Beasts of the Mesozoic: Ceratopsian Series Action Figures
Created by David Silva
Beasts of the Mesozoic: Ceratopsians- a line of scientifically accurate dinosaur action figures with elaborate detail and articulation
Latest Updates from Our Project:
JUST LAUNCHED- the Prehistoric Elephants crowdfunding campaign with PBS Eons!
5 months ago
– Wed, Sep 04, 2024 at 09:48:18 AM
Enter the Proboscideans!
Hey Paleo fans, we have an exciting new collaboration underway bringing one of the best known prehistoric animals into action figure form- the Wooly Mammoth! Commissioned by natural history content creators, PBS Eons, we at Creative Beast Studio designed and developed the most detailed and scientifically accurate Wooly Mammoth action figures ever! But as with Beasts of the Mesozoic, we'll need your help to make these beautiful new figures a reality.
Sculpted by animal anatomy master, Jun Huang, and articulated by our own Ross Persichetti, this 1/18th scale Wooly Mammoth figure is a whopping 9" tall and 14" long with tusks included.
The figure boasts 24 points of articulation, including a bendy wire trunk and even has poseable ears!
The figure's massive size would rival the largest of Beasts of the Mesozoic Tyrannosaurs or Ceratopsians!
Wooly Mammoth calf (baby)
Standing 2.5" tall and 3.5" long, the baby Wooly Mammoth is the perfect little companion piece to the adult Mammoth!
Designed and sculpted by Ross Persichetti, the baby Mammoth sculpt was based on the Lyuba specimen- a mummified baby mammoth!
Despite it's small size, this figure still sports 18 points of articulation and features a bendy wire trunk!
Articulation and construction
Each figure was designed to maximize poseability and maintain a realistic range of motion, while maintaining the anatomical forms of the original sculpt as much as possible.
I hope you all will consider supporting this project however you can- back, share, and follow along in the community section. We love celebrating the deep history of our natural world and we want to get as many amazing prehistoric animals into your action figure collections as possible. With help from companies like Eons, this becomes more of a reality than ever!
The Cyberzoic Kickstarter is now LIVE!
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Oct 03, 2023 at 02:53:02 PM
The Cyberzoic Era is here!
Hi All,
I just wanted to drop a brief update today to let you all know that Cyberzoic Kickstarter campaign has begun and as of this writing we've just crossed $100, 000!
The launch items include the Arctic Dragon, Allosaurus, and Smilodon as well as their respective armors and riders. And if you're only interested in the animals, that's not a problem because everything can be bought separately or together!
If you're not sold yet, I encourage you to at least check out our epic video:
This is a huge, ambitious offering and we're really trying to do what the larger toy companies can't take a risk on, even more so than usual. That being said, we can really use all the support we can get. Please share, follow, and back the project early if possible. The pricing is at it's absolute lowest for each item and you can save even more with the bundle sets. I also have plenty of behind-the scenes design and development updates planned, as well as stretch goal additions as we go along. There's even a Kickstarter exclusive set that won't be revealed until after we meet our initial funding goal. What could it be?
Any guesses? The colors are a hint.
Thank you so much for your support thus far and I hope to see you in the Cyberzoic!
T. REX WAVE- NOW SHIPPPING FROM U.S.
about 2 years ago
– Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 08:54:07 AM
I know the wait has been long, but it's finally time for those T. rexes to begin arriving in the mail! First of all, I want to thank everyone so much for your patience with this matter. We had a few challenges along the way, most recently regarding warehouse space (these 1/18 T. rexes are really big) but it's been sorted out now and we're good to go!
T. rex Fulfillment
As of yesterday afternoon, The T. rexes, the Fans Choice versions of Pachyrhinosaurus and Torosaurus, as well as the Diabloceratops reissue, have all begun fulfillment and this is expected to continue into next week. (This includes all international orders not from the UK, EU, China, Hong Kong or Taiwan.)
Here are the obligatory warehouse arrival photos courtesy of Fulfillrite:
Split shipping
If you have figures from multiple waves, you can still add split shipping to your order to receive items as they're released. (If you do not have items from wave 2 or 3, this will not effect your order.) Please private message me if you'd like to split your shipment.
Preorders ending soon
I also want to mention that this will be the final week to lock in the preorder pricing for these figures! As of Monday, they'll go to 'in-stock' status at the regular retail price at creative-beast.com. In some cases, the international shipping will have to increase as well.
That's all for now, but there'll be plenty more to talk about in the next update.
Enjoy your weekend!
David
The adult Triceratops has finally arrived!
almost 3 years ago
– Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 06:33:34 PM
Hi Everyone- great news! After several months of tedious transit delays, the main shipment of adult Triceratops hasfinally been received at the New Jersey warehouse and the final round of fulfillment is set to begin on Monday! Here are a few photos of the new arrivals courtesy of the first class team at Fulfillrite.
I just want to say a very sincere 'Thank You' to everyone who's been patiently awaiting this figure. Never before have there been so many shipping setbacks with incoming stock, and yet you all have trusted me to deliver nonetheless. I'm very grateful.
In addition to adding these to the inventory, the warehouse staff has been inspecting each one for broken feet. By checking them in advance, this should help to reduce the problem for backers substantially.
Fulfillment for the remaining orders will begin on Monday, so if you need to edit your mailing address, please message me soon.
Triceratops preorder
Just a reminder that this will be the final weekend to take advantage of the adult Triceratops preorder pricing. As of Monday, this will become an in-stock item and will go from $130 to $139.99. Preorder the adult Triceratops here.
This nearly concludes the Beasts of the Mesozoic: Ceratopsian Series Kickstarter, BUT there is one more bit of business left. For those that made it onto the waitlist for the Monoclonius exclusive, I'll be contacting the eligible parties directly about purchasing the extra stock in about a week or so. Please know that the waitlist is full, so no additional requests will be accepted.
Thank you again everyone for another amazing experience. This series took a bit longer than expected to finish, but I hope that it was all worth the wait in the end.
Take care!
-David
Adult Triceratops update, Monoclonius surplus, and Fans' Choice variants!
about 3 years ago
– Sun, Feb 06, 2022 at 09:01:17 PM
Hello again everyone! Despite this campaign coming to a close soon, there's still plenty of news regarding the adult Triceratops as well as several other Ceratopsian Series topics of interest.
Adult Triceratops Delivery Status
almost there...
So here we are at the end of January and unfortunately the main shipment of adult Triceratops still has yet to reach our warehouse. But after multiple delays (before and after arriving in the US) the wait is nearly over- really. As of this writing, the shipment is now estimated to be 2-3 business days away from our warehouse which means final fulfillment is expected to begin next week. So for those who've been standing-by patiently for this one, the wait is nearly over. Judging by all of the delays that this shipment has encountered, it would seem that we were quite lucky to receive the rest of wave 3 last month in time for Christmas, as they were all shipped from the factory at the same time. I plan to follow up again with another Kickstarter update once the remaining adult Triceratops figures begin shipping. Fingers-crossed for no more delays.
Shipping suspensions to Australia and New Zealand still in place
As was the case with the previous update, there is still a temporary service disruption for USPS and Asendia postal services from the US. to Australia and New Zealand. Again, we still have the option to use DHL or FedEx, but these methods are generally twice as expensive and would require an additional shipping charge. If you live in these regions and would like to request one of these alternative shipping options to expedite your shipment, please message me. Otherwise, these orders will ship out as soon as the suspensions are lifted.
For a full, updated list of USPS international service disruptions, click here.
Triceratops QC issues and replacement legs
Oh adult Triceratops, why are you being so difficult?
As if the delays regarding this figure weren't enough, there have been a number of breakage reports from the initial shipments that went out to backers last month. I went into detail about this on my social media a few weeks ago, but I wanted to reiterate and update the information here as well. The main issue has been with the ankle joint on the left side being broken upon arrival, and in some cases on the right leg as well. Based on my most current info, this has affected to just over 8% of the figures (32 of 380- this includes figures for the first US shipment, Everything Dinosaur, and my retail partners in Asia). It's also worth mentioning that this has also been seen on Torosaurus, but to a very small degree with only four reports of breakage thus far. In any case, I am having the factory double the width of the ankle pin for future production runs of this body, and we'll also have extra support for the legs in the packaging as well so we can prevent this problem moving forward.
Upon receiving feedback about this issue last month, I contacted the factory about replacement legs and they were quick to provide me with a large batch. Here's an example of the replacements- note that the ball joint for the hip is included.
For those who've experienced this problem, I thank you for your patience as you've all been so kind and understanding. As of now, all of the replacement legs for the US and Canada backers have been sent out. For our UK/ EU backers, I've shipped a supply of replacement parts to Everything Dinosaur and they will be sending those out to backers who've requested them as soon as possible. They will also have a limited supply on-hand for future issues.
Also included with the legs is an instruction sheet for removal and replacement, but even better, Dino Scream Reviews has been kind enough to make an instructional video showing the full replacement process. The only tool required is a hairdryer.
So, because of this issue, the delay of the main shipment does have a silver lining. Now that we're aware of this problem, we can check for it before the remaining orders go out. I'll be working with my warehouse team, letting them know about the issue and to have them keep a lookout for feet rattling around in the packaging. Those that are affected will be set aside, thus we should be able to greatly reduce the number of future incidents. I do apologize for the inconvenience that this has caused anyone so far.
Extra stock of Monoclonius
Okay, time for some good news. I've been hearing buzz lately about the Kickstarter exclusive Monoclonius rising in value on the secondary market due to it's rarity and my advice to the Kickstarter backers here who still want one is... hold off on that purchase.
Now that we're nearly done with fulfillment of this campaign, it looks as though there will be a small number of unclaimed Monoclonius figures due to incomplete surveys.
While I won't know the exact amount left over until all of the paid backer shipments go out, it looks like it could be between 10-15. Due to this being an exclusive, I am only offering these remaining figures to backers of this Kickstarter campaign. They will remain at the $50 price plus shipping, and will be on a first come first served basis, with a limit of 1 per backer. I will be taking waitlist requests as of this update, so if you're interested, please let me know as soon as possible. Once the item quantity is confirmed, I'll be contacting waitlist members directly for payment and shipping details.
Fans' Choice Ceratopsians on the way
As we did with the Raptor Series, there will be Fans' Choice variants for the Ceratopsian Series as well!
*the Scowler image (#3) has been updated from the initial post
This time the vote was done through my social media audiences with a tremendous turnout. You can find the full post with details about the results here.
The unanimous winner of this vote was the 'Old Buck' inspired Styracosaurus, followed by the WWD-style Torosaurus, the WWD- movie 'Scowler' Pachyrhinosaurus, and the Medusaceratops with colors based on the iridescent White-Lipped Python! All of these are sure to yield some very appealing results and it's possible that they all could be released throughout this year, but preorder and release date details are still to be determined. That being said, the first release will likely be the Medusaceratops. I've already begun the color design for this one.
Fans' Choice Medusaceratops WIP color design
Collaboration with 'Old Buck' creator, David Armsby
While most of these Fans' Choice versions will feature a Beasts of the Mesozoic take on their respective source material, there is one that will be very faithful to the original inspiration and that is the 'Old Buck' Styracosaurus. There's obviously a lot of love for this design and I've been in touch with the creator of 'Old Buck', David Armsby, about making an accurate action figure recreation. We've agreed to make the this new figure as close to his vision as possible, including all new horns and use of his animation art for the packaging, collector card and background insert. It's sure to be a standout release!
That all I have for this update, but as always the most up-to-date Beasts of the Mesozoic news can be found on my social media at Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Or simply go to the 'News' section of my website, which is updated every Sunday.
