We are preparing a video short on the recently introduced CollectA Deluxe Gallimimus figure.  It’s time to highlight the beautiful details on the model’s base.  However, as we draft the script for our video, we looked at customer feedback for inspiration.

The official CollectA Deluxe Gallimimus model image. The model is shown in lateral view.

Feedback on the CollectA Deluxe Gallimimus

This figure represents a modern interpretation of an ornithomimid.  It has a declared scale of 1:40. The model measures over sixteen centimetres in length.  The head height is an impressive eleven centimetres.  Gallimimus has attracted lots of positive comments from customers. For example, one purchaser commented that “CollectA is at the top of their game”.

In addition, we have collected other comments such as:

“I think Gallimimus might have been the most hotly anticipated figure from anyone! This is the first excellent ornithomimid I’ve seen in a while. I’m excited to see this Gallimimus, which I anticipate using along with my Struthiomimus flock as adjuncts to my tyrannosaurid dioramas. So far this has been a terrific series of introductions by CollectA, as far as I’m concerned.”

To view the range of CollectA scale prehistoric animal figures in stock: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Animal Figures.

Our video will explain the different tracks on the display base.  Also, we will look at the foot bones too.

The model’s base shows some amazing details. There is a Gallimimus foot bone and Gallimimus tracks.

Accurately Reflecting a Gallimimus Fossil Locality

The details on the base accurately reflect a Gallimimus fossil locality.  The tracks and articulated foot bone on the base demonstrate that CollectA are reflecting an actual ornithomimid dig site. In one Gallimimus quarry palaeontologists discovered an isolated, articulated right foot. It probably had been part of a much more complete fossil specimen.  However, the site was raided by fossil poachers and the rest of the skeleton removed.  Furthermore, three-toed Gallimimus tracks were found at the site. These tracks were of different sizes indicating the presence of juvenile tracks as well as adult footprints.

We covered some of these aspects of the CollectA Deluxe Gallimimus model when we covered the launch of this figure: CollectA New Prehistoric Animal Models Part 4.

Once the model was introduced, Mike from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“It’s great to have a model of the largest ornithomimid known to science. If the base includes tracks and a foot bone it demonstrates that CollectA have paid attention to the fossil record. If the foot bone is present, then in a subtle way the manufacturer is raising awareness about the problem of poaching fossils.”

The award-winning Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal Models.

The prehistoric animal models made by CollectA are appreciated by model collectors.  Often it is the details that make these figures so impressive.  For example, the new for 2025 Phorusrhacos terror bird model is beautiful and scientifically accurate.  In addition, there is a canine tooth on the display base.  These predatory birds are often depicted in battles with the felid Smilodon.  However, Phorusrhacos lived long before the land bridge linking North and South America developed. Phorusrhacos (P. longissimus) was extinct millions of years before the Great American Biotic Interchange took place.

The taxon Phorusrhacos very probably never interacted with a Smilodon.

The canine on the CollectA Deluxe Phorusrhacos figure. It is not the tooth of a Smilodon, but the tooth of a coeval sparassodont. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Explaining the Tooth on the Base of the Phorusrhacos Terror Bird Model

Team members at Everything Dinosaur like to help collectors and model fans.  They created a short video to explain that the tooth on the base probably represents a canine from a sparassodont. Sparassodonts are distantly related to marsupials.  They were native to South America, and they occupied many predatory niches.  Some forms evolved into wolf-sized carnivores. The tooth on the display is not from a Smilodon but from a sparassodont. Perhaps from a Borhyaena tuberata, a large predator very probably a contemporary of Phorusrhacos longissimus.

A life reconstruction of the Middle Miocene sparassodont Borhyaena tuberata that was probably a contemporary of the terror bird Phorusrhacos. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

To view the range of CollectA Deluxe figures in stock at Everything Dinosaur: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Animal Models.

An Explanatory Video

The short, explanatory video (duration forty-seven seconds), is available on Everything Dinosaur’s social media pages. Furthermore, it has been added to the company’s YouTube channel.

To view the Everything Dinosaur YouTube channel: Visit Our YouTube Channel.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“The video provides information about the tooth.  It tackles the misconception that Phorusrhacos may have competed against sabre-toothed cats.  It is true that later phorusrhacids, very probably encountered Smilodon.  However, the genus Phorusrhacos probably did not.  However, in the Miocene sparassodonts probably did compete with terror birds.”

When viewed in left lateral view the broken canine tooth of a mammalian predator can be seen on the base of the figure.

The multi-award-winning Everything Dinosaur website: Prehistoric Animal Models.

Another announcement about new CollectA prehistoric animal figures for 2026.  In part three of this series, we announce two new CollectA models, a dinosaur and a remarkable prehistoric mammal distantly related to modern giraffes. CollectA will introduce a 1:20 scale replica of a male Sivatherium and a CollectA Magnapaulia model. Both will be available next year.

• CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular 1:60 scale Magnapaulia – model measures approximately 20.5 cm long (Mag-nah-pawl-ee-ah)
• CollectA Deluxe 1:20 scale Sivatherium – model measures approximately 16 cm long, with a shoulder height of around 12.5 cm (See-va-fear-ree-um)

These figures will be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in 2026.

The CollectA Magnapaulia model, a replica of the giant lambeosaurine dinosaur from north-western Mexico.

Size estimates do vary but based on a twelve-metre-long dinosaur, a twenty centimetre figure is in 1:60 scale.

The New for 2026 CollectA Magnapaulia Model

Magnapaulia (M. laticaudus) is known from the El Gallo Formation (Campanian faunal stage) of Baja California in north-western Mexico. Fossil material excavated by field teams from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County was originally thought to represent a large Lambeosaurus. Subsequently, the elongated neural spines led some scientists to speculate these fossils represented a giant Hypacrosaurus. However, in 2012 it was described as a new species of lambeosaurine hadrosaur (Prieto-Márquez et al).

The broad, deep and powerful tail can be seen in this new CollectA figure.  When the caudal vertebrae were first studied, their elongated processes led to the researchers proposing that this duck-billed dinosaur spent a lot of time in water.  However, this idea has fallen out of favour, and it was very probably almost entirely terrestrial.  The front feet reflect the latest scientific information regarding the hadrosaur manus (hand).  In addition, the hind feet are quite fleshy and padded, indicating the presence of hooves.

The CollectA Magnapaulia model has a bright red crest, and the design team have given their figure a fleshy wattle running down the throat.

The new for 2026 CollectA Magnapaulia has a bright red head crest.  Although the shape of the head crest is not known, the shape chosen by CollectA is a fairly accurate interpretation of the crest shape based on comparisons with other lambeosaurines.  Furthermore, the crest shape mirrors the crest shape of the sister taxon Velafrons.

A Fleshy Wattle on the CollectA Magnapaulia Model

Intriguingly, the CollectA Magnapaulia model has been given a large wattle.  This fleshy structure runs down the throat and, like the crest it is also bright red in colour.  Wattles are found in many species of bird.  They are flap-like, fleshy skin growths that hang from the head or throat.  They are used for display and for sexual selection.  Although this feature is speculative for a hadrosaur its presence is plausible, especially when it is considered that these dinosaurs had crests and social signalling and display were probably extremely important.

In addition, Magnapaulia represents one of the largest duck-billed dinosaurs known to science.  Length estimates vary but it could have exceeded a body length of over twelve metres and weighed around ten tonnes.  A wattle on such a large animal would also assist with thermoregulation.  Blood vessels in the wattle could help to cool this large dinosaur.

The CollectA 1:60 scale Magnapaulia model shown in posterior view.

Skin impressions are known.  The tail of specimen number LACM 17712 preserves part of the integument.  The skin of this dinosaur was covered in irregularly spaced, large, rounded scales.  These in turn, were surrounded by much smaller hexagonal or round scales.  This integument has been reproduced in the new CollectA Magnapaulia figure.

To view the CollectA Age of Dinosaurs model range: CollectA Prehistoric Life Models.

CollectA Deluxe Sivatherium

The second new for 2026 figure announced in collaboration with our chums at CollectA is a Sivatherium model.  The model represents a male Sivatherium giganteum.  It is a 1:20 scale figure and forms part of the CollectA Other Prehistoric Animals model series.

The new CollectA male Sivatherium model shown in lateral view.

Model collectors have requested a Sivatherium figure and CollectA have delivered.  Fossils of S. giganteum come from the Siwalik Hills of India.  It was formally named and described in 1836 (Falconer and Cautley).  The CollectA figure depicts a robust and powerful animal, with a thick neck.  The head is large and the muzzle tapers to a mouth with large, probably prehensile lips.  These lips helped this enormous browser cope with tough thorns on the branches that it fed upon.  There is a scar on the left forelimb close to the scapula.  This wound could have been caused by a predator or perhaps by the ossicones of a rival male during intraspecific combat.

The CollectA Deluxe range of scale models: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Life Models.

The CollectA Deluxe Sivatherium giganteum model shown in anterior view.

A Male Sivatherium giganteum

Males possessed two pairs of ossicones.  The first pair were located just above the eyes and were quite small.  The second pair, located towards the back of the skull were much larger and palmate.  It is likely that the tips of these structures became bald as the animal matured (a characteristic observed in living giraffes).  The design team have given their prehistoric giraffe a very different colour scheme compared to a modern giraffe.  There is no reticulated pattern.  Instead, the CollectA Sivatherium model has been given a mainly grey coat with splashes of brown.

The black throat contrasts nicely with the lighter countershading colours of the underside.  These features, along with the white flash across the snout and the white circles around the eyes would have helped this male to display and intimidate rivals.  Although, smaller than a living giraffe, Sivatherium giganteum was probably at least as heavy. Mass estimates vary, but recent research suggests adult males could exceed 1.25 tonnes, making Sivatherium giganteum the heaviest ruminant mammal known to science.

The new for 2026 CollectA Deluxe male Sivatherium giganteum model shown in posterior view.

To read our earlier articles about new CollectA prehistoric animal figures for 2026:

New CollectA prehistoric animal figures (part 1): New CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models (Part 1).

New CollectA prehistoric animal figures (part 2): New CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models (Part 2).

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur confirmed that the 1:60 scale Magnapaulia figure and the 1:20 scale Sivatherium will be in stock at Everything Dinosaur next year.

Visit the multi-award-winning Everything Dinosaur website: Toys and Prehistoric Animal Figures.

Today, in collaboration with our chums at CollectA we can announce a further two, new for 2026 prehistoric animal models.  Both figures represent Late Cretaceous dinosaurs and both figures have a declared scale of 1:40. The two figures are a CollectA Lokiceratops model and a CollectA Meraxes gigas.  Both models are in the CollectA Deluxe range.

• CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Lokiceratops (L. rangiformis) – model measures approximately 16.5 cm long (Lo-key-sera-tops).
• CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Meraxes gigas – model measures approximately 27.5 cm in length (Mur-rax-ease).

The new for 2026 CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Lokiceratops model.

The CollectA Deluxe Lokiceratops Dinosaur Model

Fossils representing a horned dinosaur (ceratopsian) were discovered in Montana by a professional fossil hunter. The material was initial thought to represent an adult Medusaceratops. However, detailed analysis revealed unique anatomical characteristics and the species Lokiceratops rangiformis was scientifically described in 2024 (Loewen et al). Epiparietal two on the headshield was huge. They curved downwards to from blade-like structures. In addition, the frill ornamentations are not symmetrical. The epiparietals the episquamosals on either side of the headshield are very different.  The new CollectA Lokiceratops model reflects the orientation and the shape of these structures accurately.

Close-up view of the asymmetrical headshield showing wide variation in the epiparietals the episquamosals of the CollectA Deluxe Lokiceratops model. The CollectA Lokiceratops model represents one of the largest centrosaurine dinosaurs known to science.

To read Everything Dinosaur’s blog post from 2024 about the discovery of Lokiceratops rangiformis: Lokiceratops a New Centrosaurine from Montana.

A Huge Member of the Centrosaurinae

Estimated to have been around 6.7 metres in length. Lokiceratops is one of the largest centrosaurine dinosaurs known to science.  Large scales on the naris and fine details on the skin, including the addition of large, rounded scales can be observed in the close-up image above.  In addition, the two prominent, sideways pointing brow horns and the bright skin patches where the headshield fenestrae are located give this figure a real presence.

Intriguingly, the figure is rumoured to have a prominent umbilical scar.  This reflects research from 2022 on the distantly related Psittacosaurus (Bell et al).  Not all dinosaurs may have retained this scar into adulthood. A persistent umbilical scar may not have been present in all the non-avian dinosaurs, but if it is there on the model, it is a pleasing nod in the direction of a recent study.

The CollectA Deluxe Lokiceratops 1:40 scale dinosaur model shown in posterior view.  The CollectA Lokiceratops model has incredible skin texture, and the prominent fenestrae are highlighted on the rear of the headshield as well as at the front.

The Large Fenestrae in the Headshield

Skull material associated with this taxon reveals a pair of substantial holes (fenestrae) in the headshield. In life, these holes would have been covered in skin.  The design team have equipped their CollectA Lokiceratops model with brightly coloured patches on the front of the headshield.  The inference being that these patches would have played a role in visual communication, perhaps signalling herd dominance or fitness for breeding.  In addition, as these features would have been observed on the back of the headshield, a more subtle colour scheme has been chosen for this part of the dinosaur’s body.  This makes sense, after all, it is very likely that these animals moved in herds.

The patches of skin on the back of the headshield would have conveyed information to the other Lokiceratops that were following.

A view of the dramatic headshield of the CollectA Lokiceratops model. The frill itself was asymmetrical. This unusual feature suggests that horned dinosaurs had more variety in their ornamentation than scientists previously thought.  The blade-like second epiparietals inspired the genus name. This dinosaur was named after the blade-wielding Norse god Loki.

The CollectA Deluxe Meraxes gigas

The second new CollectA prehistoric animal model announced today is Meraxes gigas.  It too is a 1:40 scale figure.  The dinosaur model shown in the images is a prototype, we believe the production figure will have an articulated lower jaw.

The new for 2026 CollectA Deluxe Meraxes gigas figure. The production model is likely to have an articulated lower jaw.

Fossils of a large carcharodontosaurid dinosaur were discovered in 2012 in exposures of the Huincul Formation of Patagonia.  The fossils, which include extensive skull material represent one of the most complete specimens found to date of a carcharodontosaurid.  Meraxes was formally named and described in 2022.

Histological analysis of the bones suggest that this predator could have been more than fifty years old when it died.  It is one of the oldest known non-avian theropods.  The model has been given keratinised lips in keeping with recent research.  The teeth would not have been visible when the mouth was closed. In addition, the forelimbs are greatly reduced.  The forelimbs of Meraxes gigas were disproportionately small. A trait observed in other types of theropod such as the abelisaurids and tyrannosaurs.

The CollectA Deluxe Meraxes gigas figure is lipped. It follows a trend for creating lipped theropod models following the publication of recent research (Cullen et al 2023) that proposed that most theropod dinosaurs possessed extraoral tissue that was probably highly keratinised.

In the picture (above) the enlarged claw on the second toe of each foot can be observed.

To view the range of CollectA Deluxe figures in stock: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Animal Models.

Prominent Crests

The model has prominent bony crests on its snout.  The bright red colouration chosen by the design team supports the hypothesis that this facial feature demonstrated maturity and played a role in visual communication.  It is thought that this theropod measured around ten to eleven metres in length.  The genus name was inspired by a female dragon in George R. R. Martin’s book series “A Song of Ice and Fire”, which inspired the television series “Game of Thrones”.  Interestingly, the eyes on the model are small, this reflects the known skull material.

A posterior view of the new for 2026 CollectA Meraxes gigas dinosaur model.

The model has been given a striking colour scheme.  The painting is thought to have been inspired by the colouration of the six-banded Patagonian lizard (Diplolaemus sexcinctus).  This lizard is found in the same part of Patagonia where the Meraxes fossils were found.  Thus, a link is provided by CollectA between the extinct and extant reptilian fauna of Patagonia.

Confirming the Declared Scale

The CollectA Deluxe Meraxes and the CollectA Lokiceratops model have a declared scale of 1:40. How does the declared scale compare with the known fossil material? Actually, we think both models are in approximately 1:40 scale, their scale fits the size assessment for the dinosaur based on the fossils.

• Lokiceratops rangiformis – estimated length 6.7 metres.  Therefore, a model in 1:40 scale would be approximately 16.75 cm long (the CollectA Deluxe Lokiceratops measures 16.5 cm).
• Meraxes gigas – estimated length 10 to 11 metres.  Therefore, a model in 1:40 scale would be between 25 to 27.5 cm (the CollectA Deluxe Meraxes model measures 27.5 cm).

Sue from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“The declared scale for these two figures is quite accurate.  We are looking forward to stocking these two CollectA Deluxe dinosaurs.”

These models will be in stock at Everything Dinosaur some time in 2026, possibly in the spring.

To read last week’s blog post announcing the first new for 2026 prehistoric animal from CollectA: New CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models for 2026 (Part 1).

The Everything Dinosaur website: Prehistoric Animal Models and Toys.

We took advantage of the recent dry weather to photograph the CollectA Deluxe Placerias figure outdoors.  It looks amazing against the background of large, lichen covered pebbles and rocks.  This 1:20 scale prehistoric animal model is one of our favourites.

The CollectA Deluxe Placerias model photographed outdoors. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The CollectA Deluxe Placerias Model

The model measures nearly sixteen centimetres in length.  It is an excellent replica of a dicynodont. Placerias fossils are known from the Chinle Formation of Arizona. The remains of around forty individuals have been excavated from a site southeast of the famous Petrified Forest National Park. It roamed the western United States approximately 215 million years ago. It was thought to be the last of the dicynodonts. However, the discovery of Lisowicia in Poland and Pentasaurus (P. goggai) from South Africa which are thought to be geologically younger, suggests that these animals persisted towards the end of the Triassic.

The 1:20 scale replica of the Triassic dicynodont Placerias. The CollectA Deluxe Placerias model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The CollectA Deluxe Placerias figure was introduced in 2024.  There had been lots of requests for a Placerias model from collectors. CollectA was happy to grant their wishes and introduce a 1:20 scale replica into the CollectA Deluxe range.

To view the CollectA Deluxe range of figures in stock: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Animal Models.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur stated:

“We are model collectors too. Sometimes, if the weather is dry and sunny we like to take a model outdoors and photograph it. By placing the camera below the figure, you can give the impression that the animal is huge. The Placerias replica looks very much at home amongst the rocks.”

To view other Triassic prehistoric animal models and figures visit the award-winning Everything Dinosaur website: Prehistoric Animal Models and Figures.

Everything Dinosaur has commissioned an Arctodus simus scale drawing for the company’s free fact sheet on this giant prehistoric bear.  The illustration is to be used in Everything Dinosaur’s free fact sheet on the Giant short-faced bear (A. simus).  It is to be sent out with sales of the new for 2025 CollectA 1:20 scale model that is due into stock shortly.

A scale drawing of Arctodus simus. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The largest males weighed over nine hundred kilograms and were nearly 1.7 metres high at the shoulder. When they reared up, perhaps to intimidate other animals, they stood around 3.4 metres tall. The Arctodus simus towers over our human figure used in the scale drawing.

This illustration has been prepared in response to the imminent arrival of the new CollectA Deluxe 1:20 scale Arctodus simus model.

To view the range of CollectA Deluxe models in stock: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Animal Figures.

Arctodus simus Scale Drawing

Mike from Everything Dinosaur commented that the company had commissioned five drawings to accommodate the new CollectA figures.  In addition, a drawing of the horned dinosaur Stellasaurus would be required as PNSO had announced the introduction of a Stellasaurus model due out later this spring.

The five new CollectA models that require scale drawings are:

• CollectA Deluxe 1:20 scale Giant short-faced bear (A. simus).
• CollectA Deluxe 1:20 scale Jaekelopterus (J. rhenaniae).
• The CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Furcatoceratops model.
• CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Ingentia prima.
• CollectA Deluxe 1:20 scale Phorusrhacos (terror bird).

The seven, new for 2025 CollectA prehistoric animal models. Each model will require a fact sheet.  Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

In addition, a Maip macrothorax dinosaur drawing has been commissioned and this will feature in a forthcoming blog post.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur added:

“We send out free fact sheets to customers.  This is one of the ways in which we support education and learning about ancient life on our planet.  We are currently checking the Arctodus simus fact sheet, and it will be available shortly.  Furthermore, we are working on the other free fact sheets for the rest of the new CollectA figures.”

The CollectA Deluxe giant short-faced bear figure. This model will be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in 2025. This is the official CollectA image included in the media release.

Picture credit: CollectA

The CollectA Deluxe Giant short-faced bear measures 17.3 cm in height.  This would make this figure an approximately 1:20 scale model.

The award-winning Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur Models and Toys.

Team members at Everything Dinosaur have been photographing the new for 2025 CollectA Deluxe Jaekelopterus figure.  This is a replica of the eurypterid Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, one of the largest arthropods to have ever existed.  Jaekelopterus rhenaniae is known from several fossil specimens.  Its immense size is based on a partial claw (chelicera). Based on this single fossil, J. rhenaniae has been estimated to have reached a size of around 2.3–2.6 metres in length.

Model collectors and fans of the Palaeozoic have been after a sea scorpion model for a while.  This new CollectA Deluxe figure does not disappoint.

The stunning 1:20 scale CollectA Deluxe Jaekelopterus rhenaniae model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The CollectA Deluxe Jaekelopterus Model

This beautiful and very detailed model is in approximately 1:20 scale.  It has caught a jawless fish.  Jaekelopterus was an active hunter, and it very likely fed on vertebrates such as pteraspidids that shared its brackish and freshwater habitat.

The CollectA Deluxe Jaekelopterus figure in anterior view. The left claw is holding a jawless fish (pteraspidid). The stunning compound eyes can be seen clearly as can the patches of algae growing on the animal’s external skeleton. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The picture (above) shows the model in anterior view. The fish as well as the amazing compound eyes and carefully reconstructed chelicerae can be observed.

To view the CollectA Deluxe range of figures available from Everything Dinosaur: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Life Models.

The new for 2025 CollectA Deluxe Jaekelopterus rhenaniae figure shown in ventral and dorsal view. A model of one of the largest arthropods known to science. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

A Sea Scorpion in Ventral View

The underside of the figure shows fantastic detail too.  The beautiful paddles have been carefully sculpted.  In addition, the reproductive organ can be seen.  Furthermore, two of the body segments close to the head have been elevated. These elevations indicate the presence of book lungs. Most sea scorpion fossils are squashed flat.  To recreate such an amazing amount of detail is a considerable achievement.

The remarkable CollectA Deluxe Jaekelopterus shown in ventral view. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Sue from Everything Dinosaur confirmed that the Jaekelopterus model would be in stock in a few weeks.

She added:

“We are looking forward to the arrival of this remarkable model.”

Visit the award-winning Everything Dinosaur website: Prehistoric Animal Figures.

Mike and Sue from Everything Dinosaur have been taking a close look at the new for 2025 CollectA Deluxe Arctodus simus model. They thank CollectA for sending a sample of the figure.  These models will be in stock at the company’s warehouse in a few weeks.  The CollectA Deluxe Giant short-faced bear is one of seven new prehistoric animal figures to be introduced by CollectA this year.

A CollectA Deluxe Arctodus simus model photographed next to some boxes containing CollectA tree models. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The picture shows the new Arctodus simus model photographed against the backdrop of some boxes containing CollectA tree models.  The superb texture of the fur and the details of the inside of the mouth can clearly be seen.  The subtle staining of the white flash on the chest can be made out too.

It is a wonderful model a huge and formidable prehistoric bear.

To view the range of CollectA Deluxe models in stock at Everything Dinosaur: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Animal Figures.

The CollectA Deluxe Arctodus simus Figure

The model stands around seventeen centimetres tall and it has a declared scale of 1:20. Our photograph shows the torn right ear of the figure.  This injury could have resulted from intraspecific combat or perhaps in a fight over a carcase with an American lion (Panthera atrox) or some other apex predator.  Meat is not thought to have made up a large part of this bear’s diet.  Especially those animals that roamed the southern parts of North America.  However, like modern bears this huge mammal would have happily fed on a carcase that it found.  It’s huge size and immense strength would have probably intimidated most other predators that encountered it.

To view Everything Dinosaur’s blog post that contained a video review of the figure: An Exclusive, Giant Short-faced Bear Video.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur confirmed that this beautiful prehistoric bear figure would be in stock soon.

Visit the award-winning Everything Dinosaur website: Prehistoric Animal Models and Figures.

The new for 2024 CollectA Deluxe Diprotodon model has been getting some special attention lately.  For example, one of our 1:20 scale Diprotodon figures was photographed by a film company.  The carefully crafted figure was perfectly at home in the studio surrounded by lights and cameras.  We think this replica of the largest marsupial known to science enjoyed all the attention.

The CollectA Deluxe 1:20 scale Diprotodon figure is photographed in a film studio. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Photographing the CollectA Deluxe Diprotodon Model

At Everything Dinosaur, we recognise the importance of high-quality model photographs.  We are always impressed by the photographs taken by collectors.  Furthermore, we enjoy seeing all the images.  Clear product photographs help to inform potential customers. Moreover, they help to build trust.  On-line visitors feel more confident it they can view clear, crisp images.

The CollectA Deluxe Diprotodon figure is quite large, and it shows some amazing detail.  Professional photographs highlight product quality.  In addition, such photographs convey quality and attention to detail.  They help to attract customers and can act as a point of differentiation.

To view the range of CollectA Deluxe scale models available from Everything Dinosaur: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Life Models.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur explained:

“We have taken several Diprotodon model shots ourselves trying to highlight the features of this marsupial model.  However, we acknowledge that a professional photographer working in a properly lit studio can produce far better images than we can.”

In summary, investing in professional photography pays off. It improves customer trust, enhances your brand, and drives sales. Do not underestimate the power of a great image!

The award-winning Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur Models and Toys.

Team members have put up some festive decorations.  Some of our prehistoric animal models have joined in as well.  A CollectA Deluxe Diprotodon model has been decorated with tinsel.  A golden touch as we prepare for the holidays.  After all, not everyone gets to decorate a giant marsupial!

A festive giant marsupial figure! A CollectA Deluxe Diprotodon model decorated with tinsel. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Decorating a Diprotodon Model

The CollectA Deluxe Diprotodon figure is in 1:20 scale.  It was introduced earlier this year (2024).  We created a brief video review of this marvellous, male marsupial figure.

To read the reviews and to watch the CollectA Deluxe Diprotodon figure video: The CollectA 1:20 Scale Diprotodon Figure is Reviewed.

It has proved to be a popular figure amongst collectors and fans of prehistoric animal models.

Diprotodon fossils are widespread in Australia. Scientists know that this giant mammal (the biggest marsupial known to science), was present across almost the whole of Australia by the end of the Pleistocene Epoch.

An extinct giant. The fossil skeleton of Diprotodon the largest marsupial known to science. This specimen is on display at the London Natural History Museum.  It has not been decorated with tinsel.  Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

To view the range of CollectA scale models available from Everything Dinosaur: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Life Scale Models.

CollectA Marsupial Models (Extinct Animals)

CollectA have created an extensive range of scale prehistoric animal models.  This range contains many scale models of prehistoric mammals. However, the Diprotodon figure is the first prehistoric marsupial model to be featured.  Although, the company has produced a replica of a Thylacine, this figure does not have a declared scale.

The CollectA Thylacine model.  CollectA introduced a model of a female Thylacine, complete with a juvenile in her pouch in 2016.

The CollectA Thylacine is a poignant reminder of an animal that only recently became extinct.

To view the range of not-to-scale CollectA figures in stock: CollectA Prehistoric Life Figures.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“In between preparing and packing customer orders, we have put up some cards and festive decorations.  We have also brought in some seasonal treats such as mince pies.  Just the thing to keep us going as we prepare for the holidays.”

The award-winning Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur Toys and Models.