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Review: Mandschurosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Genus: Mandschurosaurus Brand: PNSO Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.2 (17 votes)

Beijing-based PNSO (Peking Natural Science and Art Organization) made a splash this year with the release of several large hollow vinyl figures. Besides being imposing due to their size, the new figures are notable for their high level of detail and the unconventional species choices. Today we’ll look at their Mandschurosaurus, the first plastic figure of this genus ever released.

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Review: Parasaurolophus (Tsukuda Hobby Collection)

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

3 (5 votes)

Review and photos by docronnie moraleta, edited by Suspsy
Parasaurolophus is known from only a handful of specimens, but somehow it has become one of the most popular dinosaurs around, maybe because of its very interesting cranial crest.

Like all Tsukuda figures from the standard 13 piece set in the 1980s’, this vintage Parasaurolophus is made of hollow vinyl plastic in a multi-piece construction and moulded into one piece; hence the evident appearance of seams along the neck, extremities, and tail.

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Review: Majungasaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Genus: Majungasaurus Brand: PNSO Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.4 (13 votes)

Majungasaurus was an abelisaur, closely related to Carnotaurus and Rajasaurus. One of the very last dinosaurs to roam the planet, it was the feared and undisputed ruler of the island of Madagascar.

Here’s Seia, the little Majungasaurus from PNSO. Sculpted atop a tan oval-shaped base, she is in a running stance with her right leg forward and her powerful tail curled back like a dog’s.

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Review: Megachoerus AKA Archaeotherium (Tyco)

Genus: Archaeotherium Brand: Tyco Classification: Mammal Age: Eocene, Oligocene Type: Action Figure

4.2 (6 votes)

Review and photos by Archinto, edited by Suspsy
Here we will be taking a look at a classic rendition of the prehistoric mammal Archaeotherium, as perceived by the Tyco company in 1990 for their awesome Dino-Riders toy line. This particular figure was released for the Ice Age sub-theme (under the subgenus Megachoerus), which also featured a motorized woolly mammoth as well as an articulated Smilodon and Megatherium.

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Review: Torvosaurus (Paleo-Creatures)

Genus: Torvosaurus Brand: Paleo-Creatures Classification: Megalosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic

4 (6 votes)

Review and photos by Takama, edited by Suspsy
The subject of today’s review is one of Jetoar’s first models. He made this Torvosaurus before I contacted him about making one-of-a-kind models in the past, but only recently has he made it available for sale. The only issue with this model is that it was listed at 1:40 scale, but after he did some rethinking, it turned out to be one of his first 1:35 scale models.

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Review: Dilophosaurus (Nature World by Boley)

Genus: Dilophosaurus Brand: Boley, Nature World Classification: Theropod, Theropod (basal) Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.5 (11 votes)

Review and photos by Bryan Divers, edited by Suspsy
Dilophosaurus has become very well known as a result of its appearance in Jurassic Park, where it approaches the would-be burglar Dennis Nedry in a friendly manner, but then becomes angry and spits venom at him, much like a modern cobra.

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Review: Brontosaurus (Tyco)

Genus: Apatosaurus, Brontosaurus Brand: Tyco Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Action Figure

3.9 (8 votes)

This review marks my 100th review for the Dinosaur Toy Blog and with having reached this milestone I think I need to reflect a bit. My first review was posted on July 16th, 2011. That’s just over 5 years of collecting and writing about dinosaur toys. Although others have reached this milestone in an impressively short amount of time that makes this no less significant for me.

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Review: Tuojiangosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Genus: Tuojiangosaurus Brand: PNSO Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.8 (13 votes)

What an impressive debut PNSO has made this year! From huge resin statues ranging from $500 to $2000(yowza!) to large vinyl figures and to a variety of finely detailed miniatures, it looks like this Chinese company is going to be causing us dinosaur collectors much joy and much lighter wallets in future!

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Review: Yutyrannus (REBOR)

Genus: Yutyrannus Brand: Rebor Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Desktop Model

2.3 (18 votes)

Review and photos by Predasaurskillekor, edited by Suspsy
This is my very first review for the Dinosaur Toy Blog and I have chosen this model. The 2014 1/35 scale Yutyrannus huali is the first model created by the UK brand called REBOR. It is a very good and realistic model, and unfortunately, there are not many versions of this unique species (there is only this one, the Wild Safari, and the Kaiyodo one).

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Review: Ankylosaurus (CollectA)

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

2.2 (24 votes)

With its wide muzzle and tiny, leaf-shaped teeth, Ankylosaurus, like the rest of its family, was clearly a herbivore? Or was it? In the summer of 2015, a study of its close Asian relative Pinacosaurus concluded that the animal possessed a long, prehensile tongue that it used to pluck and scoop up not only vegetation, but possibly insects and other invertebrates on occasion.

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Review: Brachiosaurus (Jurassic Park by Dakin)

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

2.7 (7 votes)

It’s a shame that despite four movies spanning the last 25 years we’ve never gotten a good sauropod toy in conjunction with the “Jurassic Park” franchise. No doubt this is because it would have to be an enormous toy, especially if it were in scale with the various Kenner Tyrannosaurus toys released over the years.

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Review: Gallimimus (Jurassic Park by Dakin)

Genus: Gallimimus Brand: Dakin, Jurassic Park Classification: Ornithomimosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3 (4 votes)

We’re finally past the halfway point in our effort to review all the little “Jurassic Park” dinosaurs put out by Dakin back in 1992, with today’s review concerning one of their better efforts; the Gallimimus. The Dakin line of “Jurassic Park” dinosaurs consist of 6 dinosaurs in total, representing the dinosaurs of the original film.

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Review: Mandschurosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Review: Parasaurolophus (Tsukuda Hobby Collection)

Review: Majungasaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Review: Megachoerus AKA Archaeotherium (Tyco)

Review: Torvosaurus (Paleo-Creatures)

Review: Dilophosaurus (Nature World by Boley)

Review: Brontosaurus (Tyco)

Review: Tuojiangosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Review: Yutyrannus (REBOR)

Review: Ankylosaurus (CollectA)

Review: Brachiosaurus (Jurassic Park by Dakin)

Review: Gallimimus (Jurassic Park by Dakin)

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