Schleich - new for 2016

[suspsy]

I have to hand it to Schleich for picking a sauropod as obscure as Barapasaurus. That said, I certainly won't be buying it or any other Schleich merchandise.

[DC]

I am surprised.  it has been years since Schleich did anything outside the box.  They use to bring out some different figures like Desmatosuchus or Shonisaurus.  Recently it seems to be endless reruns of the same animals in the same style. I hope this is a sign of a change.  The best sellers for Schleich last year were Giganotosaurus, Tyrannosaurus and Therizinosaurus.   I always found the sauropods their strongest models.

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

I just saw this at STS:
http://www.odufroehliche.de/schleich-adventskalender-2016-pferde-dinosaurier-bayala/schleich-adventskalender-dinosaurier-2016-inhalt-odufroehliche-de/
Last year's exclusive figures were released this year in different sets so I would not be surprised if that is the case next time.

[CityRaptor]

Yes, that's how Schleich works.

And no Schleich, repainting that terrible Raptor into RaptorRed won't make it better. Of course I still expect their customers to buy it anyways. They don't want realism, they want a brand name....

Best part of that set seems to be the Ammonites. Those have to be the only ones that are both in scale to portray one of the average size species and not be attached to an Ichthyosaurus.

[Megalosaurus]

I need those ammonites, but the others...  never

[Dilopho]

I need those ammonites, but the others...  never

I like them all. It just depends what the price is for the calender.

[Halichoeres]

So are the frog and fish the same as the ones included in the forthcoming volcano set? I can't tell just eyeballing.

[Roselaar]

Saw the new Dilophosaurus and Dimetrodon up close today. The former is just bad, but the latter wasn't as awful as I feared from the pic, despite ripping off Papo's. It kinda felt like an odd mix between the old Bullyland Dimetrodon and the Papo figure.

[terrorchicken]

what is with that random stegosaurus skeleton appearing in all these sets?

[CityRaptor]

Just Schleich milking their molds. It's also the third re-use of the Tyrannosaurus hatchling ( also in Cave Set & Tyrannosaurus Hunt Set ) and Skull ( also in Tyrannosaurus Hunt Set & Velociraptor Hunt Set ) and third color for the Compsognathus ( first & second are also in the Velociraptor Hunt Set ), the "Velociraptor" is a repaint of the one available alone or in the Velociraptor Hunt Set.  The plants are in many Schleich sets and the egg is in several sets, too. So yes, the Ammonites are the only things that are actually new in the sense of neither being a repaint ( Raptor, Compsognathus, frog ) or straight re-use ( everything else )

So are the frog and fish the same as the ones included in the forthcoming volcano set? I can't tell just eyeballing.

The Frog is apparently a repaint, since it is considered exclusive. Exclusive = Repaint.

Saw the new Dilophosaurus and Dimetrodon up close today. The former is just bad, but the latter wasn't as awful as I feared from the pic, despite ripping off Papo's. It kinda felt like an odd mix between the old Bullyland Dimetrodon and the Papo figure.

I think it looks terrible. According to the Schleich catalogue I got in a store, it is also not a Dinosaur ( which is true ), but a Reptile ( which is wrong ). Said catalogue also claims that the spines of Spinosaurus are at minimum 1,70 m long...at MINIMUM!

[Mauro "Raptor86"]

When the Advent Calendar is supposed to be released? I am quite intrigued by it...

[stargatedalek]

Rather intrigued, the calendar, Dunkleosteus, and volcano will probably be the only Schleich extinct products I buy for some time.

[terrorchicken]

Just Schleich milking their molds. It's also the third re-use of the Tyrannosaurus hatchling ( also in Cave Set & Tyrannosaurus Hunt Set ) and Skull ( also in Tyrannosaurus Hunt Set & Velociraptor Hunt Set ) and third color for the Compsognathus ( first & second are also in the Velociraptor Hunt Set ), the "Velociraptor" is a repaint of the one available alone or in the Velociraptor Hunt Set.  The plants are in many Schleich sets and the egg is in several sets, too. So yes, the Ammonites are the only things that are actually new in the sense of neither being a repaint ( Raptor, Compsognathus, frog ) or straight re-use ( everything else )

yeah but why is there an intact stegosaurus skeleton just hanging out with the living animals? doesnt Schleich realize how ridiculous that is? I'm sure even kids see that and think its dumb. Unless you can take the skeleton apart then you can use it for the scattered remains of a carcass or something.

[stoneage]

What does advent have to do with dinosaurs?

[CityRaptor]

Technically nothing. It is however common to have advent calenders as a countdown to Christmas. They have 24 windows, with the 24th usually being the largest.  Here in Germany the most common have chocolated behind each window, but there are also those with toys or other things inside, depending on the price and theme.

yeah but why is there an intact stegosaurus skeleton just hanging out with the living animals? doesnt Schleich realize how ridiculous that is? I'm sure even kids see that and think its dumb. Unless you can take the skeleton apart then you can use it for the scattered remains of a carcass or something.

Not only that, but it is also always packed with Cretaceous Dinosaurs...Given that it has to fit into the calendar, I can see it being in parts, hidden behind several windows. Otherwise there would not be enough items to hind behind 24 windows.  I bet the Raptor is behind the 24th window.

[Jetoar]

Ammonites look really nice  .

[LophoLeeVT]

I wanna have this set but in korea schleich is ridiculously rare and we dont have any advent calendars in korea.ugh.........

[MLMjp]

I wanna have this set but in korea schleich is ridiculously rare and we dont have any advent calendars in korea.ugh.........

I can see a lot of members dreaming about living in Korea so they can no longer see schleich figures

[postsaurischian]

I can see a lot of members dreaming about living in Korea so they can no longer see schleich figures

  ... the discussion is getting rather childish.
You obviously have no idea what's going on in Korea.

[Dilopho]

I can see a lot of members dreaming about living in Korea so they can no longer see schleich figures

  ... the discussion is getting rather childish.
You obviously have no idea what's going on in Korea.