DinoMike Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I was reminded recently of a purchase I made back around the 1980s. A small museum had replica "dinosaur skin" for sale among a few other fossil replicas. It was very cheap, so I bought it. It was a square, about 2 inches wide x 2 inches high, made of plaster. This thing was awesome, it had so much detail in it. Still, something about it seemed familiar. About a decade and a half later, I was re-acquiring some of the old Aurora "Prehistoric Scenes" dinosaur model kits via eBay. It was when I got my hands on another copy of the Triceratops model that it hit me. SOMEONE HAD PULLED A MOLD OF THE SCULPTED SKIN PATTERN OFF THIS 1970s-VINTAGE MODEL KIT AND SOLD IT AS A REPLICA OF ACTUAL DINOSAUR SKIN. I wish I still had that plaster copy. It was kinda hilarious, in a way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Thanks for the story - I can imagine your amusement when you realized the truth. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 My thoughts were something along the line of "Wow... once I had a mere replica... now I have the 'REAL THING!'" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 HAHA! That is pretty funny! I'm sure they never imagined someone would have the actual model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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