Schleich: New for 2018

[CityRaptor]

For some reason I thought this version was discontinued in 2017, thanks for the info.

Apparently not. According to STS Forum the following are retired as of 2018:
14527 - Carnotaurus
14530 - Velociraptor Green
14529 - Therizinosaurus
14528 - T-Rex light green
All mini dinosaurs

Anyways, magazine version Carnotaurus is out, although I haven't seen one in stores yet:



The comic as usual does a really bad job to make this figure desirable

Not only gets the Carnotaurus defeated by a Theriznosaurus slashing its arms ( the humans act like those are deep wounds, but they look more like scratches ) but it also breaks off a horn when chasing that kid.

And to add even more insult to that injury, there is a poster, too.

[sauroid]

that Therizinosaurus art looks more like a Theri than any of their figures

[Shonisaurus]

The same Schleich goes to make a therizinosaurus similar to that of the comic.


I wish Schleich would do a therizinosaurus like the one in the cartoon! It would be great. 

[Reptilia]

That artwork doesn't resemble much a Therizinosaurus to me, sparse feathering aside it looks way too skinny. The head reminds me the old Collecta Deinocheirus model.

[sauroid]

that's true, but def. much better than their existing Theri figures.

[Reptilia]

"Freddy" has still some charme in my opinion, although the upcoming Papo Therizinosaurus will make it totally obsolete. Schleich should have done a new sculpt instead of that (uninspired) repaint.

[Doug Watson]

Anyone know when the Dinogorgon is supposed to be available in North America, I can't see any dates on the Schleich page. Speaking as a collector and not the competition in really bugs me that here in Ottawa everywhere you look you see Schleich but the stock is all the old stuff. Something good like this comes out and I have a feeling I'll have to order it, paying more for just the shipping. I like this because I like the old Raul Martin Inostrancevia, that I resisted copying by the way.

[Reptilia]

Yes, that's where Schleich definitely got the colour pattern. Still wonder if the Dinogorgon is the third sculpt by Vlad Konstantinov.

[PhilSauria]

Big fan of Raul Martin's art, especially his Sauropod paintings (see my avatar). Doug, I was able to order the Dinogorgon at a very reasonable price through eBay (iv-toys) with free post from the UK (to Australia). Not sure if they have any left at the moment unfortunately, but until stock reaches your neck of the woods I'd keep an eye on eBay.

[tanystropheus]

I picked in up the Dinogorgon from US Amazon website for $7.99 two weeks ago. Now, the price is $29.99, but will likely drop again. The prices in Amazon are always in a state of flux.

[Halichoeres]

Anyone know when the Dinogorgon is supposed to be available in North America, I can't see any dates on the Schleich page. Speaking as a collector and not the competition in really bugs me that here in Ottawa everywhere you look you see Schleich but the stock is all the old stuff. Something good like this comes out and I have a feeling I'll have to order it, paying more for just the shipping. I like this because I like the old Raul Martin Inostrancevia, that I resisted copying by the way.

Dejankins has it in stock, too. I'm not sure about Canadian retailers, though.

[Doug Watson]

Thank you all for your replies it is obviously out there so I'll check around and see if any of the many local retailers have it.

[Takama]

New photo of all the Dinosaurs

Taken from there Newsletter that i dont recal signing up for.

[sauroid]

accurate or not, that Triceratops looks nice. the Tawa's huge feet and the Dinogorgon's dull teeth still bother me (but might still buy them), and the Psittacosaurus and the Oviraptor are sure buys.

[Takama]

I just Realized that the only one thats not preasent is the Velociraptor

[IrritatorRaji]

Part of me really wants to buy the Tawa and just try to shorten its toes. It looks really nice but the feet are the only thing stopping me from buying it instantly

[Nanuqsaurus]

I'm gonna get that Dinogorgon and probably the Oviraptor as well, although that last one really needs a repaint. The Tawa is okay, but the feathering is just too sparse and the feet too big for my tastes. Maybe I'll pick it up if I come across it someday, but right now it's not really on my wanted list.

[Faelrin]

The Triceratops looks like it would be nice alongside their Pentaceratops. Seems about as big as the Safari Ltd 2018 one, if not a little bit bigger, if that Dinogorgon being about the same size as the Safari Ltd Inostrancevia is anything for me to go off of. Looks like Dejankins has these now, so I hope I can order that Dinogorgon soon.

[PhilSauria]

I have the Triceratops, Dinogorgon and Psittaca all on order. due to arrive this week (it the quoted ETAs are accurate), liking the larger size of the Triceratops. I've seen a video review and it seems slightly larger than their previous brown horror. Don't think I'll be clearing space on my shelves for the rest of this new line though.

[Shonisaurus]

Sincerely except the velociraptor (new version) that is not a good paleoartistic work. All the other figures of Schleich 2018 I like to a greater extent (psittacosaurus, oviraptor, triceratops, dinogorgon), in medium measure (carnotaurus and tyrannosaurus) and a smaller measure tawa.

I am very happy with Schleich 2018 this year and I hope that there may be surprises in the middle of this year with new figures, and hopefully they will remake the prehistoric mammals imitating other companies. Schleich I am going to be frank has potential to spare, it is a great company and can improve year after year if you want like this 2018 has done.