Ever since I, Emperor Dinobot, managed to get most of my Jurassic pterosaurs on the ceiling, I made the reealization that doing so would make it impossible for me to review certain individuals, especially many of the repaints and retools Mattel has released in the last few years.
Upcoming release from Bandai (New for 2023)
3 (36 votes)
Now here’s something rather exciting from Bandai: the Plannasaurus Spinosaurus. First you assemble the plastic skeleton, then you attach the skin and flesh pieces to create the most up-to-date restoration of the world’s most famous finned fish eater. I believe this is the very first “new” Spinosaurus figure that isn’t posed in a swimming or quadrupedal stnace.
Upcoming release from Haolonggood (New for 2023)(Pt. 6)
4.8 (46 votes)
Coming on the caudal of their O. megalodon is Haolonggood’s take on Dacentrurus, the second biggest known stegosaur after Stegosaurus itself. The sculpting looks superb as always and it’s hard to say which colour variant is the more appealing.
Upcoming release from Haolonggood (New for 2023)(Pt. 5)
4.3 (58 votes)
Just when you thought it was safe to not check your bank account again, Haolonggood has revealed their upcoming Otodus megalodon figure, complete with an articulated lower jaw and a water-themed display stand.
Upcoming release from Creative Beast Studio
4.7 (94 votes)
Creative Beast Studio has released images of the completed Dilophosaurus prototype for the planned Cyberzoic series. Boy howdy, does it ever look amazing! The Kickstarter for Cyberzoic launches on October 3, so mark your calendar if you’re planning to contribute to this ambitious project!
Nothosaurus (Jurassic World Dino-Trackers, Danger Pack by Mattel)
3.7 (153 votes)
Nothosaurus is a genus of Triassic marine reptile that belongs to the Sauropterygia clade, along with other weirdos like placodonts and plesiosaurs. Aside from the plesiosaurs all members of the clade would go extinct by the end of the Triassic. Looking at Nothosaurus it is easy to see the relationship between it and plesiosaurs but nothosaurs were a distinct group with their own unique features and did not give rise to plesiosaurs.
Mattel’s Jurassic Park Crowdfund Tanks
1.7 (30 votes)
With only 1,631 backers in the end (5,000 were required just to unlock the gates and the vehicle), there’s no two ways about it: Mattel’s crowdfund for Jurassic Park: The Gates has been a decisive and disappointing failure. Many collectors are dearly hoping that the Bull T.
Upcoming release from PNSO (New for 2023)(Pt. 8)
4.1 (56 votes)
Can’t have a cavalcade of tyrannosaurs without good ol’ Gorgosaurus! Tristan is the latest reveal from PNSO. Very nice walking pose on this chap, all you need is a reflective body of water for him to gaze into.
Electronic Alpha Pteranodon by Hasbro (Jurassic Park III)
1.8 (81 votes)
It all began with a friendship, an illness, and the return to my favorite franchise. It is actually a sad story, but I feel like I must tell it because today is the 22nd anniversary of Jurassic Park III’s release in the United States, which is where I am writing this review from.
Upcoming release from Mattel (New for 2023)(Pt. 6)
2.7 (69 votes)
Mattel’s upcoming Target exclusive Legacy Collection Mamenchisaurus is now listed on the Target website. Looks more like Diplodocus to be honest, but it’ll probably be a popular seller regardless. Who’d have believed five years ago that we’d have so many giant sauropod toys?
Mosasaurus (Papo)
3.6 (47 votes)
My sincere thanks to Happy Hen Toys for furnishing this review sample.
More Mosasaurus toys have been produced in the 8 years since Jurassic World than in the entire previous history of the toy industry. The majority of those toys have been influenced by the JW design, with spikes all over the back, cavities all over the head, and an old-fashioned tail.
Upcoming release from Haolonggood (New for 2023)(Pt. 4)
3.9 (119 votes)
The newest reveal from Haolonggood is the famous and popular North American theropod, Allosaurus. It will come in both teal and brown colour schemes, and looks to be one of the best renditions yet of the “Lion of the Jurassic.”
Giganotosaurus (Dinosaur Action by Kid Galaxy)
1.4 (86 votes)
Review and photographs by thunderlizard, edited by Suspsy
Kid Galaxy has released several dinosaur figure sets under the “Dinosaur Action” line. Most of these consist of Hasbro Jurassic Park III bootlegs. One of these sets, the Dinosaur Action 10 Pack, released in 2019, includes this Giganotosaurus. The figure heavily resembles the Dorling Kindersley model from books, and it’s most likely based on it, as Kid Galaxy has used DK models for reference before.
Pachyrhinosaurus (Haolonggood)
4.8 (51 votes)
Another Pachyrhinosaurus is not something I needed in my collection. I already have five of them. But Pachyrhinosaurus is a favorite ceratopsian of mine and none of the figures I own quite nail the look of it for me. Safari’s comes close but it’s a bit too svelte for my tastes, and while Battat’s has the bulk that I desire its paintjob holds it back from true greatness.
Megaraptor (Jurassic World: Roar Strikers by Mattel)
3.2 (56 votes)
Megaraptorans are an unusual clade of theropods that are all presently known from incomplete fossil remains, yet are generally characterized by powerful arms terminating in frightfully huge claws. Just where precisely they fit into the greater theropod family tree has been an ongoing debate for years, but there is a growing consensus that they are either nested within Tyrannosauroidea, or represent a sister taxon to it.