CollectA: New for 2018

[Brontozaurus]

I need that Brontosaurus.

The Mapusaurus and the new rex both look off to me. They don't have any sense of weight; it's like they're balloon animals rather than big heavy animals.

Also why did we even need a new rex in the first place? I get that there were papers that came out but this just looks supremely half-assed.

[Shonisaurus]

I would have liked more than the reissue of tyrannosaurus rex an albertosaurus, alioramus, gorgosaurus, daspletosaurus or tarbosaurus for example. The previous one despite the criticism was quite good, there was no reason to make another one from my point of view.

On the other hand that they have removed the base makes me think that it will have serious sustainability problems.

One of the things that Collecta does (I respect his philosophy but do not share it) is to put war paint on some of his theropods, for example, this year's ceratosaurus. Honestly regardless of how I like this year's tyrannosaurus rex I see it with too flashy colors but it is my appreciation.

And what has been said could have been another figure of the family of tyrannosaurs that would have been as commercially successful as the tyrannosaurus rex once it was well developed.

[Sim]

The CollectA Brontosaurus does have neck spikes..

Oh I was referring to the neck spines on the underside of the neck.

Strange that in that part of my post you quoted it says "spikes" as I didn't say that.  I went back to my post to check, and as I thought, I said "spines" not "spikes".

I'm not very good at this whole quoting thing sorry , I meant to edit my own response from neck spines to neck spikes.

Oh, I see!

[spinosaurus1]

Something definitely feels off about the Mapusaurus
Skeletal by Franoys

that's because it's based off of an outdated skeletal

[PaleoMatt]

Why can't companies just check their aources 

[suspsy]

They probably thought they had checked their sources. That outdated Mapusaurus reconstruction is still used on quite a few websites.

[stargatedalek]

I wonder how many terrible reconstructions we can blame on the Carnivora forum and Prehistoric Wildlife.

[suspsy]

I wonder how many terrible reconstructions we can blame on the Carnivora forum and Prehistoric Wildlife.

More than I'd care to count. :p

[BlueKrono]

Can I just say I love that Gomphotherium! That's definitely the one I'm most excited for. The Dimetrodon's cool too, even though I don't collect them. I'd even say it's my favorite rendition yet, with real, lived-in skin.

[Neosodon]

I thought the Maposaurus looked a little less imposing than it should. Our there any other species of carnosaur that the figure would better represent?

[Rossano]

Can I just say I love that Gomphotherium! That's definitely the one I'm most excited for. The Dimetrodon's cool too, even though I don't collect them. I'd even say it's my favorite rendition yet, with real, lived-in skin.

BlueKrono, the sculpt of Collecta models is usually top class, and this Dimetrodon does not make exception, but what is your opinion about the colour scheme? I feel like it spoils the whole job made with the sculpting.

[Shonisaurus]

To me one of the figures that I like most about Collecta 2018 is the iguanodon (it seems to me one of the best figures of Collecta to be ignorant about dinosaurs) and the ceratosaurus (although it ruins those war paintings on the skull) . They are for me the most finished figures along with the dimetrodon by Collecta without underestimating the rest of the figures.

[suspsy]

I don't see anything wrong with the Dimetrodon's colour scheme.

[Paleodude]

For me it feels borderline lazy as the coloration looks like it was randomly splotched upon the model with little intent or delibracy. Not to mention it's kind of tiring to see the exact same hue of green and brown every year. I will say however that the sculpt is possibly one of the best Dimetrodon accuracy wise we've ever had. Certainly an excellent candidate for a repaint.

[Ravonium]

I don't see anything wrong with the Dimetrodon's colour scheme.

If you want people's reasons for disliking the colour scheme, then here's my reason:


The colour scheme is very disorganised and looks like it was chosen exclusively because there was no other colour scheme that could be agreed upon.

[suspsy]

Still looks fine to me. There's certainly no reason why Dimetrodon couldn't have possessed camouflage patterns on its hide. I'm not dictating that everyone should like it, but I really don't mind the appearance one bit.

[BlueKrono]

Can I just say I love that Gomphotherium! That's definitely the one I'm most excited for. The Dimetrodon's cool too, even though I don't collect them. I'd even say it's my favorite rendition yet, with real, lived-in skin.

BlueKrono, the sculpt of Collecta models is usually top class, and this Dimetrodon does not make exception, but what is your opinion about the colour scheme? I feel like it spoils the whole job made with the sculpting.

I actually like it. It's a realistic camo look, yet not military camo.

[Ravonium]

Still looks fine to me. There's certainly no reason why Dimetrodon couldn't have possessed camouflage patterns on its hide. I'm not dictating that everyone should like it, but I really don't mind the appearance one bit.

Yes, there's definitely no reason why Dimetrodon couldn't have had camouflage like the CollectA model. I was just expressing what I thought happened when they decided the colour scheme of the Dimetrodon. I don't think the colour scheme is bad enough to warrant a repaint, just not that aesthetically pleasing to me, even for CollectA "warpaint" (which I don't usually mind myself).

[Shonisaurus]

To me the dimetrodon Collecta I like it a lot, what I do less than in this case in its dorsal fin lacks brighter colors like the dimetrodon of Safari. Both seem to me equally good from my point of view, but the Safari also valued his painting on the dorsal fin, which I miss in the dimetrodon of Collecta.

[Faelrin]

Honestly the neon green is what bothers me the most about the Dimetrodon. It just makes it look diseased to me. I hope it isn't so neon in collection images, or video reviews of it.

Also, I just now noticed the inconsistency of the color scheme of this new T. rex to the feathered T. rex. Green feathers instead of brown on the back. I just think that's odd.