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Toy Review: JW Legacy boxed set
7 years ago
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Object In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear.
Here I go geeking out again, Diane.
I got the JW Legacy Collection toy set - 5 dinosaurs + Alan Grant - from the Target website. They don't seem to have the other Legacy toys on the website unfortunately. For the other ones I want I guess I'll have to either wait, pay too much money on Ebay, or drive an hour to a Target store that may or may not have them. Gonna just wait.
So, this is a really nice set of dinos. Got 2 raptors, a Dilophosaurus, a Gallimimus, a leg-humping Compsognathus, and a Dr. Grant.
Let's talk about these raptors first! http://squeakychewtoy.tumblr.com/po.....-have-given-me
http://squeakychewtoy.tumblr.com/po.....et-in-the-mail
They've included a V. soenaensis and a V. nublarensis! That's awesome to me because I make a point of the difference between those two species in my art and fics. Now I have 3D visual reference for both! So I'll be revising how I draw Ellie and them a bit, and that's good, because how I drew the nose ridges on my Sorna raptors before always looked off to me. Yes, I use toys for art reference sometimes, that's one reason I collect em. :D
The feet on these raptors are kinda big and chunky, especially on the sornaensis, but still nicely sculpted so I'll take it. I guess if you're going to exaggerate any feature on a raptor, it should be them sickle claws. Hasbro gave them NO sickle claws, so I guess Mattel's compensating with TWICE the sickle claw.... one could say: The sickle claw has been doubled! XD I know it's probably just so they'll stand up better, though. I really like the colors on them. The grey nublarensis looks just like the raptors from the first movie, and the sornaensis is green and you all know how much I like green! One thing disappoints me, and that is the fact that the nublarensis' jaw is a little messed up, but that's only apparent when it's open so I just keep it shut. Nonetheless, thumbs up overall!
The Dilophosaurus is nice, too: http://squeakychewtoy.tumblr.com/po.....et-in-the-mail
The frill folds back, but looks much better open. I kinda miss the removable frill like the old Kenner toys had, but this is ok. The old Kenner ones had better detailing too, but the paint job they gave it does look good and the sculpting is movie-accurate(no notch like real dilos had but I can forgive it), so thumbs up!
This Gallimimus: http://squeakychewtoy.tumblr.com/po.....say-about-this
Looks like a Gallimimus to me. Thumbs up!
Alan Grant and the leg-humping compy: https://78.media.tumblr.com/471b5c4.....enbo1_1280.jpg
I love that all the human figures come with a leg-humping Compsognathus. It appeases my perversion. :B Can't wait for the Ian Malcolm figure because his compy looks to be leg-humping the most vigorously, tail curling around the leg and everything. I also love Alan's "done with all of this" expression, it works all too well with a compy humping his leg! It's great that they made these look like the actors too, and sometimes I just refer to him as "Small Grumpy Sam Neill." Again, wonderful for art reference, even fully posable!
Also I can act out scenes from Changes with him and my Schleich raptor because I'm terrible: http://squeakychewtoy.tumblr.com/po.....od-what-have-i
All the thumbs up!
I got the JW Legacy Collection toy set - 5 dinosaurs + Alan Grant - from the Target website. They don't seem to have the other Legacy toys on the website unfortunately. For the other ones I want I guess I'll have to either wait, pay too much money on Ebay, or drive an hour to a Target store that may or may not have them. Gonna just wait.
So, this is a really nice set of dinos. Got 2 raptors, a Dilophosaurus, a Gallimimus, a leg-humping Compsognathus, and a Dr. Grant.
Let's talk about these raptors first! http://squeakychewtoy.tumblr.com/po.....-have-given-me
http://squeakychewtoy.tumblr.com/po.....et-in-the-mail
They've included a V. soenaensis and a V. nublarensis! That's awesome to me because I make a point of the difference between those two species in my art and fics. Now I have 3D visual reference for both! So I'll be revising how I draw Ellie and them a bit, and that's good, because how I drew the nose ridges on my Sorna raptors before always looked off to me. Yes, I use toys for art reference sometimes, that's one reason I collect em. :D
The feet on these raptors are kinda big and chunky, especially on the sornaensis, but still nicely sculpted so I'll take it. I guess if you're going to exaggerate any feature on a raptor, it should be them sickle claws. Hasbro gave them NO sickle claws, so I guess Mattel's compensating with TWICE the sickle claw.... one could say: The sickle claw has been doubled! XD I know it's probably just so they'll stand up better, though. I really like the colors on them. The grey nublarensis looks just like the raptors from the first movie, and the sornaensis is green and you all know how much I like green! One thing disappoints me, and that is the fact that the nublarensis' jaw is a little messed up, but that's only apparent when it's open so I just keep it shut. Nonetheless, thumbs up overall!
The Dilophosaurus is nice, too: http://squeakychewtoy.tumblr.com/po.....et-in-the-mail
The frill folds back, but looks much better open. I kinda miss the removable frill like the old Kenner toys had, but this is ok. The old Kenner ones had better detailing too, but the paint job they gave it does look good and the sculpting is movie-accurate(no notch like real dilos had but I can forgive it), so thumbs up!
This Gallimimus: http://squeakychewtoy.tumblr.com/po.....say-about-this
Looks like a Gallimimus to me. Thumbs up!
Alan Grant and the leg-humping compy: https://78.media.tumblr.com/471b5c4.....enbo1_1280.jpg
I love that all the human figures come with a leg-humping Compsognathus. It appeases my perversion. :B Can't wait for the Ian Malcolm figure because his compy looks to be leg-humping the most vigorously, tail curling around the leg and everything. I also love Alan's "done with all of this" expression, it works all too well with a compy humping his leg! It's great that they made these look like the actors too, and sometimes I just refer to him as "Small Grumpy Sam Neill." Again, wonderful for art reference, even fully posable!
Also I can act out scenes from Changes with him and my Schleich raptor because I'm terrible: http://squeakychewtoy.tumblr.com/po.....od-what-have-i
All the thumbs up!
