Mattel - New for 2023

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

i'm wondering too.  I'm assuming that the big sauropods have been quite successful given how they sell out every year at TRU and the fact that Mattel keeps offering them.   I don't see why they have to stick with what's been in the movies......they certainly don't for many other dino figures they've made, some of which i'd never heard of until the Mattel toy came out. So fingers crossed.

I prefer their movie dinosaurs, but now you have me hoping for a Jurassic Park River Adventure Ultrasauros.

[Carnoking]

Maybe there will be a new sauropod in the upcoming animated series

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

i'm wondering too.  I'm assuming that the big sauropods have been quite successful given how they sell out every year at TRU and the fact that Mattel keeps offering them.   I don't see why they have to stick with what's been in the movies......they certainly don't for many other dino figures they've made, some of which i'd never heard of until the Mattel toy came out. So fingers crossed.

I prefer their movie dinosaurs, but now you have me hoping for a Jurassic Park River Adventure Ultrasauros.

I'd take an entire River Adventure line.

[Prehistory Resurrection]

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Those fierce changers started showing up here a couple weeks ago, I haven't saw one sell yet.

[BlueKrono]

The Dreadnoughtus is on sale for 70% off in my area... only $19.49!

[Prehistory Resurrection]

The Camouflage 'N Battle Indominus Rex is currently priced at $25, 50% off(original price: $49.99); https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=backstage_event&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWZ3X3ZzQVllVldXRTQxSVZRUDRrWWxRdnNxUXxBQ3Jtc0ttRUgwZ0tKTno4WjR1c2xnZnEtcWRqbXlacDBzckpJQUxEUExEZmpYcmNrcjRZS0JhNElMQnlMc1FaMHByRjlCa1FlRjltNi1uQWZVNzBpc211WmVWUkN1T3dTOHFfdWZoSlM1TTVBT3hHZXQtdFNZOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F3Qc4nbM&html_redirect=1

[MLMjp]

The Dreadnoughtus is on sale for 70% off in my area... only $19.49!

The Camouflage 'N Battle Indominus Rex is currently priced at $25, 50% off(original price: $49.99); https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=backstage_event&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWZ3X3ZzQVllVldXRTQxSVZRUDRrWWxRdnNxUXxBQ3Jtc0ttRUgwZ0tKTno4WjR1c2xnZnEtcWRqbXlacDBzckpJQUxEUExEZmpYcmNrcjRZS0JhNElMQnlMc1FaMHByRjlCa1FlRjltNi1uQWZVNzBpc211WmVWUkN1T3dTOHFfdWZoSlM1TTVBT3hHZXQtdFNZOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F3Qc4nbM&html_redirect=1

I hate you Americans and your deals. Europeans gotta pay full price almost all the time...

[CityRaptor]

Not to mention that all that stuff is more expensive here to begin with.

[Prehistory Resurrection]

I'm neither American nor European, so you can imagine. Mattel Jurassic World toys cost a lot here because of inflation. Same when ordering online with shipping. There's not even  a wide selection here.

[BlueKrono]

@MLMjp We do get better prices on products made from fossil fuels. But we also have to worry about our kids getting shot every day they go to school. So it's a tradeoff.

[Carnoking]

Well, I have once again danced with the devil that is Target Circles Week and these two are the result. The way I rationalized it to myself was that by buying the HC Brach, I could get the Mamenchi for just 20 bucks more, which seemed a square deal.

Plus it was four years ago to the day that I first got my Legacy Brach (oh gosh, how time flies), so I thought this was an appropriate way to commemorate the day.



And the gang was ready to greet them.





First up, the Brach.

Spoiler

Personally, I couldn't imagine this figure being "better" than the legacy offering with the exception of the added articulation. People were commenting on how much nicer the sculpt and paint were but I just couldn't see it myself. But now that I have it in hand, it really is a night and day difference. The details are so much sharper and the paint job way more intricate, which seems to be a general trend with each new Mattel sauropod. I may still have a soft spot for that old Legacy Brach but I can't tell you how happy this HC one makes me.









There seems to be a disagreement between the two iconic sauropods of their respective franchise.



"Listen here you whippersnapper, I don't care how big you are or how haphazardly they plopped into the franchise, I'm the real star here!"
"The future is now, old man!"

[close]

Now for the Mamenchi.

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I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed with the head on this thing. That's a pretty decent representation of the SW maquette given how little reference there is to go off of.



The detail as a whole is quite nice, these sculpts just seem to get more and more crisp with each passing year.



That said, you're killing me with that snake neck and those thunder thighs. Not sure why they had to go and screw up those proportions. This figure could have been an easy knockout if they had followed closer to the concept art.





With the HC Brach.





And the original. Even on the mainline, the detail work has come a long way in four years.





Despite everything, at least it's not as proportionally disastrous as the Apatosaurus, even if it has still fatter legs.





Looks like the Dreadnought keeps its title as my favorite mainline Sauropod release, and with no other big sauropods for Mattel to draw on, it may just stay that way.

[close]

"Me and the boys"



Honestly at a loss for where I'm supposed to put all these things, but life will find a way.

[Carnoking]

While I'm at it, I might as well share all the other Mattel pickups I've come into over the past couple of months, be they random finds or the result of sales.





Got these two a while back during a different Target sale. The Indominus was such a great upgrade that I had to get another yesterday at Walmart for $18.00!



Speaking of sales, I wasn't going to get this until I happened upon it at half off. Nice to have another film accurate JP set.







Also managed to find these three at Walmart and BestBuy recently. Given how shoddy distribution has been for these smaller figures, I couldn't pass them up. I had actually given up on ever getting the Austroraptor, so it was a very pleasant surprise to find all these months later. Still never saw the Elaphrosaurus but I'll be darned if I'm paying 20 bucks to get it off Amazon.

I did also get an Ornithocheirus recently but forgot to get photos for proof 

Still haven't seen any of these figures a second time in the wild...



And finally, the Bistahieversor, another Target Circle deal.

[andrewsaurus rex]

i didn't know Mattel made a Gigantspinosaurus.  I may have to track that one down if I can.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

i didn't know Mattel made a Gigantspinosaurus.  I may have to track that one down if I can.

i've one loose for sale or trade.

[EmperorDinobot]

ISO Epic Attack Toys, except for the Carnotaurus.

Hate to do it, but they never came here.

[DinoFan2010]

Pics of the new JP30 Advent Calendar are out, and while I can't find any PNG images of the toys themselves, they are as follows:
Ceratosaurus (Tan/Red variant)
Dilophosaurus
Tupandactylus
Dimetrodon
Stegosaurus (Brown/Teal variant)
Nasutoceratops
Velociraptors (Teal and Brown variants)
Ankylosaurus
Brachiosaurus (New!)
Herrerasaurus
Gallimimuses (Brown, Green, and Yellow variants)
Atrociraptor (Panthera)
Concavenator
Tyrannosaurus Rex (Brown variant)
Triceratops (Brown variant)
Also has the fences and person from last year's Advent Calendar.

[Faelrin]

@DinoFan2010  I have a pic on the first post on page one/op of this thread of that set's contents as well as the box.

[Cretaceous Crab]

The offspring and I are watching the extended version of JWD, and it has occurred to me that Mattel has yet to make an Oviraptor figure.

Or at least I don't recall they did. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[CityRaptor]

Not only Mattel. So far no company with the rights to make JW merch has done one.