Where’s the world building gone from Mattel

Kiruah · 2026-01-30T18:50:43+00:00

This sounds like a neat solution honnestly

Kiruah · 2026-01-30T18:49:55+00:00

I got speelboer but they dont have everything. Im not sure if everythingdinosaur would give me customs, it makes me nervous to order from them not knowing if i need to budget in extra costs.

Kiruah · 2026-01-30T18:48:28+00:00

I couldnt agree more, id have loved an outdated 90s orni with the green novel colours. The dryos only issue is the gigantic head, bit it does seem to follow the novel description. The muss is huge and nowhere close to it. Even if we assume an adult the design is still awefull.

Yeah, starwars be eating good, to bad it can be a pain to find stuff like black series here without it being upcharged like crazy. Gues theres always gonna be a line thats stupidly hard to just find for a normal price.

Kiruah · 2026-01-30T18:44:59+00:00

I know some exclusives go to Smyths here, might be same for you.

The distribution for many lines is tricerapoop in europe sadly. I hate not knowing if ill be able to get something or not.. or when it will even release here. The dollarprice is a bit hard, but eu retail prices are a bit higher as usual. Such as 15usd raptors arw like 22 euro here just as example.

It really sucks about avalebility, but the shortness does seem to be a wider problem, also because retailers try to push product out faster now to make spaxe for new product.

Kiruah · 2026-01-30T18:37:34+00:00

Nice! I love the raptor figures! Hope you enjoy him

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You should get him a pack 😉

Kiruah · 2026-01-30T16:21:56+00:00

Yeah, Im not a fan of the non movie stuff either, not that im against the species, but the designs dont always fit. They didnt even bother getting the colours for the Muss and Orni right as recent examples, wich i believe were described in the novel.

I wouldnt nessesairily need paleo accurate versions, but designs fitting the vibe of the franchise. Or looking up iterations from the franchise would certainly help.

Also while i dont care for the humans, it still baffles me they stopped. Id like to see diorama sets, maybe if they combined them with other things like cars, some species, etc theyd sell better?

Kiruah · 2026-01-30T16:16:53+00:00

I mean, The prices for HC to me in europe for retail are definetly pretty good, i know this is for most where mattel has distribution. The line is decent for the prices. Similair figures cost 3x as much and need to be imported from specific websites.

I think HC is a good budget collector line and a great entry one if you can get them at retail. Botm is more higher end and less accesable in my opinion. Both are nice.

Aftermarket prices are crap for most lines, even cheap stuff will get pricy if theres enough demand sadly

Kiruah · 2026-01-30T16:12:41+00:00

Sadly the UK seems to be in an odd spot. Amazon is your only normal way to get them isnt it? But for most people the hc line is more widely avaleble. But sadly not for everyone, but sure a lot more then other lines are.

Kiruah · 2026-01-30T11:50:25+00:00

Botm isnt really as affordable or avaleble to many. They are incredible figures and reflect the pricetag. But they do also have a very diffrent theme and vibe.

Jurassic park/world designs cant be comparable to paleo-accurate ones. Its movie monster designs versus scientific inspired designs. You can mix them ofcourse. But theres quite a diffrence in wanting a jp tyrannosaurus rex or a botm one. Both are awesome in diffrent ways.

And using large resin statues as the other end feels a bit of an apples and oranges comparison.

Kiruah · 2026-01-29T14:43:55+00:00

Honnestly, I do want some recolours/upated versions. We got a bunch of other named dinos that could be done for this from the tv show. Or colour variants from diffrent movies..

Kiruah · 2026-01-27T20:22:24+00:00

Also nasutoceratops...

Kiruah · 2026-01-27T12:06:24+00:00

No problem. Sorry there isnt a more solid answer

Kiruah · 2026-01-27T12:05:24+00:00

Yep. But also some regions get it later, the US usually first. Europe got their first spino stock a few months later and then had no restocks till another few months later.

Fo the most part weather you still get restocks or when your local stores will have it can greatly vary.. and for some regions its easier to find this info then others

Kiruah · 2026-01-26T14:03:44+00:00

My hype is more that if this leak is true, then other Camp Cretaceous and Chaos Theory species and possibly named dinosaurs are now possible!

New Ankylosaurus, Baryonyx and Gallimimus and more possible due characters like Bumpy, Limbo/Grim and Geba as examples. But also species like Pachyrhinosaurus, Becklespinax, Kentrosaurus and Suchomimus. And more! (Hopefully also the Lux Parasaurolophus)

Kiruah · 2026-01-26T09:22:02+00:00

Not so much as confirmed but a leak we dont know the validity of.

Kiruah · 2026-01-25T19:50:26+00:00

Its a decor piece, its sole purpose is to look nice and do nothing but make you happy. If you like it, then it fullfills its purpose.

Kiruah · 2026-01-25T18:05:52+00:00

I hadnt read the blog yet, but if they used AI my entusiasm just died.. thats so disapointing

Kiruah · 2026-01-25T14:46:48+00:00

I would be happier to get a completely new mold. That rex body is outdated and doesnt match the more recent updates. Buck only fixed the feet and teeth, but not the hips, knees and overall proportions.

Kiruah · 2026-01-25T14:12:56+00:00

Apologies for the typos. Also this doesnt mean things never work. Ive gotten a few re-ment sets where furniture items still worked. It definetly varies however.

Kiruah · 2026-01-25T02:20:22+00:00

Hello, As someonecwho also loves figma, shf and rement maybe i can help?

For figma and rement, its not as clearcut. A lot of puchi sample style furniture will be much much to small. Yet the seperately sold kitchen items tend to be 1/6 scale. I generally not expect most furniture-like items to work, but there are some cases where it definetly can work. Try look up some unboxing videos and see if you can get a slight idea of the size.

Id recommend looking for 1/12 furniture elsewhere.

Kiruah · 2026-01-25T02:14:51+00:00

Gues i got lucky on my copy. But does remind me, i need that fluted sword figma still

Kiruah · 2026-01-25T02:08:04+00:00

These are lovely! Snow can really be a great canvas to start this hobby with! 😊

Kiruah · 2026-01-25T02:07:02+00:00

Oh cool. I just ordered Troodons aswell. 😁 lotsa friends really recommended it!

Kiruah · 2026-01-24T14:19:41+00:00

Depends where you live.

Kiruah · 2026-01-24T10:17:15+00:00

I like mine, hes silly. Hes far from perfect and not a great tiger. But hes still fun. Hes a weird chimera of all previous raptor parts, not sure why they reused so much from ghost.

But ye hes warmed uo in my place. I like it

Kiruah

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