David Silva's Beasts of the Mesozoic Tyrannosaur Series

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Thank you for the Pictures

The Yutyrannus is the one i was planning to buy, but to be honest, i am not sure anymore. The Sculptwork  fantastic and really really well done to me. But. Its the Arms. They remind me of a crab and look weird. I guess thats because of the angle of the Arms. If there is no possibillity to tuck them in, i'm out. As beautiful, as the Sculptwork is and the Paintjob will be. Also, the feathered feet look - special.

But for the Money i will have to pay for it, i am not sure if i will be completely happy about it in the End. But thats the right word. I have to wait until these are fully finished and done. Also, Photos aren't showing the reality.

[suspsy]

Don't forget that this is just a prototype sculpture. The final product will probably have a range of arm motion similar to the raptors, meaning you'll be able to tuck them in.

[suspsy]

The 1/18 T. rex is coming along! Hot damn, am I excited!

https://www.facebook.com/113487525333128/posts/4699919670023201/?d=n

[Callophrys]

These sculpts (and those of the ceratopsians) are wonderful, but I really dislike the articulation. I wonder if David would consider releasing some, or all of these as plain, unarticulated figures. I should imagine there'd be a fair amount of interest in them.

[Faelrin]

Image here:



Looks to have an alternate set of toes like the raptors did. Can't remember if this was shown before. I think it was mentioned though.

Edit: And yes I'm blown away at how huge this will be. I'm still blown away from when I saw the 1/18th adult Triceratops in person back in late 2019.

[Bread]

That Tyrannosaurus looks great!
With PNSO's addition of a Yutyrannus, I will sadly be passing on BOTM's. HOWEVER, it actually means I will select a different candidate to pickup from this Tyrannosaurus line, since I am incapable of affording all of them.

Does anyone have any indication as whether there will be ONLY a 1/35th Kickstarter exclusive Tyrannosaurus, or will there be other species being converted into 1/35 down the road?

[suspsy]

I think future tyrannosaurs and ceratopsians at the 1/35 scale depend on how well the lines sell, and how many people express a desire for them. I would certainly be open to getting some of those tyrannosaurs at a smaller scale. Cheaper and less space-consuming!

Also, non-articulated products are basically the antithesis of BotM, so I don't see those happening.

[Faelrin]

@Callophrys I missed this earlier when I came to post the pic. Oops. Anyways, I think that would be highly unlikely as right from the start this was intended to be a line aimed at action figure collectors and was designed due to David's frustration at the lack of options (and those unwilling to give the idea a go) for (highly articulated) dinosaur, and modern animal action figures, as the market is (still) mainly filled with static models (though occasionally with jaw, etc articulation like on Papo, Rebor, Schleich, etc). If I recall right there is some info on the raptor series kickstarter page, as well as some numerous interviews (written and video) he's done over the years going into more detail about all of this. It's also something he's had ideas about for a long time, as one can see much older concept art ideas on his website.

@Bread The 1/18th sub adult Triceratops is more or less able to work in that scale as an average adult alongside the 1/35th scale T. rex as well, but too early to tell if and when the other series (including future) will have offerings in this scale. It would certainly be a good way to do sauropods and other large animals in the future. Still have many of the 1/6 offerings that could be carried over to the 1/18th range, such as the dromaeosaurids too that has started getting worked on.

[Callophrys]

@Callophrys I missed this earlier when I came to post the pic. Oops. Anyways, I think that would be highly unlikely as right from the start this was intended to be a line aimed at action figure collectors and was designed due to David's frustration at the lack of options (and those unwilling to give the idea a go) for (highly articulated) dinosaur, and modern animal action figures, as the market is (still) mainly filled with static models (though occasionally with jaw, etc articulation like on Papo, Rebor, Schleich, etc). If I recall right there is some info on the raptor series kickstarter page, as well as some numerous interviews (written and video) he's done over the years going into more detail about all of this. It's also something he's had ideas about for a long time, as one can see much older concept art ideas on his website.

@Bread The 1/18th sub adult Triceratops is more or less able to work in that scale as an average adult alongside the 1/35th scale T. rex as well, but too early to tell if and when the other series (including future) will have offerings in this scale. It would certainly be a good way to do sauropods and other large animals in the future. Still have many of the 1/6 offerings that could be carried over to the 1/18th range, such as the dromaeosaurids too that has started getting worked on.

Thanks for this info @Faelrin. I haven't read through all of the BotM threads, or the original kickstarter page, as these articulated figures don't really interest me. Clearly David is catering to a specific niche, and given the reactions on here he's doing so successfully. I will stick with static figures (with or without jaw articulation)!

[suspsy]

An image of the Albertosaurus artwork in progress is up on Facebook. And hooray, it is indeed primarily green!

[Faelrin]

I love that this lizard was used. Was hoping it or the tiger snake for this one.

[suspsy]

Australian water dragon. I was hoping for one of the vividly coloured green snakes in the collage David created last year, but green is green. That Albertosaurus will contrast nicely with both the Pachyrhinosaurus and the Regaliceratops.

[Flaffy]

Albertosaurus

[andrewsaurus rex]

Are Albertosaurus' arms known?  I was under the impression they were bigger than what is represented in the BOTM artwork; larger than those of a T Rex.

[Bread]

I really like the 3D model of this Albertosaurus; however, I kind of have mixed feelings about the color scheme. It is beautiful, don't get me wrong, but I just prefer darker colors used on therapods. Maybe I'll just have to wait till it is applied to the model itself.

Edit: Yes the Lythronax has a similar color pallet, but then again its color scheme is not entirely a yellow. As to why I prefer how the Lythronax's color scheme as it does include a light color.

[Faelrin]

I'll add this to the op later tonight or early tomorrow if anyone is wondering. I'm very much looking forward to this one, perhaps more so with the color scheme picked for it. I'll be curious to see how this and the Gorgosaurus display alongside each other.

[Eocarcharia]

I like the Albertosaurus' color scheme, it reminds me of this artwork I knew from my childhood that partially defined my idea of Albertosaurus.



BTW, does anyone know where this picture comes from or who made it?

[triceratops83]

BTW, does anyone know where this picture comes from or who made it?

I think I remember that picture from a website called the Dinosauricon, which listed all known genera of dinosaurs and also had an extensive art section. Surely someone else here knows what I am talking about? This was years ago.

[Eocarcharia]

I think I remember that picture from a website called the Dinosauricon, which listed all known genera of dinosaurs and also had an extensive art section. Surely someone else here knows what I am talking about? This was years ago.

I remember it from a website kind of like what you describe. I don't remember the name, but I do remember it had the Turok: Evolution boxart for its logo/banner/header.

[andrewsaurus rex]

beside Yutyrannus, do any of the figures in this series have feathers sculpted on them?