Haolonggood’s first (but presumably not last) ceratopsian of the year is Chasmosaurus, known from many complete specimens, but perhaps not as flashy as Triceratops, Styracosaurus, or Pentaceratops.
So which colour scheme is your preference?
My, my, my, how Recur has improved since 2016! The animals comprising their latest prehistoric assortment look genuinely great and still retain all the durability and play value that has made the company a success. It should be exciting to see these reviewed on the blog!
Brachiosaurus.
Well now, here’s an interesting addition to the Jurassic Park ’93 Classic line: the Dennis Nedry Track & Chase Pack.
The set includes a motorcycle equipped with capture gear, a Velociraptor whose coloration appears to be based on the 2001 Alpha Raptor toy, and a Nedry figure with the same familiar visage, but quite a different physique.
Here we have three newly revealed Jurassic World: Wild Roar toys. The first one is a familiar face: Ceratosaurus. The colouration looks cool, but those pronated hands are a downgrade from previous versions.
Another familiar face is Parasaurolophus. This version appears to have an opening mouth, which is not something very many hadrosaur toys feature.
In the Marvel universe, Zabu is a Smilodon with near-human intelligence who resides with his human companion Ka-Zar in the Savage Land. And this year, Hasbro’s popular Marvel Legends line will be releasing a poseable toy of him that looks pretty impressive indeed!
Acquiring him, however, requires acquiring six different Marvel characters, each of whom comes with a single piece of Zabu.
Two new dinosaurs in the Mattel Jurassic World: Gigantic Trackers series have been unveiled. First we have Bajadasaurus, a South American dicraeosaur famous for its impressive neck spines. Its action feature consists of a raising/lowering neck.
And here is the giant carnosaur Mapusaurus, also a resident of South America.
W-Dragon has revealed their take on Otodus megalodon. Set for release in the second quarter of this year, it will retail for around $98 US, measures 45 cm long and 25 cm wide at the tips of its pectoral fins, and is composed of PVC with a resin base sculpted to look like jagged underwater rocks.
Kaiyodo has revealed “The King of the Dinosaurs,” a 47 cm x 31 cm x 32.5 cm polystone statue mounted atop a wooden base. The world’s most famous and beloved prehistoric animal is posed majestically and menacingly with mouth wide open to reveal all the dentition and one foot placed atop the head of a defeated foe (I don’t reckon I need to specify names here).
For 2024, Papo will be releasing three new dinosaurs. First we have the armoured French titanosaur Ampelosaurus. Looks like one of Papo’s better sauropods, although the colour scheme is nearly identical to that of the CollectA version.
Second up is Corythosaurus, the famous helmeted hadrosaur.
After several years of battle-themed dinosaur series, Playmobil is returning to their more peaceful, research-based theme. Unfortunately, every single dinosaur is a repaint yet again. On the plus side, they are all rather attractive repaints and the sets look fun to play with, as always.
Archaeological (no, that should be Paleontological, Playmobil!) Dig with Dinosaur Skeleton.
What a year it’s been for Haolonggood, and they’re certainly showing no sign of slowing down! The many-horned chasmosaurine Kosmoceratops from Utah is their newest ceratopsian. The red version with its contrasting blue-splattered frill is definitely my favourite of the two colour schemes.