Recent acquisitions

[JimoAi]

Got my 1st shot the week before and some stuff too.
Skipping the non animal related: Butters from south park and Yoshiko and Dia Kuji figures, I did acquire the epoch common lobster which I thought I wouldn't in a million years, a toob crocodile shark from safari, kaiyodo carp, pnso theropods and free mini baryonyx which coincidentally are all 4 of my favourite theropods, safari ltd thresher shark, Takara Tomy mata maga and Takara Tomy eurypterid @Halichoeres and @bmathison1972 I'll need ur help with the ID of the eurypterid

[bmathison1972]

Based on tail morphology, the eurypterid is most-certainly Acutiramus. I discussed it on the DTB here: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=4355.msg283807#msg283807

[Isidro]

Nice, I have the matamata so I can calculate the remaining figures based on it. I would not mind having that carp.

You forgot to mention in the text the blue starfish

[bmathison1972]

Nice, I have the matamata so I can calculate the remaining figures based on it. I would not mind having that carp.

You forgot to mention in the text the blue starfish

The starfish looks like Linckia laevigata from the Safari Coral Reef TOOB (or a knockoff or copy of it)

[callmejoe3]

Okay, not all of the stuff I've recently ordered made it yet, but here's what I have now.

I got the Safari Whitetip, Sand tiger, and pelagic thresher sharks. I also got the pretty big Incredible creatures Sally Lightfoot crab



And since  @bmathison1972 was interested, I included a size comparison between the pelagic thresher and the MBA bigeye thresher.

[bmathison1972]

Thanks callmejoe3; a little too big for me for now

[bmathison1972]

Three recent figures acquired by trade:

Eurasian coot courtesy of @Birdsage and the Play Visions pubic louse and K&M crown-of-thorns starfish courtesy of STS member NMR_OKapi

Those of you who know me know I am a professional parasitologist and medical entomologist, and this pubic louse has long been the last figure I need in the PV Ectoparasites set! A Holy Grail collection complete!

[Isidro]

Congrats, overall for the pubic louse. Getting a holy grail in a collection is not something that happens everyday!

[stemturtle]

Congratulations @bmathison1972 for finding the PV publc louse.
The longer the hunt, the greater the thrill of success. 

[JimoAi]

Congratulations @bmathison1972 for finding the PV public louse.
The longer the hunt, the greater the thrill of success. 

That's how I felt finding the Yujin Saltwater fish at a great price and the safari eagle ray

[callmejoe3]

I got this earlier last week but procrastinated on posting it. Here's the Papo Leatherback

[Isidro]

Congrats, it's the one I have (just before being retired) and in my opinion is the best leatherback in figure form.

[callmejoe3]

Congrats, it's the one I have (just before being retired) and in my opinion is the best leatherback in figure form.

Agreed.

[JimoAi]

Got one of my most anticipated figures of this year: Kaiyodo's Xingu river ray. Bought the whole set just for the ray. The rest are too big and incompatible with what I collect so I'll probs turn them into mini dioramas. Still waiting for collectA's Xiphactinus

[Isidro]

Could you provide images of this river ray compared with the Safari LTD spotted eagle ray that you have?

[JimoAi]

@Isidro 

[Isidro]

Thanks a lot JimoAi!
In your new picture I notice that the tail look like a bit too short and flat.

[bmathison1972]

Some random figures to fill in more species gaps:

1. Japanese robin, Larvivora akahige (Kaiyodo)
2. Copepteryx hexeris (Kaiyodo)
3. Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone (Kaiyodo)
4. Paranthropus boisei (scales fairly well with the Safari Ltd. Australopithecus afarensis)
5. Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus (Eikoh)
6. yellow goosefish, Lophius litulon (Eikoh)
7. Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula (K&M International)

I also ordered the Kaiyodo Gigantura, but the seller sent the wrong figure, so I'll have to wait a week for that one to come in.

[bmathison1972]

Some new releases from Japan:

First, the giant Devil's flower mantid, Idolomantis diabolica by Bandai Spirits. It comes assembled and is not articulated. It comes with a clear base for support, but stands fine without it:



Next, the five Desktop Models by Bandai Spirits, released with the previous mantid:
1. Allomyrina dichotoma, pupa
2. Allomyrina dichotoma, larva (this is the freshly-molted version of the one from last year)
3. Papilio xuthus, larva (similar to last year's, but has an extended osmeterium and comes with a plastic leaf to sit on)
4. Allotopus rosenbergi
5. Graptopsaltria nigrofasciata, nymphal exuvia (similar to last year's but darker and with darker eyes; maybe this is the nymph itself and not the exuvia?!?!)



Lastly, the Bandai 'Rubber Ducky' isopod. I'll save unraveling it for when I review it on the Blog in upcoming weeks:

[Gwangi]

An amazing haul, as usual. These Japanese arthropods never fail to impress. I wish western companies would do stuff like this.