Dinosaur Toy Blog

Review: Ankylosaurus (Larami)

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

1.3 (7 votes)

Most of the dinosaurs Larami released in the 1990s were more or less decent copies of Invicta originals, made of vinyl. Three animals did not base on Invicta originals: A Styracosaurus, a Parasaurolophus and the reviewed Ankylosaurus.

I probably don´t promise too much when I say this is one of the ugliest animals that have ever been reviewed here.

Buy on

Review: Allosaurus on Carcass (Fauna Casts)

Genus: Allosaurus Brand: Fauna Casts Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Desktop Model

4.8 (5 votes)

There is much to be said of the distinction between toy and model. For some, it represents a leap from the child’s plaything to the adult collectible. Others may note the significant difference in price range. Of course, getting to see an artist’s uncompromising vision of a prehistoric world is exciting as well, and few mass produced pieces tend to deliver such a vision.

Buy on

Review: Megatherium (Marolin / VEB Plaho)

Genus: Megatherium Brand: Marolin Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine, Monochrome, Oldies

2.9 (7 votes)

Megatherium is one of the most famous prehistoric mammals. The last Megatherium died somewhere at the end of the Pleistocene epoch, only 10000 years ago. Even hair and feces of this 6m long giant sloth have been found in caves in South America.

Buy on

Review: Andrewsarchus (Bullyland)

Genus: Andrewsarchus Brand: Bullyland Classification: Mammal Age: Eocene Type: Figurine

2.9 (12 votes)

Edited by Dinotoyblog
Andrewsarchus is interesting in terms of its discovery, its size, its habits and its look. It is a large basal mesonychid from the Eocene Epoch that is rarely depicted by toy lines. Safari and Bullyland are the only companies that released it as a commonly available toy figure.

Buy on

Review: Shonisaurus (Schleich)

Genus: Shonisaurus Brand: Schleich Classification: Ichthyosaur Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

4.6 (17 votes)

Shonisaurus was an upper Triassic Ichtyosaur from Northern Ameria that probably fit the ecological niche of today´s sperm whales. The fact that adult animals did not have teeth can as well lead to the conclusion that it could have been a plankton filtering animal.

Buy on

Review: Nodosaurid (Furkan)

Genus: Polacanthus Brand: Furkan Classification: Ankylosaur, Nodosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Desktop Model

4.3 (4 votes)

Out of the depths of my cabinets I dug out this odd Nodosaurid for you.
And it´s kind of strange for a review that I do neither know the exact species nor the origin of the figure. I bought it from ebay two or so years ago, that´s all I can say.

Buy on

Review: Deinonychus (Tyco)

Genus: Deinonychus Brand: Tyco Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

3 (8 votes)

If your average person were hard pressed to name every dinosaur that came to mind we all know the names that would crop up; Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, and since 1993…Velociraptor.

Buy on

Review: Triceratops horridus (Takara Tomy)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Takara Tomy Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3 (6 votes)

When I saw the Takara Tomy Tyrannosaurus on eBay, I was intrigued – had someone finally made a plastic T. rex that sported ‘protofeathers’? Naturally, I snapped one up and, of course, I received this Triceratops instead.

Buy on

Review: Allosaurus (Resin Model by Shane Foulkes)

Genus: Allosaurus Brand: Shane Foulkes Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.7 (6 votes)

Photos by Dan and Jeremy
However vast and complicated cyberspace may be, I would say that the Dinosaur Toy Forum did more than any other website to revitalize my interest in this subject. It was here that I first heard of the sculptor named Shane Foulkes.

Buy on

Review: Acrocanthosaurus (Salvat)

Genus: Acrocanthosaurus Brand: Salvat Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Knock-off

1.9 (21 votes)

Review by Patrick Padilha
As you may know, it’s not easy to choose a figure to review when you have a small collection and most of the figures you do have were already inspected by one of the expert collectors of DTB. I was wondering which item of my collection I could review and I did spot the perfect figures for my reviews.

Buy on

Review: Polacanthus (CollectA)

Genus: Polacanthus Brand: CollectA Classification: Ankylosaur, Nodosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.4 (12 votes)

I’m really starting to dig this dinosaur review thing. I’ve always enjoyed writing and learning about, and doing anything that involved dinosaurs, so naturally I would have to give this a try and as you can tell I’ve gotten fond of it. Hopefully my reviews are meeting the standards of the blog, feel free to let me know.

Buy on

Review: Apatosaurus (Sideshow Dinosauria)

Genus: Apatosaurus Brand: Sideshow Collectibles Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Desktop Model

4.5 (8 votes)

Review by Dan, Photos by Robban, Neehar, Blade-of-the-Moon, and Jeremy K.
Sideshow offered a first glimpse of the Apatosaurus maquette in September 2010. No fewer than eleven months later, it has finally been released. It is the second, and final Dinosauria statue to be offered in 2011.

Buy on

Brand
Dinosaur Name
Classification
Age
Product Type

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!!!! :-)

Pretty - like all HLG figures are - but a bit too small for my own taste. Maybe for the…

If one looks at @Sims comment #3055 on the 2023 HLG thread, January 7 of this year, you'll see that…

At least some Poposaurus skull remains have been found. I think this genus would be a pleasing choice to make…

Glad you got one too. Did it take you 12 attempts? lol

… reposted this!

… liked this!

It's always a delight to see prehistoric oddballs like this one get more attention, and with good-quality results, too! I…

Thanks!

Great review of a great figure. 5 stars!

This is a really nice little figure. I might have to roll the dice on a Yowie next time I'm…

Review: Ankylosaurus (Larami)

Review: Allosaurus on Carcass (Fauna Casts)

Review: Megatherium (Marolin / VEB Plaho)

Review: Andrewsarchus (Bullyland)

Review: Shonisaurus (Schleich)

Review: Nodosaurid (Furkan)

Review: Deinonychus (Tyco)

Review: Triceratops horridus (Takara Tomy)

Review: Allosaurus (Resin Model by Shane Foulkes)

Review: Acrocanthosaurus (Salvat)

Review: Polacanthus (CollectA)

Review: Apatosaurus (Sideshow Dinosauria)

Brand

Dinosaur Name

Classification

Age

Product Type

News Categories

Video Playlists

Brand

Dinosaur Name

Classification

Age

Product Type

News Categories

Brand

Video Playlists