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That's a nice touch with the packaging.

ZeroWolf wrote:That's a nice touch with the packaging.

I second this!

Great call out, Kanra!!

Those tweaks you made make them both shine!

I'm really hesitant to open mine. The packaging and how the figures are displayed is just so nice!

Starseeker wrote:I'm really hesitant to open mine. The packaging and how the figures are displayed is just so nice!

No exageration, this is the greatest packaging display I have ever seen on a TF. It's one of my favourie movie scene, re-enacted by Transforming figures. So I did want to keep the scene but also play with them and both is achievable. I'll remove the plastic ties fully later but I wanted to show that you can put them right back in the pcakging after playtime.

Nice tips guys, thank you. I think I will probably snag another one soon and then open that one. I agree this display is the best I've seen.

I kept the packaging for mine, I plan to use it for the final display I have planned for it

I realize I never gave my opinion on this figure. At the price I paid for it ($68 USD), it is easily the best bang for my buck when comparing all these Collab sets, obviously. But it's also the most solid set. Giggawat was ok, nothing fancy but it did things right. Really disliked Ectotron. He was very oversimplified for the size and there were issues with looseness of the accessories fitting on his back. Really disliked how loose some parts were for XPanse, it was quite the turn off.

But here, I have very few issues. The TRex redeco is good. I'm sure the eyes could be better, but since I pose the t-rex mode at a profile, it doesn't bother me. And the new headsculpt is great.

JP93 is simple enough but not in a way that detracts me from the figure. Legacy Kickback is even more simple but I wont fault that since it does as is required from the toy. So I won't fault JP93. It's still a nice clean transformation. I see the gaps people were talking about but they arent prominant at the angles I pose him at. And I have 0 issues with looseness, he feel rather solid instead. My only gripe is I feel really uneasy about those clear plastic feet. That joint scared the bejeezus out of me. And I've had too many clear plastic joints break on me. But this hasn't broken yet, so we'll see. Oh and I like the headsculpt and gun accessory. And the alt mode is great.

Easily my favourite of the collabs so far and picking it up at that price was a no brainer. Best packaging too, glad you can preserve it after removing the toys to transform them.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Yes, if bought on sale, it's easily the best collab set yet.

My only two real issues are indeed JP-93's clear parts of the feet, and the waist connector that is way too loose on my Tyrannacon.

And one again, with the upgrades it's even more awesome.

Oh right, the waist connector is indeed loose for my Tyranacon
too.

For anyone who was curious, here is the set with the Hammond Collecti on 3.75" scale Rexy, along with a couple other images of Rexy just for the fun of it here

Love the pics D-Max, looks like Rexy has a baby

-Kanrabat- wrote:I love my Rexes and I wonder if they'll repaint it again?

A Chaos Effect deco would be cool.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I'll also point out that T-Wrecks crotch/waist pegs are scareingly tight so maybe they "fixed" the issue by making the Jurassic Rex's easy (too easy) to peg and unpeg?

I think it's just something that varies from copy to copy, because my Tyrannocon Rex's tab together super tight. Assuming we're talking about the tabs that join the pelvis halves.

Got my hands on the set thanks to an Amazon gift card and it being on sale, and I'm enjoying it a fair bit thus far.

Tyrannocon Rex is neat. Her colors work well, and I like her head design. It looks kinda like a blend of G1 Grimlock's head with a robotic version of Megatron's mutant mask. First time owning the Kingdom Megatron mold, and it's not bad. Interesting how the tail is upside-down compared to the original Ultra-class mold from 1996. Speaking of the tail, I still wonder why they didn't make the it detach like in the show. It does kinda restrict the usefulness of the fist.

JP93 is delightful. Basing his head on Robert Muldoon (Bob Peck's nose is unmistakable, even robotified) is admittedly an odd choice IMO, that feels like it might have been better saved for a Jeep robot (same for his role in the box story). But that doesn't make me dislike him. I also know why he's one of the Ford Explorers - the T. Rex breakout was evidently The Scene for big JP sets (it was done in the Mattel action figure line, the Lego line, and even an expensive metal statue).
I love the effort put into capturing the JP tour car look, they did a brilliant job with that. It ends up not bugging me that he has ball joint elbows instead of pin hinge + mushroom peg; ditto for having ball joint hips and transformation joint knees (although the sculpted regular knees above that are a bit cheeky as a result).
What does bug me is the difficulty with tabbing the inner part of the feet in. The tabs don't align quite right with the notches on the moon roof/sole panels, and look a smidge too long. I wonder if filing off the corner that overshoots the notch would make a difference.
Nevertheless, I greatly enjoy the figure overall. Gonna have to take some shots with my Kenner Jungle Explorer (which will absolutely dwarf him lol).

I'd love to see them do more with this crossover, honestly. Like a Jeep Autobot, maybe JP93 with a new head (so as to have two tour cars)... More dinos if suitable molds are made (like, say, if they did a Core-class version of Dinobot) or they're willing to use old ones (namely, Bazooka, Saberback, and Guiledart)...
Speaking of old molds, it's a pity the RID Autobot Brothers' molds are toast, because X-Brawn is a Mercedes M-class and thus could have been retooled into one of the cars from The Lost World. But hey, if that one leaked listing does turn out to be him...

I did have that set and ended up getting rid of it. JP93 is pretty good, but a friend really wanted it and I wasn't all that attached. As for the T. Rex, I liked the robot mode deco, and if it had been gray- instead if brown-skinned, it could have passed for Grimlock. As it was, I ended up selling it on eBay, making my money back between the 2 sales. Overall, both molds are pretty good, I really like messing with BW Megatron, even if the hip transformation annoys me a bit.

My Rexy currently lives with the JP shelf in robot mode, so she can stand beside the HC Rexy, who is utterly amazing. JP93 lives there too, protecting the humans

I've been having some fun with my figures lately.


Movie Night


Befriended or at least making an alliance with Megan from G1 MLP


A clash of paradigms.

Got my Jurassic shelf set up in the Den, and I like how Robo-rexy and JP93 fit in. The work more closely with the Hammond Collection, but they still look nice in amongst a big ole group of dinos.

This was an unexpected surprise. Amazon will have a second Jurassic Park Transformers crossover set. This one is based on the encounter between Nedry and the Dilophosaurus called Decepticon Dilophocon vs Autobot JP12. Both appear to be fully new molds. Here is the reveal blurb from Gizmodo.

They’re going to be making sequels to Jurassic Park until the end of time, and hopefully one of them takes inspiration from the recent Hasbro Transformers x Jurassic Park mashups, which now include a Dilophosaurus and a Jeep Wrangler that transform into robots—finally giving visitors a fighting chance when the park’s residents inevitably escape and hunt for a meal.

Hasbro has been doing these Transformers collaborations for a few years now, with memorable releases including bots inspired by Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, and even the animated X-Men series. For Jurassic Park fans, a collaboration back in 2021 stands out as one of the highlights, recreating the film’s iconic T. rex tour vehicle attack scene, but with a Cybertronian twist. The T. rex transformed into the formidable Decepticon Tyrannocon Rex, while the Ford Explorer tour vehicle transformed into Autobot JP93 wearing a recreation of Alan Grant’s hat, and wielding game warden Robert Muldoon’s SPAS-12 shotgun.

For the 40th anniversary of Jurassic Park, we’re getting another dino vs. vehicle Transformers mashup, but this time based on the scene where Dennis Nedry has an unfortunate run-in with a Dilophosaurus who has no interest in playing fetch. The two-pack includes the new Decepticon Dilophocon who transforms from Dilophosaurus to robot in 20 steps and includes a “venom blast effect” accessory, and the Autobot JP12, based on the Jeep Wrangler Sahara staff vehicle, that converts to its robot mode in 23 steps.

JP12 appears to be loosely based on Nedry, with a rain hat, glasses, and a can of Barbasol shaving cream that’s presumably filled with stolen dinosaur embryos—which is kind of confusing given JP12 identifies as an Autobot. Maybe the Autobots are looking to rewrite the Dinobots’ origin story? We can’t say for sure.

The Transformers Collaborative Jurassic Park x Transformers Dilophocon and Autobot JP12 set is available starting today and is priced a little cheaper than 2021’s Jurassic Park mashup, at $75. Starting at 1:00 pm EST, you can order it through the Hasbro Pulse online store, or through Amazon.