2013 Figures

[Jetoar]

I think that this figure has a big head and his neck is too short but is one intepretation but is not dang from my point of view.

[sauroid]

lolwut?






anyways... i cant wait to see full pics of the Mojo prehistoric mammals

[Horridus]

How hard is it for toy sculptors to...just do an image search on google for its skeleton?

This is the galling thing. The oversized feet I can understand (although they are REALLY oversized), but it's like they only found a reference for the head and made the rest up.

[postsaurischian]

Somehow I like the chubby Carnotaurus ..... in a cartoonish way.
One of the best Dinosaur figures Schleich has ever produced .

[Seijun]

How hard is it for toy sculptors to...just do an image search on google for its skeleton?

This is the galling thing. The oversized feet I can understand (although they are REALLY oversized), but it's like they only found a reference for the head and made the rest up.

Or in the case of the styrac, it looks like the sculptor was just handed a pic of Disney's "Eema" and was told, "here, make something that looks like this, but don't make it exact so we can't get sued" and then the sculptor made EVERYTHING up!

[STORMnlNIJMEGEN]

this is the last Preview

[stoneage]

Oh, dear. I'm afraid I actually burst out laughing aloud at the sight of the Schleich Styracosaurus, I'm so sorry. 

Good head on the Carnotaurus, but it requires transplanting. Now if we could only find a suitable body. As for the feet, well, clearly...

I didn't know you were familiar with Fats Waller.

[Takama]

this is the last Preview

I think its obvious to say that this is the Brontotherium

[suspsy]

That Schleich Carnotaurus is laughably inaccurate (surprise, surprise), yet its proportions make it look very, very cute.

[Jetoar]

this is the last Preview

Cool brontotherium  .

[SBell]

That Schleich Carnotaurus is laughably inaccurate (surprise, surprise), yet its proportions make it look very, very cute.

"Cute" seems to be the direction of most of Schleich's figures--their dragons are the same way--lots of sculpting and detail, but more cartoonish and cute.

[Seijun]

this is the last Preview

Stop taunting me! *melts*

[tanystropheus]

this is the last Preview

After seeing a recent (and vastly zoomed-in) image of the CollectA Megacerops on pg. 96 of "Recent Acquisitions", I truly hope this Brontotherium alternative remains gender neutral.

[John]

this is the last Preview

After seeing a recent (and vastly zoomed-in) image of the CollectA Megacerops on pg. 96 of "Recent Acquisitions", I truly hope this Brontotherium alternative remains gender neutral.

Nope!It's going to be ALL MAN!!!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

That Schleich Carnotaurus is laughably inaccurate (surprise, surprise), yet its proportions make it look very, very cute.

"Cute" seems to be the direction of most of Schleich's figures--their dragons are the same way--lots of sculpting and detail, but more cartoonish and cute.

That and price is why I don't any of their dragons..

[Seijun]

I just hope the bronto has an appropriately small head. That's the only thing I really didn't like about collectas bronto, the head was too big.

[SBell]

this is the last Preview

After seeing a recent (and vastly zoomed-in) image of the CollectA Megacerops on pg. 96 of "Recent Acquisitions", I truly hope this Brontotherium alternative remains gender neutral.

European companies rarely keep things neutral--and sorry folks, but mammals have baggage (literally?).  For people that complain about toe accuracy in reptiles, external genitalia (in some form) on most mammals would be a requirement for accuracy as well. Be afraid if anyone makes an accurate Chimpanzee!

[Seijun]

Not chimps, but Bullyland made anatomically correct homo sapien ancestors (their "evolution of man" series).

[SBell]

Not chimps, but Bullyland made anatomically correct homo sapien ancestors (their "evolution of man" series).

Definitely true...but the word 'softball' gets tossed around to describe Pan (keep in mind they are the size of a medium adult human male)--while I have no hang ups, I really don't need to see THAT lovingly rendered in detail, thanks

[juju1305]

Schilich


Styrachosaurus



Carnotaurus

these new Schleich figures are really interesting. Totally not accurate, but the overall look&feel is very appealing. They're more cartoony than what Schleich has done before, but between inaccurate and ugly vs inaccurate and nicely cartoony, I guess this is a good pick.

The carnotaur has terrible feet but I love the head. I'll be getting those two.

Overall 2013 looks like a pretty good year. CollectA has some good stuff, Safari too. Hopefully, Papo will have more than just the (great looking rhino, maybe a carno of a dilophosaurus and another sauropod would be fantastic)