Here is the painted prototype of the 1/18 scale Smilodon for Creative Beast Studio’s Beasts of the Cenozoic line.
The colour scheme is clearly inspired by the African lion.
While considerably smaller than the 1/12 scale version intended for the Cyberzoic line, it is just as detailed and still comes with an alternative head.
Review and photos by BlueKrono, edited by DinoToyBlog.
The dinosaurs created by the Marx Toy Company in the 1950s hold a unique title: the first mass-produced plastic dinosaur toys. All others follow in their thunderous footsteps. Previous to the Marx dinos companies like Sell Rite Gifts (SRG) and Mignot had produced dinosaurs in materials like bronze and lead, but these were more intended as mementos to sit on a shelf.
The year is nearly at an end, but Haolonggood isn’t finished yet. Their very first theropods of 2024 are a pair of Majungasaurus.
I think I like the grey one best. But they both look cool.
Two 2025 LEGO Jurassic World sets were revealed this past weekend. Dinosaur Fossils: Triceratops Skull follows up on this year’s T. rex Skull.
Rather than another fossil footprint, there is a bonebed featuring the skull and ribcage of a Triceratops, along with an aspiring young paleontologist.
Gastonia was discovered in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah, USA. It lived during the Early Cretaceous period from 139 to 134.6 million years ago and is one of the very best known nodosaurids. Its name honours Robert Gaston, an American paleontologist and the CEO of Gaston Design, Inc., which makes and sells skeletal replicas of various dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.
Playmobil’s DINOS line will continue into next year with more spiffy repaints of moulds that date all the way back to 2007.
Velociraptor.
Triceratops.
Spinosaurus.
But wait, here are two brand new dinosaurs! There’s Pachycephalosaurus/Stygimoloch.
Here’s another of the more exciting additions to Yowie’s Ultimate Dinosaurs series, the Lambeosaurus. I say more exciting because Lambeosaurus is somewhat of a rarity on the toy market, especially in more kid oriented little sets like this.
The final CollectA reveals for next year have dropped, and they do not disappoint! First up is the massive megaraptoran Maip.
This 1:40 scale Deluxe measures 26 cm long and features a wound on its right shoulder. These are becoming a CollectA trademark.
Coming on the flippers of their Cryptoclidus is Mojo Fun’s Carnotaurus. It’s their very first toy of the “meat-eating bull,” and it looks fairly decent, although it’ll be good to see images from other angles.
Review and photos by Hubert, edited by DinoToyBlog
Hello! Plenty of people who are passionate about dinosaurs today likely started being so early in their lives. The toy producers at Wing Crown are surely aware of that phenomenon. Their attempts to appeal to the young has resulted in the creation of dinosaur depictions so anthropomorphised, goofy and friendly looking, that a child who understands the concept of food chains might experience cognitive dissonance trying to play with these toys.
Here’s the latest reveal for the popular Hammond Collection: a juvenile Triceratops.
This little one should go very well with the adult version.
Review and photos by Torvosaurus, edited by Suspsy
Howdy from wonderful, windy Wyoming! Well, summer is long over, my list of honey-do’s from the wife is finally just about complete, and today I’m back behind the computer.
Originally, my interest in dinosaur figures was in finding ones that scaled well with 28 mm gaming pieces, for roleplaying games and “war” games, such as Saurian Safari.
