[Mobb One]

going to closely follow this, and maybe pledge. I've been REALLY missing Dino-Riders for years, and this looks like the closest we'll get to a modern interpretation that other properties have enjoyed with success.

As someone who's really picky about scale (my Godzilla collecting and Transformers Masterpiece), they addressed the smilodon in their FAQ on the pledge site. They actually gave 2 reasons, practical and in-universe.

Practical was so the 1/18 human would look more complimentary. I interpret it to mean the human won't make a 1/18 smilodon look small, which in turn would make that particular item look small and unimpressive vs. the other offerings. In universe explanation was that as these are genetically engineered, the creature was upsized to fit their needs. I find both reasons satisfying. Probably going for the dinosaurs only though, if I back the project.