Schleich New for 2017

[CityRaptor]

The holes and scratches are probably to give it more of a battle-worn feeling.

[stargatedalek]

The Schleich Dunkleosteus seems to be one of the more popular Schleich figures on this forum.  To me though it looks very cartoony, with all those weird scratches and holes all over its armour.

I agree, but I think a lot of the praise is simply out of comparisons sake. The Dunkleosteus is certainly not the best representative of the species by a long shot, but it's among the best Schleich (especially recently), which is where most of the praise is coming from.

[CityRaptor]

At least it is genuine, not like some Schleich Amazon reviews.

Recently saw this guy:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/pdp/profile/A2DDSCY91UGF5V/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdp?ie=UTF8
Basically talks about how detailed and acuurate to the real deal their figures are. Same review on every figure...
Also some guy called MarcO, who also posts the same review at several figures. As seen here:
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00PESXZMI/ref=pdp_new_dp_review
Yep, Schleich is at it again.

[tanystropheus]

The Schleich Dunkleosteus seems to be one of the more popular Schleich figures on this forum.  To me though it looks very cartoony, with all those weird scratches and holes all over its armour.

I think it looks awesome. I have the Schleich, Wild Safari, and Favorite Dunkleosteus and they all have their unique appeal. The Schleich Dunk is the only version in the market with an articulated jaw. It's as cartoony as a ginormous, armored fossil looking fish could get. Dunk, by its very nature doesn't look like a real animal (and that adds to its fantastical allure). I am also looking forward to the REBOR version, since I am a Dunk fan. And, if PNSO or Papo were to make one, I would probably get that as well 

[Killekor]

The Schleich Dunkleosteus seems to be one of the more popular Schleich figures on this forum.  To me though it looks very cartoony, with all those weird scratches and holes all over its armour.

I don't think so. With my Repainted Pentaceratops (because the original color scheme was orribile) this Is my favorite Schleich model.

Killekor

[Sim]

I think it looks awesome. I have the Schleich, Wild Safari, and Favorite Dunkleosteus and they all have their unique appeal. The Schleich Dunk is the only version in the market with an articulated jaw. It's as cartoony as a ginormous, armored fossil looking fish could get. Dunk, by its very nature doesn't look like a real animal (and that adds to its fantastical allure). I am also looking forward to the REBOR version, since I am a Dunk fan. And, if PNSO or Papo were to make one, I would probably get that as well 

I find Dunkleosteus looks unusual, but that it looks like a real animal.  Schleich's Dunkleosteus doesn't look like a real animal to me.  The scratches and holes all over its armour look very cartoony and unrealistic.  In contrast, the Safari and Favorite Dunkleosteus look much more natural and don't look cartoony at all.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Don't forget their Barapasaurus having both spikes and looking like the Red Skull.

Yes, it is extremely scary, but a lot of care went into making the eyes for some reason. It even has gloss on the eyes for the retail model.

http://dinotoyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_1457-700x522.jpg

The eyes just add to the horror look. They are the eyes of a killer!

I'm almost tempted to buy it for a more scientific looking Rhedosaurus :



Also has a bit of giant behemoth vibe :

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

The Schleich Dunkleosteus seems to be one of the more popular Schleich figures on this forum.  To me though it looks very cartoony, with all those weird scratches and holes all over its armour.

It's as cartoony as a ginormous, armored fossil looking fish could get.

lol sorry had too..

I can see why they went with that design, I'm sure the artist was told " it's a big monstrous fish with armor"  so that's why they made.

[PumperKrickel]

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[Halichoeres]

Yeah, I think the Schleich Dunk is substantially overrated. I think it is approximately as accurate as their dinosaurs, but since people naturally know more about dinosaur anatomy, Schleich's dinos draw more scorn. It is shaped basically like a Dunkleosteus but every surface is incorrect or highly improbable. I bought it mainly because I want to encourage anyone who makes prehistoric fish to continue doing so. Plus I felt like I was in a pretty good position to review it.

[Irritation]

So far, I think the Utahraptor is the best dinosaur because it is the only one that is a new species in their new line. Plus it's a dromeosaur other than Velociraptors.

[CityRaptor]

So far, I think the Utahraptor is the best dinosaur because it is the only one that is a new species in their new line. Plus it's a dromeosaur other than Velociraptors.

It's however a pretty poor representation.

Not enough feathers.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Like I said 10 years ago...  lol

[MLMjp]

I can't believe how unnatural that looks, and to think that the prototype look semi-decent despite still being completely wrong.

[The Atroxious]

Does that Utahraptor look like a cheap copy of the WWD3D Troodon to anyone else?

[CityRaptor]

Seems to be inspired by it, yes.

The Mini arguably is slightly better in terms of accuracy, but still underfeathered.

[AcroSauroTaurus]

I think it looks awesome. I have the Schleich, Wild Safari, and Favorite Dunkleosteus and they all have their unique appeal. The Schleich Dunk is the only version in the market with an articulated jaw. It's as cartoony as a ginormous, armored fossil looking fish could get. Dunk, by its very nature doesn't look like a real animal (and that adds to its fantastical allure). I am also looking forward to the REBOR version, since I am a Dunk fan. And, if PNSO or Papo were to make one, I would probably get that as well 

I find Dunkleosteus looks unusual, but that it looks like a real animal.  Schleich's Dunkleosteus doesn't look like a real animal to me.  The scratches and holes all over its armour look very cartoony and unrealistic.  In contrast, the Safari and Favorite Dunkleosteus look much more natural and don't look cartoony at all.

To me the scratches and scars make it more realistic than the "perfect condition" armor of other Dunkle figures. But some people like scars and imperfections, others don't, its personal preference.

[Silvanusaurus]

Boy, that Utahraptor looks pretty darn revolting, even for a Schleich. It looks like some old, washed up, niccotine stained glam-rock singer who was cool in the 70's, but now he's just a creepy old guy performing in dingy bars as he tries to relive the glory days.
I honestly cannot comprehend how somebody designs things to look that ugly, and gets away with it because "Hey, kids are stupid right? So who cares!" It's not even stylisation, you can design a stylised and grossly inaccurate dinosaur to still look very aesthetically pleasing, even in a naive way. But these are just... it's as though they've hired somebody who failed in a career at designing monsters for ghost-train rides, and just told them to make some dinosaurs.

[Sim]

I find Dunkleosteus looks unusual, but that it looks like a real animal.  Schleich's Dunkleosteus doesn't look like a real animal to me.  The scratches and holes all over its armour look very cartoony and unrealistic.  In contrast, the Safari and Favorite Dunkleosteus look much more natural and don't look cartoony at all.

To me the scratches and scars make it more realistic than the "perfect condition" armor of other Dunkle figures. But some people like scars and imperfections, others don't, its personal preference.

Almost every part of the Schleich Dunkleosteus's armour is covered in scratches/holes, but the rest of its body looks in "perfect condition".  The contrast is jarring and it looks unrealistic.  Also notice how there's scratches all around the figure's eye sockets which actually make contact with the edge of the eye socket, and yet everything inside the eye socket is in perfect condition.  How is that supposed to work?  Also, what exactly could have made all those scratches and holes that cover almost all of the Schleich Dunkleosteus's armour?  They look scribbled on!  And since the marks on its armour are small circular holes and lots of lines, with there often being lots of lines next to each other, they don't look like bite marks and make it look like Dunkleosteus didn't have strong armour.

Are there any extant animals with armour covered in scratches and holes like on the Schleich Dunkleosteus?  To me the scratches and holes on the Schleich Dunkleosteus's armour don't look realistic at all.

[PumperKrickel]

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