Despite being the type genus of Dromaeosauridae, Dromaeosaurus has still not yet been made into a toy by CollectA, Haolonggood, Mojo Fun, Papo, PNSO, Safari Ltd., or Schleich. I really don’t get why. Creative Beast Studio, however, has rightly showered it with plenty of love, in the form of their 1:6 and 1:18 scale toys for Beasts of the Mesozoic....
I’ll be honest, I initially planned to skip this figure back when it was originally announced in 2020 due to the animal in question’s fragmentary nature currently consisting of hind limb material for the most part. That’s despite the beautiful prototype it got later on, which was certainly tempting. Enter the “dragon prince” Khankhuuluu mongoliensis described just last year, which...
Right off the bat I want to give my sincerest thanks (again) to David James Armsby, who sent me this figure and for free, after a lovely conversation on the forum here. Not only that but with a wonderful little sketch as well. I cannot stress my extreme gratitude for his generosity enough. And yes that is Dead Sound himself,...
Review and photographs by Frey, edited by Suspsy. Released in 2023 as part of the now‑concluded Tyrannosaur Series, the Creative Beast Studio Dilong paradoxus stands out as the only 1/6‑scale figure in the entire line. Known from Early Cretaceous deposits in eastern China, Dilong represents the earliest definitive evidence of feathers in tyrannosaurs, making its inclusion in the series both...
Despite being described back in 2014 (Lü et al), I’ve only recently become enamored with Qianzhousaurus, informally known as the “Pinocchio rex”. While featuring in the likes of Prehistoric Planet, and Jurassic World Evolution 2, it was the Beasts of the Mesozoic figure that cemented my interest in it, thanks to the vivid coloration it sported. In fact this is...
For folks that have read a number of my previous reviews, then one should know that I am quite fond of the Dinosaur Park Formation fauna. Ever since getting my hands on the pair of Dromaeosaurus albertensis (in goshawk and American kestrel colors) from the Beasts of the Mesozoic 1:6 scale Raptor Series, I’ve longed for more from that formation....
In memory of EmperorDinobot (Luis Perez) who tragically passed away earlier this year. He wanted to review this figure originally. The figure in question is of course the Beasts of the Mesozoic Dilophosaurus. Right off the bat I’m going to say that this is easily one of my top favorite theropods in the line so far, if not in my...
What better-suited rival for the “devil-horned face” than the “gore king” tyrant? Some animals know the dangers of their environment by instinct. Other animals have to learn by experience – provided they can survive it. For young nestling Diabloceratopses exploring life in Late Cretaceous Utah, knowing danger could mean recognizing the difference between the casual bustle of the foraging adults,...
Diabloceratops is a dinosaur in a curious position. Despite relatively little fame or pop culture presence, the “devil-horned face” has been a popular choice of genus for toy companies; Safari ltd., Collecta, Schleich, Mattel, and recently Haolonggood, among still others, have all taken a crack at the animal, with surprisingly good results in general. With the advent of the Beasts...
I, EmperorDinobot, have a less than healthy obsession with the Beasts of the Mesozoic. These are the dinosaurs I wanted to own as a kid. Dinosaurs that were articulated beyond what Kenner and later Hasbro’s dinosaurs could do. And here I am, roughly two decades later, sitting in bed with my own personal computer doing what I always did as...
At this point in my life, my reviews are all going to be somewhat personal. As collectors, we tend to form serious attachments to our toys or figures, as they often serve as memory capsules. They remind us of things such as a fun event that led to their discovery, a trip where a collector bought a figure at a...
Leapin’ lizards – that ain’t no ordinary lizard!! If you had to choose just one of Charles R. Knight’s influential and iconic paleoart pieces as his very greatest work, which one would you pick? Out of all Knight’s incredible paintings, the one I personally find most captivating is the 1897 “Leaping Laelaps“, a vivid illustration of two large theropods pouncing...
