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! 😁

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.

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! 😁

It's really a gem in a sea of undersized sauropods companies seem to prefer these days! 🙂

¡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. 😁

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! 😁

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 have seen a schematic of it. Certainly looks promising!

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! 😁

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! 😊 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eqyPq8yDlpe2YoE.html

Yes, surprised it wasn't another iteration of Wilson.

For sure! Especially in hand, and next to some of the puny offerings of recent years!

Thank you I will certainly try!

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 🙂.

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.

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.

It's certainly another example of Rebor's good work!

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!

Haha I guess it's Gunnar Bivens' sense of humour! 🤣

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.

Haha well I just have!😁

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.

Actually, except for the red spash, I am tending towards the female for preference too!

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!

Excellent choice! If I could get just one, I would get the male too! 😊

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

Now where have I heard that before! 🤣

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! 😁

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

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

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