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Review: Giganotosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

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

4.6 (42 votes)

At last the Carnegie Collection Giganotosaurus is available to the world. This is one of the finest dinosaur pieces of its generation, due to its high level quality. This is simply one of the best dinosaurs Carnegie has ever released, not because it’s an impressive dinosaur, but because it’s very accurate, and very detailed.

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Review: Utahraptor (Walking With Dinosaurs by Toyway)

Genus: Utahraptor Brand: Toyway, Walking with Dinosaurs Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (21 votes)

The spectacular Utahraptor by Toyway, based on the BBC Walking with Dinosaurs series, is a sleek, slender, rather mean-looking figure. The anatomy is accurate (except for the lack of feathers, but we’ll get to that in a moment), so this is one of the first ‘raptor’ figures to break away from the trendy but erroneous vision put forward by Jurassic Park.

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Review: Amargasaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Amargasaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (31 votes)

Carnegie has to keep up with the dinosaur market, which was gotten really competitive lately, with near-perfect accurate sculpts, and amazing paintjobs, from lines like Kaiyodo, Kinto, and so on. For the last 4 years, Carnegie has been making some nice new molds.

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

Genus: Dimetrodon Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Pelycosaur Age: Permian Type: Figurine

4 (23 votes)

The distinctive sail-back ‘mammal-like reptile’ or basal synapsid, has always been a favorite for dinosaur toy companies, even though its certainly no dino. I wrote a very brief blog on this figure back in July 2007 but I have since managed to acquire a figure for myself and can thus indulge you in some of the details.

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Review: Stegosaurus (‘Great Dinosaurs’ collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Stegosaurus Brand: Great Dinosaurs, Safari Ltd Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.8 (19 votes)

The Great Dinosaurs collection is a series of large hollow figures produced by Safari Ltd. They are cheap for their size and overall the sculpting is of a high standard, in fact, most of the figures are superior in terms of posture to their more expensive Carnegie Collection museum range counterparts (also by Safari Ltd), at least the older Carnigie moulds anyway.

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Review: Microraptor (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Microraptor Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.7 (27 votes)

The recently discovered and described Microraptor is known from a number of specimens from China. Not surprisingly, given the short scientific history of this feathered dinosaur, there are very few models or toys of Microraptor. The Carnegie Collection introduced a bunch of feathered dinosaurs in 2005, including this Microraptor, to reflect the recent surge in the number of fossil feathered dinosaurs discovered over the last decade.

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Review: Amargasaurus (Battat)

Genus: Amargasaurus Brand: Battat Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.1 (26 votes)

Review by Emperordinobot, edited by Dinotoyblog
This was my first Battat. Back then, 10 years ago, I wasn’t aware they made dinosaurs this detailed, and I didn’t know of an Amargasaurus. When I crossed with my mum into that little specialty shop so long ago, I knew I had hit the jackpot.

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Review: Maiasaura (Boston Museum of Science Collection by Battat)

Genus: Maiasaura Brand: Battat Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.9 (20 votes)

Review by Emperordinobot, edited by Dinotoyblog
The Battat Maiasaura is certainly one of the better replicas of this genus, next to the newest Carnegie Maiasaura. It’s accurate down to the crest above the eyes, and there probably won’t be a better one for the time being.

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Review: Albertosaurus (Prehistoric Masterpiece Collection by X-plus)

Genus: Albertosaurus Brand: Prehistoric Masterpiece, X-plus Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.5 (11 votes)

Albertosaurus is the smaller cousin of T. rex and is rarely found in the form of a dinosaur toy. The Prehistoric Masterpiece Collection is produced by Japanese sculptors Araki and Shinzen; the figures are hand-painted and also included in this series is a Styracosaurus.

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Review: Pteranodon sternbergi (standing version)(Museum Line by Bullyland)

Genus: Pteranodon Brand: Bullyland Classification: Pterosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.7 (17 votes)

Pterosaurs are delicate gangly creatures, so it is unsurprising that toy companies have tended to create simple ‘in flight’ postures for their pterosaur figures. Pterosaurs with the wings outstretched are easier to make. Bullyland broke the mold when they produced a pair of pterosaurs, a typical flying version (I will call this version 1, it also has a fish in its mouth), and a standing version (I’ll call this version 2), with wings partially folded up.

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Review: Liopleurodon (DinoValley Series 2 by Chap Mei)

Genus: Liopleurodon Brand: Chap Mei, DinoValley Classification: Plesiosaur, Pliosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Action Figure

3.2 (18 votes)

As recently featured on the Plesiosaur Directory toys page, there is a new Liopleurodon toy on the scene. Considering the rarity of Liopleurodon toys, coupled with the huge popularity of this pliosaur, this Liopleurodon figure is sure to be a collector’s item.

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Review: Saichania (Dinomania Series 1, by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Saichania Brand: Dinomania, Kaiyodo Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous

4.1 (8 votes)

Kaiyodo is known for making excellent dinosaur sculpts with awesome coloring, for but many a fan’s grief, they’re sold only in Japan. from 2004 onward, some of these could be found in specialty stores across America, but the quantity was minimal and they were always gone very quickly.

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Congrats on the 300th review. No easy feat there. What an interesting vintage Triceratops too. First time seeing this one…

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Clearly this is a very fine figure. It's definitely worth sending to one of the two paleoartists wth whom I…

Nekem megvan,a Bécsi Természettudományi Múzeumban akadtam erre a ritkaságra jóval azután,hogy visszavonult.Tényleg ritka!Az Ebayon most 3-4 hirdetés van 70-120 dollár…

Great figure! 5*****! Haolonggood does a welcome update to the "Mother Lizard". :-)

Binks képviselő tiszteletét teszi... Ez tényleg egy remek és sajnos ritka figura. Tetszik a részlet amit te is megemlítettél az…

Eszméletlen jó!Beszerzem ez Ebayen.

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Wonderful! Not only was I excited for this species, but also the baby. I don't go out of my way…

Great review of an amazing figure. The details and the paint job are one of the best I've ever seen…

@dinotoyblog definitely want the feathered rex.

Review: Giganotosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Review: Utahraptor (Walking With Dinosaurs by Toyway)

Review: Amargasaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

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

Review: Stegosaurus (‘Great Dinosaurs’ collection by Safari Ltd)

Review: Microraptor (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Review: Amargasaurus (Battat)

Review: Maiasaura (Boston Museum of Science Collection by Battat)

Review: Albertosaurus (Prehistoric Masterpiece Collection by X-plus)

Review: Pteranodon sternbergi (standing version)(Museum Line by Bullyland)

Review: Liopleurodon (DinoValley Series 2 by Chap Mei)

Review: Saichania (Dinomania Series 1, by Kaiyodo)

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