Kronosaurus (Papo)

4.6 (26 votes)

My great thanks to Happy Hen Toys for their generosity in providing this figure for review, which is now available for sale at their website happyhentoys.com.

Two whole years after rumors of its existence first began circulating among dino collectors, Papo’s figurine of the Australian apex predator, Kronosaurus queenslandicus, has finally emerged from the realm of myth and begun landing on the shores of retail shops worldwide.

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Proceratosaurus (Beasts of the Mesozoic Tyrannosaur series by Creative Beast Studios)

4.3 (26 votes)

Proceratosaurus. “Before Ceratosaurus“. I remember when I first laid eyes on the exquisitely preserved jaws of this animal, found in England from the rocks of the mid Jurassic. The picture was in most dinosaur books throughout the 80’s and 90’s, accompanied by a somewhat vague description usually saying that it looked like Ceratosaurus and Ornitholestes due to the nasal horns (in the case of Ornitholestes, the nasal horn never existed, as the fossil skull was somewhat warped).

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Velociraptor osmolskae “Alpha” (Beasts of the Mesozoic by Creative Beast Studio)

4.1 (29 votes)

When is a Velociraptor not a Velociraptor? I would imagine every dinosaur fan is familiar with the famous “swift thief”, and seasoned enthusiasts are probably aware there’s a history of confusion surrounding the dromaeosaur’s identification. V. mongoliensis, the type species of Velociraptor, is currently the primary species recognized under the genus; however it might not be the only one.

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Pentaceratops (Haolonggood)

Haolonggood Pentaceratops, right side.

4.8 (30 votes)

Since getting into this hobby over a decade ago I’ve had a list of my favorite ceratopsians I’ve hoped to someday have on my shelves. When I started, none of these animals had good representations available. But as the years have gone by, and this hobby has seemingly exploded in popularity, I’ve been able to gradually check them off the list.

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Sinotyrannus (Jurassic World: Gigantic Trackers by Mattel)

3.9 (23 votes)

Most of the known basal tyrannosauroids from Asia are relatively small fry like Dilong, Guanlong, and Xiongguanlong, with the 7.5 metre long Yutyrannus being the most famous exception. But Sinotyrannus was an even bigger beast, estimated to have achieved around 9.1 metres long and 2.8 tons, which would put it in the same size category as Albertosaurus, Daspletosaurus, and Gorgosaurus.

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Borealopelta (Jurassic World by Mattel)

Borealosaurus armoured dinosaur action figure in side view

4 (30 votes)

Back in 2017, one of the best preserved fossils discovered was making the rounds. It was named Borealopelta markmitchelli, “Mark Mitchell’s northern shield”, honoring the man who spent more than 7,000 hours carefully preparing the fossil material, and slowly carving it out from the rock it rested in.

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Upcoming releases from CollectA (New for 2024)(Pt. 2)

4.1 (39 votes)

This week’s reveal from CollectA includes the second ever toy of the gigantic titanosaur Dreadnoughtus (Mattel’s was the first one). At 1:100 scale, it is nearly 24 cm tall and 32 cm long, which makes it smaller than this year’s Ruyangosaurus, but still pretty darned big! It will be one of the first new toys to be available next year.

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Upcoming releases from Haolonggood (New for 2023)(Pt. 11)

Two dinosaurs in a running pose on a forest background

4.7 (26 votes)

Now here’s something a lot of collectors, myself included, have been craving for a long time: a high quality figure of Megaraptor!

As usual, Haolonggood is offering this terrific tyrannosauroid in two different colour schemes.

My only concern is its stability, as the right leg appears to be balancing on just the tip of one claw.

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