Papo 2020

[Shonisaurus]

The figure is very precisely modeled, the well-painted teeth in general in his sculpture have almost none of the inevitable defects that all PVC figures have, such as the seams on the body if we except the articulated jaw, but the truth is that the giganotosaurus is sculpted in an unrealistic pose for a theropod dinosaur taking into account the latest scientific discoveries, which makes that figure lackluster in its presentation. If it weren't for the figure's unreal posture, this dinosaur would be ten times more successful from a toy dinosaur collecting point of view. His chilesaurus is totally superior in all respects to Papo's giganotosaurus.

In short, and to the point, if the pose of Papo's giganotosaurus was like that of his tyrannosaurus rex counterpart running in Papo's company, the criticisms would not be as fierce as they are with this dinosaur.

[Loon]

So, any idea when the Megaloceras is coming out?

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

? @Stolpergeist Wow! Do you have some kind of Online Archive with all your Art Stuff?

I wonder, how good the new Giganotosaurus is selling...

[Loon]

Has this been shared? Looks like the Gorgosaurus is getting repacked as part of a gift set with the Stygimoloch.


https://www.spielzeug-guenstig.de/Papo-Dinosaurs-Set-Gorgosaurus-with-Stygimoloch-80106.html

[Mellow Stego]

is it just me or has recent Papo models all have very similar skin texture and color. They kind of remind me of Gremlins.

[Loon]

is it just me or has recent Papo models all have very similar skin texture and color. They kind of remind me of Gremlins.

Tbh, Papo's never had the most diverse color pallette.

[RobinGoodfellow]

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

Ughhhh that's my old art, made these as a teenager.
Would advice to not use these for reference, the orange one was originally even worse and the D. natalis is also pretty off with the musculature.
Both of these are edited, the orange one had that awful half-sail and the D. natalis was originally defecating (at that time there was a sort of "trend" started by Joschua Knüppe to depict extinct fauna doing that because it's unusual in art but often occurring in nature), one of the hindlegs looks a bit awkward due to the edit as there was dung drawn in front of it.
I made the one below shortly after I learned more about Dimetrodon's anatomy, forgot if it was also 2015 or 2016, but at that time the other drawings went already viral, reposted across the internet and thus everyone ignored this one:


After that I haven't drawn Dimetrodon for a while until some doodles in 2018 but I have to post these censored here as I depicted D. natalis leaving some dung again as reference to that older drawing.

I always ask for author' permission before using someone else' pictures.
But at the time I didn't find the real author because your sign isn't easily readible.
Really sorry about that.
I saw your pictures on a Youtube video by "TRey the explainer" (where pictures were taken).
By the way, it wasn't my intention to use your pictures as a reference for musculature or proportions but just for the "mammalian" look that Dimetrodon could have (as a synapsid ).
I think you have captured this aspect very well in your drawings.
Please, accept my apologies.
Thanks.

[Leyster]

I was never good at art at any point.

This is not true, I remember your Allosaurus, Ceratosaurus, prehistoric fishes and pachiderm series and they were great! I, for one, would be really happy to see your gallery 

[Andreioli]

In hand photos of the Papo Stygimoloch, finally a view from the side:

https://gramho.com/media/2408860755300895727

Also, it's available in Germany:

https://www.spielzeug-guenstig.de/Papo-Stygimoloch-55084.html

[Shonisaurus]

My opinion about the stygimoloch as a result of the photographs of gramho.com are the following, the figure like almost all the figures of Papo differs from the prototype, in this case unfavorably, it seems less detailed the green color of that dinosaur varies, anyway It is one of the best figures of Papo of this year 2020 and honestly quite well done although as the stygimoloch of the prototype was better painted and had some details on the head that unfortunately obviates the real figure of Papo anyway it is a great figure and together with the megaloceros, chilesaurus and the repainted velociraptor one of the best figures of the year. On a positive note, it can be supported on two legs and the horns of the cranial dome are impressively attractive.

[Loon]

 Well, at least Papo has one good dinosaur this year. This one definitely differs from the promo pics, which is fine with me, cuz those looked ugly. This looks a little more up my alley. Depending on the accuracy, I might pick this one up.

I don't know if someone's pointed this out, but this Stygimoloch looks far more like the Black Horse model than the JW one in my opinion.

[Carnoking]

I don't know if those photos just don't do it justice, but wow is that a dive in terms of quality. My first thought when I saw it was that I was impressed a knock-off got made before the actual model was in the hands of the masses.

[Syndicate Bias]

Hmm well I guess I'll be skipping everything but the other small figure and maybe the Giga but inly because I aim to take the head off.

[SidB]

I definitely have mixed feelings about this Stygi; will have to wait to see more close-ups before committing to it. So far, it's only the Megaloceros for me, as far as this year is concerned. I've got one on order with Dejankins and it looks like I'll be waiting a bit longer.

[Shonisaurus]

The megaloceros is lagging quite a bit. Years ago Papo figures were sold both in online stores and in physical stores soon. What is the reason for this delay in Papo's figures not only this year but in previous years?

[Fenestra]

Here we go, Fast first showing of Stygimoloch from Rupi Bolz on Youtube.
Can't share a direct link. He has sharing his video on other websites turned off.
Starts at 3:55.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrUXeobR8I4

[Shonisaurus]

@Fenestra Thanks for sharing the news. I'm going to see this figure on video in order to take a new note of the new figure of Papo.

[Andreioli]

Full review is up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5L47V8R4q8

[Shonisaurus]

It is honestly a very well sculpted figure. The stygimoloch is a well finished figure, well painted and honestly as good as its prototype. I rectify my statement in the previous post where he said that his sculpture was inferior to the prototype. The most interesting thing about this pachycephalosaurid marginocephalus is its head with some very accurate details of antlers. I do not know if it is successful from a scientific point of view, but anyway it is for me a great figure that is even superior to its chilesaurus. My grade is 9 out of 10. @Andreioli Thank you for sharing the video where that news from Papo is found.

[Sarapaurolophus]

It's kinda cute! I'd like it to be a little more colorful but that's something I can add myself. Really want it now.