Vault Tales 11 Safari Ltd Triceratops

Who makes it? Safari Ltd, as part of their WS Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Life series…which has recently been renamed Wild Safari Prehistoric World. But when this one came out it was WSD&PL, item number 284529 When did it come out? I want to say 2010…but it was apparently 2008 Still available? Maybe…I can find outContinue reading “Vault Tales 11 Safari Ltd Triceratops”

Vault Tales 10 Kaiyodo Dinotales Plateosaurus

Who makes it? Kaiyodo as part of their Dinotales line, Series 5 to be exact, the A version (more brown). The item number is 90A (the Dinotales stayed pretty consistent with their numbering over several series) When did it come out? About 2006 Still available? Only in auctions and other lot sales. These were limitedContinue reading “Vault Tales 10 Kaiyodo Dinotales Plateosaurus”

Vault Tales 8 Kaiyodo JPIII Spinosaurus Skull

Who makes it? Kaiyodo as the ‘chase’ figure for their Coca-Cola/JPIII tie in series. As a chase figure, they don’t always have numbers in the series, just SP When did it come out? With JPIII so…2001? Still available? Probably, on the after market sales and auctions. Like mine…they were only sold with Coke products whenContinue reading “Vault Tales 8 Kaiyodo JPIII Spinosaurus Skull”

Vault Tales 7 FaunaCasts Leedsichthys

Who makes it? Malcolm Mlodoch, an exhibit designer and modeler, for his FaunaCasts models series. He started them as a collector-directed line from the Dinosaur Toy Forum–a site that I am sure I will reference many times here. When did it come out? Complicated question. The first pictures were seen in 2010-2011. I ordered mineContinue reading “Vault Tales 7 FaunaCasts Leedsichthys”