Everything Dinosaur: Evolution

[Turkeysaurus]

Isn't UPVC used for water pipes & windows? It must be durable.

I read it's safer material so probably that's the reason for UPVC over PVC.

Maybe it's rigid nature must be the reason model's arms look like that? It's an odd choice.

[Sim]

Thanks for sharing that @Turkeysaurus, I'm considering figures from this line again now.  I too think the reason the figure's arms are attached to the body is due to the figure's material.

[Over9K]

Maybe it's rigid nature must be the reason model's arms look like that? It's an odd choice.

Interesting... I had assumed casting/printing the arms with the body was a cost-saving measure, eliminating the creation, cleaning and painting of the parts and assembly step attaching them.

[Flaffy]

Two things I've been noticing since the figure's reveal:
1) Clearly sculpted before the 2025 exoparia paper since the sculpt and concept art has jugal horns (along with the concept art being dated 2023 ofc). With how saturated the market is, the EDE rex will have to do something new to stand out amongst the crowd. Though probably too late to fix this?


2) Has large maxillary facial scales fallen out of favour lately? I was surprised at their exclusion on the EDE design. Instead opting for a much more leathery appearance to the lips and facial integument.

[Halichoeres]

Definitely hoping the Chinle set happens!

[Sim]

On their Facebook page Everything Dinosaur is asking what ecosystem people would like them to represent next.  It's out of Cedar Mountain, Wessex, Hateg, Morrison and Kem Kem.

I hope they avoid Kem Kem for now as its species are well-represented already.  I would like Everything Dinosaur to bring new things with their figures and Hell Creek and Kem Kem I think don't really provide that.  Notably, Everything Dinosaur listed Camptosaurus as one of the species from the Morrison and I know that one is much wanted here.  Also Apatosaurus and Allosaurus, which @Concavenator might like!

I chose the Wessex Formation as the one I'd like Everything Dinosaur to represent next as I'd like satisfying figures of Neovenator and Polacanthus.  Eotyrannus would be interesting to me too.

Also, Everything Dinosaur listed Falcarius as one of the species from Cedar Mountain, imagine how cool a good figure of it would be!

[DavidJamesArmsby]

Out of that list I think Wessex is my choice too. Some UK dinos from some UK folks sounds great to me.

[Protopatch]

Which would mean that they maybe don't have a mid/long-term marketing strategy and/or that they want to adapt their offers to the overall demand ?
@Sim have you considered to link them to the polls ?

In my humble opinion however, it would be wiser to wait until the release of their first figure to see its quality/price, prior to suggesting any further Fm/dinosaur ideas^^

[Sim]

I did consider showing Everything Dinosaur the polls we did but they are requesting thoughts themselves so I think they're getting the information they want...

Another thought I have is I wonder if Everything Dinosaur will eventually consider making more than just four species per ecosystem.  Some like the Hell Creek, Morrison and Wessex have enough interesting species for more than four to be made.  Maybe they'll revisit a formation after they've done the ones they would like to do?

[Flaffy]

I proposed Dorset's Kimmeridge Clay formation. The UK is famous for it's sea reptiles as well afterall!

[DavidJamesArmsby]

I proposed Dorset's Kimmeridge Clay formation. The UK is famous for it's sea reptiles as well afterall!

That's a great idea. I would absolutely love a wave of Dorset marine reptiles. I honestly can't think of a formation I'd prefer them to tackle over the Jurassic Coast now that you bring it up.
I totally understand why they want to start off with sure-fire hits like T. Rex before doing something as niche as Ichthyosaurs, though.

[Sim]

Besides the fact that a 1:33 Apatosaurus or Diplodocus would be enormous, I wonder how fragile their tail whip would be if it's made of upvc.  Something I appreciate about my Papo Apatosaurus and Eofauna Diplodocus is how their tail whip is flexible and has no chance of snapping.

[suspsy]

I told them to go with Hateg Basin. We don't have any of those dwarf herbivores, plus it's high time we got a proper Hatzegopteryx toy. I'd like to retire my CollectA one.

[Joliezac]

I said Hateg as well, I really want a good Hatz

[Pliosaurking]

I honestly would be happy with any of these, although I'm a sucker for the Kem Kem formation so I voted for that.

[Trenchcoated Rebbachisaur]

...Rebbachisaurus, you say? 

Here's the formations and animals they're suggesting. The silhouettes in the picture on the same page don't fully match up but whelp.
🦖 Morrison Formation (Stegosaurus, Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, Camptosaurus etc)
🦖Hateg Basin (Hatzegopteryx, Zalmoxes, Magyarosaurus, Balaur etc)
🦖Wessex Formation (Riparovenator, Polacanthus, Iguanodon etc)
🦖Cedar Mountain (Utahraptor, Gastonia, Moabosaurus, Falcarius etc)
🦖Kem Kem Beds (Carcharodontosaurus, Spinosaurus, Rebbachisaurus etc)

...Basically every formation has some taxa I would love to see (Kem Kem almost missed out but... Lol). And heck, a Turiasaur? An Azhdarchid? An island Titanosaur? Falcarius? A Rebbachisaur??

Not sure I will complete the sets on any of these but all of them have something that makes my mouth water...

[Halichoeres]

Yeah, for me each of these formations has something I'd love to have a figure of, but if they're only doing four per set, chances are only one of those, on average, will be something I'm dying to have. Falcarius, Camptosaurus, Zalmoxes. I'd buy Hatzegopteryx if for no other reason than it's the only non-dinosaur I'm seeing.

I proposed Dorset's Kimmeridge Clay formation. The UK is famous for it's sea reptiles as well afterall!

That's a great idea. I would absolutely love a wave of Dorset marine reptiles. I honestly can't think of a formation I'd prefer them to tackle over the Jurassic Coast now that you bring it up.

That would be amazing. As would any fully aquatic setting they could choose.

[Protopatch]

Would love a Mongolian Fm set !

[Concavenator]

@Sim I'm in for a Morrison set, not for the Allosaurus (planning on getting the upcoming 1:35 BotM A. jimmadseni), but for the Apatosaurus and the Camptosaurus!

I think that Allosaurus and Stegosaurus aren't needed in that set, Torvosaurus and Hesperosaurus (for example) would've been more interesting and would have more to offer to the market.

In order of preference, I'd rank the possible formations like this:

Cedar > Morrison > Wessex, Hateg and Kem Kem I have no interest in (well, I'd like to eventually have a Spinosaurus, but I'd rather wait and see the 1:35 BotM version).

Cedar has got to be the one I'm most keen on seeing, a ~ 1:35 dromaeosaurid and a non-Therizinosaurus therizinosaurian are gaps that are too obvious to ignore, and I don't see anybody else willing to be tackling them (Wild Past aside, but the situation with those Kickstarter models is rather unclear).

After that, I choose Morrison, because I'd love to have a satisfactory Apatosaurus (one of my all-time favorite dinosaurs). And Camptosaurus would be great too.

As for Wessex, Iguanodon is the big deal for me there, but HLG has one coming. If HLG does it justice, that'd suffice for me. Riparovenator and Polacanthus I have no interest in. Eotyrannus I find more interesting though.

At the end of the day, it seems that the species people are most excited for aren't the "safe bets" like Tyrannosaurus etc, but rather the species that are very neglected and are overdue for a new figure, like Camptosaurus, which makes sense.

That's why I think that if they decided to focus on the neglected/underrepresented species from each formation, the line would result so much more attractive to the public (and thus, potentially more successful), as they'd be offering high-quality figures of species with no other good options to choose from.

[Sim]

That Everything Dinosaur is willing to make Balaur is good news as it means they are willing to make small species too!