Re: dinosaur reconstructions ...

[Flyinggoat@aol.com]

> Frankly, what I would like to see (but probably wouldn't have the >money to
buy) would be mass-marketed plastic- or resin-cast >models, standing about 1
- 2 feet tall, of intricately-detailed >dinosaurs.  Sort of along the lines
of a Czerkas-style sculpture.  >If they could be mass-marketed in great
enough quantity, the unit >price might get low enough to be affordable.  At
the lowest
>possible price (say $100/dino), you wouldn't see these things in 
>many toy stores.  But I bet people would buy them up.

   If you like this kind of thing, look for the Horizon Jurassic Park Vinyl
casts.  (see my post about toys).  These are nicely detailed, and the only
faults are those seen in the movie (ie: the frill, the chunky T Rex head, the
Raptor-which I refuse to call a velociraptor, and the skimpy detail on the 4
ft+ brachiosaur).   These will run you between $50 and $150.
  If you REALLY want to see nice vinyl, look for the KAIYODO models.  VERY
VERY NICE!  Similar prices, more dinosaurs (they gots hadrosaurs, my favs!),
2 scales, and they are very hard to find.
They're out of Japan.
   I don't gets no comission talking about these guys, and I don't work no
how with them.

Betty Cunningham(Flyinggoat@aol.com)