Mojo - new for 2015

[Gwangi]

Both the Stegosaurus and Triceratops actually look half way decent. If only they incorporated a greater degree of anatomical accuracy I would actually buy those models. Pity. I really like the Triceratops head.

[Daspletodave]

MOJO is a no go for me.

[Manatee]

This (by this, I mean the T. rex and Para) is really the epitome of why I dislike Mojo; are they even trying? They have stated themselves that their figures are no good, why don't they actually try to IMPROVE THEM instead of releasing year after year of tail-dragging T. rexes and scaly raptors? They haven't made a dinosaur that isn't T. rex, "Velociraptor", Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, or Parasaurolophus ever. Why even bother making dinosaurs if you just make the same ones over and over again?

[Bokisaurus]

Oh my, in a way, I guess Mojo is staying true to their roots. AS I remember, years ago, there was a disagreement at CollectA about what direction to take their prehistoric collection. One group wanted to move towards higher, more accurate figures, and the other group wanted to stick with t he older style of sculpt. In the end, CollectA won in moving toward a more accurate and higher quality figures. The group that disagreed, split up and formed Mojo to continue with the old school figures.
I'm not confident that their dinosaur figures will improve in accuracy anytime soon 
Too bad since their animals and prehistoric mammals are really nicely sculpted, hard to believe they are from the same company

[suchomimus]

That's one sad looking brachiosaurus 

The para reminds me of chinasaurs.

[Nebuloid]

That's one sad looking brachiosaurus 

The para reminds me of chinasaurs.

It reminds my of my old Parasaurolophus I had as a kid in 1991, but even less dynamic :



Overall I would say the triceratops looks best.

[Manatee]

That's one sad looking brachiosaurus 

The para reminds me of chinasaurs.

I have three or four chinasaur and Imaginext paras from when I was about six, and they all destroy the Mojo in comparison.

[tanystropheus]

Oh my, in a way, I guess Mojo is staying true to their roots. AS I remember, years ago, there was a disagreement at CollectA about what direction to take their prehistoric collection. One group wanted to move towards higher, more accurate figures, and the other group wanted to stick with t he older style of sculpt. In the end, CollectA won in moving toward a more accurate and higher quality figures. The group that disagreed, split up and formed Mojo to continue with the old school figures.
I'm not confident that their dinosaur figures will improve in accuracy anytime soon 
Too bad since their animals and prehistoric mammals are really nicely sculpted, hard to believe they are from the same company

Yes, it is incredibly difficult to believe the dichotomy of products that Mojo is pumping out. On the one hand, their prehistoric mammals are the best in the industry....but Mojo's dinosaur models are caricatures of chinasaurs (and, intentionally so  )

[CityRaptor]

Looks like they are trying to go for a Jurassic Park look, but fail...

[Manatee]

Looks like they are trying to go for a Jurassic Park look, but fail...

I believe they are going for a chinasaur look, rather than Jurassic Park. JP, while inaccurate now, is certainly leaps and bounds ahead of anything Mojo is putting out. They really need to get their tails off the ground, both figuratively and literally.

[sauroid]

and the feet.

[DC]

I have not spoken with Jimmie for a long time but I believe Mojo's vision and his original vision for Procon was for a limited say about 12 figures that would priced below the big companies but of a compatible style.  The approach would be not to replace Schliech or Papo but something retailers would carry in addition to other lines but add variety and be price competitive.  Not really a style issue so much.    I think there is a market slice for that and Mojo does that.  It was never intended to be an alternative to the Museum figures.  Think high quality K&M.
   

[Raptoress]

I sort of like the Brachiosaurus, and I really like the Triceratops's head. But what a shame about the awful body. I would buy it, otherwise.

[Gryphoceratops]

I like the shape of the Triceratops head but it appears to have scales on its beak.   

[SBell]

I have not spoken with Jimmie for a long time but I believe Mojo's vision and his original vision for Procon was for a limited say about 12 figures that would priced below the big companies but of a compatible style.  The approach would be not to replace Schliech or Papo but something retailers would carry in addition to other lines but add variety and be price competitive.  Not really a style issue so much.    I think there is a market slice for that and Mojo does that.  It was never intended to be an alternative to the Museum figures.  Think high quality K&M.

It's been a long time since we had high quality K&M! Some of these whippersnappers won't even know the brand! 

[DC]

I still think about the what if they had gone forward with The National Geo Sea Monsters.

[Manatee]

I have not spoken with Jimmie for a long time but I believe Mojo's vision and his original vision for Procon was for a limited say about 12 figures that would priced below the big companies but of a compatible style.  The approach would be not to replace Schliech or Papo but something retailers would carry in addition to other lines but add variety and be price competitive.  Not really a style issue so much.    I think there is a market slice for that and Mojo does that.  It was never intended to be an alternative to the Museum figures.  Think high quality K&M.

I own a K&M figure, and it's better than anything Mojo's putting out.

[SBell]

I have not spoken with Jimmie for a long time but I believe Mojo's vision and his original vision for Procon was for a limited say about 12 figures that would priced below the big companies but of a compatible style.  The approach would be not to replace Schliech or Papo but something retailers would carry in addition to other lines but add variety and be price competitive.  Not really a style issue so much.    I think there is a market slice for that and Mojo does that.  It was never intended to be an alternative to the Museum figures.  Think high quality K&M.

I own a K&M figure, and it's better than anything Mojo's putting out.

Clearly you are speaking of just the Dinosaur figures, because you wouldn't haven't taken into account the prehistoric mammals. The last time a decent K&M figure was put out was over 10 years ago with the Exotic Dinos bin set. After that it was hollow casts, cheap chinasaurs and poor-quality articulated figures.

Again, assuming that you weren't including the far superior Prehistoric Mammals which are far and away better than K&M.

And even if you are including modern figures, that's a tough comparison because the sizes and styles are very different. I do, however, own several figures from both companies representing the sames species, including quagga, clouded leopard and pronghorns. You'd be hard pressed to find K&M superior to any of those.

And yeah, DC, I remember the promised Sea Monsters figures. That was the day our gift shop went from 80% K&M to 15% K&M (not entirely related, but when they didn't deliver a waited-for product, why use them at all?!)

[Manatee]

I have not spoken with Jimmie for a long time but I believe Mojo's vision and his original vision for Procon was for a limited say about 12 figures that would priced below the big companies but of a compatible style.  The approach would be not to replace Schliech or Papo but something retailers would carry in addition to other lines but add variety and be price competitive.  Not really a style issue so much.    I think there is a market slice for that and Mojo does that.  It was never intended to be an alternative to the Museum figures.  Think high quality K&M.

I own a K&M figure, and it's better than anything Mojo's putting out.

Clearly you are speaking of just the Dinosaur figures, because you wouldn't haven't taken into account the prehistoric mammals. The last time a decent K&M figure was put out was over 10 years ago with the Exotic Dinos bin set. After that it was hollow casts, cheap chinasaurs and poor-quality articulated figures.

Again, assuming that you weren't including the far superior Prehistoric Mammals which are far and away better than K&M.

And even if you are including modern figures, that's a tough comparison because the sizes and styles are very different. I do, however, own several figures from both companies representing the sames species, including quagga, clouded leopard and pronghorns. You'd be hard pressed to find K&M superior to any of those.

And yeah, DC, I remember the promised Sea Monsters figures. That was the day our gift shop went from 80% K&M to 15% K&M (not entirely related, but when they didn't deliver a waited-for product, why use them at all?!)

Oh no, I wasn't counting the prehistoric or modern figures. They are, generally, fantastic. (I don't own any myself, but they look pretty good.)

[DC]

With prices for figures going up retailers like to have some "relatively" inexpensive impulse buys for customers. K&M and Mojo address that.  I would personally rather go for a Safari Toob or Good Luck mini. But size can matter.