Schleich - New for 2024

[Sim]

It's nice to see the Dakotaraptor being available on its own.  I think I would actually get it if it had a more natural-looking pose.  On Schleich's English website they say "Its scaly skin and sharp claws make it a fascinating hunter."  It has some scaly skin, but it's more feathered and that's what I would have chosen to describe it.  I hope Schleich will make an accurate Velociraptor one day...

[PumperKrickel]

The Dakotaraptor looks almost identical to the Deinonychus from the Ark games. Even as someone who used to defend Schleich viciously, there's no defending this laziness.

[Sim]

I just looked up the Ark Deinonychus and I don't really see a resemblance in the Schleich Dakotaraptor...

[Faelrin]

I play Ark and there is barely any resemblance to Schleich's figure other then both having feathers and a scaly face. The placement and shape of the feathers are completely different on the Ark Deinonychus.

[PumperKrickel]

I think it's a distractingly close match, but I'm happy to be alone in thinking that.

[DragonRider02]

It looks like as if it was sculpted out of ramen block.

[GojiraGuy1954]

I don't see the resemblance here, but Schleich is absolutely no stranger to stealing designs from other media lol

[PumperKrickel]

At the very least I think it looks more like an ARK Deinonychus than any reconstruction of Dakotaraptor I've seen.
 

[Flaffy]

Schleich is a company with immense resources, it's a shame they just refuse to do anything with it. (for the love of god just hire Vlad again for the dino sculpts)

[crazy8wizard]

I don't love the Dakotaraptor and it's far from accurate but I don't hate it either. It would make for a fun Dinosaurs in The Wild repaint since I long since missed the boat on that figure. (Unless someone here could help)

[CityRaptor]

And another "new" figure. The yellow Triceratops previously only available with another vehicle:
https://www.schleich-s.com/de/DE/dinosaurs/produkte/triceratops-gelb-72259.html

[Dilopho]

That's interesting, it reflects recent discoveries about how Triceratops would put off predators by looking and smelling like moldy cheese.

[Faelrin]

So I noticed the re-released non set versions of the Dakotaraptor and Triceratops are both limited edition, and only available on schleich's website. So I guess if anyone wants either of these get them soon then.

While going to update the op, I noticed another new set (Attack of the dinosaurs trio), with repacks of the Ankylosaurus, Baryonyx, and a new repainted Giganotosaurus). I think the coloration looks better then the previous version.

[PrimevalRaptor]

That Triceratops is funny, the bigger scales being painted was something that kinda put me off the model for some reason (I guess cause they most likely weren't arranged like this and the paint emphasizes them) so I would have picked up a repaint maybe since the sculpt is surprisingly good but turning it into a block of cheese is not helping it lol

[suspsy]

So I noticed the re-released non set versions of the Dakotaraptor and Triceratops are both limited edition, and only available on schleich's website. So I guess if anyone wants either of these get them soon then.

While going to update the op, I noticed another new set (Attack of the dinosaurs trio), with repacks of the Ankylosaurus, Baryonyx, and a new repainted Giganotosaurus). I think the coloration looks better then the previous version.

I don't understand why Schleich didn't repaint the Baryonyx and the Ankylosaurus while they were at it.

[GojiraGuy1954]

So I noticed the re-released non set versions of the Dakotaraptor and Triceratops are both limited edition, and only available on schleich's website. So I guess if anyone wants either of these get them soon then.

While going to update the op, I noticed another new set (Attack of the dinosaurs trio), with repacks of the Ankylosaurus, Baryonyx, and a new repainted Giganotosaurus). I think the coloration looks better then the previous version.

I don't understand why Schleich didn't repaint the Baryonyx and the Ankylosaurus while they were at it.

Probably weren't selling well and had to justify a repack lol

[Halichoeres]

I don't understand why Schleich didn't repaint the Baryonyx and the Ankylosaurus while they were at it.

Because there are Schleich completists who will buy this just for the repainted Giga. Why waste money repainting the others when the set will sell just fine with one ~exclusive~?

[Dilopho]

I got to see Schleich's Quetzalcoatlus(?) In store today,it's probably the best wing articulation on any pterosaur figure I've seen.

[crazy8wizard]

The Quetzalcoatlus is a really neat experiment but it still reminds me that there really isn't a good way to make an articulated pterosaur with wings that fold correctly. The closest I've seen, weirdly enough, wasn't even on a real pterosaur, but on the S.H. Monsterarts Singular Point Rodan.

[stargatedalek]

Personally I can't stand that Rodan, impressive range of motion aside the wings look like a puzzle and just don't look natural in pretty well any pose I found. I think Hasbro's JP3 "Alpha Pteranodon" did it best. Similar joint to Mattels but placed far more subtly. That with articulation in the shoulder and fingers so it could have a landed pose would be ideal I think.

Mattels Amber/Hammond collection pterosaurs are ok but the thick rubbery wing finger looks off for the size of the body, could look good on something larger maybe.