Before we begin the review, I would like to thank the generous folks over at ToyMonster, for sending me this figure to share on the blog.
Jurassic World: Dominion may have been a bloated mess of a film and a disappointing end to the Jurassic World trilogy but it’s hard to deny that it had its moments. The scene where Claire is stalked by an eerily menacing Therizinosaurus is one of the film’s highlights. It was great seeing an herbivore presented as a threat and although it had its inaccuracies the Therizinosaurus was at least able to finally introduce feathers into the franchise.
Today we’re looking at the Captivz Therizinosaurus by ToyMonster. This one is part of their Dino-Trackers line, which color coordinates its dinosaurs to particular biomes. The Therizinosaurus comes from the desert biome, so it has a sandy brown and white paintjob and comes with “desert sand slime”, which is basically kinetic sand.
The figure stands about 2.5” (6.35 cm) tall and measures 4.5” (11.43 cm) from head-to-tail. The Therizinosaurus in Jurassic World measured 32.8’ (10 meters), giving the toy a scale of 1/87. The figure stands on it’s two feet with the aid of its left claw tips but due to warping of the soft plastic stability is an issue.
The inaccuracies of the Jurassic World Therizinosaurus are carried over here, as we should expect them to be. The head is too large, the torso is too slim, and only three of its toes support its weight when it should be all four. For some reason, these inaccuracies are easier to swallow at this scale and don’t bother me as much as they do on larger figures of the Therizinosaurus. I don’t know why but the inaccuracies of the Jurassic World Therizinosaurus have always bothered me more than they do on some of the other creatures, which is why I never got the Hammond Collection figure!
ToyMonster made a Therizinosaurus for their Jurassic World: Dominion line, and this is the same figure with a repaint. Being one of the more recent figures from ToyMonster it is quite good. ToyMonster has seen a stark improvement of quality over the few years they’ve been making these. The feather detail is especially exquisite and small features like the head are well rendered for their size. There are a lot of thin bits on this toy, with lanky arms and slender claws but they appear proportional and well crafted.
The figure is painted dark brown over the back with a sandy brown undercoat, arms, legs, and underside. The underside of the neck and arm feathers are white and the legs below the ankles are dark brown. The inside of the mouth is pink, and the eyes are black. Paint application is excellent on this diminutive figure, and I actually like these colors more than what we see in the movie.
The Captivz Therizinosaurus does the best that it can with a questionable creature design. Your level of tolerance for scientific inaccuracy will dictate how much you like the figure, but Dominion fans are sure to love it and there’s no denying that it’s a well-crafted little toy. Before we end the review, I would like to thank ToyMonster one last time, for this is the last of my sample reviews. It only took about 10 months to get through them all! This will not be the last Captivz review from me though, I have plenty of others I look forward to sharing.
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