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Review: Saichania (Antediluvia Collection)(David Krentz)

Genus: Saichania Brand: Antediluvia, David Krentz Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (7 votes)

“Saichania” is Mongolian for “beautiful one.” Admittedly, this is not the sort of title one expects to find among ankylosaurs. After all, they don’t quite have the sleek and decorative appearance of other thyreophorans like Kentrosaurus, nor the poise and majesty of the classic Stegosaurus.

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Review: T.rex Fight Over Carcass Diorama (Dinostoreus)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Dinostoreus Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Desktop Model

5 (8 votes)

Despite a superficially similar product line, Dinostoreus of the United States manages to distinguish itself from its former sister company, Favorite of Japan, with a few exclusive pieces. This diorama is one such piece. Constructed in fragile polyresin and just shy of five inches at its highest peak, this scene offers a glimpse of every dino-nut’s fantasy.

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Review: Styracosaurus (Papo)

Genus: Styracosaurus Brand: Papo Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.7 (20 votes)

Last year’s Papo releases were rather mixed in terms of quality – while they all displayed the usual high production standards, only the Pachyrhinosaurus was truly great, the Oviraptor emerging as a scaly basketball player and the Plesiosaurus as a Nessie aberration.

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Review: Anatotitan (Sue at The Field Museum by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Anatotitan Brand: Safari Ltd Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous

4.6 (21 votes)

In 2005, Safari LTD produced a line of 4 figures for the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, IL. Among these is one of the best hadrosaur figures of recent years. Most famous for its role as the hapless victim of Tyrannosaurus in the classic Walking With Dinosaurs series, Anatotitan was a large hadrosaur that lived 68 – 65 million years ago in North America, coexisting with more famous dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Ankylosaurus.

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Review: Styracosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari ltd)

Genus: Styracosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.5 (17 votes)

I really can’t get enough of this dinosaur it seems. This is what, the third review by me of a Stycacosaurus? This time I will be reviewing Carnegie’s rendition of the semi-popular spiked dinosaur.

Despite the vast myriad of dinosaurs species turned into models by them, Carnegie only has four ceratopsid species under its belt.

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Review: Elasmosaurus (Horizon)

Genus: Elasmosaurus Brand: Horizon Classification: Plesiosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Desktop Model, Figurine

4 (2 votes)

Photos and Review by Boki
What I have here is the resin version of the Horizon Elasmosaurus model kit. The resin versions were produced to be used by vendors as display samples of the vinyl kit and not mass produced. Its limited production and sales should make it one of the rarer and highly sought Horizon models around.

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Review: Cetiosaurus (Invicta)

Genus: Cetiosaurus Brand: Invicta Classification: Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine, Monochrome

4.9 (16 votes)

Review by Dan, Photos by Boki
Ask someone to name a sauropod, and “Apatosaurus” will often be the first species to come to mind. Consequently, this prototypical animal will often be the answer if you ask “What was the first sauropod ever discovered?” In fact, that title belongs to a relatively obscure creature known as Cetiosaurus.

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Review: Opththalmosaurus (Walking with Dinosaurs by Toyway)

Genus: Ophthalmosaurus Brand: Toyway, Walking with Dinosaurs Classification: Ichthyosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.7 (9 votes)

Toyway produced a set of 11 dinosaur figures for their now out of production Walking with Dinosaurs line. This number includes the pterosaur Ornithocheirus, which was only available as a magazine give-away and is thus almost impossible to find. For this reason many collectors consider a WWD set complete even without the pterosaur.

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Review: Brachiosaurus (Museum Line by Bullyland)

Genus: Brachiosaurus Brand: Bullyland Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.3 (6 votes)

More Bullyland – and this time it’s their 2005 resculpt of the giant African brachiosaur Giraffatitan (still known at the time as “Brachiosaurus” brancai. And yes, I am going to refer to it as Giraffatitan throughout the review, to annoy you all and because it’s only correct, so there).

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Review: Spinophorosaurus by Bullyland (exclusively for the Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum, Braunschweig)

Genus: Spinophorosaurus Brand: Bullyland Classification: Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

2.4 (7 votes)

Species
Spinophorosaurus nigerensis was a midsize sauropod that lived in what is now Nigeria in the middle Jurassic, about 170 million years ago. It resembled a small Brachiosaurid and belonged to a sister taxon of the Eusauropoda. It was 13 metres long.

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Review: Eustreptospondylus (Procon CollectA)

Genus: Eustreptospondylus Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Megalosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

1.8 (10 votes)

Review by forumite Foooman666 (edited by Horridus)
The subject of my review today has been previously reviewed here, but the review in question seems to have been removed, so I decided to do a new one myself. The toy I’m going to review is none other than the much loathed CollectA Eustreptospondylus.

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Review: Triceratops (Desktop model by Favorite Co. Ltd.)

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

4.8 (6 votes)

This year Favorite have released this resculpt of their ‘Desktop’ Triceratops, and from an anatomical perspective it’s a huge improvement. The ‘Desktop’ models are freestanding resin statues that also come with a wooden plinth to look all grown-up like. Since the plinth isn’t attached you are free to discard it and display them alongside your less worthy plastic toys, for consistency’s sake.

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Safari Ltd. almost always delivers home runs, and Therizinosaurus is no exception. While I think the PNSO is ultimately a…

The trick was to space out writing the review over several weeks so that I could enjoy each build for…

Thanks! Honestly, despite the fantastic offerings of the modern age, if Invicta announced that they were coming back with monochrome…

As incredibly complex as dinosaur, etc. toys can be today, there's something timeless about the simple-yet-elegant Invicta figures. I'd probably…

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Hi Gwangi, thank you for the review. It‘s a real charming little trike.

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Review: Saichania (Antediluvia Collection)(David Krentz)

Review: T.rex Fight Over Carcass Diorama (Dinostoreus)

Review: Styracosaurus (Papo)

Review: Anatotitan (Sue at The Field Museum by Safari Ltd)

Review: Styracosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari ltd)

Review: Elasmosaurus (Horizon)

Review: Cetiosaurus (Invicta)

Review: Opththalmosaurus (Walking with Dinosaurs by Toyway)

Review: Brachiosaurus (Museum Line by Bullyland)

Review: Spinophorosaurus by Bullyland (exclusively for the Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum, Braunschweig)

Review: Eustreptospondylus (Procon CollectA)

Review: Triceratops (Desktop model by Favorite Co. Ltd.)

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