The Carnegie Collection Camarasaurus (2002)
Name: Camarasaurus
Species: Camarasaurus grandis
First release: 2002
Retired: 2015
Model number: 4041-01
Size: 43cm
Scale: 1:40
Sculptor: Forest Rogers
Note: The species is not listed in any advertising material for this model. However, at 43cm long and 1:40 scale, it would represent an animal 17-18m in length. This is exactly the estimated size of the mid-sized camarasaur species C. grandis, so identification as that species seems likely.
Version: 1
Release: 2002
Material: Medium weight light gray vinyl
Paint: Matte. 6 colors. Gray (back, claws); pale turquoise (markings); lavender (wash, on head); gold (eyes); black (eye outlines, pupils, nostrils); white (teeth).
Stamp text: Camarasaurus / (C) 2001 Safari Ltd., Miami, FL / Made in China CE
CE mark: Large
TDR rating: 5/10
The Carnegie Camarasaurus is cast in a somewhat rubbery but still relatively sturdy gray vinyl, and painted with a mottled pale turquoise color pattern over a dark gray back. As you can see in my photos here, differences in lighting can make the coloration appear quite different even in the same model, so at first I thought there may be a few different color variants of this model based on online photos. As of now, though, I have yet to confirm any major variants between the release of this figure in 2002 and its discontinuation in 2015.
Camarasaurus was the last of the large Carnegie sauropods, not including remakes, and the only new large sauropod species released after the 1980s. Though it is smaller and lighter than all of the original three sauropods, it fits in nicely with them in terms of style.
Species: Camarasaurus grandis
First release: 2002
Retired: 2015
Model number: 4041-01
Size: 43cm
Scale: 1:40
Sculptor: Forest Rogers
Note: The species is not listed in any advertising material for this model. However, at 43cm long and 1:40 scale, it would represent an animal 17-18m in length. This is exactly the estimated size of the mid-sized camarasaur species C. grandis, so identification as that species seems likely.
Version: 1
Release: 2002
Material: Medium weight light gray vinyl
Paint: Matte. 6 colors. Gray (back, claws); pale turquoise (markings); lavender (wash, on head); gold (eyes); black (eye outlines, pupils, nostrils); white (teeth).
Stamp text: Camarasaurus / (C) 2001 Safari Ltd., Miami, FL / Made in China CE
CE mark: Large
TDR rating: 5/10
The Carnegie Camarasaurus is cast in a somewhat rubbery but still relatively sturdy gray vinyl, and painted with a mottled pale turquoise color pattern over a dark gray back. As you can see in my photos here, differences in lighting can make the coloration appear quite different even in the same model, so at first I thought there may be a few different color variants of this model based on online photos. As of now, though, I have yet to confirm any major variants between the release of this figure in 2002 and its discontinuation in 2015.
Camarasaurus was the last of the large Carnegie sauropods, not including remakes, and the only new large sauropod species released after the 1980s. Though it is smaller and lighter than all of the original three sauropods, it fits in nicely with them in terms of style.
Status: Minor retool, minor repaint
Material: ?
Paint: Matte. 6 colors. Glossy dark gray (base coat); glossy dark blue (back); turquoise (head, markings); gold (eyes); black (eye outlines, pupils, nostrils); white (teeth).
Material: ?
Paint: Matte. 6 colors. Glossy dark gray (base coat); glossy dark blue (back); turquoise (head, markings); gold (eyes); black (eye outlines, pupils, nostrils); white (teeth).
Stamp text: Camarasaurus / (C) 2001 Safari Ltd., Miami, FL / Made in China CE
CE mark: Large
TDR rating: 5/10
This version has a noticeably different paint application, with a dark blue similar to the 1990s era Brachiosaurus replacing the gray predominant color on the original, and a glossy dark gray base coat.
CE mark: Large
TDR rating: 5/10
This version has a noticeably different paint application, with a dark blue similar to the 1990s era Brachiosaurus replacing the gray predominant color on the original, and a glossy dark gray base coat.
Status: Minor retool
Material: ?
Paint: Matte. 6 colors. Glossy dark blue (back); turquoise (head, markings); glossy gray (claws); gold (eyes); black (eye outlines, pupils, nostrils); white (teeth).
Stamp text: Carnegie Camarasaurus / (C) 2001 Safari Ltd., Miami, FL / Made in China CE
CE mark: Large
TDR rating: 5/10
Like most of the Carnegie dinosaurs, Camarasaurus received a minor mold refresh in 2012, most notably an update to the embossed info text.
Material: ?
Paint: Matte. 6 colors. Glossy dark blue (back); turquoise (head, markings); glossy gray (claws); gold (eyes); black (eye outlines, pupils, nostrils); white (teeth).
Stamp text: Carnegie Camarasaurus / (C) 2001 Safari Ltd., Miami, FL / Made in China CE
CE mark: Large
TDR rating: 5/10
Like most of the Carnegie dinosaurs, Camarasaurus received a minor mold refresh in 2012, most notably an update to the embossed info text.
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