New DinoToyBlog entries

Funk · September 29, 2020, 04:50:44 PM

Quote from: suspsy on September 29, 2020, 02:00:15 PM
Imperial Nothosaurus:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2020/09/29/nothosaurus-imperial/

Cool, there is another Imperial review too, but no category for the company, maybe one could be created? http://dinotoyblog.com/2017/03/11/allosaurus-unknown-company/

That one even says "unknown company". I'm probably going to review more Imperial figures, so a category could be handy...

brontosauruschuck · September 29, 2020, 05:32:22 PM

I'm curious. I always associated Imperial with crappy knockoff toys that are available at your local grocery store. What is the story with this company? Just by looking at the reviews I'm guessing they're a pretty old company that has made a lot of cool stuff, and maybe those grocery store toys that I assumed were ripoffs are actually Imperial originals that other companies have ripped off. What the deal?

Libraraptor · September 29, 2020, 06:43:54 PM

An interesting figure for a review, since it´s such an interesting species executed quite "cheapasaurly".

Funk · September 29, 2020, 07:49:40 PM

Quote from: brontosauruschuck on September 29, 2020, 05:32:22 PM
I'm curious. I always associated Imperial with crappy knockoff toys that are available at your local grocery store. What is the story with this company? Just by looking at the reviews I'm guessing they're a pretty old company that has made a lot of cool stuff, and maybe those grocery store toys that I assumed were ripoffs are actually Imperial originals that other companies have ripped off. What the deal?

I don't know much about the company, but Halichoeres posted this picture of a catalogue of sorts when I asked for the figure's identity:

Libraraptor · September 29, 2020, 08:47:49 PM

So interesting to see there is actually a "line " of these.

Funk · September 29, 2020, 09:41:20 PM

It's worth noting that palaeoartist Mette Aumala is doing a project called "Ludosaurus" based on weird old toys, including that Allosaurus (Dor Mei made one with a similar odd crest, I have it somewhere too)...

https://chasmosaurs.com/2020/09/08/paleoartist-interview-mette-aumala/

I'll try to see if I can review the other Imperial toys, I think I have them all... But I messed up the Podokesaurus (the only toy of that genus in existence?) as a kid by drawing clothes on it...

Gwangi · September 29, 2020, 11:31:09 PM

I always thought that Allosaurus was supposed to be a toothy Corythosaurus. Interesting subject matter here, perhaps it should have its own thread?

Sim · September 30, 2020, 06:30:35 PM

Quote from: Gwangi on September 29, 2020, 11:31:09 PM
I always thought that Allosaurus was supposed to be a toothy Corythosaurus. [...]

Same here!

Halichoeres · September 30, 2020, 09:20:01 PM

There actually is an Imperial thread, although many of the image links are dead. I learned yesterday that the company filed for bankruptcy and was absorbed by Ja-Ru last year. http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=3592.0

suspsy · October 01, 2020, 11:52:14 AM

The first official Giraffatitan review:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2020/10/01/giraffatitan-w-dragon/

indohyus · October 02, 2020, 08:31:55 PM

I managed to pick up a penguin, so now I'll show you! Here's Yowie's Giant Penguin!

http://dinotoyblog.com/2020/10/02/giant-penguin-anthropornis-lost-kingdoms-series-a-by-yowie/

suspsy · October 04, 2020, 11:56:05 AM

A place for dino toys to play:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2020/10/04/dino-mat-habitat-original-american-kazoo-co/

suspsy · October 06, 2020, 11:31:40 AM

Nanmu Apatosaurus:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2020/10/06/apatosaurus-nanmu/

Shonisaurus · October 06, 2020, 12:26:39 PM

Superb review of Nanmu's apatosaurus from Philsauria. This is an article where the importance of having that figure is emphasized in a collection. Concise but precise article and illustrative images of that great figure.