More Jurassic World Dinosaurs!

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Mattel

 

I told ya this initial push for Jurassic World figures was appropriately massive!  Too big to contain with just one post!  Picking up where we left off last time, let's jump head first into the Wal-Mart exclusive "Dino Damage sub-line.

 

These are a little bit bigger than the $8 budget dinos and cost a bit more for the cool action feature.  This is a bit of a throwback to the Kenner figures, which had rubbery "skin" and a patch where you could remove a whole chunk, revealing some bloody guts and sometimes bone.  I'm sure that when you see these vintage figure on ebay or second-hand shops, the kids of yesteryear had made sure these chunks are lost to time.  Well, there's no fear of that happening with these homages, as the damage feature is a spring-activated, flip panel.  More along the lines of the old-school Battle Armor He-Man and Skeletor figures.  Pretty cool, but they do have a little extra bump that stand out on account they need something to catch for the mechanism to work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Indoraptor is the new movie villain.  He's another cross-breed, in the vein of the Indominus Rex from the first JW.  He's mostly a larger, smarter raptor with a scary paint job and some extra spines to make him look "cool."  His slick, black look really reinforces the slimy reptilian stereotype.

 

He definitely stands out from the other figures in the line, as they went all out in the articulation department.  I'm talking Marvel Legends articulation here...from Mattel!  I know...shocking!  You can get him in all sorts of poses, and there's no action feature to hinder any of it.  The balance on this thing is great.  You can get him in some pretty low, stalking or running poses and he stands sturdy.

 

The biggest figure in the line so far is the Mosasaurus, who is about 28 inches long.  He's pretty hollow, but only $30.  His flippers rotate and hinge out and his mouth opens an closes.  No action feature aside from being huge and cool looking, but that's enough! 

I hope he isn't the last of these larger-scale figures as we definitely need a brachiosaurus or apatosaurus or brontosaurus...any of the huge, long-necks will do.

Oh, he also makes an appropriate mount for six-inch scale Aquaman!  I'm sure Mer-man from Masters of the Universe could use him in his ranks of undersea minions as well.

I'll definitely be on the lookout for more JW toys from Mattel in the next year before it cools off.  Even if this were the end, that's quite a lot of product that hit all at once!  I am pleased, but more, please!  The park is closed for now.  Please make your way to one of these Matchbox vehicles to return to port.


Raptor claw courtesy of Dinosaur Park, Rapid City, SD.