New DinoToyBlog entries

[suspsy]

A second helping of fish:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2016/01/20/ducabrook-rhizodont-yowie/

[laticauda]

A second helping of fish:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2016/01/20/ducabrook-rhizodont-yowie/

Great review Tim.  Now, what's for dessert?

[Halichoeres]

A second helping of fish:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2016/01/20/ducabrook-rhizodont-yowie/

Great review Tim.  Now, what's for dessert?

Thanks! (Thanks also to everyone for the kind comments on the Dunkleosteus review.) For dessert, I'm thinking lutefisk.

[suspsy]

The DTB's very first plant review!
http://dinotoyblog.com/2016/01/22/prehistoric-plants-safari-ltd/

[Gwangi]

Wild Safari giant sloth!
http://dinotoyblog.com/2016/01/22/giant-sloth-prehistoric-life-collection-by-safari-ltd/

[CityRaptor]

I see you guys are no sloths about writing reviews.

The DTB's very first plant review!
http://dinotoyblog.com/2016/01/22/prehistoric-plants-safari-ltd/

Sadly the review is missing the third, retired one.

[Gwangi]

I see you guys are no sloths about writing reviews.

Ha! Good one. I review in waves though, I'll do like one a week for a month or so and then it kind of dies down and I go a few months without reviewing anything. The biggest problem is models to review, almost every model I own has already been written about. Also time of course. It's winter right now so it's a good time to write.
I don't know how Suspsy does it. He's been reviewing for less than half the time I have yet already outnumbered me in reviews posted. And he gets them out quick, at least one a week of his own and then he also posts guest reviews too. He's the one really keeping the blog alive. Before he came along there were only a couple posted a month.

[suspsy]

Thank you, Gwangi! Here's my review of the CollectA Mapusaurus:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2016/01/23/mapusaurus-collecta/

[PaleoMatt]

Great review suspsy

[laticauda]

Plants, Sloths, and an earth dino, that's a diverse group of reviews. 

I used to only write about one review a month which I felt was a good pace, since there were only a couple of reviews a month total back then.  Then one day during the holiday season a new writer came along and really put me on my toes as it felt every other day there was a new review.   I had to "keep up with the Joneses", and started doing more reviews, as Suspsy is a machine.     I remember a period a couple of years ago where Gwangi did around eleven reviews in a two month period and I thought that was awesome.  Combine that with their fine writing, it sets the bar high, it makes me work a little harder.  Not trying to over do it with adoration or flattery, just saying there is a lot of good guest and regular reviewers on the blog, and the past couple of reviews were diverse, well written, and deserve a quick approving high five. 

[Gwangi]

Plants, Sloths, and an earth dino, that's a diverse group of reviews. 

I used to only write about one review a month which I felt was a good pace, since there were only a couple of reviews a month total back then.  Then one day during the holiday season a new writer came along and really put me on my toes as it felt every other day there was a new review.   I had to "keep up with the Joneses", and started doing more reviews, as Suspsy is a machine.     I remember a period a couple of years ago where Gwangi did around eleven reviews in a two month period and I thought that was awesome.  Combine that with their fine writing, it sets the bar high, it makes me work a little harder.  Not trying to over do it with adoration or flattery, just saying there is a lot of good guest and regular reviewers on the blog, and the past couple of reviews were diverse, well written, and deserve a quick approving high five.

Ah yes, that was probably me at my peak. Although this past summer I did write a lot what with being stuck home with my baby daughter and all. Now it's winter and I'm a "part-time-stay-at-home-dad" so I try to fit in at least one review a week. I should probably focus my writing on articles I would get paid for but the reviews are just too much fun, and a bit easier to write than a proper magazine article. But I'm glad you like my reviews. Early on in my review writing I had a lot of doubts and despite asking for criticism from my peers I seldom got any so I'm glad to know there are a few readers who enjoy them. I still have doubts that I actually write good reviews but I think that's natural for anyone who creates something; art, writing, music etc. Anyway, reviewing is a big part of my collecting hobby at this point. To the point where I seldom buy something I can't review. So I'm here to stay, whether people like it or not. 

[suspsy]

Thank you. I'm very happy if I've shaken things up on the DTB. Although at some point, I will run out of toys to review on a weekly basis.

[suspsy]

The first Schleich 2016 review:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2016/01/25/dilophosaurus-world-of-history-by-schleich/

[Jetoar]

Really wonderful review supsy  .

[suspsy]

Takama wrote that one, not me.

[Gwangi]

The Favorite Series 2 Allosaurus. Enjoy.
http://dinotoyblog.com/2016/01/26/allosaurus-soft-model-series-2-by-favorite-co-ltd/

[suspsy]

An AAA review. Been awhile since we've had one of those!

http://dinotoyblog.com/2016/01/26/stegosaurus-aaa/

[Dilopho]

An AAA review. Been awhile since we've had one of those!

http://dinotoyblog.com/2016/01/26/stegosaurus-aaa/

Thank you for publishing it! If you want, there's more where that came from saved on my computer 

[suspsy]

Fine, send another.

[suspsy]

Takama reviews the JW Pachycephalosaurus:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2016/01/27/pachycephalosaurus-jurassic-world-bashers-and-biters-by-hasbro/