The Carnegie Collection Tyrannosaurus (1999)
Name: Tyrannosaurus
Species: Tyrannosaurus rex
First release: 1999
Retired: 2015
Model number: 4035-01
Size: 36.5 cm long
Scale: 1:35
Sculptor: Forest Rogers
Mold: 1
Version: 1
Release: 1999
Status: Original
Material: Hard white vinyl
Paint: Matte. 7 colors. Burnt orange (body); black (back, feet, hands, claws, stripes, pupils); brown (wash); red (stripes, eye spots, mouth); pink (mouth); off-white (teeth); gold (eyes).
Stamp text: On belly. Left-aligned: TYRANNOSAURUS / (C) 1998 THE CARNEGIE / Safari Ltd., Miami, FL / Made in China / 4035-01 / CE
CE mark: Large
TDR rating: 2/10
This was the first full remake of the Carnegie Tyrannosaurus, following the earlier 1993 resculpt. It served as a "10th anniversary" edition, the original having been "officially" released in 1989, roughly mirroring the original release schedule a decade earlier. This model is significantly larger than the earlier Tyrannosaurus sculpts, and was advertised as 1:35 scale rather than 1:40.
The first version of the Carnegie 10th anniversary Tyrannosaurus had issues with balance and slightly warped feet. The model was slightly retooled and repainted shortly after its initial release.
The first issues / production runs of this figure came with the 1998 era "stone" tag style with an added "10th Anniversary Commemorative" logo.
Mold: 2
Version: 1
Release: c. 2010
Status: Remold, minor repaint
Material: Hard white vinyl
Paint: Matte. 7 colors. Burnt orange (body); black (back, feet, hands, claws, stripes, pupils); brown (wash); red (stripes, eye spots, mouth); pink (mouth); off-white (teeth); gold (eyes).
Stamp text: On belly. Left-aligned: TYRANNOSAURUS / (C) 1998 THE CARNEGIE / Safari Ltd., Miami, FL / Made in China / CE
CE mark: Large
TDR rating: 2/10
This release appears to be intermediate between the first mold alteration and the final version. It appears to have been completely remolded, with different mold lines compared to the first two versions, in an attempt to correct the warping or poorly repaired breakage in the original mold. I would guess that this version appeared sometime after 2009, when Forest Rogers spoke about the issue in an issue of Prehistoric Times magazine, but before the final, sharpened mold which has a 2012-era imprint stamp. Note that the corner of the mouth has more detailed folds, and the mold line no longer runs along the rim of the mouth, indicating a new mold is in play. The eyes also face more forward than in previous releases. The thickness of the toes has been evened out. The imprint stamp text lacks the model number but is otherwise unchanged. This mold has corrected the warped feet and fixed the alignment of the two halves of the head so that the eyes are level with each other.
Mold: 2
Version: 2
Release: c. 2002?
Status: Retool, minor repaint
Material: Hard white vinyl
Paint: Paint: Matte. 6 colors. Burnt orange (body); black (back, feet, hands, claws, stripes, pupils); brown (wash); pink (mouth); off-white (teeth); gold (eyes).
Stamp text: On belly. Left-aligned: TYRANNOSAURUS / (C) 1998 THE CARNEGIE / Safari Ltd., Miami, FL / Made in China / 4035-01 / CE
CE mark: Large
TDR rating: 2/10
This version of the 10th anniversary Tyrannosaurus Carnegie has corrected foot alignment and lacked red and black stripes on the back and neck, so it is probably derivative of the second mold. Some models seem to have a slightly distorted set of jaws, resulting in a noticeable overbite. Forest Rogers suggested in an interview that this might have been due to the lower jaw breaking and being incorrectly reattached in the original resin cast before the production mold was made. However, the original version released in 1999 did not have this issue, and comparing the two, it seems that the upper jaw is the one that became warped or stretched and elongated. This could be explained by a break in the mold being inexpertly repaired. Either way, it appears that the entire head was retooled for the subsequent release.
Mold: 3
Version: 1
Release: c. 2012
Status: Retool
Material: ?
Paint: Paint: Matte. 5 colors. Brown (body); black (tail, face markings, pupils); pink (mouth); off-white (teeth, belly); gold (eyes).
Stamp text: On belly. Left-aligned: Carnegie Tyrannosaurus 1:35 / (C) 1998 Safari Ltd., Miami, FL / Made in China / CE
CE mark: Large.
TDR rating: 3/10
This last variation of the 10th anniversary Tyrannosaurus appears to have a fully retooled head sculpt. The teeth are longer and better defined. The red and black stripes are still absent, and most of the black highlights have also been removed from this version - note only dark brown on the back and feet. However, this version is now cast in brown plastic rather than white, so the belly is painted white rather than being unpainted. The belly stamp has been updated with the lowercase, 3-line style and includes the scale, placing its release around 2012.
Species: Tyrannosaurus rex
First release: 1999
Retired: 2015
Model number: 4035-01
Size: 36.5 cm long
Scale: 1:35
Sculptor: Forest Rogers
1st Mold
Version: 1
Release: 1999
Status: Original
Material: Hard white vinyl
Paint: Matte. 7 colors. Burnt orange (body); black (back, feet, hands, claws, stripes, pupils); brown (wash); red (stripes, eye spots, mouth); pink (mouth); off-white (teeth); gold (eyes).
Stamp text: On belly. Left-aligned: TYRANNOSAURUS / (C) 1998 THE CARNEGIE / Safari Ltd., Miami, FL / Made in China / 4035-01 / CE
CE mark: Large
TDR rating: 2/10
This was the first full remake of the Carnegie Tyrannosaurus, following the earlier 1993 resculpt. It served as a "10th anniversary" edition, the original having been "officially" released in 1989, roughly mirroring the original release schedule a decade earlier. This model is significantly larger than the earlier Tyrannosaurus sculpts, and was advertised as 1:35 scale rather than 1:40.
The first version of the Carnegie 10th anniversary Tyrannosaurus had issues with balance and slightly warped feet. The model was slightly retooled and repainted shortly after its initial release.
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| The first three Carnegie Tyrannosaurus sculpts (though note that the first is actually a factory-done retool of the original). |
The first issues / production runs of this figure came with the 1998 era "stone" tag style with an added "10th Anniversary Commemorative" logo.
2nd Mold
Version: 1
Release: c. 2010
Status: Remold, minor repaint
Material: Hard white vinyl
Paint: Matte. 7 colors. Burnt orange (body); black (back, feet, hands, claws, stripes, pupils); brown (wash); red (stripes, eye spots, mouth); pink (mouth); off-white (teeth); gold (eyes).
Stamp text: On belly. Left-aligned: TYRANNOSAURUS / (C) 1998 THE CARNEGIE / Safari Ltd., Miami, FL / Made in China / CE
CE mark: Large
TDR rating: 2/10
This release appears to be intermediate between the first mold alteration and the final version. It appears to have been completely remolded, with different mold lines compared to the first two versions, in an attempt to correct the warping or poorly repaired breakage in the original mold. I would guess that this version appeared sometime after 2009, when Forest Rogers spoke about the issue in an issue of Prehistoric Times magazine, but before the final, sharpened mold which has a 2012-era imprint stamp. Note that the corner of the mouth has more detailed folds, and the mold line no longer runs along the rim of the mouth, indicating a new mold is in play. The eyes also face more forward than in previous releases. The thickness of the toes has been evened out. The imprint stamp text lacks the model number but is otherwise unchanged. This mold has corrected the warped feet and fixed the alignment of the two halves of the head so that the eyes are level with each other.
Mold 2 (left) vs. mold 1 (right). Photo by Julian Halbeisen
Version: 2
Release: c. 2002?
Status: Retool, minor repaint
Material: Hard white vinyl
Paint: Paint: Matte. 6 colors. Burnt orange (body); black (back, feet, hands, claws, stripes, pupils); brown (wash); pink (mouth); off-white (teeth); gold (eyes).
Stamp text: On belly. Left-aligned: TYRANNOSAURUS / (C) 1998 THE CARNEGIE / Safari Ltd., Miami, FL / Made in China / 4035-01 / CE
CE mark: Large
TDR rating: 2/10
This version of the 10th anniversary Tyrannosaurus Carnegie has corrected foot alignment and lacked red and black stripes on the back and neck, so it is probably derivative of the second mold. Some models seem to have a slightly distorted set of jaws, resulting in a noticeable overbite. Forest Rogers suggested in an interview that this might have been due to the lower jaw breaking and being incorrectly reattached in the original resin cast before the production mold was made. However, the original version released in 1999 did not have this issue, and comparing the two, it seems that the upper jaw is the one that became warped or stretched and elongated. This could be explained by a break in the mold being inexpertly repaired. Either way, it appears that the entire head was retooled for the subsequent release.
3rd Mold
Version: 1
Release: c. 2012
Status: Retool
Material: ?
Paint: Paint: Matte. 5 colors. Brown (body); black (tail, face markings, pupils); pink (mouth); off-white (teeth, belly); gold (eyes).
Stamp text: On belly. Left-aligned: Carnegie Tyrannosaurus 1:35 / (C) 1998 Safari Ltd., Miami, FL / Made in China / CE
CE mark: Large.
TDR rating: 3/10
This last variation of the 10th anniversary Tyrannosaurus appears to have a fully retooled head sculpt. The teeth are longer and better defined. The red and black stripes are still absent, and most of the black highlights have also been removed from this version - note only dark brown on the back and feet. However, this version is now cast in brown plastic rather than white, so the belly is painted white rather than being unpainted. The belly stamp has been updated with the lowercase, 3-line style and includes the scale, placing its release around 2012.
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| Info stamp of a model produced 11/2013 |
CE is large on my versions 1 and 2.
ReplyDeleteMy recently acquired v. 3 corrects another error of the first two versions: on both of these the middle toe of the right foot is grossly widened (check it out). Version three corrects this. Version three also has a painted belly (lightly), the first two versions don't.
ReplyDeleteTERRIBLEdactyl, I do believe that I've found another version, intermediate between your versions 2 and 3. I have all versions, so a comparison was easy. This new version does NOT have the mold line on its right side from just above the knee of the hind leg to the elbow of the right forearm, a mold line that versions 1 and 2 have. It shares the lack of this mold line with version 3.
ReplyDeleteFurthermore, it lacks the 4035-01 on the last line of the belly stamp of versions 1 and 2. However it lacks the 1/35 scale marking of version 3 and it's well-defined sharp teeth.
But the eyes are level and the toes are properly proportioned as in version 3.
Like versions 1 and 2, the feet are painted black.
So you see that it really does seem to be intermediate between versions 2 and your 3. I'm going to call mine version 3 and move your version 3 to version 4. Wat do you think?
Versions 2 and the new version 3 that I just notified you about both are made from the hard white vinyl.
ReplyDeleteI think that I deleted my earlier input in error - my laptop was having some issues at the time. If you did receive it, apologies for the duplication.
ReplyDeleteI recently acquired another 10th Anniversary T-rex, and it has a cluster of characteristics that appear to place firmly between your versions # 2 and 3. To my perception, this would displace #3, which would now become a 4th version.
Here's the breakdown:
1) my new version, like your current version 3, lacks the mold line that runs along the right side of versions 1 and 2 between the right hind leg's knee and the elbow of the forearm.
2) My new version has the correctly re-proportioned toes of your version 3.
3) My new version has the level eyes of your version 3.
4) My new version lacks the long, sharp teeth of your version 3, having dentition similar to version 1 and 2.
5) My new version is made of hard, white vinyl, like versions 1 and 2, unlike the light brown of your version 3.
6) My new version has black feet, like versions 1 and 2, unlike the dark brown of your version 3.
7) My new version lacks the 1/35 scale script on the belly stamp of your version 3.
For these reasons, I do believe it to be a new version intermediate between your #'s 2 and 3.
Thanks for all the info! I've updated the page accordingly.
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