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Review: Pachycephalosaurus (Version 1, Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

3.9 (12 votes)

Despite my lifelong love of dinosaurs, I never made make a point of acquiring Carnegie Collection figures as a child. I suppose I was far too busy acquiring Lego sets and Ninja Turtles. But when my mother returned from a business trip with the Carnegie Pachycephalosaurus as a gift, I was delighted.

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Review: Dimorphodon (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Dimorphodon Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Pterosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.1 (15 votes)

Dimorphodon is one of those classic pterosaurs that old thirtysomethings like myself grew up reading about in the 1980s. With a large, blocky head, stout body, and relatively short wings, it would not have been the most skillful of flyers. Instead, it probably took to the air only for brief periods in order to find food or escape predators.

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Review: Parasaurolophus (World of History by Schleich)

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Schleich, World of History Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.3 (13 votes)

Review and photos by Nathan ‘Takama’ Morris, edited by amargasaurus cazaui and Suspsy
When it comes to ornithopods, the only one that ever seems to get a toy is Parasaurolophus. It is therefore no surprise that the only ornithopod that has graced the Schleich World of History collection is this classic hadrosaur.

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Review: Allosaurus (World of History by Schleich)

Genus: Allosaurus Brand: Schleich, World of History Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3 (20 votes)

Review and photos by Nathan ‘Takama’ Morris, edited by amargasaurus cazaui and Suspsy
Ah, Allosaurus! What dinosaur line is complete without the “Lion of the Jurassic”? The reason it appears in many toy lines is because Allosaurus is a well known dinosaur that has appeared in many dinosaur books and movies.

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Review: Ichthyovenator (CollectA)

Genus: Ichthyovenator Brand: CollectA Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.7 (15 votes)

Described in 2012, Ichthyovenator is the first definitive spinosaurid to be discovered in Southeast Asia. Its name means, appropriately, ‘fish hunter.’ Even for a spinosaurid, it was particularly weird-looking due to the fact that it had not one, but two sails on its back.

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Review: Tupuxuara Skeleton Kit (Boneyard Pets)

Genus: Tupuxuara Brand: Boneyard pets Classification: Pterosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Construction, Skeletal

3.8 (6 votes)

If you’re around my age, you probably remember the old balsa wood dinosaur skeleton kits. After inhaling all the sawdust from sanding and pulling the splinters out of your fingers, you had a fairly serviceable model that didn’t even require glue to assemble (assuming the cheap wood didn’t break apart, which it often did).

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Review: Giganotosaurus (World of History by Schleich)

Genus: Giganotosaurus Brand: Schleich, World of History Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.6 (21 votes)

Review and photos by Nathan ‘Takama’ Morris, edited by amargasaurus cazaui and Suspsy
When it comes to carnivorous dinosaurs that are larger than Tyrannosaurus rex, most companies go for the ever-popular Spinosaurus nowadays. When Safari released a Giganotosaurus for the Carnegie Collection in 2008, other companies took notice and started dishing out their own chosen carcharodontosaurid species.

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Review: Apatosaurus (World of History by Schleich)

Genus: Apatosaurus Brand: Schleich, World of History Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.9 (14 votes)

Review and photos by Nathan ‘Takama’ Morris, edited by amargasaurus cazaui and Suspsy.
Brontosaurus is back, and as far as anyone can tell it’s here to stay. What does this mean for all of the Apatosaurus toys that have been released over the years?

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Review: Triceratops (World of History by Schleich)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Schleich, World of History Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.3 (15 votes)

Review and photos by Nathan ‘Takama’ Morris, edited by amargasaurus cazaui and Suspsy

To round out all of Schleich’s World of History ceratopsians on the blog, I will be reviewing the Triceratops (be sure to read Alice’s Pentaceratops review and my Styracosaurus review).

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Review: Triceratops (Playmobil)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Playmobil, playset Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur, Hominid, Reptile (other), Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure, Figurine

4.6 (12 votes)

A Triceratops and her baby are munching on yummy plants. Suddenly the mother senses that something is wrong. Quickly she leads her baby to safety as the nearby volcano begins to rumble!

Playmobil’s version of the número uno ceratopsid measures 23 cm long and stands 9 cm tall at the hips.

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Review: Brachiosaurus (Playmobil)

Genus: Brachiosaurus Brand: Playmobil, playset Classification: Amphibian, Invertebrate, Macronaria (basal), Reptile (other), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Action Figure, Figurine

3.5 (15 votes)

The ground is shaking. Is it an earthquake? No, it’s just Brachiosaurus! This gentle giant is hungry and looking for his favourite fruit tree.

Not surprisingly, the Brachiosaurus is HUGE. It stands nearly 27 cm tall and measures 51 cm long, making it the largest animal figure in any Playmobil line.

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Review: Indominus Rex (Electronic Chomping Version)(Jurassic World by Hasbro)

Genus: Indominus rex Brand: Hasbro, Jurassic World, monster Classification: Fictional, Theropod Type: Action Figure

2.3 (20 votes)

Review and photos by stargatedalek. Figure available from Amazon.com here and Amazon.co.uk here.
I’ve never done one but recently there has been a craze with “un-boxing videos”, so I decided to give it a shot (minus the video!). From what I can tell this is the first of this sort of review on the blog so first time all around.

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@dinotoyblog I used to have this as a child, donated it to a nursery years and years ago

Sorry it has taken so long to reply to this comment! Especially since I don't know where to find the…

hahaha...if only I had the space!

Oops! Fixed it. I always get the order mixed up between Iguanodon and Megalosaurus.

Great review of a charming figure. 4 stars!

Second named dinosaur, to be exact!

A magnificent figure - the BEST Brachiosaurus made!!! 5***** Another "Grand Slam" for the gang at HLG!!!! :-)

Review: Pachycephalosaurus (Version 1, Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Review: Dimorphodon (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Review: Parasaurolophus (World of History by Schleich)

Review: Allosaurus (World of History by Schleich)

Review: Ichthyovenator (CollectA)

Review: Tupuxuara Skeleton Kit (Boneyard Pets)

Review: Giganotosaurus (World of History by Schleich)

Review: Apatosaurus (World of History by Schleich)

Review: Triceratops (World of History by Schleich)

Review: Triceratops (Playmobil)

Review: Brachiosaurus (Playmobil)

Review: Indominus Rex (Electronic Chomping Version)(Jurassic World by Hasbro)

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