A brand new Jurassic World movie is on the horizon and with it we’re getting a contemporary clutch of Captivz eggs from ToyMonster. Effectively, type of. There are 13 figures in whole with 6 of them being repaints of beforehand launched figures and three of them being barely totally different sculpts of dinosaurs we’ve seen earlier than. Solely the Spinosaurus and D. rex are fully new. And whereas it is sensible to nonetheless embody the T. rex, Quetzalcoatlus, and Velociraptor one should surprise…the place is the Mutodon, Titanosaurus, and Aquilops? Though I’m dissatisfied that we’re getting recycled figures as an alternative of movie canon species, I nonetheless wished to test some out, principally with the hopes of no less than getting the Spinosaurus. Since Mattel is taking precedence proper now, I solely purchased one egg on my final outing and I ended up with the Mosasaurus, a genus that can no less than be featured within the film.
Anybody who’s watched the trailer for Jurassic World: Rebirth or come throughout toys and different merchandise is aware of that the Mosasaurus has obtained an overhaul in design, making it extra correct to the true animal than its predecessor. I’ve all the time preferred the JW Mosasaurus however with its fluked tail and omitted osteoderms the brand new one appears far superior. Due to this, I used to be disheartened to see that ToyMonster didn’t improve their Mosasaurus for the Captivz line. It is a Jurassic World Mosasaurus, a determine of which I have already got.
This determine isn’t even painted to appear to be Rebirth’s Mosa, as an alternative being teal coloured with a white stomach. I like the colour, and fortunately greater than the Coloration Change Mosa that I have already got. That’s its solely saving grace however nonetheless, it needs to be painted to appear to be Rebirth’s Mosa even when the sculpt is recycled.
This isn’t a nasty sculpt although, and because it hasn’t been featured on the weblog but, I needs to be extra balanced in my evaluation. The determine is offered in a delicate U form, resting on its flippers with its head and tail lifted skyward. From nose-to-tail is measures about 4” (10.16 cm). The biggest Mosasaurus species, M. hoffmannii, reached an estimated size of 43’ (13 meters) (in accordance with Greg Paul) and when scaled down from that size we get a scale of 1:129. The determine comes packaged with slime in a separate bag and a buying and selling card depicting some good art work of the movie correct Mosasaurus.
On the top you get nicely outlined dentition and even pterygoid tooth on the roof of the mouth and a sculpted tongue. The physique has a principally cracked and wrinkly texture however with rows of crocodile-like scutes alongside the again and alongside the sinuous tail. It truly is a effective little sculpture of the Jurassic World Mosasaurus.
Though I just like the determine itself, ToyMonster actually ought to have given us the brand new Mosasaurus, particularly since they’re additionally now making mini dioramas to show these toys in. The Mosasaurus is among the headliners for Rebirth and Toy Monster is aware of this as a result of they’ve additionally made a bigger scale Mosa for his or her mega-sized egg. It might be that ToyMonster began producing these toys earlier than they’d a lot details about the creature designs in Rebirth however from the attitude of a collector, this Mosasaurus, and all the Captivz Rebirth line, is underwhelming. Moreso when you think about they’ve raised the value of the Captivz eggs by a couple of greenback. I don’t actually like playing with my cash on blind luggage as it’s however make an exception of the prime quality Captivz figures, the next value will finally imply fewer Captivz purchases from me.
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