Lots of neat stuff for the ANIA line this year. First here’s the non-Jurassic World items, each with information cards printed in Japanese and English:
Archaeopteryx. Always nice to see one.
Tyrannomimus, an ornithomimosaurian from Japan. I think this might be the very first toy of it.
Review and photos by Paleodude, edited by Suspsy
With the influx of Spinosaurus toys from Mattel following the species’ reintroduction to the silver screen in Jurassic World: Rebirth it’s hard to keep track of all the bits and pieces produced of the T.
According to my DinoToyCollector profile I have 38 Tyrannosaurus rex figures in my collection, and I know that’s not all of them. Like many collectors, Tyrannosaurus is probably the last dinosaur I need more of on my shelves, and yet I keep getting more.
And still the Jurassic World reveals keep coming. Here are four additions to the electronic Wild Roar series.
Abelisaurus. That’s quite the dewlap there.
Ankylosaurus. Early reports said this was Euoplocephalus, but perhaps that one will turn up next year?
What better-suited rival for the “devil-horned face” than the “gore king” tyrant?
Some animals know the dangers of their environment by instinct. Other animals have to learn by experience – provided they can survive it. For young nestling Diabloceratopses exploring life in Late Cretaceous Utah, knowing danger could mean recognizing the difference between the casual bustle of the foraging adults, and the sound of the herd suddenly tensing in fear.
Although a brand new version of Spinosaurus will be appearing in Jurassic World: Rebirth, the old one from JP3 will be getting a Super Colossal toy this year.
And like other Super Colossal theropods, this one will be able to swallow miniature toys.
Yes, it’s still more Jurassic World stuff, this time the nifty Plannasaurus model kits from Bandai Spirits. Each consists of a skeleton on which sections of outer tissue can be attached.
Mosasaurus.
Quetzalcoatlus.
Spinosaurus.
Titanosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus rex.
Video showing the results of the Top 10 Ceratopsoid Figures (Excluding Triceratops) poll on the Dinosaur Toy Forum. See the full results (and vote!) in the poll here: https://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=8963.0
Here are three new additions to the Hammond Collection.
Stygimoloch.
Troodon.
Striped Velociraptor.
A trio of Tyrannosaurus rexes will be ruling the shelves soon, starting with the relatively small and simple, but satisfying Lab Lockdown version.
I got into the dinosaur collecting hobby around 2010, and from then until 2023 the 1974 Invicta Megalosaurus stood as the sole representative of the first dinosaur described by science in my collection. For shame! But 2023 saw the release of the PNSO Megalosaurus and my thirst for a modern figure of this important animal was quenched.
I was fond of the South American abelisaur known as Carnotaurus from the moment I learned about it back in the late 1980s. And really, who wouldn’t be? With its short, boxy skull, prominent pointed horns, and almost preposterously puny arms, it is easily one of the weirdest-looking theropods, and thus one of the coolest.
Big, big slew of reveals this time around! Some of these Frenzy Pack toys are currently hitting stores right now.
Archaeornithomimus. Those are quite the fangs.
Beipiaosaurus. Mattel’s second therizinosaur.
Ceoptera. A Scottish darwinopteran, first toy of its kind.
