“Always Together” Cute Dinosaur Mini Mascots
Within its cute, stylized form,、 the long neck, short tail, and forelimbs longer than its hind legs of Brachiosaurus are captured in thisBrachiosaurus ball-chain mini mascot with a ball chain, thismini mascot can be attached to a bag or backpack and taken along wherever you go.
BrachiosaurusBrachiosaurus
Classification: Saurischia/Sauropodomorpha/Brachiosauridae
Size: Total length 22 meters
Period: Late Jurassic
One of the largest herbivorous dinosaurs for which an almost complete skeleton is known. Its forelimbs were longer than its hind limbs, giving its body a downward slope from the shoulders to the hips, and it had a relatively short tail. It was once thought to have lived in water, but because it lacked a diaphragm in the chest and its lungs would have been compressed by water pressure, it is now considered terrestrial.
Interview with Supervisor Hirokazu Tokugawa
- Dinosaurs from Favorite’s Stuffed Model plush series are now available as approximately 15 cm mascots in the Dinosaur Stuffed Model Mini Mascot line. To begin, could you share your overall impression of the series?
- From the beginning, I thought it would be great to create dinosaur plush toys that people could enjoy more closely by attaching them to bags and other belongings. I’m very pleased that this idea has become a reality.
- For the Mini Mascots, we tried to retain as many of the dinosaurs’ key features as possible while reducing them to a smaller size. Some aspects may look different at this scale. What differences do you notice compared with the regular-size products?
- The smaller size places greater constraints on the design than the regular products. We therefore needed to emphasize each dinosaur’s defining features and reconsider the fabric and pile length to achieve that. I think we created cute designs that preserve each species’ character while offering something different from the regular-size models.
- Finally, do you have a message for people who pick up a Mini Mascot?
- Many people who attend my dinosaur workshops and talks, or visit dinosaur museums, attach dinosaur merchandise to their bags and backpacks. I would be delighted if these Mini Mascots became another accessory people enjoy wearing when attending dinosaur events.
Supervisor Profile
Hirokazu Tokugawa
paleoartist／prehistoric lifereconstruction model artist
A dinosaur reconstruction model artist who creates works that combine academic research with the appeal of three-dimensional art, he is also a leading specialist in prehistoric life reconstruction models.