These are the Iwaco (or Iwaco-like;
it's not clear) dinosaurs in Hawkin's
Bazaar I mentioned when I posted The
Works' new dinorasers the other day - two colour-ways of two vegetarian
dinosaurs Triceratops and Styracosaurus, I intend to get two
more Styracosaurs
and swap the bits so I have a heard of four similar beasts!
The Tyrannosaurus, I could only find the
one colour, but there probably are two out there? They all have the Iwako style of eyes made from a
round-ended rod pushed - equidistant - through a little channel or tunnel in
the head of the animal. And - I knew those 'paint-your-own' backdrops would be useful, but the trick is to not cast a shadow . . . Doh!
The pterosaur; I think is a Pterodactyl
(using my Styrofoam glider bag as a guide) and also has two colour-ways,
although in both cases his head is a flatter different colour than the slightly
metallic sheen of the bodies.
The heads on these are so loose, you will
have to dig down through the bodies to find the heads which are in a pile at
the bottom of the compartment, the same is true of the two veggies, and you
need to check your T-Rex has both legs before you pay for him!
The flyer has only the two parts, all the
rest are three-parters and so far I've only found the four designs, about the
same size as the new ones from The Works but a level of realism or accuracy
which rather puts them in a league of their own.
The Red Barron's circus - fly again and
strike again! Going for the eyes - bastard-birds!
Now, when I said last time that I'd seen
these but not bought them because they were too expensive, I am pleased to
report that currently Hawkin's Bazaar
are offering all Iwako and similar
erasers for 50p each or a 12-for-£5 deal, so if you are an eraser collector, or
fancy these dinosaurs, now's the time to mosey-on-down to Hawkin's for your own herd of dinorasers!
PS - They are supplied by Iwako and as carded Iwako come with two smaller dinosaurs in one piece, a little velociraptor and an archaeopteryx (both in sand or dark green).
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