The Papo green Styracosaurus dinosaur model is now in stock at Everything Dinosaur. This figure is a new colour variant of the original (red) Papo Styracosaurus figure that was introduced into the “Les Dinosaures” model range in 2011, but has now been retired.
A close-up view of the beautifully painted Papo green Styracosaurus. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
A Popular Horned Dinosaur
Styracosaurus is a popular horned dinosaur. Team members at Everything Dinosaur are often asked about this spiky centrosaurine, a dinosaur that was formally described and named more than a century ago (Lawrence Lambe in 1913). It is perhaps second only to Triceratops in terms of its popularity. Styracosaurus can be regarded as a superstar amongst the Ceratopsia.
The Papo green Styracosaurus figure. The skin texture shows lots of detail and this hand-painted figure has a striking colour scheme. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Papo Green Styracosaurus Dinosaur Model
One of a handful of new models to be added to the Papo range, this figure effectively replaces the original Papo Styracosaurus model. Everything Dinosaur has been able to source a limited stock of the retired Papo red Styracosaurus. The UK-based mail order company is able to, at least for a short while, to offer both Papo Styracosaurus figures (green and red).
Everything Dinosaur have been able to obtain some Papo red Styracosaurus dinosaur models. This model has been retired but Everything Dinosaur has been able to source some figures from the factory. Available whilst stocks last. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:
“We are pleased to announce that the green Papo Styracosaurus figure is now available. It is great to have this figure in stock in time for the festive season.”
The new for 2022 Papo green Styracosaurus model. A new colour variant of the Papo Styracosaurus dinosaur figure that was originally introduced in 2011. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
The next entry on Everything Dinosaur’s YouTube channel will be a Rebor display bases video review. The Rebor non-scale diorama base two pack entitled Summer Kisses, Winter Tears will be the focus of our next video. A short video highlighting these two excellent display bases will be posted up in a few days.
The Rebor non-scale diorama base two pack Summer Kisses and Winter Tears will be featured on Everything Dinosaur’s YouTube channel. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
New Additions to the Rebor Range
Everything Dinosaur has stocked every Rebor figure, since the company burst onto the model collecting scene back in late 2014. This is the first time that Rebor have made display bases. The stunning bases are made from polystone resin and show the same landscape but at different times of the year. The Summer Kisses display base shows the landscape during the wet season and consequently, the ground is verdant and lush. In contrast, Winter Tears depicts the same ground but during the dry season, when there was little fresh vegetation about.
The Rebor diorama display bases Summer Kisses (top) and Winter Tears (bottom).
Rebor Display Bases
Although the bases have been cleverly designed, the cartons containing these beautiful models were damaged in transit. The outer carton (product packaging) is not in the usual high standard expected of the Rebor range. Everything Dinosaur has put up a note about the condition of the outer carton on the Rebor display bases product page:
“Please note the outer packaging for these figures has been damaged in transit to our warehouse. Whilst we have opened, inspected and checked all the display bases, unfortunately the outer packaging for the Rebor Non-scale Diorama bases is below the standard one would normally expect.”
Everything Dinosaur has announced that their next YouTube video will focus on the Rebor display bases – Summer Kisses and Winter Tears.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Team members concerned about customers receiving a broken model have set about opening all the Rebor bases that we have in stock. Each figure has been carefully unpacked, checked and then re-packed with extra card inserted to help support the outer carton and to prevent any damage to the beautiful bases.
Our diligence is certainly paying off, it may be early days, these magnificent bases have only been in stock for a short while, but they have already picked up 5-star reviews.
Everything Dinosaur receives 5-star feedback for the Rebor display bases.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur confirmed that they would take great care with the packing of these bases, doing all they can to ensure that the bases reach customers in tip-top condition.
The recently introduced (2022) CollectA deluxe Spinosaurus dinosaur model has been well received by dinosaur fans and model collectors. The latest incarnation of the largest theropod known to science is just one of the Spinosaurus figures that have been made by CollectA. Their range of Spinosaurus replicas helps to chart how our perceptions about this carnivorous dinosaur have changed.
The CollectA Deluxe Spinosaurus dinosaur model. A recently introduced (2022) updated replica of the giant, North African theropod Spinosaurus.
The CollectA Deluxe Spinosaurus
The first Spinosaurus model introduced by CollectA came out not long after the range was launched. It depicted this dinosaur as a colourful biped. The model was short-lived, it was replaced by a more muted version.
The first CollectA Spinosaurus model. The dinosaur was depicted as a colourful biped.
Spinosaurus Replicas and Models
Since the early days of the CollectA range, Spinosaurus has been an integral part of the company’s product offering. In 2010, the first Spinosaurus in the CollectA Deluxe range was added.
In 2015 CollectA introduced their first Spinosaurus replicas depicting this animal as an obligate quadruped (walking on all fours). Three models were introduced, a 1:40 scale CollectA Deluxe Spinosaurus replica and two smaller models (Spinosaurus walking and Spinosaurus swimming). The 2015 swimming Spinosaurus model was the first CollectA model to be introduced that depicted a swimming dinosaur. These figures commemorated the centenary of the formal scientific description and naming of this theropod (1915 Stromer). CollectA was the first toy company to make a model of S. aegyptiacus based on the comprehensive reassessment carried out the previous year in a scientific paper entitled “Semiaquatic adaptations in a giant predatory dinosaur” (Ibrahim et al). The 2015 swimming Spinosaurus model was officially retired in 2019.
CollectA Spinosaurus available from Everything Dinosaur (2015). Picture credit Everything Dinosaur.
The latest version of this iconic carnivorous dinosaur to be added, the 2022 CollectA deluxe Spinosaurus has a restyled dorsal fin and the tail has been thickened to reflect yet more published research on this dinosaur: Spinosaurus – The River Monster.
The CollectA Deluxe swimming Spinosaurus in 1:40 scale (approximately).
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented that the history of CollectA Spinosaurus models closely reflects the changing views held by palaeontologists. The changing models of Spinosaurus demonstrate how perceptions about this huge dinosaur have changed over the last two decades.
The new for 2022 Spinosaurus has certainly proved popular with one model reviewer posting on Everything Dinosaur’s website that this figure was the “best CollectA model ever”.
Time for Everything Dinosaur team members to take a look at the Wild Safari Prehistoric World Citipati dinosaur model, after the manufacturer (Safari Ltd) sent Everything Dinosaur some extra pictures of this popular feathered replica.
Under the magnifying glass! Safari Limited’s Wild Safari Prehistoric World feathered Citipati replica.
Wild Safari Prehistoric World Citipati
Originally introduced in 2019, into Safari Limited’s Wild Safari Prehistoric World series, this colourful replica has swiftly become a firm favourite with dinosaur fans and collectors of prehistoric animal models.
The manufacturing and distribution of this dinosaur figure was prescient. Production of the model was underway when a new scientific paper was published proposing that additional specimens should be added to the Citipati genus. The genus name for this three-metre-long theropod comes from the Sanskrit for “funeral pyre lord”, a reference to a tale from Buddhist folklore about two religious disciples that were beheaded by a thief. The beautifully preserved Citipati specimens were excavated from the red sandstone deposits of the Djadokhta Formation. The species name is in honour of the Polish palaeontologist Halszka Osmólska (1930 – 2008), who pioneered research into Asian dinosaurs and made a substantial contribution to our understanding of the diversity of the Theropoda from the Upper Cretaceous deposits of Mongolia.
Home on the range – the Wild Safari Prehistoric World Citipati dinosaur figure, a wonderful replica of a Late Cretaceous feathered theropod dinosaur.
Accurate and Detailed Prehistoric Animal Models
Safari Ltd has built up a strong reputation for the production of accurate and detailed prehistoric animal models. The Citipati figure is just one of a series of feathered theropod models in the Wild Safari Prehistoric World range. To view this range: Feathered Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animal Models (Safari Ltd).
Citipati dinosaur model. One of a selection of Citipati images sent to Everything Dinosaur team members by our chums at Safari Ltd.
Everything Dinosaur still has some models of the recently retired Papo red Styracosaurus dinosaur replica in stock. This popular Papo horned dinosaur figure has been out of production for some time, but team members at Everything Dinosaur were able to source a small number of these figures.
The Papo red Styracosaurus in left lateral view. This rare and recently retired Papo dinosaur model from the “Les Dinosaures” range is still available from Everything Dinosaur (whilst stocks last). Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Papo “Les Dinosaures”
Papo’s range of dinosaur and prehistoric animal figures entitled “Les Dinosaures” has continued to expand since the inception of this series. There are around fifty figures in “Les Dinosaures” and although dinosaur models dominate, the series includes marine reptiles, prehistoric mammals, two pterosaurs (Pteranodon and Quetzalcoatlus) and even a replica of a caveman holding a club and a flint-tipped spear.
As the range has expanded, then inevitably some figures end up being retired and moving out of production. Everything Dinosaur is able to source, via its connections at Papo some of the more difficult to obtain figures and models, including the now retired Papo red Styracosaurus.
Papo red Styracosaurus in anterior view. Will this rare model be heading your way? Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
The Papo Red Styracosaurus Dinosaur Model
The replica is a representation of Styracosaurus albertensis, a ceratopsian that was formally named and scientifically described in 1913 (Lawrence Lambe).
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:
“We know how disappointed collectors get when they are unable to complete their model collection as a figure has been retired. We do understand this and we work hard to ensure that figures that are unobtainable elsewhere are still available from our website. It’s all part of our customer service, we try to help where we can.”
The new for 2022 Wild Safari Prehistoric World Patagotitan model is in stock at Everything Dinosaur. This large replica of a super-sized titanosaur has arrived at Everything Dinosaur’s warehouse and team members are busy contacting all those customers who requested an alert when the dinosaur model was available.
The Wild Safari Prehistoric World Patagotitan model has arrived at Everything Dinosaur. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Wild Safari Prehistoric World Patagotitan Model
The Wild Safari Prehistoric World Patagotitan model measures around 40 cm in length and that beautiful and carefully sculpted head is raised off the ground by about 10.5 cm. Although Safari Ltd do not provide a declared scale for this figure, team members estimate that the Patagotitan model is in approximately 1:100 scale.
A close-up view of the new for 2022 Wild Safari Prehistoric World Patagotitan dinosaur model. This new dinosaur model is in stock at Everything Dinosaur.
Patagotitan Fact Sheet
Everything Dinosaur team members have researched and written a Patagotitan mayorum fact sheet. The fact sheet also contains a scale drawing providing an indication of the huge size of this massive dinosaur. Patagotitan mayorum can claim to be the biggest terrestrial animal known to science, based on substantially complete fossil remains. The first fossil evidence for Patagotitan emerged in 2008 and pictures of its fossils have been circulated widely. Patagotitan was formally named and described in 2017.
The new for 2022 Wild Safari Prehistoric World Patagotitan model. This titanosaur model measures over 38 cm long which effectively makes this figure a 1:100 scale model.
Models Available from Everything Dinosaur
The Patagotitan model joins over ninety prehistoric animal figures in the Wild Safari Prehistoric World range available from Everything Dinosaur. The range already contains a number of sauropod figures including Apatosaurus, Amargasaurus, Brachiosaurus, Malawisaurus and Camarasaurus.
To view the extensive range of dinosaur and prehistoric animal models available, take a look at the Safari Ltd section of Everything Dinosaur’s website: Wild Safari Prehistoric Animal Figures and Models.
Team members at Everything Dinosaur have been busy assessing an Atlasaurus dinosaur model at the request of a customer. The UK-based mail order company had been contacted by a potential customer in America who was looking to purchase an Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus figure.
The customer was seeking assurance that the head of the model was painted accurately. We were happy to oblige and sent some images of the dinosaur model we had selected so that the customer could see the quality of the Eofauna Scientific research models that are currently stocked.
The Eofauna Atlasaurus. Everything Dinosaur team members inspect a figure for a customer. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus Model
Introduced in 2019, the Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus dinosaur model continues to be popular amongst dinosaur fans and model collectors. It was the first sauropod figure made by this company and it has received praise and positive feedback. However, our American contact wanted to be sure that they would be getting a model with an excellent paint scheme. Team members were happy to email over images of the Atlasaurus model that they had chosen.
A close-up view of the beautifully painted head of the Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus dinosaur model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Checking Prehistoric Animal Models for Customers
An Atlasaurus model was selected and team members carefully checked the painting of the head and body of the figure. The replica was checked and then once the images had been received by the American client, it was simply a case of waiting to hear back from the USA.
The customer approved our selection, placed an order on the Everything Dinosaur website and the Atlasaurus was on its way to the USA the next day.
Assessing an Atlasaurus
Whether it’s assessing an Atlasaurus or checking over a Camarasaurus we are quite happy to assist customers with their model selections.
Everything Dinosaur stocks a wide range of Eofauna Scientific Research prehistoric animal models. To view these models on Everything Dinosaur’s user-friendly website: Eofauna Scientific Research Models.
Everything Dinosaur will be stocking the new for 2022 PNSO Deinocheirus model. A stunning replica of a bizarre theropod dinosaur. Jacques the PNSO Deinocheirus is already on its way to Everything Dinosaur and it is expected to arrive at the company’s UK warehouse in the next few weeks (November 2022).
The beautifully painted, feathered theropod – Jacques the Deinocheirus dinosaur model.
Jacques the PNSO Deinocheirus Model
The figure is based on the very latest scientific reconstruction of this giant ornithomimosaur which was named and described in 1970. The arms of this biped, at around 2.4 metres in length, are amongst the largest arms of any known member of the Theropoda. The PNSO replica has been given plenty of plumage on its forelimbs and a long tail with a tuft of feathers on the end.
The PNSO Jacques the Deinocheirus dinosaur model.
PNSO Deinocheirus Model Measurements
The model measures a fraction over 29.2 cm in length and that prominent hump and beautifully detailed head stand over 12 cm off the ground. Jacques the Deinocheirus is part of the very popular PNSO mid-size model range.
The PNSO Deinocheirus model measures 29.2 cm long and the head stands some 12.5 cm off the ground.
Expected to Arrive at the Same Time as the Sinopliosaurus
The new PNSO Deinocheirus figure is the last, scheduled PNSO prehistoric animal model to be introduced this year. It will be on the same shipment as the PNSO Sinopliosaurus figure that we at Everything Dinosaur announced in August: PNSO Adding a Sinopliosaurus Dinosaur Model.
A close-up view of the elongated beak of the Deinocheirus model, this dinosaur has an articulated lower jaw.
Supplied with Poster, Booklet and QR Code
The PNSO Jacques the Deinocheirus model has an articulated jaw. It is supplied with a sci-art poster, a 64-page, fully illustrated booklet and the box has a QR code on it permitting access to a short product video.
The new PNSO Deinocheirus dinosaur model is supplied with a full-colour, illustrated booklet and a sci-art poster. Customers can also scan a QR code to gain access to a short video that explains how the model was created.
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur welcomed the new PNSO figure and confirmed that it was scheduled to be in stock in November.
To view the large range of PNSO prehistoric animal models available from Everything Dinosaur: PNSO Age of Dinosaurs.
Everything Dinosaur’s customer newsletter for September features the latest Rebor replicas to arrive, a chance to purchase rare Rebor museum quality Titanoboas and two CollectA deluxe dinosaurs including the recently introduced CollectA deluxe Triceratops horridus dinosaur model.
The new Rebor non-scale, diorama display bases “Summer Kisses and “Winter Tears” provide the headlines for our latest customer communication.
The Rebor “Summer Kisses” and “Winter Tears” display bases feature in Everything Dinosaur’s September newsletter. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
“Summer Kisses” and “Winter Tears” are the first, bespoke diorama bases to be introduced into Rebor’s extensive model range. They contain amazing detail and the tree stump featured on the bases provides extra support and stability for Rebor replicas. To read about these exciting new additions: Looking at “Winter Tears” and “Summer Kisses”.
Please note, the outer packaging for these figures has been damaged in transit to our warehouse. Whilst we have opened, inspected and checked all the display bases, unfortunately the outer packaging for the Rebor Non-scale Diorama bases is below the standard one would normally expect.
Rebor T. rex Models “Kiss” and “Tusk”
Also prominent in Everything Dinosaur’s customer newsletter are the two new Rebor Tyrannosaurus rex models “Kiss” and “Tusk”. The “Kiss” T. rex figure has been given lips, whilst “Tusk” reflects a more conventional view with T. rex being lipless and having an overbite.
Both newly introduced theropod replicas have proved to be extremely popular with model collectors.
The two new for 2022 Rebor Tyrannosaurus rex models feature in Everything Dinosaur’s September customer newsletter. The Rebor “Tusk” a dinosaur model without lips and an overbite is left, whilst the lipped Rebor “Kiss is “right”. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Rebor Titanoboa Museum Class Maquettes
Customers who have subscribed to Everything Dinosaur’s free newsletter have also been given an update on the availability of the two special-edition Rebor Titanoboa maquettes “Brian Diccus” and “Monty Resurgent”. These 1:11 scale replicas were originally introduced in 2021 but are now becoming increasingly rare and difficult to obtain. Fortunately, for model collectors Everything Dinosaur does still have these figures in stock.
The two, special-edition Rebor Titanoboa Museum Class maquettes feature in the latest Everything Dinosaur customer newsletter. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric World Figures
The latest edition of the Everything Dinosaur customer newsletter also features the recently arrived CollectA Deluxe Triceratops horridus model and highlights the best-selling CollectA Deluxe Edmontosaurus. These ornithischian models demonstrate the quality of workmanship associated with the CollectA ranges.
The Everything Dinosaur September newsletter features the recently arrived CollectA Deluxe Triceratops horridus and the best-selling CollectA Deluxe Edmontosaurus. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur explained that the company sends out informative and helpful product updates from time to time and recommended that model collectors subscribe.
Everything Dinosaur has commissioned a Sinopliosaurus drawing as they prepare for the arrival of the PNSO Sinopliosaurus dinosaur model later in the autumn. The Sinopliosaurus illustration will be used in a free fact sheet that team members intend to send out with product sales.
Everything Dinosaur’s commissioned Sinopliosaurus illustration. This drawing will feature on the Sinopliosaurus fact sheet that the company is producing. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Resolving Taxonomy and Size Issues
It is our intention to produce a scale drawing of this putative spinosaurid. This in itself is quite a challenge as the fossils ascribed to this theropod have had a long and complicated taxonomic history. In addition, the size of this Chinese member of the Spinosauridae remains unknown, such is the fragmentary nature of the fossil material. If Sinopliosaurus (S. fusuiensis) is a synonym for Siamosaurus, the first reported and formally scientifically described spinosaurid from Asia* then size estimates would range between five and in excess of nine metres in length.
PNSO are adding a second member of the Spinosauridae family to their mid-size model range. Joining Essien the Spinosaurus is Chongzuo the Sinopliosaurus. This figure is due to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in the late autumn (2022). Team members are researching and writing a fact sheet for this theropod dinosaur.
Siamosaurus suteethorni was named and described in 1986 (Éric Buffetaut and Rucha Ingavat), the absence of more substantial and complete fossil material, especially skull material has made estimating the potential size of these Early Cretaceous theropod dinosaurs extremely difficult.
Sinopliosaurus Drawing
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:
“We congratulate PNSO for adding a replica of such an enigmatic Chinese fossil specimen to their Age of Dinosaurs mid-size model range. Whilst we welcome the introduction of some of the less well-known theropods, the addition of the Sinopliosaurus has given us a headache when it comes to researching and producing the free fact sheet on this dinosaur. However, we are confident that we will be able to rise to the challenge and anyway, we could always consult our customers and get their input on this matter.”
The PNSO Chongzuo the Sinopliosaurus is expected in stock at Everything Dinosaur later in the autumn, perhaps early to mid-November (2022).
To view the range of PNSO prehistoric animal models and figures in stock at Everything Dinosaur: PNSO Prehistoric Animal Figures.
