Walking with Dinosaurs 3D Scowler the Pachyrhinosaurus Action Figure

Today I will be reviewing my last of the Walking with Dinosaurs 3D movie toys, and it's Patchi the Pachyrhinosaur's not very friendly brother, Scowler. Scowler, at first seemed to me to be the exact same as sculpt as Patchi, until I compared them together once I opened the packaging. It turns out that Scowler is actually a completely different sculpt. Some of the differences are subtle, but they are there. Mainly in the skull. Scowler's head has much more prounounced bony masses on his face and the frill is completely different in shape. It has very small, faint scales on it and the horns on the frill are also more pronounced. The beak is longer than Patchi's and not as rounded. Scowler overall has a much more stocky, tougher appearence, just like in the 3D film. I think this is an excellent touch to keep the rest of the toys as unique as possible and accurate to the film characters. I'm really glad that Vivid, the company behind these toys decided to do this. Brownie points to them.

Scowler, like the rest of the Walking with Dinosaurs toys is generally scientifically accurate. His front feet have five toes and the back have four, which is correct. His head is perfectly sculpted to look just like a real Pachyrhinosaurus would've, thanks to paleoartist David Krentz for modelling the dinosaurs in the film to be accurate. The tail is a bit spindly, but that's hardly a problem.

The paint job is decent. The body is reasonably well detailed with vague scales and skin folds. Which I think looks rather nice. But the face leaves room for improvement. You can tell the paint was applied in a rush. The face just overall needs more detail. The tongue, like Patchi's is the same colour as the general colour scheme. Which doesn't look very appealing at all.

The toy has about four different roaring and grunting sounds and is articulated like all the other Walking with Dinosaurs action figures. His legs, head and mouth are moveable. His mouth can be opened wider than Patchi and his head is more flexible, too. It can be turned all the way around while Patchi's can't. This toy has a nice weighted feel which to me instantly says good aesthetic quality. I like it a lot.

Overall, I think Scowler is of slightly better detail than Patchi but not by a whole lot. He is still a really cool toy and will be a welcome addition to model dinosaur collectors and to kids, provided they're of an older age, as I have heard reports that these figures aren't very durable for rough play. Scowler can be purchased on Amazon, or in store at The Entertainer, Toys R Us and Smyth's in the UK.

All four together, from left to right: Scowler, Patchi, Troodon and Gorgon.