Papo - New for 2022

[bmathison1972]

snail maybe Cepaea nemoralis?

[Arctinus]

Wait, I've just compared the current Papo wolf and the new one and the new one doesn't seem to be just a repaint. Then I'll definitely also get it and the pup.

[Arctinus]

snail maybe Cepaea nemoralis?

Looks like it. I've seen quite a few where I live.

[GojiraGuy1954]

Ooh, thanks, @bmathison1972 !

The ones I'll definitely get are:

spoonbill
hummingbird
African sea eagle
magpie
(great?) tit
clouded yellow butterfly
shrimp
hermit crab
leopard shark
common dolphin

The ones I might get are:

beaver (does it seem right to you because it seems a bit off to me, but I'm not sure)
African buffalo (but might consider other brands)
stag beetle (I don't know, I have the Collecta one, so I'll see)
forest snail (I have the Bullyland snail, so I might get this one, since it seems to be the same mould as Papo's previous one, but recoloured)
wild piglet
mosasaurus (but I don't know how accurate it is?)

Others are either reissues, which I already have, or part of farm animals or prehistoric, which I'm not interested in.

Also, the tit looks like the great tit to me as well, but I wish it were more bluish. :/

Mosa is very inaccurate but i really like it

[GojiraGuy1954]

I'll probably get the Beaver, Buffalo, Spoonbill, Sea Eagle, Magpie, Shrimp, Hermit Crab, Leopard Shark, Common Dolphin, Leatherback Sea Turtle and Mosasaurus.
Excited to see the Krono

[stargatedalek]

Mosa is very inaccurate but i really like it

The mosasaur seems to be extremely accurate. Unless it's missing the second row of teeth in the upper jaw or they did something else weird inside the mouth, this is possibly the most accurate mosasaur figure yet, perhaps tied with the Wild Safari Tylosaurus.


Papo is absolutely hitting it out of the park with birds lately. I'm gonna need a frankly inordinate amount of these magpies.

[Arctinus]

Mosa is very inaccurate but i really like it

The mosasaur seems to be extremely accurate. Unless it's missing the second row of teeth in the upper jaw or they did something else weird inside the mouth, this is possibly the most accurate mosasaur figure yet, perhaps tied with the Wild Safari Tylosaurus.


Papo is absolutely hitting it out of the park with birds lately. I'm gonna need a frankly inordinate amount of these magpies.

Is it even more accurate than the PNSO one?

And I'm hoping they make a whole line of European birds. Well, birds in general will work just as fine. 

[stargatedalek]

Mosa is very inaccurate but i really like it

The mosasaur seems to be extremely accurate. Unless it's missing the second row of teeth in the upper jaw or they did something else weird inside the mouth, this is possibly the most accurate mosasaur figure yet, perhaps tied with the Wild Safari Tylosaurus.


Papo is absolutely hitting it out of the park with birds lately. I'm gonna need a frankly inordinate amount of these magpies.

Is it even more accurate than the PNSO one?

And I'm hoping they make a whole line of European birds. Well, birds in general will work just as fine. 

Which PNSO one? It's very similar to their old mosasaur, with the colours and dorsal fin, but the skull is less shrinkwrapped (same for the CollectA).

The new PNSO Tylosaurus has a strangely curved tail fin and the back of the skull is also rather shrinkwrapped. Hopefully the Papo one has a smooth back of the skull, monitor lizards don't have those skull openings highlighted and most of them aren't aquatic.

[bmathison1972]

@stargatedalek - with a little tweaking you can turn a couple magpies into the North American black-billed and yellow billed :-D

[stargatedalek]

@stargatedalek - with a little tweaking you can turn a couple magpies into the North American black-billed and yellow billed :-D

This may or may not have been the plan, though, that means I might want a few poses of each for scenes!

[Arctinus]

Which PNSO one? It's very similar to their old mosasaur, with the colours and dorsal fin, but the skull is less shrinkwrapped (same for the CollectA).

The new PNSO Tylosaurus has a strangely curved tail fin and the back of the skull is also rather shrinkwrapped. Hopefully the Papo one has a smooth back of the skull, monitor lizards don't have those skull openings highlighted and most of them aren't aquatic.

This is the one I had in mind: http://dinotoyblog.com/2019/02/21/mosasaurus-pnso-scientific-art-model/

[stargatedalek]

Which PNSO one? It's very similar to their old mosasaur, with the colours and dorsal fin, but the skull is less shrinkwrapped (same for the CollectA).

The new PNSO Tylosaurus has a strangely curved tail fin and the back of the skull is also rather shrinkwrapped. Hopefully the Papo one has a smooth back of the skull, monitor lizards don't have those skull openings highlighted and most of them aren't aquatic.

This is the one I had in mind: http://dinotoyblog.com/2019/02/21/mosasaurus-pnso-scientific-art-model/

That is the first one I meant, though I admit it is not as I'd remembered, clearly I was confusing it with their Basilosaurus and it's very shrunken skull (also visible in that review). Though the head is a bit small for the body as it's based on old proportions, that is more in "far less likely but technically plausible" territory as opposed to inaccuracy.

[bmathison1972]

The hummer is challenging. I plan on hitting 'All the Birds of the World' tonight or this week.

Two tentative ideas: 1) blue-chested hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis) and 2) sapphire-throated hummingbird (Chrysuronia coeruleogularis), favoring the former over the latter.

[Arctinus]

Which PNSO one? It's very similar to their old mosasaur, with the colours and dorsal fin, but the skull is less shrinkwrapped (same for the CollectA).

The new PNSO Tylosaurus has a strangely curved tail fin and the back of the skull is also rather shrinkwrapped. Hopefully the Papo one has a smooth back of the skull, monitor lizards don't have those skull openings highlighted and most of them aren't aquatic.

This is the one I had in mind: http://dinotoyblog.com/2019/02/21/mosasaurus-pnso-scientific-art-model/

That is the first one I meant, though I admit it is not as I'd remembered, clearly I was confusing it with their Basilosaurus and it's very shrunken skull (also visible in that review). Though the head is a bit small for the body as it's based on old proportions, that is more in "far less likely but technically plausible" territory as opposed to inaccuracy.

Thanks! Yeah, I just went through the review (I already read it once, but forgot much ). I'll have to wait and see for the Papo one to be released and reviewed. It'll certainly be the more affordable and accessible one.

[GojiraGuy1954]

Mosa is very inaccurate but i really like it

The mosasaur seems to be extremely accurate. Unless it's missing the second row of teeth in the upper jaw or they did something else weird inside the mouth, this is possibly the most accurate mosasaur figure yet, perhaps tied with the Wild Safari Tylosaurus.


Papo is absolutely hitting it out of the park with birds lately. I'm gonna need a frankly inordinate amount of these magpies.

The body shape and dorsal / tail fins aren't accurate. No evidence for a dorsal and the tail fin is too thin

Also isnt all that streamlined like real mosa
Head seems too small and short

[Arctinus]

Mosa is very inaccurate but i really like it

The mosasaur seems to be extremely accurate. Unless it's missing the second row of teeth in the upper jaw or they did something else weird inside the mouth, this is possibly the most accurate mosasaur figure yet, perhaps tied with the Wild Safari Tylosaurus.


Papo is absolutely hitting it out of the park with birds lately. I'm gonna need a frankly inordinate amount of these magpies.

The body shape and dorsal / tail fins aren't accurate. No evidence for a dorsal and the tail fin is too thin

Also isnt all that streamlined like real mosa
Head seems too small and short

Yeah, I've also noticed the dorsal fin. :| And all these things seem to also be kind of an issue with the PNSO one. Oh well. It's not like I expected Papo to make an accurate mosasaurus, but I still might get it because it looks great (if you ignore the accuracy).

[GojiraGuy1954]

Mosa is very inaccurate but i really like it

The mosasaur seems to be extremely accurate. Unless it's missing the second row of teeth in the upper jaw or they did something else weird inside the mouth, this is possibly the most accurate mosasaur figure yet, perhaps tied with the Wild Safari Tylosaurus.


Papo is absolutely hitting it out of the park with birds lately. I'm gonna need a frankly inordinate amount of these magpies.

The body shape and dorsal / tail fins aren't accurate. No evidence for a dorsal and the tail fin is too thin

Also isnt all that streamlined like real mosa
Head seems too small and short

Yeah, I've also noticed the dorsal fin. :| And all these things seem to also be kind of an issue with the PNSO one. Oh well. It's not like I expected Papo to make an accurate mosasaurus, but I still might get it because it looks great (if you ignore the accuracy).

Im definitely getting the Mosa

[bmathison1972]

possible IDs for the crustaceans:

1. shrimp: this might just be the common commercial species Panaeus monodon (same species made by AAA)
2. hermit crabs: this is more challenging, but Clibanarius erythropus and Dardanus arrosor are two Mediterranean species that might work for this figure

[EpicRaptorMan]

After seeing the images...spoonbill, hummingbird, Sea Eagle, and even the wolf (I'll maybe pretend it's a Red Wolf) are all of interest.

But WTF is up with that beaver? 😂

[EpicRaptorMan]

Also the Common Dolphin is interesting. I already have one from Mojo (2018) but Papo's is much darker colored.