Safari: New for 2017

[Patrx]

I love the head of the T.rex.....But what´s up with its belly? That´s a lot of junk in the trunk. I don´t like it. I hope is just the photo cause the siluette does not suffer from the obesity that this "Cinematic poster" shows us.

You may just be accustomed to more svelte reconstructions. Tyrannosaurus was a rather bulky animal in life! Most toy T. rexes allign more closely to the third image, but you can see how much more robust-looking the "modern" reconstruction is.

[MLMjp]

I love the head of the T.rex.....But what´s up with its belly? That´s a lot of junk in the trunk. I don´t like it. I hope is just the photo cause the siluette does not suffer from the obesity that this "Cinematic poster" shows us.

You may just be accustomed to more svelte reconstructions. Tyrannosaurus was a rather bulky animal in life! Most toy T. rexes allign more closely to the third image, but you can see how much more robust-looking the "modern" reconstruction is.

After taking a look again I can confirm that I made a mistake because I misidentified the left leg as part of his belly Thus making it look more "obese" that it really is.

[tyrantqueen]

That T. rex looks preggars....could be a she-rex

[CarnegieCollector]

That T. rex looks preggars....could be a she-rex

"She-Rex", Hahahahaha! 

[Shadowknight1]

Why isn't that rex fully feathered?

[John]

Why isn't that rex fully feathered?

Because it's following the tiny skin impressions found under the body near the base of the tail on the "wyrex" specimen.It has feathers everywhere that the still unpublished impressions that Sereno has that have been described as being more like the texture of a plucked bird than true scales.Which came as a shock to me,as I had thought it would have been scaled for sure,but it seems much more likely to have been covered in fuzz.

[Sim]

The Velociraptor's hands look different to how they did in the video.  Does this mean the Velociraptor in the video has a painting error?  I'm also wondering if that means the Velociraptor will have a painting error when it is sold?

[Appalachiosaurus]

That T. rex looks preggars....could be a she-rex

That's the Pubic Boot...

[Gwangi]

This looks like it's going to be the new definitive T. rex. Sorry Battat (it pains me to say it). Sorry CollectA (I never liked theirs anyway). Sorry Papo (wait, no I'm not).

[Takama]

This looks like it's going to be the new definitive T. rex. Sorry Battat (it pains me to say it). Sorry CollectA (I never liked theirs anyway). Sorry Papo (wait, no I'm not).

TO be fair, the Battat one was getting old. and deserves to retire. It was still the best T.Rex on the market,  im sure Dan LoRusso might be just as impressed as we all are at the looks of the new Safari T.Rex

[suspsy]

I cannot wait to review this absolutely beautiful, badass mofo. This is going to be my greatest work for the DTB yet.

[tanystropheus]

I cannot wait to review this absolutely beautiful, badass mofo. This is going to be my greatest work for the DTB yet.

What if you scrape away the feathers and you find a stock Papo T-rex inside!?

[tanystropheus]

This looks like it's going to be the new definitive T. rex. Sorry Battat (it pains me to say it). Sorry CollectA (I never liked theirs anyway). Sorry Papo (wait, no I'm not).

I hope it's not pregnant, has a megathingy (or deinothingy) or a hernia like the previous T-rex!

[DinoLord]

Now that's a theropod that deserves to star in a movie. Given that film directors are so reluctant companies like Safari may be the greatest agents for introducing feathered dinosaurs to the general public. I have a hard time imagining a kid looking at all the commercially available T. rex in a store and turning up their noses at this one.

[Ikessauro]

Because it's following the tiny skin impressions found under the body near the base of the tail on the "wyrex" specimen.It has feathers everywhere that the still unpublished impressions that Sereno has that have been described as being more like the texture of a plucked bird than true scales.Which came as a shock to me,as I had thought it would have been scaled for sure,but it seems much more likely to have been covered in fuzz.

Did Sereno find new T.rex skin impressions? How extensive would the impressions be? Can you provide any more info? I hope they publish on it soon enough.

[Gwangi]

This looks like it's going to be the new definitive T. rex. Sorry Battat (it pains me to say it). Sorry CollectA (I never liked theirs anyway). Sorry Papo (wait, no I'm not).

TO be fair, the Battat one was getting old. and deserves to retire. It was still the best T.Rex on the market,  im sure Dan LoRusso might be just as impressed as we all are at the looks of the new Safari T.Rex

Greg Wenzel sculpted the Battat Tyrannosaurus. And don't get me wrong, the Battat T. rex is still one of my all time favorite Tyrannosaurus models, one of my favorite dinosaur toys in general! The fact that it's still so great despite its age really says something.

[Flaffy]

The Velociraptor's hands look different to how they did in the video.  Does this mean the Velociraptor in the video has a painting error?  I'm also wondering if that means the Velociraptor will have a painting error when it is sold?

Now that you've mentioned it, the third finger is clearly unpainted in the first photo. But TBH, I prefer the one in the video more, probably because it looks like it has feathered hands rather than scaly ones.

[ITdactyl]

*not a complaint, just an opinion*
I'm seeing a lot of "photoshop" shadows in the eyes, nares and tooth base(s).  Makes me wonder if the actual toy will look as fierce as the poster.

[John]

Because it's following the tiny skin impressions found under the body near the base of the tail on the "wyrex" specimen.It has feathers everywhere that the still unpublished impressions that Sereno has that have been described as being more like the texture of a plucked bird than true scales.Which came as a shock to me,as I had thought it would have been scaled for sure,but it seems much more likely to have been covered in fuzz.

Did Sereno find new T.rex skin impressions? How extensive would the impressions be? Can you provide any more info? I hope they publish on it soon enough.

It was actually said to be on the same "wyrex" specimen,now in Sereno's possesion.I think one impression was on the ribs,but other than the description of it having a texture more like a plucked bird than true scales,I couldn't get any more info than that so I don't know where else on the body or what size these impressions are.This is something that I hope gets published soon too.

[CarnegieCollector]

So how much y'all wanna bet that safaris upcoming Psittacosaurus will look exactly like the "most accurate dinosaur" Psittacosaurus statue that was made just recently? (See gwangis profile pic for reference).

I sure hope so!