The Identification thread

[Hypno Bunny]

Anyone know the brand or maker of this toy? He was in a box with other items from the 60's - 80's. He is flocked and sprayed purple. Any information you may have would be appreciated.

[Hypno Bunny]

Where did my pictures go?

[Fembrogon]

Where did my pictures go?

Odd, I can access your links when quoting your post. Did you use "image link" or "direct link" from imgur? I typically use direct link for my posts.
(I changed the imgs to urls for my quote here)

Anyone know the brand or maker of this toy? He was in a box with other items from the 60's - 80's. He is flocked and sprayed purple. Any information you may have would be appreciated.

https://imgur.com/WSfzomR

https://imgur.com/cmVd7kq

https://imgur.com/WpD0QRb

https://imgur.com/PTMnwyl

https://imgur.com/cVqYz2u

https://imgur.com/Xgvq9Xl

https://imgur.com/PrlaGM3

https://imgur.com/4RaH85U

I do say, that's a pretty Stegosaurus! I can't say I recognize it, though. The flocked texture you describe reminds me of a version of the big Jasman Carnotaurus I once had, but from what I can tell this figure doesn't match the Jasman designs.

[Kaur_RP]

Anyone know what make this Amargasaurus is? Certain it's a bootleg , but would be great if anyone knows what brand the original is.

[Halichoeres]

@Kaur_RP it looks like the same mold that was used for the FameMaster Amargasaurus 3d puzzle: https://dinotoycollector.com/Items/product.php?product_id=4265

[cycleboy2]

Really, really hope you can help with this.

My wife and I bought this dinosaur for 50c at a school sale on our honeymoon in Bologna in 2011. Since then it has been all over Europe but last week I lost it on holiday in Sweden - it has massive sentimental value.

It's about 5-6in tall and has a small round hole in its belly, presumably from its manufacturing. It's made of soft rubber rather than hard plastic. Any help would be really, really appreciated - and this forum seems the obvious place!!
https://imgur.com/a/C2osYN1

[Ikessauro]

REally looks like a Toy Major figure to me. The style, material.

[Dilopho]

If it is then I wish you good luck in finding another, something like that will probably be best found in "generic" ebay listings, e.g. bundles of dino toys, "soft t rex toy" etc... since it doesn't belong to a "major" brand

[Halichoeres]

Does Toy Major make soft rubber toys in that size? They made a squishy vinyl one that was maybe 30 cm long that I only ever saw at Toys R Us, but it didn't look like this. C @cycleboy2 I hope you don't mind if I embed one of your images, I think more people might see it that way:


The description of soft rubber made me think of one of the Italian blind bag companies like DeAgostini or Diramix. I could imagine them having made this sort of thing years ago. Was this toy hollow, or do you think it was filled with cotton wadding, sand, or gel beads?

[cycleboy2]

Thanks for embedding the picture - I couldn't work out how to do it!

I think it was hollow rather than filled with anything. It was very bendable and after taking pictures of it - all over Europe - it would squish into my pocket. Didn't feel like there was any sand or beads in it.

It was bought in Italy, which tallies with the brands mentioned.

I really appreciate your help with this, and I never knew there were so many variations on toy dinosaurs. You've also got the hardest questions for joining a forum I've ever come across! Presumably to keep out bots.

[Blackdanter]

Just bought this original vintage illustration on a whim (kinda fell in love with it). Not signed or marked in any way but the style does have familiar elements that put me in mind of a 1970's UK dinosaur illustrator who worked in watercolour and gouache.



Anyone seen this image published anywhere, perhaps in a vintage book (1970's 1980's or early 1990's)?

[Fembrogon]

It appears to be a rework or imitation of a John Sibbick illustration; don't know what particular book this version might have appeared in, though.

[Blackdanter]

It appears to be a rework or imitation of a John Sibbick illustration; don't know what particular book this version might have appeared in, though.

Wow. Great spot Fembrogon. That's a good starting point for me. Unless it's a prelim, It's not right for the technical style of a finished Sibbick (although the medium is correct). I'll see if I can find a point of contact to see what he has to say about it.

[Fembrogon]

No problem! I thought it looked very familiar, as John Sibbick's work (and imitators) was quite prevalent in books when I was a kid. The challenge was finding a version of it on the internet to verify! 

[Blackdanter]

No problem! I thought it looked very familiar, as John Sibbick's work (and imitators) was quite prevalent in books when I was a kid. The challenge was finding a version of it on the internet to verify! 

Thanks Fembrogan. I didn't have much interest in dinosaur books by the mid 80's (I was a child of the 60's/70's) so I'm not that aware of Sibbick's work from that time. The Sibbick image is from the Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dinosaurs by David Norman. I know I have a 1990's revised copy of the 1985 original about here someplace ................................ finding it though, might take a couple of days.

[Lynx]

I found a blue spinosaurus with a red sail at walmart a while back, I am almost positive it is a knockoff of a figure. Its in a tripod stance, with its back legs and one of its arms touching the ground, and it's mouth is open. I am unable to recall what brand it is. Any idea what it may be a knockoff was?

[Fembrogon]

It might be a Schleich knockoff; they've done that pose a few times before

[Karauak]

White version is normal?

[Duna]

White version is normal?

If it's pure white (not cream) it's one of the sets of "Model painting set", like this: https://www.dinotoycollector.com/Items/product.php?product_id=3080

[Eternity]

These were a Christmas gift when I was young; and I seem to have tore part of the label off..
I can't say whether all the labels on the box are originally from this box, or if I took them off of something else


Some of the molds are the same as the Marx dinosaurs; what that means I don't know.
Any information is greatly appreciated; I'm trying to catalogue the figures I've accumulated over the years.