Tipsy Papo Spinosaurus

[brad]

My Papo Spinosaurus is very imbalanced and falls forwards onto his extended hand. It used to stand up, but I guess the legs or feet have become warped somehow, perhaps simply because the upper body is too heavy. Is this a common design problem with this figure, like you sometimes hear about for the old Battat theropods? Can I get the plastic to warp back into a position that will support the figure on its feet? It looks like the lower legs are just glued on at the knees, so I'm reluctant to try pulling on them too much.

[tomhet]

I have one and it's never fallen down. I have heard of such cases though. I wouldn't try to modify it, but then again, that's just me.

The problem with the Battat theropods is that the production process wasn't adequate, so the limbs came out warped

[kiryu]

The plastic used to make the Papo dinosaurs is not very hard; it's very pliable. Heat will cause the plastic on the figure to warp. I originally had a Spinosaurus that tended to tip over because the legs were warped due to the weight of all the figures in a case. I 'trained' the figure to stand properly by wedging cardboard and styrofoam between the legs and left the "braces" on for about 6 months. My figure is now standing without my makeshift supports.

You may want to try tying a weight onto the tail to get the plastic on the legs to bend backwards - be creative!

[[][][]cordylus[][][]]

My spino is fine.

[dinoboy]

Mine too has become drunk with weak ankles. I simply bend them back. Much like the JP T-Rex.

[lio99]

I have one and it falls down too.

[Gabe]

This happened to my Papo Allo, Oviraptor and Safari Velociraptor...