Type: Figurine

Review: Ankylosaurus (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Mini Action Dinos By Mattel)

Genus: Ankylosaurus Brand: Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Mattel Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.4 (16 votes)

Those who are avid readers of this forum may remember the Jurassic World Mini Dinosaurs from Hasbro that I reviewed back in June of 2015. At the time, I was able to buy all of the little dinosaurs because most of them were available in three packs, with the exception of three.

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Review: Spinosaurus (Jasman)

Genus: Spinosaurus Brand: Jasman Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.4 (5 votes)

Look at that, a whole week almost passed us by without one of these Jasman reviews. Well, we can’t let that happen now can we? Next up is the Jasman Spinosaurus, an odd blend of pure awfulness and kitschy appeal.

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Review: Corythosaurus (Natural History Museum by Toyway)

Genus: Corythosaurus Brand: Natural History Museum, Toyway Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.3 (11 votes)

Review and photos by Paul Carter, edited by Suspsy
Corythosaurus, the “helmet lizard,” is one of the best-known “duck billed” dinosaurs. Discovered in 1914 in North America by Barnum Brown, it is a lambeosaurine hadrosaur and, like its more famous cousin Parasaurolophus, had a crest that possibly served as a sound chamber that gave the animal a distinctive call.

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Review: Psittacosaurus (Starlux)

Genus: Psittacosaurus Brand: Starlux Classification: Ceratopsian (basal) Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Oldies

3.5 (10 votes)

Review and Photographs by Amargasaurus cazaui, edited by Gwangi
Starlux began in France, in 1945, producing small miniatures of soldiers and animals. In the late sixties and early seventies several launches were done of various prehistoric mammals, dinosaurs, and other animals, as well as prehistoric man.

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Review: Palaeoloxodon naumanni (Dinotales Series 4 by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Palaeoloxodon Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Elephant, Mammal Age: Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine Scale: 1:120

3.5 (6 votes)

A smaller relative of true Cenozoic giants, this diminutive figure bears itself in a convincingly lifelike manner with plenty of detail.
Earlier this year, Eofauna floored collectors with their release of Palaeoloxodon antiquus, one of the largest known land mammals ever. While the figure is exceptional, it’s not the first time one of the Palaeoloxodon species has been recreated in toy form.

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Review: Ceratosaurus (Deluxe by CollectA)

Genus: Ceratosaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.7 (21 votes)

Review and photos by James Burnside, edited by Suspsy
When CollectA announced its line of deluxe figures for 2018, the Ceratosaurus jumped out as a must-buy for me for a variety of reasons, not the least of which being that it is a dinosaur species I am very fond of.

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Review: Brachylophosaurus (Jasman)

Genus: Brachylophosaurus, Iguanodon, Maiasaura Brand: Jasman Classification: Hadrosaur, Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.2 (13 votes)

As promised, or should I say threatened, we’re continuing on with my series of Jasman toy reviews. This time we’re looking at a curious little fellow, it’s an ornithopod of sorts, but one of questionable identity. Apparently this figure has been advertised as Maiasaura, Brachylophosaurus, and Iguanodon.

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Review: Psittacosaurus (Funrise)

Genus: Psittacosaurus Brand: Funrise Classification: Ceratopsian (basal) Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.8 (5 votes)

This is the third ‘first’ for the Dinosaur Toy Blog this week. Having earlier cast our eye over Wenno and Timpo toys, this next review is prompted by a discussion on the Dinotoyforum about Funrise. Funrise were founded in 1987 and still seem to be going strong today (http://www.funrise.com), although dinosaurs apparently left their repertoire a long time ago.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Timpo)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Timpo Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Monochrome, Oldies

1.7 (15 votes)

For some reason I’m in a mood for firsts. So, here’s another company that hasn’t been featured on the Dinosaur Toy Blog before – Timpo Toys. And about time, too, this line really deserves some attention. Timpo was founded in England by German refugee Sally Gawrylovitz (also known as Ally Gee, aii) in 1938.

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Review: Lambeosaurus (Wenno)

Genus: Lambeosaurus Brand: Wenno Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.8 (4 votes)

We haven’t talked about Chinese company Wenno (see their website) here before, so, let’s take a look. Wenno seem to sell their figures only in sets, not individually. They produce several modern animal sets representing different geographical regions (continents and oceans); a couple of endangered animal sets; and four prehistoric sets: Jurassic, Cretaceous, Herbivore and Carnivore.

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Review: Parasaurolophus (Jasman)

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Jasman Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1 (6 votes)

I feel compelled to start this review with a bit of a disclaimer and a warning. First off, I want to point out that this is not the type of stuff I normally collect. My tastes are far more refined than that. However, like other intrepid collectors I always end up with a certain amount of bycatch, stuff that comes along with what I actually want but I’m not actually targeting.

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Review: Suchomimus (Mini)(Schleich)

Genus: Suchomimus Brand: Schleich Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.9 (7 votes)

Review and photographs by Rajvinder “IrritatorRaji” Phull, edited by Suspsy
Ever since its discovery in 1997, Suchomimus has never had any difficulty shying away from the public eye, even appearing in the Warpath: Jurassic Park video game only 11 months after it was officially named in November 1998.

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