Type: Figurine

Review: Triceratops (Soft Model Series 2 by Favorite Co. Ltd.)

4 (6 votes)

Another day, another toy Triceratops. This one’s from Araki’s new range of ‘Soft Models’ for Favorite (which may or may not constitute the second series), and is surely one of the best of the bunch, although there’s no escaping the fact that, like the others, it’d be vastly improved by a better paint job.

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Review: Triceratops (Version 2, Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.4 (11 votes)

Guest review by John Hall.
Let’s face it – if you’re reading this blog you have known since your age could be measured in single digits that Triceratops was a late Cretaceous ceratopsian from North America whose name means “three horned face”… etc., etc., etc.

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Review: Parasaurolophus (Soft Model Series 2 by Favorite Co. Ltd.)

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Favorite Co. Ltd., Kinto Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.8 (5 votes)

Here I am again with another review for another Favorite dinosaur. No, I don’t mean it is my favorite but rather made by the Favorite Company who it seems feel so confident in their models that they changed their name from Kinto to Favorite.

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Review: Stegosaurus (Soft Model Series 2 by Favorite Co. Ltd.)

Genus: Stegosaurus Brand: Favorite Co. Ltd., Kinto Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.8 (11 votes)

Stegosaurus has for some reason become a recent favorite of mine among the dinosaurs. It is such a bizarre dinosaur and I feel it is taken for granted due to its large presence in pop culture, that, and we’ve known about it since 1877.

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Review: Plateosaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Plateosaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Prosauropod Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

4.3 (18 votes)

Having recently reviewed the Bullyland Liliensternus, I thought it fitting to do another Triassic dinosaur that lived with and was possibly preyed upon by Liliensternus. I’m talking of course about everyone’s favorite basal sauropodomorph, Plateosaurus.

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Review: Liliensternus (Bullyland)

Genus: Liliensternus Brand: Bullyland Classification: Theropod, Theropod (basal) Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

4 (8 votes)

The earlier dinosaurs of the Triassic are often overshadowed by their larger and more glamorous decedents. Though less flashy than later genera these were important animals in their time that paved the way and gave rise to the later dinosaurs we all know and love.

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Review: Dimetrodon (Papo)

Genus: Dimetrodon Brand: Papo Classification: Pelycosaur Age: Permian Type: Figurine

4.4 (17 votes)

Every prehistoric animal toy line has to have a Dimetrodon, so here’s Papo’s – their second new figure in 2013, following the successful Carnotaurus. Dimetrodon, a scaly beast with a vicious set of fangs, would seem to play perfectly to Papo’s strengths and, indeed, this might be one of their best figures so far.

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Review: Dracorex (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Dracorex Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Pachycephalosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (18 votes)

Where reviews of new toys are concerned this 2012 release has somehow gone neglected. Now, amidst the flurry of reviews for newer models I’m writing one for this little guy. I’m writing of course about the Safari 2012 Dracorex, one of a stellar lineup of toys released last year and the only one from that lineup that has yet to be reviewed.

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Review: Diabloceratops (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Diabloceratops Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.6 (25 votes)

Safari’s take on the sinisterly horned ceratopsian from Utah is the second Diabloceratops figure of 2013, following Collecta’s pretty decent effort a few months prior. While it can be a bit dull when companies rush to produce figures of the same animal, they’re quite welcome to as long as we get toys of this calibre.

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Review: Elasmosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Elasmosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Plesiosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.5 (16 votes)

Here we have another new release from Safari Ltd for 2013, the long-necked Elasmosaurus. I lent a small helping hand with the design of this figure, as I had done previously with Safari Ltd’s other recent plesiosaurian offering (Liopleurodon).

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Review: Gryposaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Gryposaurus Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.7 (21 votes)

Call me strange, but this is really my favorite new release for 2013. Only Safari Ltd. has the stones to tackle the often-overlooked hadrosaurine (or saurolophine, if you’re keeping up with the times) dinosaurs, with an excellent Edmontosaurus replica being foremost in recent memory.

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Review: Styracosaurus (Soft Model Series 2 by Favorite Co. Ltd.)

Genus: Styracosaurus Brand: Favorite Co. Ltd. Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (13 votes)

Although good Velociraptor toys are hard to come by, it’s easier to get hold of a half-decent Styracosaurus – meaning that Favorite (and Araki) had to try a little harder to impress with their Soft Model resculpt of the famous ceratopsian.

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