Safari Ltd - new for 2015

[Gwangi]

Who could say? Someone here might even own one or two of them but I find that unlikely. Good to know that at least from your shop some of these old toys get a second (or third or forth) home.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Who could say? Someone here might even own one or two of them but I find that unlikely. Good to know that at least from your shop some of these old toys get a second (or third or forth) home.

lol true!  We always take in any refugees from closets, attics, toyboxes and sandboxes..now those take some rehabilitation..

[Bokisaurus]

So, I finally found the new velociraptor for less that $15, well got it for $10... far less than some I have seen ( up to $26!). I have to say, I am glad I did not pay anymore than what I did. This figure really is nothing special to command such high price, and it is small!
Disappointed by it for sure, but then again I really did not plan on getting it until I saw one for that price. my major complain is that it is simply not not exciting or creative for my own personal taste. In fact, I found the older Safari feathered dinosaur like the oviraptor, Dilong, Microraptor, etc. to be more exciting and better done. But that is just me, others may find it just awesome
And just like their last Carnegie figure, the teeth on this one is so badly painted it is hard to even see them. Oh and the tail feathers, well, it looks nice, but I'm not sure this is something you will see in a larger animal, it looks more like something you would see on a bird of paradise or crow-size bird, the two feathers on the ends are simple just too large I think
Personally, at this rate, the only really exciting dinosaurs from Safari is from their Wild Safari series, and that is largely due to the artist who sculpt those figures.
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Oh this is how small this figure is
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[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Looks about the same size as their past theropods..at least in length.  The muscles are well defined in the legs..nice drumstick there. It is a shame about the teeth though.  I think we all kind knew this figure was coming and about what it would look like so it's just sorta "meh".  The only way to have made this more exciting was to have it in a leaping pose via clear removable rod and base I think.

Hopefully this time next year we'll be commenting on a truly awesome figure for the Carnegie range.

[amanda]

That...is.....ah a definite no for me. Just based on the qualkity. Seeing it in person may be a better judgement but I somehow doubt it.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I thinking it will look good next to the old un-feathered version.

[tyrantqueen]

I'll skip it, it's nice but the recycled, static pose just kills it for me. Another year without a Carnegie And I agree Botm, it would look good as a companion to the old Velociraptor.

[triceratops83]

Carnegie might do well to release an ornithischian, any ornithischian next year. Although I'm gonna laugh at the responses if it is a hadrosaur in a tripod position, facing slightly to the left with open mouth

[tyrantqueen]

Carnegie might do well to release an ornithischian, any ornithischian next year. Although I'm gonna laugh at the responses if it is a hadrosaur in a tripod position, facing slightly to the left with open mouth

Nah, they only use that pose for theropods. With other species, they tend to be a little more adventurous.

[triceratops83]

A new Hadrosaur would be great, though. Quadruped pose, genus they haven't done before, maybe Saurolophus.

[triceratops83]

Something that would suit Carnegie and blow everyone away in the process is to make a series of 1:1 scale dinosaur hatchlings. A Maiasaura baby would only be the length of a computer screen, a bit bulkier than most figures but couldn't be any more expensive than their huge sauropods. When I was a kid the Carnegie figures were the most accurate figures I had seen and something like this could bring them to the forefront again.

[Roselaar]

It's adequate, but that's as much praise as I can muster for it. A feathered Raptor simply has been done before and done better.

Why has the Carnegie line deteriorated so strongly over the past few years? It deserves so much better. If this is the way Safari celebrates its 25th anniversary, I'm hesitant the line makes it to its 30th.

At least the Wild Safari line is still going strong.

[stargatedalek]

actually, the elongated tail plumes do come relatively "well informed", they seem to be the norm amongst dromaeosaurs

[Manatee]

Very true.

In my opinion, it's a nice figure and I will be picking it up, but it's still a slight disappointment. No matter what you guys try to throw at it, it will be the best mass-produced Velociraptor out there, because it blows away Bully's raptor. The tooth problem is unfortunate, and one Carnegie always seems to have, and the model looks shrink-wrapped. I mean seriously, this thing probably literally looked like a six-foot turkey (six feet in length).

Overall, I don't love the figure like I do my Parasaurolophi or my Carnegie Microraptor, but I'll still get it because there's no better alternative. WS's old raptor would be amazing if it was feathered, though. *hint, hint*

[stargatedalek]

don't forget the Favorite Kinto velociraptor (I'd think it counts as being mass produced?)

[Manatee]

don't forget the Favorite Kinto velociraptor (I'd think it counts as being mass produced?)

Oh, I forgot that one. It looks very good.

[stargatedalek]

indeed it does, along with this new Carnegie one its high on my list to acquire

[CityRaptor]

Shaem about the teeth, but I plan to get this fellow at one point. Maybe it gets fixed as part of a running change. 

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Something that would suit Carnegie and blow everyone away in the process is to make a series of 1:1 scale dinosaur hatchlings. A Maiasaura baby would only be the length of a computer screen, a bit bulkier than most figures but couldn't be any more expensive than their huge sauropods. When I was a kid the Carnegie figures were the most accurate figures I had seen and something like this could bring them to the forefront again.

That's an idea I've tossed out before. Even making something as big as a Compsognathus wouldn't be out of the question considering he size of their past 1:1 animals.

I'm actually ready for Carnegie to replace more older models..an Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, and Stegosaurus are high on my list.

[stargatedalek]

I really like this idea, there really aren't enough "large figures of small dinosaurs" out there
if they were to do something like that I think it would be great to do them in the style of the Incredible Creatures line (size material etc.)