Type: Figurine

Review: Brachiosaurus (Dinotales Series 2 by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Brachiosaurus, Giraffatitan Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.9 (9 votes)

Ah, Dinotales. You either love them, or you’re wrong. Although tiny, their finely-sculpted, pointy and brittle nature ensures that they are inherently unsuitable for use as toys; it also means that they combine the two desirable traits of being attractive and compact (particularly handy for the more fanatical collector who’s running out of space).

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Review: Dimetrodon (2011 version, Bullyland)

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

3.6 (7 votes)

German company Bullyand seem to be slipping off the radar a little bit in recent years but still continue to provide new releases every twelve months for their Museum Line, although in rather small quantities. 2011 saw two new figures released by Bullyland, both resculpts of previously produced species.

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Review: Lourinhanosaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Lourinhanosaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

2.6 (11 votes)

Guest review by forumite Fooman666 – edited by Marc (Horridus)
Seeing as CollectA have taken many of us by surprise this year I think it’s fitting that I review one of their 2011 figures for my first review in quite a while. Today I will be looking at the CollectA Lourinhanosaurus, which in some aspects I believe is one of the best of the 2011 line up.

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Review: Ankylosaurus (Larami)

Genus: Ankylosaurus Brand: Larami Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.3 (7 votes)

Most of the dinosaurs Larami released in the 1990s were more or less decent copies of Invicta originals, made of vinyl. Three animals did not base on Invicta originals: A Styracosaurus, a Parasaurolophus and the reviewed Ankylosaurus.

I probably don´t promise too much when I say this is one of the ugliest animals that have ever been reviewed here.

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Review: Megatherium (Marolin / VEB Plaho)

Genus: Megatherium Brand: Marolin Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine, Monochrome, Oldies

2.9 (7 votes)

Megatherium is one of the most famous prehistoric mammals. The last Megatherium died somewhere at the end of the Pleistocene epoch, only 10000 years ago. Even hair and feces of this 6m long giant sloth have been found in caves in South America.

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Review: Andrewsarchus (Bullyland)

Genus: Andrewsarchus Brand: Bullyland Classification: Mammal Age: Eocene Type: Figurine

2.9 (12 votes)

Edited by Dinotoyblog
Andrewsarchus is interesting in terms of its discovery, its size, its habits and its look. It is a large basal mesonychid from the Eocene Epoch that is rarely depicted by toy lines. Safari and Bullyland are the only companies that released it as a commonly available toy figure.

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Review: Shonisaurus (Schleich)

Genus: Shonisaurus Brand: Schleich Classification: Ichthyosaur Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

4.6 (17 votes)

Shonisaurus was an upper Triassic Ichtyosaur from Northern Ameria that probably fit the ecological niche of today´s sperm whales. The fact that adult animals did not have teeth can as well lead to the conclusion that it could have been a plankton filtering animal.

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Review: Triceratops horridus (Takara Tomy)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Takara Tomy Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3 (6 votes)

When I saw the Takara Tomy Tyrannosaurus on eBay, I was intrigued – had someone finally made a plastic T. rex that sported ‘protofeathers’? Naturally, I snapped one up and, of course, I received this Triceratops instead.

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Review: Allosaurus (Resin Model by Shane Foulkes)

Genus: Allosaurus Brand: Shane Foulkes Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.7 (6 votes)

Photos by Dan and Jeremy
However vast and complicated cyberspace may be, I would say that the Dinosaur Toy Forum did more than any other website to revitalize my interest in this subject. It was here that I first heard of the sculptor named Shane Foulkes.

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Review: Acrocanthosaurus (Salvat)

Genus: Acrocanthosaurus Brand: Salvat Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Knock-off

1.9 (21 votes)

Review by Patrick Padilha
As you may know, it’s not easy to choose a figure to review when you have a small collection and most of the figures you do have were already inspected by one of the expert collectors of DTB. I was wondering which item of my collection I could review and I did spot the perfect figures for my reviews.

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Review: Polacanthus (CollectA)

Genus: Polacanthus Brand: CollectA Classification: Ankylosaur, Nodosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.4 (12 votes)

I’m really starting to dig this dinosaur review thing. I’ve always enjoyed writing and learning about, and doing anything that involved dinosaurs, so naturally I would have to give this a try and as you can tell I’ve gotten fond of it. Hopefully my reviews are meeting the standards of the blog, feel free to let me know.

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Review: Edmontonia (Battat)

Genus: Edmontonia Brand: Battat Classification: Ankylosaur, Nodosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.8 (17 votes)

Review and Photos by forum member Pangolinmoth
From the Battat line of dinosaur figures, better known as the bane of our bank accounts and the envy of our peers, comes the charming Edmontonia rugosidens. Edmontonia was a nodosaur from the late cretaceous, and quite the tank at that.

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