Tyrannosaurus Rex w/ Krulos, Bitor, & Cobrus
The Tyrannosaurus is arguably the pinnacle of the Dino-Riders toys. For its time, this thing was a dinosaur fan’s dream come true. The set was huge and contained a lot of pieces that took quite some time to put together. The T-Rex retailed for $50 so it was pretty steep for the average kid back in the day. But it was definitely worth it. The T-Rex was the largest toy in the Dino-Rider line until the 2nd Series release of the Brontosaurus. The T-Rex also had motorized walking action that ran on a D battery. This feature would later be removed in the Smithsonian re-release. The T-Rex included three figures, Krulos, Bitor, and Cobrus, whose outfits were actually somewhat coordinated. Krulos sported his red and purple outfit, as opposed to his gold and red outfit in the 1st Series figure assortment. Despite it large size and awesome artillery, the T-Rex still left something to be desired. In perhaps the most outlandish use of the “colors may vary” disclaimer, Tyco released the T-Rex in a dark gray and greenish color instead of the advertised bright green and orange. It was really unfortunate because throughout the entire cartoon series, the T-Rex was always depicted as green and orange. The pre-production photos that advertised the T-Rex also depicted a green and orange color, which looked infinitely cooler than the final production model. But anyway, the T-Rex was still the coolest thing out there and still remains an awesome piece to this day. Besides, you can always get another one and take matters into your own hands …
Pre-Production T-Rex Production T-Rex
