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REBOR general discussion

Started by Shadowknight1, February 01, 2015, 07:27:37 PM

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Rayeknor

Is that from DeClay studio? I know they had some 1:35 quetzalcoatlus models available recently, more bland in colors then yours.


Monkeysaurus

Quote from: Rayeknor on July 25, 2025, 09:47:33 PMIs that from DeClay studio? I know they had some 1:35 quetzalcoatlus models available recently, more bland in colors then yours.

Musee Studio made this one - I think it was the last one available. It was the only 1/35 quetz in that stance that looked good to me. The GR/HLG one looked too unrealistic and Papo is shrink wrapped to hell and not standing upright like this guy. This is a great opportunity for Rebor in my opinion to fill this gap with their own versions.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean

Turkeysaurus

TNG also has Quetzalcoatlus , suspiciously similar looking to GK/HLG.  I am tempted to buy it because it is in range that i am able to order.



Obviously REBOR will bury these. I hope their sculpture is accurate though (scientific one)

Monkeysaurus

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Quote from: Turkeysaurus on July 26, 2025, 11:07:33 AMTNG also has Quetzalcoatlus , suspiciously similar looking to GK/HLG.  I am tempted to buy it because it is in range that i am able to order.



Obviously REBOR will bury these. I hope their sculpture is accurate though (scientific one)

lol that's the one I was thinking of. Not realistic looking enough for my taste.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean

Rayeknor

#5304
That Musee one is great, love it. The TNG one is very good for the price but yes, personally I strive for as high quality and scientific accuracy in my collection as possible and the TNG has extremely large feet and hands and I think it might be a tiny bit too large overall for the 1:35 specimens in the fossil record. It is also through whatever means made from the Musee mold. I am considering the DeClay studio ones but very tempting to wait and see what Rebor offers.

Having those two criteria it is surprising to me that these days it is easy to get many dinosaurs fitting the criteria, but noticeably harder to get high quality 1:35 mammals. Now defunct Dafei studios in China probably got the best options available but are sold out everywhere. I've only managed to get their elephant so far, PNSO has a very good giraffe but it's crickets besides that excluding DeClay studio out of Vietnam and Sumeru studios for 1:35 whales but with painfully small editions and places to purchase.

Monkeysaurus

TNG is made from the Musee mold? How'd you find that out? I don't typically do mammals however Eofauna is definitely where it's at for proboscideans. They're so good I had to get some

 

At any rate I really hope Rebor makes a walking hatzegopteryx. I'm not aware of any mass produced quality sculpt of that species. Lots of room for artistic interpretation with their massive head crests.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean

AcryAllo

I keep seeing TNG in museums in China

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AcryAllo

I have no idea if it's good

Turkeysaurus

TNG is hit and miss with their products... and even hits can't be compared to PNSO , Rebor and most of Haolonggood.

Although it's still might be best Quetzalcoatlus for mass product pvc model along with GRToys/Haolonggood.

Concavenator

Quote from: Turkeysaurus on July 26, 2025, 04:01:18 PMAlthough it's still might be best Quetzalcoatlus for mass product pvc model along with GRToys/Haolonggood.

One frequent issue with Quetzalcoatlus figures is that they get the proportions wrong. But based on what we've seen, it seems Rebor's has accurate proportions, or at least, noticeably better than HLG's and TNG's takes on it.

One inaccuracy Rebor's Quetz has is that it's digitigrade when it should be plantigrade. And also, what avatar_crazy8wizard @crazy8wizard mentioned here about the wing fingers.

If we're not exclusively talking about standing Quetzalcoatlus figures, Safari's is pretty good and has good proportions too.

Rayeknor

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Quote from: Monkeysaurus on July 26, 2025, 02:09:13 PMTNG is made from the Musee mold? How'd you find that out? I don't typically do mammals however Eofauna is definitely where it's at for proboscideans. They're so good I had to get some

 

At any rate I really hope Rebor makes a walking hatzegopteryx. I'm not aware of any mass produced quality sculpt of that species. Lots of room for artistic interpretation with their massive head crests.

A good 1:35 hatzegopteryx is probably at the top of my list for the Rebor ones. I got a couple of the eofauna ones as well, they're great and I wish they had Rebor's production sharpness as they definitively put in the effort for accuracy. I never had problems with Rebor's accuracy slips here and there like scute size for deinosuchus, take for example the amazing Haolonggood argentinosaurus (actually patagotitan)- the only "fault" I can find with that one is the wrong and oversized teeth, if that was Rebor they would be catching flak for it on this forum I'm sure.

Ajax88

There are no preserved Argentinosaurus skulls yet discovered. So no one can really fault HLG for an incorrect tooth count, lol. Modern animals sometimes have drastically diferent tooth counts in even closely related species. Take dolphins for example.

Rayeknor

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Not tooth count, size and shape. There are other titanosaur skulls and teeth found, and like other sauropods they would be notably smaller and flatter then the ones in the model. The model is argentinosaurus by name, but the majority of the proportions and material is from patagotitan, the only extremely large titanosaur we have decent material from as of today. But as said it's the only "fault" I can find in what is in my opinion the best sauropod figure of all time. I think the skull reconstruction in that model is one of the better ones by Haolonggood.


Monkeysaurus

R @Rayeknor

I hear yah. I understand the criticisms of Rebor and some are very valid. Both accuracy and realism are valued by me, however if I had to choose between the two I'd probably pick the more realistic looking than accurate if I'm being honest. To give it a percentage I'd say it's 55% realism, 45% scientific accuracy as far as importance is concerned to me. This probably puts me in some sort of "not a true fan" category as far as model collecting goes, but I only like seeing truly life-like animals in my apartment. I just can't get anything Papo quality or lower at this moment.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean

Turkeysaurus

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Quote from: Monkeysaurus on July 26, 2025, 07:07:31 PMR @Rayeknor

I hear yah. I understand the criticisms of Rebor and some are very valid. Both accuracy and realism are valued by me, however if I had to choose between the two I'd probably pick the more realistic looking than accurate if I'm being honest. To give it a percentage I'd say it's 55% realism, 45% scientific accuracy as far as importance is concerned to me. This probably puts me in some sort of "not a true fan" category as far as model collecting goes, but I only like seeing truly life-like animals in my apartment. I just can't get anything Papo quality or lower at this moment.

Same here. I want them to look similar in terms of quality on a shelf. Also as close as it can get to 1:35. Otherwise it bothers me. After getting my first PNSO, i can't collect Papo, Safari , Schleich, Collecta anymore.

Only vintage stuff like Invicta gets a pass for my collection.

Jit

Quote from: Turkeysaurus on July 23, 2025, 09:07:28 PMJ @Jit Haolonggood Diplodocus is coming.

Awesome, I placed my preorder with BBTS a few weeks ago. Hopefully they ship it soon!

Monkeysaurus

Quote from: Turkeysaurus on July 26, 2025, 08:00:47 PM
Quote from: Monkeysaurus on July 26, 2025, 07:07:31 PMR @Rayeknor

I hear yah. I understand the criticisms of Rebor and some are very valid. Both accuracy and realism are valued by me, however if I had to choose between the two I'd probably pick the more realistic looking than accurate if I'm being honest. To give it a percentage I'd say it's 55% realism, 45% scientific accuracy as far as importance is concerned to me. This probably puts me in some sort of "not a true fan" category as far as model collecting goes, but I only like seeing truly life-like animals in my apartment. I just can't get anything Papo quality or lower at this moment.

Same here. I want them to look similar in terms of quality on a shelf. Also as close as it can get to 1:35. Otherwise it bothers me. After getting my first PNSO, i can't collect Papo, Safari , Schleich, Collecta anymore.

Only vintage stuff like Invicta gets a pass for my collection.

Couldn't agree more. I've retired most of my Papo to the closet because they stand out too much among Rebor/PNSO/HLG
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean

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