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« on: February 16, 2013, 07:36:51 PM »
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« on: November 19, 2012, 05:04:24 AM »
So which one is better? 1989 or 1996?
As for the Papo Brachio, I think it fits quite well with the rest of their JP-inspired Menangerie.
I like the sculpt of the 96 better. There was a repaint to dark green in the mid 2000s. The 89 was a bit larger and while I'm fond of huge sauropod models it was kind of rough looking!
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« on: November 19, 2012, 12:59:19 AM »
I don't see the Papo Brachiosaurus as being retrograde though. Its silhouette doesn't speak so. The top line (and in particular where the tail meets the hips) is quite in keeping with modern reconstructions. It's probably the only part that might be said to be 'accurate'.
Those parts are quite nice. The hump before the neck and the angle of the tail meeting the back is great. It also has one less toe on the front and back foot than the old Carnegie Brachiosaurus. Also, that is Carnegie's 1996 updated sculpt Brachiosaurus. Repainted in 2007. I have the 1989 too and it is bigger than the 1996 but the sculpt is even worse.
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« on: November 18, 2012, 03:31:40 AM »
Nice brachiosaurs. Is that Krang I see in the background? 
Yes! He is attempting to bring an army of Brachiosaurs back to Dimension X with him! 
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« on: November 17, 2012, 11:54:17 PM »
Here is a comparison of the Papo Brachiosaurus with the 1996 and 2012 Carnegies. Papo Brachi's right front foot comes a bit raised as he is stepping. Mine tends to fall forward a bit so I put something under there to keep him balanced with the others. He is definitely the biggest of the three. His torso is slightly longer than the old Carnegie Brachiosaurus, his back runs about .5"-1" higher along the length than the old Carnegie Brachiosaurus. The necks are about the same length just positioned differently. However, the Papo's head and base of the neck are significantly larger than on the old Carnegie.   
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« on: November 17, 2012, 11:53:34 PM »
Here is a comparison of the Papo Brachiosaurus with the 1996 and 2012 Carnegies. Papo Brachi's right front foot comes a bit raised as he is stepping. Mine tends to fall forward a bit so I put something under there to keep him balanced with the others. He is definitely the biggest of the three. His torso is slightly longer than the old Carnegie Brachiosaurus, his back runs about .5"-1" higher along the length than the old Carnegie Brachiosaurus. The necks are about the same length just positioned differently. However, the Papo's head and base of the neck are significantly larger than on the old Carnegie.
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« on: October 28, 2012, 08:34:46 AM »
Maybe Carnegie will go back to 1:40 for 2014!  I was pretty disappointed with the 2012 Brachiosaurus. It was smaller than the 2008 Diplodocus!
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« on: June 20, 2012, 06:24:24 PM »
I believe one of the recent issues of Prehistoric Times addresses all of these questions about the Invicta Troodon.
That's an issue I should track down  Do you know which one, or who authored the article?
I believe it's the current issue #101. Part 3 of a series on Invicta/British Museum dinosaurs.
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« on: June 19, 2012, 07:22:58 PM »
I believe one of the recent issues of Prehistoric Times addresses all of these questions about the Invicta Troodon.
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« on: May 24, 2012, 09:01:21 PM »
I'm thinking about getting both, when I can. I'm just going to wait to see how the papo looks though...
And now that I think of it, the safari looks in-scale. If you compare the skeletals, the top of the shoulder is at the right height with the toys. I think that it's the neck that's throwing everyone off with the angle of it and all. The brachiosaurus isn't longer than the diplodocus, it's taller.
The hips on the brachi toy are well below that of the diplo. The rear legs of Brachiosaurus and hips should be higher, thicker, longer than those of dippy. The legs and feet of the Brachio model are much thinner and the body is shorter also. The rear legs are much smaller than on the diplodocus. Trust me if you have it in hand you can see it. If you've seen the skeletons mounted in person you can see that Brachiosaurus is significantly larger than the biggest Diplodocus mount.
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« on: May 24, 2012, 07:10:11 AM »
Just received the new Carnegie Brachiosaurus. I do like the sculpt however I am also greatly disappointed in the size. The Diplodocus re-sculpt of just a few years ago was 1:40 and is much larger compared to this model. Why not go the extra mile and make the Brachiosaurus just a bit larger? He is after all the largest dinosaur featured in the line. He shouldn't be smaller than your Diplodocus. He is also listed as cheaper than the Diplodocus on safariltd.com. If diplo can be big and expensive why not the big boy of the line?
I think there are many who will agree with you.  Still waiting for mine, would be interesting to see it in person.
Hopefully you like it! It is a really great figure - just small. This image I posted in the old forum gives an idea of the scale between Brachiosaurus Brancai, Diplodocus and Apatosaurus: 
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« on: May 24, 2012, 06:42:51 AM »
Just received the new Carnegie Brachiosaurus. I do like the sculpt however I am also greatly disappointed in the size. The Diplodocus re-sculpt of just a few years ago was 1:40 and is much larger compared to this model. Why not go the extra mile and make the Brachiosaurus just a bit larger? He is after all the largest dinosaur featured in the line. He shouldn't be smaller than your Diplodocus. He is also listed as cheaper than the Diplodocus on safariltd.com. If diplo can be big and expensive why not the big boy of the line?
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« on: May 13, 2012, 04:05:58 AM »
Fresh new topic here.
Has anyone ordered the new Carnegie Brachi yet? I've seen it's available now on some sites. I'm getting mine for my b-day at the end of the month! 
I ordered from Safari several months ago. Its been on back-order for over 2 months. Safari is saying a release date around May 15th.
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