Comments on: In Search of Thylacine Replicas

By: Ned kelly

Ned kelly — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:33:03 +0000

Not A replica exactly but I have 2 beautiful lacquered Brass or Bronze solid casts of a pair of Thylacines. One is a solid belt buckle oval shaped and a smaller version is for key ring. They are made in Tasmania by Master Cast. I got them from either the salamanca market or leather shop in collins st??!! They have an engraving on the rear re: the Thylacine. They look great and are very practical.

By: thylo

thylo — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:38:24 +0000

this made me go dig up my replica thylacine hoping to find some useful info on it.

it is about 2 inches long from nose to tail, in the same basic pose as the mounted ones pictured above, its mouth not quite as agape.

unfortunately it just says the words “thylacine” and “china” on its belly.

it was a gift to me from a friend, as he knew i am a thylacine fan. he told me at the time he had picked up at the souvenir shop in the Pacific Science Centre in Vancouver, BC (i may have the name wrong, but it’s the unmistakable geodesic dome).
on my next trip there, i made a point of going to the PSS and checking the gift shop… to no avail. i had high hopes i may stumble upon replica pleistocene megafauna or even other recently extinct creatures, or better still, a larger thylacine replica.

By: drjon

drjon — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:34:24 +0000

@youcantryreachingme — as it says on the page you reference, the “powerful thylacine” is actually a thylacine skull. There’s a picture on their website on this page.

By: funky pixie

funky pixie — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:37:00 +0000

The Thylacine is truly a beautiful animal.

The pewter model is amazingly detailed for one so tiny.

By: MattBille

MattBille — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:44:52 +0000

Loren,

Thanks for all the homework. I’ll be picking up one of the low-cost ones for certain.

As I’ve mentioned before, the other omission that really surprises me is the giant short-faced bear. You can find high-quality plastic models of the larger living species and the cave bear, but Arctodus is overlooked despite its being a quite spectacular animal.

By: YarriWarrior

YarriWarrior — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:44:03 +0000

Hey Sordes!!! How’s it going buddy? Thanks Loren, for the kind words about my work painting the Alchemy thylacine. I have the feeling things are going to change in the future, and thylacine replicas will be at hand for the masses. As they should be! Jeff

By: Sordes

Sordes — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:42:17 +0000

I wanted to sculpt a Thylacine since a long time, as well as many other animals on my “to-do”-list. Perhaps I will find the time to sculpt it and make casts of it in the next weeks, but I can say nothing for sure.

By: youcantryreachingme

youcantryreachingme — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:47:49 +0000

Those two are listed on this page which also mentions a limited edition powerful Thylacine.

Unfortunately, no photos there - but you can see other items in the series. Somehow I don’t think these will have been truly lifelike.

Chris.

By: drjon

drjon — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:25:31 +0000

There were two Tigers — a Riversleigh Thylacine and a Tasmanian Thylacine — as well as Thylacine skull released in the Cadbury Yowie (basically, an Australian Kinder Surprise) “Lost Kingdom” range of prehistoric Australian animals. Googling “Cadbury Yowie” should help.

By: youcantryreachingme

youcantryreachingme — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:07:28 +0000

Loren - I am in discussion with manufacturers as we speak. Perhaps your readership can give me an indication of the liklihood they would purchase them to help me assess the financial feasibility of the project?

Chris.