Re-issue of Battat former Museum of Science Boston Series

[John]

Here's the full article < http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/dinosaurs/11231863/Worlds-most-complete-stegosaurus-unveiled-by-Natural-History-Museum.html >

Thanks for the link.

[loru1588]

You know the expression "Be careful what you wish for"? Well evidently, the demand for the repainted reissue of the former MOS Boston Series has been so large that Battat is releasing some of them later this year under the Terra Series label. No changes will be made at this time. Maybe sometime in the not too distant future I will be allowed/able to make any and all changes/corrections to the pieces that need them. You wanted them, you got them!

[DinoLord]

Well at least they means they'll be easy to get here in the U.S. - and for our international friends there are many of us who are willing to help out. 
The majority of the figures are still very accurate so the lack of retooling won't be an issue - a true testament to Mr. LoRusso and Mr. Wenzel's abilities.

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

Does this mean the larger models such as the diplodocus and acrocanthosaurus are not planned for a release? I hope changes are possible to the models in the future, but as DinoLord said, they're pretty accurate to start, and the models being as old as they are says a lot for the original series.

[loru1588]

They may not be released in the Terra Series. They ALL will be released at some point in time!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Awesome news!

[Meso-Cenozoic]

Excellent! Thanks, Dan!

[Stuckasaurus (Dino Dad Reviews)]

Will the re-issues be released in sets of 4, or all at once? Any idea yet when exactly we will first start to see them on Target shelves?

[loru1588]

Will the re-issues be released in sets of 4, or all at once? Any idea yet when exactly we will first start to see them on Target shelves?

No idea I'm afraid. If Battat let's me know I'll post ANY release info ASAP!!

[amargasaurus cazaui]

Dan have they said if they are any closer to cutting lose the Gastonia and Giganta raptor figures yet?

[Yutyrannus]

Dan have they said if they are any closer to cutting lose the Gastonia and Giganta raptor figures yet?

Hopefully, it will be soon, I'm really looking forward to that amazing Gastonia .

[docronnie]

Waiting for great news as well... Thanks Dan!

[loru1588]

Dan have they said if they are any closer to cutting lose the Gastonia and Giganta raptor figures yet?

No word whatsoever on release dates of ANY of the new Terra Series or the re-release of the repainted MOS Series. Frustrating in many ways!!

[Daspletodave]

You know the expression "Be careful what you wish for"? Well evidently, the demand for the repainted reissue of the former MOS Boston Series has been so large that Battat is releasing some of them later this year under the Terra Series label. No changes will be made at this time. Maybe sometime in the not too distant future I will be allowed/able to make any and all changes/corrections to the pieces that need them. You wanted them, you got them!

I was curious to find out which of the 18 MOS dinos would fit into the existing  Battat Terra boxes. For the record, the Terra boxes for Cryolophosaurus and Dacentrurus are identical in size, while the box for Pachyrhinosaurus is just slightly wider (tho identical in height and depth). The box for Nanshiugosaurus has the most height and depth but has the least width.
Well, I tried to fit each of the 18 MOS models into those Terra boxes and they all fit, except for Diplodocus, T-Rex, Acrocanthosaurus, Parasaurolophus, and Maiasaura. So if Battat really wanted to, they could include 13 of the former MOS dinos quite easily into the Terra lineup, without changing the existing box sizes.
Of course the smaller MOS dinos like Gallimimus, Utahraptor, Pachycephalosaurus and Styracosaurus would look tiny in the existing Terra boxes, and do not meet the size requirements for the Terra line that Dan LoRusso mentioned when the line was first announced.
So realistically 9 MOS dinos are excellent candidates for the Terra line.
Could be a while before we see them in the stores, given that we are still waiting for Gigantoraptor, Gastonia, Pentaceratops, Europasaurus, Nasutoceratops, Plateosaurus, Yutyrannus, and Majungasaurus.

[joossa]

Interesting observation.

Well, I tried to fit each of the 18 MOS models into those Terra boxes and they all fit, except for Diplodocus...

I chuckled a little when I read the part above. 

[pylraster]

I wish the reissues will be in a much more natural color scheme. The old paintwork, as well as the ones on the Terra series, are too "loud" and toy-like. But that's just my opinion.

[CityRaptor]

Depends on how you see it. Mammals might be mostly dull colored, but Birds and Reptiles are often very colorful.

[Alatariel]

I didn't see this thread until just now, and boy was I pleasantly surprised when I came across some figures labeled 'Battat' in Target a few days ago! I just wish they'd kept the old color scheme for the Carnotaurus, though, I'd been wanting to get my hands on it for a while and that was one of my favorite things about it (I'm a sucker for colorful dinos, what can I say.) I feel like the new one is way too boring. :/

[Manatee]

I didn't see this thread until just now, and boy was I pleasantly surprised when I came across some figures labeled 'Battat' in Target a few days ago! I just wish they'd kept the old color scheme for the Carnotaurus, though, I'd been wanting to get my hands on it for a while and that was one of my favorite things about it (I'm a sucker for colorful dinos, what can I say.) I feel like the new one is way too boring. :/

They're out? 

[pylraster]

I didn't know that they were out already...