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Post by Gamera on Oct 5, 2012 8:03:30 GMT -5
Many thanks for the info.
I have the caveman with the Steg kit, so now need to source the missing two or buy another Bronto kit!
Looking forward to painting these guys in some bright colours and will post some pics of course.
G
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Post by Gamera on Oct 14, 2012 10:01:23 GMT -5
Here is a pic of my finished Bronto. He is a Pyro kit in purple plastic. One of the first dino kits I got before Aurora. I do not have the caveman or name plate  Sorry about the crappy backdrop. G  |
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Post by Gamera on Oct 14, 2012 10:04:59 GMT -5
One more  |
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Post by acroray on Oct 16, 2012 15:22:00 GMT -5
A really nice build! It's hard to make these earlier kits look more realistic than a Flintstone's dinosaur...
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Post by Gamera on Jan 3, 2013 15:38:49 GMT -5
Managed to get this one finished in the Christmas Hols. Just started the Rex tonight. Regards G  |
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Post by Gamera on Jan 3, 2013 15:39:46 GMT -5
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Post by bigbear on Jan 18, 2013 15:08:45 GMT -5
Hi! I stumbled onto this forum while I was looking for info on Pyro dinosaurs! I had all but the Protoceratops as a kid, but then my parents gave them to my cousin, so here I am 50 years later, trying to recreate my youth! Right now, I have versions of all but - you guessed it! - the Protoceratops in my collection, although none of these have bases or cave people with them. Oddly, I don't remember my originals having cavers with them, but maybe my Dad just didn't bother with them? Anyhow, I have a cabinet of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures to enjoy, so I can't complain really... Most of my collection are kits by Pyro/Life-Lke, etc., Revell, Tamiya, Airfix and one old and legless Aurora Styracosaurus. (Anybody got a spare rear right leg, by any chance, please:-). Apart from kits, I like the old Invicta models and tend to buy dinosaurs from Papo, Schleich and Bullyland, picking out the versions I reckon are the best. I'm certasinly not going for 'one of everything' these days! That's about it for now, looking forward to learning about kits I've not seen yet. Cheers, bigbear
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Post by drytoad1 on Jan 18, 2013 23:35:51 GMT -5
Check out the Dinosaur Toy Forum. They have lots of info on the toys you mentioned and model kits too.
This here site is the best for all things Aurora Prehistoric Scenes.
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Post by Gamera on Feb 2, 2013 7:26:15 GMT -5
He are some pics of my Pyro T-Rex. ( Trevor please feel free to open a Gallery for me on your other site, if you want?) Regards G  |
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Post by Gamera on Feb 2, 2013 7:26:55 GMT -5
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Post by artdecovampire on Feb 2, 2013 13:09:30 GMT -5
A lovely, age appropriate build up. Both the Rex and the Bronto have so little surface detail they look like whales or B-Movie extras in suits. However I think this is what's cool about them. In another dimension where PS don't exist, this kit is probably the holy grail of models to find! I wish I still had my cave man, or my Rex still had its front teeth.
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Post by Gamera on Feb 27, 2013 15:37:06 GMT -5
Found this pic of an advert from British "Warlord" comic from 1979. G  |
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Post by artdecovampire on Feb 28, 2013 1:58:23 GMT -5
I remember this add. I was a big Warlord fan. Later Battle/Action. Then 2000AD, as they had a time travel strip called 'Flesh' which was about farming dinosaurs for food. Its good to see the whole roster of kits on display, but even as line drawings its easy to see the difference in the quality of the sculpts. I'm repainting my Protoceratops at the moment, which despite the lack of skin detail is still a pretty accurate model.
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Post by jrsjrsjrs on Apr 1, 2013 16:14:26 GMT -5
My multiferous thanks to acroray for having managed to dig these 1st box Pyro Dinosaur Kit images out of archives so old on Flickr that you cannot find them with a current search... I have just spent the last 5 hours searching the internet for this original issue box art and having absolutely no luck until I came across his post. I did manage to figure out how to display all of the Pyro images this 'picarro' fellow posted back in 2011. He had entered the date he took the pictures on, and so I did an advanced search, which lets you bracket before and after dates -- that returned a result with *all* of the pyro kit images he posted on April 14, 2011. Here's the link, but you may have to be signed-in to Flickr for it to work (Yahoo now owns Flickr so you just log-in with your Yahoo ID): www.flickr.com/search/?q=pyro&d=taken-20110413-20110415&ss=0&ct=6&mt=photos&w=all&adv=1... make sure to cut and paste the *entire* link above. Thanks again for managing to find this buried treasure trove.
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Post by Gamera on Jul 22, 2013 14:29:22 GMT -5
Hi all, It's been a while, but I am back! Finished the Stego, but only just taken the pics. He is molded in black plastic and I have the caveman also, but felt the base was a bit to small so have him on his own 25mm base to stand next to Stegy. Should have taken a pic, sorry. He is a very poor figure though! Regards G  |
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Post by TAY666 on Jul 22, 2013 17:38:15 GMT -5
Nice work.
I've got the Lindberg version of this kit, which I actually like better, as they added skin texture to the critter.
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Post by artdecovampire on Jul 23, 2013 1:55:35 GMT -5
Nice colour Gamera. The Lindberg one is easier to paint because it has texture to pick up effects. That looks like a very straight clean build up. I seem to remember having a caveman holding a rock above his head? I leaned mine up against the side of the Steg as though he was pounding the rock against its body. He was a bit skinny though and I remember thinking he wouldn't be able to lift that rock!
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Post by artdecovampire on Jul 25, 2013 19:05:53 GMT -5
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Post by frankhabets on Jul 26, 2013 6:10:50 GMT -5
I used to have those too, as well as the original Pyros. That one is a bit too pricey for my budget =  |
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Post by artdecovampire on Jul 27, 2013 2:39:08 GMT -5
Very pricey indeed Frank. Its a shame somebody can't resin cast the bits and vac form the base so a humble wage slave such as myself could mock one up. The Lindberg?Pyro triceratops can still be picked up even in the UK.
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