My Non-Cetacean Animal collection

[callmejoe3]

I think what I'll do is get the Mojo/Maia and Borges octopus and also the IC Safari Ltd figure.

[bmathison1972]

I think what I'll do is get the Mojo/Maia and Borges octopus and also the IC Safari Ltd figure.

I might have to replace the CollectA one then

[callmejoe3]

I might have to replace the CollectA one then

Never saw anyone take photos of the underside yet, so for all we know, the thing may have a beak.

[JimoAi]

For common octopus, I have the Eikoh figure

[JimoAi]

This is the blue octopus from Safari? Kinda reminds me of Squidward from spongebob in the colour 

[Advicot]

Never watched Spongebob, but after a quick search I agree sort of

[callmejoe3]

Here's the Mojo/Maia and Borges Octopus


The mantle's about 3cm long, so it's roughly in the 1:20 scale when scaled to say, a physically mature giant Pacific octopus.


Unfortunately, there's no beak or mouth sculpted.

Overall, it's a nice figure considering not too many people talk about this one. No regrets.

[JimoAi]

How big is the monterey bay aquarium whale shark when measured with a curve ruler? Thanks for your help.

[bmathison1972]

looks good, callmejoe; I might get it to replace the CollectA one (but I will use it as a common octopus and the green Safari as a Giant Pacific)

[JimoAi]

I have this Eikoh common octopus

[callmejoe3]

How big is the monterey bay aquarium whale shark when measured with a curve ruler? Thanks for your help.

Sorry I've missed your question. The whale shark measures at about 26cm from the snout to the tip of the upper lobe, but there's about a ~1cm variation depending on which cast you own.

[JimoAi]

Are you referring to the newer cast or older cast?

[callmejoe3]

Are you referring to the newer cast or older cast?

The older cast is the one that measures about 26cm. The other one is probably about 25 or 25.5

[JimoAi]

Are you referring to the newer cast or older cast?

The older cast is the one that measures about 26cm. The other one is probably about 25 or 25.5

When the tail is stretched out and measured along the more curved side?

[callmejoe3]

Are you referring to the newer cast or older cast?

The older cast is the one that measures about 26cm. The other one is probably about 25 or 25.5

When the tail is stretched out and measured along the more curved side?

Just measured it. My smaller cast is 24.5cm. That's measuring along its left side (the concave side that won't over-estimate the total length) and accounting for the curve of the upper lope.

[JimoAi]

Are you referring to the newer cast or older cast?

The older cast is the one that measures about 26cm. The other one is probably about 25 or 25.5

When the tail is stretched out and measured along the more curved side?

Just measured it. My smaller cast is 24.5cm. That's measuring along its left side (the concave side that won't over-estimate the total length) and accounting for the curve of the upper lope.

So the more curved side is an over estimate?

[callmejoe3]

So the more curved side is an over estimate?

Both sides are technically ''curved'', the side that's convex (curved outward)is an over-estimate. Think of it like this, when bending something inflexible like a wooden stick, the outer side breaks first. That's because the length of the outer side is being stretched out as the stick tries to bend, but because the material is inflexible, it breaks. Since materials like soft metal and rubber are more pliable, the outer side can bend (stretch) without breaking. The same holds true for a fleshy animal. As a consequence, when an animal is posed in a single curve, the convex (outer) side of the curve will over-estimate the true length of the animal because that side is being stretched out more than the concave (inner) side.

[JimoAi]

So the more curved side is an over estimate?

Both sides are technically ''curved'', the side that's convex (curved outward)is an over-estimate. Think of it like this, when bending something inflexible like a wooden stick, the outer side breaks first. That's because the length of the outer side is being stretched out as the stick tries to bend, but because the material is inflexible, it breaks. Since materials like soft metal and rubber are more pliable, the outer side can bend (stretch) without breaking. The same holds true for a fleshy animal. As a consequence, when an animal is posed in a single curve, the convex (outer) side of the curve will over-estimate the true length of the animal because that side is being stretched out more than the concave (inner) side.

So, is it possible to take the average of both sides?

[callmejoe3]

So, is it possible to take the average of both sides?

There's no value in taking the average, measuring the concave side alone will give you the accurate length of the animal since it's neither being compressed nor stretched in this situation. In the case of the whale shark, that's the left side.

[JimoAi]

It did work with an articulated mosasaur I have. Maybe it doesn't work. Will get the moterey bay whale shark to replace my Papo one due to better eyes and better size in my opinion as I have things like pnso tyrannosaurus and Mosasaurus to scale with it. PS: I have ordered a monterey bay mother humpback whale