Brand: Tyco

Review: Triceratops (Tyco)

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

3 (6 votes)

Review and Photographs by Dilopho, edited by Suspsy
Good day, DinoToyBlog readers! Today, I have a very old figure that you may remember fondly from your childhood- the old Tyco Triceratops!

Now, before I begin this review properly, I have to tell you one thing: There were two main versions of this figure, a motorized one and a non-motorized one.

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Review: Saurolophus (Tyco)

Genus: Saurolophus Brand: Tyco Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

3.1 (7 votes)

Saurolophus was a genus of late Cretaceous hadrosaur that had a large distribution, occurring in both North America and Asia. Despite its wide range, and thus the large assortment of material we have for it, Saurolophus has never been a popular dinosaur.

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Review: Pteranodon (Tyco)

Genus: Pteranodon Brand: Tyco Classification: Pterosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

2.8 (4 votes)

A couple days ago I received a package in the mail. I could start off a lot of reviews this way but inside this package was something special, an old friend I hadn’t seen in over 20 years. This package might as well have been a time capsule.

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Review: Pterodactyl (Tyco)

Genus: Pterodactylus Brand: Tyco Classification: Pterosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Action Figure

4 (4 votes)

Review and photos by Lanthanotus, edited by Suspsy
Some Saturday back in the late 1980s’, my parents dragged me to a big mall (by 80’s European standards) in a nearby city to buy those things that boys age 11 or 12 like most: clothing, shoes, and such.

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Review: Kentrosaurus (Tyco)

Genus: Kentrosaurus Brand: Tyco Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Action Figure

4.5 (4 votes)

Review and photographs by Paleona
Back in the late 80’s / early 90’s, pre-Jurassic Park, the Tyco dinosaurs were among the first dinosaur action figures. Tyco first released their dinosaur toys as a Dino-Riders toy line, but the Smithsonian Institution later hired Tyco to release a museum quality line of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals under their name.

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Review: Dimetrodon (Tyco)

Genus: Dimetrodon Brand: Tyco Classification: Pelycosaur Age: Permian Type: Action Figure

3.5 (4 votes)

Review and photographs by “Paleona”
Another gem from the Tyco Smithsonian line of toys is the Dimetrodon. Everyone’s favorite synapsid features a simple, but fun action feature and a charming disposition.

This squatty little creature measures about 7.7″ (19.5cm) long and 4.5″ (11.4cm) tall.

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Review: Placerias (Tyco)

Genus: Placerias Brand: Tyco Classification: Therapsid (non-mammal) Age: Triassic Type: Action Figure

3.9 (10 votes)

Although the Dino-Riders line consisted mostly of familiar faces like Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Diplodocus, and, of course, Tyrannosaurus rex, there were a few obscure animals tossed into the mix. I had never heard of Placerias until I came across it on the shelf at Toys R Us.

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Review: Ankylosaurus (Tyco)

Genus: Ankylosaurus Brand: Tyco Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

2.6 (10 votes)

Time now to jump into the WABAC Machine and take a trip to 1988. It was a good time to be a kid or a collector. GI Joe and Transformers were still going strong, Barbie and Lego were around as always, and TMNT was taking its first steps towards iconic status.

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Review: Deinonychus (Tyco)

Genus: Deinonychus Brand: Tyco Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

3 (8 votes)

If your average person were hard pressed to name every dinosaur that came to mind we all know the names that would crop up; Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, and since 1993…Velociraptor.

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Review: Protoceratops (Tyco)

Genus: Protoceratops Brand: Tyco Classification: Ceratopsian, Ceratopsian (basal) Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

3.3 (6 votes)

Protoceratops was a smaller more primitive ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia. Size wise it is most commonly compared to a sheep and many fossilized specimens of this dinosaur have been discovered from tiny eggs and hatchlings all the way up to full grown adults.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus (Dino-Riders by Tyco)

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

3.1 (8 votes)

Any child of the eighties can recall the baritone jingle of “Dino-Riders!” in their incessant TV spots. Their adventures could be found in comics and television, but what really mattered were the dinosaurs. The story pitted two factions against one another in high-tech, futuristic battles with armored archosaurs donning heavy armor and weapons.

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Review: Struthiomimus (Tyco)

Genus: Struthiomimus Brand: Tyco Classification: Ornithomimosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

4.3 (6 votes)

Review and photos by Griffin.
Struthiomimus isn’t really the first dinosaur that comes to mind upon hearing the word “theropod”. It has no giant mouth full of killer teeth. It sports no set of shredding claws. Instead, this quirky animal bears a striking resemblance to the modern day ostrich complete with long slender legs, swan-like neck and a tiny head with big round eyes and no teeth.

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