Thraex is becoming exasperated. How much longer can he endure this torment, this agony? With every step, with every second, it gets worse and worse. He was right here in this very forest only yesterday, but today he cannot seem to retrace his steps.
Type: Figurine
Review: Majungasaurus (Haolonggood)
5 (3 votes)
At the same time that Tyrannosaurus rex ruled North America, Majungasaurus was the apex predator of Madagascar, basically filling the same niche as the tyrant lizard on the other side of the world. But Tyrannosaurus was a 40’ (12 meter) long predator that could swallow a human whole, while Majungasaurus maxed out at around 23’ (7 meters) and could have looked you in the eye.
Review: Quetzalcoatlus (TNG)
4.7 (3 votes)
When news of the discovery of Quetzalcoatlus first began breaking back in the late 1970s, it inspired a wave of paleoart depicting a rather bizarre and somewhat unnerving creature that ended up bearing very little resemblance to the mighty azhdarchid. The very first rendition appears to have been by Giovanni Caselli in 1975.
Review: Euhelopus (1:35 Science and Art Model by Haolonggood)
5 (4 votes)
In the last several years, the toy dinosaur community has seen an exponential increase in figures of dinosaurs discovered in China, driven mainly by the prolific China-based companies PNSO and Haolonggood. Today we looking at the first dinosaur seriously scientifically investigated from China, the sauropod Euhelopus zdanski of the early Cretaceous.
Review: Yangchuanosaurus (Dayong)(PNSO)
5 (3 votes)
During the Middle and Late Jurassic, the largest predatory dinosaur in China was the fearsome metriacanthosaurid Yangchuanosaurus. Indeed, it is one of China’s most famous and popular dinosaurs, reflected by the fact that PNSO has made no less than four toys of it.
Review: Camarasaurus (Njor) (Prehistoric Animal Models by PNSO)
5 (4 votes)
Most collectors set limitations on themselves. They only collect a certain scale, one of each species, certain animal groups, certain brands, etc. With how spoiled for choice we’ve become this makes sense, very few collectors have the luxury of buying and displaying everything, we need these self-imposed rules to assure we remain responsible collectors.
Review: Ankylosaurus (Eofauna)
5 (3 votes)
The mating season has come around once again. The bees are buzzing, the birds are chirping, and Clock is positively champing at the bit. For days, he roamed the bluffs in a fruitless search for a female. He failed to mate at all last season and his increasing desperation has now driven him to descend deep into the forest.
Review: Spinosaurus (Mesozoic Life Project)
5 (5 votes)
Dawn breaks across the Egyptian marsh. Rays of sunlight begin piercing the treeline, and Ramses stirs as the warmth of the rays tickle the arch of his sail, working their way down his flanks. His six-foot long, toothy jaws open wide in a yawn, and he begins stretching his muscles, readying his body for a new day of activity.
Review: Mosasaurus (Jurassic World: Rebirth, Captivz Build N’ Battle Dinos by ToyMonster)
4 (2 votes)
A new Jurassic World film is on the horizon and with it we’re getting a fresh clutch of Captivz eggs from ToyMonster. Well, sort of. There are 13 figures in total with 6 of them being repaints of previously released figures and 3 of them being slightly different sculpts of dinosaurs we’ve seen before.
Review: Parasaurolophus (ANIA by Takara Tomy)
3.7 (3 votes)
In my last Takara Tomy review, I covered the ANIA Styracosaurus, the 17th figure in the AL line and a decent, but admittedly somewhat drab-looking rendition of the horned dinosaur. As if in full awareness of the latter fact, Takara Tomy’s 18th figurine of the AL line features a striking contrast in the elegant and brightly colored Parasaurolophus, the first ornithopod dinosaur featured in the series.
Review: Velociraptor (Baby) (Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary, Captivz Build N’ Battle Dinos by ToyMonster)
4 (5 votes)
It’s Jurassic June! And this year I’m only reviewing Jurassic Park (and World) merchandise during this holiest of months for Jurassic fans. Yes, I know we review Jurassic stuff all year long, but I haven’t reviewed anything Jurassic for two months so I’m excited to get back into it for this special occasion.
Review: Baryonyx (Maxim) (Prehistoric Animal Models by PNSO
5 (4 votes)
My thanks goes to the good folks at Happy Hen Toys for providing a review sample for this review. Despite its history and the significance of its discovery, I never had much Baryonyx in my collection growing up. Although Baryonyx has had a presence in the toy market since the late 1980s, for a long time that presence seemed pretty sparse.