They came from the second millennium!

[Newt]

The last time I visited my mom, I dug a box of my old dinosaur toys out of the attic. Most of these are from the 1980's; some are even older. You'd think they would be more accurate, since we still had dinosaurs stomping around back then.

First, some AAAs:

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This one is stamped "DM".

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A Funrise Protoceratops

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Some Imperials:

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Invicta plesiosaur:

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Kenner Parker re-arrangeable skeletons (the Deinonychus shoots his tail):

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Larami (the plesiosaur is obviously a knock-off of the Invicta above):

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And a couple of Playskool:

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Tyco Dino Riders (apparently I lost the humans and gear):

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plus a crazy robotic Tyrannosaurus:

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pewter sauropod:

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styrene sauropod:

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and assorted small plastic toys:

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[amargasaurus cazaui]

Aww some of the most special pieces you have are in the last group. That Marx recast tyrannosaurus is a nice figure to have and so are those hollow tootsie toys figures .

[stargatedalek]

its always nice to see how well the Playskool and Tyco managed to hold up over the years

[Newt]

Yeah, the Playskool and Tyco are a bit more modern-seeming than the others- though, as I recall, the Imperials were my favorites when I was an eft.

Thanks for helping me put some names on the unmarked figures, Amargasaurus! I'm afraid my toy knowledge is pretty meager.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

I collect those old hollow tootsie toy dinosaurs , and they have been around since I am guessing the fifties and lasted seemingly into the nineties . They always give me a little flash of nostalgia.
  The lime colored Tyrannosaurus in one of the pictures was done by either Marx doing a reissue at some point or using the Marx mold and is a fairly decent figure to have. I will venture to comment I still dont have one myself despite owning a whole playset of marx dinosaurs. I am also fond of that little blue leptoceratops...rare to find toys of that dinosaur at all

[Newt]

Do you know anything about the "fuzzy" textured figures? One of the little Dimetrodon toys, and the weird crested biped in the very last photo of post 5, have some sort of flocking on the surface.

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

I remember when I had figures like these, but I have since sold them off. One thing I notice about your tyrannosaurus and triceratops is that they seem to be Invicta KO's as well, but with different skin texture.

[Gwangi]

I recognize most of these from my childhood, nice to see them again. The AAA figures in the first post were actually the first dinosaur toys I ever received. I loved them dearly, even though the sauropod ended up losing it's head (aside from the lower jaw).

[amargasaurus cazaui]

Do you know anything about the "fuzzy" textured figures? One of the little Dimetrodon toys, and the weird crested biped in the very last photo of post 5, have some sort of flocking on the surface.

Aha see they do have feathers !!!! I am not familiar with those type of figures myself, but it looks like a unique idea.

[SBell]

The last time I visited my mom, I dug a box of my old dinosaur toys out of the attic. Most of these are from the 1980's; some are even older. You'd think they would be more accurate, since we still had dinosaurs stomping around back then.

First, some AAAs:

These are AAA? I had those as a kid (in the 80s) until I gave them away. Even then I knew they weren't all that accurate.

[Roselaar]

Some deliciously retro figures there, and many that give me nostalgic feelings.

[Newt]

Thanks for the comments, guys! These antiques are heading back to my mom's for my various nieces and nephews to play with when they visit. I'm sure they'll finish some of the destruction my brother and I started, but that's all right.

When finances permit, I'd like to get some nice resin kits and paint them up. I went to Wonderfest a couple of years ago and drooled over the beautiful dinosaurs there. One of these days...

[Newt]

I finally broke down and bought a modern dinosaur toy: a Battat Cryolophosaurus! The quality of the piece, both in design and reproduction, blows away anything I had as a kid.

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Still, I may work on it a little- reshape the claws, sharpen a few details, and touch up the paint. More of a restoration than a modification, really. I'd like it to look more like the prototype than a mass-produced figure.