Tyrannosaurus rex maquette

[Kratos]

50 Left
Get it while you can Lads
I think people will regret not getting this one

 

[Chargersfan57]

Man, every time I see you post I think of how insanely awesome a Kratos PF would be

 

[Atheris]

I wonder if this will be more or less limited than the Carnotaurus?

Chris

 

[Kratos]

I wonder if this will be more or less limited than the Carnotaurus?

Chris

I hope so
125 would be good

 

[Scar]

Ordered mine! I love the design. As Scar said, every animal is different... and I am glad they are doing what they can to make them all as unique as they were no doubt in life.

I'm taking a class about Dinosaurs right now and this line has been fun to watch as I am learning more about them as well. I would really love to see a Stegosaurus (or any Thyreophora dinos) or some Ornithopods (Pachys or Hadrosaurs), as they would be fun to try and design as far as colors and builds.

I'm all over this line though, I've loved Dinosaurs for a long time... so to have really nice statues of them is a kick for me.

Awesome, man! What class are you taking? A friend of mine is teaching a class in Dino Biology right now in Florida. They're just a hell of a lot of fun to study. As to the red head on the T.rex, it makes a lot of sense to me. It does bring a vulture to mind considering the scavenging debate, but quite a large number of birds and reptiles have unique coloration on the head, whether it's sexually dimorphic or not. If they had gone with an all white skull similar to a bald eagle, I wager people would have been a bit more perplexed and found it more laughable. The fact that it's this raw, visceral red is really an awesome choice. It reminds me of the Torvosaurus and Aucasaurus done by Brett Booth.

The Base is rather nice on this piece isn't it?

This is actually one of my favorite parts of the maquette. There's so much magnificent detail there.

 

[Starkiller]

Skeksis all the way, that's all I see...

 

[samueljd]

I hope so
125 would be good

I'm sure it will be 200 or less. All the other EX versions in this line have been 150-200 ES. My guess would be 150 or less.

 

[Agent0028]

I'm glad to see its moving fast. If these sell well we can expect a nice diverse line.

 

[DarkArtist81]

Awesome, man! What class are you taking? A friend of mine is teaching a class in Dino Biology right now in Florida. They're just a hell of a lot of fun to study. As to the red head on the T.rex, it makes a lot of sense to me. It does bring a vulture to mind considering the scavenging debate, but quite a large number of birds and reptiles have unique coloration on the head, whether it's sexually dimorphic or not. If they had gone with an all white skull similar to a bald eagle, I wager people would have been a bit more perplexed and found it more laughable. The fact that it's this raw, visceral red is really an awesome choice. It reminds me of the Torvosaurus and Aucasaurus done by Brett Booth.
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I'm taking Darwin and the Dinosaurs. The Darwin portion was only for the first week or so, after that we went into Theropods. It doesn't go as in depth as I would like, but still a good intro course to Dinosaurs and the various clades in Dinosauria.

I agree with you on the red coloration, I love that they did that. I think if people could really see what colors and patterns these animals had, they would probably be very surprised. Considering the vast colors and sexual displays on birds, it could be a very colorful indeed.

I saw a special on the History channel about a Hadrosaur mummy they found in North Dakota that had the soft parts fossilized as well as the bones. You could see the scales on the skin, and the scales differed in size in a pattern on the tail section. In reptiles, this scale size difference depicts coloration on the skin. the smaller scales are another color than the larger ones.

On the Hadrosaur, the pattern was a series of stripes on the bulky tail. It was a very interesting display, and one could only imagine how much color would have been used.

I think that Dinos were indeed colorful, it's nice to see Sideshow deviating from the classic "JP style" browns and tans. This line has been a joy so far, I can't wait to see what they do from here on in.

 

[galactiboy]

I saw a really cool documentary about Tyrannosaurus recently and had that same info about the red face. It was quite interesting, although its odd and sad to have the changing thought of Tyrannosaurus going from super predator to scavenger.

I'm tempted by this line... I want to stay away, but I can't deny how great these are looking.

 

[Kratos]

Only 15 Left...

 

[JC]

Well I finally broke down and ordered the EX, after looking more at the pics, and reading some very good points from ppl on here I think he's already growing on me...

Im loving this line so far, but not having much room for display, I have to pick and choose my pieces wisely and with the T-Rex being my all time fave Dino, I had to order him...

Overall I love the direction SS went with this piece...I mean no Dino was exactly the same and or age, so it only makes sense that they produce pieces showing diff ages of these creatures, so yeah, well done SS and let's pray the paint apps are on

 

[JC]

I know, man, no worries!:chew But seriously if any of you guys are interested in reading up on dinos, there are a lot of books I could recommend. Even if you're not into the heavy literature with all the taxonomy, muscle and bone distinctions, etc., you could always start with a novel.

JP and TLW aside, Raptor Red by Bob Bakker is far too often overlooked as a great paleo-read. It's really, really, REALLY good! Gets you familiar with dinos and has a lot of good behavioral work in it. It focuses on a female Utahraptor and takes you throughout the course of her life. Also features one of my favorite large theropods that maybe SS will show us one day - Acrocanthosaurus!

You are a wealth of knowledge my friend, I feel like Im in a class room everytime I read your posts

Ive always been a Dino fan, but you are opening my eyes to a world of intrigue and wonder and starting to make me a fan of Paleontology and Dinosaur behavior...So thanks to your wisdom and insight Ive decided to order this piece...

Thanks also for the Raptor Red book recommendation, gonna read it as soon as I can!...Thanks again man, and keep up with the interesting info about these wonderful creatures

 

[Kratos]

Well I finally broke down and ordered the EX, after looking more at the pics, and reading some very good points from ppl on here I think he's already growing on me...

Im loving this line so far, but not having much room for display, I have to pick and choose my pieces wisely and with the T-Rex being my all time fave Dino, I had to order him...

Overall I love the direction SS went with this piece...I mean no Dino was exactly the same and or age, so it only makes sense that they produce pieces showing diff ages of these creatures, so yeah, well done SS and let's pray the paint apps are on

Good Work
The EX will be great

 

[Scar]

I'm taking Darwin and the Dinosaurs. The Darwin portion was only for the first week or so, after that we went into Theropods. It doesn't go as in depth as I would like, but still a good intro course to Dinosaurs and the various clades in Dinosauria.

I agree with you on the red coloration, I love that they did that. I think if people could really see what colors and patterns these animals had, they would probably be very surprised. Considering the vast colors and sexual displays on birds, it could be a very colorful indeed.

I saw a special on the History channel about a Hadrosaur mummy they found in North Dakota that had the soft parts fossilized as well as the bones. You could see the scales on the skin, and the scales differed in size in a pattern on the tail section. In reptiles, this scale size difference depicts coloration on the skin. the smaller scales are another color than the larger ones.

On the Hadrosaur, the pattern was a series of stripes on the bulky tail. It was a very interesting display, and one could only imagine how much color would have been used.

I think that Dinos were indeed colorful, it's nice to see Sideshow deviating from the classic "JP style" browns and tans. This line has been a joy so far, I can't wait to see what they do from here on in.

Sounds like an outstanding course. The Hadrosaur mummy is a great find, as is the more recent Tianyulong confuciusi discovery with the proto-feathers, which bridges the link with birds not just with Saurischia, but Ornithischia as well. Cool stuff, but it makes sense since they are the bird-hipped dinos. There's been a lot of groundbreaking insight in recent years about how they creatures looked, and the ENTIRE T.rex maquette SS just previewed is an elegant testament to the most recent paleo-developments. With these pics, I couldn't be more pleased, and that's what I'm hearing from my fellow paleo-freaks as well; they don't normally collect anything, but several of them placed the order for this!

I saw a really cool documentary about Tyrannosaurus recently and had that same info about the red face. It was quite interesting, although its odd and sad to have the changing thought of Tyrannosaurus going from super predator to scavenger.

I'm tempted by this line... I want to stay away, but I can't deny how great these are looking.

That the special with little Jack Horner peddling his "T.rex was exclusively a scavenger" theory? That man is just far too stubborn to admit that we have copious proof of T.rex predation. T.rex was an opportunistic predator, as with most carnivores at the top of the food chain today. T.rex would hunt when it had to, but if it could find or muscle its way into a meal, why not? If it's the same special I'm thinking of, I remember the portrayal of T.rex with a bright red skull and being depicted as a scavenger chiefly. Discovery Channel, I think? I could be wrong.

You are a wealth of knowledge my friend, I feel like Im in a class room everytime I read your posts

Ive always been a Dino fan, but you are opening my eyes to a world of intrigue and wonder and starting to make me a fan of Paleontology and Dinosaur behavior...So thanks to your wisdom and insight Ive decided to order this piece...

Thanks also for the Raptor Red book recommendation, gonna read it as soon as I can!...Thanks again man, and keep up with the interesting info about these wonderful creatures

Glad to hear you ordered the EX, and that you plan on getting into the line and dinos in general! If the SS line gets people to study paleo fauna, then the line is already a success, in my opinion.

Raptor Red is one hell of an entertaining and staggeringly good look into the lives these animals may have read. Bakker is a wise, wise man. Eccentric and wise.

 

[Kratos]

10 Ex left guys
This is literally the last chance for a fantastic piece

 

[Amanaman]

There needs to be a Dinosauria sub-forum! It would be so much better to discuss things without any of the pop-culture clutter.

 

[Atheris]

Rex.....is now SOLD OUT!

Chris

 

[Scar]

There needs to be a Dinosauria sub-forum! It would be so much better to discuss things without any of the pop-culture clutter.

I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree!

 

[Scar]

Rex.....is now SOLD OUT!

Chris

Excellent. Now to wait for the ES...