Safari 2020

[Andreioli]

I hope Miron from urzeitshop sells those figures soon. The urzeitshop store is very economical and I am sincerely interested in these figures in general terms, even if it means a bit of economic sacrifice.

Miron heard you:
https://www.urzeitshop.de/gb/neuheiten

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Oh COME ON! I Ordered two Figures on Saturday. I was hoping on the Deinonychus, but on Saturday there was none :´(

[Andreioli]

Oh COME ON! I Ordered two Figures on Saturday. I was hoping on the Deinonychus, but on Saturday there was none :´(

Well, if you placed the order on Saturday (yestarday) I'm shure it hasn't been shipped yet.
So just make another order for the Deinonychus and ask Miron (Email: [email protected]) to add it to your initial order.

[Shonisaurus]

@Andreioli Thanks for the information I have proceeded to pay these figures is the last shopping craziness I will do for a long time. These figures of Safari tempted me a lot I apologize to myself for not being consistent with my purposes.

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Oh COME ON! I Ordered two Figures on Saturday. I was hoping on the Deinonychus, but on Saturday there was none :´(

Well, if you placed the order on Saturday (yestarday) I'm shure it hasn't been shipped yet.
So just make another order for the Deinonychus and ask Miron (Email: [email protected]) to add it to your initial order.

Yes, Yes i thought the Same. Of course it will possible. I guess, Kapitaenosavrvs.exe stopped working for a few Minutes. Thanks If it's not possible for any reasons, i just drive over to his House and will friendly ask if i can buy one on the Doorstep

[Dinoxels]

https://www.urzeitshop.de/gb/safari-ltd/3394-concavenator-dinosaur-toy-figure-by-safari-ltd.html
Whoah, the Concavenator has a funky new paint job. Not sure how I feel about it.

[EmperorDinobot]

What's the old color scheme?
I didn't even know about this figure until I came here. Nobody ever tells me stuff lol.

[Flaffy]

What's the old color scheme?
I didn't even know about this figure until I came here. Nobody ever tells me stuff lol.

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I personally prefer the new colour scheme. Looks a lot cleaner than the old one.

[DragonRider02]

All new figures are avaiable on Everything Dinosaur!

I have ordered Deinonychus and Quinzhousaurus. I really wanted Edmontosaurus too but it's a bit expensive, so I am gonna pick it later.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

The first concavenator paint scheme was more complex with subtle shading and more colors I liked, similar to airbrushing. The new one seems to have none of that just quick dabs of paint applied.

[SidB]

My thought too - the look is less realistic and more toy like.

[Shonisaurus]

Why did Safari change the color scheme of the concavenator? You will have some reason when changing the paint of the concavenator. What I do not understand that this figure is the only one that varies with respect to the prototype. I also liked the old color details better.

[Dinoguy2]

The first concavenator paint scheme was more complex with subtle shading and more colors I liked, similar to airbrushing. The new one seems to have none of that just quick dabs of paint applied.

The more blended colors vs. more distinct colors is probably a cost saving issue. It's faster and requires fewer paint/dry/repeat cycles to cut out the blending. This always happens to figures later in their production run, just not always before actual release. Companies say "just slop the paint on those older figures as fast as possible and then spend the majority of your time making our newest stuff look good."

Maybe in this case, the paint ops on one of the other new figures ended up being more time consuming than they planned, and they took it out on the concav. Or maybe the concav paint job was just too time consuming vs. its price point to be worth it. Too bad, the prototype does look way better. I guess having a prototype that looks way better than release is now the Official Safari Concavenator Curse!

Compare an early 2nd gen Carnegie Apatosaurus with one from a year or two later:

[PrimevalRaptor]

A shame they changed it up, it might have been for cost saving but the old one looks MUCH better, there was more variation among colors and they blended it way better.
The sculpt is still really nice but that's a bummer.

[Duna]

That Concavenator is the only figure of my wishlist (dinosaurs that I want) that I won't be buying, because I don't really like that interpretation of it, especially the hollow part after the bump.

I'm really in love with the sculpture of "Pepito", and I'll wait for a rendition which looks more like him.

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Or even better with the supposed "feathers" on the arm that he may have had ...

I have already a huge list from Safari figures this year, and it's not larger because I don't buy less known or obscure dinosaurs, but I think this year's are really great. I'll get edmontosaurus, sarcosuchus, icthyosaurus, deinonychus and pachycephalosaurus. Not sure about dilophosaurus, yet.

[terrorchicken]

^that looks alot like the Favorite concavenator...

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

I never expect the final piece to be painted as well as the promo images but that's a real step down, especially since it's a nice sculpt.

[Patrx]

Hmm, with the new paint scheme, the Concavenator is giving me some Battat vibes.

[Duna]

^that looks alot like the Favorite concavenator...

Yes, you are right. I like that figure a lot, even it has the "feathers" on the arms ... and the light blue painting in the body and head as Pepito has.

[Ikessauro]

What's the old color scheme?
I didn't even know about this figure until I came here. Nobody ever tells me stuff lol.

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WOW! What a shock! Couldn't be more disappointed by the new color scheme. Looks very sloppy, nothing like promotional pictures. Even more disappointing than the diferences between Papo's stock photos and the real product. Safari has really messed up this one. Where is the green on the face? They changed all the black to white? (that faint dark ish wash between the white doesn't convince me)   The total lack of effort in blending the colors is evident in the harsh edges of the underbelly color and the stripes. No red on the crests? Almost makes it look like a cheap knockoff.