That is definitely the most unusual aspect of the skin integument for me in this Rebor! When I first saw images online I was disappointed that it looked like just plenty of wrinkles, but it was only in hand that I realised all the detail in the original schematic actualized. Truly a triumph of sculpting for Rebor here. They keep delivering better and better models and seen to be leaving its early less accurate roots behind.
What do think? It’s about time! A legit sized sauropod that doesn’t clean out the money jar. I preordered the female from BBTS so, just waiting on them to receive their shipment. This was the intent behind commentary I made, soooo long ago, about the idea of reducing costs on sauropod figures by simply manufacturing them as ‘some assembly required’ offerings. Ta-Da! Also looking forward to the Haolonggood Apatosaurus that looks to be in 1/35 scale. The images I’ve seen are looking good. Thanks for taking the time to throw up a video. Safe travels.
Haha well it seems like we're getting spoilt FINALLY! First two Rebor Diplos and then a HLG Apato in 1:35! And "legit-sized" is right! We have been getting such miserably sized sauropods that I had despaired of never getting something respectable for the ol' 1:35 collection. I think you'll be delighted by the HLG Apatosaurus! 😁
I actually was not aware Rebor came out with two Diplodocus figured until a few mins ago so I’m very intrigued 🙌 Diplodocus actually has a big spot in my heart, mainly because last summer in 2022 I took part as a student volunteer for a dinosaur excavation that took place in a Morrison Formation dig site and I actually had found a femur of a juvenile Diplodocus Carnegii, and that was my first ever big dinosaur discovery of many so this very early Sauropod has the biggest spot in my heart 🙏💕🦕💕 thanks for the review of this figure! I’m gonna get one now haha you’ve convinced me for sure 🙌
Excelente figura! Yo compré el Diplodocus hembra, yo espero que pronto llegue a mi casa 😁 Tu review me hace emocionarme más por esta increíble figura y ahora puedo ver que la línea de la costura se ve mucho menos de lo que imaginé! Sigue disfrutando de tus vacaciones!
¡Gracias! Fueron unas buenas vacaciones. De hecho, un modelo a menudo se ve mucho mejor en la mano que en las imágenes, y creo que encontrará la costura imperceptible a distancias de visualización normales. 😁
I’m receiving mine tomorrow through the mail! Can’t wait to have it on my hands. Love your reviews, been seeing them for many months now. Thanks for taking the time to do the review. Sorry that I just saw it xD
You are most welcome! I hope that you will like it. Even though the colour is dark here, there are still subtleties in the paint job that my camera can't pick up. Should look better in person. Thank for your support! 😁
Thanks mate! The skin detail on this is one of its most attractive points, and of course that bendy neck gives you so many more poses it's like having a few different models! I never would have expected a decent sized sauropod in modern times! 😁
Thanks for taking the time to review this highly anticipated figure so early! Amazing model by REBOR with and affordable price for such a huge and bendable model. My only gripe is that the colors came out a bit of bland compared to the promotion images, and the only visual difference i could spot between the two version were the mouths, so I'm a bit dissapointed that Rebor didn't used the opportunity to offer more diverse looking versions. Now I'm looking forward for the catch the rainbow review for me to finally decide. For you next review I would like to request a size comparison of the diplodocus with w-dragon's Giraffatitan and Papo's young Apatosaurus if you own it. Thanks in advance! Safe travelling!
You're most welcome, I hope that it helps you decide. In fairness, I use very bright lights in order to show you more detail, so you might lose some of the subtlety in the actual colours. In hand, models often look better than in pictures or videos, and the most important is to view it in _your_ lighting situation, not what some reviewer or promo studio uses 😊 Indeed, they could have differentiated them more, but it was to save cost on production as well as to the consumer. I think it was quite a good balance, because with the bendable neck and tail you really do feel like you have two different dinosaurs! I did compare to the W-Dragon Giraffatitan, but I don't have Papo's model. Also for future requests, it's best you email me, as I sometimes take a while to get through the comments, and when I'm travelling as I was, it might not get read till after I do a review 🙂
I've been waiting 60 days for this review, I think :D Wauw... it was worth the wait! What a stunning figure. Definitely the best diplodocus figure til now! Thanks for taking the time to review this 😉
You're most welcome! It was absolutely delightful to see a Diplodocus in a decent size again. 1:35 is a dream now for sauropods, and few companies will take that risk when everyone else is going smaller. But as you can see, it's only at larger sizes that a sauropod model is at its most awesome! 😁
Thank you for another video, and taking the time even though you're travelling! This guy looks great, the sheer size of it is really as you said, majestic. One thing that has prevented me from getting a Rebor model though is that skin texture, consistent throughout its models... the round, bumpy scalation that makes it seem more artificial than it needs to be (compared to PNSO or more recently, Haolonggood...). I can't wait for your review on the Haolonggood Apatosaurus. I'm not a big fan of sauropods but after seeing Stargazer/Catch the Rainbow and the Apatosaurus, my heart is being drawn more towards them heh - especially the gray Apatosaurus!
I am glad to know that you might become fonder of sauropods with these offerings 😁 The Rebor and HLG coming out one after another, and with traditional sauropods to boot, is like an infusion of life into the dinosaur collecting world, which has been given only miserably sized sauropods in recent years. The skin texture of the Rebor is actually one of the most interseting aspects of this model for me. A cursory glance shows you plenty of wrinkles, but it's only up close that you see all those separate scales. I feel they are very well-done, but of course, aesthetics matter, and different people have different tastes 🙂.
DinosDragons, once: “I have little space left” Also DinosDragons: “Hold my Rebor Diplodocus” 😎 Just kidding, awesome job. Won’t be picking this up as I already have Eofauna’s. If you get Haolonggood’s Apatosaurus could you compare it with Eofauna’s Diplodocus please? Also, it would be interesting if you did a collection tour at some point. 😊
Haha do you have the power of clairvoyance? 😳Not only have I just reviewed the HLG Apatosaurus, I even talk about the space issue at the start of that video! 🤣🤣 I guess you know how I've made this happen now 😭 I didn't see your comment till now. Let me do a quick video sometime next week and I'lll reply here again!
@@DinosDragons oh wow I have magical powers lol Saw your review of the Haolonggood Apato already! And that would be so nice of you ☺️ thank you! A tip I would recommend when it comes to solving space issues would be to limit your collection to a single model per genus and be hard headed about it. Not for all people of course and it’s tough to choose sometimes, but I follow it and I have to say it works! 😅
Yet another amazing review! I ordered Stargazer a week ago and cant wait to have in hand. Though , that metal sticking out of the neck area has me concerned.... Is it noticeable from a normal viewing range ? Or more only noticeable from up close?
That's a good question. In my case, from about 40cm (15in) it gets noticeable especially if the light hits it just right. I have to say though, that I hope it's just mine, because the metal is actually very very superficial, while in the female there seems to be more material around it. I believe the problem may have come during the centering process, so much less material enveloped that part of the armature than should have been the case.
Wow! Great review of a great model. I prefer the female version simply due to one less seam. Paint and detail are superb. Currently the sauropod to beat among dinosaur figures. Safe travels!
Thank you, I just got back and might share some parts of my trip in future. In truth, at normal viewing distances you are not likely to see that seam, but close up I have to say honestly it is quite obvious. If it were not for the lack of that red spash, I am gravitating towards the female if I had to display just one!
Rewatched the vid and I think that when I placed my order with BBTS, I initially ordered one of each but something about both of them was a little off, primarily with the male figure so, I canceled my order for the male diplodocus. Now I understand why. The “weak chin” appearance. The male mouth is the only serious flaw, besides the overall misshaped mouth and lower mandible. Perhaps it’s how it had to be given that area was cast using a softer malleable material. A little disappointing but it’s still a figure whose arrival I’m looking forward to. Rebor and Haolonggood have stepped up to the sauropod plate with sizable, AFFORDABLE offerings. PNSO? Let’s hope they enter the arena. There prices have climbed a bit but they usually deliver quality items.
Indeed, it just kinda jumped out and even if you're not familiar, you know instinctually something isn't quite right. I think the female because of the closed mouth, doesn't show the shallow upper jaw so clearly, though the chin is a different story. Overall though I think you will be very pleased, if you focus on the fact that this is an updated sculpt, and of course it is in glorious _1:35_ scale, something I never thought I'd ever see again. In fact PNSO went the 1:45 route for the Mamenchisaurus and its larger sea animals, so I wonder if they would spoil the scale of that larger size by going back to 1:35. The price would probably be prohibitive to most people.
The titanoboa was made of straight rubber so naturally it cracked. This appears to be made of the soft PVC that Rebor’s therapod tails are made of so as long as you don’t abuse it it will last
That's good to know. I never so much as touched a Rebor Titanoboa although recently my supplier offered one up for about ¥800. Can't bring myself to pay that knowing it's going to crack eventually.
Yes in fact they are very small. Plus I always use bright lights for these videos, so the actual one might be darker and barely discernible. It's not as noticeable as in a theropod model for sure!
Welcome back! That's a pretty neat figure! I might be getting it. Tho Im more waiting to buy the Apatosaurus by HAOLONGGOOD. Also what is your fav Sauropod specie? If you have to chose one only.
Haha that's a hard question! My favourite _group_ is the sauropods, but my favourite _dinosaur_ is Carnotaurus. I never thought about which sauropod per se is my favourite. The choice is hard the more I learn about these animals. It used to be easier as a kid when there was so much fewer. Then it used to be Brachiosaurus. Now it's hard to choose. Most awesome would be the titanosaurs. Unfortunately they are on the whole a very fragmentary group. Still within this, it used to be Argentinosaurus, but for something more complete, Patagotitan. Both are generally reconstructed in the macronarian bauplan which is a nice echo to my original favourite, the Brachiosaurus. Then you have the very unusual dicraeosaurs, with unusual features like Amargasaurus and Bajadasaurus. Here too, the contrary nature of 'small' size' is an attraction. If you forced me to it now, it would be Amargasaurus and Patagotitan tied. Ask me next week, and I will probably tell you something different! 🤣
Hmmm I don't know. Did you mean the colour? In terms of the form it looks very different. I have the EoFauna, and I don't like the form of that one, which is why this is so welcome to me.
In fairness, it's really because I'm up close and using very bright lights. At normal viewing distances it may not be a problem for most people. But yes indeed, you have one less seam to worry about in the female.
That's always going to be a problem when you have dinos that come in a few parts. Sadly a necessary evil to keep shipping costs low and the package less cumbersome to handle. Does make life easier for me as a reviewer though! 😁
@@DinosDragons , Rebor attack customers for reporting anatomical inaccuracies & QC issues,lie to ones face about anatomical accuracy, through baby fits on sites such as the Dino Toy Forum over people prefering someone else's work, attack other artists including Safari's Doug Watson,and on & on. Thier somewhat infamous for it ,I've been a victim of it myself as has my friend & several others in the community
I like how they marry together the retro elephant-like wrinkly skin & the updated scaly skin, accurate or not it's quite impressive.
That is definitely the most unusual aspect of the skin integument for me in this Rebor! When I first saw images online I was disappointed that it looked like just plenty of wrinkles, but it was only in hand that I realised all the detail in the original schematic actualized. Truly a triumph of sculpting for Rebor here. They keep delivering better and better models and seen to be leaving its early less accurate roots behind.
What do think?
It’s about time!
A legit sized sauropod that doesn’t clean out the money jar.
I preordered the female from BBTS so, just waiting on them to receive their shipment.
This was the intent behind commentary I made, soooo long ago, about the idea of reducing costs on sauropod figures by simply manufacturing them as ‘some assembly required’ offerings.
Ta-Da!
Also looking forward to the Haolonggood Apatosaurus that looks to be in 1/35 scale. The images I’ve seen are looking good.
Thanks for taking the time to throw up a video.
Safe travels.
Haha well it seems like we're getting spoilt FINALLY! First two Rebor Diplos and then a HLG Apato in 1:35! And "legit-sized" is right! We have been getting such miserably sized sauropods that I had despaired of never getting something respectable for the ol' 1:35 collection.
I think you'll be delighted by the HLG Apatosaurus! 😁
I actually was not aware Rebor came out with two Diplodocus figured until a few mins ago so I’m very intrigued 🙌 Diplodocus actually has a big spot in my heart, mainly because last summer in 2022 I took part as a student volunteer for a dinosaur excavation that took place in a Morrison Formation dig site and I actually had found a femur of a juvenile Diplodocus Carnegii, and that was my first ever big dinosaur discovery of many so this very early Sauropod has the biggest spot in my heart 🙏💕🦕💕 thanks for the review of this figure! I’m gonna get one now haha you’ve convinced me for sure 🙌
Rebor is another company that gives us amazing figures. And this Diplodocus is another perfect example. Damn, I'm in love with this ❤
It's really a gem in a sea of undersized sauropods companies seem to prefer these days! 🙂
Excelente figura! Yo compré el Diplodocus hembra, yo espero que pronto llegue a mi casa 😁 Tu review me hace emocionarme más por esta increíble figura y ahora puedo ver que la línea de la costura se ve mucho menos de lo que imaginé! Sigue disfrutando de tus vacaciones!
¡Gracias! Fueron unas buenas vacaciones.
De hecho, un modelo a menudo se ve mucho mejor en la mano que en las imágenes, y creo que encontrará la costura imperceptible a distancias de visualización normales. 😁
I’m receiving mine tomorrow through the mail! Can’t wait to have it on my hands. Love your reviews, been seeing them for many months now. Thanks for taking the time to do the review. Sorry that I just saw it xD
You are most welcome! I hope that you will like it. Even though the colour is dark here, there are still subtleties in the paint job that my camera can't pick up. Should look better in person. Thank for your support! 😁
Safe travels and I hope you feel better soon. Can’t wait to hear your scientific analysis! This one is likely going to take my money.
Thanks mate! The skin detail on this is one of its most attractive points, and of course that bendy neck gives you so many more poses it's like having a few different models! I never would have expected a decent sized sauropod in modern times! 😁
Thanks for taking the time to review this highly anticipated figure so early!
Amazing model by REBOR with and affordable price for such a huge and bendable model.
My only gripe is that the colors came out a bit of bland compared to the promotion images, and the only visual difference i could spot between the two version were the mouths, so I'm a bit dissapointed that Rebor didn't used the opportunity to offer more diverse looking versions.
Now I'm looking forward for the catch the rainbow review for me to finally decide.
For you next review I would like to request a size comparison of the diplodocus with w-dragon's Giraffatitan and Papo's young Apatosaurus if you own it.
Thanks in advance!
Safe travelling!
You're most welcome, I hope that it helps you decide.
In fairness, I use very bright lights in order to show you more detail, so you might lose some of the subtlety in the actual colours. In hand, models often look better than in pictures or videos, and the most important is to view it in _your_ lighting situation, not what some reviewer or promo studio uses 😊
Indeed, they could have differentiated them more, but it was to save cost on production as well as to the consumer. I think it was quite a good balance, because with the bendable neck and tail you really do feel like you have two different dinosaurs!
I did compare to the W-Dragon Giraffatitan, but I don't have Papo's model. Also for future requests, it's best you email me, as I sometimes take a while to get through the comments, and when I'm travelling as I was, it might not get read till after I do a review 🙂
I've been waiting 60 days for this review, I think :D Wauw... it was worth the wait! What a stunning figure. Definitely the best diplodocus figure til now! Thanks for taking the time to review this 😉
You're most welcome! It was absolutely delightful to see a Diplodocus in a decent size again. 1:35 is a dream now for sauropods, and few companies will take that risk when everyone else is going smaller. But as you can see, it's only at larger sizes that a sauropod model is at its most awesome! 😁
Absolutely splendid figure
For sure! Especially in hand, and next to some of the puny offerings of recent years!
Can't wait for Rebor's Giganotosaurus!!
I have seen a schematic of it. Certainly looks promising!
Thank you for another video, and taking the time even though you're travelling!
This guy looks great, the sheer size of it is really as you said, majestic. One thing that has prevented me from getting a Rebor model though is that skin texture, consistent throughout its models... the round, bumpy scalation that makes it seem more artificial than it needs to be (compared to PNSO or more recently, Haolonggood...).
I can't wait for your review on the Haolonggood Apatosaurus. I'm not a big fan of sauropods but after seeing Stargazer/Catch the Rainbow and the Apatosaurus, my heart is being drawn more towards them heh - especially the gray Apatosaurus!
I am glad to know that you might become fonder of sauropods with these offerings 😁 The Rebor and HLG coming out one after another, and with traditional sauropods to boot, is like an infusion of life into the dinosaur collecting world, which has been given only miserably sized sauropods in recent years.
The skin texture of the Rebor is actually one of the most interseting aspects of this model for me. A cursory glance shows you plenty of wrinkles, but it's only up close that you see all those separate scales. I feel they are very well-done, but of course, aesthetics matter, and different people have different tastes 🙂.
beautiful, ive been waiting for a nice sauropod to come through. by the way did i see Joakim from Sabaton on the left at 11:55?
Haha I guess it's Gunnar Bivens' sense of humour! 🤣
hi I love you're videos keep up the good work
Thank you I will certainly try!
DinosDragons, once: “I have little space left”
Also DinosDragons: “Hold my Rebor Diplodocus” 😎
Just kidding, awesome job. Won’t be picking this up as I already have Eofauna’s. If you get Haolonggood’s Apatosaurus could you compare it with Eofauna’s Diplodocus please? Also, it would be interesting if you did a collection tour at some point. 😊
Haha do you have the power of clairvoyance? 😳Not only have I just reviewed the HLG Apatosaurus, I even talk about the space issue at the start of that video! 🤣🤣 I guess you know how I've made this happen now 😭
I didn't see your comment till now. Let me do a quick video sometime next week and I'lll reply here again!
@@DinosDragons oh wow I have magical powers lol
Saw your review of the Haolonggood Apato already! And that would be so nice of you ☺️ thank you!
A tip I would recommend when it comes to solving space issues would be to limit your collection to a single model per genus and be hard headed about it. Not for all people of course and it’s tough to choose sometimes, but I follow it and I have to say it works! 😅
@Andy Cog
Here ya go! 😊
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Yet another amazing review! I ordered Stargazer a week ago and cant wait to have in hand. Though , that metal sticking out of the neck area has me concerned.... Is it noticeable from a normal viewing range ? Or more only noticeable from up close?
That's a good question. In my case, from about 40cm (15in) it gets noticeable especially if the light hits it just right. I have to say though, that I hope it's just mine, because the metal is actually very very superficial, while in the female there seems to be more material around it. I believe the problem may have come during the centering process, so much less material enveloped that part of the armature than should have been the case.
Wow! Great review of a great model. I prefer the female version simply due to one less seam. Paint and detail are superb. Currently the sauropod to beat among dinosaur figures. Safe travels!
Thank you, I just got back and might share some parts of my trip in future. In truth, at normal viewing distances you are not likely to see that seam, but close up I have to say honestly it is quite obvious. If it were not for the lack of that red spash, I am gravitating towards the female if I had to display just one!
I hope you'll review the new Haolonggood Apatosaurus, it looks amazing and has no seams at all! Until then, safe travels!
Haha well I just have!😁
Rewatched the vid and I think that when I placed my order with BBTS, I initially ordered one of each but something about both of them was a little off, primarily with the male figure so, I canceled my order for the male diplodocus.
Now I understand why.
The “weak chin” appearance.
The male mouth is the only serious flaw, besides the overall misshaped mouth and lower mandible.
Perhaps it’s how it had to be given that area was cast using a softer malleable material.
A little disappointing but it’s still a figure whose arrival I’m looking forward to.
Rebor and Haolonggood have stepped up to the sauropod plate with sizable, AFFORDABLE offerings.
PNSO?
Let’s hope they enter the arena.
There prices have climbed a bit but they usually deliver quality items.
Indeed, it just kinda jumped out and even if you're not familiar, you know instinctually something isn't quite right. I think the female because of the closed mouth, doesn't show the shallow upper jaw so clearly, though the chin is a different story.
Overall though I think you will be very pleased, if you focus on the fact that this is an updated sculpt, and of course it is in glorious _1:35_ scale, something I never thought I'd ever see again. In fact PNSO went the 1:45 route for the Mamenchisaurus and its larger sea animals, so I wonder if they would spoil the scale of that larger size by going back to 1:35. The price would probably be prohibitive to most people.
The titanoboa was made of straight rubber so naturally it cracked. This appears to be made of the soft PVC that Rebor’s therapod tails are made of so as long as you don’t abuse it it will last
That's good to know. I never so much as touched a Rebor Titanoboa although recently my supplier offered one up for about ¥800. Can't bring myself to pay that knowing it's going to crack eventually.
Amazing
It's certainly another example of Rebor's good work!
PNSO is unveiling the Tyrannosaurus Rex individual named Cameron.
Yes, surprised it wasn't another iteration of Wilson.
Very cool looking model! I wish the teeth had at least a little bit of paint though, but I get that they are very small.
Yes in fact they are very small. Plus I always use bright lights for these videos, so the actual one might be darker and barely discernible. It's not as noticeable as in a theropod model for sure!
Thanks for the review. Both excellent, but I prefer the female I think. May pick it up.
Actually, except for the red spash, I am tending towards the female for preference too!
Welcome back! That's a pretty neat figure! I might be getting it. Tho Im more waiting to buy the Apatosaurus by HAOLONGGOOD. Also what is your fav Sauropod specie? If you have to chose one only.
Haha that's a hard question! My favourite _group_ is the sauropods, but my favourite _dinosaur_ is Carnotaurus. I never thought about which sauropod per se is my favourite. The choice is hard the more I learn about these animals. It used to be easier as a kid when there was so much fewer. Then it used to be Brachiosaurus.
Now it's hard to choose. Most awesome would be the titanosaurs. Unfortunately they are on the whole a very fragmentary group. Still within this, it used to be Argentinosaurus, but for something more complete, Patagotitan. Both are generally reconstructed in the macronarian bauplan which is a nice echo to my original favourite, the Brachiosaurus.
Then you have the very unusual dicraeosaurs, with unusual features like Amargasaurus and Bajadasaurus. Here too, the contrary nature of 'small' size' is an attraction.
If you forced me to it now, it would be Amargasaurus and Patagotitan tied. Ask me next week, and I will probably tell you something different! 🤣
@@DinosDragons Haha okay I see. Yeah it is such a tough question lol. Those are great favs! My fav Sauropods would be Camarasaurus and Mierasaurus :D
It reminds me of the eofauna one
Hmmm I don't know. Did you mean the colour? In terms of the form it looks very different. I have the EoFauna, and I don't like the form of that one, which is why this is so welcome to me.
I’m getting the male by the way
Excellent choice! If I could get just one, I would get the male too! 😊
Nice...I should've ordered the female version. I am a bit concerned about the seams on the face...Oh well.
In fairness, it's really because I'm up close and using very bright lights. At normal viewing distances it may not be a problem for most people. But yes indeed, you have one less seam to worry about in the female.
I’m gona name the diplodocus dippy
Now where have I heard that before! 🤣
Although they are better hidden than on the T-rex I don't like all the seams on this one.
That's always going to be a problem when you have dinos that come in a few parts. Sadly a necessary evil to keep shipping costs low and the package less cumbersome to handle. Does make life easier for me as a reviewer though! 😁
No comparison?
Comparisons will be in part 2
i cannot wait to see the comparison! especially with Eofauna's diplodocus!
@@powerfulidiot2357 yes
Would love to see it in comparison to the WDragon Giraffatitan
@@toooldfordinosaurs yeah and especially the pnso lingwulong for me
Rebor's garbage
Perhaps you could elaborate on your insightful comment.
@@DinosDragons , Rebor attack customers for reporting anatomical inaccuracies & QC issues,lie to ones face about anatomical accuracy, through baby fits on sites such as the Dino Toy Forum over people prefering someone else's work, attack other artists including Safari's Doug Watson,and on & on. Thier somewhat infamous for it ,I've been a victim of it myself as has my friend & several others in the community
Hello my friend. Please tell me how to find you on facebook? I would like to talk something with you. Yves
Hi I'm not active on FB. You can contact me through my email address in my info page. But I am often swamped with email so may not reply immediately.