Beasts of the Mesozoic

[XvGojira]

So ' David Silva has been showing off the prototype of his Beasts of the Mesozoic line. , and of him putting one together. There will be a kickstarter starting in April as well to fund this line of figures.




I've been dying for some one to do some articulated dinosaurs, and confused as to why no one has done it yet. So this REALLY hits an itch for me. I still kind of hope some one does a JP line of figures, as to me those designs are what dinosaurs are to me. But I'll be glad to have this fine feathered friend on my shelf.

[mbozzo]

I can't wait to to see these models come on the shelves, even if I won't be able to afford them.

[Rody]

[XvGojira]

Kickstarter is live!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/99 ... ion-figure

Currently at $32,000/$125,000.

A part of me just wants to plop down $100 for one of each but that wouldn't necessarily be the most financially sound idea when I'm trying to save up a bigger expense.

Still I might do it.

[canofhumdingers]

Those are pretty awesome, and it's cool he's done some of the really neat recent Star Wars beasts and NECA kaiju (including the fantastic G54!)

This is the first Kickstarter I've ever seen where i actually wish I could sign up. But I don't currently have the expendable income. :-/ hopefully this gets funded and he's able to produce a whole line of dinosaurs.

[XvGojira]

I just hope that this shows toy companies that people want good dinosaur toys.

[Rody]

Well, the BackerKit pre-orders, which got extended twice, finally closed yesterday. I'm looking forward to receiving mine in May!

[Rody]

- and now the line is too!!

Production for these figures began in November, and the fine tooling/cuts have been reviewed by David Silva. Here's a video preview he did:


...And here's a tease for the next series!

[XvGojira]

After two years, they finally arrived!







And I have a fourth ordered coming later this month too.

[Rody]

How did I forget about this thread??
I ended up ordering seven raptors in total - Velociraptor, Saurornitholestes, Dromaeosaurus, Pyroraptor, Balaur, Dromaeosaurus (fans' choice), and Zhenyuanlong (fans' choice). The two Dromaeosaurs and Balaur ended up being my favorites, at least aesthetically (I expected that of Dromaeo, but Balaur surprised me).

To be perfectly honest, they ain't perfect; the raptors are very top-heavy and struggle with balance. Some joints are too loose (ankles), and some joints are hindered by the sculpt itself (necks, shoulders). The bases and extra toes are nice, but the actual support rods and pieces are tricky to work with, and prone to stress damage if a raptor falls over too much.

Despite those issues, these are still really great toys. The sculpt & paint jobs are top-notch, and one CAN get a nice variety of poses if one has practice and patience. I certainly have managed some fun:



Meanwhile, David Silva is hard at work on the Ceratopsian series; he's aiming for an early 2019 start for the Kickstarter campaign. He's making good progress!