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Post by bricabrach on Aug 21, 2019 21:44:13 GMT
So Collecta has model dinos to a specific 1:40 scale -- that's terrific. I've rarely seen any reference to scale elsewhere. When arranging several dinos together it works way better if their relative sizes are believable. Only thing, as you said these are rather large -- a T. rex would measure over a foot long, and a 121 ft. Titanosaur would be three feet! Schleich has a pretty good Therizinosaurus. Like many of their larger dinos, it has a movable jaw. Dinotopia author James Gurney points out in his art book Imaginative Realism that animals open their mouths only when eating or vocalizing -- so the closed-mouth view, while rare in toy dinos, is more realistic.
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Post by bricabrach on Aug 21, 2019 21:50:10 GMT
I don't think I ever had any from that series. The ones I had weren't as realistic (not that I cared much about realism back then, of course!) Have you found any of them? Perhaps you could post a picture or two.
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Post by HRH Queen Talira on Aug 23, 2019 7:08:07 GMT
It's believed that non-avian dinosaurs also communicated through the use of closed-mouth vocalisation. Anyway, this pic shows my scale 1:40 Therizinosaurus from the Collecta series. The only issue is that it can be difficult to keep some of these two-legged dinos in a standing position without having to lean them on things. Furthermore, for those of you who don't mind adding a bit of carnage to your dino throng, Collecta also has a series called "Dino Prey".
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Post by bricabrach on Aug 27, 2019 1:09:43 GMT
Yes your Collecta model is a fine representation. It's interesting how artists render their dinosaur life restorations differently. Mr. Gurney's last Dinotopia book Journey To Chandara depicts a man riding a Therizinosaurus on page 48. Good thing she's a herbivore!
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Post by HRH Queen Talira on Aug 27, 2019 10:03:33 GMT
Yes your Collecta model is a fine representation. It's interesting how artists render their dinosaur life restorations differently. Mr. Gurney's last Dinotopia book Journey To Chandara depicts a man riding a Therizinosaurus on page 48. Good thing she's a herbivore! It's definitely a good thing, considering the fact that Therizinosaurus had 1-metre-long claws. You certainly wouldn't want to see claws like that on a predator.
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Post by bricabrach on Aug 27, 2019 19:46:45 GMT
Yes, we would not like to see such claws on a meat-eater. Deinonychus is bad enough. It's hard to find authentic-appearing model sauropods -- this Brachiosaurus from Schleich is one of the best I've seen. I just wish it were larger, as then it would scale better with my other dinos.
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