Author: Gwangi

My name is Arthur but I go by Gwangi on the blogs and forums, as homage to the old dinosaur and monster movies I love so much. In addition to writing about and collecting toy animals (extinct and extant) I also share my home with a variety of living animals, mostly reptiles but a little bit of everything. I have a lifelong interest in all things nature and natural history and most of my hobbies can be linked to those things in some way. I currently live in Maryland with my wife and daughters. In addition to writing on here I also write magazine articles, typically about local wildlife and aquarium fishes.

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Review: Rauisuchus (Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Epic Evolution Danger Pack by Mattel)

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4.2 (17 votes)

Rauisuchus is a genus of pseudosuchian that lived in the late Triassic of what is now Brazil. It is also the latest pseudosuchian and Triassic taxa offered from Mattel, who has miraculously produced more of these animals than any other toy company I can think of.

Review: Kentrosaurus (Jurassic World Dino-Trackers, Captivz Build N’ Battle Dinos by ToyMonster)

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4.6 (14 votes)

Before we begin the review, I would like to thank the generous folks over at ToyMonster, for sending me a large selection of Captivz figures to share with the blog.

Today we’re looking at the Captivz Kentrosaurus…again. Yes, this is a figure that I already reviewed.

Review: Stegosaurus (Haolonggood)

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5 (39 votes)

I’ve been in the dinosaur collecting hobby for about 14 years now and this hobby has evolved rapidly within that time. In 2010 most collectors were content to just get good models of their favorite genera. Nowadays, a figure of a genus isn’t enough, collectors want dinosaurs identifiable at the species level.

Review: Becklespinax (Altispinax) (Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Captivz Build N’ Battle Dinos by ToyMonster)

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4.6 (12 votes)

Before we begin the review, I would like to thank the generous folks over at ToyMonster, for sending me a large selection of Captivz figures to share with the blog.

Don’t worry, this isn’t a case of déjà vu, I am indeed reviewing back-to-back Becklespinax figures.

Review: Becklespinax (Altispinax) (Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Epic Evolution Battle Roarin’ by Mattel)

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4.5 (32 votes)

Leave it to the Jurassic World franchise to once again thrust an exceptionally fragmentary dinosaur into the limelight and give it the wrong name in the process. Becklespinax is one of many synonyms for the early Cretaceous English theropod now known as Altispinax.

Review: Nasutoceratops (Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Captivz Build N’ Battle Dinos by ToyMonster)

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4.6 (23 votes)

Before we begin the review, I would like to thank the generous folks over at ToyMonster, for sending me a large selection of Captivz figures for me to share with the blog.

I love how quickly Nasutoceratops has risen in popularity.

Review: Edmontosaurus (Haolonggood)

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4.6 (39 votes)

Edmontosaurus has been a staple in dinosaur toy lines since the very beginning of dinosaur toy production with Marx in the 1950’s. It’s a quintessential dinosaur, right up there with Triceratops, T. rex, and Stegosaurus, even if it was historically regarded as nothing more than theropod fodder.

Review: Monolophosaurus (Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Epic Evolution Strike Attack by Mattel)

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3.2 (27 votes)

Even before Monolophosaurus was featured in Camp Cretaceous, Mattel was making toys of them and they started pumping them out with the first wave of Jurassic World toys in 2018. Since then, they’ve produced at least nine of them, maybe more.

Review: Placerias (Deluxe Prehistoric Collection by CollectA)

4.8 (49 votes)

Before we begin the review, I would like to extend my gratitude towards Happy Hen Toys for sending this figure along as a review sample. Happy Hen Toys is a U.S. distributor of animal figures and one of the only places in the country where you can get CollectA figures at a reasonable price.

Review: Ankylosaurus (Bumpy) (Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Captivz Build N’ Battle Dinos by ToyMonster)

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4.3 (17 votes)

Before we begin the review I would first like to thank the generous folks over at ToyMonster, for sending me a large selection of Captivz figures for me to share with the blog.

Altogether I have 6 Bumpy toys in my collection. Two Mattel action figures, 2 Captivz by ToyMonster, 1 plush by Mattel, and the Lego baby Bumpy.

Review: Velociraptor (Blue) (Jurassic World Hammond Collection by Mattel)

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3.7 (32 votes)

When I reviewed the original Hammond Collection Velociraptor, I was pretty forgiving of it, but truth be told, it has not aged well in my eyes. While I don’t regret purchasing it, I ultimately disliked it enough not to bother with the subsequent Hammond Collection JP3 raptors that featured all the faults of their predecessor.

Review: Pyroraptor (Jurassic World Dino-Trackers, Captivz Build N’ Battle Dinos by ToyMonster)

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4.4 (18 votes)

Before we begin the review I would first like to thank the generous folks over at ToyMonster, for sending me a large selection of Captivz figures for me to share with the blog.

Pyroraptor olympius is a species of dromaeosaur that lived in what is now southern France during the late Cretaceous.

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