After years of going ignored by toy companies, the centrosaurine known as Einiosaurus is finally enjoying a surge of attention. First there was the endearing miniature from PNSO, then the sterling rendition from Wild Safari. And now we have CollectA’s take on the ‘buffalo lizard.’
The first thing you notice about this figure is its size. This Einiosaurus is significantly smaller than previous Standard-sized ceratopsians, measuring only 12 cm long and standing slightly over 5 cm tall. I’ve been informed by CollectA that this is part of an effort to put their ceratopsians in scale with one another from now on. So for example, a future Standard Triceratops figure would be closer in size to last year’s Mercuriceratops.
The main colour on the Einiosaurus is olive green with a pale yellow underbelly, faint brown stripes, medium grey claws, and black accents for the speculative row of quills on the tail. The head features patches of pale yellow with brown half-ovals on the frill, medium grey horns and epoccipitals, blacks eyes, a dark grey beak, and a pink mouth. There are also blackened tips on the two frill horns. Flashy yet realistic.
Despite its size, the Einiosaurus‘ skin is beautifully sculpted with a varying pebble texture all over and rows of round osteoderms along the flanks and back. The nasal horn and beak feature very faint grooves and the powerful muscles in the neck and limbs are very well-defined. The feet have the correct number of claws and are better shaped and positioned to reflect our current understanding of their anatomy. The tail is longer than on other such figures, the hips are the correct width, and the horns and epoccipitals are the proper shape and size. As for the quills on the back, there’s no direct fossil evidence for such a feature, and they’re not everyone’s cup of tea. But they’ve come to be a signature feature of CollectA and I’m fine with them myself.
With its exquisite sculpting and more accurate proportions, this Einiosaurus represents a major improvement over previous CollectA ceratopsians. I highly recommend this figure and eagerly look forward to whatever ones are slated for next year!
Thank you to CollectA for this review sample. 🙂
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Pleased that future popular sized ceratopsians will be in scale with each other.
Many many thanks indeed CollectA for releasing an obscure genus.
I was immediately excited when I learned of the 2017 ceratopsians, and I appreciate that they’re now to in scale by species. With CollectA now a premiere manufacturer of quality figures we can be sure to add more exquisite miniatures to our collections. Top of my wishlist is Centrosaurus apertus which is sorely lacking. I like CollectA making new and obscure species but, C.apertus is over a century old without a figure from any company.
Imaginative group shot with the chewing on leaves. Very appealing! I’m really looking forward to buying this third Einiosaurus as soon as they arrive in the UK.
Glad you like it!
The einosaurus is a work of art but I sincerely prefer that the Collecta dinosaurs both standard and the Deluxe version are not made to scale. It is a beautiful but small animal.