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

3.1 (7 votes)

Feathered dromaeosaurs are always welcome on the toy market, and especially feathered Velociraptor figures. Perhaps rather unsurprisingly – given that a certain 20-year-old film is raking in the cash yet again this year – the biggest dinosaur toy names (in the West, anyway) continue to peddle scandalously nude figures.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex – Feathered & Unfeathered (Soft Model Series 2 by Favorite)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Favorite Co. Ltd. Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4 (7 votes)

Favorite’s ‘soft models’ have had a complete revamp this year, with an all-new series of sculpts by the renowned Kazunari Araki. With the exception of Pachycephalosaurus and Deinonychus (replaced by Velociraptor), every animal in the original series has an Araki counterpart, and the differences are quite striking and very interesting.

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News: The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2013

News Category: Diorama Contest Brand: Uncategorized

5 (1 votes)

Drum roll please! It’s competition time! This comes a little later in the year than usual, but I’m pleased to announce that The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2013, sponsored by Safari Ltd, is now open! After our biggest ever turn out in 2012, we are now looking forward to seeing your dioramas for 2013!

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Review: Diplodocus (Collecta)

Genus: Diplodocus Brand: CollectA Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.4 (16 votes)

Guest review by Niroot Puttapipat (Himmapaan)
Diplodocids are largely represented in figure form by the ubiquitous Apatosaurus (or ‘generic-o-pod’, as a certain friend and esteemed colleague has it), with Diplodocus itself being relatively few in number. I greeted the news of the CollectA model with mixed feelings; glad that there is another to add to the list, but afraid, quite prejudicially, that it might disappoint.

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Review: Stegosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Stegosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Stegosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4 (15 votes)

Now here’s a dinosaur figure that’s somehow evaded review year after year. The classic Stegosaurus model by Safari Ltd has gone through several incarnations since its original release in 1988-9. The Stegosaurus figure is one of the originals in the Carnegie Collection line up.

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Review: Diabloceratops (Collecta)

Genus: Diabloceratops Brand: CollectA Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.3 (15 votes)

Diabloceratops, thanks no doubt to its distinctive appearance, media exposure and – of course – that irresistible name, is proving to be quite popular with dinosaur toy manufacturers. This year, both Collecta and Safari are releasing a figure (the latter in their Wild Safari range), with Collecta’s being first out of the blocks.

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Review: Gastornis (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Diatryma, Gastornis Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Bird, Theropod Age: Eocene, Paleocene Type: Figurine

4.7 (17 votes)

Perhaps surprisingly for an animal that was a staple of popular books on prehistoric life for decades (and made an appearance in Walking With Beasts), models of Gastornis are a little thin on the ground. Happily, Safari have stepped forward with this very decent effort – the first toy “Diatryma” in years.

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Review: Euoplocephalus in Egg Maquette (Sideshow Dinosauria)

Genus: Euoplocephalus Brand: Sideshow Collectibles Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Baby Dino, Desktop Model

4 (4 votes)

In 2013, Sideshow Collectibles released an extremely limited edition model featuring a baby Euoplocephalus. Of course, every Sideshow Dinosauria model is produced in limited quantities, and once they are sold out, they often fetch high prices at auction sites. So why all the fuss over this sweet little dinosaur?

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Review: Cambrian Life Toob (Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Anomalocaris, Charniodiscus, Naraoia, Ottoia, Sanctacaris, Sidneyia, Tricrepicephalus, Vauxia Brand: Safari Ltd Classification: Invertebrate, Trilobite Age: Cambrian Type: Set, Tube

4.3 (21 votes)

Review and photos by Stemturtle, edited by Plesiosauria.
Wonderful ‘toob’! New for 2013, this collection illustrates the explosion of new animal phyla in the Cambrian Period, from 541 to 485 million years ago. The eight toys in this set are well-sculpted, good-sized, and colorful.

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Review: Megacerops (CollectA)

Genus: Brontotherium, Megacerops Brand: CollectA Classification: Mammal Age: Eocene Type: Figurine

4.7 (13 votes)

Review and photos by Nathan Morris (AKA ‘Takama’), edited by Plesiosauria.
Megacerops was a large odd-toed ungulate that lived during the Late Eocene in North America. It is most commonly referred to by the synonymous name Brontotherium. Brontotherium means ‘thunder beast’, and its origins come from an old American legend that suggest that these beasts ran across the clouds, while causing thunder to roar with their footsteps.

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Review: Carnotaurus (Papo)

Genus: Carnotaurus Brand: Papo Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.4 (22 votes)

In the past, Papo have tended to make their theropods either too scaly or too monstrous. Fortunately, the real Carnotaurus was both very scaly and rather scary-looking – why, it even had a pair of devilish horns protruding from its very toothy head.

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Review: Concavenator (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Concavenator Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (19 votes)

In recent years, the fossil beds of Spain have provided spectacular examples of dinosaurs, but perhaps the most famous is Concavenator. First revealed in 2010, this allosauroid’s distinctive physique made it an instant celebrity. The peculiar hump along the back does not seem as awe-inspiring as the humongous sails lining the backs of certain other critters, yet it has clearly made an impression upon us.

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Proportional issues aside, I genuinely think this is the best-looking Guanlong on the market right now, after the Beasts of…

I just recently picked up one of these guys too. Incredible to think this is actually a first for the…

I actually got one and its a Amazing toy but Australian collectors can get it alot easier but yeah Ebay…

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

Review: Tyrannosaurus rex – Feathered & Unfeathered (Soft Model Series 2 by Favorite)

News: The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2013

Review: Diplodocus (Collecta)

Review: Stegosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Review: Diabloceratops (Collecta)

Review: Gastornis (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Review: Euoplocephalus in Egg Maquette (Sideshow Dinosauria)

Review: Cambrian Life Toob (Safari Ltd.)

Review: Megacerops (CollectA)

Review: Carnotaurus (Papo)

Review: Concavenator (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

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