TRICERATOPS - Schleich "World of History" small version 2015

This "small" version Triceratops came in a boxed 2-pack I found at Barnes & Noble, of all places, packaged along with a new version Therizinosaurus. It's actually a really nice figure - in fact, I think I prefer it to their larger "standard" Triceratops...

The colors are bold: a fairly bright yellow for most of the body with a light brown up top, separated with a dark brown line between. The paint is applied well everywhere except on the toenails, with fine mottling on the crest, some drybrushing to bring out the details on the horns and beak around the mouth, very clear black eyes and a pink mouth interior.

The sculpt is super detailed, with scales and wrinkles carved deeply enough to allow for really nice pattern changes across the body. There's an incredibly fine sandy grainy texture over the snout and sides of the face that I didn't even notice until the pictures - keep in mind that this guy is pretty small, coming in at about 5 & 1/2" long from horn tip to tail tip, so the level of detail here is really something to appreciate.

Schleich has given this fellow a mid-stride pose, of sorts, with both legs on the right side coming up slightly off the ground as the torso curves gently to the left.

Overall, I really enjoy this figure. It's anything but boring to look at, even at its slightly smaller size, and at about $7.50-$10.00 it's very worth it!