#dinotoyblog — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #dinotoyblog, aggregated by home.social.
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Oh, yeah, well can your mammoth do THIS!?
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RE: https://dinotoyblog.com/baby-dinosaurs-dolores-aquilops-jurassic-world-by-lego/
Merry Christmas from the Dinosaur Toy Blog!
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RE: https://dinotoyblog.com/titanosaurus-jurassic-world-rebirth-by-mattel/
We're gonna need a bigger shelf...
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RE: https://dinotoyblog.com/news/upcoming-releases-from-collecta-new-for-2026pt-3/
Another new dinosaur figure, and a prehistoric mammal figure, have just been revealed by CollectA for 2026.
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There's still time to participate in the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2025 sponsored by Happy Hen Toys, but the deadline is fast approaching. You have until the end of play on Friday. See the instructions, prizes, and other details here: https://dinotoyblog.com/news/dinosaur-toy-forum-diorama-contest-2025/
I hope you can join in the fun!
#diorama #dinorama #contest #dinosaur #DinoToyBlog #DinoToyForum #art
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The Dinosaur Toy Blog and Forum @dinotoyblog are back up and running. Unfortunately we've lost posts from 1 Sept to 24 Sept, so we'll need to rewrite them, but it could have been a lot worse. Hopefully the Animal Toy Blog and Forum will follow shortly.
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In memory of Luis 'EmperorDinobot' Perez:
https://dinotoyblog.com/emperordinobot-1988-2025/
Luis was a @dinotoyblog reviewer since 2008 and a constant presence on the Dinosaur Toy Forum. It's an odd feeling to lose a friend you've never actually met, but such is the nature of this weird online world we inhabit.
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For some reason this @dinotoyblog post doesn't seem to be federating (any idea why not @pfefferle?) so I'm sharing it manually: https://dinotoyblog.com/hallucigenia-plush-by-zhongxin-made/
Plush Hallucigenia, with many arms for many cuddles! The long 'neck', if you can call it a neck, and small head, is reminiscent of a sauropod dinosaur.
We'll review the Plushtodon Mastodon mascot one of these days... it technically counts as a prehistoric animal toy!
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I've finally implemented a Dark Mode for the DinoToyForum and added a toggle so members can easily choose between light and dark. https://dinotoyblog.com/forum/
One of few really active traditional forums still ticking along, the Dinosaur Toy Forum is a friendly open community dedicated to the discussion of dinosaur collectibles, dino pop culture, prehistoric animals, and palaeontology.
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Revealed on the DinoToyBlog today... Eofauna’s new-for-2025 figure is none other than the famous American mastodon...
https://dinotoyblog.com/news/upcoming-release-from-eofauna-new-for-2025/
You can follow @dinotoyblog directly on Mastodon to keep up to date on Mastodons.
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I just posted a short 'Plesiosaur Bites' blog article about new (2018-2023) plesiosaur toys: https://plesiosauria.com/six-more-years-of-new-plesiosaur-toys-2018-2023/
Lots of links therein to #DinoToyBlog reviews.
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It's a simple enough calculation, but to simplify it even further, I've set up a Dinosaur Toy Scale Calculator on the DinoToyBlog: https://dinotoyblog.com/dinosaur-toy-scale-calculator/
Works for other toys, too.
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I've posted an updated review of the Marx Struthiomimus on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, which now includes information about the original clay sculpture from 1960, and also a discussion of the likely paleoart reference they used: https://dinotoyblog.com/struthiomimus-marx/
You can follow the Dinosaur Toy Blog directly at @dinotoyblog
#DinoToyBlog #dinosaur #paleoart #dinosaurs #Marx #toys #Struthiomimus
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Today on a whim I changed the dinosaur models in the Dinosaur Toy Blog header: http://dinotoyblog.com
Also, remember, you can now follow the DinoToyBlog directly at @dinotoyblog
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Happy Valentine’s Day 💝 from the Dinosaur Toy Blog!
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This Deinonychus toy by Safari Ltd proves that accurate feathered dinosaur toys *are* possible. Full review on the DinoToyBlog: https://dinotoyblog.com/deinonychus-wild-safari-by-safari-ltd/
And did you know, thanks to the magic of the Social Web, you can now follow the DinoToyBlog directly at @dinotoyblog
#DinoToyBlog #Dinosaur #Toy #SafariLtd #Deinonychus #feathers
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@AmyIsCoolz Yep! We reviewed this one on the #DinoToyBlog: https://dinotoyblog.com/deinonychus-wild-safari-by-safari-ltd/
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This is only Papo's second plesiosaur. I reviewed their first offering in 2010, a Plesiosaurus, but it was really a Plesiosaurus in name only, a huge disappointment: https://dinotoyblog.com/plesiosaurus-papo/
This new plesiosaur is an immense improvement!
#DinoToyBlog #plesiosaur #plesiosaurs #pliosaur #MarineReptiles #toys
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Velociraptor osmolskae "Alpha" by Beasts of the Mesozoic (Creative Beast Studio): https://dinotoyblog.com/velociraptor-osmolskae-alpha-beasts-of-the-mesozoic-by-creative-beast-studio/
"The “Alpha” variant is, in my opinion, particularly attractive as a color variant, and makes a fine addition to one’s pack of articulated raptors."
I rarely share new Dinosaur Toy Blog reviews on this account since the blog became federated itself, so follow the blog directly if you want to see more posts like this: @dinotoyblog
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A question for @pfefferle about the Activitypub WP plugin. I want to add some default hashtags to every post to make them discoverable on the Fediverse. Such hashtags would be too broad to be used as native tags, they are only useful externally. In my case, hashtags like #DinoToyBlog & #dinosaurs
I manually added a hashtag to the "Post Content" area after the shortcode (see image). But, as you can see above, it doesn't become a hashtag on Mastodon.
Is there a way to do this?
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Happy Halloween from the #DinoToyBlog!
The Dinosaur Toy Blog is becoming more and more integrated into the Fediverse...you can now...
Follow the blog directly at @[email protected]
Follow the Peertube channel at @[email protected]
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@dinotoyblog My first proper video uploaded to Peertube instead of Youtube.
I can't quote-post on Mastodon (that feature can't come soon enough) so I'm commenting as well in an attempt to to add context and hashtag-reach to supplement my previous boost.
#PeerTube #Makertube #DinoToyBlog #FossilFriday #Diorama #dinosaurs #dinosaur #paleontology #prehistory #paleoart #miniatures
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Okay, I've finally dipped my toe into Peertube! My DinoToyBlog channel is now on the MakerTube instance here: https://makertube.net/a/dinotoyblog/video-channels
Thanks @MakerTube for hosting it!
The account to follow is
@dinotoyblogI've only uploaded one short video, a channel trailer, but there will be more to come: https://makertube.net/w/4JQ4sVLN1TGCGcTgj4WxGq
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Here's my own entry into the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest this year. I called it Burian's Procession and was going for a retro vibe.
The toys are small monochrome Marx models from the 1960s/70s. The background is my back garden.
I arranged the toys in a row atop a brick so I could get the camera low enough to make the animals look big.
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The results are in for the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2023. I've announced the prize winners and runners up here: https://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=11083
In first place was this diorama 'Sultry Feathers' by Federreptil
#DinoToyBlog #dinosaurs #dinosaur #diorama #photography #miniatures #paleoart
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Yet another new figure announcement on the Dinosaur Toy Blog. Here's a preview of an upcoming Carnotaurus model by Haolonggood, the seventh figure announced by this company for 2023: https://dinotoyblog.com/upcoming-release-from-haolonggood-new-for-2023pt-7/
#DinoToyBlog #dinosaur #toy #Carnotaurus #Haolonggood #paleontology
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Troodon by Mojo: https://dinotoyblog.com/troodon-mojo-fun/
"...troodontid skulls are known for their enlarged orbits, but the eyes on this one are downright miniscule. It ends up coming off like more of a generic dromaeosaur toy than a proper troodontid."
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog: Hadrosaurus (CollectA): https://dinotoyblog.com/hadrosaurus-collecta/
"Although only known from 35 bones and some teeth from a single specimen, Hadrosaurus is more significant than its fragmentary remains would suggest. Hadrosaurus foulkii was first described by Joseph Leidy in 1858 from remains found in New Jersey’s Woodbury Formation. It is the first dinosaur ever discovered in the United States and the first dinosaur skeleton..."
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Nothosaurus (Jurassic World Dino-Trackers, Danger Pack by Mattel): https://dinotoyblog.com/nothosaurus-jurassic-world-dino-trackers-danger-pack-by-mattel/
"The Mattel Nothosaurus is one of my favorite offerings from Mattel this year and one of their best non-dinosaurs. It should hold me over well enough until a company like PNSO, CollectA, or Safari delivers a proper figurine style Nothosaurus."
#DinoToyBlog #Nothosaurus #Mattel #toys #ActionFigure #JurassicWorld
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Recently on the Dinosaur Toy Blog: Giganotosaurus (Dinosaur Action by Kid Galaxy): https://dinotoyblog.com/giganotosaurus-dinosaur-action-by-kid-galaxy/
"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."
#DinoToyBlog #dinosaurs #toys #KidGalaxy #blog #review #Giganotosaurus
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Recently on the Dinosaur Toy Blog: Giganotosaurus (Dinosaur Action by Kid Galaxy): https://dinotoyblog.com/giganotosaurus-dinosaur-action-by-kid-galaxy/
"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."
#DinoToyBlog #dinosaurs #toys #KidGalaxy #blog #review #Giganotosaurus
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Recently on the Dinosaur Toy Blog: Giganotosaurus (Dinosaur Action by Kid Galaxy): https://dinotoyblog.com/giganotosaurus-dinosaur-action-by-kid-galaxy/
"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."
#DinoToyBlog #dinosaurs #toys #KidGalaxy #blog #review #Giganotosaurus
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Recently on the Dinosaur Toy Blog: Giganotosaurus (Dinosaur Action by Kid Galaxy): https://dinotoyblog.com/giganotosaurus-dinosaur-action-by-kid-galaxy/
"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."
#DinoToyBlog #dinosaurs #toys #KidGalaxy #blog #review #Giganotosaurus
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Papo are at it again, here's our take on their new Mosasaurus: https://dinotoyblog.com/mosasaurus-papo/
"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..."
#DinoToyBlog #Papo #Mosasaurus #JurassicWorld #reptile #toys #model #figure
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Deinocheirus by PNSO: https://dinotoyblog.com/deinocheirus-pnso/
"...the sculpt captures all the iconic features and proportions of this giant strange ornithomimosaur, with its duck-like bill, humped back, and a shaggy coat of feathers similar to the likes of an ostrich"
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Deinocheirus by PNSO: https://dinotoyblog.com/deinocheirus-pnso/
"...the sculpt captures all the iconic features and proportions of this giant strange ornithomimosaur, with its duck-like bill, humped back, and a shaggy coat of feathers similar to the likes of an ostrich"
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Deinocheirus by PNSO: https://dinotoyblog.com/deinocheirus-pnso/
"...the sculpt captures all the iconic features and proportions of this giant strange ornithomimosaur, with its duck-like bill, humped back, and a shaggy coat of feathers similar to the likes of an ostrich"
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Deinocheirus by PNSO: https://dinotoyblog.com/deinocheirus-pnso/
"...the sculpt captures all the iconic features and proportions of this giant strange ornithomimosaur, with its duck-like bill, humped back, and a shaggy coat of feathers similar to the likes of an ostrich"
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Deinocheirus by PNSO: https://dinotoyblog.com/deinocheirus-pnso/
"...the sculpt captures all the iconic features and proportions of this giant strange ornithomimosaur, with its duck-like bill, humped back, and a shaggy coat of feathers similar to the likes of an ostrich"
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This one's not even in the shops yet but here's the Dinosaur Toy Blog's big reveal and detailed review of Safari Ltd's new-for-2023 Estemmenosuchus: https://dinotoyblog.com/estemmenosuchus-wild-safari-by-safari-ltd/
"...we have skin impressions of Estemmenosuchus. They seem to show that the animal had smooth skin, enhancing the hippo-like appearance of Estemmenosuchus"
#DinoToyBlog #SafariLTD #Safari #dinosaurs #permian #FossilFriday
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On the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Mapusaurus (Prehistoric Animal Models by PNSO): https://dinotoyblog.com/mapusaurus-prehistoric-animal-models-by-pnso/
"It manages to look graceful and powerful at the same time."
#DinoToyBlog #Dinosaurs #dinosaur #figure #figures #PNSO #Mapusaurus
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Kronosaurus (Jurassic World Dino Trackers, Wild Roar by Mattel): https://dinotoyblog.com/kronosaurus-jurassic-world-dino-trackers-wild-roar-by-mattel/
"Most noteworthy is the addition of barnacles across the entire figure. They are minuscule but unmistakable for what they are, being round raised bumps with a small divot in their center"
#DinoToyBlog #plesiosaurs #plesiosaur #pliosaur #pliosaurs #kronosaurus #jurassicworld #Mattel
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I'm behind on Dinosaur Toy Blog and Animal Toy Blog updates...time for some posts to catch up on recent reviews.
Gallimimus (Schleich): https://dinotoyblog.com/gallimimus-schleich/
"The detailing is once again what we’ve all come to often expect of Schleich: okay, but definitely not in the same league as other prehistoric toy companies"
#DinoToyBlog #dinosaur #dinosaurs #toy #gallimimus #Schleich
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New on Dinosaur Toy Blog. Yutyrannus (Beasts of the Mesozoic by Creative Beast Studio): https://dinotoyblog.com/yutyrannus-beasts-of-the-mesozoic-by-creative-beast-studio/
"The sculpt adheres to the fossil evidence on the animal, from the long shaggy coat of filaments to the shape of the skull and crest and to the large, powerful, three-clawed fingered hands."
#DinoToyBlog #dinosaur #dinosaurs #figure #toys #BOTM #Creative
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog. Therizinosaurus (PNSO): https://dinotoyblog.com/therizinosaurus-pnso/
"PNSO's take on this unusual dinosaur is both refreshing and impressive on many levels."
#DinoToyBlog #dinosaur #dinosaurs #blog #toy #PNSO #Therizinosaurus
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog. Protoceratops andrewsi (Beasts of the Mesozoic 1:18) by Creative Beast Studio: https://dinotoyblog.com/protoceratops-andrewsi-beasts-of-the-mesozoic-118-by-creative-beast-studio/
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Tarbosaurus by Schleich: https://dinotoyblog.com/tarbosaurus-schleich/
Schleich are a hit and miss company when it comes to dinosaur toys, but they miss far more often than they hit.
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New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog: Monolophosaurus (Schleich)(2023): https://dinotoyblog.com/monolophosaurus-schleich2023/
"Schleich’s Monolophosaurus might not be the best representation of this dinosaur on the market, but for all intents and purposes it’s a pretty decent likeness that will make for good play in the hands of Schleich’s target audience."
#DinoToyBlog #dinosaurs #dinosaur #Schleich #toys #review #Monolophosaurus #Blog
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"Here we have the very first toy of Zuul, released in 2022 as part of the Dino Dana subline by Safari Ltd. "
New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Zuul (Dino Dana by Safari Ltd.): https://dinotoyblog.com/zuul-dino-dana-by-safari-ltd/