Takara – Page 2 – Fauna Figures

Vault Tales 152 ToyTrio Flame snake, Tsushinokos & Nessie/Plesiosaur trio

So...I'm doing this, this week. Three different figures, three different takes on imaginary/mythical/cryptozoolgical animals all based on real animals. To varying degrees of quality. We'll even go from solo to a duo to a trio! Some were worth getting because of how they represent real creatures; others were probably part of random lots...or came as parts of sets. Into the imaginations I guess! Wizards of the Coast Flame Snake Quite clearly based on a cobra. And the human from a…

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October 22, 2020

FigureTales / ToyTrio

Vault Tales 144 ToyTrio Orthacanthus, Frilled shark, Blacktip Reef shark

Well, recently we looked at a bony fish trio and a theropod dinosaur trio so today is another group of cool animals, a shark trio! A prehistoric shark, a so-called primitive shark, and a fairly 'typical' shark! Safari Ltd Prehistoric Sharks Toob Orthacanthus One of those really weird 'pleuracanth' sharks. As weird as it looks, this figure may not capture the full strangeness of these animals. This could possibly be the first figure from the Safari Prehistoric Sharks toob that…

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September 17, 2020

FigureTales

Vault tales 86 Furuta ChocoEgg Series 6 Meerkat

Who makes it? Made for the Furuta ChocoEgg series 6, I think by Takara. Number 24 in the set. When did it come out? It was released in 2002. Meerkat from the front! Still available? Like many of these sets, these were available as short promotions. So no, not available (new) anymore. Where can it be found in my displays? I have a whole cabinet full of Japanese figures, and of course this is among them. How does it fit…

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February 27, 2020

FigureTales

Vault tales 44 Takara Zhuchengtyrannus

Who makes it? Takara TOMY as part of a line of Dino Expo 2012 DINO KINGDOM series of figures. In Japan of course. When did it come out? ...2012 Still available? No. As with any of these expo or special edition figures, they were only available for the duration of the event. Where can it be found in my displays? In a display of...kind of a jumble. A lot of non-Kaiyodo expor figures, some other Japanese models, and the 4D…

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October 3, 2019