New to the Forum

[JVM]

Hi, it's nice to meet you all!

I've read reviews around here on occasions before but only recently really dug into the blog. It's been a fun way to get back in touch with my inner kid who loved dinosaurs - the respect for the fun and imagination dinosaurs can represent while still respectfully pointing out how the toys can be improved. It seems like a perfect balance.

I collected dinosaur toys obsessively as a kid in the nineties (I am 26) but never knew much about brands or cared about consistency, though I did recognize differences in style. We had a few educational toy stores around here and an excellent museum downtown - it was amazing to be part of the hype when Sue first arrived in Chicago! I only recently thought to look into the companies that produced these toys and have been fascinated to put so much history to these childhood memories - those cute retro dinosaurs were Marx recasts, those beautifully painted parasaurs were from AAA, that now innacurate but gorgeous Elasmosaurus was a part of the Carnegie Collection as were many other old favorites, that too-artsy-for-play Ceratosaurus was a Battat, that extra tall Tyrannosaurus was from Imperial... and I had King's Big Bucket of Dinosaurs from Animal Planet, which I think counts as 'chinasaurs' here? Not to mention dozens and dozens of mini dinos, a few Papos, a few Schleichs and more, to say nothing of my Jurassic Park collection... Mattel's line is what brought me out of a long dark age for dinosaurs.

Thanks to DTB, I've been tracking down a few dinos I saw as kids and missed out on - like the Carnegie Spinosaurus and the '96 Safari Ltd Allosaurus. I was inspired to pull the trigger on the Schleich Baryonyx which is already one of my new favorites. I also swore there was a larger scale Dilophosaurus similar to the Safari toob one but that looks definitely not true! I'm not new the hobby exactly but I am new to discussing it with others.

I'm still acquainting myself with how the forum functions and relates to the main site a little. I've been on message boards before but it's been many years since I was involved in one with a 'main site' attached to it. Please let me know anything I should about the sites that might not be obvious.

[DinoToyForum]

Welcome to the forum. 

[Halichoeres]

Welcome!

[Gwangi]

Welcome to the forum! Your story sounds similar to that of many other members, myself included. You're in good company!

[indohyus]

Welcome aboard! Hope to see you around, especially on the blog.

[Psittacoraptor]

Hello and welcome! 

[Shonisaurus]

J @JVM Welcome to DTF what I say to all new DTF members, enjoy and get the most out of the forum you can have a great time if you want. All the DTF members are quite nice. 

[sauroid]

hello enjoy your stay!

[Libraraptor]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

[Fembrogon]

Greetings and welcome! You'll find the blog and forum a rich and friendly environment for information. I appreciate the anecdotes about the Field and the old toys; they sound not unlike some of my old experiences (although I admit, I barely remember the events around Sue by now). Enjoy your stay!