We all know Dinobot is one of the most popular characters from the Beast Wars cartoon. That is clear from him surviving in his regular beast form for half the run of the series. He is a great character in the series and his toy is pretty decent for what it is. This particular Dinobot is a repaint of the original toy. It is branded as the “Fox Kids” repaint. The reasoning behind this is that in 1999 Fox Kids was broadcasting Beast Wars and the new Beast Machines cartoons in their time slots. They also had a reissue of toys made for just them. Now the toys were painted different colors so they are considered new toys from the old ones.
Now this Dinobot is exactly the same as the older one except for the color choices. He tends to stand out more and does not have any technical differences. Now this toy is great if you never had a Dinobot before but if you already own him, it is exactly the same. If you want to own the complete run of the Beast Wars toys, then this bad boy is a must get. And since most collectors do not want to own a reissue, he is fairly cheap! I picked mine up for less than $10.00 complete without instructions or tech specs.
The only things that I do not like about the Dinobot mold are the lack of proper hands and the face mask. The toy still looks great with the mask but it is terrible trying to get it open. The hands are annoying but something you can expect. If you watch the cartoon, you clearly see him use his hands in that hilarious style. Now this toy has plenty of pose ability when he is in robot mode but that diminishes greatly when he is in beast form. He can wiggle the arms, open his mouth and move his legs but technically he is just a trophy toy. Out of all the beast wars toys, this one is lower on the design scale than some of the other great ones like Ravage, Spitter, etc. If you already have a Dinobot, don’t feel pressured to get this guy but if you don’t, pick him up while he is still cheap. He is great for holding key chains in that mouth!
