Spinosaurus Maquette!

[mikkipog]

i agree. i was really expecting his sail to be a bit more spiny, just so to have a nice transition from the spines from his neck, to his supposed-to-be spiny sail, down to the spines at the base of his tail. he's the spine lizard after all right? plus maybe some tears here and there on the sail's skin just to have that more mature, more experienced-hunter look, unless he's another juvenile like what SS so fondly delivers.

just that, i'm having a bit of a problem with the sail. and the unexpected price of almost $300. this should be huge. as for the quality, i'm secure that the actual piece of this one would be more beautiful that the production pics, as with all of the pieces from this line, because for now, i'm not that impressed with what is shown. but i still might get it, haven't missed any piece from this line yet. now i'm a bit worried once the stego comes out. it must be a lot bulkier than this, plus the baby, the price would be unimagineable for any dinosauria maquette.

 

[Dyscrasia]

Man..not diggin' the price..that was really unexpected...it is pretty much as expensive as the Allo VS Camara..but that one had three animals in it.

Totally agree... No matter how 'huge' it is, the price is simply too much for a maquette compared to the other Dinosauria pieces...

Well, if only I could get it at the original retail price, I would be more than happy...but since it's atleast 3 times as expensive here

 

[Scar]

Alright, a few things on initial assessment - perfect. Abso-bloody-lutely perfect. Lord, how I was fearful that they would attempt to beef up the Spino a la JPIII and some other more recent interpretations which force my bile's ascension. It's absolutely monstrous in size, but also appears to be largely light in built, as it should be, opposite the beefier theropods such as the carcharodontosaurids of the same region. Huge, light in build as theropods go, yet monstrous and ornate. The choice of color throughout, particularly on the sail, reminds me of putrefaction - and most of you know how that warms the cockles of my heart.

Also, I take no issue with neither the base nor the "not-so-spiney" nature of the sail. The base appears as that of a beach, strewn with kelp as the Spino plods across. Very fine choice. As to the sail, there absolutely needs to be tissue interconnectivity between the neural arches which make up the spine. While Todd Marshall's art may look cool sporting the ragged look on its sail, anatomically speaking it's not a possibility. The sail, while fantastical, was the most vulnerable region of the animal. A fracturing of the neural arches would have paralyzed and killed the animal. Keeping the sail as a solid mass of tissue and bone devoid of ostensible injuries for the sake of a cool look actually let me breathe out a tremendous sight of relief upon viewing these pictures. I was quite concerned until this moment.

 

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Agreed on all points..the price sort of makes me feel like they are taking advantage of us... :/

It's still a steal when compared to resin kits, plus work involved, materials or paying out 100.00 or more to having it done for you.

They should have just added a a water base and a shark or some equally impressive fish or croc and called it a VS Dio.

It just doesn't make sense..if you took the same bulk as present in the Carno and Rex and stretched them out it would be about the same material.

I had faith the price wouldn't be too bad, but I'm starting to lose it..if the Stego is 4-500.00 I might have a problem.

Well they can def start doing some smaller dinos in 1/1 scale now..even a small nesting scene would work for these prices.

I hate to make such a negative comparison..but Sideshow seems like a drug dealer...they start off cheap and get you hooked then keep bumping the prices..

 

[Scar]

I will also say that I hope the Spino goes up for pre-order closer to 8:30 p.m. EST as opposed to 9:00, such that I am already anticipating being late for my weekly gathering with some friends to watch Fringe, and would prefer to get there in as timely a manner as possible. Spino and Fringe. Thursday will be a good day indeed.

 

[Dyscrasia]

Well, there are quite a number of ppl who are very loyal to this line...

But constantly increasing the price of the newer pieces is simply a bad move imo. Hopefully they will release some smaller, more affordable pieces along with some possibly extremely expensive pieces (I'm afraid that the Stegosaurus maquette will be one of those)...

 

[PRTCLR]

Spino is a pretty impresive piece, with that in mind I don't think anybody should miss out on this maquette regarding the price. By the way the price fits right I was expecting this maquette to be between 300 to 350, makes sense to me. Regarding the Stego I anticipate it to be same price again more towards the 350, it can not go more than 350 because the price range that SS mentioned capped out at 350, mabey a little more but not much. I am really looking forward for the Stego, I think Stgeo will be the best staute in the Dinosauria line, I better not get dissapointed.

 

[Scar]

Oh I certainly agree. Increasing price will cause a drop-off in interest. Another reason why we need a transition to busts and smaller pieces to temper the financial burden. I truly adore the look of this piece, and while I am willing to fork out the green, a lot of people are not. Also, I am running out of space, which is my primary concern, admittedly.

 

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Also, I take no issue with neither the base nor the "not-so-spiney" nature of the sail. The base appears as that of a beach, strewn with kelp as the Spino plods across. Very fine choice. As to the sail, there absolutely needs to be tissue interconnectivity between the neural arches which make up the spine. While Todd Marshall's art may look cool sporting the ragged look on its sail, anatomically speaking it's not a possibility. The sail, while fantastical, was the most vulnerable region of the animal. A fracturing of the neural arches would have paralyzed and killed the animal. Keeping the sail as a solid mass of tissue and bone devoid of ostensible injuries for the sake of a cool look actually let me breathe out a tremendous sight of relief upon viewing these pictures. I was quite concerned until this moment.

It's not a necessity at all..but having those smaller spines on the neck and tail really makes me feel it would a nice small touch to have continued them on the top of the sail. Seems kind of off..I guess it more the difference between what I expected and what I'm getting..it's 98% fine with me..but the details of anything bug me..like the coloring on the Carno's face...not super important but I always see it and think " that could been better ". I don't think it needed holes in the sail like Marshall put on his one big old beast..but some scaring..maybe light light ones on the mouth body and sail..from prey thrashing in the mouth, tree limbs scratching the sail, fights with other spinos, crocs or such would have worked.

There needed to be better pics of the base...it looks like it might be a beach wioth tide just gone out as there could be puddle of water there...but from the pics it's really hard to tell without a stretch of the imagination. All the recent talk I've heard is about swimming spinos and how some now think they may have stayed in the water a lot..so I expected at least some waves or ripples on a beach..you know ?

 

[Agent0028]

I don't think the price is at all unreasonable given its size. That sucker is huge.

I also don't think the balance will be any bigger of an issue than the Carno or Rex. I wonder why Sideshow likes these on legged poses though.

 

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Spino is a pretty impresive piece, with that in mind I don't think anybody should miss out on this maquette regarding the price. By the way the price fits right I was expecting this maquette to be between 300 to 350, makes sense to me. Regarding the Stego I anticipate it to be same price again more towards the 350, it can not go more than 350 because the price range that SS mentioned capped out at 350, mabey a little more but not much. I am really looking forward for the Stego, I think Stgeo will be the best staute in the Dinosauria line, I better not get dissapointed.

I don't think you will get disappointed..I've heard it will be a real quality piece.. ..but the pricing..well I'm not going to guess anymore as I've been wrong twice in a row now..and I certainly hate to guess high but the Sideshow could always raise it's cap and make it 400.00 or so I feel.. :/

Oh I certainly agree. Increasing price will cause a drop-off in interest. Another reason why we need a transition to busts and smaller pieces to temper the financial burden. I truly adore the look of this piece, and while I am willing to fork out the green, a lot of people are not. Also, I am running out of space, which is my primary concern, admittedly.

I've " heard " there will be the smaller , cheaper Pterosaur pieces...and maybe one bust to " test the waters " so to speak...busts are usually more expensive than a kit of a full animal I guess it depends on the animal and size they go with.

I have more stuff to clear out to make space and after this year I will def have t ostart working on it..my dino collection may end up being nothing but Dinosauria..heh heh

 

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I don't think the price is at all unreasonable given its size. That sucker is huge.

I also don't think the balance will be any bigger of an issue than the Carno or Rex. I wonder why Sideshow likes these on legged poses though.

But it's not that much bigger really..it is longer for sure..only 6" or so more than the Allo piece..but not really worth a price increase I don't think..and he's more slimmer..it's not a big bodied piece like ole' Rexy.

It was mentioned in the PT article the team likes poses that are kind of out-there but artistic and they like motion oriented pieces...instead of just standing there statues.

Anyone know why the exclusive is just 10.00 less than the regular edition ? It was pretty much the same way with the Allo VS piece...I usually only buy the regular editions anyway to save a bit.

 

[Agent0028]

Granted its only slightly longer, but look at the apple size comparison. The spino dwarfs the apple, the base is almost as big as it is, compared to the Allo dio the apple is about half the size of the base.

 

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

There is prob more reason for price increase in the base than the animal itself..but I will admit it is certainly a HUGE piece...displaying is certainly going to be an issue.

 

[PRTCLR]

I don't think the price is at all unreasonable given its size. That sucker is huge.

I also don't think the balance will be any bigger of an issue than the Carno or Rex. I wonder why Sideshow likes these on legged poses though.

I wondered the same thing about the legged poses, but I guess it gives it a sense of motion, it's like looking at a glimpse of the action which is great compared to looking at a pose of the animal.

 

[Atheris]

I like it..and honestly the price doesnt really bother me. I mean I spend $300 a month on wine alone
I think it looks awesome and I love the size. I hope these pieces get much bigger as the line gos on. I cant wait to see some busts....and yes....I hope their huge also!

Chris

 

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I usually drop a couple hundred every 2-3 months..so these higher priced pieces are starting to hit below the belt..even if it is a good deal..

 

[Dyscrasia]

I used to spend more than $1000 a month on purchasing underground death metal / grind related CDs (I currently have a collection of more than 4000 CDs even though I've seen ppl with more than 20,000 CDs), but after realizing the 'existence' of SS's Dinosauria, I had to cut back on CDs in order to get these expensive statues.

I do still spend quite a large amount of money on CDs (but usually less than $400 a month) but currently my primary focus (when it comes to my hobbies) is the Dinosauria statues.

 

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I used to spend more than $1000 on purchasing underground death metal / grind related CDs (I currently have a collection of more than 4000 CDs even though I've seen ppl with more than 20,000 CDs), but after realizing the 'existence' of SS's Dinosauria, I had to cut back on CDs in order to get these expensive statues.

I do still spend quite a large amount of money on CDs (but usually less than $400 a month) but my primary focus (when it comes to my hobbies) is the Dinosauria statues.

Man, I don't think anyone will ever top your dedicaton to this line..

 

[Scar]

It's not a necessity at all..but having those smaller spines on the neck and tail really makes me feel it would a nice small touch to have continued them on the top of the sail. Seems kind of off..I guess it more the difference between what I expected and what I'm getting..it's 98% fine with me..but the details of anything bug me..like the coloring on the Carno's face...not super important but I always see it and think " that could been better ". I don't think it needed holes in the sail like Marshall put on his one big old beast..but some scaring..maybe light light ones on the mouth body and sail..from prey thrashing in the mouth, tree limbs scratching the sail, fights with other spinos, crocs or such would have worked.

There needed to be better pics of the base...it looks like it might be a beach wioth tide just gone out as there could be puddle of water there...but from the pics it's really hard to tell without a stretch of the imagination. All the recent talk I've heard is about swimming spinos and how some now think they may have stayed in the water a lot..so I expected at least some waves or ripples on a beach..you know ?

As to the spines on the sail, I would say it's not for aesthetic reasons, but for purposes of practicality to avoid damage in shipping that we don't see those features. That and I think it might have been a bit of overkill if they were overly large and not greater in size than minor dermal protrusions the likes of which we see on the Carno.

In terms of scarring on the Spino, I imagine they are reticent to use a profusion of scars in such a way as to end up duplicating a feature present in other pieces already - the T.rex and Allos. Not that we shouldn't have some scarring, and we very well may, but not as great an amount in the other theropods. A thrashing fish could cause some damage, but not nearly as much as the prey items which the other two aforementioned theropods would have taken. Fish are naturally streamlined for efficiency in an aquatic environ, so as long as an animal as large as the spino pins the fish's head, damage should be fairly minimal.

I've " heard " there will be the smaller , cheaper Pterosaur pieces...and maybe one bust to " test the waters " so to speak...busts are usually more expensive than a kit of a full animal I guess it depends on the animal and size they go with.

I have more stuff to clear out to make space and after this year I will def have t ostart working on it..my dino collection may end up being nothing but Dinosauria..heh heh

Perhaps in other dinosaur collectible lines provided by other companies busts may have a tendency to be more expensive, but this trend is actually reverse with Sideshow. If you look at the Marvel pieces, for example, the legendary scale busts are always comparable in price or significantly cheaper (>=$100) than the dioramas in the same collectible line. If anything, legendary scale busts have the potential to be more affordable and capture more cranial detail in a new and exciting format for the line. I would just like to have something new and different rather than waiting to see if we'll get a diorama or maquette, both of which consistently tend to be on the higher price mark.

I used to spend more than $1000 a month on purchasing underground death metal / grind related CDs (I currently have a collection of more than 4000 CDs even though I've seen ppl with more than 20,000 CDs), but after realizing the 'existence' of SS's Dinosauria, I had to cut back on CDs in order to get these expensive statues.

I do still spend quite a large amount of money on CDs (but usually less than $400 a month) but currently my primary focus (when it comes to my hobbies) is the Dinosauria statues.

Sounds to me as if you have silly money.