Papo: New for 2018

[Flaffy]

Surprising new reveals!
I can't say I'm too impressed, but I've got to give credit when credit is due, that Acro repaint looks amazing. Going to get this one for sure.
The Compy somehow looks even worse than it's movie counterpart. Lazy JP clone. Easy pass.
The Quetz is an interesting case, on one hand it's sculpt work and paint job is very pretty, but when you start to look closely, you start to notice the little errors here and there, wrong proportions, awkward wing pose, weird beak. Would've much preferred the traditional giraffe stork look to emphasise how tall and impressive the creature was. A missed opportunity for Papo really, hope they'll consider doing annother azhdarchid with in more traditional pose, and better anatomy. But overall a decent attempt by Papo, they should do more pterosaurs (and other dinosaurs in general) that are not JP/JW clones.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

hmm i'll take all three.  The Acro is nice.. now i won't feel so bad about carving up the first one to reposition. 

[tanystropheus]

But the Quetz's proportions are wrong...

Hmmm....do you know that it is wrong factually or did you presume the proportions to be wrong because it is...you know..a Papo?


...I think Papo would make a really wicked Rhamphorhynchus

[tanystropheus]

I think papo has outdone themselves again, even if no giganotosaurus I think this is a good year with these two mewodels and superior repaint

I can see you were wishing hard for a Papo Giganotosaurus, but why? The Safari Ltd. Giganotosaurus (2017) is an accurate Giganotosaurus figure, and while it doesn't have detailed scales, that's not an inaccuracy either, as in reality an animal this big you would not see each individual scale. There is a review of it on dinotoyblog: http://dinotoyblog.com/2017/04/04/giganotosaurus-wild-safari-by-safari-ltd/ and several other reviews on youtube. Papo on the other hand most likely won't ever give us an accurate Giganotosaurus figure.

It is indeed accurate, but there are probably reasons for not picking it up
1) obligatory base (this might pose a problem depending on the collector's philosophical stance)
2) the zebra color, a rather strange look for a large predator

Quite frankly, the Vitae model nailed it. If Papo would make a Giga, it would probably resemble their Acro. It should be at least as accurate as the Acro unless they go full derp and hand it down to the 'other' sculptor. I still can't get over the missed opportunity with the Amarga.

[Syndicate Bias]

By accuracy I wasn't speaking talking about the safari giga being innacurate but the discoveries and theories that came with dinosaurs like t Rex and how they were perceived before to now and how that can change again thus making whatever is apparently accurate, ignorant. As for vitae I can't wait to get their giganotosaurus and I agree its a shame for the amarga. I feel like a giganotosaurus would be extremely hard to mess up but you never know. Hopefully next year they make one.

[Dyscrasia]

The 2018 line up from Papo, Collecta, and Safari are all win for me 

I really wish I wasn't broke all the time 

[dragon53]

Does the new Papo Acrocanthosaurus mean the Rainbow version will be discontinued or will Papo release them both in 2018?

[Shonisaurus]

Does the new Papo Acrocanthosaurus mean the Rainbow version will be discontinued or will Papo release them both in 2018?

It would seem very premature for me to descatalogas a figure like the acrocanthosaurus of Papo, although you never know.

If the Rainbow version of the acrocanthosaurus is discontinued and replaced this year by the version that they have announced would make that figure I mean the 2017 acrocanthosaurus Rainbow version became so rare and expensive in the markets in the near future as the tyrannosaurus running brown.

[yankeetrex]

Any idea on size for the Quetz? This should be a large one, no?

Also, This counts for 2018, Happy Hen Toys has the Box Set of Baby Spino and Ceratosaurus for 24.99 with 8 dollar shipping,  best deal anywhere I believe, at least stateside.

[pako]

Hey guys, I recently saw on the forum a list of all Papo prehistoric animals with the ref number + date of release/retirement. Can't find the link anymore, does someone have it please? Thanks a lot

[Bokisaurus]

Wow, now these last trio of figures are beautiful. I really like the new colors on the Acro, I was not especially fond of the original one so I never got it ( reminded me too much of the Schleich figures ), but the new colors of this one really made a huge difference .
Now, that Quetz is something else, I love it! For me, Of all the figures out there, this is by far the most beautiful version and it has a very interesting pose.
Never liked the Safari version ( another flat pterosaur, for real?), so I am very happy that I never got it since this Papo one will definitely fill in that void.

With these new figures, it even makes it heartbreaking that they really messed up on the Amarga, what a wasted opportunity! I can't help but imagine how lovely it would have been if it was done by the same artist who did these last ones... sigh.

[EmperorDinobot]

But the Quetz's proportions are wrong...

Hmmm....do you know that it is wrong factually or did you presume the proportions to be wrong because it is...you know..a Papo?


...I think Papo would make a really wicked Rhamphorhynchus

Read the second half of the last page.

[tanystropheus]

But the Quetz's proportions are wrong...

Hmmm....do you know that it is wrong factually or did you presume the proportions to be wrong because it is...you know..a Papo?


...I think Papo would make a really wicked Rhamphorhynchus

Read the second half of the last page.

It looks relatively accurate as far as I could tell. In fact, it is quite impressive by any standard for a pterosaur toy/model.

Also, your comment predated the other comments made by various posters on the second half of the last page. This gave the impression that you either anticipated the model to be inaccurate based on an inbuilt bias on your part

or

you had unique insight regarding the model even before the analytical comments began to pour in.

[dragon53]

Papo's new Acrocanthosaurus came out quickly. I wonder if the Rainbow Acrocathosaurus didn't sell well or if there were complaints about the Rainbow paint scheme.

[Shonisaurus]

The quetzalcoatlus is a marvel, it is a figure as it usually does in almost all of its figures. Papo very well finished and I have hopes as I have said that it has a considerable size. Although what the members of the forum say is not accurate paleontologically, I sincerely like and I hope that in this coming year 2018 Papo commercialize all its products of prehistoric animals to wholesalers, retailers and online stores in the world all its novelties as before possible.

I can not wait to have the quetzalcoatlus in my hands, it is a very greedy figure. 

My favorite this year of Papo are therizinosaurus, acrocanthosaurus and quetzalcoatlus and in the background, although the iguanodon is a good figure and frankly the amargasaurus does not excite me

[tanystropheus]

Papo's new Acrocanthosaurus came out quickly. I wonder if the Rainbow Acrocathosaurus didn't sell well or if there were complaints about the Rainbow paint scheme.

They worked so hard on a unique sculpt only to give it the same rainbow palette as Squatting T-rex and Velociraptor and Running T-rex. Also, the cassowary Oviraptor is somewhat similar...I think someone in management realized that Acro needs to be repositioned as a priority product.

[empire3569]

I'm a little late to the game (been busy starting my medical residency) but here are my opinions:

1. The Acrocanthosaurus repaint: This looks so much better than the original! I picked up the first but had it repainted to look like the Rebor version (which I love) but will definitely be picking up this repaint

2. Iguanodon: This one looks very nice, I agree the new CollectA is better accuracy wise, but I'll still pick this up. Nice paint (I like my large herbivores with more drab colors, just my personal preference) and pose, very organic. I like the bulk, even if the bulging leg muscles look a bit too over the top

3. Quetzalcoatlus: This one may be my favorite of all the releases! I don't normally collect Pterosaurs, but I will definitely be picking this one up! I like the pose, very unique (do agree it looks like the RJ Palmer sketch) and I like the color scheme. The pycnofibers are a welcome addition as well

4. Therizinosaurus: This is another very interesting one, I rather like the pose, looks like it's rearing back to ward off a predator, perhaps a Tarbosaurus. It could use a little more feathering, but what's there looks nice. I don't mind the pot-belly like some others do. Will probably pick this up at some point but not right away. It would be nice if Papo released a Tarbosaurus next year that complimented this pose, but I doubt they would since they already have two T-rexes

5. Compy: Clearly Jurassic Park, looks nice as a replica for what it is trying to be. Looks better than the Rebor as well. Will probably pass on it though

6. Amargasaurus: this is so disappointing. One of the most unique sauropods, and they gave it to the wrong sculpter. This looks more like a Schleich figure than a Papo, the detail work is terrible, the skull looks extremely cartoonish, and the neck sail looks sooooo bad, especially with that single unicorn spike at the front. I really hope that either a) the figure does so poorly that Papo doesn't let this sculpter do anything else for the line, or b) he/she reads all our dislike and just stops sculpting for Papo all together. A fantastic species ruined by a terrible sculpt. This may be Papo's worst dinosaur figure they have ever produced. I would't own or display this if you paid me

[tanystropheus]

I'm a little late to the game (been busy starting my medical residency) but here are my opinions:

1. The Acrocanthosaurus repaint: This looks so much better than the original! I picked up the first but had it repainted to look like the Rebor version (which I love) but will definitely be picking up this repaint

2. Iguanodon: This one looks very nice, I agree the new CollectA is better accuracy wise, but I'll still pick this up. Nice paint (I like my large herbivores with more drab colors, just my personal preference) and pose, very organic. I like the bulk, even if the bulging leg muscles look a bit too over the top

3. Quetzalcoatlus: This one may be my favorite of all the releases! I don't normally collect Pterosaurs, but I will definitely be picking this one up! I like the pose, very unique (do agree it looks like the RJ Palmer sketch) and I like the color scheme. The pycnofibers are a welcome addition as well

4. Therizinosaurus: This is another very interesting one, I rather like the pose, looks like it's rearing back to ward off a predator, perhaps a Tarbosaurus. It could use a little more feathering, but what's there looks nice. I don't mind the pot-belly like some others do. Will probably pick this up at some point but not right away. It would be nice if Papo released a Tarbosaurus next year that complimented this pose, but I doubt they would since they already have two T-rexes

5. Compy: Clearly Jurassic Park, looks nice as a replica for what it is trying to be. Looks better than the Rebor as well. Will probably pass on it though

6. Amargasaurus: this is so disappointing. One of the most unique sauropods, and they gave it to the wrong sculpter. This looks more like a Schleich figure than a Papo, the detail work is terrible, the skull looks extremely cartoonish, and the neck sail looks sooooo bad, especially with that single unicorn spike at the front. I really hope that either a) the figure does so poorly that Papo doesn't let this sculpter do anything else for the line, or b) he/she reads all our dislike and just stops sculpting for Papo all together. A fantastic species ruined by a terrible sculpt. This may be Papo's worst dinosaur figure they have ever produced. I would't own or display this if you paid me

I totally agree with your assessments, except that I would buy the Compy as well. I never thought I would end up with 6 compies (5 REBOR compies! silly dragonfly look what you made me do!) 

Nice to bump into a physician! If you don't mind me asking, what's your field. I plan on concentrating in Psychiatry.

[empire3569]

I'm a little late to the game (been busy starting my medical residency) but here are my opinions:

1. The Acrocanthosaurus repaint: This looks so much better than the original! I picked up the first but had it repainted to look like the Rebor version (which I love) but will definitely be picking up this repaint

2. Iguanodon: This one looks very nice, I agree the new CollectA is better accuracy wise, but I'll still pick this up. Nice paint (I like my large herbivores with more drab colors, just my personal preference) and pose, very organic. I like the bulk, even if the bulging leg muscles look a bit too over the top

3. Quetzalcoatlus: This one may be my favorite of all the releases! I don't normally collect Pterosaurs, but I will definitely be picking this one up! I like the pose, very unique (do agree it looks like the RJ Palmer sketch) and I like the color scheme. The pycnofibers are a welcome addition as well

4. Therizinosaurus: This is another very interesting one, I rather like the pose, looks like it's rearing back to ward off a predator, perhaps a Tarbosaurus. It could use a little more feathering, but what's there looks nice. I don't mind the pot-belly like some others do. Will probably pick this up at some point but not right away. It would be nice if Papo released a Tarbosaurus next year that complimented this pose, but I doubt they would since they already have two T-rexes

5. Compy: Clearly Jurassic Park, looks nice as a replica for what it is trying to be. Looks better than the Rebor as well. Will probably pass on it though

6. Amargasaurus: this is so disappointing. One of the most unique sauropods, and they gave it to the wrong sculpter. This looks more like a Schleich figure than a Papo, the detail work is terrible, the skull looks extremely cartoonish, and the neck sail looks sooooo bad, especially with that single unicorn spike at the front. I really hope that either a) the figure does so poorly that Papo doesn't let this sculpter do anything else for the line, or b) he/she reads all our dislike and just stops sculpting for Papo all together. A fantastic species ruined by a terrible sculpt. This may be Papo's worst dinosaur figure they have ever produced. I would't own or display this if you paid me

I totally agree with your assessments, except that I would buy the Compy as well. I never thought I would end up with 6 compies (5 REBOR compies! silly dragonfly look what you made me do!) 

Nice to bump into a physician! If you don't mind me asking, what's your field. I plan on concentrating in Psychiatry.

Thanks! Im an Emergency room physician, just started in July. We see a lot of it psychiatry the ED haha.

I would buy the Compy as well, but the only two JP pieces I have that I display are the CC Breakout Rex, and and old 1:24 scale velociraptor kit I had professionally done, so the compy would be out of place scale wise. It does look very nice though

[Irritation]

I want those three so bad, yet I want to get the 2017 Across first.