Dinosaur Fans! Check THIS Out!

[SiR-ROUND]

Mine made it this way Saturday morn. Me and my oldest son of 7 got it assembled in under 10 minutes! Great kit, will look oh so good after some TLC.

Thanks for the help TridCloudwalker! True gent!

:thumbsup

What's the point of a TRU in Europe, if they don't sell the good stuff? :rolleyes

 

[Knightjar]

Thanks for the help TridCloudwalker! True gent!

Seconded! TridCloudwalker sent mine over the Pond for me too!

What's the point of a TRU in Europe, if they don't sell the good stuff? :rolleyes

Agreed, we seem to miss out a lot over here - Amazon is a similar story.

 

[TridCloudwalker]

You're welcome, guys! I'm always willing to help out a fellow RPFer.

If anyone else wants one, my local store still has a few left, and I can always order them online (at least until the supply runs out).

 

[SgtFang]

Just found a new source for these here-

http://www.sciplus.com/index.cfm

Enjoy!

-Sarge

 

[Treadwell]

Wow, this model has been in my closet untouched for almost two years. Par for the course.

 

[Sigma-LS]

I would love to grab one of these if I didn't already have this version.

 

[MooCriket]

That's a great looking rex ^ Don't know how I missed this thread earlier. Thanks RPF, yet another item...I must have:lol

 

[TridCloudwalker]

Holy crap! I just managed to snag one of the 45" 1/10 scale Geo World T-Rex kits off ebay for $11.50!!!! Comes with a life size tooth replica too. :love :love

 

[TridCloudwalker]

Well...I'm glad I only paid $11.50 for this hunk of garbage. Sure, it looks impressive, but it's gonna take a LOT of work to get it display worthy. The GeoWorlds T-Rex is made out of a very soft plastic, almost a hard rubber. Every single piece is BADLY warped and will need some time with a heat gun to straighten out. Also, the type of plastic pretty much renders modifications impossible. I'm not even sure if I'll be able to dremel out the filled in vertebrae between the hip bones like I did with the TRU kit. It fits together very poorly, and has no internal armature like the TRU kit and gravity has already caused it to randomly break apart several times since I've had it dry fit together. I'm sure with some pins and glue, it'll be quite secure, but that's a hassle I was hoping I wouldn't need to undertake. Also, it has 11 pairs of ribs, where it should have 12, and cheats some detail in the neck by molding several vertebrae together, as opposed to TRU's individual vertebrae.

Here are a series of photos of it compared next to the TRU Rex:

The other cool thing is that the kit comes with a full size tooth, though I have no idea if it's a cast or a sculpt:

And also included in the auction was a HUGE bag of plastic dino toys which I'll be donating (unless someone here wants them for their kid or pre-school), but I'll be keeping Wash's Stego from Firefly:

 

[BladeoftheMoon]

I have both the TRU Rex and the Geoworld one..after all the reviews I really expected more out of the Geoworld. It is bigger and has slightly more detailing but it's been a royal pain to keep together. I've wired it together on a temporary basis...one day I hope to replace the rod and really pose it up right. I think Luis Rey re-did his that way..or maybe it was Pastori.

 

[RebellionBarbie]

Yikes! Thanks for the review TridCloudwalker. That ribcage has seen better days. o_0
How much does the TRU Rex run?

 

[BladeoftheMoon]

Mine was about 19.98 or so..I saw it once on sale for 14.99 after I got mine.

 

[TridCloudwalker]

Those $15 sales were when they were trying to get them out of the stores. I haven't seen one for under $40 in over a year.

 

[Lynn TXP 0369]

Where did you pay $11.50 for the GeoWorld T-rex?
I would just build a armature like a real display one would have.
Lynn

 

[BladeoftheMoon]

Try eBay..my Geoworld Rex came from there..it wasn't much really.

I've been told the skull is really inaccurate..not 100% sure why. This fellow replaced it with a more accurate ( if expensive ) one.

link : My Garage Kit Gallery

I wouldn't mind doing mine posed like SUE when she was at our local museum.

 

[TridCloudwalker]

Where did you pay $11.50 for the GeoWorld T-rex?
I would just build a armature like a real display one would have.
Lynn

Snagged it on ebay as part of a lot of assorted dino toys. An armature will be necessary if i dont want it falling apart.

 

[Underworld54]

I'm very sorry for bumping up such an old thread but has anyone bought one of these lately and re-painted it? I would love to hear your thoughts. I'm considering getting one.

 

[SiR-ROUND]

I have it still original. But I can recommend it as is as well. Great kit.

 

[Underworld54]

I have it still original. But I can recommend it as is as well. Great kit.

You're happy with the original paint color?

 

[Nwerke]

It can be improved, but I have mine original. I bought two, one for me, one for my boy when he was old enough. He turned four in June - it blew his tiny mind.