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Ceratosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)
Ceratosaurus is the other new Wild Safari theropod for 2012. Unlike Acrocanthosaurus, which is a brand new addition to the range, this Ceratosaurus replaces an older, now retired sculpt that was...
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Diplodocus (1988) (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)
Diplodocus is one of those all American sauropods every kid grew up with, right alongside Apatosaurus and Brachiosaurus. Described in 1878 it is still the longest known sauropod from a complete...
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Euoplocephalus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)
One of the earliest Carnegie figures made (it’s stamped ‘© 1988′), this Euoplocephalus is also the line’s very first ankylosaur figure. Remarkably, this review will also be this blog’s first to feature...
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Vagaceratops (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)
Safari have really performed excellently with the Wild Safari line this year. While their bipeds have attracted criticism from some quarters for having oversized feet (the Ceratosaurus being...
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Upcoming releases from Safari Ltd (New for 2013)
Although it’s only September, Safari Ltd have already provided information on the new figures they plan to release in 2013. The line up of prehistoric animals includes one new addition to the Carnegie...
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Prehistoric crocodiles (Toob by Safari Ltd)
Having recently familiarised ourselves with the prehistoric sharks ‘toob’ by Safari Ltd, let’s now pour out the contents of a different toob. This time it’s the turn of the prehistoric crocodiles....
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Gastornis (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)
Perhaps surprisingly for an animal that was a staple of popular books on prehistoric life for decades (and made an appearance in Walking With Beasts), models of Gastornis are a little thin on the...
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Diabloceratops (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)
Safari’s take on the sinisterly horned ceratopsian from Utah is the second Diabloceratops figure of 2013, following Collecta’s pretty decent effort a few months prior. While it can be a bit dull when...
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Dracorex (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)
Where reviews of new toys are concerned this 2012 release has somehow gone neglected. Now, amidst the flurry of reviews for newer models I’m writing one for this little guy. I’m writing of course about...
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Tyrannosaurus rex (2014) (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)
Just as the Carnegie collection’s 10 year milestone was celebrated with the release of an updated Tyrannosaurus sculpt, so this year’s 25th anniversary sees the release of an all-new T. rex figure, one...
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Velociraptor (2015) (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)
So this is it – the very end of the Carnegie Collection. At least we got our feathered Velociraptor before the final bow. It’s by no means perfect, but it should at least prove more popular than last...
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Iguanodon (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)
The hulking ornithopod Iguanodon bernissartensis is probably the loveliest thing ever to spring from a mine in Belgium. Known from a number of remarkably complete specimens, you’d think it’d be hard to...
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