New DinoToyBlog entries

[suspsy]

My review of the PNSO Ampelosaurus:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2017/02/27/ampelosaurus-age-of-the-dinosaurs-by-pnso/

[laticauda]

When my twin daughters where small they had a Tomy torch shaped like a tiger which bears an uncanny resemblance to that creature, pushed a button on the tiger and it's mouth opens to reveal the light and it roared! 😀

The little tikes animal flashlights are still popular with kids, though I think some having to be recalled due to excess lead in the paint.  I do remember them having a tiger but I  am not sure it was as flashy or bright as this hasbro monstrosity.

[Derek.McManus]

When my twin daughters where small they had a Tomy torch shaped like a tiger which bears an uncanny resemblance to that creature, pushed a button on the tiger and it's mouth opens to reveal the light and it roared! 😀

The little tikes animal flashlights are still popular with kids, though I think some having to be recalled due to excess lead in the paint.  I do remember them having a tiger but I  am not sure it was as flashy or bright as this hasbro monstrosity.

The girls are 20 this year so it was some time ago now! Honestly when I saw the picture that tiger torch sprung into mind! The first range of Jurassic Park toys was quite smart the latest ones are very weak I think!

[suspsy]

The Tsukuda Elasmosaurus:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2017/03/01/elasmosaurus-tsukuda-hobby-collection/

[laticauda]

The mini Schleich Kentrosaurus

http://dinotoyblog.com/2017/03/03/kentrosaurusmini-by-schleich/

[suspsy]

The Schleich Utahraptor:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2017/03/05/utahraptor-conquering-the-earth-by-schleich/

[laticauda]

A nice review on a "typical" Schleich dinosaur.  Little accuracy, high playability.

[CityRaptor]

Yes. The review makes it sound as if the Velociaptor in the 3 pack is signifcantly more accurate, but while having more feathers, it still has a bare underside.

[Takama]

Yes. The review makes it sound as if the Velociaptor in the 3 pack is signifcantly more accurate, but while having more feathers, it still has a bare underside.

I meant it as it were more accurate then the Utahrapto, not that it IS Accurate, or the best Dromeosaur they ever made.

I do not own this model, and i never will Unless they relase it on its own

[laticauda]

Yes. The review makes it sound as if the Velociaptor in the 3 pack is signifcantly more accurate, but while having more feathers, it still has a bare underside.

I meant it as it were more accurate then the Utahrapto, not that it IS Accurate, or the best Dromeosaur they ever made.

I do not own this model, and i never will Unless they relase it on its own

Kind of looks more like spiky dragon scales than feathers.  Doesn't it.

[Cloud the Dinosaur King]

The Schleich Utahraptor:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2017/03/05/utahraptor-conquering-the-earth-by-schleich/

I like this figure. It is a shame that the sickle claw is not raised and the feathers are attached at the wrist rather than halfway down the middle finger. This is an accurate Utahraptor:

[Flaffy]

Not really, that utahraptor doesn't seem to have primary feathers.
Emily Willoughby has a fantastic depiction of the Utahraptor.

[Neosodon]

I don't like it when therapods are drawn with a really thick coat of feathers that come out a foot from the body. That much feathering would me unnecessary for warm climates and  would add weight and drag to slow it down. I think Cloud's picture is more realistic.

[BlueKrono]

I don't like it when therapods are drawn with a really thick coat of feathers that come out a foot from the body. That much feathering would me unnecessary for warm climates and  would add weight and drag to slow it down. I think Cloud's picture is more realistic.

I agree. I think predatory dinosaurs would have looked more like a modern game hen than a Rhode Island red.

[Takama]

Not really, that utahraptor doesn't seem to have primary feathers.
Emily Willoughby has a fantastic depiction of the Utahraptor.

KEEP in mind, these were made BEFORE the new remains

[CityRaptor]

I guess we still have to wait for a while for a good Utahraptor.

Kind of looks more like spiky dragon scales than feathers.  Doesn't it.

Now I can't unsee it. Maybe it is a Stymphalian Bird. 

[Cloud the Dinosaur King]

Not really, that utahraptor doesn't seem to have primary feathers.
Emily Willoughby has a fantastic depiction of the Utahraptor.

Sorry, I didn't really realize that.

[Cloud the Dinosaur King]

I don't like it when therapods are drawn with a really thick coat of feathers that come out a foot from the body. That much feathering would me unnecessary for warm climates and  would add weight and drag to slow it down. I think Cloud's picture is more realistic.

I agree. I think predatory dinosaurs would have looked more like a modern game hen than a Rhode Island red.

I really wouldn't make sense on a dromaeosaur from the desert or a warmer environment such as a Velociraptor or Dakotaraptor to have that much feathers. It would overheat in a heartbeat!

[stargatedalek]

I don't like it when therapods are drawn with a really thick coat of feathers that come out a foot from the body. That much feathering would me unnecessary for warm climates and  would add weight and drag to slow it down. I think Cloud's picture is more realistic.

I agree. I think predatory dinosaurs would have looked more like a modern game hen than a Rhode Island red.

I really wouldn't make sense on a dromaeosaur from the desert or a warmer environment such as a Velociraptor or Dakotaraptor to have that much feathers. It would overheat in a heartbeat!

I don't like it when therapods are drawn with a really thick coat of feathers that come out a foot from the body. That much feathering would me unnecessary for warm climates and  would add weight and drag to slow it down. I think Cloud's picture is more realistic.

That isn't how feathers work. Feathers are essentially (not entirely) designed to be lightweight, streamlined, and multipurpose. They would absolutely not slow a creature down or encumber it in any way, that's like saying a boat would go faster if you just dropped the engine in the water.

Similarly, feathers can actually cool a bird off.

The Schleich Utahraptor:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2017/03/05/utahraptor-conquering-the-earth-by-schleich/

I like this figure. It is a shame that the sickle claw is not raised and the feathers are attached at the wrist rather than halfway down the middle finger. This is an accurate Utahraptor:

This reconstruction isn't accurate. The feathers still don't connect properly to the finger. Look closer, they extend from the base of the finger not from along the length of it.

[Flaffy]

Lots of misunderstanding on how feathers work here.
Feathers are really good at keeping the dinosaur cool or warm. If the statement that warm climate =/= less feathers is true, how does one explain the thick coats of Ostriches, Emus and Cassowaries?
Regarding drag, modern dinosaurs do just fine with their thick coat of feathers, drag is definitely not an issue in later stages of feathers.
And again Cloud's picture is not accurate. It lacks the primary feathers on it's second digit.