Walking with Dinosaurs Patchi Vs Gorgon Action Figure Set

Walking with Dinosaurs is a title that always instantly brings back fond memories for me of the original BBC series from over a decade ago. I remember the thrill of seeing realistic dinosaurs brought to life like never before. It truly was something of amazement when I was little and still amazes me today. It was a series based on scientific accuracy (at the time) rather than on movie monsters that a lot of us grew up with, which is what I liked most about it. In 2013, a 3D film was introduced to the series, which unfortunately brought a lot of disappointment to me and many fans. It was the awful voice overs that put me off. Everything else about the film I thought was great and I adored the incredible animation. Fortunately, the toys produced to promote the film are of a rather nicer quality and I personally like them a lot. Today, I'll be reviewing not one, but two of these toys, for they are packaged together as an action figure set.

Meet Patchi, a Pachyrhinosaurus and Gorgon, a Gorgosaurus. I bought them at Toys R Us as they were discounted from £20 to £10. How could I pass such a deal up?

On first appearance, I thought the figures looked cheap and crudely painted and detailed. But with the idea of producing a short stop-motion with these figures and the discount, I thought I might as well. Once I opened them, I was pleasantly surprised. They're actually quite good quality and reasonably well detailed for what they are. They have a lovely weighted feel, which instantly says good quality to me than the cheap, hollow 'Chinasaurs' that plague bargain bins. They're also not sloppily painted at all, which is a definite bonus for the fussy collector like me. 

They're articulated, both in different areas to each other, which adds great playability for kids, and good articulation for stop-motion. They also make sounds, not lines like in the film, but realistic roaring and grunting. They both make about 4 different sounds each. They're also actually quite scientifically accurate, as they are based off the models in the film produced by the wonderfully talented paleoartist, David Krentz. First, let's talk in detail about our hero of the film, Patchi the Pachyrhinosaurus. Then our villain, Gorgon the Gorgosaurus.

Patchi is very detailed in terms of scientific accuracy. His tail is the short length that a ceratopsian (the family of dinosaurs that includes Triceratops) should have and he has 5 toes on the front legs and 4 on the back, which is correct, and also the characteristic bony mass on the nose that real Pachyrhinosaurus would've had. 

He has a hole in his frill, which is not a defect in case you're wondering. In the film, Patchi is thrown as a baby from a Troodon's (a dinosaur that's similar in anatomy to a Velociraptor) mouth and as a result, he gains a hole in his frill. Poor thing.

Patchi is not quite as articulated as the Gorgon figure, but still is good if you plan on using it for stop-motion like I do. His four legs are articulated and can be moved in all directions. His mouth can be opened and his head can be moved up and down to your liking. He is nicely detailed on the body, but I feel he could use more paint variation in his facial area and the toes. His tongue, for example is left the same colour as his general body colour scheme. It's still a really good quality figure, though.

Now onto Gorgon the Gorgosaurus. Gorgon is also mostly scientifically accurate. His feet aren't oversized, but unfortunately this means that balance is sacrificed so he must use his tail for support, which I'm not a fan of. But it is necessary if you're going to have realistically sized feet in a figure.

He's nicely painted and detailed, somewhat more so in my opinion than Patchi with a lovely metallic look. His hands are moveable, so that means you can make his hands pronated or supinated. Pronated, being the incorrect posture (where the palms are facing downwards, like a begging dog rather than the correct 'clapping' position). 

His teeth are well sculpted and not sloppy looking at all. His mouth can be opened, his feet, thighs, and ankles can be positioned to your liking and his neck is articulated so his whole head can be moved in any direction you like. My only major problems is looking at his face straight forward, it looks a bit goofy looking unless his mouth is open. The membrane when he opens his mouth doesn't fully cover his mouth when you open it either

There is only one inaccuracy that I can see in Gorgon, and that's his tail. It's curled around very flexibly, which would've been impossible with a real Gorgosaur's stiff tail that was used for balance. Other than that, a very fine figure indeed.

Overall, I'm really glad I bought these figures as they're higher quality than I expected and more so than the photos make them out to be, and they're great for some simple stop-motion like I hoped. Not only that, they make an excellent addition to a collector or as a toy for a child. I definitely recommend picking them up if you find them! I've ordered Scowler, Patchi's not so nice brother and the Troodon. So I'll be reviewing those two separately soon. Hope you enjoyed the review and check out the video reviews I'll be adding to this page shortly!

Gorgon can be bought separately on Amazon as can Patchi, or together as a set for under £10. They're currently on offer in Toys R Us, Tesco and The Entertainer for £5 per figure. There is also 'Ultimate' Gorgon which is the same figure, but significantly larger.