Dinosaur toy forum glossary

[amargasaurus cazaui]

All of me and mine are safe and doing alright, although half the town here is without power still and the work goes on cleaning and repairing the damage. Thanks for your thoughts.....and another word we should add is trolling...a definite internet powerhouse there!!!

[sauroid]

1. kangaroo pose
2. glorified-chinasaur

[Sumo]

Raisinsaur - a model with excessive wrinkles.

I'm searching for a word that describes the kind of model where the sculptor has meticulously shaped each individual scale, completely disregarding the fact that they're so oversized the model looks like a pangolin... any ideas? I feel like that word should exist.

[Kayakasaurus]

Raisinsaur - a model with excessive wrinkles.

I'm searching for a word that describes the kind of model where the sculptor has meticulously shaped each individual scale, completely disregarding the fact that they're so oversized the model looks like a pangolin... any ideas? I feel like that word should exist.

That's good although I think pruneosaur or pruneosaurus sounds a little better 

[Sumo]

Raisinsaur - a model with excessive wrinkles.

I'm searching for a word that describes the kind of model where the sculptor has meticulously shaped each individual scale, completely disregarding the fact that they're so oversized the model looks like a pangolin... any ideas? I feel like that word should exist.

That's good although I think pruneosaur or pruneosaurus sounds a little better 

Ooh, you're right! Pruneosaur is the new official term! 

[SBell]

A common one is Bin Figure. Used to describe assortments of figures that are found in baskets or bins. They aren't always necessarily bad--Play Visions figures would have been Bin Figures.

Also, I prefer to use 'Dollarsaur' or Cheaposaur to describe low-quality models. Removes the cultural/racial tinge of Chinasaur (and I have seen terrible Mexican, Spanish, and Italian figures, so it's not just one country).

[tyrantqueen]

El cheapo is a term used to describe something of low, inexpensive quality.

I could link to Urbandictionary.com which has an official entry but I shan't since a lot of the content tends to be vulgar.

[DinoToyForum]

I removed some of the terms from the list because I don't think they are fitting for our forum and I don't want to encourage their use (snarkasm & plasticrack).

I also tweaked the definition some words, including 'toycott'. The bit about doing so with pride is obvious referring to another post and could cause aggregation.

[tyrantqueen]

How about "bunny hands" and "zombie hands" for when the hands of a theropod are restored incorrectly.



And "elephant feet"- sauropods whose feet have been restored to resemble an elephant. Example:



Shrinkwrapping- when an artist restores a dinosaur with every muscle and sinew visible.

[Takama]

And "elephant feet"- sauropods whose feet have been restored to resemble an elephant. Example:

Make that any Herbivorous Dinosaur Sculpted with feet that resemble an Elephants

[CityRaptor]

Disneysaur - an Ornithopod with lips instead of a beak. ( Like in Disney's Dinosaur. Might also be used for that movie )

[SBell]

I removed some of the terms from the list because I don't think they are fitting for our forum and I don't want to encourage their use (snarkasm & plasticrack).

I also tweaked the definition some words, including 'toycott'. The bit about doing so with pride is obvious referring to another post and could cause aggregation.

I think this forum could already be described as an 'aggregation'. It's too bad when some of the posts cause aggravation.

Grammar nerd, out!

[sauroid]

surprised that the term tripod pose hasnt been mentioned yet (sorry if it has been included already)

[DinoToyForum]

I removed some of the terms from the list because I don't think they are fitting for our forum and I don't want to encourage their use (snarkasm & plasticrack).

I also tweaked the definition some words, including 'toycott'. The bit about doing so with pride is obvious referring to another post and could cause aggregation.

I think this forum could already be described as an 'aggregation'. It's too bad when some of the posts cause aggravation.

Grammar nerd, out!

hehe, autocorrect strikes again.

BTW, I though of another word,

Dinorama - a dinosaur diorama

[DinoToyForum]

surprised that the term tripod pose hasnt been mentioned yet (sorry if it has been included already)

'Tripod pose' is pretty descriptive, I'm not sure it needs a definition. 

[Halichoeres]

Also, I prefer to use 'Dollarsaur' or Cheaposaur to describe low-quality models. Removes the cultural/racial tinge of Chinasaur (and I have seen terrible Mexican, Spanish, and Italian figures, so it's not just one country).

I am definitely on board with making this less about a country (Kaiyodos, Papos, and Carnegies are all made in China after all), but how about Dime-a-saur so as to retain the assonance?

[Tyto_Theropod]

Kangaroo pose: A subcategory of tripod with pronated hands and a tail bent like a kangaroo's (surely I'm not the only one who uses this term!)