Rebor Scientifically Accurate Tyrannosaurus rex "Kiss” and “Tusk”

[Carnoking]

I like it. Simple but still commands a sense of authority.

[sauroid]

cant wait to see the actual figure.

[SidB]

This could be my first Rebor in quite a while. Looks really promising. Don't mind paying PNSO type $ for it. It's a rex, after all.

[Bread]

Like Carnoking stated, a simple pose but alive. Again the only thing that worries me is the ribs showing.... They seem a little exaggerated based on those angles, however, its a small nitpick. Good job Rebor on this, can't wait to see the colors.

[Faelrin]

Is that pose just for Tusk only? Either way, I like it. Also going off a comment on their FB page, it looks like this will be the same size as the Killer Queen T. rex figures. So roughly 1/35 - 1/30 scale I think?

[Carnoking]

I imagine it would be the same pose. A new head on the same body would be a lot cheaper than an entirely new body.

[JohannesB]

I like the slightly cocked head. It could imply many things, like downsizing something it sees. In any case, it makes it look alive and with a 'mind' of its own.

[Concavenator]

Good job, Rebor. That's a good pose, it looks natural. The body scales are still too big, even more so the scales on the legs, though they still look smaller than Wilson's. It looks like they didn't forget the gastralia, and I have also looked at its feet to see if it has tarsal scutes, and I'm not seeing them. If it doesn't have them, that's a good detail to highlight! In that case, the only aspect that's keeping it from being a perfectly accurate (as far as we know, of course) depiction would be the relative size of the scales.

It seems GR Toys is rumoured to have an upcoming Tyrannosaurus as well, if they manage to accurately depict the scales (which is likely, because they handled this aspect well on their Carcharodontosaurus), it could very well be the ultimate version of this taxon. But still, I think this Rebor version has to be properly acknowledged. I have Doug Watson's fabulous feathered version, which is still some of the very best when it comes to Tyrannosaurus, so if I'm upgrading the points I'm looking for are:

1) Scaly body with appropiately sized scales
2) No tarsal scutes
3) Presence of gastralia (though Safari's also has this)
4) Lips (normally this is not decisive for me), but since the Safari one doesn't have them, I would favor them in this case

I think I'll wait to see the potential GR Toys version and then decide whether I get one, the other, or neither, but anyways this is the first time I'm considering buying a Rebor product, despite the scales issue. I wish they had tried to make an attempt to make an acurate Saurophaganax (or Allosaurus)) instead of that stylized way. I would be all over it.

[stargatedalek]

I was under the impression Tyrannosaurs almost certainly did have tarsal scutes, and I'm not sure where you got the impression otherwise. They should be much smaller proportionally than in birds, but we know from Tarbosaurus sole impressions that Tyrannosaur feet were extremely similar to bird feet, no reason to assume they wouldn't have had tarsal scutes too.

[The Prehistoric Traveler]

 I it had some subtle feathering this could have been the perfect T. rex.

[Over9K]

Seems to be a very similar pose to the Carnotaurus rex, left foot forwar, head looking slightly to the right, top of skull almost in line with the top of the hip.

Of course, there are only so many poses one can put a theropod dinosaur into and have any reasonable expectation for that figure to stand on its own.

I kinda hope the arms are like the Carnotaurus', and they move, so they can be tucked a little closer to the body.

[Over9K]

I wish they had tried to make an attempt to make an acurate Saurophaganax (or Allosaurus)) instead of that stylized way. I would be all over it.

I believe that the Saurophaganax is another of REBOR cinemasauruses, specifically the Allosaurus in Dinosaur Valley Girls, by sculptor Thomas R. Dickens.




I totally get the desire for an accurate Allosaurus/Saurophaganx, but I also feel that this particular movie dinosaur is sorely underrated, and deserves a little bit of love.

[Bread]

I it had some subtle feathering this could have been the perfect T. rex.

Definitely would have been interesting take, especially because it's Rebor, but I feel like an all over scale covering is a safer move than compared to subtle feathering. Plus it competes well with all the other all over scale rex figures that are currently being mass produced across the dinosaur toy market. For example, a lot of people are even favoring this one over Wilson, yet it still hasn't received color schemes.

[JohannesB]

The discussion about lips (and tarsal scutes, for that matter) is still undecided, so the choice is a bit difficult for me. I veer towards the 'lipless' version, but the one with lips also has its charms.

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Ah yeah. I am not sure how to feel about Rebor at the Moment, but i do like this Sculpt so far. I would go for the Lipped Variant. I like the calm Pose and the slightly rolled Head. Has a JP1 Vive to it, but without the JP Model. Lovely.

Since there are quite a lot different "facts" over what is accurate and not, i will say, that this Reconstruction is an overall win for me as a Collector. The Tail will be Rebor like (I guess.), so we can form a bit of a natural behavior to it. Wonderful. Not lets hope for a good Price and Paintapps. Because i am not going to repaint a big T. with a Rebor Tail.

[Faelrin]

@stargatedalek The Dueling Dinosaurs website mentions that there are skin impressions that seem similar to an emu's. Thoughts on this info? Like how would it compare with those Tarbosaurus impressions (could you also provide a source for that info, so I could check it out)? Granted until it's further prepared and published not much could be gleaned other then what was stated there however, and looking at the bird it compared it with. Rebor however seemed to have used the southern cassowary for the basis of reconstructing the feet's integument.

https://duelingdinosaurs.org/

@Over9K Yeah that Allosaurus is certainly a great design, for the time. On that note I wonder when we'll see that "Saurophaganax" finished, and if and what colors it would have.

[stargatedalek]

@stargatedalek The Dueling Dinosaurs website mentions that there are skin impressions that seem similar to an emu's. Thoughts on this info? Like how would it compare with those Tarbosaurus impressions (could you also provide a source for that info, so I could check it out)? Granted until it's further prepared and published not much could be gleaned other then what was stated there however, and looking at the bird it compared it with. Rebor however seemed to have used the southern cassowary for the basis of reconstructing the feet's integument.

https://duelingdinosaurs.org/

@Over9K Yeah that Allosaurus is certainly a great design, for the time. On that note I wonder when we'll see that "Saurophaganax" finished, and if and what colors it would have.

The Tarbosaurus footprint with scale impressions:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10420940390235071

Hard to gleam anything from such a brief line on that website, but emu have pretty traditional feet as birds go.

[Gothmog the Baryonyx]

I'm sorry but whenever I see the name of this thread I can't stop thinking it's an oxymoron.

[Faelrin]

@stargatedalek Thanks for the link and the input.

[JohannesB]

I'm sorry but whenever I see the name of this thread I can't stop thinking it's an oxymoron.

Maybe it is the 'boy who cried wolf' effect?