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These STEM fossil strikers really are a lot better than I thought they'd be. I kind of assumed they were going to be just statues with a dumb motion gimmick with that big glaring colorful plastic piece being an eyesore, but it turns out that not only are they pretty articulated, you can swap out the motion piece for a better-looking bone segment.
They're really nice to have as vaguely dignified-looking mini museum pieces on your shelf, or if you just want a rad dinosaur skeleton to pose. Also unlike what it looks like in most of the promo pictures, the raptor one can go into a more iconic raptor pose with it's tail arching the right way without any trouble.
The only problem is that the joints can be a little stuck when you first get them and feel like they'd break if you hamhand them, so be careful and gently loosen them before putting it together, hot water will help. Because of this I feel like maybe they wouldn't be so great for kids who might snap something trying to build it, which feels like a shame, but eh, stick around and help them with it and it'll be fine.
