Battat 2018

Takama · March 05, 2018, 10:25:16 PM

Quote from: Roselaar on March 05, 2018, 10:18:07 PM
No mention of Dan is despicable, but I like that they kept the same package. But boy, are these big! Are they all the same size or is there some scale involved?

The only one they had was the Utahraptor, and the T.Rex with mountain. I think they were the same size

Sim · March 05, 2018, 10:28:49 PM

Quote from: Roselaar on March 05, 2018, 10:18:07 PM
No mention of Dan is despicable

I don't think there's anything wrong with not mentioning Dan. I'm not aware of any involvement Dan had with these articulated figures, who knows if he would've wanted his name on the packaging for them. Also, the Battat Utahraptor was by Gregory Wenzel, and its colour scheme is not a repaint by Dan.

microraptorgui · March 05, 2018, 10:38:30 PM

Sorry if this is the wrong thread to post this in, but I'm new at this and need some help from wiser, more experienced members. I just tried to attach a picture about Battat's new line and couldn't figure out how to do it for the life of me! How do I post a picture on here? When I click the button labelled "Insert Image," it just inserts "img" in brackets, without opening up any files on my computer. When I click "Attachments and other options" at the bottom, it just opens up some check boxes, but I still don't see any way to open files. I tried copying the picture and pasting it, but no can do.

mgaguilar · March 05, 2018, 10:42:04 PM

@Takama, do you have photos of any of the other sets?

Quote from: microraptorgui on March 05, 2018, 10:38:30 PM
Sorry if this is the wrong thread to post this in, but I'm new at this and need some help from wiser, more experienced members. I just tried to attach a picture about Battat's new line and couldn't figure out how to do it for the life of me! How do I post a picture on here? When I click the button labelled "Insert Image," it just inserts "img" in brackets, without opening up any files on my computer. When I click "Attachments and other options" at the bottom, it just opens up some check boxes, but I still don't see any way to open files. I tried copying the picture and pasting it, but no can do.

@microraptorgui You need to host the image on a image-sharing platform (imgur, photobucket(ugh), etc.) and obtain the "BBC Code" for the image, in which you then place that code between the "brackets-img-brackets____brackets-backslash-img-brackets" brackets.

EDIT: Formatting.

Takama · March 05, 2018, 11:01:30 PM

Quote from: mgaguilar on March 05, 2018, 10:42:04 PM
@Takama, do you have photos of any of the other sets?

No i do not have a picture of the other sets. The only ones they had were the Utahraptor and T.Rex with Mountain. and the motain set was not put up until a few moments before i had to leave.

sauroid · March 05, 2018, 11:15:42 PM

Quote from: microraptorgui on March 05, 2018, 10:38:30 PM
Sorry if this is the wrong thread to post this in, but I'm new at this and need some help from wiser, more experienced members. I just tried to attach a picture about Battat's new line and couldn't figure out how to do it for the life of me! How do I post a picture on here? When I click the button labelled "Insert Image," it just inserts "img" in brackets, without opening up any files on my computer. When I click "Attachments and other options" at the bottom, it just opens up some check boxes, but I still don't see any way to open files. I tried copying the picture and pasting it, but no can do.

hi, try this instruction.
http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=173.0

microraptorgui · March 05, 2018, 11:22:59 PM

Thanks!

microraptorgui · March 05, 2018, 11:34:00 PM

Once I upload a photo to a photo sight like Yahoo or Imgur, do the settings for the photo on the site have to be public in order for the forum to see them once I paste the URL on here?

Pachyrhinosaurus · March 06, 2018, 12:45:01 AM

Scrolling through, I was excited for a split second when I saw the utahraptor in a Terra box. Then I saw that it's the articulated version...

Takama · March 06, 2018, 02:11:45 AM

Articulated is not a word i would use to describe this.

The arms only serve to make the model roar. and the jaw cannot close.

I did not buy one, because i did not have the money. But i think i may buy one to review on the Blog.

Flaffy · March 06, 2018, 02:27:14 AM

I already smell the cheap plastic in the air...
Battat why...

microraptorgui · March 06, 2018, 05:05:38 AM

I saw this display at my local Target today:

[/url]20180305_130156 by Robert Clark, on Flickr[/img]

(Not sure if I'm doing this right, since this is my first time posting a photo. I tried two different ways. Hopefully this will work...)

microraptorgui · March 06, 2018, 05:10:02 AM

Hrm. Looks like my attempt at posting a photo didn't work. I created a Flickr account and tried posting it with the https associated with the photo and also with the BBCode. I found both of these after clicking "Share Photo." Fellow Flickr users, what am I doing wrong?

Simon · March 06, 2018, 05:11:13 AM

[ IMG]http://PHOTOURL[/img]

NOTE: there is no space after the first [

I had to do that to get the command to show up in the post.

Simon · March 06, 2018, 05:21:51 AM

Step 1: Type [ img] (Remember - there is no space between the [ and img !!!)

Step 2: Type the URL (without any spaces) https://myphoto.jpg

STep 3: Type [/img] (no spaces between Steps 1-3)

The problem with your link is that I can't identify the photo url on FLickr for that photo. So I downloaded it, and uploaded it to postimage instead. Here is it:

FlawedCoil82 · March 06, 2018, 09:18:25 AM

As their own thing, I may have been interested in those as a kid. The problem I have is that they seem to be coming out at the expense of the normal figures. Certainly not an equal trade...

tanystropheus · March 06, 2018, 12:37:50 PM

Quote from: Takama on March 06, 2018, 02:11:45 AM
Articulated is not a word i would use to describe this.

The arms only serve to make the model roar. and the jaw cannot close.

I did not buy one, because i did not have the money. But i think i may buy one to review on the Blog.

I'm surprised that you didn't pick them up

microraptorgui · March 06, 2018, 04:10:14 PM

Quote from: Simon on March 06, 2018, 05:21:51 AM
Step 1: Type [ img] (Remember - there is no space between the [ and img !!!)

Step 2: Type the URL (without any spaces) https://myphoto.jpg

STep 3: Type [/img] (no spaces between Steps 1-3)

The problem with your link is that I can't identify the photo url on FLickr for that photo. So I downloaded it, and uploaded it to postimage instead. Here is it:

Thanks so much, Simon!

Anyway, now that everyone can see the pic, I'll add that I was a little surprised by how big the new Battats are. I'm not excited by the new figures, but hey, my local Target now has TWO top rows of Battat dinosaur toys, and the nicer models keep getting restocked, so they don't appear to be going away any time soon. I've seen all of the models recently except for the Cryolophosaurus and the Nanshiungosaurus, unfortunately. So glad I picked those up when I had the chance. But I do think we still have much to be thankful for. And who knows, these silly new roaring toy-versions might even draw more kids to the Battat dinosaur section and result in more sales of the more accurate models! We'll see what happens.

EmperorDinobot · March 08, 2018, 12:40:17 AM

What really matters here is that there are going to be tons of dinosaur toys in stores this year.

It's good for indoctrination purposes.

laticauda · March 08, 2018, 02:17:42 AM

Quote from: Takama on March 06, 2018, 02:11:45 AM
Articulated is not a word i would use to describe this.

The arms only serve to make the model roar. and the jaw cannot close.

I did not buy one, because i did not have the money. But i think i may buy one to review on the Blog.

I had a similar thought when I walked past them at Target.

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