DAMTOYS New for 2018

[RobinGoodfellow]

Available: June/August 2018


Rainforest Version:










https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/smilodon-fatalis-wet-rainforest-version-damtoys-903255/


Gobi Version:










https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/smilodon-fatalis-dry-gobi-desert-version-damtoys-903256/


p.s ... it's the first "Similodon"  (or SMILODON) for Sideshow (Damtoys)  but it looks cool..

[Loon]

It's a nice looking piece, I'm not a smilodon expert, is it accurate to modern reconstructions? Also, should this go in a DAMTOYS 2018 thread?

[Flaffy]

Something feels... off about this smilodon...

[RobinGoodfellow]

It will be distributed by Sideshow on Sideshow's webpage so it's a Sideshow's new 2018 piece..





It looks amazing to my eyes.. 

[tyrantqueen]

I'm not interested in mammals at all, but shouldn't it have the lip flange thingies?

[RobinGoodfellow]

..the mouth seems to be quite correct to me for a roaring animal (Smilodon is clearly in a "pre-roaring" pose)..

[Shonisaurus]

Sorry that Sideshow is such an expensive company and that your smilodon is not made of material like PVC. But I bought it.

[tanystropheus]

They've managed to make a cat look more majestic than a tiger/lion...SS should seriously consider doing a 1/40 scale line. They would dominate.

[PhilSauria]

Magnificent!I only wish that I could afford these things - the postage alone to Australia would require a small bank loan! I have printouts of the Sideshow Triceratops and Apatosaurus on the wall, so at least I can look at them as I contemplate buying a lottery ticket.

[Faelrin]

I think it looks really nice, and I like how it has spots or stripes for the different environments. It honestly reminds me of the Sabrecats from Skyrim a lot. Too bad statues are too expensive, too delicate, and too big for me, otherwise I'd love to have one of them.

[Dyscrasia]

This looks pretty nice, but I really hope that Sideshow continues their Dinosauria line.

The Gastonia statue looks majestic in person, and if there is something new coming out, then I can't wait for it.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

that was a rollercoaster...first i thought " new dinosauria piece! cool!"  then i saw it and said  " crap..well i'll save some money..it's nowhere near a " dinosauria".  then i saw it was a DAMTOYS piece just being carried by Sideshow..so..i'm back to quietly waiting to see if they announce anything next month.

[terrorchicken]

I was watching a Nova docu last night about oversized animal weapons(horns, tusks,etc) and they talked about smilodon and I swear the cgi cat footage that they used  looked exactly like this!

[Loon]

I was watching a Nova docu last night about oversized animal weapons(horns, tusks,etc) and they talked about smilodon and I swear the cgi cat footage that they used  looked exactly like this!

I wouldn't be shocked that DAMTOYS based it on a pop culture representation, their rex and diliphosaurus have clear Jurassic Park influences.

[Lanthanotus]

Quite nice, but shouldn't the claws be retracted until it's in for the kill? After all it wasn't a cheetah but owerwhelmed its victims with weight and strength....

[terrorchicken]

I was watching a Nova docu last night about oversized animal weapons(horns, tusks,etc) and they talked about smilodon and I swear the cgi cat footage that they used  looked exactly like this!

I wouldn't be shocked that DAMTOYS based it on a pop culture representation, their rex and diliphosaurus have clear Jurassic Park influences.

I found a pic(took me a while)

[Mackeral]

1:5 scale...nearly as big as a medium-sized Dinosauria model and a prize of 225USD, wow.

[Paleodude]

Accuracy wise it's a little conservative but nothing looks entirely out of the air of plausibility. The lips are a bit small based on Darren Naish's hypothesis but since we don't know to what extent the lips covered the teeth I don't blame them entirely. Plus a piece like this takes at least a year and was probably near finalized by the time Naish brought up the lip hypothesis. All of that aside it's a beautiful piece to be sure with a not so beautiful price tag.

[RobinGoodfellow]

..another DamToys exclusive sold by Sideshow:

( available Jul 2018 - Sep 2018 )















https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/styracosaurus-damtoys-903266/?scid=&utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Image+-+Styracosauru&utm_content=Image+-+Styracosauru&utm_campaign=113017news

[Reptilia]

So these aren't part of the Dinosauria line, right?