Brand: Safari Ltd.

Review: Quetzalcoatlus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

2.8 (11 votes)

Last time I had a stab at reviewing a Carnegie Collection pterosaur (the Pteranodon), I didn’t have much nice to say about its aesthetic appearance. One might say I was downright rude. Bearing in mind that the Pteranodon was an early release, it would be fair for us to expect some significant improvements by the mid-nineties when the next Carnegie pterosaur was released.

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Review: Ceratosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Ceratosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.4 (28 votes)

Ceratosaurus is the other new Wild Safari theropod for 2012. Unlike Acrocanthosaurus, which is a brand new addition to the range, this Ceratosaurus replaces an older, now retired sculpt that was actually one of the best of the ‘old wave’ Wild Safari dinosaur toys.

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Review: Acrocanthosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Acrocanthosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.8 (32 votes)

Safari are first out of the gate this year with no fewer than four new-for-2012 Wild Safari dinosaurs already available. This Acrocanthosaurus is one of them, and it’s easy to see it becoming the most popular of the bunch – not just because it’s a fearsome-looking, spectacular theropod, but also thanks to Safari capturing that so well in an excellent sculpt.

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Review: Dilong (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Dilong Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.5 (20 votes)

What’s this – the Carnegie Dilong again? Haven’t we seen it around these parts before? Well, yes, we have. Unfortunately, the original reviewer left the blog some time ago and, for whatever reason, deleted all his posts upon departure. As such, what you are reading now is a replacement – written by me, I’m afraid.

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News: Upcoming releases from Safari Ltd (New for 2012)

News Category: Upcoming Releases Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd., Wild Safari

4.8 (4 votes)

We’re joining this particular party late as the following Safari Ltd photos have been circulating the interwebs for months now, so it’s about time we posted them here to complete (more-or-less) our round up of new dinosaur figures for 2012. So, here’s a preview of Safari Ltd’s offerings for this year.

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Review: Therizinosaurus (Dinosaurs of China by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Therizinosaurus Brand: Dinos of China, Safari Ltd. Classification: Therizinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.5 (13 votes)

The year 1993 was a big year for dinosaur fanatics, the most obvious reason being the release of Jurassic Park in June of that year. It is difficult for me, and likely others of my generation, to grasp just how long ago that was and how much has changed since.

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Review: Apatosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Apatosaurus, Brontosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.4 (14 votes)

Everyone familiar with dinosaurs knows the name Apatosaurus, and those not familiar with dinosaurs probably are familiar with it but still call it Brontosaurus despite a name change over 100 years ago. I won’t bother getting into any of that as anyone reading this review most likely already knows the story.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd. – 2011 sculpt)

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

2.8 (19 votes)

A number of dinosaurs in the Wild Safari line have been subject to resculpts, but the most famous dinosaur of all is unique in having been revised twice. The iffy original was replaced by an abysmal Jurassic Park-esque affair back in 2006; it was almost reminiscent of the Papo T.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus (Great Dinosaurs Collection by Safari Ltd.)

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

2.6 (15 votes)

Tyrannosaurus rex is a dinosaur that needs no introduction from me. Regardless of your knowledge concerning dinosaurs this is one species that everyone is familiar with. Because of its fame it is perhaps the species most reproduced in toy form, for better or worse.

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Review: Therizinosaurus (Great Dinosaurs Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Therizinosaurus Brand: Great Dinosaurs, Safari Ltd. Classification: Therizinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3 (23 votes)

Review and photos by Gwangi
If you were purchasing dinosaur toys two decades ago there is one family you wouldn’t have seen represented at all, the Therizinosauridae. Though known to science since 1954 it is a family that was very poorly known only until recently.

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Review: T. rex Hatchling (Dino Discoveries by Safari)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd. Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Baby Dino

2.9 (10 votes)

Review by Patrick Krol
Since I started collecting dinosaur figures I wanted to have dinosaur eggs in my collection, but couldn’t find a good one anywhere. Then, when I discovered about the foreign museum lines through internet, I found out that Safari had done some hatchling dinosaurs and they were soon in my “things to buy” list.

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Review: Carnotaurus (2011 Version)(Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Carnotaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (29 votes)

The year was 1985. When the world was first introduced to Carnotaurus sastrei, the stock market went wild, the streets were flooded with panicked mobs, and the skies became saturated with an eerie purple tinge.

Alright, maybe that isn’t entirely true. The first big break for our brow-horned friend probably came in Crichton’s bestselling sequel to Jurassic Park, The Lost World, where Carnotaurus prowled the darkness with chameleonic camouflage (speculative, naturally).

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