Sodan-1 wrote: Deluxe sized dinosaurs and robot modes that aren't all that intimidating don't quite remind me of all the gasps and exclamations the Autobots made when they were first revealed in season 1.
The original toys however were basically the same size as average Autobots & Decepticons. The imposing nature of their size was a construct of the animated series and the comics.
While having Dinobots that were larger than other toys would be impressive, it would not fit the current play pattern. And lets face it. Transformers toy size scale has never really been that accurate anyway.