Schleich's new Velociraptor figure is partnered with their small Tyrannosaurus Rex in a boxed two-pack (I took a look at the T. Rex earlier last week). It's pretty standard, if not a bit uninspired. It resembles the previous Schleich and Papo Velociraptors in size and pose, with a few minor exceptions.
The sculpt and paint on the face and head are good. There's a bit of gloss added to the eyes and nostrils to give them a wet appearance, and since the jaw is not articulated on this version, there is no nasty seam line cutting across the crown of the head.
The teeth are painted fairly well, and there are some neat textures across the snout and top of the head, along with a ridge line sculpted down the center of the forehead.
The head as an awkward tilt to it, and the hands are splayed in front of the animal, wrists twisted outwards. This Velociraptor also uses its tail for support in standing.
There's a really neat, faint series of airbrushed stripes running down the length the raptor's back. They are so light that they are only visible in certain light, but they add a lot to the otherwise blue body.
Like Schleich's earlier Velociraptor, this one has feathers (sloppily painted red) lining the forearms and triceps portion of the arms. The claws are painted off-white.
The 2015 Velociraptor is roughly the same size as the previous Schleich and Papo Velociraptors, which is nice because I now have a pack
My kids pointed out that each of the new Schleich 2-packs has one really great dinosaur, and one that's a little disappointing. In this pack it's the Velociraptor. There's nothing inherently wrong with the figure, it's just unnecessary. This version doesn't do anything that previous versions haven't already done...
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