, Giganotosaurus, Anomalocaris

All prehistoric Trio today! Wide range of odd animals... GeoWorld Jurassic Hunters Ornithomimus It's a very traditional Ornithomimus figure...in so far as there are many other Ornithomimus figures. There aren't many. First up we have another Jurassic Hunters from GeoWorld. This time we are looking at a figure from Series 1 (the previous Thescelosaurus was Series 2), part of the original dinosaurs release, item number CL353K. It's an interesting figure, to say the least, and a welcome one. There aren't…

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November 30, 2020
Read more about the article Vault Tales 158 ToyTrio Opabinia, Pterygotus, Quetzalcoatlus
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Vault Tales 158 ToyTrio Opabinia, Pterygotus, Quetzalcoatlus

Got another Trio today--a trio of entirely Kaiyodo Dinotales! And funny enough, all of them have been produced in at least two variations (although I may not have every version). At least here I can save some time--all of these are of course long out of production, and can only be found through auctions or trading. And they are all the traditional Dinotales material of easily-breakable plastics--these are not toys! Kaiyodo UHA Dinotales Series 1 version 2 Opabinia Here we…

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November 12, 2020
Read more about the article Vault Tales 147 ToyTrio Mole cricket, Whelk, Slit-shell snail
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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
Read more about the article Vault Tales 120 ToyTrio Vauxia, Reef Manta, Paradisefish
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Vault Tales 120 ToyTrio Vauxia, Reef Manta, Paradisefish

Here we have another ToyTrio, with a chance to revisit a figure from an earlier, revisit a set I mentioned once, and visit a set I'm very fond of for the first time! Safari Cambrian toob Vauxia These photos probably look very similar to the ones from my Porifera clades post. There's not really much to be done with just this figure on it's own. This first one is a look again specifically at the Vauxia figure from the recent…

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June 25, 2020
Read more about the article Vault Tales 96 Kaiyodo Dinotales Anomalocaris
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Vault Tales 96 Kaiyodo Dinotales Anomalocaris

The first superpredator? Maybe. This may be the most glorious version out there. This post is going to go back to the Kaiyodo Dinotales, a series that I've spent quite a bit of time discussing. Hardly surprising, since I have at least one of every model...and there are a lot of models! This Anomalocaris is from the Dinotales 2 series, number 046 in the run. The series as a whole seemed to be tougher to find, having first showed up…

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April 2, 2020
Read more about the article Vault tales 56 Colorata Red-Legged Stag Beetle
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Vault tales 56 Colorata Red-Legged Stag Beetle

Who makes it? Colorata, in their Stag Beetles Real Figure Box. It's number 1 in the set. Yes, it's a little dusty. It's on my son's shelves...and even behind glass... When did it come out? Not sure. At least 2004 although there may have been revisions in that time (it's true of many of the Colorata boxes I have) Different view. You can see the red legs! Still available? According to the Colorata website, yes. And from at least a…

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November 14, 2019
Read more about the article Vault tales 38 Safari Charniodiscus
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Vault tales 38 Safari Charniodiscus

Who makes it? One figure in the Safari Ltd Cambrian Life toob, number 677104. When did it come out? The toob was first released in 2013 The Charniodiscus figure! Not the most exciting organism...but their very existence is interesting, from a time before animals really started to take familiar shape. Still available? Unfortunately, no, the toob was discontinued in 2017. They may still be out there in random stores, but it's been a few years now. Where can it be…

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September 12, 2019