Title:

Transformers X Jurassic Park Collaborative Tyrannocon Rex & Autobot JP93

Description:
Tyrannocon Rex / Autobot JP93 (2021)
TakaraTomy release date: May 28, 2022

The seventh release in the Collaborative line, Tyrannocon Rex is a new-head retool of Kingdom Leader Class Megatron (Beast), transforming into a Tyrannosaurus rex appropriately inspired by the Jurassic Park school of design. Her deco is based on ’Rexy’, the T. rex from both Jurassic Park and Jurassic World, as she appeared in the first Jurassic Park movie. Though Tyrannocon Rex does not come with any fire blast effects, those from other toys can be attached inside her dinosaur mode mouth. While she features a left hand underneath the tail weapon in robot mode, the tail weapon cannot be detached from her forearm.

Most of the beast mode shell is cast in a rubbery PVC plastic material, likely to enhance the texture of the dinosaur mode as well as assist the part-clashing transformation. The beast mode itself is well articulated, especially with thigh pieces on a slider to ensure vertical hip movement, as well as spring-loaded pieces around her neck to prevent the sculpt from breaking up too much while posing.

Although Tyrannocon’s red and black color scheme in robot mode was stated to be inspired by the Jurassic Park logo, it also takes cues from some of the primary robot mode colors of the Generation One Dinobots. Whether this was also a deliberate design choice or coincidental is unknown.

JP93 is a roughly Deluxe-sized mold that transforms into a licensed Ford Explorer with the livery of the tour vehicles from the 1993 film. The toy’s sculpted hat, sunglasses, and shotgun accessory are inspired by, respectively, the film’s paleontologist Alan Grant and game warden Robert Muldoon.

The shotgun accessory has a 5mm post to be held in either hand. It can also be mounted upside-down on the top of the vehicle mode, or stored below, or stored on the back of the robot mode below the backpack.

JP93’s functional knees are located slightly lower than the visible sculpted details imply. His head has a small port for light-piping, but due to its size, it’s not the most effective.

The set including these figures was exclusive to Amazon in the United States, going up for pre-order on June 29, 2021. They would later, on December 1, 2021, be available on Hasbro Pulse in the United States, and select retailers worldwide. In a nod to the film, Mr. DNA is pictured on a box flap. The back of the box has a picture of a muddy T. rex footprint from the movie, which has amusingly been modified to include an imprint from Tyrannocon’s dewclaw due to it being shifted from her calf to her heel for stability.

This mold was also used for Kingdom T-Wrecks.
Theme:
Transformers Collaborative
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Barcode:
5010993926442
Year:
2021
Country:
United States
Release Date:
2022-05-28
Series:
Collaborative
Model Number:
JP93
Date Added:
2022-05-22 13:39:50
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$66.50
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-03-01
Date Added:
2022-05-22 13:39:50

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