Amargasaurus cazaui
This is one strange-looking dinosaur.
The mold was a four-segment one, the standard right, left, and ventral/inside of legs, with a fourth piece above the neck and back between the two rows of spines. The curlicue on the end of the tail was done with the right and left mold halves. The only problem with this figure is that he is made of very soft vinyl, and the damn stuff takes a set however you happen to have the figure lying around .... so the feet tend to end up in places they shouldn't be. Stability is therefore only so-so. The Mini version (from the 1998 Mini Dinosaur Collection) is of stiffer material and is much more stable on his mini legs. The 1:40 version and the Mini are painted with the same color scheme (the red areas between the dorsal spines don't show in the photo of the Mini, but they're there).
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© 1994 MUSEUM OF SCIENCE BOSTON
AMARGASAURUS CAZAUI (33 FEET)
BATTAT INC
MADE IN CHINA
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Ceratosaurus nasicornus, first try
Fortunately I had the camera handy on one of the rare occasions when I've been able to get this figure to stand up properly.
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© 1994 MUSEUM OF SCIENCE BOSTON
CERATOSAURUS NASICORNUS (20 FEET)
BATTAT INC
MADE IN CHINA
CE
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Edmontonia rugosidens
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© 199? MUSEUM OF SCIENCE BOSTON
EDMONTONIA RUGOSIDENS (25 FEET)
BATTAT INC
MADE IN CHINA
CE
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Ouranosaurus nigeriensis
O. nigreiensis had small spurs off the sides of his forepaws. Despite the use of a relatively simple three-segment mold, Battat managed to include the spurs. The dorsal sail is also correct. The smaller figure is from the 1998 Mini Dinosaur Collection. It has the little spurs, also.
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© 1994 MUSEUM OF SCIENCE BOSTON
OURANOSAURUS NIGERIENSIS (24 FEET)
BATTAT INC
MADE IN CHINA CE
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And there are those spurs. (Alright, so they're nothing to base a reputation on .... I still think they're pretty good work)
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Styracosaurus albertensis
This is a pretty nice figure - Styracasaurus usually looks good no matter who makes him. The mold was a four-segment contraption, with the usual left and right segments, and the ventral segment (including the inside of the legs). The fourth segment formed the area at the top of the neck and the aft surface of the frill. Despite the complexity of the mold some undercuts were still needed behind those low spikes over the eyebrows. The mini version came from a similar four-segment mold.
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© 1994 MUSEUM OF SCIENCE BOSTON
STYRACASAURUS ALBERTENSIS (18 FEET)
BATTAT INC
MADE IN CHINA
CE
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Of course the fancy view of Styracasaurus is from the front. Shown also is the Battat Triceratops horridus for size comparison. For a giant behemoth, Styracosaurus was pretty small.
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Utahraptor ostrommaysi
This photo session was the only time I've ever had the patience to get this figure standing up by himself. He looks like he was made in a three-segment mold (left, right, ventral/between the legs) with some undercut behind the teeth of the upper jaw.
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© 1994 MUSEUM OF SCIENCE BOSTON
UTAHRAPTOR OSTROMMAYSI
BATTAT INC
MADE IN CHINA CE
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Decent detail in the teeth and claws
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Dilophosaurus wetherilli, second try
The "snowshoe" version. He stands pretty well on that little square base.
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© 1994 MUSEUM OF SCIENCE BOSTON
DILOPHOSAURUS WETHERILLI (20 FEET LONG)
BATTAT INC
CHINA
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Tyrannosaurus rex, second try
Reader Alvin Rivera has sent in a photo of his 1996 T. rex. It has two "snowshoes," one per foot, a sensible arrangement ....
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.... except that Battat still didn't get it right. The snowhoes don't come close to sitting flat on the ground, and the King's stability is still poor.
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