WANTED: Papo Tyrannosaurus & Velociraptor Box Set

[Viking Spawn]

WANTED: Papo Tyrannosaurus & Velociraptor Box Set



I've seen this a couple of times on Facebook now and I'm told its some sort of an exclusive.  Does anyone know where I can locate one or know of anyone with one for sale?  I've been searching for over a month now for it to be listed on sale somewhere and so far NO LUCK!   

Any information and/or assistance would be greatly appreciated!  Thank you in advance.   

[Roselaar]

Good question! I kinda forgot about this one. Anyone know what's the deal with this set? How exclusive is it and limited to what territories/sites?

[Ikessauro]

Wasn't it supposed to hit the stores in October?

[Roselaar]

Wasn't it supposed to hit the stores in October?

But which stores? All of them, or just some of them?

[Ikessauro]

Wasn't it supposed to hit the stores in October?

But which stores? All of them, or just some of them?

That's still a mistery for me. Someone here had translated the original Korean?? blog post about these if I'm not mistaken.

[Ikessauro]

I heard from a friend on Facebook that the T.rex and Raptor repaints are already selling in Europe. Unfortunatelly he couldn't provide any more detailed information.

[Takama]

I think there Toys R Us Exclusives.

I hope they sell them seperatly because im only interested in the Raptor.

[Viking Spawn]

I checked a couple of Toys R Us's and so far, nothing.  Hopefully October is the correct release month.   

[Roselaar]

I'll be sure to check out my local Papo store tomorrow, maybe they can provide an answer.

[Viking Spawn]

I'll be sure to check out my local Papo store tomorrow, maybe they can provide an answer.

Thank you Roselaar!  That would be great!   

[RobinGoodfellow]

While I was seeing this new Papo's variation, I was thinking about the whole Papo prehistoric collection.
This is the new and complete (?) Papo's list of models:

Tyrannosaurus - standing - ( green, brown and grey )
Tyrannosaurus - running - ( green and brown )
Allosaurus
Carnotaurus
Velociraptor  ( brown, grey and grey/brown )
Spinosaurus  ( grey and brownish )
Oviraptor
Dimetrodon
Dilophosaurus
Triceratops
Styracosaurus
Pachyrhinosaurus
Ankylosaurus
Parasaurolophus
Brachiosaurus
Stegosaurus ( with many little color variations )
Apatosaurus
Pachycephalosaurus
Archaeopteryx
Baby Triceratops
Tupuxuara
Baby Tyrannosaurus ( green and brown )
Pteranodon
Plesiosaurus
Tylosaurus
Smilodon
Steppe Mammoth
Mammoth
Baby Mammoth ( 2 different kind )
Woolly Rhino
Prehistoric Men  ( 2 different kind )
Campfire Set
Dodo

Am I right?  Is it complete or I forgot something ? 

[Roselaar]

Checked with the store. They hadn't heard of this set yet, which means that for now it's definitely not a regular world wide release. They were gonna check things out with the distributor, and they'll let me know what they can find out. They were adamant they wouldn't let this turn out a disappointment as was the result with their hunt for the Brown Running Rex.

[Viking Spawn]

Thank you again Roselaar.  I hope your connection can at least give us some more details on this release and/or distribution.

@RobinGoodfellows - Thank you for that list!  I will use it as a reference/checklist. 

[Ikessauro]

Your check list seems ok, but I would not consider a model a variant when there is no standard color to compare it to. I'll explain. We now know that the T.rex (2005 mold) has variants, the brown color and now this new exclusive limited gray variant are quite diferent from the original one.

The Stegosaurus I could also accept as a new variant, the new paint application is very distinct from the original, even the green tones and washes or dry brushes look different, the plates lack the original white spots. And every model you buy is like that now.

The problem for me is with some other Papo models. I.e. Allosaurus, Spinosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus. They all got updates in their paint application, but most seem very subtle to consider a variant. Spino got a few brighter stripes on the sale and "black lipstick" is seems to me. Pachycephalosaurus new colors are more faint and at the same time brighter yellow than before. Allosaurus has a lot less washes and dry brushes. Instead of variants, they look like models with poor painting.  Also, since they are all hand painted, the new colors vary a lot, the new models remind me of chinasaurs that don't have consistency in their paint job.

[RobinGoodfellow]

Your check list seems ok, but I would not consider a model a variant when there is no standard color to compare it to. I'll explain. We now know that the T.rex (2005 mold) has variants, the brown color and now this new exclusive limited gray variant are quite diferent from the original one.

The Stegosaurus I could also accept as a new variant, the new paint application is very distinct from the original, even the green tones and washes or dry brushes look different, the plates lack the original white spots. And every model you buy is like that now.

The problem for me is with some other Papo models. I.e. Allosaurus, Spinosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus. They all got updates in their paint application, but most seem very subtle to consider a variant. Spino got a few brighter stripes on the sale and "black lipstick" is seems to me. Pachycephalosaurus new colors are more faint and at the same time brighter yellow than before. Allosaurus has a lot less washes and dry brushes. Instead of variants, they look like models with poor painting.  Also, since they are all hand painted, the new colors vary a lot, the new models remind me of chinasaurs that don't have consistency in their paint job.

It's a solid point of view.
I bought all my Papo collection online ( and I've never seen the most recent Papos in a real shop with my own eyes ).
Very useful considerations, thanks.

@ Viking Spawn:  I have all the Papo models in my collection (with the exception of the color variants and Dodo). For reference: https://www.flickr.com/photos/130140542@N03/albums/72157659261637412

[Ikessauro]

I bought all my Papo collection online ( and I've never seen the most recent Papos in a real shop with my own eyes ).

I'm in the same situation, here in Brazil you never see Papos in stores. But I am aware of these paint differences because I buy some Papos and resell them here.

[CityRaptor]

Similar here. There is a store near that sells them, but all the Dinosaurs ( Papo, Schleich, Bullyland, some Chinasaurs ) there are squashed together on a tiny space which they have to share with Dragons, causing them to get damage to their paint. Them putting a display with farm animals in front of it does not make it better.  Meanwhile horses have a shelf all for themselves...

[Viking Spawn]

FOUND! 

PAPO TYRANNOSAURUS & VELOCIRAPTOR EXCLUSIVE




























FULL GALLERY:

https://picasaweb.google.com/VikingSpawn/PAPOTYRANNOSAURUSVELOCIRAPTOREXCLUSIVE#

[Ikessauro]

New, PLEASE, tell me were can I get this one, my Papo collection cannot be incomplete.

[Kayakasaurus]

Wow! So beautiful. I really like them. Hopefully papo will do more of these repaints.