Papo New for 2017

[Reptilia]

I agree on the lower jaw. I noticed that the Ceratosaurus too have such kind of problem when the mouth is closed, albeit less evident than here.

[postsaurischian]

For the ones interested in the bundle, modellpferdeversand.de has it in sock (and gave it a wrong name ):
http://shop.modellpferdeversand.de/Papo-Figuren/Papo-Prehistoric-Line/Papo-80102-Dino-Geschenkbox-T-Rex-und-Oviraptor::10320.html?MODsid=5fqi4kme8v17i71cr1k0urute1

[Reptilia]

The picture from the link you provided shows the actual box, and there's special offer, preview / offre speciale, avant-première printed on the front. That pretty much confirms that the juvenile Spinosaurus will be part of the 2018 line-up.

[MLMjp]

It´s just...weird

The head is disproportionately large in comparison to the body, and so does the base of the tail, it also looks like they just glued on the tail on the body.

I don´t know, I can see why some people would like it, but all I have to say is that is...weird....

[oscars_dinos]

It´s just...weird

The head is disproportionately large in comparison to the body, and so does the base of the tail, it also looks like they just glued on the tail on the body.

I don´t know, I can see why some people would like it, but all I have to say is that is...weird....

Definitely agree like I said I don't think it's the best papo out there (especially after this amazing year) but I still love how it just kinda came out of no where and I mean over all the body is amazing it's really just the head that's werid to me

[tanystropheus]

It looks weird because it is displaying neoteny.
It has a big head because youngins generally have big heads.
However, I prefer the promo pic as it (the head sculpt) is more reminiscent of a juvenile croc. Not too pleased with the hard edge seams.
Still, we need more pics for a proper evaluation.

[RobinGoodfellow]

Last two 2017 Papo (roaring Smilodon and Dimorphodon ) are now available at Urzeitshop:

https://www.urzeitshop.de/gb/papo/3051-dimorphodon-pterosaur-figure-by-papo-3465000550639.html

https://www.urzeitshop.de/gb/papo/3050-smilodon-roaring-sabre-toothed-cat-figure-by-papo-3465000550677.html

[Shonisaurus]

Thanks Robin for your links.

The smilodon looks better than your initial promotional photo.

On the contrary the dimorphodon sincerely saw it more beautiful in the initial promotional photo and in the one of the Shop of the exhibition of toys of Papo

[Mironimus]

Papo Male and female Smilodon face to face.
To see more pictures of the male Smilodon, just click on the picture.

[Mironimus]

Dimorphodon by Papo has landed at Urzeitshop.

[Mironimus]

Last two 2017 Papo (roaring Smilodon and Dimorphodon ) are now available at Urzeitshop:
https://www.urzeitshop.de/gb/papo/3051-dimorphodon-pterosaur-figure-by-papo-3465000550639.html
https://www.urzeitshop.de/gb/papo/3050-smilodon-roaring-sabre-toothed-cat-figure-by-papo-3465000550677.html

Thank you Robin, for sharing the links.

[Silvanusaurus]

Woah, the Dimorphodon is so detailed I can almost hear it's croaking voice crying out "Kiiiillllll meeeee! Kiiiiiiillllll meeeeeee!"
Hieronymus Bosch would have liked this one.

[Takama]

Papo Male and female Smilodon face to face.
To see more pictures of the male Smilodon, just click on the picture.

The new one is a JOKE compared to the original

[Shonisaurus]

Woah, the Dimorphodon is so detailed I can almost hear it's croaking voice crying out "Kiiiillllll meeeee! Kiiiiiiillllll meeeeeee!"
Hieronymus Bosch would have liked this one.

It is true I have always thought about it prehistoric creatures especially dinosaurs and animals of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic seem out of the temptations of St. Anthony abbot of the great Bosco.

When I put them on a table, they remind me of those figures and the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch's ghosts seem to have been taken from a picture of the averno and these animals existed in reality. It's amazing.

[Mironimus]

The new Smilodon is very muscular and it seems to have very short fur, for you can't see any fur, like in the 'old' Smilodon, at all.

[tanystropheus]

Lovely Dimorphodon. Peculiar color scheme.

One of the digits of the feet is super-extended B/L in picture #2. Can anyone confirm if that particular trait is accurate for the pterosaur?

[Lanthanotus]

Lovely Dimorphodon. Peculiar color scheme.

One of the digits of the feet is super-extended B/L in picture #2. Can anyone confirm if that particular trait is accurate for the pterosaur?

Yes, this digit is usually reconstructed as being connected to the uropatagium, the flight membrane spanning between tail and hind legs. CollectA's and Rebor's Dimorphodons got it the way paleontologists like Mark Witton would usually reconstruct it (possibly it's also right on Safari's Dimorphodon, but I don't have that figure).

[Reptilia]

Don't like the splash of blue on the Dimorphodon's snout, the prototype on the stock photo didn't have it, but otherwise the figure is cool. Seeing it from different angles looks like they got it right with picnofibers all over the body, I understand the JW head will bother most people but to me the model seems on par with Rebor's "Punch", and I'd love to see a comparison between the two. It's also preferable to the huge Collecta version, which of course is much more accurate, but I'm not into big figures so I'd choose the Papo one every time.

As for the Smilodon, I don't understand so much disdain. Ok, it is very stylized, as most if not all Papo figures are, but looking it side by side with the older version I think the upgrade is evident. Just look at the detail on the head sculpt, or on the paws, or the overall quality of the paint job. Yes the new one have those tiger stripes on the hind limbs, and the mane, traits that are imaginative to say the least, but I think it's an improvement nonetheless. Very fond of the two new mammals, I'd say they turned out quite good.

Cryolophosaurus > Ceratosaurus > Acrocanthosaurus > Smilodon > Cave bear > Dimorphodon > Polacanthus - that's my rank for the 2017 Papos.

[PhilSauria]

Words fail me. Don't see myself adding either of these to my collection; next on my hit list is the CollectA Dimorphodon (and I'd love to see a Pteranodon done as part of this range of large Pterosaurs!). I prefer more naturalistic depictions of prehistoric fauna simply because they were animals, not movie monsters.

[tanystropheus]

Words fail me. Don't see myself adding either of these to my collection; next on my hit list is the CollectA Dimorphodon (and I'd love to see a Pteranodon done as part of this range of large Pterosaurs!). I prefer more naturalistic depictions of prehistoric fauna simply because they were animals, not movie monsters.

And, that's why words fail you. The Papo Dimorphodon is based on the JP version! (It's not catering to the accuracy crowd, well the Dimorphodon, at least).