David Silva’s Cyberzoic Series

[andrewsaurus rex]

especially when you consider the number of points of articulation per figure. But some have very, very little range of motion.  What's the point of compromising the look of the figure so much with all the articulation (which the mid torso joint REALLY does) if much of it barely articulates.

[Flaffy]

Here's some pics of it @Sim. It is available to pre-order on the backerkit for the kickstarter, so no worries, and Everything Dinosaur should be getting them in once they are ready to ship. It is a Wave 2 release, with an shipping estimate of early/spring 2025.

https://creative-beast.com/cyberzoic-product-and-design/cyberzoic-deinonychus-action-figure-prototype-gallery/

To quote Batman ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maX-ObiJB3o ), "Now I hate to break it to you but this new you is TOO BLUE!" No offense meant, but Ugueto's colors are MUCH easier on the eyes (in addition to more realistic).

Indeed. The Cyberzoic colours are certainly unique, but Ugueto just has an eye for naturalism, especially in his colour palattes.

[Sim]

Well, the Cyberzoic Deinonychus's colouration is more realistic than the Beasts of the Mesozoic Dilong's   I have to say I would probably still get a 1:18 BotM Dilong though, my almost entirely paintless Safari toob Dilong isn't satisfying unfortunately.

[Flaffy]

Well, the Cyberzoic Deinonychus's colouration is more realistic than the Beasts of the Mesozoic Dilong's   I have to say I would probably still get a 1:18 BotM Dilong though, my almost entirely paintless Safari toob Dilong isn't satisfying unfortunately.

Same here. Personally I think these miniscule 1:18 theropods could cut down on a bit of articulation as well. Mostly omitting secondary limb articulation given how thin and fragile these joints are.

[stargatedalek]

I still think the Dilong would have worked with more yellows and the red restricted to the legs and underside rather than along the flanks and the neck. It separates the bright colours into more segments which draws more attention to the contrast than on golden pheasants. A 1:18 version would be nice, maybe it could even be based on a yellow morph golden pheasant which might feel more naturalistic.

[HD-man]

I guess, yeah.  Hadn't seen that before.  I think the Cyberzoic figure with the same red and blue trim colours but jet black instead of brown base colour would look really good...at least for a male.  The female could be plain brown overall.

Just to clarify, the NatGeo Deino is "a mother caring for her brood" ( https://twitter.com/jasontreat/status/1305877982385508353 ). There's another illustration of her in the same issue: https://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=10177.msg327729#msg327729

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

especially when you consider the number of points of articulation per figure. But some have very, very little range of motion.  What's the point of compromising the look of the figure so much with all the articulation (which the mid torso joint REALLY does) if much of it barely articulates.

Exactly. The necks/heads can't do more than look side to side a bit. mid-body is basically useless as it only moves a millimeter or so, especially on the larger figures. The tails are stiff they don't really have to move much. Just make them bendy near the tip as is.   I REALLY wanted to do kicking and leaping poses but it's just not possible. Many of mine are in neutral stances for display.