Kaiyodo – Page 2 – Fauna Figures

Vault Tales 257 FigureFrenzy Anteater, Hatchetfish, Velociraptor, Allosaurus, Salamander

Another figure frenzy today, all over the place again! Dinosaurs and fish and amphibians! I'm a little late with it, so I'm going to be brief here! Safari Ltd South American toob Giant Anteater Another recent addition to the collection, a Giant Anteater figure. About 1:19 scale--a handy thing about toob figures, they scale well with other figures! I only just discussed the Capybara from the Safari South American toob, and already, a week later, here we are with the…

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October 25, 2021

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 255 FigureFrenzy Betta, Capybara, Catfish, Wiwaxia, Mammoth+Smilodon

Another FigureFrenzy! And it's going to be very random...all over the place, really. Little of everything. Although they're all small, and all part of larger sets so...unifying features? Marmit World of Tropical Fish Betta A very familiar pet fish, a Betta or Siamese Fighting Fish in what might be the most unusual possible colour...a pearlescent white with a red lateral line? I'm not even sure if this is a real pattern. A more characteristic blue or red would have made…

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October 18, 2021

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 254 FigureFrenzy Apatosaurus, Char, Poraspis, Archelon, Spinosaurus

Wide range of figures again today. All over the map--prehistoric and modern, big and small, really nice and...less high end. I guess that's what happens when picks are random...! Jurassic World FK mini Apatosaurus (Walmart) It's a very basic Apatosaurus from a Jurassic World set. Decent monochrome though, although the 'blood splash' is a little weird. It's about 1:182 scale, so the guy's about half the needed height. First up, a small mini dinosaur figure from Mattel, an Apatosaurus from the…

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October 14, 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

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Vault Tales 252 FigureFrenzy Japanese AND Grey Wolf, Snow Leopard, Polar bear, Sea Lion

Today we'll look at a number of carnivoran figures, a popular source of inspiration for animal figure companies. Of course, not all companies are equal, and this means the figures range widely in quality...most of these ones are at least decent...most of them. Ausini Grey wolf It's a very tiny wolf, probably meant to represent a Grey wolf. Based on the heavy build it appears to be one of the larger subspecies. It's about a 1:50 scale figure. Yeah. Most…

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October 7, 2021

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Vault Tales 247 FigureFrenzy Ichthyosaurus and belemnite, Torpdedo ray, Catfish, Cusk eel, Trumpetfish

Another frenzy of figures! And all aquatic animals! Mostly fish, with one prehistoric reptile + mollusk diorama...let's get in the water! Bandai Hungry Dinos series 1 Ichthyosaurus A very detailed diorama featuring Ichthyosaurus leaping from the water with some kind of cephalopod in it's mouth; likely a belemnite of some kind (I assume Phragmoteuthis based on location and size). The figure is roughly 1:30 - 1:40 scale. I've also included a closer photo of the belemnite. The first figure is…

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September 20, 2021

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 245 FigureFrenzy Sea Cucumber, Sea Star, Pipefish, Garden eels, Goby

It's been a while since I did a random figure frenzy, but here we are! Five figures from varying companies, of varying quality. And all represent marine animals (although I don't think they coexist...) FUL (Nayab?) Sea Cucumbers large & small A couple of Sea Cucumber figures from ta set of small and large marine figures. Let's be honest, not a particularly common animal figure...similar in size, about 1:5 and 1: 4 scale First up, a pair of weird little…

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September 13, 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

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Vault Tales 238 Run the Set Kaiyodo Poisonous & Venomous Creatures Vol 2

More Japanese figures! Except this one is very, very new! Like, released earlier this year new! I actually only just received it a few weeks ago. And since I was taking photos anyway, I thought I would just go ahead and share it here this week! Two of the figures, the invertebrates in the set. On the left, the Indian Tiger Centipede and on the right, a Japanese Box Jelly. These figures are of course not to scale with the…

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August 19, 2021

FigureTales / Run the Set

Vault Tales 236 Run the Set Kaiyodo Series 10 Sunshine Aquarium

Another short look at what I have from a Japanese set. This time revisiting a Kaiyodo Capsule Aquarium one, the Sunshine Aquarium set. I only have a few but of course they're fantastic models. A couple of different versions of some cool moray eels. They are labelled to species although the designations are possibly not accurate anymore. On the left is labelled Gymnothorax melanospilus which is now synonymized with Gymnothorax isingteena, the Spotted Moray. On the right is Gymnothorax javanicus,…

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August 12, 2021

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Vault Tales 232 Run the Set Kaiyodo UHA Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 1 PART 2

Part 2 - Palaeozoic and Cenozoic Figures! And we're back with Part 2, featuring the best Palaeozoic and Cenozoic figures the Dinotales Series 1 had to offer (not really a surprise if you've looked at the banner)! Another nine figures, after the 15 from the first part. In case you missed it, the first post featuring the dinosaurs and other Mesozoic animals can be found here. There are some really cool ones in this lot though. Let's go from geologically…

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July 29, 2021

FigureTales / Run the Set

Vault Tales 231 Run the Set Kaiyodo UHA Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 1 PART 1

Part 1 - The Mesozoic Figures! That's right--as the title suggests, I am going to be looking at the full run of the Series 1 Dinotales line, the one that started it all! I have looked at various individual Dinotales figures before of course, but I don't think I tackled a full complete set. And it turns out, with at least 25 figures that gets a little daunting. Because unlike some sets, Dinotales deserve at least a little more time…

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July 26, 2021