Papo 2020

[Killekor]

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@Killekor

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[Syndicate Bias]

The Giga hurts my soul

[hao_bao]

Yeah after being a faithful Papo collector from the days of the green Rex and brown raptor and owning every model to date, even the vulgar Amargasaurus, I think I'm going to bow out and sell off my collection, all thanks to the Giga, the horrible paint job and false advertising on my overpriced 'limited edition' Spino, and their persistent refusal to make a Gallimimus. It's been a good run Papo, but I can't follow you down this road anymore.

[Invicta Hunter]

Yeah after being a faithful Papo collector from the days of the green Rex and brown raptor and owning every model to date, even the vulgar Amargasaurus, I think I'm going to bow out and sell off my collection, all thanks to the Giga, the horrible paint job and false advertising on my overpriced 'limited edition' Spino, and their persistent refusal to make a Gallimimus. It's been a good run Papo, but I can't follow you down this road anymore.

Im with you on this.
The new spino was the one that really annoyed me to the point of not wanting to buy anymore Papo's again and to start selling all of my collection.

[Syndicate Bias]

While I do agree with you both I must insist on those spicy Ceratosaurus figures.

I'll take them   

[Duna]

I haven't received my Papo spinosaurus yet and I'm already a bit disappointed that it is not painted as the prototype (Pentaceratops and Theri were wonderfully painted). I know it is going to be surely a very nice figure but in the deep of my heart I know that we may have been "cheated" by a fantastic prototype and the hurry to make the paintjob faster (or easier or ...).
Most of my small Papo collection have been replaced by most accurate figures and moved from my display cabinet and will go for my children to play, I was about to resell them, but they are much better than those I had to play when I was younger. They may not be accurate, but the details are fantastic in most of them The figures that will have (forever) a space in my collection are: Acrocanthosaurus (for me the best Papo figure), Therizinosaurus, Pentaceratops and Ceratosaurus. And of course the first figures I bought with my own money: the standing T-rex, spinosaurus and velociraptor. And of course 2020 spinosarus, though not painted as the prototype, still a top figure.

[RobinGoodfellow]

..well, for sure I'm not a fan of Papo..
I have the new limited edition Spinosaurus in hands.
Maybe it's not painted as prototype but definitively I can't say that it's sloppy painted or horrible.
The new Spino is an impressive figure., very well painted and really pleasant on the eyes.
if I had to choose an horrible figure from Papo then I would choose Amargasaurus for sure (probably the worst dino that Papo ever created).
Perhaps the all "limited edition" thing is questionable and the model is a bit overpriced.. I can agree on that..
But I can't define the new Spino a bad figure: it's the opposite.

That's only my opinion and beauty is in the eye of the beholders..

[hao_bao]

I haven't received my Papo spinosaurus yet and I'm already a bit disappointed that it is not painted as the prototype (Pentaceratops and Theri were wonderfully painted). I know it is going to be surely a very nice figure but in the deep of my heart I know that we may have been "cheated" by a fantastic prototype and the hurry to make the paintjob faster (or easier or ...).
Most of my small Papo collection have been replaced by most accurate figures and moved from my display cabinet and will go for my children to play, I was about to resell them, but they are much better than those I had to play when I was younger. They may not be accurate, but the details are fantastic in most of them The figures that will have (forever) a space in my collection are: Acrocanthosaurus (for me the best Papo figure), Therizinosaurus, Pentaceratops and Ceratosaurus. And of course the first figures I bought with my own money: the standing T-rex, spinosaurus and velociraptor. And of course 2020 spinosarus, though not painted as the prototype, still a top figure.

I still think there are more good than bad figures, but when they're bad, they're REALLY bad. Maybe we've been spoiled, I may need to just get rid of the crap ones and focus on the highlights. It would make my dioramas less cluttered for sure.

[SidB]

Agreed, though if you want to go to transcendently baaad, then look at Schleich's replicasaurus Ceratosaurus (IMO the worst dinosaur ever churned out, or their most recent Allosaurus, for example. Yes, sometimes less is more - more space, better separation between figures for optimum emphasis, etc.  Clutter is the curse of the collector.

[Ceratosaurus]

..well, for sure I'm not a fan of Papo..
I have the new limited edition Spinosaurus in hands.
Maybe it's not painted as prototype but definitively I can't say that it's sloppy painted or horrible.
The new Spino is an impressive figure., very well painted and really pleasant on the eyes.
if I had to choose an horrible figure from Papo then I would choose Amargasaurus for sure (probably the worst dino that Papo ever created).
Perhaps the all "limited edition" thing is questionable and the model is a bit overpriced.. I can agree on that..
But I can't define the new Spino a bad figure: it's the opposite.

That's only my opinion and beauty is in the eye of the beholders..

I couldn't agree more. Papo has always been a hit or miss with me. There are some figures I just couldn't understand the poses. The new Spinosaurus however is completely fine in my eyes. Yeah the teeth are a bit oversized, it should've probably been a bit cheaper and the whole limited edition thing is just marketing. When it comes to the paint however it may not be as nice as promotional photos but it's still probably painted better than most Papo figures I own.  I'll take this Spinosaurus over a figure like the new Giganotosaurus any day.

[Stegotyranno420]

Has anyone actually made a list of all the (generally speaking) scientifically accurate Papo models??? if not can someone 

nothing is completley accurate. But my top picks will be:

Ceratosaurus(but proportions are slightly off)
Carnotaurus( but the head is a little to deep and thick)
Pentaceratops(but the claws)
Styracosaurus(but claws and sharp osteoderms)
Spinosaurus(Old and new both have their strengths and weaknesses, as we barely know about this behemoth)
Gorgosaurus(Pose is slightly off though)
Stegosaurus(but the tail is slightly off)
Pachyrhinosaurus(but shrinkwrapping
Acrocanthosaurus(very accurate)
Feathered velo( the head is slightly off)
Dimetrodon(Im not sure)
All their mammals(not sure)

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Carnotaurus had a flexible skull so it could expand like a snake. I always consider that.

[Szajmin]

Ceratosaurus(but proportions are slightly off)
Carnotaurus( but the head is a little to deep and thick)
Pentaceratops(but the claws)
Styracosaurus(but claws and sharp osteoderms)
Spinosaurus(Old and new both have their strengths and weaknesses, as we barely know about this behemoth)
Gorgosaurus(Pose is slightly off though)
Stegosaurus(but the tail is slightly off)
Pachyrhinosaurus(but shrinkwrapping)

What about fethered Velociraptor and Acrocanthosaurus, are they much worse that those you listed?

[Stegotyranno420]

Ceratosaurus(but proportions are slightly off)
Carnotaurus( but the head is a little to deep and thick)
Pentaceratops(but the claws)
Styracosaurus(but claws and sharp osteoderms)
Spinosaurus(Old and new both have their strengths and weaknesses, as we barely know about this behemoth)
Gorgosaurus(Pose is slightly off though)
Stegosaurus(but the tail is slightly off)
Pachyrhinosaurus(but shrinkwrapping)

What about fethered Velociraptor and Acrocanthosaurus, are they much worse that those you listed?

Oh man, i forgot.

[Shadowknight1]

Man, I just got in my Spinosaurus and I really don't get the complaints.  This guy is a beast and the colors look really nice.  That said, I doubt that the Giga would redeem itself.  But I'm really looking forward to the Stygimoloch.

[Szajmin]

Oh man, i forgot.

I think that Quetzalcoatlus, Tupuxuara, Archeopteryx, Iguanodon are also quiute ok, however first two are not dinosaur.

Dimorphodon is maybe to much of a monster.  Pteranodon is classing looking.
I do not know what to think about Therizinosaurus.

There are also few prehistoric mammals (exept maybe for maned smilodon, but maybe its just speculative paleoart), dimetrodon that are accurate (as for papo standards)

[Patrx]

I don't think any Papo dinosaurs are the most "accurate" toys of their genus available.

[RobinGoodfellow]

Oh man, i forgot.

I think that Quetzalcoatlus, Tupuxuara, Archeopteryx, Iguanodon are also quiute ok, however first two are not dinosaur.

Dimorphodon is maybe to much of a monster.  Pteranodon is classing looking.
I do not know what to think about Therizinosaurus.

There are also few prehistoric mammals (exept maybe for maned smilodon, but maybe its just speculative paleoart), dimetrodon that are accurate (as for papo standards)

Papo Pteranodon has teeth while the real Pteranodon was toothless.
Papo Dimetrodon is very reptilian; the real Dimetrodon wasn't a reptile but an early synapsid (a stem mammal).
Probably Dimetrodon was like this:




And so on; Patrx is right:

I don't think any Papo dinosaurs are the most "accurate" toys of their genus available.

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[Shadowknight1]

Carnotaurus had a flexible skull so it could expand like a snake. I always consider that.

Just noticed this post, wait WHAT.  That's so bizarre!

[Takama]

Lets all face the facts

Papo Never Strives for Scientific Accuracy.

any instance where it seems like they are, is pure coincindence.