Safari: New for 2017

[Shonisaurus]

I pass a link from SpinoDude's giganotosaurus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50KQxYOL_Ro&t=64s


As you can see, it is not necessary for the theropod to have articulated jaws and a detachable base to make it a magnificent figure.

[Killekor]

Great review!!!

Killekor

[Reptilia]

Edit: sorry, I didn't notice the video review had already been posted.

Looks like it is not heavily affected by paint defects like T-Rex and Velociraptor, but this colour pattern feels a bit unnatural to me. Plus the white claws and shrink wrapped head are just wrong.

[Killekor]

Edit: sorry, I didn't notice the video review had already been posted.

Looks like it is not heavily affected by paint defects like T-Rex and Velociraptor, but this colour pattern feels a bit unnatural to me. Plus the white claws and shrink wrapped head are just wrong.

Correct, the most terrible thing is that the base make almost imossible repaint it Without repaint also the base

Killekor

[Patrx]

I'm afraid I'm not yet sold on the Giganotosaurus yet either, though I do happen to like the base.

[Halichoeres]

Edit: sorry, I didn't notice the video review had already been posted.

Looks like it is not heavily affected by paint defects like T-Rex and Velociraptor, but this colour pattern feels a bit unnatural to me. Plus the white claws and shrink wrapped head are just wrong.

I think the head looks over-ornamented more than it looks shrinkwrapped. The fenestrae aren't sunken, but there are big lumpy crests along every strut of bone on the head. It's my least favorite part of the sculpt, but I still really like it personally.

[stargatedalek]

I don't see what's objectively wrong with the claws. Given their size it's possible the animal may have used them as some extent of display, large glinting structures can be quite threatening.

[Reptilia]

Both hand and feet claws being white like teeth looks wrong to me. The shrink wrapping is quite visible in the lower jaw, which has basically the same outline of the bare bone. With the addition of some soft tissue going from the jaw into the lower part of the neck the animal would have looked way better, especially because the main body seems fleshy enough.

[Faelrin]

Am I the only one bothered by the wide gaping mouth after watching this video? I get that this is purely a model, but the lack of choice bothers me in this particular instance, since it's so wide open, and it gives me this urge to want to close it some. Well assuming I had one on hand anyways. I know really nitpicky, but still. Color scheme isn't my thing either, but it's not like it couldn't be repainted to suit one's preferences, and I think I expressed this before. On the plus side, while I prefer optional bases more, that is a nicely detailed base, while being simplistic too, and the pose probably wouldn't be able to be possible without such a base to stand on. I wonder if adding some foliage stuff would help add to it, but it doesn't necessarily need any either.

[Neosodon]

I would prefer ridges instead of bumps on the head kind of like Collecta Carcaradontosaurus. But despite the minor flaws its still my favorite therapod.

[Shonisaurus]

Against the arguments that comment members of the forum that I understand that are more than specialists in paleontology and animal physiognomy of paleontology and it is not my case (since I am a mere collector and for my misfortune I do not understand paleontology), I can not obviously refute them. But for me it is one of the best figures that have been made of dinosaurs from the artistic point of view but if the comments that some members of the forum give from the anatomical point of view are well I understand that I must be silent in this case.

I hope this is not an offense so much to the fellow members of the forum for the opinions that I have on this figure, but from my humble point of view and my total paleontological ignorance is a figure very well modeled and with a few details of painting Good and elegant that do not remove drama and ferocity to the figure. But as I comment that is my opinion that in the end is not accurate from the paleontological point of view as they say is something else but for me it looks very good.

[Jetdin]

i personally think the giganotosaurus figure (i already received one) is marvelous. the head is not shrink wrapped because the fenestrae are not visible.
it is sized just right, and the animal looks natural. the body is nicely bulked and gives the impression of the size of a healthy well-fed animal.
i love the legs, they are really muscular and not too thin and i think the inclusion of a base makes all this possible. i really dont mind the base at all as it is what permits the figure to look so natural, plus no risk of receiving a long awaited figure shipped from thousands of miles away with warped legs haha. the base is also quite detailed unlike collecta theropod bases which looks plasticky.
the gaping jaw is excellent in my opinion. this is prime example of a figure that doesnt need a moveable jaw to look good. the teeth are individually sculpted and the mouth is highly detailed. i can only pick out one nitpick and that is the hand claws, it could have been a bit more detailed and shaped a bit better.
all in all i think this is one of the best theropod figures out there, simply because it ticks so many boxes and simply because of how accurate it is anatomically which is to me the most important point.
A must have!

[spinosaurus1]

really my main grievance with the model is the paint apps. i'm not going to lie, i really don't like the color choices in this model. everything from the strange paint scheme to the pastel colored claws. the golden eye and mouth coloration with the glossy shine look are the exceptions. in terms of sculpt, i think it's remarkably well made. it does seem to have incorporated the outdated, extremely elongated giganotosaurus skull restoration in the sculpt and it seem to lack proper jaw musculature though. but otherwise these would be things i would of easily overlooked if it wasn't for the strange color scheme. this is a figure that imo would truly shine if it was to be given a repaint.

[Reptilia]

The base isn't that great either, the feet are barely visible and almost completely sunken in it.

[spinosaurus1]

that is true, though it still trumps any base collectA has showcased. i also would of liked more pronounced plantar pads in the model. the toes look extremely thin. but this is something i could have overlook  once again if it wasn't for the color scheme.

[Jetdin]

you would prefer more subtle colours is it spinosaurus1? do the latest restorations of the giga have smaller less elongated heads?
giga aside, the safari 2017 t-rex seems to be sold out in may stores! that figure is really popular! i want one :-(
the base isnt the best but its alright i think. allows for the pose to work. i believe the base is supposed to be mud,hence the sunken feet

[Reptilia]

Yes, it looks like mud, but it detracts to the overall look of the figure in my opinion.

[spinosaurus1]

more recent restorations of giganotosaurus does support a significantly less elongated head then what is seen in this model.



it's not just preferring more subtle color transitions, it's the overall color pallet used in the figure that bothers me honestly. a blueish grey with strongly defined stripes of light and dark brown with golden eyes and pastel white claws. i just can't get myself to like such color combination as it doesn't appeal to me from neither an artistic or even a naturalistic standpoint. i do however actually like the rugosity of the facial crests and i do like the sculpt. in fact the more i look at it, the more i actually becoming accustomed to it. if i ever decide to buy this figure, i would most likely repaint it myself, or even look into commissioning someone else repaint it for me. thats if i decide to get it.

[Jetdin]

[Jetdin]

more recent restorations of giganotosaurus does support a significantly less elongated head then what is seen in this model.



it's not just preferring more subtle color transitions, it's the overall color pallet used in the figure that bothers me honestly. a blueish grey with strongly defined stripes of light and dark brown with golden eyes and pastel white claws. i just can't get myself to like such color combination as it doesn't appeal to me from neither an artistic or even a naturalistic standpoint. i do however actually like the rugosity of the facial crests and i do like the sculpt. in fact the more i look at it, the more i actually becoming accustomed to it. if i ever decide to buy this figure, i would most likely repaint it myself, or even look into commissioning someone else repaint it for me. thats if i decide to get it.

if you do ever get one and repaint it, please share with us! ;-)