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Liliensternus (Bullyland)
…only major dinosaur toy company that manufactured their models outside of China, so it is sad to see them jump on the China bandwagon. Bullyland often reproduces (or at least did) obscure animals from the Triassic and other periods that often get neglected. For this reason alone their line is very collectable. Where Bullyland often falls short is the level of quality in their works. While reasonably accurate they can, on occasion, be poorly sculp…
Epidexipteryx (The Dinosaur Dungeon)
…osaur models in 2017. Many famous and spectacularly big, scary, or strange dinosaurs already have resin representatives (these include Acrocanthosaurus, Allosaurus, Amargasaurus, Ankylosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Styracosaurus, Triceratops, and Tyrannosaurus). However, feathered dinosaurs are somewhat underrepresented, although I did see beautiful feathered Deinonychus, Gorgosaurus, and Therizinosaurus models for sale. But the small feathered critter…
Tsintaosaurus ( PNSO Museum Line)
…O continuing on this trend and even push it further by adding some smaller dinosaurs or animals that lived alongside the main star.Surely there are plenty of interesting options for dinosaurs and other animals that lived alongside the main star but are just so small to be made into a stand-alone 1:35 figure but would be a perfect accent piece. What better way to make these small cast of characters shine especially if the mini figures are discontin…
Microraptor (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)
…the figure stands, its right leg rests on the feathers, but this is because the animal is in a leaping rather than a standing position. It makes a change to see a really delicately built animal become a part of the Carnegie collection. While many toy companies continue to ignore skinny dinosaurs, and overlook the scientific evidence for feathers on theropod dinosaurs, (probably because they are much more dificult to sculpt than smooth scaley skin…
Tyrannosaurus (Boley/Gosnell)
…Bullyland have produced models which obviously paid homage to Walking With Dinosaurs – but it’s a practice that doesn’t always sit well with people, and understandably so. Dinosaurs in the Wild was a rather short-lived event – I, for one, still lament the exhibit never made it overseas to the United States – and I highly doubt most customers browsing for cheap dinosaur toys will even be aware of the exhibit’s former existence, much less that it’s…
Yutyrannus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)
…was cold – at least by Mesozoic standards. Indeed, the Yixian Formation of China shows that the climate of this part of early Cretaceous China would have had an average temperature of only 10°C. It is here that one of the most controversial of tyrannosaurids was discovered; the Yutyrannus. This dinosaur has caused a lot of paleontological upheaval mostly because it was found with an extensive covering of filamentous feathers. These feather impress…
Lufengosaurus (CollectA)
…s was done in 1941 and was the first complete dinosaur skeleton mounted in China. Fortunately, much is known on its size and shape as there is quite a lot of known material. Despite being the first mounted dinosaur in China, it has not had much love in the toy world. The 2010 CollectA Lufengosaurus is one of the few toys that has been made of this interesting animal. The only other toys that I have seen, is a generic cotton filed PVC by Guangdong…
Spinosaurus (GR Toys)
…and information is pretty scarce. What is known is that they are based in China, and this figure is their first collaboration with the more established Musee Studios, known for their resin kits of dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals, as well as pterosaurs. What a great way to introduced yourself to the world with this stunning new PVC model! From the box side art, a timeline of the various skeletal reconstruction and some figures that corresponds w…
Paraceratherium (IToy)
…and mammals to have ever walked the earth rivaling and even exceeding some dinosaurs in size and weight. Towering over her predecessors: Nabisco,Unknown, CollectA, and Faunacast. When it comes to toy figures of this animals, Collectors will be hard pressed to find one, let alone a good one. It is one of those animals that despite having found fame and recognition especially after being featured in an episode of the hugely popular WWPB series, is s…
Beibeilong “Baby Louie” (Dino Discoveries by Safari Ltd)
…chick, however, not all birds hatch with feathers and so not all feathered dinosaurs might have either. In length, the egg is just under five inches and around an inch and three quarters wide. It is pictured with a US penny for scale. This figure is more of a model and less of a toy compared to other Safari Ltd products, as it is not something kids would really play with, due to the size of the model and that it is a broken-away egg. Overall, Baby…
Beipiaosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)
…kinned therizinosaur, Therizinosaurus, previously released as part of the ‘Dinosaurs of China’ line. Safari Ltd’s ‘Great Dinos’ Therizinosaurus is also feathered, as is Bullyland’s version of this species. The beak-like mouth is open showing neat rows of teeth and a small tongue. The arms with their three massive claws are large and long enough so that the left arm support the figure in a tripod pose allowing the tail to be raised. It is unclear w…
Stegosaurus (Dinosauria by Wild Republic)
…aurs’, edited by Suspsy Stegosaurus has always remained one of my favorite dinosaurs and an old time favorite after the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor among others. The figure that I will be reviewing today is the final one from the first polybag of dinosaurs from Wild Republic, all dating back from the year 2004. And I must say that I am quite impressed with them. The first set from Wild Republic, which contains this Steg…
Kosmoceratops (CollectA)
…lost my interest in dinosaurs, but a re-watch of the original Walking with Dinosaurs documentaries sparked my interest in them again. For me, the ceratopsians are still the most fascinating dinosaurs that ever walked the planet. As I got older (I will be 18 in August) I realise we are now living in an era where there are many much more impressive dinosaur toys and models to be bought. But one particularly interesting species of this family is the…
Chalicotherium (Bullyland)
…r their prehistoric mammal collection which in many cases outclasses their dinosaurs. While Bullyland still makes dinosaur toys their other prehistoric animals were all retired some time ago making them highly collectable and in a few cases very expensive. Due to popular demand Bullyland has re-released their line of mammals and other non-dinosaurs for 2012. That basically sums up the story and also explains why I don’t own more of them myself for…
Amargasaurus ( PNSO Scientific Art Model)
…he market in a big way, releasing some impressive large, hollow figures of dinosaurs. It was a huge hit in the collectors community. With the mamenchisaurus that was re-released as part of this new series. It was originally released as part of the China Post series. With the initial success, future plans were made by PNSO to continue the line and some prototype of the planned species were released. Among them was an Amargasaurus, this very figure…
Kamuysaurus (CollectA)
…spot where we see the brand mark is so narrow and already has the made in China stamped on it, leaving only this area free, and CollectA tried to make it as unobtrusive as possible. As a result, it is not so visible from a distance. Colorful buffet! This figure is definitely a great one to add to any collection and much cheaper and easier to obtain than the Favorite version. It’s awesome that CollectA is continuing to produce beautiful and underr…
Yutyrannus (PNSO)
…l. Yutyrannus was discovered in the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China. It may have been a denizen of the famous Liaoning Forest, in which case its contemporaries would have included fellow tyrannosauroid Dilong, a host of other theropods including Beipiaosaurus, Caudipteryx, Confuciusornis, Mei, and Sinosauropteryx, and primitive ceratopsians like Liaoceratops and Psittacosaurus. There were also titanosauriforms like Dongbeititan and Li…
Zhuchengtyrannus (PNSO)
…the New Aesthetic Education Project, and a chapter entitled Learn to Draw Dinosaurs with Zhao Chuang in which the artist offers his tips on drawing Zhuchengtyrannus body part by body part. The booklet also contains some artwork depicting a partially feathered individual. PNSO has done the same thing with their T. rex figures in the past and personally, I’m not fond of such inconsistency. If you’re going to go with a featherless figure, that’s fin…
Beishanlong (Deluxe by CollectA)
…shanlong was only discovered in 2006. Beishanlong belonged to the group of dinosaurs called ornithomimosaurs, more commonly known as the ostrich mimic dinosaurs. It was one of the largest ornithomimosaurs ever found, rivalling its close relative Gallimimus in size. The fossil material is believed to be of a subadult and not fully grown, so the exact size of the animal is not certain. It is very possible that they grew to an even more impressive si…
Psittacosaurus (Funrise)
…ted on the toy and the stamp on its underside reads “©FUNRISE 1990 MADE IN CHINA K”. The “K” presumably means this toy is number 11 in the series of 14. My memory is hazy but I think this figure came as a pair in a blister pack on cardboard backing with another species. The only other Funrise dinosaur in my collection is a Dimetrodon, so I think these two were probably packaged together. These days Psittacosaurus is widely regarded as one of the d…