Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Suspsy
After more than a decade since Jurassic Park III was released, the next entry in the franchise finally got to see the day of light in 2015, after a long and troubled development cycle.
Author: Faelrin
I was born in the early 90's, and some of my favorite prehistoric animals were molded by how I was introduced to them, such as Jurassic Park, BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs, Disney's Dinosaur, and more. Aside from my love of dinosaurs, I also really enjoy collecting and learning about other prehistoric animals across the span of time. Some of my favorite prehistoric animals include Anomalocaris, Carnotaurus, Deinonychus, Dimetrodon, Diplocaulus, Dunkleosteus, Parasaurolophus, Smilodon, Styracosaurus, Yutyrannus (in A-Z order), and plenty more.
Some of my favorite figures within my personal collection include the 2016 Favorite Ltd Mini Model Cambrian Creatures set, 2018 Mattel Jurassic World Carnotaurus, 2020 Beasts of the Mesozoic Styracosaurus, 2020 Safari Ltd Deinonychus, 2021 PNSO Parasaurolophus, 2022 PNSO Deinocheirus, and the 2023 Beasts of the Mesozoic Yutyrannus, and that's just a small sample.
Aside from working on reviews for the blog here, I also contribute to the DinoToyCollector website rather frequently, and various guides on the DinoToyForum. And when I'm not doing those things, I might be working on my Skyrim mods (or for other games).
All reviews by this author
Review: Velociraptor (Jurassic Park: Amber Collection by Mattel)
3.6 (14 votes)
Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Suspsy
Among my earliest memories were my first viewings of Jurassic Park. I was probably only four or five years old when I first watched it, but it quickly became one of my favorite movies from then on, and also helped to inspire my love for dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
Review: Acheroraptor (Beasts of the Mesozoic: Raptor Series by Creative Beast Studio)
4.7 (62 votes)
Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Suspsy
With only two weeks left for the Beasts of the Mesozoic ceratopsian series campaign (as of this writing), it’s about time I got to writing perhaps the last of my reviews of these figures. either until I acquire more of the raptors or until I can get my hands on the ceratopsians.
Review: Allosaurus (Dual Attack)(Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom by Mattel)
Review: Velociraptor mongoliensis (Beasts of the Mesozoic: Raptor Series by Creative Beast Studio)
4.8 (54 votes)
Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Suspsy
In 2016, a Kickstarter campaign was launched that would help to revolutionize the world of dinosaur toys and collectibles by bringing forth figures that were not only highly detailed and highly articulated, but also scientifically accurate for the most part.
Review: Dilophosaurus (Savage Strike)(Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom by Mattel)
2.9 (18 votes)
Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Suspsy
The Legacy Collection line is one of the most controversial assortments of the Mattel Jurassic World toy line, what with having very poor distribution worldwide except for the most part in the US, and only at Target stores due to it being a retailer exclusive (exceptions being the Spinosaurus, etc).
Review: Dimetrodon (Savage Strike)(Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom by Mattel)
2.6 (12 votes)
Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Suspsy
Perhaps the most popular Paleozoic creature is none other than Dimetrodon itself. Although Dimetrodon is not a dinosaur, having lived long before them in the Permian period (and is not even a reptile, as it is in fact a synapsid), it has often featured alongside them and other creatures of the Mesozoic in various toy lines.
Review: Microraptor with Forest Environment Accessory Pack (Beasts of the Mesozoic: Raptor Series by Creative Beast Studio)
4.9 (48 votes)
Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Suspsy
Back in the early 2000s’, paleontologists unveiled fossil specimens of a small, crow-sized dromaeosaurid named Microraptor, which would perhaps change the game for dromaeosaurids from then on, providing some definitive evidence that they had feathers.
Review: Buitreraptor with Wetlands Environment Accessory Pack (Beasts of the Mesozoic: Raptor Series by Creative Beast Studio)
4.9 (48 votes)
Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Suspsy
It has been quite some time since I last reviewed something from the Beasts of the Mesozoic Raptor Series, having been caught up with Mattel’s Jurassic World figures. But with the next Beasts of the Mesozoic Kickstarter campaign only a few months away, it is time I come back and give some much needed attention to this precious line of highly articulated, highly detailed, and mostly scientifically accurate figures.
Review: Velociraptor with Microceratus (Destruct-A-Saurs)(Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom by Mattel)
3.3 (9 votes)
Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Suspsy
The Destruct-A-Saurs line of figures is yet another reminder of how controversial the distribution for Mattel’s Jurassic World figures has been. They were originally to be exclusive to Toys R Us (in the United States at least), and with the stores closing nationwide, it is no surprise these would soon seem hard to get for those in the States, let alone elsewhere.
Review: Legacy 6-Pack (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom by Mattel)
4.3 (12 votes)
Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Suspsy
I ended up picking up this Legacy Collection 6 pack during the 2018 holiday season while it was on clearance at Target, after waiting most of the year being indecisive about it. I’ve decided it’s definitely a nice little set of figures, even if most are repaints.
Review: Parasaurolophus (Dual Attack Dino Rivals)(Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom by Mattel)
3.9 (15 votes)
Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Suspsy
One of my favorite herbivores, the Parasaurolophus is perhaps one of the most iconic of the hadrosaurids, and perhaps one of the more iconic herbivorous dinosaurs as well, with its large tube-like crest. This creature has been featured in every Jurassic Park film so far, yet has been hardly represented in the toy lines for the various films.