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[Dilopho]

@Faelrin I really don't think the new rex has full lips, If you look at the clip of it from the trailer you can see it close its mouth with the teeth still showing

[Sim]

Aww, no new minis

[MLMjp]

Yeah I'm not very optimistic about getting any toys...

Tyrannosaurus? I dont need more.
Spinosaurus? Maybe if the head on the toy doesn't look as ugly as in the film...
Titanosaurus? Don't have space for more large sauropods, and I still have to get the Diplodocus.
Mosasaurus? Might be the best redesing so far...but do I really need another huge toy of it?
Quetzalcoatlus? Of an inferior desing? Nope.
The mutant? Not even for free.

Maybe a new species that we haven seen yet...

HA, it became real, the Spinosaurus toy does look better than in the movie! 

Titanosaurus also looks better than the film, but again, no space for that...

A pity that the boat attack set is a matchbox sized one. A boat and a smaller Mosasaurus would've been really cool to get in the standard 3 3/4 ich scale...

If only the Quetzalcoatlus still had the Dominion desing, I would love to have a figure capable of switching from flying to walking pose with that desing...let's hope for a future Hammond Collection...

[Faelrin]

@Sim I'm sure there will be reveals of them in time. No way they don't have new minis of the new designs at some point. In fact we're still waiting for image reveals on many of the other listings we've had for a while now like the new Utahraptor, etc.

Anyways we're also still awaiting Chaos Theory Series 2 with the long awaited Dreadnoughtus to drop. Rebirth's will need to be released after those.

@Dilopho I went back and checked it out, and you are right. So it's kind of like how SWS did their design with the partial lips after all, versus a more up to date take (Prehistoric Planet, etc), which while would be cool to see, I'll take the SWS approach I grew up with as well. I prefer that to the completely lipless look some figures on the market have had in the past (like the PNSO tyrannosaurs). Or even like some of Mattel's past T. rex toys that omitted that detail.

I forgot to mention this earlier, but man I'm so stoked we're finally getting a post 2020 Spinosaurus (and also Mosasaurus with less croc scutes and a tail fluke) in this line. I was thinking the Siamosasurus was really going to be closest we'd get to it (even if it was way more like the Ark Spinosaurus design). Yeah there's also the BotM/Cyberzoic Spinoaurus coming out later as well, but it's great to have a Jurassic styled one too. Even if the design isn't all the way there (head and neck), I'm really glad they got it mostly right. But now I really do hope even more the upcoming HC Spinosaurus is the JPIII design. I need both side by side (even if I hope this new Spinosaurus design gets a HC figure as well someday). It will be a beautiful way to show the evolution of the reconstructions of this animal over the years, and within the same franchise. Similar to the feathered Pyroraptor and the classic JP raptors (even if they are different animals in this case. Alternatively one could use the BotM/Cyberzoic Deinonychus in place of the Pyroraptor).

I also mentioned this on instagram, and forgot to mention this earlier here, but we definitely also need a HC Dominion Quetzalcoatlus in the posture of this new Rebirth figure. In fact it's like the only major Dominion animal (other then the remaining Atrociraptor) that lacks a HC figure now, and honestly needs one. The mainline figure was probably based on an earlier coloration and didn't reflect the final film design well in that regard.

[Dilopho]

I don't get why people are saying the figure of the Spinosaurus looks better than the movie, what are you guys seeing different about it other than the spines on the back?
I've seen three or four people say that today, but to me the face looks exactly the same, just with a bit less detail to it of course.

[Dilopho]

Even if the design isn't all the way there (head and neck), I'm really glad they got it mostly right. But now I really do hope even more the upcoming HC Spinosaurus is the JPIII design. I need both side by side (even if I hope this new Spinosaurus design gets a HC figure as well someday).

I totally agree, I really like the design too but unfortunately I was called slurs online earlier simply for saying I wish it had a better head and scales. People are so violiatile over defending things, I don't get it, why shouldn't we want the things we like to be the best they could be? But whatever, that's not Mattel related.

I hope the HC is the JP3 Spinosaurus as well, I would LOVE one of the Rebirth design, but I've been waiting for a good JP3 Spinosaurus since I was a kid. I luckily had the Chap Mei Spinosaurus and it was a great stand in, but it's time to finally get a movie accurate one. The mainline ones by Mattel don't cut it for me even though they're far from back, the movie design just has this certain flair that they didn't capture with their more cartoonish figures.

Oh and as for your thing about the Quetzalcoatlus, I think this new figure is almost an experimental piece with the folding wings. If it turns out to work, I think we'll be getting more like that.
The Dreadnoughtus is unlikely to get a HC figure, isn't it?

I really am pleased at the Quetzalcoatlus minus the colour scheme. Funnily enough, Dominion's had the same inaccuracy but I actually thought that colour scheme with the black beak was better than the movie's yellow beak.
But gosh, the new one really needs some PUPILS, It should be an easy fix if you have a pen on hand but it looks evil without them.

Do we think the new wings are made of rubber or fabric? What would be better?


Oh, also, I noticed this, it seems we are going back to the sticker code rather than those pull tabs. Look at the flipper here.

[Sim]

Even if the design isn't all the way there (head and neck)

And feet...

[Faelrin]

Yeah I made a post in the Rebirth thread about how there's this subset of the community that are outright hostile if folks point out issues in the anatomy,  regardless if its based on an up to date depiction, or the classic JP designs either. It's outright disgusting behavior, and I'm sorry these people attacked you in that way.

Yeah I doubt the Dreadnoughtus will, sauropods outside of the Brachiosaurus aside. I get why the Brachiosaurus did though. It was the JP30th anniversary that year it released, and it is the most beloved sauropod from the franchise hands down. It also allowed the iconic rearing up pose to be possible, which was requested for a while in the community, after the Legacy one lacked the ability to do so. I see hardly any interest in HC sauropods, outside Apatosaurus occasionally, but even then I doubt it will get one. It's nice to finally have one with a head shape based on the SWS animatronic, in addition to the concept art based Legacy sculpt.

Agreed on the Quetzalcoatlus. I think it's a nice step up from how the Amber Collection Pteranodon and Geosternbergia were handled (or like the smaller Dimorphodon figure perhaps), so hopefully it works out in the end. I think the wings will be rubber (maybe with a wire insert to allow the bending at the fourth digit). Lots of articulation on this one (at the hips, ankles, digits on the wings), and electronics too, which will be a first for any of the Quetz figures. The red eyes can actually be made out in the trailer, with the right freeze framing. Actually this pic here is a good example. Comparing the two further, I think the only different is the coloration of the beak, the white instead of blue stripes on the neck, and the lack of orange on the underside of the wing, though that might not be feasible to do on the toy, since that's likely a result of the translucent nature of the wings and lighting in the film. There's also the possibility there's another variant we haven't seen yet that does have these white stripes on the neck (if not an earlier design). The Spinosaurus does have multiple variants for example, so who knows.

Yeah I didn't notice the pull tab on any of the new figures from what we can see of them, which is awesome to see. Fingers crossed for the rest anyways. It would mean they seen the complaints about it. Although it will still mean there's going to be a weird bunch of figures with that unnecessary feature.

@Sim I totally forgot about that aspect too. Oops. Totally right.

[Flaffy]

I've heard the leaks before so I'm not too shocked by the design reveals. Cushioned the blow a bit so to speak.

Not a fan of the funky anatomy but I'll wait to see how they look in the film proper, along with any (bs) excuse they come up with this time before making a final judgement. I've read that they're all supposed to be "not right" so that somewhat explains why they're so ugly

The only marked improvement is the Mosasaurus. But that's cus the original wasn't a high bar to surpass to begin with. And mind you I have a soft spot for JW (2015) to begin with. The toys look neat though. Certainly higher effort than the filler line slop in-between movies. All I'm hoping for is for Mattel to not neglect Aquilops like they did with poor Microceratus.

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

Glad they seem to be getting rid of the DNA tabs. I passed up a few figures because I thought they detract from the sculpt.

[Flaffy]

Glad they seem to be getting rid of the DNA tabs. I passed up a few figures because I thought they detract from the sculpt.

Likewise. I'm glad they're gone. I don't understand why it took them so long to remove them though.

[Pliosaurking]

I'll keep my eye on this figures, however I want to see more before I make any decisions on them.

[Sim]

I hope Torvoneustes gets a Mattel mini, I'm guessing it's not in Rebirth so I hope it still has a chance to be made as a mini figure.

[Faelrin]

@Flaffy Or the Oviraptor for that matter. Still no sign of it either this many years later. Although clearly not based on the film design, at least Microceratus did get a figure way back in the 2018 Destruct-A-Saur line that thankfully saw the light of day (still have mine on hand, which I'm still grateful to @stargatedalek helping me with getting all these years later). Or a more film accurate Moros. But who knows, they could throw these guys together in a HC pack or something like that. Though I doubt the demand is there for them anyways sadly. Who knows though.

No listings for it or the rumored Parasaurolophus, so no idea if they'll make the cut either. Could be a surprise mini one that turns up though which would be great. Could also be human dino packs we don't know about yet that features them (would be weird not to get these considering the trend since the Camp Cretaceous Dino Escape lineup). I think the Quetzalcoatlus was a surprise reveal today, even though it was probably expected (unless there was a prior listing for it that I missed, but didn't see it on JPToys or elsewhere). The raptor and Dilophosaurus haven't gotten any listings or reveals yet either. Aside from the big creatures revealed in the trailer, the rest seems like just a bunch of filler species which is strange to say the least. Some of these listings I encountered back on EE back late last year I think, before they swiftly took them down, but the others I have no idea on where the source is from (but some of these did turn out to be right anyways, like the Super Colossal figures). The film is several months away so there's likely to be more reveals in that time frame, if not after the film releases too. Just need to wait and see I suppose. Still have yet to see any figures of the new mutant in the film as well.

[Giganotosaurus]

I wonder how much bigger the Super Colossal Mosasaurus will be than the 2018 Mosasaurus?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I wonder how much bigger the Super Colossal Mosasaurus will be than the 2018 Mosasaurus?

I never though they would make an SC Mosa after that mainline one. An SC Mosa should be around 3' long. Looks more properly proportioned too.

[Faelrin]

So while it isn't for the SC Mosa, this is for the mainline one. BBTS states it is 25.75 inches long (65.41cm), and that it comes with a mini Dilophosaurus to use as a projectile.

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/304903?o=4

[Faelrin]

Guemesia now in stock on BBTS, as well as the case of four:

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/305289?o=4

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/305291?o=4

Wish they had got the Hypsilophodon on its own like the Guemesia. No sign of it except for the full case.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Guemesia now in stock on BBTS, as well as the case of four:

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/305289?o=4

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/305291?o=4

Wish they had got the Hypsilophodon on its own like the Guemesia. No sign of it except for the full case.

Ordered the Guemesia, might get the Hypsi if I can find it alone.

[Dilopho]

They're starting to get listed on Smyths too for my UK peeps