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The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2026, sponsored by Happy Hen Toys, is now open!
Details here: https://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=12584.msg422476
#dinosaurs #dinosaur #diorama #photography #contest #toys #HappyHenToys #DinoToyForum #DinoToyBlog
Oh, yeah, well can your mammoth do THIS!?
RE: https://dinotoyblog.com/baby-dinosaurs-dolores-aquilops-jurassic-world-by-lego/
Merry Christmas from the Dinosaur Toy Blog!
RE: https://dinotoyblog.com/titanosaurus-jurassic-world-rebirth-by-mattel/
We're gonna need a bigger shelf...
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.
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
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.
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.
Top 10 Stegosaur Figures
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!
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.
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.
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.
Top 10 New Prehistoric Animal Figures of 2023
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.
The Birthday Liopleurodon
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
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
Happy Valentine’s Day 💝 from the Dinosaur Toy Blog!
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
@AmyIsCoolz Yep! We reviewed this one on the #DinoToyBlog: https://dinotoyblog.com/deinonychus-wild-safari-by-safari-ltd/
Sega Miniature Dinosaurs Unboxing
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
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
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?
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]
@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
Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2023 – all 34 entries
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
@dinotoyblog
I've only uploaded one short video, a channel trailer, but there will be more to come: https://makertube.net/w/4JQ4sVLN1TGCGcTgj4WxGq
DinoToyBlog Channel Trailer
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.
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
All the entries are in for the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2023. You can browse them all on the DinoToyForum here: https://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=11064.0
You can also cast votes for your favourites in the poll to decide the winners if you feel so inclined, you just need to register for an account.
#DinoToyBlog #DinoToyForum #dioramas #photography #dinosaurs #contest #paleontology
@dinotoyblog I've edited the original post on the blog to add alt text to the image. That change comes through to the Fediverse, which is fantastic!
The only notable difference now between manually sharing posts and using the #Wordpress #ActivityPub plugin, is the ability to add a broad #DinoToyBlog hashtag. A keyword like that would be useless on the actual blog (e.g. as a tag or category) but is kinda crucial on the Fediverse. @pfefferle are there any plans for such a shortcode in the future?
If you're planning to submit an entry to the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2023 then make sure you don't miss the deadline on Saturday 30th September – it's less than two weeks away!
The contest details are here: https://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=10625
You can now follow the whole Dinosaur Toy Blog on the Fediverse: @dinotoyblog
Previously you could only follow individual dinotoyblog authors, but this new account groups all new posts under one umbrella.
Replies on the Fediverse should even appear as comments on the blog.
Thanks to @pfefferle and the #Automattic team for the fantastic Wordpress plugin that makes this possible.
New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog. Our review of the 1:35 scale Tianzhenosaurus by Haolonggood: https://dinotoyblog.com/tianzhenosaurus-135-scientific-art-model-by-haolonggood/
"Even the smallest osteoderms are sculpted and the fleshy part of the skin shows well-defined wrinkles...I was trying to do internet searches to find more images of this genus to see how it’s been reconstructed, but honestly about 90% of the hits on Google are this toy!"
#DinoToyBlog #dinosaur #toys #paleontology #prehistoric #Haolonggood