Man Claims to Own World's Largest Collection of Dinosaur Toys

[suspsy]

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/man-claims-worlds-largest-collection-dinosaurs-180960130/

Does Randy Knol post here? Very cool that he teaches a diorama class. Those lucky kids!

[Georassic]

great article too. Although I'm not sure about a Battat Dippy fetching $600 nowadays...

[Takama]

Randy is DC on here and he runs the dinosaur collectors site a

[tyrantqueen]

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/man-claims-worlds-largest-collection-dinosaurs-180960130/

Does Randy Knol post here? Very cool that he teaches a diorama class. Those lucky kids!

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Randy Knol is DC.

[sauroid]

he is one of the most (if not the most) valuable and knowledgable members of this forum. he isnt that active but when he contributes, his sharing of information is without attitude and superiority complex/delusion of grandeur like some people ive encountered here (very very few thankfully).

[Libraraptor]

I enjoy his homepage, I enjoy his articles in Prehistoric Times, I enjoy him being around here. What about Don Glut? How big is his collection?

[Derek.McManus]

Interesting article...those workshops sound fun!

[Thylacosmilus]

Good question, Libraraptor! I will enter in the Don Glut's page to check! 

[ceratopsian]

I'm going to force my husband to read the Smithsonian article, just to make sure he realises how small my ever-growing collection really is!  Seriously though, the workshops sound marvellous.  Lucky children!

[Mo_the_Triceratops_King]

Sadly not many pics of his collection are in the article.

[Libraraptor]

I enjoy his homepage, I enjoy his articles in Prehistoric Times, I enjoy him being around here. What about Don Glut? How big is his collection?

Dinosaurs aren´t the only thing to enjoy on this homepage This is a weird combination of dinosaurs and erotic photography.

[suspsy]

Yeah . . . I've always found Donald's merging of dinosaur figures and nearly naked women a bit discomforting. 

[stoneage]

There are a lot of people here with really big collections.  Who knows who has the most?  I have a big collection but not as big as some people.  Boki, Bell and others all have enormous collections.

[Roselaar]

Over 5,000 figures? I have less than half of that I fear. But hey, this guy looks like has has a 20-30 years headstart on me.

[RobinGoodfellow]

...I'm just thinking how much space is required for 5000 figures 
I have something around 900 figures and a serious space problem.... 
Just can't imagine 5000 

[tyrantqueen]

...I'm just thinking how much space is required for 5000 figures 
I have something around 900 figures and a serious space problem.... 
Just can't imagine 5000 

Or over nine thousaaaaaaand.

[suspsy]

Well, it did say that many of Knol's toys are in storage bins. I wish the article had shown some photos of his displays.

[stoneage]

   Well you could look at his dioramas on his web site. http://www.dinosaurcollectorsitea.com/my_favorite_links.htm

[SBell]

I've known him for over 12 years now, way before forums and Facebooks and what have you. We always shared lots of info, traded--and always tried to scoop each other on what was coming out each year (back in those days, it was much harder to find...there was no Social Media, you had to track down press releases and the like). I still rememember tracking down the AAA Entelodon and Hyaenodon first! After which, he told me about the Bullyand Paratypothorax...

I think he has maintained his dino collecting far more diligently than I have though. Partially because I try to only collect what I can/will display; and partially I just can't keep up!

Plus, of course, I lean more towards interesting fish now. There's fewer of them, so it's a different challenge.

[EmperorDinobot]

5k? I always thought he had more.

Guess I'm not far behind.