Type: Figurine

Review: Triceratops (Invicta)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Invicta Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Monochrome

4.2 (20 votes)

Ah, the Invicta dinosaurs – every one a retro-tastic delight, and every one now sadly out of production (and replaced at the Natural History Museum (London) by a piece of Toyway tat not worthy of the museum’s seal of approval…BAH). Triceratops here is one of the earlier figures in the line, and it shows – which is not to say that it isn’t a delightful figure, like the majority of Invictasaurs.

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Review: Triceratops (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

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

3.6 (15 votes)

When Wild Safari began pumping out figures that all of a sudden were leaps and bounds better with regards to detail and accuracy then their previous work, it shouldn’t be surprising then, that they decided to revisit many old classic kinds of dinosaurs and give them much needed face-lifts.

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Review: Acrocanthosaurus (FameMaster)

Genus: Acrocanthosaurus Brand: Fame Master Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Construction, Figurine

3.2 (16 votes)

Review by “DinoLord”
Acrocanthosaurus was a theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, in what is now Texas and Oklahoma. Its most distinctive feature is the tall neural spines that run down its back. These most likely supported large muscles, like in present day bison.

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Review: Apatosaurus (Bullyland)(Museum Line)

Genus: Apatosaurus Brand: Bullyland Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.1 (10 votes)

Rounding out Bullyland’s Museum-Line of prehistoric figures is the longtime favorite Apatosaurus, one of the largest figures in their entire line. Many manufacturers have – either to cut costs or respect traditions – opted for a generally plain paint scheme for large sauropods.

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Review: Pachyrhinosaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Pachyrhinosaurus Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.9 (14 votes)

Pachyrhinosaurus was a ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Campanian age of the late Cretacious in what is now Canada. It was the largest of the “thick nosed” ceratopsians and is recognized by the fact that its skull sports no nose horn, just a large lumpy mass of bone.

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Review: Allosaurus (Wild Safari version 1 by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Allosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

2.5 (21 votes)

Review and photos by Rugops. Edited by Plesiosauria.
Allosaurus is one the most popular dinosaurs ever. Because of this it has appeared in many different sculpts, one of them being this model from 1996. The body, neck, and head are made of rigid plastic, while the arms, lower legs, and tail are made of softer, slightly pliable plastic.

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Review: Iguanodon (Bullyland)(2010 Version)

Genus: Iguanodon Brand: Bullyland Classification: Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.2 (10 votes)

Perhaps best known for their prehistoric mammals, Bullyland of Germany has been taking gradual steps to improve their line of dinosaur figures. Few figures exemplify this better than their latest version of Iguanodon, released in 2010.

Happily plodding on all fours, this gentle giant actually treads in the realm of action figures with an articulated left forearm.

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Review: Brontosaurus (Marolin / VEB Plaho)

Genus: Brontosaurus Brand: Marolin Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine, Monochrome, Oldies

3.7 (6 votes)

A firm from the German Democratic Republic, VEB (Volkseigener Betrieb) Plaho, released a series of highly collectable dinosaur figures in 1967. They were sold in the Museum of Sena in Thuringia, Germany until the mid-1980s. The follower firm to Plaho, Marolin, re-released them in 1990.

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Review: Tanystropheus (Starlux)

Genus: Tanystropheus Brand: Starlux Classification: Reptile (other) Age: Triassic Type: Figurine, Oldies

4.2 (9 votes)

Somehow, not a single Starlux figure has ever been reviewed on the Dinosaur Toy Blog! I don’t know how we omitted such an influential line all this time but it’s time to finally change that. The delightful line of prehistoric animals produced by French company Starlux, mainly during the 1960s and 70s, is highly collectible today.

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Review: Edmontosaurus (UKRD)

Genus: Edmontosaurus Brand: UKRD Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.1 (20 votes)

The blog’s gone all grown-up recently with resin kits and limited-edition statues – leave it to me to lower the tone and introduce a mere toy. What we have here, then, is what is known among collectors as a ‘Chinasaur’ – cheaply made and featuring little more identification than ‘Made in China’.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Antediluvia Collection)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Antediluvia, David Krentz Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.7 (23 votes)

David Krentz, also responsible for sculpting and designing the Sideshow Dinosauria Collection, has created a line of dinosaur models on a much smaller and thankfully less expensive scale. The Antediluvia Collection consists of dinosaurs all made in exactly 1/72 scale but don’t let the small size fool you.

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Review: Protoceratops (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Protoceratops Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Ceratopsian, Ceratopsian (basal) Age: Cretaceous Type: Baby Dino, Figurine

3.7 (7 votes)

One of the more unusual early Carnegie releases (© 1988), this Protoceratops is less dinosaur toy, more cheap-‘n’-cheerful diorama. The inspiration’s pretty obvious for anyone who’s read a dinosaur book or two (a classic case of mistaken identity – nobody tell this guy!), but it made for an odd early entry among the chunky theropods with painted-on teeth.

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