Brand: Chap Mei

Review: Pterosaur (Chap Mei)

2.5 (15 votes)

It is not uncommon in the world of dinosaur toys to come across ones that appear to defy easy classification. Such is the case with the Chap Mei toy I will be reviewing here.

If memory serves me correctly, the original packaging for this creature described it as a Pteranodon.

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Review: Pterosaurs (Mini)(Chap Mei)

Genus: Unspecified genus Brand: Chap Mei Classification: Pterosaur Type: Action Figure

2.7 (11 votes)

As we’ve seen here in the past, Chap Mei’s prehistoric figures generally lean more towards the preposterous than the precise. Joining their larger brother in the sky are these freaky little flyers.

First, take a gander at this pair. Their toothy, keel-tipped bills might suggest members of the family Ornithocheiridae were it not for their long tails ending in leaf-shaped vanes, which are typical of the family Rhamphorhynchidae.

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Review: Spinosaurus (Electronic Deluxe by Chap Mei)

Genus: Spinosaurus Brand: Chap Mei Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

2.4 (11 votes)

Another staple of the Chap Mei prehistoric line is that famous, finned, and fearsome fish-eater from Early Cretaceous Africa, Spinosaurus!

This version of the spined lizard measures a good 28 cm long and stands about 16 cm tall at the sail.

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Review: Styracosaurus (Electronic Deluxe by Chap Mei)

Genus: Styracosaurus Brand: Chap Mei Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

2.7 (17 votes)

With its huge nasal horn and intimidating array of frill horns, Styracosaurus is probably the second most recognizable ceratopsian after Triceratops.

The Chap Mei electronic Styracosaurus is a massive beast measuring 24 cm long and standing 13 tall at the tip of its spikes.

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Review: Suchomimus (Chap Mei)

Genus: Suchomimus Brand: Chap Mei Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

2.3 (24 votes)

Cheap and cheerful. I think these two words pretty much sum up the dinosaur figures produced by Chap Mei. They are quite unusual, like a cross between Hasbro’s Jurassic Park action figures and, umm, I’m not sure – something else. Barney the Dinosaur?

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Review: Triceratops Baby (Mini)(Chap Mei)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Chap Mei Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

1.7 (14 votes)

In addition to their Standard and Electronic Deluxe figures, Chap Mei also produces miniature-sized prehistoric beasts of highly dubious accuracy. Let’s take a closer look at what is billed as a baby Triceratops.

From nose to tail tip, this toy measures about 10.5 cm long.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (2019)(Electronic Deluxe by Chap Mei)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Chap Mei Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

1.4 (18 votes)

Review and photos by Bernie Brontosaurus, edited by Suspsy

Hello, my DTB handle is Bernie Brontosaurus and although I have been a fan of the site for years, this is the first time I have ever submitted a review. There are so many awesome regular reviewers for this site, I didn’t think I would be needed!

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Dino Quest by Chap Mei)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Chap Mei Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

1.3 (14 votes)

Review and photographs by Funk, edited by Suspsy

Can there ever be too many Tyrannosaurus toys? Chap Mei didn’t think so, and made several versions, that, while they differed in colouration and other details, all seem to have taken most of their anatomical cues from the way this genus was portrayed in the Jurassic Park franchise.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Electronic Deluxe by Chap Mei)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Chap Mei Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

2 (20 votes)

Chap Mei is well known for producing cheap, slightly over-the-top dinosaur toys to be sold under a wide variety of labels. They can currently be found at Toys R Us as part of the Animal Planet toyline.

Here we have Chap Mei’s electronic Tyrannosaurus rex.

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Review: Velociraptor (Electronic Deluxe by Chap Mei)

Genus: Velociraptor Brand: Chap Mei Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

2.2 (17 votes)

Beginning with Jurassic Park in 1993, Velociraptor has been a household name, a dinosaur that everybody knows—or thinks they know. Our understanding of this diminutive dromaeosaurid has changed quite a lot over the past three decades, thus rendering the scaly, lizard-like depictions completely obsolete.

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