Eryops (Diener Industries)4.3 (4)
If you grew up between the 1960’s and 1990’s you no doubt had at least a few Diener brand erasers in your toybox or backpack. They were ubiquitous through the…
Eryops (Diener Industries)
Beelzebufo (by Rebor)4.8 (6)
Released just last year is a wonderful pair of Beelzebufo from Rebor. They have really outdone themselves this time. I've collected quite a number of their models over the years,…
Koolasuchus (CollectA)5 (6)
My sincerest thanks to Happy Hen Toys for their generosity in sending me this figure to review here. This figure is for sale over there, along with many more prehistoric…
Deltasaurus (Lost Kingdoms series B by Yowie)2.8 (5)
Before the rise of crocodillians, the water ways were filled with a different kind of predator: giant amphibians. Though they were out competed by crocodillians and the only giant amphibian…
Dimetrodon (Revell/Prehistoric scenes by Aurora)3.7 (9)
Aurora seemed to be quite an interesting line. Though showing most of the dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures in the form of movie monsters, they still provide great figures with…
Mastodonsaurus (Starlux)3.8 (11)
In spite of the discoveries since Starlux closed down, I feel that the old line could be fantastically varied in comparison to some modern line, producing vast numbers of species,…
Ancient Fossils (Toob by Safari Ltd)4 (28)
Of all the product lines offered by stalwart manufacturer Safari Ltd, the "Toob®" line gives them the freest rein to explore unusual taxa. I'm personally fondest of the Toobs that…
Flat-headed Amphibian/Siderops (Lost Kingdoms Series A by Yowie)3.3 (3)
Even amongst collectors Yowie isn't a well known company I dare say, so here's a short introduction... Yowie is an Australian publishing brand that developed the mythical Yowie kingdom with…
Acanthostega (Dinotales Series 2 by Kaiyodo)4.9 (11)
The murky pond lays silently in the riparian forest of the Late Devonian, 365 mya. Dragonfly like insects soar and hunt for smaller airborne relatives, their quiet buzzing is the…
Dusty the Diplocaulus (Paleo Pals)4.9 (8)
"I dig these things." Dr. Robert Bakker was speaking more literally than figuratively when making the above statement regarding the genus in question (he has excavated numerous fossils of this…
Tiktaalik (Paleozoo)4.4 (10)
It's easy to think of evolution as a linear process, where one species in the fossil record gives rise to the next in an ever-improving, ever-ascending ladder. But the reality…
Dinosaur Advent Calendar 2016 (Schleich)3.1 (10)
Review and photos by Tim Sosa This year Schleich followed in the footsteps of companies like Lego and Playmobil in offering an advent calendar, but this one is dinosaur-themed! 24…