Carnegie collection

The Carnegie Collection is a series of authentic replicas based on dinosaurs and other extinct prehistoric creatures, using fossils featured at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History as references. The line is produced by Florida-based company Safari, Ltd, known for their hand-painted replicas.

Statistics

The collection was first released in 1989, seventeen models. The line has seen a steady stream of additions since that time, usually two or three each year. As of 2008, 68 models have been produced for the line, although several of these have been retired during the course of its run. Each of the models is hand-painted, ensuring that no two copies of the same model are identical. Each animal featured is authenticated by paleontologists employed by the scientific data available (although models are occasionally outdated by newer findings, see below). Most of the dinosaurs are designed at a 1:40 scale (where one inch on the model represents 40 inches on the real creature), although some models representing smaller creatures were built at a scale of 1:10. Models in the collection range greatly in size from 24 inches long (Diplodocus) to only three inches long ("Dimetrodon") with all shapes and sizes represented in-between. On the underside of each model is information detailing its name, year of initial production, and copyright information.

The models feature an informational hang tag providing scientific details about the animal represented by the replica. In some cases, the dinosaurs were packaged in cardboard display boxes, in which case a small booklet featuring information on each dinosaur featured in the collection was included in lieu of the hang tags. In some instances, two or three models would be packaged together in a box. Examples include "Dimetrodon" and "Deinonychus", "Protoceratops" and "Euoplocephalus", "Apatosaurus" and "Apatosaurus" Baby, "Elasmosaurus" and "Mosasaurus", and "Australopithicus" Male/Female pair and "Smilodon". The boxes are not often seen today, and most of the time the dinosaurs are found free of packaging. Also produced for the collection was a specially-designed display "mountain". The display featured multiple tiers upon which the pieces in the collection could be placed in a variety of creative ways. This display was touted primarily to retailers in order to encourage sales of the replicas, but the display has also become popular with collectors.

Models

Prior to 1996, each model was cast from a grey material and covered in a coat of paint corresponding to the base color of the finished model. The details of the model were then painted onto this layer of paint, resulting in a loss of the finer sculpting detail due to the thickness of the paint on each finished model. Beginning in 1996, each model was cast from a pigmented material corresponding to the base color of the finished model. The details of the model were then painted directly onto this material, resulting in greater detail and a less shiny appearance.

To coincide with this change in production, eight models were retired between 1996 and 1997, and the sculpts of the remaining eighteen models were updated. Despite the modifications, the seventeen remaining models retained the same model numbers as their predecessors. This became the cause of some confusion as a single model number was used to refer to two versions of the same model, which was particularly noticeable with the new color schemes for "Stegosaurus", "Triceratops", and "Pachycephalosaurus". Colorful name tags were also designed and attached to each model in place of the original folded paper name tags.

In 2007, twelve more models received new color schemes. These models, however, did not retain the same model numbers as their predecessors. New model numbers were assigned to distinguish them as new versions. At this point it is unclear whether production of models featuring the old color schemes will continue, although they are no longer available from the official website of Safari, Ltd, except through toy search.

1989
* #400-01 "Stegosaurus" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4000-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"
* #401-01 "Tyrannosaurus rex" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4001-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"
* #402-01 "Brachiosaurus" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4002-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"
* #403-01 "Apatosaurus" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4003-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"
* #404-01 "Apatosaurus" baby "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4004-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"
* #405-01 "Parasaurolophus" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4005-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"
* #406-01 "Triceratops" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4006-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"
* #407-01 "Allosaurus" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4007-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"
* #408-01 "Australopithecus" male "(1:10 scale, retired in 1996)"
* #409-01 "Australopithecus" female "(1:10 scale, retired in 1996)"
* #410-01 "Diplodocus" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4010-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"
* #411-01 "Maiasaura" "(1:40 scale, retired in 1996)"
* #412-01 "Euoplocephalus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 1997)"
* #413-01 "Dimetrodon" "(1:40 scale, retired in 1997)"
* #414-01 "Pteranodon" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4014-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"
* #415-01 "Protoceratops" "(1:40 scale, retired in 1996)"
* #416-01 "Smilodon" "(1:10 scale, retired in 1997)"

1990
* #417-01 "Deinonychus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 1997)"
* #418-01 "Pachycephalosaurus" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4018-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996, retired in 2002)"

1991
* #419-01 "Elasmosaurus" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4019-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"
* #420-01 "Mosasaurus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 1999)"1992
* #421-01 "Iguanodon" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4021-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"
* #422-01 "Spinosaurus" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4022-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"

1993
* #423-01 "Corythosaurus" "(1:40 scale, renumbered to #4023-01 in 1994, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"

1994
* #424-01 "Dilophosaurus" pair "(1:40 scale, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"

1995
* #425-01 "Plateosaurus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 1995, reissued in 1996)"

1996
* #4000-01: "Stegosaurus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 2006, reissued in 2007)" - Updated sculpt and repaint of #400-01.
* #4001-01: "Tyrannosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Updated sculpt of #4001-01.
* #4002-01: "Brachiosaurus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 2006, reissued in 2007)" - Updated sculpt of #402-01.
* #4003-01: "Apatosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Updated sculpt of #4003-01.
* #4004-01: "Apatosaurus" baby "(1:40 scale, active)" - Updated sculpt of #4004-01.
* #4005-01: "Parasaurolophus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 2006, reissued in 2007)" - Updated sculpt of #405-01.
* #4006-01: "Triceratops" "(1:40 scale, retired in 2006, reissued in 2007)" - Updated sculpt and repaint of #406-01.
* #4007-01: "Allosaurus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 2006, reissued in 2007)" - Updated sculpt of #407-01.
* #4010-01: "Diplodocus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 2007)" - Updated sculpt of #410-01.
* #4014-01: "Pteranodon" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Updated sculpt of #414-01.
* #4018-01: "Pachycephalosaurus" "(1:40 scale, retired)" - Updated sculpt and repaint of #417-01.
* #4019-01: "Elasmosaurus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 2006, reissued in 2007)" - Updated sculpt of #419-01.
* #4020-01: "Mosasaurus" "(1:40 scale, retired)" - Updated sculpt of #420-01.
* #4021-01: "Iguanodon" "(1:40 scale, retired in 2006, reissued in 2007)" - Updated sculpt of #421-01.
* #4022-01: "Spinosaurus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 2006, reissued in 2007)" - Updated sculpt of #422-01.
* #4023-01: "Corythosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Updated sculpt of #423-01.
* #4024-01: "Dilophosaurus" pair "(1:40 scale, active)" - Updated sculpt of #424-01.
* #4025-01: "Plateosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Updated sculpt of #425-01.
* #4026-01: "Deinosuchus" "(1:40 scale, active)"
* #4027-01: "Maiasaura" and nest "(1:40 scale, active)"

1997
* #4028-01: "Carnotaurus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 2006, reissued in 2007)"
* #4029-01: "Kronosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)
* #4030-01: "Saltasaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)

1998
* #4031-01: "Quetzalcoatlus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 2006, reissued in 2007)"
* #4032-01: "Deltadromeus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Sometimes referred to as "Deltadromeus agilis".
* #4033-01: "Baryonyx" "(1:40 scale, active)"

1999
* #4034-01: "Psittacosaurus" "(1:10 scale, retired in 2004)"
* #4035-01: 10th Anniversary Commemorative "Tyrannosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)"

2000
* #4036-01: "Triceratops" "(1:40 scale, active)"
* #4037-01: "Tanystropheus" "(1:40 scale, retired in 2006, reissued in 2007)"

2001
* #4038-01: "Dimetrodon" "(1:10 scale, active)"
* #4039-01: "Acrocanthosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)"

2002
* #4040-01: "Styracosaurus" "(1:40 scale, retired 2005)"
* #4041-01: "Camarasaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)"

2003
* #4042-01: Woolly Mammoth "(1:40 scale, active)"
* #4043-01: "Velociraptor" "(1:10 scale, retired in 2006, reissued in 2007)"

2004
* #4044-01: "Albertosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)"
* #4045-01: "Sinraptor" "(1:40 scale, active)"

2005
* #4046-01: "Oviraptor" "(1:10 scale, active)"
* #4047-01: "Ankylosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)"

2006
* #4049-01: "Beipiaosaurus" "(1:10 scale, active)"
* #4050-01: "Microraptor" "(1:10 scale, active)"
* #4212-01: "Caudipteryx" "(1:10 scale, active)"
* #4213-01: "Dilong" "(1:10 scale, active)"

2007
* #4052-01: "Amargasaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)"
* #4053-01: "Oviraptor" "(1:10 scale, active)" - Updated sculpt of #4046-01
* #4101-01: "Tanystropheus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Repaint of #4037-01.
* #4106-01: "Velociraptor" "(1:10 scale, active)" - Repaint of #4043-01.
* #4108-01: "Iguanodon" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Repaint of #4021-01.
* #4109-01: "Allosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Repaint of #4007-01.
* #4110-01: "Spinosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Repaint of #4022-01.
* #4111-01: "Parasaurolophus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Repaint of #4005-01.
* #4115-01: "Triceratops" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Repaint of #4006-01.
* #4116-01: "Quetzalcoatlus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Repaint of #4031-01.
* #4117-01: "Elasmosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Repaint of #4019-01.
* #4118-01: "Carnotaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Repaint of #4028-01.
* #4119-01: "Stegosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Repaint of #4000-01.
* #4120-01: "Brachiosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Repaint of #4002-01.

2008
* #4054-01: "Diplodocus" "(1:40 scale, active)" - Updated sculpt of #4010-01.
* #4122-01: "Giganotosaurus" "(1:40 scale, active)"

Miscellaneous Facts

*4001-01 "Tyrannosaurus rex" originally featured a bulky body, a large head, no teeth, and an upright stance. This was adjusted when the model was replaced in 1996.
*4002-01 "Brachiosaurus" initially sported a blue and gray color scheme. Later years saw a dark green paint job take its place until the model was replaced in 2007.
*The original mold for 4003-01 "Apatosaurus" had a tail that dragged on the ground. The updated model's tail is suspended in the air.
*4004-01 "Apatosaurus" Baby was featured craning its neck backward on release. The 1996 revision has the neck outstretched.
*4007-01 "Allosaurus" originally featured a bulky body and a large head with the snout facing the ground. The resculpt has a much slimmer head and body and a completely different color scheme than its predecessor, making it one of the most drastically different resculpts in the collection.
*4009-01 Australopithecus female holds a child.
*4011-01 "Maiasaura" was featured sitting on a nest of eggs. This is an inaccurate pose, as the creature's weight would have crushed the eggs. A new model was later released with a detached nest to account for this.
*4015-01 "Protoceratops" featured an adult and baby attached to a nest with eggs in it. Unlike "Maiasaura", the parent is not shown sitting on the eggs.
*The original version of 4019-01 "Elasmosaurus" had a neck that extended further outward than the current sculpt, which was changed to have its neck craning upward.
*Two slightly different color variations exist of 4020-01 "Mosasaurus", one with vertical stripes across its sides and one without.
*4026-01 Deinosuchus has different variations of its eye paint; one with completely black eyes similar to those of an alligator, and another with vertical slit pupils similar to those of a crocodile.
*Produced for only four years, 4040-01 "Styracosaurus" is the shortest-lived model in the collection thus far.
*A few of the active models have doubles, notably "Tyrannosaurus", "Triceratops", and "Oviraptor".
*The new release for 2009 will be "Tylosaurus" .
*A new updated sculpt of "Spinosaurus" is being prepared for release,possibly sometime in 2009 or 2010.

See also

*Dinosaur
*Collectible and Collecting
*Figurine
*Scale model
*Educational toy

External links

* [http://www.safariltd.com Safari, Ltd.] — producers of the Carnegie Collection.