{"id":15028,"date":"2011-10-25T02:39:10","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T07:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=15028"},"modified":"2011-10-25T19:50:16","modified_gmt":"2011-10-26T00:50:16","slug":"vault-review-imaginext-dino-riders-triceratops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=15028","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Imaginext
(Dino-Riders) Triceratops"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>I had five dollars of Geoffrey Bucks burning a hole in my pocket, so I headed down to Toys R Us to see what I’d find.\u00a0 But our TRU\u2019s been lacking in decent restocks lately, and I didn\u2019t want to buy anything too expensive. Hello Imaginext Triceratops.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a bit behind on my Imaginext Dino-Riders reviews.\u00a0 Between the exclusive K-Mart Gift Set and an Ankylosaurus sitting on my desk, I probably should have held off on the Triceratops.\u00a0 But this little guy is so fun and frustrating that I felt compelled to do him first.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The largest Dino-Rider dino I had as a kid was the Triceratops.\u00a0 He towered over the tiny figures of the line and slowly lumbered through any obstacle with his battery powered movements.\u00a0 I still have a few scattered pieces of his robotic armor, but sadly the figure itself is long gone.\u00a0 But with my nostalgic fondness of the old figure, I\u2019ve been eagerly anticipating his newer counterpart.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Triceratops is an entirely brand new figure.\u00a0 Now that I have a few different dinosaurs from this line, I\u2019ve noticed they all share a similar design pattern.\u00a0 Running down the backs of the animals are raised areas that have a jagged pattern to the edges.\u00a0 These patterns also appear on the shoulders, hips, and sometimes the tops of their heads.\u00a0 This design choice brings a nice sense of cohesion to these newer dinos, but it\u2019s also one more thing that makes them stand out from the older Imaginext prehistoric reptiles.\u00a0 This could be a negative for those who want to mix and match.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Like most Imaginext toys, the paint jobs are at a minimum.\u00a0 The only parts that are painted on the Triceratops are his eyes, beak, head spikes, and toe nails.\u00a0 Everything else, including his armor, is molded the color it needs to be.\u00a0 One nice touch is the dark flecks that have been added to the plastic itself.\u00a0 It adds a sense of depth to the mostly cartoony design.<\/p>\n

The figure in this set is one of the good guys.\u00a0 He uses the basic Imaginext male \u201cbuck\u201d with a gray and neon green uniform.\u00a0 Nothing too different from the norm.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Triceratops has a hinged jaw on a spring, so his mouth will clamp shut.\u00a0 His tail is also on a hinge, while the tip is a swivel.\u00a0 His four legs are also connected to his body by swivels.\u00a0 This gives him a decent amount of articulation, but I originally thought it was better.\u00a0 You\u2019ll notice that his feet are actually separate pieces from the legs, and the way they\u2019re shaped gives the impression that they\u2019re connected with a hinge joint.\u00a0 This is misleading.\u00a0 The feet are flush with the legs and can\u2019t move without something breaking.\u00a0 I\u2019m not really sure why Mattel did this.\u00a0 The feet are already a separate piece and molding them to be hinge joints shouldn\u2019t have been more expensive.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The mechanical Rider bits also have a few moving parts and action features.\u00a0 Both the side mounted cannons can swivel up and down. When the gray button in the middle is pushed the triangular wedge shoots forward like a battering ram, but it still stays connected to the cannon.\u00a0 The rear gun also swivels at its base and fires that large hook with a decent amount of force.\u00a0 I kind of wished they would have attached a string to it though.\u00a0 A giant hook becomes a bit obsolete if you don\u2019t have a way to reel it back in.<\/p>\n

Accessory wise, the little neon green dude comes with a drill, body armor, and a chunk of crystal that are all made of translucent yellow plastic.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Triceratops retails for about $14.\u00a0 Maybe I\u2019ve been buying too many expensive domestic and import figures, but that cheap price seems like a deal to me.\u00a0 He\u2019s a sturdy toy that\u2019s a nice large size compared to both the human figures and other cheaper dinos in the line.\u00a0 I\u2019m still pretty annoyed about the faux ankles, but aside from that I\u2019m happy him.\u00a0 Now where\u2019s my Stegosaurus?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I had five dollars of Geoffrey Bucks burning a hole in my pocket, so I headed down to Toys R Us to see what I’d find.\u00a0 But our TRU\u2019s been lacking in decent restocks lately, and I didn\u2019t want to buy anything too expensive. Hello Imaginext Triceratops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[34,10],"tags":[476,472,20,1246],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/itriTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-3Uo","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4379,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=4379","url_meta":{"origin":15028,"position":0},"title":"Most Requested Figures: Dino Riders!","date":"March 12, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Requests"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4310,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=4310","url_meta":{"origin":15028,"position":1},"title":"Toy Run #4: TRU Resets, a MOTU Strikeout, & Imaginext Annoys Me…","date":"March 11, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"You know the drill. You get up and you think you could get lucky today. You get ready and put on some nice clothes so you can at least feel presentable if you happen to get checked out. You hop in the car and travel to whichever place you've deemed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "DCClassics.Com"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26415,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=26415","url_meta":{"origin":15028,"position":2},"title":"Vault\u2032s Top Ten Toys I Didn\u2019t Even Review in 2013!","date":"January 8, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/05.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24524,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=24524","url_meta":{"origin":15028,"position":3},"title":"August Review Round-Up (August 1st-16th) 128 Links!","date":"August 18, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":22207,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=22207","url_meta":{"origin":15028,"position":4},"title":"Review Round-Up (December10th-December 16th)","date":"December 21, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, the world didn\u2019t end, but the long reign of TMNT Series 2 is over! Who\u2019s in Series 3 again? Anyway, sorry for the late update this week, but we\u2019re here now with plenty o fun Marvel, DC, & MOTU reviews. Plus, there\u2019s some Captain Action action and can you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Toys"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":20536,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=20536","url_meta":{"origin":15028,"position":5},"title":"Monster High Robecca Steam Review (MonsterHighFearBook.Com)","date":"August 24, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"This addition of Reviewapalooza II is a bit of a shameless plug\/cheat on my part.\u00a0 I wrote this for my other site, MonsterHighFearbook.com!\u00a0 This is one of the more interesting figures to debut in the Monster High line.\u00a0 Not only is she a steampunk styled robot, but she's also a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15028"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15028"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15040,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15028\/revisions\/15040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}