HC JP3 Pteranodon with the same thing going for the amber collection, but better, flexible bendy wings, (like the Geosternbergia) glass eyes (again just an extra) added waist articulation, screen accurate paint deco, maybe the alpha pteranodon deco? Wow, the new Rex has normally-articulated jaws? I didn’t expect that, that’s awesome! Chomping action features are all well and good, but there are so few larger-size figures with posable jaws. I would love to see more Battle Damage/Extreme Damage figures, particularly the larger size species (anything bigger than a Savage Strike). They’d be able to retool a lot of the existing molds to have battle damage, and it would free up the head/jaw to be normally articulated instead of tied to an action feature. Now, if they started doing battle damage AND capture gear on the same species, then we’d really be talking a retro feel. Okay so we already know that we’re getting a dimetrodon, Blue and Owen, and that amazing Carnotaurus, but I’m gonna add a couple more for wave 1. Now that’s out of the way, let’s focus on the Hammond Collection, (this is where I think the most potential for next year is.) Electronic Real Feel Carnotaurus, (demon paint job) with swallowing feature, (like the red rex) a couple roars, and maybe some included capture gear.

HC Allosaurus, (BABR/Dominion paint job) same size as the Carno, with proportionate feet, glass eyes, (just an extra) No blunt teeth, and something that all Hammond Collection dinosaurs should have, waist articulation. Segmented/bendywire tail, (I prefer segmented) paint that goes all the way to the tail from top to bottom, screen accurate likeness to what we see in the franchise, and that’s about all. is seeming to be a great year for Jurassic toys! However I do want to make a wish list for what I hope Mattel has made for next year, these are just concepts, so take this with a grain of salt. HC Indoraptor with an accurate likeness, proportionate feet and claws, sharp teeth, included waist and wrist articulation, maybe a gloss varnish going throughout the figure? Glass eyes (if done right.) Now let’s move into the legacy collection, for wave 1 there is only 1 set for next year, and it will be revealed for Beyond The Gates next month, but that doesn’t stop me from speculating.We’ll start off with the 93’ classic line, since it is continuing for next year, here is just a handful of examples that could be seen for 2024. Now this is just wave 1 for the Hammond Collection so we never really get any large figures until the 2nd wave, so Spino, Giga, and other large theropods are off the list.