The yellow-orange Spinosaurus in the Great Dinosaurs Colection would have been perfectly camouflged in a sandy environment. The tail bends down to help support the figure (two-footed dinosaurs are often frustratingly unstable), and it is in quite a static pose. but it is very accurate, with the long narrow snout for catching fish, enlarged hand claw, and tall dorsal spine (from which it gets its name). Available here $.
November 27, 2007
Spinosaurus (Great Dinosaurs) (Safari)
November 12, 2007
Lost World Thrasher T.rex (Kenner
One of the best T.rex replicas out there – the Thrasher comes with capture gear and looks like it came straight out of Stan Winston’s studio. This T.rex has a beautiful green/white colour and, although without any electronic features, beats the Jurassic Park T.rex in terms of detail (especially the head). It’s quite difficult to get hold of the Trasher, but try www.ebay.com
Image from www.ingenops.com
Pterosaur (unspecified) (Safari)
This is one of the newer figures by Wild Safari. The pterosaur toy is clearly based on some specific species, so I’m not sure why Safari are so unspecific in their taxonomic diagnosis. The crest on this specimen is at the tip of the beak, just like the Ornithocheirus in Walking with Dinosaurs, so its a good bet that this toy is supposed to be Ornithocheirus . Available here
Allosaurus (Favorite/Safari)
The predadory Allosaurus is on the prowl. This is a nice figure, the horns above the eyes are very distinctive and the tail is held high in the air so that the figure balances on two feet. Allosaurus grew to about 8 metres in length, but individual animals may have reached a total bodylength of over 10 metres. Some of these ‘Allosaurus’ specimens have been given new genus names. Available here
Giganotosaurus (Toysmith)
Giganotosaurus (not ‘Gigantosaurus’, as often mistakenly called) rivalled T.rex in size as one of the largest predators of all time. The Toysmith version, like all of the figures in this series, containd many joints. Some of these have a bit too much flexibility, for example, the heel joints bend backwards – this was impossible. The figure comes complete with a Giganotosaurus foot-shaped display stand. The colour scheme is very exotic. Available here
(image from dino-saw-us.co.uk)
Tanystropheus (new 2007 colour scheme) (Carnegie collection)
The actual figure is identical to the previous Tanystropheus released as part of the Carnegie Collection by Safari (see original), the only difference is the colour scheme. The 2007 version is much more natural. The 2007 version is available here
