The Dinosaur Toy Forum – the official forum of The Dinosaur Toy Blog – was launched this month as a place for dinosaur toy collectors and enthusiasts to share and discuss their collections and to talk about dinosaur toys in general. Please feel free to browse the posts and we look forward to you joining in the discussions!
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Announcing… the Animal Toy Blog!

It has taken more than a decade but last week we launched the Animal Toy Blog, a sister site to the Dinosaur Toy Blog. The focus there, of course, is on extant creatures: those living today.
There are currently six regular reviewers headed by bmathison1972, and the site already has a dozen reviews published, plus many more in the pipeline.
Dinosaur Diorama Contest 2009 – Winners!

Dinosaur Diorama Contest 2009 Deadline

Dinosaur Diorama Contest 2010 – Winners!

Dinosaur Diorama Contest 2012 – winners!

I’m pleased to announce the results of the Dinosaur Diorama Contest 2012, sponsored by Dan’s Dinosaurs. This year we had the largest number of entries ever and the standard was incredibly high. However, one diorama stood head and shoulders above the rest, both in the public vote and also in the opinion of the judges, so first place winner this year is especially deserved.
Dinosaur figures for 2008 – a review

Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2018 – Results

I’m delighted to announce the winners and runners up in the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2018, sponsored by Urzeitshop.
1st Place. Diorama 1. In the jaws of death by dreadmane
2nd Place. Diorama 25. Go for the tender meat by Andreioli
3rd Place. Diorama 38. The happy camper by Dinomike
First honourable mention.
Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2023

After a three-year hiatus, the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest is back! In fact…
The 2023 contest is now open! There is no sponsor this year but there will be prizes.
Rules, regulations, terms and conditions
Anyone can enter. All members of the Dinosaur Toy Forum, including staff, can participate.
Dodo, pair (Noah’s Pals by Caboodle! Toys LLC)

If something is “as dead as a Dodo”, it is very dead, gone forever, reflecting on the fate of said animal, the Dodo. From the island of Mauritius, these flightless pigeons roamed the land, eating fruit and shellfish and lacking fear. Then man came along and introduced new predators, ones that Dodo’s lacked, and soon they were gone from their native lands, never to return.
First Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest – Winners!

Red Gazelle (Forgotten Friends Series A by Yowie)

Africa is an amazing continent, full of incredible species throughout the history of the world. Many are sadly no longer extant, lost to time, often as the result of human expansion. Such is the case with the Red Gazelle, found in Algeria, all that is now left of this species are a few specimens…..
Reviews updated with new photographs

Amargasaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)
Giganotosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)
Dilong (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)
Parasaurolophus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)
Second Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest

last year’s winning diorama by Bokisaurus
basic guidelines:
-Entry is free.
-All member of the Dinosaur Toy Forum, including staff, are invited to participate.
Steller’s Sea Cow (Club Earth)

The gluttony of humanity has had catastrophic effect on the flora and fauna of the world, resulting in destruction and extinction. The example here is a clear exhibition of this: the Steller’s Sea Cow, a sirenian colossus that once lived in the Bering straits, it was wiped out by Europeans within 27 years of it’s discovery, being easy to catch and full of tender meat.