Review and photos by Apatosaurus3232, edited by Suspsy
It’s been awhile since a Rebor product was reviewed on the blog. So this will be a two-part review of the Ceryneian Hind (Tenontosaurus tilletti) and Cerberus Clan (Deinonychus antirrhopus). These are parts 2 and 3 to the Acrocanthosaurus model that completes the diorama.
First up is the Tenontosaurus. It comes with four separate bases that fit together to form a dried up river bed. The base is beautifully sculpted with plenty of cracks and a few rocks. It does an excellent job for recreating the real thing. The bottom of the base has the Rebor logo along with the skeletal of the Tenontosaurus.
Moving on to the model itself, I have to say it’s one beautiful dead dinosaur. Poor old Tenontosaurus. Always the victim to Deinonychus. The bite marks and wounds look fresh and real. They really nailed the gore on this. There’s a nice wet sheen on the bite marks and spilled intestines. I can almost hear the flies buzzing around. I for one am a big fan of dead dinosaurs; I feel it keeps my displays fresh and fun. It’s definitely the best one on the market right now (CollectA is the only other company with a few corpses at the moment).
Up next is the Cerberus Clan: Shoot, Tooth, and Thrill. They come together in one set. Each has their own individual base that connects nicely to the Tenontosaurus one, and each has their own color scheme to differentiate themselves.
All three figures have articulation. The tail and neck are poseable with a bendy wire. You can pose the tail up and down and side to side. The neck doesn’t allow too much movement. Just up and down and a little to the sides. The arms are also poseable with up and down movement. They aren’t able to stand on their own, though. You’ll have to use the ends of the primary feathers to balance them. Also, the mouth can open and close. Lots of articulation for such small figures.
Each model is covered from head to ankle with a nice coat of feathers. There’s some nicely sculpted primaries coming out of the second fingers and some nice plumage at the tail tip. The eyes are painted gold with no pupils. This was meant to create a night vision scene reminiscent of hyenas and lions. It really doesn’t bother me about the eyes. If you’re not a fan of it, however, a fine tip marker can fix that. Moving on to the mouth. It has a lot of fine details and the tiny teeth are painted individually. Hardly any paint smudging, which is impressive on such small details.
And now on to some criticisms. The arms can easily pop off. It’s not a big deal to me because most of us will be displaying them, not playing with them. The peg to one of mine is too long fit flush with the body. I’ve been meaning to trim the excess off. The jaw can become loose and unhinged depending on how you position the neck. I also feel the feet are too big. They could’ve been smaller since they have to be posed with the feathers touching the ground.
With all that out of the way, I will say I absolutely love this set. The completed diorama is the centerpiece of my collection. I would love to see more sets like this *cough* King Trident *cough*. I have a lot of fun with these figures. They have been terrorizing my collection since I got them.
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I have recently started collecting Rebor fugures, and the Acrocanthosaurus was my first. I quickly got the Deinonychus and Tenontosaurus sets after that.
They are beautiful models, no doubt. But the Deinonychus might be a bit too large. They measure aabout 4,5 meters in 1/35th scale. While the real animal was much smaller at about 3,5 to 4 meters. But perhaps Rebor was going more for the Jurassic Park sized raptors with these.
Still, great set and the three parts combined make for a fascinating display!
Nice photos and review…. we need a “live” counterpart to that dead body, Rebor!
These three Deinonychus are honestly the best thing Rebor has ever made, and it really makes me hope that they make more scientifically accurate stuff in the future because they show so much promise!
I agree, this is probably their best release. More like this, Rebor!
I live in Oklahoma where all these species are found. I want this.
Whoops forget to include my forum name. That’s what I get when I write a review late into the night lol. And I agree Shonisaurus. The Tenontosaurus is a fantastic corpse. My papo Acrocanthosaurs are always ripping it apart lol. The new Papo acro really complements that diorama with its pose and color scheme.
Of course Apatosaurus I totally agree with you the acrocanthosaurus, deinonychus and corpse of tenontosaurus attached to the acrocanthosaurus of Papo perfectly complement this set.
Sincerely the dinosaurs and prehistoric animals of both Rebor and Papo are perfect for dioramas. You can make sets (like the ones I see on the Internet) fabulous.
I really like the acrocanthosaurus of Rebor as well as the corpse of the tenontosaurus, but I am quite critical of the deinonychus or “Clan Cerberus” sincerely they have as Sussex pointed many defects, they are too articulated for their small size and they get mad at both the jaws and arms and its sustainability is quite unstable.
Anyway just to have the excellent corpse of the tenontosaurus for any collector is advisable.
For dinosaur dioramas it’s great.