Decent 1:40 Scale Velociraptors or Deinonychus Figures

[DarkPhantom]

I don't care about if they have bad paint jobs, but I would love some 1:40 or 1:50 scale dromaeosaurs with a good sculpt for dioramas. I have a Papo and a Schleich raptor, and the sculpts are great, but they look completely out of scale with the rest of my models. Does anyone have any recommendations?

[DinoLord]

I'm not sure about the exact scale, but the Kaiyodo Dinotales Deinonychus might be good for your purposes.

[Takama]

I Might Commission Brandem to make a 1:50 scale Deinonychus group in the future. Keep in mind that would make the Animals 2 inches long.

[stargatedalek]

By "good sculpt" do you mean detail or accuracy wise?

[postsaurischian]

Favorite Metal Model  Deinonychus - originally designed by Araki




Velociraptor pair from the Kaiyodo JPIII Coca Cola series

I'm not sure about the exact scale, but the Kaiyodo Dinotales Deinonychus might be good for your purposes.

David Krentz - Pack of Generic Dromaeosaurs in 1:40 for Shapeways:
http://www.shapeways.com/product/K4AP3DQ7S/dromaeosaurs-or-raptors1-40-krentz?li=shop-results&optionId=16564747


You could also have a look at the different Dinosaur toobs by Safari Ltd. - some have tiny Dromaeosaur figures.

Hope, this helps.

[Arul]

How much for the kaiyodo price ? Thanks 

[grantharding]

I'm fond of the Tamiya Velociraptor group; apart from the lack of feathers, it still seems like an accurate sculpt.

I believe they're 1:35 scale.

[DarkPhantom]

I'm not sure about the exact scale, but the Kaiyodo Dinotales Deinonychus might be good for your purposes.

Thank you for the recommendation!

Favorite Metal Model  Deinonychus - originally designed by Araki




Velociraptor pair from the Kaiyodo JPIII Coca Cola series

I'm not sure about the exact scale, but the Kaiyodo Dinotales Deinonychus might be good for your purposes.

David Krentz - Pack of Generic Dromaeosaurs in 1:40 for Shapeways:
http://www.shapeways.com/product/K4AP3DQ7S/dromaeosaurs-or-raptors1-40-krentz?li=shop-results&optionId=16564747


You could also have a look at the different Dinosaur toobs by Safari Ltd. - some have tiny Dromaeosaur figures.

Hope, this helps.

These look awesome!

By "good sculpt" do you mean detail or accuracy wise?

Detail. Even if they are meant to be small Velociraptors, but have the Jurassic Park size instead, I wouldn't mind.

I'm fond of the Tamiya Velociraptor group; apart from the lack of feathers, it still seems like an accurate sculpt.

I believe they're 1:35 scale.

I'll look into those as well!

I Might Commission Brandem to make a 1:50 scale Deinonychus group in the future. Keep in mind that would make the Animals 2 inches long.

Do you have any idea what that might cost? I've never commissioned anything before. Right now, I wouldn't be financially available for much of anything, but when I am, I definitely want to keep building more dioramas.

I just want to say, thank all of you for your insight and help!

[Takama]

Do you have any idea what that might cost? I've never commissioned anything before. Right now, I wouldn't be financially available for much of anything, but when I am, I definitely want to keep building more dioramas.

I just want to say, thank all of you for your insight and help!

Brandem is very cheap when it comes to commissioning. He usualy goes by the amount of work he has to put into a sculpt. so a 1:40 (or 1:50, if you wish to beat me to it) Deinonychus would be $20(for 1:50) or $30 (for 1:40) to commission.    Of course this is based on my experience and im guessing on how he prices things (for instance, i asked for the price of a Diorama featureing a sauropod, and three Carnivoires and he charged less then what i was expecting), for more accurate info, you will have to PM Brandem yourself

[tyrantqueen]

It's hard to find good sculpts in such a small scale. The Japanese brands are probably best.

The Tamiya Velociraptor pack is 1:35

[Federreptil]

I think the Papo and Schleich Raptors are in scale nearly 1:10.
It is the always here a question what type of detailed raptor you will prefer. The fans of the JP style want a naked reptile and then the Tamiya pack is indeed the best in price and look.
Or you find a way to feather this little beasts. (I'm still thinking how to manage this question with my limited skills) If you want a modern pack with a birdish look, you should take the David Krentz sculpts at shapeways. (I ordered mine just now and can't wait to see them).

[grantharding]

If you want a modern pack with a birdish look, you should take the David Krentz sculpts at shapeways. (I ordered mine just now and can't wait to see them).

Ooh, yeah, those are awesome. I hadn't seen those before!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

The Krentz ones are pretty cool for uber tiny figures. One of my four has a printing error, the one with the arms tucked up to it's body, head up, walking. But I didn't even notice til just now looking at them under a different light.

[Sumo]

I think the Papo and Schleich Raptors are in scale nearly 1:10.
It is the always here a question what type of detailed raptor you will prefer. The fans of the JP style want a naked reptile and then the Tamiya pack is indeed the best in price and look.
Or you find a way to feather this little beasts. (I'm still thinking how to manage this question with my limited skills) If you want a modern pack with a birdish look, you should take the David Krentz sculpts at shapeways. (I ordered mine just now and can't wait to see them).

I'm currently refeathering a Tamiya... originally I tried sculpting the wings, which in this scale went as well as can be  expected. Incidentally, is anyone selling resin raptor wings?

[tyrantqueen]

I think the Papo and Schleich Raptors are in scale nearly 1:10.
It is the always here a question what type of detailed raptor you will prefer. The fans of the JP style want a naked reptile and then the Tamiya pack is indeed the best in price and look.
Or you find a way to feather this little beasts. (I'm still thinking how to manage this question with my limited skills) If you want a modern pack with a birdish look, you should take the David Krentz sculpts at shapeways. (I ordered mine just now and can't wait to see them).

The Tamiya raptors aren't based on JP. They're just dated. Back in the day their stuff was considered to be fairly accurate.

[ltokuda]

I'm not sure about the exact scale, but the Kaiyodo Dinotales Deinonychus might be good for your purposes.

This figure is about 5" long.  It's a bit too big to be a 1/40 scale deinonychus.  It could pass for an achillobator, though.

[Tyto_Theropod]

I'm not sure about the exact scale, but the Kaiyodo Dinotales Deinonychus might be good for your purposes.

This figure is about 5" long.  It's a bit too big to be a 1/40 scale deinonychus.  It could pass for an achillobator, though.

Or indeed a small Utahraptor

[Federreptil]

@ tyrantqueen
It might be sound a little bit inaccurate, if I said 'JP Style' to the Tamiya pack. I know that the Tamiya kits were not part of the JP Merchandise. The six Velociraptors are very high detailed and extreme well proportioned. Much better as the most official JP-Stuff. But if you paint them in the right manner, they will look very fine as movie velociraptors because they are so dated as the JP raptors. And if an unfeathered Papo T-rex is taken for the scene it might be the logical decision to choose a naked Velociraptor/Deinonychus too. 

[Federreptil]

A little optical update to the Shapeways Dromaeosaurus group by David Krentz because my order arrived. I can't find a print error
– the sickle crawl is just relaxed when the foot is in the air.



They look really birdish if you compare them with the Velociraptor pack of Tamiya. Here is a real advantage you can build more then 12 individuals.



In size the Tamiya Velociraptor is more a Deinonychus or a small Utahraptor and the Krentz Raptor a real velociraptor-size as a bigger crow.
So it would not be the best idea for a feathered Dromaeosaurus to go between the reptilian cousins.



What type of Maniraptor is your favorite? If you want a Jurassic Park scene in the diorama you will prefer the Tamiya Velociraptors:



If you like a more calm and naturalistic diorama you will take the small bird-raptor slipping through the big naked rebor legs.

[Arul]

Wow tamiya vraptor with rebor is a great idea