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News: Upcoming releases from Papo (New for 2014)

News Category: Upcoming Releases Brand: Papo

4.3 (4 votes)

This is little more than a formality at this stage as most readers will already be aware of Papo’s new dinosaurian additions for 2014. However, it doesn’t hurt to quickly recap what we have in store this year. Papo will produce three new standard figures for 2014 as well as a set of six miniature figures.

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Review: Kosmoceratops (CollectA)

3.3 (12 votes)

Guest review and photos by ‘Aliciaraptor, edited by Plesiosauria.
Ceratopsians are truly fascinating beasts. The first dinosaur I was introduced to as a child, was good ol’ three horns, Triceratops. Back then I used to collect AAA dinosaur toys, which at the time seemed like the best dinosaur toys around.

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Review: Cryolophosaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Cryolophosaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

1.7 (18 votes)

Guest post by John Hall
Many people are fascinated by the mythology of Atlantis, the legend that there was once an entire continent that was lost to the rest of the world when Atlantis sunk beneath the waves during some awful, ancient cataclysm.

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Review: Pachyrhinosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Pachyrhinosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.6 (23 votes)

The approach of 2014 means an exciting new line from each of our favorite prehistoric figure manufacturers. However, there’s an extra surprise this year – the new 2014 line from Safari Ltd. has already arrived! While their offering is impressive as always, I have to say that my most anticipated figure is the Pachyrhinosaurus, and Safari has really delivered on this piece.

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Review: Troodon (Walking with Dinosaurs the Movie 3D, by Vivid Toy Group Ltd)

Genus: Troodon Brand: Vivid Toy Group Ltd, Walking with Dinosaurs Classification: Theropod, Troodont Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

3.9 (8 votes)

Time to look at another one of the Walking with Dinosaurs the Movie 3D action figures, this time, Troodon. Previously we have reviewed the standard sized Gorgon and standard sized Patchi. Some of these standard-sized action figures are available in multi packs, but the Troodon figure is only available separately.

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Review: Plesiosaurus (3D Puzzle by Fame Master)

Genus: Plesiosaurus Brand: Fame Master Classification: Plesiosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Construction, Figurine

4 (6 votes)

Hi folks! I´m happy to submit a brand new review, my first one for nearly a year. It is about the Plesiosaurus 3D puzzle, produced by Fame Master, which is being distributed by a company named Spiegelburg/Coppenrath in Germany.

It’s a nice figure, very easy to fit and makes a nice contribution to every collector’s shelf or cabinet.

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News: Upcoming releases from Schleich (New for 2014)

News Category: Upcoming Releases Brand: Schleich, World of History

3.2 (6 votes)

When it comes to dinosaur lines, Schleich have been a bit of a let down in recent years. Not only have they retired a large proportion of their prehistoric animal figures, their most recent sculpts have been ugly and anatomically incorrect. The sort of toys that wouldn’t seem out of place in a bargain bin of ‘Made in China’ ‘Chinasaurs’.

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News: Upcoming releases from Safari Ltd (New for 2014)

News Category: Upcoming Releases Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd, Wild Safari

4.8 (5 votes)

It has become an annual dinotoyblog tradition, around this time of year, to post an overview of each toy company’s upcoming dinosaur figures. So, here we go again, starting with Safari Ltd.
There’s just a single new addition to the Carnegie Collection in 2014, a brand new version of the ever-popular T.

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

Genus: Ankylosaurus Brand: Favorite Co. Ltd. Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (12 votes)

Review and photographs by Mikko aka Dinomike, edited Plesiosauria.
This magnificent version of Ankylosaurus magniventris has been very difficult to obtain in Europe since the import prices from Japan are quite steep. However, I managed to obtain this Late Cretaceous creature when a shop in Britain finally took Favorite’s Soft Model series in their selection.

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Review: Dodo (Papo)

Genus: Dodo Brand: Papo Classification: Bird Type: Figurine

4.8 (15 votes)

The Dodo used to walk around,
And take the sun and air.
The sun yet warms his native ground –
The Dodo is not there!

The voice which used to squawk and squeak
Is now for ever dumb –
Yet may you see his bones and beak
All in the Mu-se-um.

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Review: Pachyrhinosaurus (‘Patchi’, Walking with Dinosaurs the Movie 3D, by Vivid Toy Group Ltd)

Genus: Pachyrhinosaurus Brand: Vivid Toy Group Ltd, Walking with Dinosaurs Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

3 (8 votes)

Another day, another dinosaur. Yesterday we looked at the standard sized Gorgon, today we’ll cast our eyes on another action figure in this series, Gorgon’s ceratopsid nemesis, Patchi. The figure is sold separately, but is also available as part of a twin pack alongside Gorgon, so if you’re thinking of acquiring them both, you can save a little money in the process.

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Review: Gorgosaurus (‘Gorgon’, Walking with Dinosaurs the Movie 3D, by Vivid Toy Group Ltd)

Genus: Gorgosaurus Brand: Vivid Toy Group Ltd, Walking with Dinosaurs Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

3.6 (12 votes)

Now here’s a treat we weren’t necessarily expecting for 2013. A brand new range of dinosaur action figures: official accompaniments to the new Walking with Dinosaurs 3D movie, set for release in December 2013. The figures were produced by UK-based Vivid Toy Group Ltd in affiliation with the BBC (a BBC Earth logo adorns the box) and they are currently available in the UK (e.g.

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News: Upcoming releases from Papo (New for 2014)

Review: Kosmoceratops (CollectA)

Review: Cryolophosaurus (CollectA)

Review: Pachyrhinosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Review: Troodon (Walking with Dinosaurs the Movie 3D, by Vivid Toy Group Ltd)

Review: Plesiosaurus (3D Puzzle by Fame Master)

News: Upcoming releases from Schleich (New for 2014)

News: Upcoming releases from Safari Ltd (New for 2014)

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

Review: Dodo (Papo)

Review: Pachyrhinosaurus (‘Patchi’, Walking with Dinosaurs the Movie 3D, by Vivid Toy Group Ltd)

Review: Gorgosaurus (‘Gorgon’, Walking with Dinosaurs the Movie 3D, by Vivid Toy Group Ltd)

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