It was a truly sad day for the entire dinosaur toy community when Battat Terra sculptor Dan LoRusso passed away in 2015. He was immensely talented, meticulous in his research, and most importantly of all, friendly and kind. At the time of his death, he had begun working on sculpts of Majungasaurus, Plateosaurus, and Yutyrannus for the Terra line.
Type: Action Figure
Review: Tyrannosaurus Rex (Jurassic World Live Tour)
Review: Styracosaurus (Beasts of the Mesozoic: Ceratopsian Series by Creative Beast Studio)
4.9 (56 votes)
Review and photos by EmperorDinobot, edited by Suspsy
My fellow collectors, the future is now. The long-awaited first wave of ceratopsians from Beasts of the Mesozoic by Creative Beast Studios has arrived. There were some delays due to the unfortunate event that is the current pandemic, but our wait was worth it.
Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Epic Roarin’)(Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous by Mattel)
4.5 (49 votes)
Back in 2018, I noted in the conclusion of my very first review of a Jurassic World toy by Mattel that they had managed to scoop up the ball and make a slam dunk after Hasbro fumbled badly. Nearly three years later, I’d say that assessment has been fully vindicated.
Review: Tsaagan (Beasts of the Mesozoic: Raptor Series by Creative Beast Studio)
4.9 (47 votes)
Review and photos by EmperorDinobot, edited by Suspsy
Hello, fellow dinosaur figure lovers! Today we get to celebrate our love for raptors and David Silva’s Beasts of the Mesozoic by Creative Beast Studios by taking a look at Tsaagan mangas, a close cousin to Velociraptor!
Review: Centrosaurus apertus (juvenile) (Beasts of the Mesozoic Ceratopsian series)
4.7 (51 votes)
The release of the ceratopsian line by David Silva meant a chance to get animals that are rarely made by toy companies, at least under modern names and details. I was pleased with the number of rare or even unique species, most of all Centrosaurus, which I ended up getting from the kickstarter.
Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (2019)(Electronic Deluxe by Chap Mei)
1.4 (18 votes)
Review and photos by Bernie Brontosaurus, edited by Suspsy
Hello, my DTB handle is Bernie Brontosaurus and although I have been a fan of the site for years, this is the first time I have ever submitted a review. There are so many awesome regular reviewers for this site, I didn’t think I would be needed!
Review: Monoclonius crassus/Juvenile Centrosaurus (Beasts of the Mesozoic by Creative Beast Studio)
Review: Carnotaurus “Toro” (Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous by Mattel)
3.2 (16 votes)
Review and photographs by Shenuday the Great, edited by Suspsy
By now, most dinosaur fans have probably watched the new Netflix series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. Like many viewers, it seems, I was pleasantly surprised by the show. I was, of course, equally excited by the new toys being produced by Mattel for the show.
Review: Irritator (Jurassic World Sound Strike by Mattel)
Review: Anomalocaris (The Great Old Sea by Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.)
4.2 (12 votes)
Review and photos by bmathison1972, edited by Suspsy
Today we are looking at Anomalocaris canadensis from the 2020 Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. set called The Great Old Sea. It is one of three figures in the set; the others being the trilobite Olenoides serratus and a coelacanth (which I presume is extant?).
Review: Mosasaurus (Jurassic World Snap Squad by Mattel)
3.6 (16 votes)
By and large the Snap Squad toys by Mattel have been frustratingly difficult to find. Nearly a year ago I managed to find a few at Wal-Mart, and foolishly didn’t buy them all. That was the first time I ever saw them “in the wild” and I wouldn’t see them again until April 2020, when for some reason they showed up at Aldi of all places.