264: Rebor Sarcosuchus (River Version, Lica 2003) Review

[@isislima8995]

Beautiful sarcosuchus, details, painting and realism. REBOR is great.

[@DinosDragons]

I have been impressed with their latest offerings, for sure!

[@Faelrin]

It's like an end of an era seeing this finally release, as well as the previous Deinosuchus and King Trident. The Deinosuchus and Sarcosuchus have been in the works since like 2017 I think, and of course got completely redesigned in the end, and for the better. A shame it's not really in scale with the other Elrhaz formation fauna figures out there, but it's still a very nice figure on its own. I do like that it came with a prey item, the baby Nigersaurus (like the prior Deinosuchus), as one of my favorite things Rebor has done in the past is little assortments of related fauna in a similar scale, but also all meant to be displayed in a diorama like fashion, like the Arcocanthosaurus, Tenontosaurus corpse, and Deinonychus trio from their earlier years. I think it would be really cool if Rebor could do another base pack for these two pseudosuchians in particular, like they did with their other one that worked with Tusk/Kiss, etc. Would be really nice if they could pull of the water look they did before with the Ceratosaurus long ago, that's one of my favorite bases from them still due to its versatility.

[@DinosDragons]

You certainly know more about Rebor and its product history than I do! I didn't know how long these two crocodilians were in production for. I started with Rebor only recently, beginning with their Stegosaurus and then some of their other more scientifically accurate ones. There are still some faults especially with the Deinosuchus, and I hope that Rebor for all its paint and sculpting strengths, is willing to continue to improve. They also offer really unusual products, and I own the Extinction library. Their handling of teeth is better than most other mass produced models I've seen. I am hoping for more from them that's for surE!

[@jackstraw4222]

rebor have the best artists or sculptors...way better than papo,safari and collecta...but they still have some flaws ,mostly in accuracy...collecta is all over the place with some great figures and others too small and not impressive enough...

[@jackstraw4222]

@@DinosDragons I found out about rebor when searching for other dinosaurs ,since collecta and safari and papo releases had gotten boring and alot of their figures were too small as well.....im glad these other companies exist even if they have flaws and complaints...i was always looking for some statue quality figures at low cost and good size ,to display them with the other figures and statues iv got...

[@surgeonsergio6839]

Wow these are THE greatest prehistoric animal models I've ever seen. Wow, Rebor's incredible!

[@DinosDragons]

Rebor has really improved a lot, and compared to its more moviesque models, I of course prefer these ones. Really quite pleased how this model turned out.

[@MrRajithasandaruwan]

This color pattern matches this Sarcosuchus if it were living in a muddy river. Because the camouflage would be perfect for that kind of environment. But I'd prefer a more pinkish throat area, like in Deinosuchus. Rebor has the best teeth in the business, hands down. No other company comes close when it comes to Rebor teeth. Since Rebor teased about Purussaurus in one of their posts, I'm sure they will release a Purussaurus soon. And it deserves a figure because we don't have a toy or figure for Purussaurus (the second big croc). I'm so excited to see Rebors Purussaurus now. But with a more different pose. Let's see. Even though I do not have these amazing figures, I hope to get them someday. But until then, I'll enjoy your amazing review videos, my dear sir. Thank you so much.🖤

[@DinosDragons]

Thank you for your comment! It would really be quite a collection if we have that mega croc triumvirate. I thought the original plan was to have the name "Metalica" in three parts to represent each of these. When they changed to Meta for Deinosuchus and Lica for Sarcosuchus, I'd assumed they changed their minds. We'll just have to wait and see!

[@TheSenSx]

Waiting for the Rebor Purusaurus as well !

[@paleo-logica]

Mm... Creo, sin duda alguna, que es la mejor figura de Sarcosuchus del mercado y el detalle de venir con la cría muerta a modo de presa recién capturada es un gran aliciente. Sin embargo, no me gusta el brillo "húmedo" que han querido darles a estos animales. Y en Sarcosuchus es muy exagerado, a mi gusto y opinión, claro. Soy de los que si quieren que su figura tenga efecto "mojado" o bien la rocían con agua real mediante un pulverizador o se quedan húmedos para siempre en un diorama que los represente en el agua. Por lo demás, se nota que a Rebor le gustan los reptiles. Hacen un gran trabajo representando todas y cada una de las escamas del animal. Lástima que usen materiales tan poco rígidos que acaben deteriorando el cariño que le han puesto al modelado. Un gran vídeo y un gran profesional como siempre se espera de ti, amigo 😊🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@DinosDragons]

Sí, creo que en realidad es demasiado brillante y, por lo tanto, no es tan versátil para exhibirlo. Creo que podrían haberlo hecho de forma más sutil. Es difícil admirar los detalles desde algunos ángulos. En cuanto a materiales, no he tenido tanta experiencia con Rebor. Pero he oído hablar de grietas en su Titanoboa flexible. Y me preocupo por el cuello de mis Diplodocus.

[@paleo-logica]

@@DinosDragons Por ahora no se ha producido la situación con sus Diplodocus, pero también es cierto que no ha dado tiempo al ser un modelo reciente... Ojalá que no les pase y el material mantenga sus características.

[@Cheesydinosaurs]

I actually bought the Lake version off Amazon for really expensive but it’s an amazing sculpt. I really like the drowned Nigersaurus I was actually hoping to get the river version, but my country does not have that

[@DinosDragons]

Yes it is indeed unfortunate that some countries don't get everything. The Lake version is actually very nice as well! I just wanted one that was very different from my Deinosuchus. I am sure you love it! 😁

[@nonono-f6y]

I notice that the rostral mandible is warped on many copies of this figure. Can it be reshaped back into the correct position with heat treatment? (e.g. blowdrier)

[@DinosDragons]

Yes it can, but I believe it also depends on the level of 'set' because some models I've had eventually want to go back to their default configuation, even if it is a warped one.

[@johnjozifek7910]

Excellent comprehensive review ... very well done !

[@DinosDragons]

Thank you for your praise! 😁

[@jointcerulean3350]

Awesome and very phenomenal and detailed review! Also regarding false gharials, they are actually true gharials! Based on genetic and molecular data, and but morphologically look more like a crocodile. A more fitting common name for the species which it is named less frequent is the Malayan gharial, or Sunda gharial, and tomistoma its genus name is also used as a common name. Also the species jaws grow broader as an adult and is able to eat monkeys, deer, and even taken on cattle! Very unique and cool species, and can grow to 6m on rare occasions. Also hope rebor makes terrestrial Cenozoic crocodiles like quinkana and boverisuchus, I have heard they plan to make a barinasuchus figure the largest known Cenozoic carnivore yet known. Also hope the beast of the Cenozoic, from creative beast studios, and pnso does as well, and purussaurus to. Even other species as well.

[@DinosDragons]

Thank you for your information! I am personally not keen on Barinasuchus and Quinkania, since they are known only from partial skulls. I'd be more interested in a Purussaurus to complete the trio of mega crocs 😊

[@jackstraw4222]

im really interested in these ancient crocodiles barinasuchus and others...largest were as big as average theropods and probably had higher bite forces...but purussaurus is one figure i hope rebor makes...since there is no figures of it at all.....

[@keepcalmlovedinosaurs8934]

At last! Can't wait to get hold of one!

[@DinosDragons]

It's visually much more appealing than I expected!

[@TITANSofTheEARTH]

I just bought KISS (diorama) and Dinosuchus because of your reviews. Both are great, especially Kiss. I think I will buy the darker Sarcosuchus and hope the will completey the Trio with Purussaurus next year. I think it´s an interresting theme why Purussaurus millions of years after these two guys got probably still the the same dimensions... while other animal groups allready got and stay smaller. (The enviromental conditions (food) and climate are the reasons that´s clear... )

[@DinosDragons]

Yes I watched your Rebor Kiss video! While not of the size you usually feature on your channel, you have certainly made it titanic by creating an impressive diorama! And delightfully, your lips seem to be seal perfectly!

[@TITANSofTheEARTH]

@@DinosDragons Thanks^^ Yes the lips where so tight closed... i just leave them, looks so good. And the Tails of Kiss and Dinosuchus also fit gapless...but i glued them on for nearly zero seamline. So it´s really a highend model for this size and beats PNSO with detail/quality to price.

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

Where did you get that False Gharial Colored Inspiration? In other words the Lica River Sarcosuchus. “Plus, it’s coloring is similar to that of the False Gharial.”

[@DinosDragons]

I have to say the colour has really grown on me!

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

@@DinosDragons Same here, since I like it when this figure of the SuperCroc is based on the color of one of my favorite species of True Crocodiles.

[@The_PokeSaurus]

I hope to soon have this and one of the Deinosuchus.

[@DinosDragons]

That would be a deadly pairing!

[@jonathanthomas4182]

@@DinosDragonsNow that Deinosuchus and Sarcosucus are available let’s make it an even deadlier trio by putting in a request to are or for the next Croczilla the giant caiman Purussaurus. And also this is just my own personal bias but when it comes to variance for the Sarcosucus yes I like the river variant for the Deinosucus I prefer the Estuary variant And while I love the swamp variant Deinosucus but I feel that Design should’ve been reserved for the Prussaurus.

[@horse14t]

I wonder if the tail slipped on the painter when they were painting the tail without them noticing until it was too late (if they ever noticed at all). Pretty model over all though. Like how they hid the jaw hinge a lot better in this one.

[@reborstudio6144]

Na those patterns were designed on purpose, we studied tail patterns of Tomistoma schlegelii i.e. false gharial carefully and noticed that they all look like Tetris blocks so we just went for it ;)

[@horse14t]

@@reborstudio6144 I was actually talking about the tail spots not lining up with the body at the seam when joined at 10:33 but cool!

[@reborstudio6144]

@@horse14t yeah that's a Z block, they are not supposed to line up or it would be just one big ugly spot. All those patterns were directly scanned from our original painted sample then laser printed onto final products, you can see that the copy in our stock images looks the same.

[@horse14t]

@@reborstudio6144 Oh, okay! Thank you for clearing it up!

[@DinosDragons]

@horse14t The advantage of an integument like this is that any misalignment could easily be overlooked, since they can just look like the start of a new marking. I don't think it will detract much from your enjoyment of this model.

[@shawntorres9299]

amazing review yet again but where did you get yours i need one

[@DinosDragons]

It's out in China already. You should be getting yours soon.

[@tsumb1]

Bit of a shame it's too big to go nicely with the other Elrhaz Fm figures. Nice figure in its own right though.

[@DinosDragons]

Yes, in general Rebor's figures are really large to scale with the common ones many people prefer! Undeniably though, the work is very very good!

[@samdanmas]

What are those Elrhaz FM figures you speak of? What is their website?

[@tyrannotherium7873]

A couple of my friends don’t like the rebor figures in general and they think that Rebor sucks but I don’t know if that’s true or not because some of the figures are based on pop-culture figures which that’s true, but I feel like not all of them

[@Bota7120]

nah pretty much every rebor figure is "awesomebro". the deinosuchus and sarcosuchus are surprisingly accurate, but they still made pretty easily avoidable mistakes. the most glaring issue is probably the falsely advertised 1:35 scale, since it shows rebor uses really outdated information and doesnt care about improving. their social media reps are notorious for lashing out at anyone who criticises them lmao

[@tyrannotherium7873]

@@Bota7120 except for the Kiss and tusk, Rex figures much they are not

[@Bota7120]

@@tyrannotherium7873 oh nah, they are still awesomebro. Looks like it used steroids with those massive muscles

[@tyrannotherium7873]

@@Bota7120 well, if I’m not mistaken, tyrannosaurus is supposed to be a very beefy animal, so it’s more heavier than other theropod dinosaurs

[@Bota7120]

@@tyrannotherium7873 yeah but they still made it excessively muscular in my opinion. Pnso did a way better job with their cameron sculpt

[@GrimaceMCD]

Nice model

[@DinosDragons]

Very much so!

[@AusEditz248]

It’s a shame that it’s the same size as the deinosuchus because that deinosuchus can actually fit into 1/35th scale but unfortunately sarcosuchus do not get that big.

[@DinosDragons]

What do you mean? The Deinosuchus isn't 1:35.

[@AusEditz248]

@@DinosDragons it is if you consider the fragmentary 15 metre specimen.

[@jackstraw4222]

@@DinosDragons leading expert on deinosuchus Dr schimmer mentions in his book and in some interviews that deinosuchus was a big as t rex..reason why you might not be aware of this is because most books and even websites have it at 9-10m but they dont mention the largest specimens which are much bigger....

[@jackstraw4222]

@@AusEditz248 you know whats so odd about this,is that that was the original estimate back in the 1940s for a specimen pretty much the same size...

[@TheSenSx]

I haven't made good researches for the Deino size, but the old estimation that might be outdated was indeed 15 meters Now the biggest ones are 13 meters. But we do know crocodiles never stop to grow during their life, and there always are bigger specimen, so a 15 meter Deino is not out of the possibilities, at least I try to convince myself ^^ Otherwise Rebor Deino would be 1:30 based on the 13 meter upper estimations. I tried to look for other smaller Deino figure, but they were all too expansive for what they were, never matching the quality of Rebor's, so I'm keeping this one.

[@laseriedeladilophosaure9246]

Je pense que c’est le meilleur sarcosuchus actuellement

[@DinosDragons]

I agree but I know very little about crocodilians. I'm sure the experts on this would have a better overview!

[@Jesus-rl9ph]

Deinosuchus is better but Rebor has also done a great job with this sarcosuchus

[@WillBratton-vr7yz]

Nope,it's actually worse accuracy wise

[@Jesus-rl9ph]

@@WillBratton-vr7yz Why? I think the problem is that the deinosuchus is a masterpiece (for modest economies), but even if it could be improved, sarcosuchus is a piece worthy of collectors

[@WillBratton-vr7yz]

@@Jesus-rl9ph The Deinosuchus has entirely inaccurate oseoderms _ Deinosuchus has diagnostic " Dalek" esque oseoderms unlike any modern crocodilian_ Rebor intentionally ignored that ,stuck entirely inaccurate modern crocodilian integument on it ,lied about it being accurate _ proceeded to lie about Deinosuchus integument before finally admitting they didn't even try to be accurate. A Deinosuchus without it's diagnostic oseoderms isn't Deinosuchus,then there's the completely fictional 4th & 5th toe claws that no crocodilian has ....the head isn't even that great. It's just an overgrown American alligator,half assed sculpt

[@crampus8205]

​@@Jesus-rl9phdon't mind him, he just hates Rebor on an almost obsessive level.

[@DinosDragons]

@Jesus-rl9pn Did you mean the sculpting detail? I think the Deinosuchus certainly has more interesting textures. In terms of accuracy however, it is less accurate as I explain in my review. But if you like both, just enjoy them! That's what I think buying models should be about!

[@WillBratton-vr7yz]

Easy pass ,I'd rather get the Safari: better company

[@trashnoob96]

safari looks like kids toys compared to rebor

[@WillBratton-vr7yz]

@@trashnoob96 , And Rebor's shiny cheap looking excuse doesn't?! Safari aren't a bunch of complete idiots ( I.E.Rebor)who stuck non existent fifth & fourth toe claws on crocodilians, consult human surgeons & mammal vets for mammalian musculature on reptiles rather than consult actual Paleontologists to get the musculature correct, intentionally butcher anatomy & stick lizard scales on an American alligator face.

[@DinosDragons]

Many models will have a flaw or other we can't accept. Just save money on those you like, and buy those you do. y

[@tsm_mynutsgamer3885]

what’s wrong with rebor?

[@jackstraw4222]

safari figure is fine,but its not statue quality...and its just not visually impressive enough...