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Sinraptor (Vitae)
3.5 (8 votes) Review and photographs by Loon, edited by Suspsy Vitae was a company that, much like PNSO, busted onto the dinosaur toy scene with some fantastic figures only to disappear entirely after a couple of years. Unlike PNSO, however, Vitae hasn’t made a comeback. After only releasing a resin model of Teratophoneus last year, Vitae now seems to be completely defunct as a company. This sad fate was only compounded when almost their entire f…
T. rex vs Dino-Mech Battle (Jurassic World by LEGO)
4.9 (27 votes) Review and photographs by Loon, edited by Suspsy. I don’t usually buy LEGO, but the sets they’ve been putting out for the new Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar animated series have really caught my eye. Having a bit of money and way too much time on my hands, I decided to take the plunge with the most expensive set from last year, T. rex vs Dino-Mech Battle. Now, a bit of disclaimer, I don’t know much about LEGO. I know there’s…
Anhanguera (2006)(Schleich)
4 (12 votes) Review and photographs by Loon, edited by Suspsy It’s very easy to see where the inspiration for this model came from. While the name stamp on this figure’s wing might say “Anhanguera,” it is very clearly based on the BBC Walking With Dinosaurs series’ Ornithocheirus. Which isn’t the worst inspiration, as the two species are rather closely related. Being just under 2 inches long (around 1:24 scale), I’m surprised that Schleich manage…
Mei long (Paleo-Creatures)
5 (7 votes) Review and photographs by Loon, edited by Suspsy. Given their inability to articulate, most dinosaur figures are often posed neutrally. After all, there are only so many adventures a kid can take a sleeping dinosaur on. Luckily, the Paleo-Creatures line isn’t aimed at kids, so just like PNSO, they have released a resting Mei long. The Jeff from The Wiggles of dinosaurs, both specimens of this troodontid have been preserved resting in…
Concavenator (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)
3.2 (23 votes) Review and photos by Loon, edited by Suspsy Concavenator was an Early Cretaceous carcharodontosaur hailing from Spain. The beautifully preserved holotype fossil possessed a set of extended vertebrae that formed a triangular ridge in front of the hips. This bizarre feature has caused the species’ star to grow quickly, causing it to receive several toys and even cameo in the second Jurassic World movie. Safari’s own 2013 Carnegie Col…
Triceratops (2021)(PNSO)
4.3 (33 votes) Review and photos by Loon, edited by Suspsy There are a lot of Triceratops figures. A lot. So when I saw that PNSO was planning to release yet another one, and at an incredibly high price, I was pretty sure I’d pass. The early photos weren’t much help either, as they made me wary of the articulated jaw (more on that later). Plus, I was just getting a little sick of constantly “upgrading” perfectly good figures for figures that cost…
Velociraptor vs Protoceratops “Mongolian Fight” (Favorite Co. Ltd.)
4.7 (6 votes) Review and photographs by Loon, edited by Suspsy. Discovered in 1971, the “Fighting Dinosaurs” fossil is particularly special, as it preserved two dinosaurs apparently in a literal fight to the death. Because of this, the combatants, Protoceratops and Velociraptor, have joined the most legendary dinosaur rivalries. You’d be hard-pressed to find a piece of paleoart that doesn’t depict the two going at each other. This lasting image h…
Cryolophosaurus (Papo)
3.5 (13 votes) Review and photographs by “Loon”, edited by Plesiosauria “Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away.” – Elvis Presley. Cryolophosaurus was an early Jurassic theropod that hailed from the Hanson Formation around 194-188 mya in what is now Antarctica. Weighing in at over 1,000 lbs, and reaching over 20 feet long, Cryolophosaurus was one of the largest theropods of its time and the top predator of…