David Silva's Beasts of the Mesozoic Tyrannosaur Series

[Concavenator]

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They talk about potentially further expanding the 1:35 range. While they mention no particular figure is planned, they also mention they want to get back to it at some point. David mentions they might do it next year.

This would be SUCH GOOD news.

[Over9K]

[DrunkAnteosaurus]

My BOTM Tarbosaurus came in today! Now just waiting on gorgon and "old buck" styraco to arrive. Will drop a mini review of the figure once I get 'D'(name of my tarbo) all situated. 

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Latest Beasts of the Mesozoic tyrannosaurs.  Typical joint issues posing is rough but expected.  The weirdest thing is the ton of gloss paint or seal on the Gorgosaurus.  He's super shiney.  It's odd as it's not on the replacement feet and legs though. 
Thanks to DansDinosaurs.com for these.

[Prehistory Resurrection]

[Over9K]

Man, the Gorgosaurus is almost iridescent!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Man, the Gorgosaurus is almost iridescent!

It's just a LOT of clear gloss and it's not on the switch out parts. It's very weird.

[Prehistory Resurrection]

[Carnoking]

Finally got my delivery a week ago Friday. Needless to say, it was a fun week of opening, posing, and pictures for me!





First up on the chopping block for me was the Eotyrannus. I'm not sure if this was the last one I added to my order, but it was among the last few for sure. For whatever reason, it just didn't grab me like all the rest. Well, I can honestly say in person, it's another absolute delight! Love those warm tones!

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Looks like Spielberg's having a little trouble with one of his extras today.

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Moros came next. This was one of the smaller figures that I took an instant liking to, and it's still one of my favorites!

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"Six foot turkey indeed."

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Here are all the small bois together. All told, I think the Proceratosaurus wins the title of favorite, but I love how much personality each of these little figures packs.



And of course, I had to do this.






Next up came the electrifying Alectrosaurus!

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The absolute easy favorite for this body type. That paint job is a real showstopper!







Getting to the big boys, first up is the Tarbosaurus!

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Size is the only let down for this guy but I've learned to live with it!



"Easy there, big guy."

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Albertosaurus was next. For whatever reason, this one seems to have the most poseablity out of this body type for me. Maybe I just haven't worked the other ones enough but for the time being, this one's really showed me just how flexible these figures can be!

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With the big boy of the line.









Nice to finally have some carnivores to pit against my Ceratopsians!



"Cut! Cut I said!"

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Next up, a serious contender for title of the entire line, the Daspletosaurus!

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One of my absolute favorite head sculpts out of the entire line, and I love the paint job!









Little Dinosaur Heresies action for this one.



Shouldn't have called Lunch.

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And finally, one of my most anticipated figures from the entire line, the gorgeous Gorgosaurus!

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The blue and yellow coloration is stunning, and that head sculpt is just Tyrannosaur perfection to me!





Someone followed the flowers...





This seems like more of a fair fight.





The lighter built Gorgosaurus creeps past the larger Daspletosaurus, head dipped in submission.



No one said Dinosaurs were easy to work with.

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David really saved the cream of the crop for this wave. Not only has the articulation improved, but some of the best painted figures and sculpts came from Wave 3. These larger body types are a real delight!



Here's a nice group shot of all the different body types of the line. They sure do look great together!

Next on my to do list is to rearrange my Tyrannosaur shelf so I can get a nice group shot of all these guys together! Hard to believe it's been over two years since the Kickstarter first launched but this entire line was more than worth the wait!

Now onto Cyberzoic!

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The former Papo dresser has been sacrificed to the tyrants. This is what I'm going with for the time being. Even if it changes, it's nice to see them all together! Not pictured, the WWD and Dino Rider Kickstarter exclusives which are still in box somewhere and the Dilong, which I did not pickup. Probably for the best though, no room in the inn!

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I hate the base.

I don't understand the idea of making the "standing" legs with flat feet, and then the area of the base that foot pegs into isn't flat. At no point can you get that foot down on that peg with all three toes fully supported. The base is also feather light, and requires weighting to be more useful. The base cannot hold dynamic poses for very long,

This makes no sense to me. Give these figures incredible range of articulation, and no way to display it.

I'm going to measure the peg, get some rod, and make my own.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I hate the base.

I don't understand the idea of making the "standing" legs with flat feet, and then the area of the base that foot pegs into isn't flat. At no point can you get that foot down on that peg with all three toes fully supported. The base is also feather light, and requires weighting to be more useful. The base cannot hold dynamic poses for very long,

This makes no sense to me. Give these figures incredible range of articulation, and no way to display it.

I'm going to measure the peg, get some rod, and make my own.

Yep. Totally agree. They actually stand better on a flat surface vs the base.  Most and it says it in the instructions, cannot hold dynamic poses which is one of the main points of getting a poseable figure.

I wish David would look into lighter materials. Mattel's Hammond Collection Rex and Carno are good examples. I'm sure the cost would go way down too.  Solid base and hollow light weight figure = success.

[Carnoking]

The plastic support rods work a trick for me if you're not put off by that sort of thing.

[Concavenator]

Rather than the base, it would've been neat if they had the support stand the upcoming Cyberzoic theropods will have.

[Eatmycar]

I really, really wish they took more time to engineer the bodies for the Tyrannosaur line. The lessons learned from the T. rex are showing up in the Wave 3 Tyrannosaurs, and we're seeing further improvements for the Allosaurus and Carnotaurus. That said, all of these rods, bases, and grips, and the dinosaurs are still hefty and unable to support their own weight. 

I sat out the Tyrannosaur line and frankly, I'm kinda done with the big BoTM figures until some things change. If Mattel can use a lighter plastic and make sure the dinosaur can support its own weight without crumpling, there's no reason BoTM can't make similar innovations. The Mattel Carnotaurus is not perfect, but it doesn't need multiple rods holding it up. Until then, I'm sticking to smaller dinos and quadrupeds from BoTM. They easily outclass any of the Jurassic Park monsters, and they can support themselves.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I really, really wish they took more time to engineer the bodies for the Tyrannosaur line. The lessons learned from the T. rex are showing up in the Wave 3 Tyrannosaurs, and we're seeing further improvements for the Allosaurus and Carnotaurus. That said, all of these rods, bases, and grips, and the dinosaurs are still hefty and unable to support their own weight. 

I sat out the Tyrannosaur line and frankly, I'm kinda done with the big BoTM figures until some things change. If Mattel can use a lighter plastic and make sure the dinosaur can support its own weight without crumpling, there's no reason BoTM can't make similar innovations. The Mattel Carnotaurus is not perfect, but it doesn't need multiple rods holding it up. Until then, I'm sticking to smaller dinos and quadrupeds from BoTM. They easily outclass any of the Jurassic Park monsters, and they can support themselves.

Honestly one reason I didn't buy any Cyberzoic pieces other than the Smilodon which can stand on four feet.. was the heavy figure plus added armor would be pretty hefty to support.   I still plan to get the Allosaurus later and some others but sans armor. The big arctic dragon is also probably a preorder closer to release.

[Faelrin]

Giveaway for the fantastic TLW:JP inspired Tyrannosaurus paint up by Chris:

[JurassicGeek09]

I really, really wish they took more time to engineer the bodies for the Tyrannosaur line. The lessons learned from the T. rex are showing up in the Wave 3 Tyrannosaurs, and we're seeing further improvements for the Allosaurus and Carnotaurus. That said, all of these rods, bases, and grips, and the dinosaurs are still hefty and unable to support their own weight. 

I sat out the Tyrannosaur line and frankly, I'm kinda done with the big BoTM figures until some things change. If Mattel can use a lighter plastic and make sure the dinosaur can support its own weight without crumpling, there's no reason BoTM can't make similar innovations. The Mattel Carnotaurus is not perfect, but it doesn't need multiple rods holding it up. Until then, I'm sticking to smaller dinos and quadrupeds from BoTM. They easily outclass any of the Jurassic Park monsters, and they can support themselves.

I'm glad to see other people talking about this. My big rex figures can't stand up to save their life. The individual feet digits are bent upwards in a couple of cases because I have to keep manipulating the feet awkwardly along the base and in the case of one figure, the leg joints at the hip are simply too loose. It can't stand still. I don't have this problem with my Gorgo and Alberto, FFS.

The former Papo dresser has been sacrificed to the tyrants. This is what I'm going with for the time being. Even if it changes, it's nice to see them all together! Not pictured, the WWD and Dino Rider Kickstarter exclusives which are still in box somewhere and the Dilong, which I did not pickup. Probably for the best though, no room in the inn!

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How well do those support rods work for the giant rex figures? I could really use a few myself.

[Carnoking]

They are certainly not a perfect solution but they definitely help! I have adjusted the more extreme poses since this photo was taken, I.e. the gorgosaurus up top there and the stepping Lythronax and Albertosaurus. I just noticed the figures were leaning a lot even with the support rods and I worried they would eventually tumble so I figured I'd try to keep the poses to two feet on the ground. I haven't noticed any issues with the leaning down Tarbosaurus and Dryptosaurus despite how front heavy the pose makes them.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

In the past few months I've noticed more of my mid-size tyrannosaurs are all leaning forward no matter how I pose them on the bases. I think I'm going to ditch the bases altogether and do some poses in a tripod stance. See if that works.  Meanwhile my HC Carno is here months later not moving an inch.  I stand by my assessment they need to reduce the weight of any non-quadrupeds.