Random set of the day: Pteranodon
Posted by Huwbot,Today's random set is 4076 Pteranodon, released during 2001. It's one of 46 Studios sets produced that year. It contains 17 pieces.
It's owned by 130 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $11.90, or eBay.
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Didn't look anything like that in Jurassic Park III, but neither did the single mold piece either. Although it was better, so maybe they should have had that with a small nest or tree or something.
Creepy. That moulded head goes terribly with the brick built body!
Well... at least they didn't call it a Pterodactyl
@MCLegoboy said:
"Didn't look anything like that in Jurassic Park III, but neither did the single mold piece either. Although it was better, so maybe they should have had that with a small nest or tree or something."
Remember, this was the experimental age of Lego, give it some slack.
That's the third studios polybag this month, ease up a little huwbot. ;)
"We're pah-ter-dactl bros!"
"Soos, the 'p' is silent."
"No-one knows how to pronounce it 'cause no-one was alive back then."
@Brickbuilder0937 said:
"That's the third studios polybag this month, ease up a little huwbot. ;)"
And the second such polybag to have a prehistoric creature and use that head piece.
@Maxbricks14 said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"Didn't look anything like that in Jurassic Park III, but neither did the single mold piece either. Although it was better, so maybe they should have had that with a small nest or tree or something."
Remember, this was the experimental age of Lego, give it some slack."
Yeah, and somehow Technic skeletons with fancy masks and incoherent lore saved them
@TheOtherMike said:
" @Brickbuilder0937 said:
"That's the third studios polybag this month, ease up a little huwbot. ;)"
And the second such polybag to have a prehistoric creature and use that head piece."
Well, they didn't really have a lot of options back then. There was this, the T-Rex head, and the Mosasaur head, and I think that was it.
@PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Brickbuilder0937 said:
"That's the third studios polybag this month, ease up a little huwbot. ;)"
And the second such polybag to have a prehistoric creature and use that head piece."
Well, they didn't really have a lot of options back then. There was this, the T-Rex head, and the Mosasaur head, and I think that was it."
They *could* have tried brick-built heads, but considering the parts palette at the time, I'm not sure how well that would have worked out.
We had one of those not so long ago...
Red dino head!
EDIT:
regarding the previous posts:
You are aware of the Dinosaurs line the same year?
Both JP3 and those Coca Cola promos were likely intended at promoting those.
And as much as I dislike repeating myself, the concept was very good.
Creating creatures based on a modular system is very much 'Lego' if you ask me. Surely there were some issues like covering the click-in areas for the limbs better and probably get a bit more diversity, but I'd say it's better than full blown single element creatures or relying on color-locked grey joint pieces...
You can imagine this on strings being swung down to terrorise some poor actor. Might not be particularly great as a pteranodon but it does capture that "cheap movie prop" vibe
Ooh. Red dinosaur!!
Red dino head! And (at the time new) red horn/tail end! Spared no expense!
I'm sure this dino is trying to build a nest in legendary sets 4073, 4074 or 4075.
I'm sure that head kept falling off the front of the space vehicle.
@GSR_MataNui said:
""We're pah-ter-dactl bros!"
"Soos, the 'p' is silent."
"No-one knows how to pronounce it 'cause no-one was alive back then.""
Best comment in the thread.
Pitch the head and it is a start to a M-Tron booster pack!! :)
@essel said:
"I'm sure this dino is trying to build a nest in legendary sets 4073, 4074 or 4075."
Okay, consecutive set numbers, released at the same time, and yet somehow their names are out of order?
@PurpleDave said:
" @essel said:
"I'm sure this dino is trying to build a nest in legendary sets 4073, 4074 or 4075."
Okay, consecutive set numbers, released at the same time, and yet somehow their names are out of order?"
I'm sure the set number managers (or whatever they are called) did it on purpose so that it could bother people 23 years later…
@PurpleDave said:
" @essel said:
"I'm sure this dino is trying to build a nest in legendary sets 4073, 4074 or 4075."
Okay, consecutive set numbers, released at the same time, and yet somehow their names are out of order?"
I wonder where the names are from? Could this be a 'My Dad' situation in that it was just placed on Brickset that way...?
Are we just going to get nothing but the Japanese Studios polybags now?
I mean, Timmy hasn't gotten flattened by a jet since 2024-10-24. And we haven't gotten a Clickits set since 2024-09-26.
I'm pretty bummed I missed the most recent Timmy-meets-jet set. I live for those days.
@Blockwork_Orange said:
"Pitch the head and it is a start to a M-Tron booster pack!! :)"
\No, keep the head. In fact, leave it as is, and say that it's M-Tron's new secret weapon against Blacktron.
@essel said:
"I'm sure this dino is trying to build a nest in legendary sets 4073, 4074 or 4075."
I have 4073 still sealed. Not really sure why.
@Miyakan said:
" @essel said:
"I'm sure this dino is trying to build a nest in legendary sets 4073, 4074 or 4075."
I have 4073 still sealed. Not really sure why."
Because you're trying to protect a dinosaur's natural habitat. I mean, who wouldn't?
@AllenSmith: Keep a sharp eye out, because only two "Timmy learns not to play on the tarmac" sets haven't been RSotD: 4032-6 and 4032-13. And Huwbot will run out of Studios polybags eventually.
@TheOtherMike:
I prefer to think of them as the "Timmy Rides the Air Cannon" set.