Age: Jurassic

Review: Stegosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

4 (15 votes)

Now here’s a dinosaur figure that’s somehow evaded review year after year. The classic Stegosaurus model by Safari Ltd has gone through several incarnations since its original release in 1988-9. The Stegosaurus figure is one of the originals in the Carnegie Collection line up.

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Review: Prehistoric crocodiles (Toob by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Champsosaurus, Chasmatosaurus, Dakosaurus, Desmatosuchus, Euparkeria, Montealtosuchus, Postosuchus, Pristichampsus, Rutiodon, Sarcosuchus Brand: Safari Ltd. Classification: Crocodile, Reptile (other) Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic Type: Set, Tube

4.8 (16 votes)

Having recently familiarised ourselves with the prehistoric sharks ‘toob’ by Safari Ltd, let’s now pour out the contents of a different toob. This time it’s the turn of the prehistoric crocodiles. Before we begin though, be aware that strictly speaking, many of the species in this set aren’t true crocodiles, as the toob contains a taxonomic mish-mash of non-dinosaurian reptiles.

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Review: Brachiosaurus (Papo)

Genus: Brachiosaurus Brand: Papo Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.2 (18 votes)

At long last, it’s here – the most anticipated Papo figure of 2012! By ‘here’ I of course mean the blog, as it’s been on sale for quite some time now (everywhere but in the UK at least). It’s certainly an intriguing, not to mention suitably massive, figure, and I think an awful lot of people will find it impossible to resist.

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Review: Allosaurus (The Lost Kingdoms, Series A, by Yowie)

Genus: Allosaurus Brand: Lost Kingdoms, Yowie Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic

2.4 (8 votes)

Review and photos by Brontozaurus, edited by Plesiosauria.
The existence of an Australian allosaurid is based on an ankle bone discovered in the sea cliffs of Cape Paterson in south-eastern Australia, near the famous Dinosaur Cove site. This bone was referred to the genus Allosaurus; if it really is a species of Allosaurus then it’s not only a small species (estimated to have been around 6 metres in length), but it’s also a very late surviving species, as it came from Early Cretaceous rocks, whereas other Allosaurus species were from the Jurassic.

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Review: Plesiosaurus (Soft Model by Favorite Co. Ltd.)

Genus: Plesiosaurus Brand: Favorite Co. Ltd. Classification: Plesiosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.4 (5 votes)

Favorite’s ‘Soft Models’ tend to receive acclaim on the Dinosaur Toy Blog and I’ve been promising to review the Plesiosaurus for…well, years actually. Certain members of the Dinosaur Toy Forum tend not to let me forget it! So it will be a weight off my shoulders to finally give this figure the attention it deserves.

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Review: Allosaurus (1988) (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Allosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.5 (22 votes)

Among theropods one of the most popular and well known is the Jurassic Morrison Formation’s Allosaurus, also known from Portugal and possibly Tanzania as well. Though it lived in pop culture in the shadow of Tyrannosaurus, the Allosaurus was arguably a more efficient animal all together.

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Review: Stegosaurus (Sideshow)

Genus: Stegosaurus Brand: Sideshow Collectibles Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Desktop Model

4.5 (11 votes)

Sideshow’s rendition of the mighty Stegosaurus was released in summer of 2012. At 16″ high and 26″ long, the term “mighty” becomes quite appropriate. While previous models like the Apatosaurus may have been technically greater in length, there is a great visual difference between an animal with a long, slender tail, and one that is bolstered by huge plates along the entire body.

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Review: Brachiosaurus (2012) (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Brachiosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.3 (21 votes)

The new Carnegie Brachiosaurus makes for quite a contrast with the original, and there’s a very good reason for that – it’s quite literally a different animal entirely!

The original model actually represented the animal now known as Giraffatitan brancai, which was rather different in its proportions to the ‘original’ Brachiosaurus – the type species, Brachiosaurus altithorax from North America.

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Review: Torvosaurus (by Shane Foulkes)

Genus: Torvosaurus Brand: Shane Foulkes Classification: Megalosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4 (9 votes)

Review by 0onarcissisto0 Photos by 0onarcissisto0 and Spike Ekins. Edited by Plesiosauria.
Every collector wants a unique piece that stands out from the rest. A Rembrandt. A Van Gogh. I would argue that all of Shane Foulkes’ work deserves a special place in every dinosaur hobbyist’s shelf, but Shane has truly delivered a masterpiece with his 1/20th scale Torvosaurus.

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Review: Brachiosaurus (Oldies desktop model by Kinto/Favorite Co. Ltd.)

Genus: Brachiosaurus Brand: Favorite Co. Ltd., Kinto Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine, Retro

4.3 (7 votes)

Review and Photos by ‘Tyrantqueen’. Edited by ‘Plesiosauria’.
Continuing with our reviews of the Oldies model series, here we have the 1950s tail-dragging Brachiosaurus sculpted by Kazunari Araki (as is the entire Oldies line). The most well-known species of Brachiosaurus now goes by the name of Giraffatitan brancai (formerly Brachiosaurus brancai).

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Review: Brachiosaurus (Saurierpark Kleinwelka, Sachsen)

Genus: Brachiosaurus Brand: Kleinwelka Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine, Monochrome

4.3 (4 votes)

No doubt: Invicta Brachiosaurus is a monument, an all-time classic, a monochrome statement, based on the first version of the mounted Brachiosaurus skeleton of the Natural History Museum of Berlin. No Giraffatitan discussion here. Up for review, however, is Kleinwelka Brachiosaurus, a figure from the former German Democratic Republic.

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Review: Brachiosaurus (Replica-Saurus by Schleich)

Genus: Brachiosaurus Brand: Schleich Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.7 (7 votes)

Schleich have attracted a lot of derision for their often diabolical theropods (knuckle-dragging Spinosaurus, anyone?), but – for whatever reason – tend to fare somewhat better when it comes to herbivorous dinosaurs. This brachiosaur sculpt dates from 2007 and really isn’t too bad at all.

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