Papo new for 2022

[Bread]

@Bread, I have to agree with your assertion. Papo is famous, and agree with their design approach or not, their past product line (that continues in production) is well known to a mass audience and should have enough momentum to carry them forward for a number of years into the near future. Their dinosaurs are certainly not going to disappear from brick and mortar store shelves any time soon. They haven't done a whole lot in 2021 and now 2022 to enhance their reputation, but they should be okay for a while, retail-wise, based on existing figures in production.

Yes exactly. As much as I am not a fan or collector of either companies, they certainly have spots on shelves. They're popular for sure. Plus, I never see Safari or CollectA in commom retail stores. Maybe Michael's craft store, but its only old Safari dinosaurs.

[Shonisaurus]

We were still pleasantly surprised when it came to Papo's protoceratops. Many figures in their promotional photos are much less graceful than seeing them in promotional videos and much less physically.

I think Papo's mosasaurus is a pretty good figure and is the best marine reptile made to date.

On the other hand, Papo's styracosaurus repainted is a cool figure, and what has been said is to be expected to see these figures on the shelves or in promotional videos before we have to premeditatedly judge. But honestly my favorite line of the classic dinosaur lines is nowhere near this year Collecta 2002.

We will have to wait for Safari to see what news they reveal.

The truth (at least for me) that Papo 2022's lineup of figures is much more interesting than that of 2021.

[Szajmin]

a good amount of new to be released products,

Good amount in case od papo: 3 figures, including one repaint
I guess it is better than 2021: 2 figures 

I can admit that before this Papo was better than Schleich in all aspects, but now Schleich just is making more interesting stuff than Papo in terms of prehistoric line. And it is not than Schleich improved so much, już Papo is not doing anything great. Maybe because of pandemic. Maybe this will change, maybe not.

I think that 2022 Schleich line-up is ok-ish at best (nothing great), but papo is just worst. I mean maybe for someone Mosasaurus is enough to call Papo better, i can understand that.

Many figures in their promotional photos are much less graceful than seeing them in promotional videos and much less physically.

Or maybe it can be the case of stygimoloch were in hand figure is much worse than pics.

[Bread]

a good amount of new to be released products,

Good amount in case od papo: 3 figures, including one repaint
I guess it is better than 2021: 2 figures 

Yes, but it is better than none so.....
Again, this could be said for other companies, having two releases, having only one figure released, etc... is better than none.

Papo could turn around next year and decide to not release any prehistoric animals and stick to their extant animals.

[austrosaurus]

It should be noted that while Schleich's prehistoric assortment trounces Papo's, the reverse is true for the extant wild animal assortments.

I think Papo truly is finished in that first realm. Sure, they'll keep on making prehistoric toys, but their glory days are extinct.

Disagree. I think when they recover from the pandemic we will go back to 2017-18 standards

2017-18 Papo was still not good

[GojiraGuy1954]

It should be noted that while Schleich's prehistoric assortment trounces Papo's, the reverse is true for the extant wild animal assortments.

I think Papo truly is finished in that first realm. Sure, they'll keep on making prehistoric toys, but their glory days are extinct.

Disagree. I think when they recover from the pandemic we will go back to 2017-18 standards

2017-18 Papo was still not good

I beg to differ.

2017- Acrocanthosaurus, Polacanthus, Cryolophosaurus, Dimorphodon
2018- Acrocanthosaurus repaint, Young Spinosaurus, Therizinosaurus, Amargasaurus, Iguanodon, Compsognathus, Quetzalcoatlus

I consider all of these figures to be good aside from the Amarga and the Spino

[Primeval12]

Papo 2020 was good too. I like the Stygi and the Chilesaurus a lot and even the Giga has its merits (the detail, not the pose). We also have the 2019 papo spino and Pentaceratops. Both are amazing.

[Carnoking]

I have to agree with GojiraGuy and Primeval on that. Although I wouldn't agree that all of the mentioned figures in that timespan were great, I would say we did get some of their best original works in that time. Even the lesser ones were still head and shoulders above what we got in 2021 and what we have to look forward to in 2022.

[GojiraGuy1954]

Papo 2020 was good too. I like the Stygi and the Chilesaurus a lot and even the Giga has its merits (the detail, not the pose). We also have the 2019 papo spino and Pentaceratops. Both are amazing.

You forgot Gorgosaurus

[Szajmin]

Chilesaurus was cool in my opinion, i bought one

But Stygimoloch... after seeing in hand reviews i decided not to buy it.

[triceratops83]

Minizoo's slowly compiling their various new for 2022 pages and it looks like they're still expecting a Kronosaurus...

https://www.minizoo.com.au/papo/papo-2022/

https://www.minizoo.com.au/papo-kronosaurus/

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Minizoo's slowly compiling their various new for 2022 pages and it looks like they're still expecting a Kronosaurus...

https://www.minizoo.com.au/papo/papo-2022/

https://www.minizoo.com.au/papo-kronosaurus/

Interesting.

[Over9K]

Minizoo's slowly compiling their various new for 2022 pages and it looks like they're still expecting a Kronosaurus...

https://www.minizoo.com.au/papo/papo-2022/

https://www.minizoo.com.au/papo-kronosaurus/

With a SKU even...

[Bread]

Minizoo's slowly compiling their various new for 2022 pages and it looks like they're still expecting a Kronosaurus...

https://www.minizoo.com.au/papo/papo-2022/

https://www.minizoo.com.au/papo-kronosaurus/

With a SKU even...

Maybe this will indeed be a limited edition figure like their Spinosaurus. But of course there is always the question of how limited? I see the Papo Spinosaurus still available most stores so I wouldn't be surprised if this happens with this figure (of course if there is to be one).

[SpartanSquat]

I got the same vibes when Kronosaurus was leaked. But it wont be so limited like spino, because I still can see it in 2 toy shops from Madrid

[Fembrogon]

As long as they don't sell it in a stupidly large box, at least...

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

As long as they don't sell it in a stupidly large box, at least...

Minizoo did give the option I think of having it ship without the box.

[Shonisaurus]

Interesting even if it is a limited edition, I will buy it I am a Papo completist. I am glad that Papo has doubled his production of prehistoric animals this next year compared to this year which was a bit weak. I can't wait to see Papo's kronosaurus promo image, I hope it rivals other toy dinosaur companies, at least it's as spectacular or even more so than his 2022 mosasaurus.

[ZoPteryx]

Well, looks like I'll be saving money next year.  The Mosasaurus is okay, but I think I'll stick with the PNSO and CollectA.  Shame about the Protoceratops, I had high hopes for that one.

[Theriz]

Chilesaurus was cool in my opinion, i bought one

But Stygimoloch... after seeing in hand reviews i decided not to buy it.

I've actually seen the Stygimoloch in hand, and it's not for everyone. It is tiny, and at the store I was in it cost 17 US dollars.