Mattel "Jurassic World" Attack Pack Protoceratops Review:
Mattel's "Jurassic World" Attack Pack dinosaurs are the most basic dinosaurs available in the main 3.75" scale range. These small dinosaurs are not always in scale like the rest of the series but are great, low cost dinosaurs to help flesh out the line.
Most of the dinosaurs in the "Attack Pack" series share the same articulation- swivel shoulders/hips and a hinged jaw on the carnivorous dinosaurs. Some dinosaurs have additional articulation like the ball hinged head and swivel tail on the Protoceratops I am reviewing today.
The Protoceratops has some interesting anatomy that has not been present on any previous toys of this species: the front legs are shorter and placed lower on the body than the back legs giving it an unusual profile, almost like a human walking on their hands and feet (not knees). The bony ridge along the tail is also unique to this version of the dinosaur. The shortness of the face almost makes this toy look like it is supposed to be a juvenile of the species, another unique take on this often produced dinosaur.
The paint apps are fairly simple, a series of mustard-colored splotches adorn the head, body and tail while the beak is grey and the eyes are green (the green paint on the eyes is a very close match to the plastic the toy is made out of so at first I thought the eyes were unpainted until I viewed the figure under better lighting). The intricately designed splotches look really nice on the bare plastic and really bring the dinosaur to life. While not a paint app, the plastic the toy is made out of has small speckles of darker green plastic mixed into the main color for added pop.
This is the first of the final 2018 wave of Attack Pack dinosaurs that I have gotten my hands on. I am still looking for the other 2 (Minmi and Proceratosaurus) to bring me current.
For the $6.97 these figures run (at Walmart, slightly higher at Target), they are fun little dinosaurs that are not hard on the wallet.
