...It was instead based on its larger relative, Deinonychus, which was at the time informally called "Velociraptor antirrhopus" by Gregory S. Paul, whose unique taxonomy was refered to by both Crichton and Spielberg. Spielberg also changed it for dramatic reasons, and when Utahraptor was discovered before the film's release, Stan Winston jokingly said "We made it, then they discovered it",...
Tronus_Rex wrote:Dinobot was one of THE best things about the CG animated TV show by Mainframe. I though his name a little lazy though, why not "Grimlock", or "Swift Seizer" -
[Translation of Velociraptor : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velociraptor ].
Of course, Dinobot was really a "Utah Raptor" or just "Utahraptor", [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utahraptor ].
Spielberg up-scaled the Velociraptor for Jurassic Park:...It was instead based on its larger relative, Deinonychus, which was at the time informally called "Velociraptor antirrhopus" by Gregory S. Paul, whose unique taxonomy was refered to by both Crichton and Spielberg. Spielberg also changed it for dramatic reasons, and when Utahraptor was discovered before the film's release, Stan Winston jokingly said "We made it, then they discovered it",...
http://jurassicpark.wikia.com/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(film)
VioMeTriX wrote:thanks for the useless trivia tidbits, but it is totally off topic. I am looking for a figure, not you fond beast wars memories.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Tronus_Rex wrote:http://tformers.com/transformers-featured-toy-of-the-month/20694/news.html
It's coming as a 30th anniversary figure. It took me 30 seconds to find this out on Google search.
Tronus_Rex wrote:VioMeTriX wrote:thanks for the useless trivia tidbits, but it is totally off topic. I am looking for a figure, not you fond beast wars memories.
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! LOL! Apologies Vio', I thought you'd appreciate it as a fan.
http://tformers.com/transformers-featured-toy-of-the-month/20694/news.html
It's coming as a 30th anniversary figure. It took me 30 seconds to find this out on Google search.
http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Takara-Tomy-Japanese-Classics/dp/B001I9047G
Here is another Link. Not sure if it'll help as it's $210.48 right now. You might just wait until it's released stateside.
This wasn't hard, its took 60 seconds total. Learn to use the tools you have as most people aren't nice like I am to do this for you. If your not satisfied, be responsible for yourself and use your fingers to make a few keystrokes.
Tronus_Rex wrote:VioMeTriX wrote:thanks for the useless trivia tidbits, but it is totally off topic. I am looking for a figure, not you fond beast wars memories.
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! LOL! Apologies Vio', I thought you'd appreciate it as a fan.
http://tformers.com/transformers-featured-toy-of-the-month/20694/news.html
It's coming as a 30th anniversary figure. It took me 30 seconds to find this out on Google search.
http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Takara-Tomy-Japanese-Classics/dp/B001I9047G
Here is another Link. Not sure if it'll help as it's $210.48 right now. You might just wait until it's released stateside.
This wasn't hard, its took 60 seconds total. Learn to use the tools you have as most people aren't nice like I am to do this for you. If your not satisfied, be responsible for yourself and use your fingers to make a few keystrokes.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Dead Metal wrote:Tronus_Rex wrote:VioMeTriX wrote:thanks for the useless trivia tidbits, but it is totally off topic. I am looking for a figure, not you fond beast wars memories.
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! LOL! Apologies Vio', I thought you'd appreciate it as a fan.
http://tformers.com/transformers-featured-toy-of-the-month/20694/news.html
It's coming as a 30th anniversary figure. It took me 30 seconds to find this out on Google search.
http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Takara-Tomy-Japanese-Classics/dp/B001I9047G
Here is another Link. Not sure if it'll help as it's $210.48 right now. You might just wait until it's released stateside.
This wasn't hard, its took 60 seconds total. Learn to use the tools you have as most people aren't nice like I am to do this for you. If your not satisfied, be responsible for yourself and use your fingers to make a few keystrokes.
I gotta admit, that is quite possibly the funniest thing I've read all day. Didn't know 2008 was the 30th anniversary or that we're in 07.
Dinobot could still very well be based on the Velociraptor even if it's too large, after all the beast modes scaled according to robot-mass and not real life alt-mode scale, I mean look at Megatron, or any of the Predacons, or hell Rattrap.
Wow, never thought Henkei Dinobot was so expensive these days. I have him and if it makes you feel better, he's somewhat of a let down in hand, his weapons are wrong (terribly short sword, tail shield rotator thingy oddly shaped) and his rubber parts feel terrible.
It's going to be a bitch to find him, bu I'll see if I can find something in my bookmarks and such that's not priced quite so insanely.
Tronus_Rex wrote:Vio', go read the article again & you will see that it was posted in July of this year or 2013. The news is not out of date. There is a 30th anniversary Generations edition of "Dinobot" coming out.
TFormers.com's Featured Toy of the Month is Henkei Dinobot! While Generations is soon returning Maximals and Predacons to the shelves for the 30th Anniversary, the last Transformers anniversary brought us a figure that's a little bit of both. Click for the highlights below!
Tronus_Rex wrote:Generations is releasing a a whole line of Beast Wars figures, not just "Rhinox".
Tronus_Rex wrote:Vio', go read the article again & you will see that it was posted in July of this year or 2013. The news is not out of date. There is a 30th anniversary Generations edition of "Dinobot" coming out.
You do not need to look hard for an expensive figure.
Generations is releasing a a whole line of Beast Wars figures, not just "Rhinox".
If you go to "Big Bad", when it releases, [& it will], you will be paying $49.99, US, plus the shipping. If you have a Walmart, Target, Toys r Us, ETC, you will pay half that, [also depending].
This is not an angry message, or "I told-you-so". I just found a few other news articles on upcoming or future, Hasbro Generations Beast Wars 30th Anniversary figures, they frequently mention upcoming figures, including the Dinobot figure, now unseen.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Dead Metal wrote:Wow, it got even funnier
Sorry, can't find a single one, and the stores that used to have old ass stuff, has closed down.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Not entirely correct. So far, we've gotten Rhinox and Waspinator (twice even), and we can expect Rattrap and possibly Beast Machines Tankor. That is it. Nothing more.
Tronus_Rex wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Not entirely correct. So far, we've gotten Rhinox and Waspinator (twice even), and we can expect Rattrap and possibly Beast Machines Tankor. That is it. Nothing more.
It is true that the articles I have read since, this years, first toy conventions way back in the early spring, have since said that a Dinobot is only likely, some seem more certain, but in truth, this is really just speculation & rumor.
I've seen enough rumor come true to believe that this would make money for both Takara and Hasbro, but, no, nothing confirmed.
I could actually 'cite this, but what's the point? I would be citing a rumor, not a confirmation.
But when we are talking about the difference of a couple hundred dollars, patience is merited to see if the, "insiders", are telling the truth, or, are basing this on nothing hard.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:True, but also consider this: No character from Deluxe and up, except for the usual Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, has gotten a second makeover between Classics, Universe 2008 and Generations, correct me if I'm wrong. Cosmos got a second toy in Legends, but that's really it. With that in mind, the chance of getting a new Dinobot are pretty slim.
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