CollectA continues to impress with the reveal of ten new prehistoric products for 2023, several of which have never appeared in figure form before! Of particular note is Koolasuchus, as it is not only the first prehistoric amphibian from CollectA, but the first prehistoric amphibian from any company in years!
News: Announcing… the Animal Toy Blog!
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It has taken more than a decade but last week we launched the Animal Toy Blog, a sister site to the Dinosaur Toy Blog. The focus there, of course, is on extant creatures: those living today.
There are currently six regular reviewers headed by bmathison1972, and the site already has a dozen reviews published, plus many more in the pipeline.
News: The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2019
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The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2019 sponsored by Urzeitshop is now open! The contest is taking place a little later in the year than usual, but you will still have the whole summer to get to work, and once again, Urzeitshop is providing some generous prizes for the winners.
News: Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2018 – Results
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I’m delighted to announce the winners and runners up in the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2018, sponsored by Urzeitshop.
1st Place. Diorama 1. In the jaws of death by dreadmane
2nd Place. Diorama 25. Go for the tender meat by Andreioli
3rd Place. Diorama 38. The happy camper by Dinomike
First honourable mention.
News: The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2018
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It’s ‘Dinorama’ time again! I’m delighted to declare the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2018 sponsored by Urzeitshop, officially open! It has been a decade since the very first contest back in 2008, so let’s make this one special!
Rules, regulations, terms and conditions
Entry is free.
News: Upcoming releases from CollectA (New for 2017)
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CollectA’s exciting line up for 2017 includes one ‘supreme’ model, four ‘deluxe’ models, and five standard models, so their relentless trend of releasing bucket-loads of new dinosaur toys each year continues! CollectA’s categories refer to their scale: ‘deluxe’ models are larger and more detailed than standard models, and the ‘supreme’ models are larger still.
News: Update on Dinosaur Toy Blog’s Youtube channel
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Did you know that the Dinosaur Toy Blog has a channel on Youtube? Well, it does. I originally launched it two years ago to experiment with video reviews of dinosaur toys, but it has evolved into something slightly more variable. The channel features several types of videos arranged in playlists.
News: Upcoming releases from Safari Ltd (New for 2017)
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This month Safari Ltd excited us all by announcing a bumper lineup of 13 new prehistoric creatures scheduled for release over the coming months. Feathers play a key part of the story with five of the new dinosaurs sporting up-to-date plumage, including some very familiar species. Close observers have also pointed out a notable overlap with species previously portrayed by Safari Ltd in their recently discontinued Carnegie Collection.
News: The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2016
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Announcement by Stargatedalek, organiser of the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2016.
It’s time to take off your lens caps!
I’m pleased to announce the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2016 is now open!
The winning dinosaur diorama of the 2015 contest: Jurassic Titans, by Carnosaur
Rules and regulations
The rules and regulations for the 2016 contest are as follows:
-Entry is free.
News: The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2015 – Results
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The voting is over and the results are in for the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2015, sponsored by CollectA! This was the biggest contest to date with more entries (65) and more voters (197) than ever before! It was an especially close contest to the very end, but three dioramas took the top three spots convincingly.
News: Upcoming releases from Safari Ltd (New for 2016)
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Despite the sad retirement of their long-respected and trend-setting Carnegie Collection this year, Safari Ltd have shown no signs of slowing down with their other major prehistoric animal line – Wild Safari. The company has five brand new for 2016 prehistoric animal sculpts in the pipeline: four dinosaurs and one marine reptile.
News: The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2015
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It’s time to get those creative juices flowing!
I’m pleased to announce The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2015 sponsored by CollectA is now open! Once again, we have some excellent prizes on offer this year thanks to our a generous sponsor – CollectA!
Rules and regulations
The rules and regulations for the 2015 contest are as follows:
-Entry is free.