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Read more about the article Vault tales Run the Set 135 Kaiyodo CapsuleQ Palaeozoic
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Vault tales Run the Set 135 Kaiyodo CapsuleQ Palaeozoic

One of the more recent sets by Kaiyodo. Admittedly, only 80% of a recent set... We have a Run-the-Set today, this time the Paleozoic Era set from the Kaiyodo CapsuleQ Museum line. This set was released as a limited run in 2015. I am not sure what exactly, but it was likely for a museum event or some kind of promotion with a Dinosaur Expo in Japan. In this instance, it was reflecting a number of Paleozoic fossil creatures that,…

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August 17, 2020
Read more about the article Vault tales 127 – Clades – Chondrostei
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Vault tales 127 – Clades – Chondrostei

I am back with another Clades post. This one is exciting because it features one of my favorite fish groups! It's also daunting because I have a lot of representatives of this group (unlike most of the ones I've done) which means more to say. And also trying to sort out photo presentation... As it says in the title, it is the clade Chondrostei, the modern sturgeons and paddlefish (and of course a variety of fossil relatives...none of which are…

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July 20, 2020
Read more about the article Vault Tales 123 ToyTrio Doedicurus, Tarsier, Daspletosaurus
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Vault Tales 123 ToyTrio Doedicurus, Tarsier, Daspletosaurus

Today is another Toy Trio, this time featuring a really...really...weird assortment. I suppose if we want to connect them, they all have a Japanese origin of some kind? Let's go with that. Kaiyodo Dinotales S6 Doedicurus One of the classic 'Ice Age' animals--a mammal that found out about ankylosaurs and said, "I can do that" Our first stop is another excellent little figure from the Kaiyodo Dinotales series. This Doedicurus figure is number 102 in the original Dinotales series--and by…

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July 6, 2020
Read more about the article Vault Tales 114 ToyTrio Liopleurodon, Water Monitor, Rhino Iguana
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Vault Tales 114 ToyTrio Liopleurodon, Water Monitor, Rhino Iguana

This one is a new Toy Trio, a model I've used only once before. A chance to look quickly at a few figures that were picked by the Random Number Generator, but might not warrant a full on post on their own. It's also a chance to work through the list a little faster...there's about 3900 items still on there (give or take some doubles or skips) so I'm not running out anytime soon! Kaiyodo Dinotales S1 Liopleurodon A very…

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June 4, 2020
Read more about the article Vault tales 112 – Clades – Pliosaurs
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Vault tales 112 – Clades – Pliosaurs

Part of the fun of doing these clades ones is learning more about the models I have! Here we some that only show up as one example in my collection--the CollectA Rhomalaeosaurus which is not quite a pliosaurid but is a pliosauroid; the CollectA Attenborosaurus, a long-necked pliosaur that I originally thought was a plesiosaur; the Feves Peloneustes recently discussed here; and the Innovative Kids Brachauchenius from their Gone Extinct book. So we are back with another Clades discussion--one that,…

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May 28, 2020
Read more about the article Vault tales 109 – Clades – “Stegocephalia”
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Vault tales 109 – Clades – “Stegocephalia”

We'll work the photos from furthest back in the fossil record. This is a 3D printed Tiktaalik from Shapeways--sadly no longer available. The file didn't print quite right (there are gaps on the underside). It's about 1:23 scale with the guy there. The rear limbs were not published when the model was made, so they are too weak. But I am still glad to have it. So we're back with another 'clades' post, and this one is a very unique…

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May 18, 2020
Read more about the article Vault Tales Run the Set 107 Kaiyodo CocaCola JPIII Dinosaurs
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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
Read more about the article Vault Tales 106 Kaiyodo Pets Saddled Bichirs
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Vault Tales 106 Kaiyodo Pets Saddled Bichirs

The wild/regular colouration of the saddle bichir. It's hard to tell but Kaiyodo really captured the little features of this animal Here we are with another post about bichirs already. The Random Number generator made some interesting picks, but this one is extra special. It has been just over a year since I started these posts! So being able to talk about one of my favorite figures, about one of my favorite animals, is just icing on the cake! And…

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May 7, 2020
Read more about the article Vault Tales 103 ToyTrio Char, Salamander, Maiasaura
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Vault Tales 103 ToyTrio Char, Salamander, Maiasaura

What do we have here? A new format. I realized that a lot of the time my random number generator picks figures from the collection that might not necessitate a full entry, or require more than a couple photos. So as the figures get picked, I will choose a few and discuss them together. It is unlikely that they will be that closely related thematically--instead it will be a quick opportunity to give a brief glimpse at how broad my…

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April 27, 2020
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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
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Vault Tales 95 Kaiyodo Capsule Aquarium Bronze Whaler Shark

There are not enough shark figures. Of most species. Like this one. I am once again revisiting a figure from Kaiyodo (a company that has come up in this blog many times already), but I think this is the first one from the Capsule Aquarium series (I did discuss the tiger shark before, but it's from the CapsuleQ line). The Capsule Aquarium sets, if I understand correctly, are meant for public aquaria--of which Japan has several (and, yes, only in…

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March 30, 2020
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Vault tales 91 Kaiyodo National Museum Futabasaurus & Skeleton

(Side note--I've been doing this for almost a year, and have decided to change up the format. I'll say about the same things, but I'm just going to go with paragraphs now!) A pretty purple plesiosaur perfectly perched...precariously? The alliteration got away from me, it's actually on an acrylic peg of course. Today's figure (well, figures) are continuing the Kaiyodo theme, with a pair from the Kaiyodo National Museum gashapon series--a set of capsule figures with a natural sciences theme.…

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March 16, 2020