Safari retiring in 2024 figures

[Shane]

@Faelrin if it has been moved to the Hot Deals on the website, that's a good indicator that it has indeed been retired.

[SpartanSquat]

TBH I doubt dino dana line will be in a few years. That costs safari money for a brand.

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

I think a big reason for short-lived models might be the stores, too. A. C. Moore and now Michaels only ever had the same selection in stock and never really got anything new in that often. I'm sure Michael's is one of Safari's largest retailers, if not the largest. That eliminates most of the customer base if they're not on the shelves.

I must have overlooked the baryonyx's retirement earlier in this thread and I agree it's a real shame. Especially considering it's the best baryonyx figure out there.

I wonder if this is a result of the high number of theropods Safari has been putting out. It seems this happened to the ceratopsids a few years ago when a few of them were retired and none came out since.

[Sim]

Especially considering it's the best baryonyx figure out there.

I disagree.  I think the Favorite, Haolonggood and PNSO Baryonyx are all better and more accurate.

[crazy8wizard]

The Haolonggod Baryonyx is far uglier in comparison though

[Sim]

I have both colour schemes of the Haolonggood Baryonyx and I don't find them ugly.  I think the ugliness was only present in some early photos of a model where the lower jaw was misaligned.

[Stegotyranno420]

The Haolonggod Baryonyx is far uglier in comparison though

Both are nice. Infact, nost Baryonyces(?) are well made. Every rendition has its own charm, even those who aim to be accurate are still fairly accurate. Even the "lesser" figures of Papo, Mattel, Schliech, Mojo, I will say are pretty good renditions. And of course Pnso, HLG, and definitely Safari, which i wish was not retired already are all amazing

[Halichoeres]

CollectA's is no slouch either. In 5 years Baryonyx figures went from rarely made to pretty much de rigueur.

[SidB]

CollectA's is no slouch either. In 5 years Baryonyx figures went from rarely made to pretty much de rigueur.

I forgotten about that one, but, yes, it's a good figure too, @Halichoeres .