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Review: Therizinosaurus (Dinotales Series 4 by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Therizinosaurus Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Therizinosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4 (10 votes)

Review and Photos by Dr Andre Mursch (“Brontodocus”). Edited by Plesiosauria.
One of the most bizarre dinosaurs ever found was Therizinosaurus cheloniformis from the Nemegt formation of Mongolia, which is approximately 70 million years old. Today it is a famous dinosaur every enthusiast has an image about how it looked like but that was not always the case.

Review: Herrerasaurus (Procon CollectA)

Genus: Herrerasaurus Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Theropod, Theropod (basal) Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

3 (12 votes)

Review by forumite Fooman666 (edited by Horridus)
In my last review, I spoke about how many of CollectA’s dinosaurs were misses rather then hits, however I also mentioned that there are a handful of dinosaurs that are hits. This Herrerasaurus is one of them.

Review: Meganeura (Dinotales Series 4 by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Meganeura Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Invertebrate Age: Carboniferous Type: Figurine

5 (5 votes)

Review and Photos by Dr Andre Mursch (“Brontodocus”). Edited by Plesiosauria.
Meganeura monyi was a gigantic insect belonging to the extinct Protodonata and superficially resembling a dragonfly. Its remains come from the Stephanian (late Carboniferous) of France and England and are approximately 300 million years old.

Review: Ceratosaurus (Dinotales Series 4, by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Ceratosaurus Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.8 (10 votes)

Review and Photos by Dr Andre Mursch (“Brontodocus”). Edited by Plesiosauria.
Although it was rather uncommon and a good deal smaller than contemporaneous Allosaurus, Ceratosaurus nasicornis is arguably one of the most famous theropod dinosaurs. At its time it was a rather primitive theropod with a four-fingered hand, a deep and heavy tail and a less athletic chest than more advanced theropods had.

Review: Tarbosaurus (Procon CollectA)

Genus: Tarbosaurus Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.9 (12 votes)

Review by forumite Fooman666 (edited by Horridus)
CollectA (a Procon brand) is one of the most despised names in dinosaur toy collecting. Their representations of often obscure dinosaurs are generally hit and miss, mostly misses. However this Tarbosaurus has the potential to be a hit.

Review: Tyrannosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd. – 2006 sculpt)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.3 (50 votes)

Guest review by forumite Fooman666 (edited by Horridus)

This 2006 offering from Safari’s Wild Safari range of dinosaurs is a lovely (if inaccurate) replica of every child’s favourite dinosaur, the famed villain of almost every dinosaur movie available, Tyrannosaurus rex.

Review: Allosaurus (Schleich)

Genus: Allosaurus Brand: Schleich Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.2 (18 votes)

Review & photos by forumite FOOMAN666 (EDITED by Horridus – take note Dan!)
Released in 2006, Schleich’s small scale Allosaurus is, to me, a breath of fresh air. It proves that the company who is well known among the dinosaur toy collecting circle for butchering many famous dinosaurs each year has finally started to pay attention and at least try to improve their products.

Review: Brachiosaurus (Furuta)

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

4.4 (7 votes)

Review and photos by Brandon. Edited by Plesiosauria.
Brachiosaurus, the “Arm Lizard”, is one of the best known of all the ancient dinosaurs of the Jurassic. Not only was Brachiosaurus one of the biggest, it was also one of the most distinctive, with its huge body and nostril bump.

Review: Apatosaurus (Furuta)

Genus: Apatosaurus Brand: Furuta Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.3 (6 votes)

Review and photos by Brandon, edited by Plesiosauria.
Several years ago the Japanese company Furuta created a really nice set including some of the most popular dinosaurs: Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Stegosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex and Spinosaurus! These dinosaur figures were painted but unassembled and had to be snapped together.

Review: Stegosaurus (Wild Safari original version by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Stegosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.1 (12 votes)

Review and Photos by Rugops, edited by Plesiosauria.
Stegosaurus is one of the most classic and recognizable of all the dinosaurs, and as such it has been replicated countless times by different companies and in a variety of postures. Here we’ll be looking at the original Wild Safari figure from 1996.

Review: Tyrannosaurus (World’s Fair Mold-A-Rama model by Sinclair)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Mold-A-Rama, Sinclair Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Monochrome, Oldies

4.4 (14 votes)

By forumite Foxilized (edited by Horridus)

Historical background
The oil company Sinclair (USA) was, since its very beginnings in the new born 20th century, closely related to dinosaur imagery. They chose a “Brontosaurus” –yes, not the deceptive one but the thunder lizard instead- as the main logo to sell their oil.