Beasts of the Mesozoic Dryptosaurus aquilunguis Review!!

[@dinoxels]

Awesome thumbnail

[@jointcerulean3350]

Just like a reenactment of the vintage original paleo art of this species

[@jacobcox4565]

I really like how the thumbnail is a reference to that Charles R. Knight painting at 1:28. I had no idea those were supposed to be Dryptosaurus, or "Lealaps" as they were named at the time.

[@heroesytumbas]

Painting is called Leaping Laelaps.

[@earl-j8l]

thought it was alectrosaurus

[@jacobcox4565]

@@earl-j8l Nope. The Leaping Laelaps painting was made in 1897, while Alectrosaurus was discovered in Mongolia during the year of 1923.

[@earl-j8l]

@@jacobcox4565 oh well i seen it when i searched up alectrosaurus

[@jacobcox4565]

@@earl-j8l Yeah, suggested images based on a single word search isn't really that reliable.

[@mikefm4]

Awesome thorough review! These BOTM figures are really interesting. I love how they took inspiration from modern day birds to paint. 1/18 is hard to say no to

[@Bane520]

I LOVE the candy red eyes, it looks so evil and beautiful at the same time.

[@MajorBubbly]

got this guy yesterday, and he's quickly become one of my fav BOTM figures, glad I choose this guy for one of the first to get from the tyrannosaur series besides the suskityrannus.

[@heroesytumbas]

10:40 those two are my favorites.

[@itsahostiletakeover]

The NJ thing was probably an added bonus but it was heavily requested by many people on kickstarter when David put the feelers out way back when, I know because I was one of said requesters 😅 Mainly for reasons you mentioned, a very historically significant dinosaur that gets zero love until now. I still love the figure itself but as this is my first large tyrannosaur after skipping wave one, I really dislike this base specifically. Maybe it's just me but I never feel like I can get it posed on it in good, natural positions..and if they do feel that way I can see it leaning one way or the other from different angles...but an ultimately minor problem for a great figure. Nice review as always Greg 🍻

[@DinoScreamReviews]

Yeah I’m not a huge fan of those bases either. Would prefer rods to display them in more dynamic poses.

[@tyrannotherium7873]

I hope I can get this figure for Christmas I live in New Jersey as well, and the first dryptosaurus was found where a Park that’s close by where I am from

[@TangmoMopet]

Originally i have no interest in Buying Dryptosaurus but the figure grew more and more on me. And now I'm gonna buy it soon.

[@Goji_15]

You could actually use the lose neck in a stop motion. Like when u want it to scream u can move the neck

[@solar-jaymi]

Creative observation there.

[@Goji_15]

@@solar-jaymi thx lol

[@the_death_phantom533]

Felt kinda odd in my opinion that they didn't do the sheath thing for Qianzhousaurus because that species is usually depicted with featheres but the BOTM figure lacks any. Not to disregard the team's hard work, it's still an amazing figure but I think it was something that was missing from it.

[@jacobcox4565]

Feathers can be an easy job for customizers. All you'd need is epoxy sculpt or milliput, a toothpick, and paint. You wouldn't even need to do any cutting or glueing. If I get the juvenile rex, I'll definitely add some feathers on the head, back, and tail.

[@the_death_phantom533]

@@jacobcox4565 Please do it with Qianzhousaurus as well if you can, I'd love to see it

[@jacobcox4565]

@@the_death_phantom533 I can make a video showing how to do the customization, if you like. Expect the video to come out sometime during October or November.

[@the_death_phantom533]

@@jacobcox4565 Uh sure

[@garethbragdon5714]

Which one is your favorite from the series so far?

[@DinoScreamReviews]

Bistahieversor is my favorite so far.

[@garethbragdon5714]

@@DinoScreamReviews Between the 1/35th tyrannosaurus rex and yutyrannus which one do you prefer. Trying to decide between those two as a gift for someone

[@renz3179]

First