Topic: Mattel's "Jurassic World" Line.

[Darth More]

Here in Germany ALDI have a wave of 4 different dinosaurs of the Camp Cretaceous line for a week now. They cost 9.99€ each and people re-sell them on ebay for 15-33€ already! Crazy times.
But I'm happy to see large chains like ALDI order from MATTEL, that helps the line and helps bringing on new products.

[The Spectre]

https://news.toyark.com/2021/07/13/jurassic-park-final-scene-ray-arnold-lets-you-relive-sam-jackson-getting-eaten-by-a-dinosaur-435432

[Tamer]

You gonna try to get one of these Dan? Looks pretty cool.

Shared on the front page.

[The Spectre]

You gonna try to get one of these Dan? Looks pretty cool.

Shared on the front page.

Probably not. I miss out on all of the exclusives as I am at work  every day.

[Darth More]

Do you think buildings for the JW line would sell?

These huts are from SIMBA, a German toy company. And they’re pretty perfect for 1:24 scale dioramas. So I unboxed one of my JADA JW Jeeps and put the Legacy Collection T-Rex next to it. It’s the smallest of the 3 first releases. And I have much joy with this 1/24 scale setup:

[Tamer]

It would sure make sense to me. Mattel really seems to be doing some neat things.

[Darth More]

Indeed! I wonder if that's something for MATTEL to consider. I mean kids would have something to destroy with their dinos, right? I love the fact that they finally made both vehicles of the original movie, which Kenner did not. I could also see them make the Gate to Jurassic Park! I'm not a fan of the Jurassic World trilogy, but they made the franchise return and that's such a gift to all fans around the world. Mattel really do a fantastic job on their Jurassic toys!

[The Spectre]

Indeed! I wonder if that's something for MATTEL to consider. I mean kids would have something to destroy with their dinos, right? I love the fact that they finally made both vehicles of the original movie, which Kenner did not. I could also see them make the Gate to Jurassic Park! I'm not a fan of the Jurassic World trilogy, but they made the franchise return and that's such a gift to all fans around the world. Mattel really do a fantastic job on their Jurassic toys!

Kenner did make both JP vehicles, but not in the line for the first film. The jeep was in the line for the first film, but the Explorer did not get a toy until the 2nd film's toyline.


I doubt Mattel would commit to a full playset like Kenner did in the old days, but I could certainly see the park gates getting some form of release as they are so iconic to the franchise.

[The Spectre]

Stopped by Target before earlier.

They had the "Jurassic World" Slash 'N Battle Scorpios Rex ($24.99) in stock.

It is significantly larger than the one that comes in the pack with Kenji and the Gyrosphere as shown in the second image.

The larger one's articulation is tied to a pair of action feature buttons. The first button, higher on the spine, controls a slashing attack with both arms as well as a lunge and snap of the head and jaws. A second button, lower towards the tail, controls a side strike from the tail. The only articulation that moves freely is the legs. So if you want superarticulation, go for the smaller one in the pack with Kenji.

Personally, I want both to be different individuals. I have the smaller one already and will get the larger one next paycheck when I have more fun money.

[The Spectre]

"Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous" Scorpios Rex Comparison.

The smaller one is from the pack with Kenji and the Gyrosphere. The larger one is the "Slash 'N Battle" version.

Pros:

The smaller one has much better articulation as most of the larger one's articulation is tied to the action features. The smaller one also seems to be more accurate in size to the ones featured in the "Camp Cretaceous" Netflix series. The larger one's jaw is much more flush with the neck than the smaller one's which has a weird gap where it looks like it is not pushed all of the way into the neck, but actually is for the teeth to line up properly.

Cons:

The larger one's articulation being tied to the action buttons. The jaw gap on the smaller one. The smaller one cannot stand on its own without one or both front arms touching the ground.

I actually like having 2 of these in different sizes so they can be different individuals of the same species. There is also a 12" "basic" budget version that should be popping up at discount stores like Dollar General soon so I will be picking up at least 1 to see how it measures up.

[Darth More]

I finally added "the big ones" to my collection...

loose & local pick-up:
Brachiosaurus - 55€
Apatosaurus - 50€
Brachiosaurus (repainted) - 60€
T-Rex - 25€

new:
Spinosaurus - 26,99€
Zia & Triceratops - 7,99€

[The Spectre]

I finally added "the big ones" to my collection...

loose & local pick-up:
Brachiosaurus - 55€
Apatosaurus - 50€
Brachiosaurus (repainted) - 60€
T-Rex - 25€

new:
Spinosaurus - 26,99€
Zia & Triceratops - 7,99€

I am glad you were able to add these beasts to your collection!

I love this line and the big guys are some of my faves

[Darth More]

Thanks for your comment, Dan! I'm not allowed to give anything away, but chances are there that we might see the Brachiosaurus return in tri-color pattern. It would follow the repaint of the Mosasaurus or Stegosaurus for example. Personally, I think it would be a smart move to use the tooling for the Brachiosaurus and Apatosaurus, again. And if the second version looks better than the first release, I might repaint one of them myself.

[Tamer]

I swear I replied to this yesterday!

Oh well let me try again. Nice bunch of large beasties there.

[Darth More]

You did, don't worry. It was me posting the same picture three times now. But no more, I promise.