Micro surgery on a raptor

[Thagirion]

I have recently aquired after many years of searching a JP stuffed raptor.  But he had damage of one side of his face. I was aware of this and got him anyway because I figured I could fix him and the chances of finding another were so slim.  So yesterday I started to sew him up.


Micro surgery on a raptor 01 by Thagirion3, on Flickr

The worst was on his chin and a little over his eye. I'm not expert at sewing but I know enough to make it better than it was. If I did not thing it would only get worse. That blue string was already on him so I just left it.


Micro surgery on a raptor 02 by Thagirion3, on Flickr

So here he is done. Not bad. I used brown string. I wish I had done a better job at the start and it wasn't until part way I found my rhythem.  Regardless he's better and I don't have to worry about him getting worse now. I LOVE this raptor

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I always wanted the Dilophosaur from that line..but never did get one.

[Thagirion]

Most of the stuffed toys in this line were well made.

[CityRaptor]

I have exactly that one. Currently sitting on my couch with Spider-Pig! Ist is somwhow rarer than the Raptor with the open mouth? Because I saw several of those, but only one like the the one I own back then in 1995.

[Gwangi]

I always wanted the Dilophosaur from that line..but never did get one.

Same here, I'll have to look for one eventually.

[Thagirion]

City Raptor, I don't know about the open mouthed one. I know they made some that had plastic heads that I thought were terrible.  I just know this one is very rare.

[CityRaptor]

Well, putting a plastic head on a plush body indeed sucks. Fitting that I saw sucha toy of Aladar from Disney's Dinosaur, who also does suck.

As far as I know, there are three Raptors:
The one we have, an open-mouthed one in the same size, where the sickle claw is actually present and not just painted on. And a third, which is a samller version of the open-mouthed one.

[Gryphoceratops]

I have the dilophosaurus of that. 

[Thagirion]

What did you guys think of my attempt to fix him?