David Silvas New Kickstarter: Articulated Dinosaur TOYS

[stargatedalek]

IIRC it was mentioned at some point that the prototypes aren't durable enough to display the full range of motion and had to be articulated slowly.

[Sim]

There actually is a video that shows the articulation!  I watched it before I backed the Kickstarter some months ago and had forgotten about it.  I just re-watched it and it looks like the arms/wings of the figures can indeed be posed in the folded back pose like Emily Willoughby's Deinonychus!   As mentioned above the video:

Keep in mind though that this is just the resin prototype, so it's a little fragile and unlike the actual toy, doesn't hold together well. However, it gives a good idea of what you can expect with the final product in terms of movement. If all goes as planned, the toy will actually move better than this. (The final production figures will be mostly PVC with ABS ball joints and some flexible rubber parts such as the neck collar, primary wings,tongue and a bendable tail w/ wire.)

The video can be seen on the Kickstarter, under the section "And how is this better than what I already have?": https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/creativebeast/beasts-of-the-mesozoic-raptor-series-action-figure/description

[Silvanusaurus]

There actually is a video that shows the articulation!  I watched it before I backed the Kickstarter some months ago and had forgotten about it.  I just re-watched it and it looks like the arms/wings of the figures can indeed be posed in the folded back pose like Emily Willoughby's Deinonychus!   As mentioned above the video:

Keep in mind though that this is just the resin prototype, so it's a little fragile and unlike the actual toy, doesn't hold together well. However, it gives a good idea of what you can expect with the final product in terms of movement. If all goes as planned, the toy will actually move better than this. (The final production figures will be mostly PVC with ABS ball joints and some flexible rubber parts such as the neck collar, primary wings,tongue and a bendable tail w/ wire.)

The video can be seen on the Kickstarter, under the section "And how is this better than what I already have?": https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/creativebeast/beasts-of-the-mesozoic-raptor-series-action-figure/description

Ah, thanks, the video is quite enlightening! (I think I saw it way back at the beginning of the project, but I completely forgot.)

[LophoLeeVT]

Wow i want that Pyro raptor!!!!

[Paleo SH]

They are all very beautiful , realistic and amazing however do you all think with an increase in the interest of articulated dino model would one day replace the more conventional dino models in the market ?
This might happen in the near future.

[stargatedalek]

They are all very beautiful , realistic and amazing however do you all think with an increase in the interest of articulated dino model would one day replace the more conventional dino models in the market ?
This might happen in the near future.

I doubt they will ever completely replace solid models, but hopefully it will prove to Hasbro Mattel that they should do a good job with their articulated dinosaurs.

[RobinGoodfellow]

I made my final decision; my flock will be: Velociraptor m. / Dromaeosaurus a. / Tsaagan m. / Saurornitholestes s. / Balaur b. / Linheraptor e.
What about your choice?

[Flaffy]

Zhenyuanlong suni/Balaur bondoc, Buitreraptor gonzalezorum, Velociraptor mongoliensis. That's my flock of fabulousness 

[Flaffy]

New image of pyroraptor

[Silvanusaurus]

New image of pyroraptor

Kind of looks like Dromaeosaurus' less attractive little brother to me. 

[pylraster]

I just hope that the joints won't get loose quick. Hasbro's Marvel and Star Wars figures actually have a way around this; the joints are ratcheted.  I hope that's also the case for these dinos. My Resaurus figures eventually couldn't stand up due to loose joints.

[Silvanusaurus]

I just hope that the joints won't get loose quick. Hasbro's Marvel and Star Wars figures actually have a way around this; the joints are ratcheted.  I hope that's also the case for these dinos. My Resaurus figures eventually couldn't stand up due to loose joints.

I guess that's a risk of using this format... It would definitely be a shame if we had to be super restrictive in moving them around in order to preserve their tightness.

[Derek.McManus]

I suspect that the joints should stand a reasonable amount of manipulation, after all they are collectors models and not toys that would be extensively played with on a regular basis!

[pylraster]

Marvel Legends figures are not that restricted even with ratchets. The ratchets do help hold extreme poses. 

[tyrantqueen]

Loose joints can be retightened with clear nail varnish, acrylic varnish or Pledge/Future/Klear floor polish. A well known trick among action figure collectors.

[empire3569]

Loose joints can be retightened with clear nail varnish, acrylic varnish or Pledge/Future/Klear floor polish. A well known trick among action figure collectors.

Was going to say the same thing; I have used the Pledge floor polish on several of my NECA aliens and it works very well!

[Paleo SH]

I have placed orders for 6 beasts:
velociraptor m
Atrociraptor m
Tsaagan m
pyroraptor o
Zhenyuanlong
Adasaurus

prefer to call them "Beautiful bird like dinos": colourful yet realistic in contrast to other brightly coloured but fake looking dinos in the market.

[Flaffy]

New image of ZHENYUANLONG!!!! 


Previous Zhenyuanlong


Very pleased with the new one! But is it just me, or is the new zhenyuanlong head a little too flat? Still, I love the new detailed white tuff and the purple highlights on the edge of the feathers.
What does our forum members think of the new Zhen? 

[Faelrin]

I really like this one more, especially the new wings. The only thing I was hoping for was the pink snout like in the art, but that's a minor nitpick/personal preference kind of thing. I wonder if the fan vote raptors or accessory packs are next now.

[Silvanusaurus]

Those wings, man. These are going to be on Balaur now too, aren't they? I'm hyped to see that.