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Review: Allosaurus (Soft Model Series 2 by Favorite Co. Ltd.)

4.2 (14 votes)

If you like your dinosaurs well detailed, accurately sculpted, and shrink wrapped in true 1990’s fashion than look no further than Favorite’s latest take on some of our favorite classic dinosaurs. Favorite Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company formally known as Kinto. Their first series of dinosaurs consisted of a line of well-made and mostly accurate dinosaurs, all popular classics, none of them obscure.

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Review: Dilophosaurus (The First Giants by Schleich)

Genus: Dilophosaurus Brand: Schleich Classification: Theropod, Theropod (basal) Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3 (21 votes)

Review and photographs by Takama, edited by Suspsy
Dilophosaurus has been a staple dinosaur ever since it appeared in a certain 20-year old movie that many companies like to pander to. Despite the inaccurate appearance in that movie, most companies base their Dilophosaurus on the real thing to an extent, making sure that their models lack a extendable frill.

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Review: Mapusaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Mapusaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.8 (18 votes)

Despite being one of the largest known carnivorous dinosaurs, and despite featuring prominently in an episode of the BBC’s Planet Dinosaur series, Mapusaurus seems to be far less popular than its close relatives Carcharodontosaurus and Giganotosaurus.

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Review: Megatherium (Prehistoric Life Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Megatherium Brand: Prehistoric Life, Wild Safari Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine

4.8 (13 votes)

Back in the mid-2000’s Safari Ltd. released a series of mammals for what they dubbed the “Prehistoric Life Collection.” The series included popular animals like Smilodon and the woolly mammoth but also included some more obscure creatures like the Andrewsarchus, Arsinoitherium, Ambelodon, Doedicurus, and the giant sloth.

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Review: Prehistoric Plants (Safari Ltd)

Genus: Agathis, Araucaria, Tree fern Brand: Safari Ltd Classification: Plant Age: Cretaceous, Eocene, Jurassic, Miocene, Oligocene, Paleocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Triassic Type: Figurine

4.9 (10 votes)

Review and photographs by Lanthanotus, edited by Suspsy
Plants and trees may not be a collector’s first choice of models to collect, and not only because there’s so few around. In general, humans feel more attracted to animals than towards plants despite the fact that we could still live well without keeping or even breeding (and feeding on) animals, but not without plants.

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Review: Ducabrook Rhizodont (Yowie)

Genus: Strepsodus Brand: Yowie Classification: Fish Age: Carboniferous

4.3 (7 votes)

Review and photographs by Tim Sosa
Yowie is a Perth-based company that markets nature-themed toys in little chocolate eggs. These days they have some extant animals that you can buy at places like World Market (at least in the United States), but around a decade ago they had an Australia-only line of prehistoric figures called Lost Kingdoms.

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Review: Velociraptor “Charlie” (Jurassic World by Hasbro)

Genus: Velociraptor Brand: Hasbro, Jurassic World Classification: Dromaeosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

1.5 (11 votes)

I know what your thinking, do we need to see another Jurassic World toy review? Can this toy be any better than its predecessors? Even though I made up my mind not to review anymore toys from Hasbro’s JW line, for some reason I am compelled to give it another try and go down with the ship.

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Review: Dunkleosteus (Favorite Co. Ltd)

Genus: Dunkleosteus Brand: Favorite Co. Ltd., Kinto Classification: Fish Age: Devonian Type: Figurine

5 (11 votes)

Review and photographs by Tim Sosa
In the Devonian period, the largest animals were arthrodires, huge armored fish informally referred to as placoderms. ‘Arthrodire’ means “joint-necked,” referring to the fact that there was a hinge in their armor between the thorax and the back of the head.

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Review: Ankylosaurus (Deluxe by CollectA)

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

2.8 (21 votes)

As the enemy approaches, the gladiator swings his heavy club from side to side, stamps his foot, and growls defiantly. The tyrannosaur is huge and hungry, but the gladiator has fought many battles and sent many would-be killers limping away bloody and broken.

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Review: Masiakasaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Masiakasaurus Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (17 votes)

Since its description in 2001, fans of the Madagascan abelisauroid known as Masiakasaurus have longed for an affordable yet accurate model of this obscure beast but no one would deliver, not even CollectA despite all their obscure critters. Now, 15 years later, we finally have one and who better to sculpt it than Paleo-artist Doug Watson for the Wild Safari collection.

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Review: Raptor (Primeval by Character Options)

Genus: Deinonychus Brand: Character Options, Primeval Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

4.3 (8 votes)

Review and photographs by Dilopho
Primeval was a show on ITV a few years back that was known for having atrociously shrink-wrapped dinosaurs and that weirdly tusked Kaprosuchus. While it did have some truly horrific dinosaurs, the best of the show’s creatures were the original ones, such as the terrifying super-evolved bat, the future predator, and this guy.

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Review: Plateosaurus (Dinotales Series 5 by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Plateosaurus Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Prosauropod Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

4.4 (8 votes)

Review and photographs by Dennis AKA Lanthanotus
When I first discovered the Dinosaur Toy Blog, I began with browsing the several dinosaur toy producing companies listed. The Kaiyodo site woke my interest, mainly because of the intriguing color schemes and accuracy of their models.

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One of their weakest offerings, yet better than other concavenators commercially available. 4 stars

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I may not like it but I'm happy that it has its admirers!

I actually really like this one. The feet are a bit wonky but I like the lean build, pose, and…

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Review: Allosaurus (Soft Model Series 2 by Favorite Co. Ltd.)

Review: Dilophosaurus (The First Giants by Schleich)

Review: Mapusaurus (CollectA)

Review: Megatherium (Prehistoric Life Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Review: Prehistoric Plants (Safari Ltd)

Review: Ducabrook Rhizodont (Yowie)

Review: Velociraptor “Charlie” (Jurassic World by Hasbro)

Review: Dunkleosteus (Favorite Co. Ltd)

Review: Ankylosaurus (Deluxe by CollectA)

Review: Masiakasaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Review: Raptor (Primeval by Character Options)

Review: Plateosaurus (Dinotales Series 5 by Kaiyodo)

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