REBOR general discussion

[Faelrin]

Yeah it would be nice to see the Stegosaurus, War Pig, and King Trident, but doubt they're happening this year at this rate with all the other things shown so far.

[Reptilia]

They promised both Ankylosaurus and Triceratops for this year, if they fail to materialize I will lose my faith in Rebor's doing any herbivore ever. And I'm gonna start considering to sell my "King T-Rex" and "Fallen Queen" set, it pisses me off that they don't complete the diorama with "King Trident".

[tanystropheus]

They promised both Ankylosaurus and Triceratops for this year, if they fail to materialize I will lose my faith in Rebor's doing any herbivore ever. And I'm gonna start considering to sell my "King T-Rex" and "Fallen Queen" set, it pisses me off that they don't complete the diorama with "King Trident".

What would you do if they announce a release of "King Trident" within 1 month of you selling your "King T-Rex" and "Fallen Queen" set? 

[Reptilia]

Well, but I would only start thinking about selling them, you know... 

[joossa]

They promised both Ankylosaurus and Triceratops for this year, if they fail to materialize I will lose my faith in Rebor's doing any herbivore ever.

Really? Don't you think that's a bit over the top? Rebor is known to be very capricious. I don't doubt the herbivores are coming since they will make them money, but you can't trust Rebor's half-in statements about when things will be released. They will release them when they want to, be it this year or next. Holding them accountable (on any level) for what they say is not a smart thing given their track record. 

[Reptilia]

Well, since last december they announced five (!) herbivores I was quite confident we would have seen at least a couple of them released. It's only september, so technically there's still time for both "War Pig" and "King Trident", and I'll keep hoping for the Triceratops, but yeah, Rebor proved once again you can't rely on their word. Sweetly unprofessional, I'd say.

[Faelrin]

You'd think at the very least War Pig would have been released by now, but instead there's like a dozen other things that have popped up since. I'm still hoping it'll be released by the end of the year or early next year, but I'm starting to think it's a slim chance.

[Reptilia]

Can't remember when they teased "War Pig", maybe shortly after the Carnotaurus full reveal, but I recall they said it was expected for the summer. So I strongly suspect it's been postponed, and the Triceratops consequentially so. Maybe it all depends on the Carnotaurus delay, who knows?

[CityRaptor]

Seems more to me that they announced them when Papo announced their 2017 line up, just to one up Papo.

[Reptilia]

Yeah, it was probably just a reaction to Papo's announcement. My prediction is that they're going to close the year with the JW Velociraptor in october and then the Deinosuchus in december. We'll see.

[Reptilia]

Guess this is new from Rebor, here's what they posted on Facebook with the BBTS pre-order for "Pete":

Preorder is up let's go! Grab one quickly cus once gone it won't be available until next year!

[Victoria's Cantina]

Guess this is new from Rebor, here's what they posted on Facebook with the BBTS pre-order for "Pete":

Preorder is up let's go! Grab one quickly cus once gone it won't be available until next year!

Same thing happened with Alex in the US. BBTS, which I think is the only real retailer in the US for Rebor, sold out. They said they won't be doing another run on Alex until next year.

[Reptilia]

So it's a warning for US buyers specifically.

[Shonisaurus]

Yeah, it was probably just a reaction to Papo's announcement. My prediction is that they're going to close the year with the JW Velociraptor in october and then the Deinosuchus in december. We'll see.

So titanoboa is not going to be commercialized this year? What a disappointment, on the other hand I thought that the ankylosaurus and the sarcosuchus (although there is still little news about this figure were going to be sold by Rebor.

[Reptilia]

Some Facebook user asked Rebor if there's any news on Stegosaurus and "King Trident", here's their answer:

We are trying to give them some special features to stop bootleggers from using our sculpts

In other words, the Triceratops is still not ready and won't be out for Christmas as they promised. Good job Rebor.

[stargatedalek]

*sigh*

So adding dumb gimmicks is supposed to prevent bootlegging? Isn't that just going to encourage people to buy the bootlegs instead because the bootlegs will just be solid pieces of plastic without wires that break or unimpressive moving parts that jack up the price of the original?

It's a risk to be sure, if it works sure they've made something that can't be replicated (in full) for much cheaper which could discourage people buying bootlegs, but if it doesn't they've screwed themselves.

[tanystropheus]

With the advent of 3D printing, bootleggers are beginning to rival authentic products.  Bootlegs of NECA, Revoltech and S.H Figuarts products are barely distinguishable from the real thing (aside from flimsier joints and pegs). Not sure if there is much REBOR (or Papo) can do...

[Reptilia]

I don't know, really. It just sounds like an excuse to postpone something they said would have been released before the end of the year. To be honest if they're going to put some silly trick on their Triceratops I might just decide to skip it. I want cool models with the less articulation possible, otherwise I would look for some plastic toy.

[Shonisaurus]

I am in favor of that the figures of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals are the least articulated possible, thing that does not happen unfortunately with the models of Rebor, thing that I do not like.

According to Rebor their dinosaurs are intended for collectors, but their excessive articulation, makes them more toys for children than for adults, on the other hand with the articulated pieces causes them to give themselves as a step with the deinonychus of the same brand. To collect articulated dinosaurs there are other companies like Jurassic Park or Playmovil to put two examples and their prices are not so exaggerated.

In fact, I was one of the first to assert that I was against the theropods of any company having articulated jaws. Honestly I am not convinced by this policy of Rebor nor do I like it. 

[Reptilia]

I like articulated jaws on theropods, but that's about it. I don't appreciate the movable arms on their raptors, for example, or the flexible feature they'll give to the Titanoboa. Herbivores then shouldn't have any articulated part in my opinion, so if they say they're planning some "special features" for Stegosaurus and Triceratops I can't see anything good coming. Oh well, I already have Papos, I can do without Rebor versions just like I did with the Acrocanthosaurus, the Ceratosaurus and the Carnotaurus.