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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: The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2013 – Results

News Category: Diorama Contest Brand: Uncategorized

5 (2 votes)

I’m delighted to officially announce the results of the The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2013, sponsored by Safari Ltd. The year was our biggest contest to date, with a total of 38 entries and 100 dinotoyforum members taking part in the voting process.

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

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Favorite Co. Ltd. Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4 (6 votes)

Another day, another toy Triceratops. This one’s from Araki’s new range of ‘Soft Models’ for Favorite (which may or may not constitute the second series), and is surely one of the best of the bunch, although there’s no escaping the fact that, like the others, it’d be vastly improved by a better paint job.

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Review: Triceratops (Version 2, Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.4 (11 votes)

Guest review by John Hall.
Let’s face it – if you’re reading this blog you have known since your age could be measured in single digits that Triceratops was a late Cretaceous ceratopsian from North America whose name means “three horned face”… etc., etc., etc.

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

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Favorite Co. Ltd., Kinto Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.8 (5 votes)

Here I am again with another review for another Favorite dinosaur. No, I don’t mean it is my favorite but rather made by the Favorite Company who it seems feel so confident in their models that they changed their name from Kinto to Favorite.

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

Genus: Stegosaurus Brand: Favorite Co. Ltd., Kinto Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.8 (11 votes)

Stegosaurus has for some reason become a recent favorite of mine among the dinosaurs. It is such a bizarre dinosaur and I feel it is taken for granted due to its large presence in pop culture, that, and we’ve known about it since 1877.

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Review: Plateosaurus (CollectA)

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

4.3 (18 votes)

Having recently reviewed the Bullyland Liliensternus, I thought it fitting to do another Triassic dinosaur that lived with and was possibly preyed upon by Liliensternus. I’m talking of course about everyone’s favorite basal sauropodomorph, Plateosaurus.

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Great review of a charming figure. 4 stars!

Second named dinosaur, to be exact!

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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)

News: The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2013 – Results

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

Review: Triceratops (Version 2, Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

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

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

Review: Plateosaurus (CollectA)

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