Theropoda – Fauna Figures

FigureFocus 323 Playmates Dinosaur King Ceratosaurus

Another look at a figure from the Dinosaur King series, this time another one from series one. This one is the Ceratosaurus figure from the series. At this point I've written about so many of these figures, and yet there's always so many more, it's hard to have more to say! This one stands out by its very, very blue colour and kind of derpy face. Super blue Ceratosaurus! For once, not the red headed trope at least. It is…

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October 24, 2022

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FigureFocus 313 Dinowaurs Series 1 Aucasaurus

Back again with a short one...because I won't have much to say about it. This is the second time I am looking at a figure from the Dinowaurs Survival series. If you took a quick glance, you might think it's the same figure as that Monolophosaurus...maybe just a darker photograph? No, this time it's Aucasaurus, which has the benefit of being a fairly unique animal as far as figures go. But it is still that same general green colour with…

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August 8, 2022

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FigureFocus 306 Kaiyodo Dinotales Carnotaurus

Time to look at another small Kaiyodo dinosaur figure. This time, it is from the classic and beloved Dinotales figures. This one is from series 5, after Kaiyodo had split from UHA and moved over to being collected with CC (a drink company...I think). This was the only time Dinotales collaborated with CC. As an aside, it's weird to to consider--these amazing, museum-quality small figures were essentially prizes with the purchase of candy or drinks (this is the big change…

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June 17, 2022

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FigureFocus 305 Kaiyodo Capsule Q Feathered Tyrannosaurus

After a longer absence for no particular reason, I'm back with a classic dinosaur species--and let's pretend that I picked it because Jurassic World Dominion is releasing a day from now (or so) and no matter what they do, Tyrannosaurus rex will always be the star dinosaur! Really, though, it had been randomly picked a while ago, I just happened to write this now! Serendipity! Interestingly, this figure is marks a pretty big turn from the many, many T. rex…

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June 9, 2022

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FigureFocus 298 FameMaster DX 4D Puzzle Velociraptor

In keeping with the name of today's subject's name, we have a quick look at a FameMaster puzzle figure. But not a normal figure from them as seen before. This one is a little different by being big--FameMaster actually has a variety of themes and puzzles, and a number of different sets. And that includes some especially unique and large shopiece ones--like this DX-line Velociraptor. DX was a small line of a few very large figures (DX meaning DELUXE) that…

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April 18, 2022

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FigureFrenzy 296 Acrocanthosaurus, Redfin, Sea Lion, Wolverine

We're going all over the place today! The only thing that unites them is that I have them all...let's go! Nayab/FUL/Lontic Sea Lions It's a trio of Sea Lion figures. The two small ones are from the same set, and could be two different sea lion species (California sea lion and Steller's sea lion) while the big one is more clearly a Steller's sea lion. Or, the brown one might be a female? The big one is about 1:58, so…

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April 4, 2022

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FigureFrenzy 295 Aye-Aye, Beipiaosaurus, Chuckwalla, Lobsters

We're just going all over the place this time. Kind of a little of this, a little of that. Sometimes things are really, really random! Nayab/FUL/Lontic Lobsters and Spiny Lobster A few marine crustaceans from Nayab (or whatever). Two different sizes of Spiny Lobster and a more conventional Lobster. It's difficult to estimate scales, but the lobster is maybe around 1:4 so the diver is too small for that, but of course these animals come in many sizes I'm going…

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March 31, 2022

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FigureFrenzy 294 Megalosaurus, Amargasaurus, Moeritherium, Woolly Rhino

It's all prehistoric megafauna today! From the Jurassic to the Pleistocene. As far as the figures, well...one if them is really nice. One of them is very okay. Two of them are very basic but ones that are probably pretty easy to get! Wild Republic/Imperial/random 'Megalosaurus' Lots of versions of the same figure...probably based on Megalosaurus toys and paintings from some time ago. Using height, probably around 1:92, so the explorer is close in scale. Our first figure is actually…

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March 28, 2022

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FigureFrenzy 284 Brontosaurus, Dimetrodon, Gomphotherium, Velociraptor

Taking a look at a weird and wide variety of prehistoric figures. Representing all kinds of geologic ages and taxonomic groups! Also...pretty wide range of quality. Dino Magic Fizz-N-Surprise 'Brontosaurus' Skeleton (GLOW!) Kind of the basic dinosaur skeleton, ostensibly a Brontosaurus skeleton. It's roughly 1:200 scale, so that diver guy there is pretty close in scale Well let's start with what will obviously be the low point...another figure from the Dino Magic series. I have to say, it's representative of…

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February 17, 2022

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FigureFocus 280 Battat Cryolophosaurus

Let's look at another great figure from a great set that was tragically cut short. I am speaking of a figure from the rebirth and re-release of the Battat Dinosaurs for their Terra series. Four new figures were created by the great sculptor Dan LoRusso, and several of the figures from the original Battat Boston Museum of Science series were brought back in revised paint schemes. This figure is one of the novel models--a Cryolophosaurus. A few first pictures! Even…

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February 3, 2022

Shelf Stories

Vault Tales 256 – Shelf Profile – Dinosaur/Prehistoric Toy Highlights

So, today it's another visit to the shelves...I can't believe that the last time I did one of these was over 200 posts ago! I have a lot of shelves, one would think the Random Number Generator would have hit one again. But here we are, and this one features fewer figures, all officially toys, but not really ones that I would personally play with... And it's still pretty crowded! As seen in the banner photo, we have two sides…

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October 21, 2021

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Vault Tales 254 FigureFrenzy Apatosaurus, Char, Poraspis, Archelon, Spinosaurus

Wide range of figures again today. All over the map--prehistoric and modern, big and small, really nice and...less high end. I guess that's what happens when picks are random...! Jurassic World FK mini Apatosaurus (Walmart) It's a very basic Apatosaurus from a Jurassic World set. Decent monochrome though, although the 'blood splash' is a little weird. It's about 1:182 scale, so the guy's about half the needed height. First up, a small mini dinosaur figure from Mattel, an Apatosaurus from the…

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October 14, 2021