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24 04, 2020

Everything Dinosaur and Rebor Titanoboa

By Mike|2024-02-18T08:48:02+00:00April 24th, 2020|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|9 Comments

Everything Dinosaur and Rebor Titanoboa

Fans of the excellent Rebor range of replicas and figures may be aware that news has been announced about the release of the eagerly anticipated Rebor Titanoboa (T. cerrejonensis) figure. Everything Dinosaur team members have kept in close contact with all our suppliers in what are difficult and challenging times for us all. We commend all the staff at Rebor for managing to get this figure produced and made available.

The Rebor Titanoboa 1:35 Scale Replica “Monty”

"Monty" the Rebor Titanoboa model. — *Rebor “Monty” Titanoboa model.*

Production Schedule and Availability

The model is scheduled to be available for sending out from the factory to our warehouse in the UK at the end of May. This means, that if a shipping service is used* then we can expect this item to be available on-line at Everything Dinosaur in July (possibly a little earlier).

*Shipping – air freight may not be possible for this figure. It is important that cargo flights give priority to the global movement of medical equipment, personal protective equipment and other essential items at the time of this worldwide crisis (coronavirus).

For Rebor models and figures: Rebor Figures and Models.

This means that these figures may not arrive as promptly as usual, but at this difficult time we are sure our customers can understand the situation and the restrictions on logistics in these unprecedented circumstances.

The Price of Rebor Titanoboa

The published price of this figure for the moment is £29.16 plus VAT if appropriate and postage (pricing may change due to changes in freight prices, currency fluctuations and other factors).

Rebor “Monty” Titanoboa cerrejonensis Model

Securing your Rebor Titanoboa with Everything Dinosaur

Originally, there were plans to release several colour variants of this 1:35 scale figure. For the time being, “Monty” will only be available in one colour scheme and stock of this item is limited.

We have a reserve list for this item. Anyone who has expressed an interest in the Rebor Titanoboa and has been placed on our reserve list will be emailed in the next 24-hours by Everything Dinosaur.

If you wish to join our reserve list for the Rebor Titanoboa, simply send an email to us: Email Everything Dinosaur about Rebor Titanoboa.

IN SUMMARY

Rebor Titanoboa “Monty” – likely to be available July 2020 (approximately).
Published price at the moment is £29.16 GBP (plus sales tax if appropriate) and postage.
One colour variant available.
Limited stocks.
Everything Dinosaur customers who have already expressed an interest in this model will be emailed by Everything Dinosaur and updated.
If you wish to join our reserve list for the Rebor Titanoboa: Email Everything Dinosaur.

Please note our reservation list for the first batch of this model is now closed (25th April 2020).

The Everything Dinosaur website: Everything Dinosaur.

21 04, 2020

Unique Paleo-Creatures Moschops “Turntable Tuesday”

By Mike|2024-02-17T22:18:29+00:00April 21st, 2020|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Everything Dinosaur videos, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases, Product Reviews|0 Comments

Paleo-Creatures Moschops “Turntable Tuesday”

It is time to pop into the Everything Dinosaur studio to produce another YouTube video. This week, it is the Paleo-Creatures Moschops model that is being put through its paces for our “turntable Tuesday” feature. This is the first time that we have made such a video involving one of the prehistoric animal replicas from the Paleo-Creatures range.

Paleo-Creatures Moschops Highlighted on “Turntable Tuesday”

Video credit: Everything Dinosaur

A Paleo-Creatures Moschops Model

The Paleo-Creatures range features an array of incredible replicas, all designed and individually sculpted by Jesús Toledo, a very talented artist based in Spain. The Paleo-Creatures range includes dinosaurs and some of the more bizarre and astonishing animals from the fossil record, amazing creatures such as Moschops, a 1:20 scale figure of a therapsid, fossils of which come from the famous Karoo Basin of southern Africa.

A Paleo-Creatures Moschops Replica

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The Paleo-Creatures Moschops figure is supplied with a display base, two plant accessories and a helpful bilingual data card (written in both English and Spanish).

An Exciting Range of Prehistoric Animal Figures

Each and every one of the figures in the Paleo-Creatures range has been individually hand-crafted. Only a few of each type of model is produced at any time. The beautifully detailed scale models represent a wide range of extinct creatures, including replicas from the Palaeozoic, such as the Late Permian Moschops, but also the likes of Aegirocassis, an Ordovician anomalocarid, the prehistoric shark Xenacanthus, the astonishing Tullimonstrum and the enormous arthropod Arthropleura.

To view the range of prehistoric animal figures and models available from Everything Dinosaur: Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal Figures.

The Paleo-Creatures Range of Prehistoric Animal Figures

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Everything Dinosaur on YouTube

The Everything Dinosaur YouTube channel provides lots of helpful information on prehistoric animals including numerous reviews and “turntable Tuesday” videos. It has already attracted thousands of subscribers, to view the rest of the “turntable Tuesday” series and all the other videos on the Everything Dinosaur YouTube channel: Everything Dinosaur on YouTube.

We recommend that dinosaur fans and collectors subscribe to Everything Dinosaur on YouTube.

Paleo-Creatures Moschops Model

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“There are not that many figures of Late Permian therapsids available these days. It is great to see that Paleo-Creatures have added a replica of Moschops to their already extensive model range. We look forward to highlighting more models in the Paleo-Creatures range in the very near future on Everything Dinosaur’s YouTube channel.”

The Paleo-Creatures Moschops Replica on the Turntable Ready for “Turntable Tuesday” at Everything Dinosaur

The Paleo-Creatures Moschops model features on "turntable Tuesday". — *Examining the Paleo-Creatures 1:20 sale Moschops model thanks to Everything Dinosaur’s “turntable Tuesday”. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Visit the Everything Dinosaur website: Everything Dinosaur.

20 04, 2020

New Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex Deluxe with Articulated Jaw

By Mike|2024-02-17T20:46:56+00:00April 20th, 2020|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Product Reviews|0 Comments

Reviewing the Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex Deluxe

The current difficulties we are all experiencing (coronavirus outbreak), are having a significant impact on all our lives. At Everything Dinosaur, we are doing what we can to continue to work as normally as possible. Whilst the mail order side of the company is still operating, we are hampered by delays in production both of existing and new for 2020 prehistoric animal models. Take for example, the Mojo Fun Prehistoric Life model range.

Mojo Fun Prehistoric Life Models

A lot of work had gone into revamping and extending the company’s range of dinosaur figures. A total of sixteen new models/colour variants of existing models were due to be introduced this spring. These have all been delayed due to coronavirus. Everything Dinosaur is doing all it can to bring these new models into stock, we are optimistic that these figures will be available in a few weeks.

Sixteen New Dinosaur Models Including a Deluxe Tyrannosaurus rex, a Spinosaurus and a Troodontid Due to be Introduced

Lots of new dinosaur models due out soon from Mojo Fun. — *The extended range of dinosaur and prehistoric animal models from Mojo Fun.*

Picture credit: Mojo Fun (Mojo Fun Prehistoric Life)

In the meantime, the delay has allowed us to get a little creative when it comes to highlighting this range. With some production models and prototypes around the office, this gave us the opportunity for some collectors and dinosaur enthusiasts to get their hands on a replica long before anybody else.

The Everything Dinosaur website: Visit Everything Dinosaur.

The new for 2020 Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex with an articulated jaw was despatched to Thomas, a student with an ambition to study palaeontology at university, so that he could provide a review of a figure from an expert’s point of view.

Our thanks to Thomas, for his comments and for the excellent photographs he sent us.

Reviewing the Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex with Articulated Jaw

The 2020 Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex is a great improvement upon their previous Red T. rex. The new 2020 figure is a large figure at around 30 cm or 1 foot long and over 10 cm tall (10.8 cm tall roughly). The model’s dynamic walking posture can be interpreted in many different ways allowing for several creative scenarios to be made, such as stalking prey, exploring territory, a general walking motion or even pursuing a fleeing prey item.

Stalking Prey or Exploring a Territory – The New for 2020 Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex Deluxe

Mojo Fun Prehistoric Life T. rex Deluxe (2020) — *The dynamic walking posture of the new T. rex figure.*

Picture credit: Thomas

An Attractive Choice of Colouration

The figure is sturdy and stands well but can have difficulty standing on softer ground (grass) and uneven surfaces such as gravel. The rusty orange to copper colouration chosen for the figure is an interesting and attractive choice which helps to make the model stand out more amongst other figures and perhaps more appealing to younger minds.

The Texture of the T. rex Replica is Highlighted

Interesting texture on the Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex Deluxe. — *The texture of the new for 2020 T. rex is rough with multiple bumpy ridges along the top of the neck, back and halfway down the tail.*

Picture credit: Thomas

Ridges Along the Neck, Back and Halfway Down the Tail

The texture of the figure is rough with multiple bumpy ridges along the top of the neck, back and halfway down the tail. The model is quite firm in hand and has a nice weight to it. On top of this, the figure is also fairly robust and can endure rough play but the paint job in certain areas of the body can be chipped easily, though, in the case of imaginative play this may give the figure further character as the scrapes can be interpreted as battle scarring.

The Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex has an Articulated Jaw

The Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex Deluxe has an articualted lower jaw. — *The new for 2020 Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex Deluxe has an articulated jaw.*

Picture credit: Thomas

Eye-catching Colouration

Its eye-catching colouration gives the impression of a fierce animal, something many people might find appealing about this figure. The articulated jaw feature allows for further creative and imaginative play though it can be a bit loose at times and has a somewhat limited degree of movement. The overall sculpt of the figure gives off some “Jurassic Park” vibes adding to the figure’s appeal for creative play. The hands of the figure are not pronated which is a plus.

Plenty of Detail to Admire in the Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex Deluxe

Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex Deluxe with an articulated jaw. — *Eye-catching detail of the model with its articulated jaw.*

Picture credit: Thomas

Concluding Comments

In conclusion, the 2020 Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex figure is great for imaginative and creative play and is quite durable and robust. Its relatively high sturdiness also means that on hard surfaces it is unlikely to fall over very easily, an issue that a lot of older theropod figures have, this is achieved by an increase in foot size and a well-balanced figure opting for a more dense plastic allowing for the figure to stand firmly.

Ideal for Imaginative and Creative Play

Great for robust, imaginative play the Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex Deluxe. — *Ideal for robust, imaginative play the new for 2020 Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex Deluxe.*

Picture credit: Thomas

I would like to thank Everything Dinosaur for providing me with the opportunity to a write a review on this great figure.

Providing a View on the Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex Dinosaur Model

Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex Deluxe reviewed. — *A review of Tyrannosaurus rex from top to tail.*

Picture credit: Thomas

Our thanks to Thomas for his review and for sending the splendid photographs.

Stock Expected Soon

All sixteen of the new for 2020 Mojo Fun dinosaur models are expected to be in stock soon at Everything Dinosaur. Naturally, we will do all that we can to keep dinosaur fans and collectors informed about deliveries.

In the meantime, to view the existing range of Mojo Fun Prehistoric Life models: Mojo Fun Prehistoric and Extinct models.

18 04, 2020

Mojo Fun Woolly Mammoth Models

By Mike|2024-02-17T18:37:52+00:00April 18th, 2020|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Product Reviews|0 Comments

Mojo Fun Woolly Mammoth Models

As team members at Everything Dinosaur eagerly await the arrival of the new figures in the Mojo Fun Prehistoric and Extinct range, we thought it would be an opportune moment to reflect on some of the current figures in this extensive range of prehistoric animals. As well as lots of different dinosaurs, the Mojo Fun series also includes numerous prehistoric mammals (and not so prehistoric in the case of the Thylacine and the Quagga, as both are only recently extinct).

Mojo Fun Woolly Mammoth Models

The Mojo Fun model range includes a splendid Brontotherium replica inspired, no doubt, by the 19th century fossil discoveries, along with a sturdy Deinotherium and three extinct mammalian carnivores, namely Daeodon, Hyaenodon gigas and a Smilodon replica, a staple in most model ranges these days.

Naturally, the Mojo Fun range also features a Woolly Mammoth, a pair to be precise, an adult and a calf.

The Mojo Fun Prehistoric and Extinct Woolly Mammoth Models

Mojo Fun Woolly Mammoth models. — *Woolly Mammoth adult and juvenile models (Mojo Fun).*

Picture credit: Mojo Fun/Everything Dinosaur

Mojo Fun Woolly Mammoths

Just as with the Smilodon, Woolly Mammoth models (Mammuthus primigenius), tend to be somewhat ubiquitous today and these two excellent Mojo Fun figures can be easily overlooked. However, we urge collectors to consider adding these two delightful figures to their Ice Age animal collection. The adult animal model has a beautifully detailed, long, shaggy coat and the paintwork around the eye is very well done. The adult Woolly Mammoth figure is around ten centimetres high at the shoulders, it makes an ideal and cost effective 1:20 scale figure for use in dioramas.

The juvenile model works well with the adult, it has a slightly lighter coat and the model has been sculpted in fine detail. The mouth is open and the trunk raised given the impression of movement.

The Mojo Fun Woolly Mammoth Models

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

To view the full range of the Mojo Fun Prehistoric and Extinct models available from Everything Dinosaur: Mojo Fun Prehistoric Animal Models.

As for the new for 2020 Mojo figures, they have been delayed but Everything Dinosaur hopes to have them in stock in a few weeks.

The Everything Dinosaur website: Everything Dinosaur.

15 04, 2020

Stocking Up with Papo Prehistoric Animals

By Mike|2024-02-17T18:19:04+00:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|0 Comments

Everything Dinosaur Bringing in More Stock of Papo Models

Things may be very difficult for all of us at the moment as the UK and much of the world for that matter, progresses through the fourth week of lockdown. Everything Dinosaur’s work in schools has had to be postponed and all events and outreach activities cancelled but the company’s mail order operations continue to function.

Fortunately, team members became aware of the potential problems that a widespread outbreak of coronavirus might cause relatively early in the year, many weeks before the disease became a pandemic. As a result, Everything Dinosaur was able to put in place a number of contingency measures to help the company to continue working.

Papo Prehistoric Animals

For example, making commitments to stock earlier than normal and putting in place plans to hold various products in readiness to bring them into the company’s warehouse. These measures have helped Everything Dinosaur to maintain the availability of a number of ranges, such as the popular Papo prehistoric animals. Yesterday, the first of the contingency stock was made available to customers.

Seventeen Different Prehistoric Animals in the Papo Range to Replenish Stock

Papo prehistoric animal models. — Some of the Papo prehistoric animal models brought in to replenish stock by Everything Dinosaur. In total, Everything Dinosaur made arrangements to have stock of some seventeen different prehistoric animals in the Papo range available permitting a rapid re-stocking of diminished inventory. *Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Seventeen different types of prehistoric animal model from the Papo range were brought into stock. All the individual prehistoric animals still available in the Papo range are now in stock at Everything Dinosaur. The only out of stock items are the retired Tupuxuara, some gift boxes and the small tub of Papo dinosaur models.

To see the range of Papo models and figures available from Everything Dinosaur: Papo Prehistoric Animal Models and Figures.

Everything Dinosaur Comments

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“These are extremely challenging times. Whilst we have had to suspend our work in schools, postpone events and all the outreach work that we had planned, we are still endeavouring to provide a degree of normality for our many thousands of customers all over the world. We are still able to offer a mail-order service to those consumers wishing to purchase items. We do appreciate the comments of many parents and grandparents that we have received who have been delighted that we are still able to provide them with the special dinosaur themed gifts for the birthday of loved ones. Many collectors are self-isolating and we do understand how indulging a hobby or an interest can provide a welcome distraction and aid mental well-being.”

The spokesperson added:

“We have been happy to set items aside, keep items back until mail networks become more stable, reserve products for customers and provide updated advice on the potential availability for new for 2020 items. Our team members have been doing all they can to advise and support customers.”

Popular Papo Prehistoric Animals

The Popular Papo Tyrannosaurus rex Model – One of Seventeen Different Types of Papo Model Brought In

Papo brown T. rex model. — *The Papo brown T. rex dinosaur model is one of the figures that Everything Dinosaur had a contingency reserve of.* *Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The Everything Dinosaur website: Everything Dinosaur.

14 04, 2020

New CollectA Rearing Diplodocus “Turntable Tuesday”

By Mike|2024-02-17T18:12:05+00:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Everything Dinosaur videos, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases, Product Reviews|0 Comments

CollectA Rearing Diplodocus “Turntable Tuesday”

Another week, another “Turntable Tuesday” experience for a prehistoric animal model. This time, it’s the new for 2020 CollectA rearing Diplodocus model going for a spin on the Everything Dinosaur YouTube channel. This figure is a new colour variant (elephantine grey), of the original rearing Diplodocus figure that was introduced in 2013. The beautifully painted sauropod has certainly proved to be a big hit with collectors.

The CollectA Rearing Diplodocus (2020) “Turntable Tuesday”

Video credit: Everything Dinosaur

CollectA Rearing Diplodocus

In this short video, (it lasts a little under ninety seconds), we show the model in its rearing pose as well as balanced on four legs. The CollectA rearing Diplodocus has been beautifully sculpted and it is so well balanced that the model stands on four legs as well as in its rearing pose. The video also shows how well painted the figure is. When the 2013 figure was released, it had a very different colour scheme, this new colour variant depicts the colossal Diplodocus in a colour scheme we describe as “elephantine grey”.

Many large terrestrial tetrapods such as elephants and rhinos tend to be a uniform grey in colour. Whether large dinosaurs such as the sauropodomorphs shared this colour scheme is open to speculation, but the new 2020 rearing Diplodocus contrasts nicely with the earlier rearing Diplodocus figure.

The New for 2020 CollectA Rearing Diplodocus Model Compared to the 2013 CollectA Diplodocus Release

CollectA Diplodocus Figures — *Comparing the new for 2020 grey Diplodocus with the original 2013 figure. The new for 2020 Diplodocus model is on the left of the picture.* *Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

To make this point about the colour scheme chosen for this new model, the Everything Dinosaur “turntable Tuesday” video does feature an elephant!

CollectA Age of Dinosaurs “Prehistoric Life”

Suitable for dinosaur fans and collectors aged three years and over, the Diplodocus stands around twenty-three centimetres high and it is one of the larger models in the CollectA Age of Dinosaurs, popular “Prehistoric Life” range.

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“We intend to produce at least one new video for the Everything Dinosaur YouTube channel each week. Our idea for “turntable Tuesday”, is to post up a short video, which is less than two minutes in length that permits collectors and model fans to get a really good look at a prehistoric animal figure. The turntable allows us to show the animal in three hundred and sixty degrees. It’s a dinosaur review in the round, providing an all-round perspective.”

A Photograph Showing the New for 2020 CollectA “Prehistoric Life” Rearing Diplodocus Dinosaur Model in Elephantine Grey

CollectA rearing Diplodocus (grey). — *The new for 2020 CollectA rearing Diplodocus dinosaur model in the elephantine colour scheme.* *Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Visit the Everything Dinosaur website: Everything Dinosaur.

The Everything Dinosaur YouTube channel has over a hundred videos including several “turntable Tuesday” videos and lots of more in-depth prehistoric animal model video reviews. To visit Everything Dinosaur and to subscribe to the YouTube channel: Everything Dinosaur on YouTube.

To purchase the new for 2020, CollectA rearing Diplodocus in the elephantine colour scheme and to see the rest of the dinosaur and prehistoric animal models available in the CollectA Age of Dinosaurs popular “Prehistoric Life” range: CollectA Prehistoric Life.

7 04, 2020

New CollectA Baryonyx Dinosaur Model “Turntable Tuesday”

By Mike|2024-02-10T08:11:12+00:00April 7th, 2020|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Everything Dinosaur videos, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases, Product Reviews|0 Comments

New for 2020 CollectA Baryonyx Goes for a Spin

It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time to put another prehistoric animal model through its paces as we take out our turntable and give it a spin. This time, it is the new for 2020 CollectA Baryonyx dinosaur model that is in the spotlight.

The CollectA Baryonyx Dinosaur Model “Turntable Tuesday” with Everything Dinosaur

Video credit: Everything Dinosaur

The New for 2020 CollectA Baryonyx Dinosaur Model

In this short video, (it lasts a fraction under one minute fifty seconds), the new for 2020 CollectA Baryonyx dinosaur model is highlighted. The figure is mounted on a base so that the hind feet can be kept in proportion to the rest of the body. The base itself shows some nice detailing, even a couple of leaves are depicted. The base gives the impression that this dinosaur, associated with aquatic environments, is walking through soft sand or mud.

The CollectA Baryonyx Dinosaur Model is Mounted on a Display Base

The new for 2020 CollectA Baryonyx model. — *The CollectA Baryonyx dinosaur model is mounted on a display base. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Everything Dinosaur team members have created their very own YouTube channel. It is crammed full of dinosaur themed videos including model reviews, collecting tips, updates on production and prehistoric animal news and views. The Everything Dinosaur YouTube channel can be found here: Everything Dinosaur on YouTube. We recommend that you subscribe to Everything Dinosaur.

Two Baryonyx Dinosaur Models Highlighted

In 2019, CollectA updated their Deluxe Baryonyx offering introducing a new replica of this iconic Early Cretaceous theropod. In Everything Dinosaur’s short “turntable Tuesday” video, the 2019 CollectA Deluxe figure is compared to the new 2020 Baryonyx dinosaur model.

A Pair of Baryonyx Dinosaur Models from CollectA

A pair of CollectA Baryonyx models. — *The new for 2020 CollectA Prehistoric Life Baryonyx and behind, the larger 2019 CollectA Deluxe Baryonyx model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

These two dinosaur models work very well together. They share the same colour scheme and even the bases are similar. The larger CollectA Deluxe Baryonyx (1:40 scale approximately), has an articulated jaw.

Comparing the Two CollectA Baryonyx Dinosaur Models

CollectA Baryonyx figures. — *A comparison between the 2019 and the 2020 CollectA Baryonyx replicas. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

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Cloaca Watch!

In this short video, highlighted the Baryonyx models, we take the opportunity to point out certain details that reflect the known fossil material. The elongated, narrow jaw with its distinctive kink in the upper jaw is shown and the cranial crests can be easily seen. Our team members also take the opportunity to point out that CollectA have taken the time and trouble to give both their new Baryonyx models a cloaca.

The Beautifully Detailed CollectA Prehistoric Life Baryonyx Dinosaur Model

CollectA Baryonyx dinosaur model. — *The CollectA new for 2020 Prehistoric Life Baryonyx dinosaur model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The CollectA Baryonyx and the rest of the CollectA Prehistoric life model range can be purchased here: CollectA Age of Dinosaurs/Prehistoric Life Models.

For the CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Baryonyx and the rest of the range of CollectA scale models: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Animal Scale Models.

5 04, 2020

New CollectA Dinosaurs Feature in Everything Dinosaur Newsletter

By Mike|2024-02-09T08:14:03+00:00April 5th, 2020|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Newsletters, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

New CollectA Dinosaurs Feature in Everything Dinosaur Newsletter

The six new for 2020, dinosaur models from our chums at CollectA feature in the latest Everything Dinosaur newsletter. Top of the bill, or should that be beak, is the stunning 1:6 scale CollectA Deluxe Protoceratops replica. This is a superb model of a plant-eater, that is amongst the most extensively studied of all the Dinosauria.

The New for 2020 CollectA Deluxe Protoceratops Dinosaur Model (1:6 Scale)

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The CollectA Deluxe Protoceratops has an articulated lower jaw.

CollectA Deluxe Microraptor Model

Another Asian dinosaur from the Cretaceous also features, the beautiful Microraptor figure, which like the Protoceratops is also in 1/6th scale. This figure which measures around eighteen centimetres in length and has a twelve centimetre wingspan, has been sculpted at the request of a Chinese research institute so that they could use the model to help illustrate what Microraptor is believed to have looked like.

CollectA Deluxe Microraptor in the Everything Dinosaur March Newsletter

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Two more CollectA scale models (CollectA Deluxe), feature in the latest Everything Dinosaur newsletter. There is the 1:40 scale Bajadasaurus a recently described dicraeosaurid from Argentina and the 1:40 scale Fukuisaurus, a model of a dinosaur that roamed the Early Cretaceous of Japan. As Fukuisaurus was about one/third as long as Bajadasaurus and considerably lighter, the CollectA scale model is a lot smaller, so for our newsletter readers we chose to pair the Fukuisaurus with the new Prehistoric Life Baryonyx dinosaur model.

The CollectA Deluxe Fukuisaurus and the CollectA Baryonyx Model

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

New CollectA Dinosaur Models

Although the Baryonyx is not a scale model it does measure about four centimetres longer than the Fukuisaurus replica (eighteen and a half centimetres compared to the Fukuisaurus model length of around fourteen centimetres), this is because, in reality Baryonyx, just like Bajadasaurus, was a much bigger animal than Fukuisaurus.

Two Related Sauropods Feature in the Everything Dinosaur Newsletter

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Although Bajadasaurus with its amazing forward facing neck spikes, looks very different from Diplodocus, these dinosaurs were related. The Dicraeosauridae family, to which Bajadasaurus has been assigned, is the sister family to the Diplodocidae and as such both dicraeosaurids and diplodocids were members of the superfamily Diplodocoidea.

To view the CollectA Deluxe range of scale prehistoric animal models: CollectA Deluxe Scale Models.

To view the CollectA Prehistoric Life model range: CollectA Prehistoric Life Models.

If you wish to subscribe to the Everything Dinosaur newsletter so that you can keep up with company developments, simply send us an email: Email Everything Dinosaur.

31 03, 2020

New CollectA Deluxe 1:6 Scale Microraptor (Turntable Tuesday)

By Mike|2024-01-20T14:33:20+00:00March 31st, 2020|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Everything Dinosaur videos, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|0 Comments

Turntable Tuesday – CollectA Deluxe Microraptor Dinosaur Model

It’s “Turntable Tuesday” and it is time to put another prehistoric animal model on the Everything Dinosaur turntable and give it a spin. Today, we feature the awesome, new for 2020 CollectA Deluxe 1:6 scale Microraptor dinosaur model.

“Turntable Tuesday” The New for 2020 CollectA Deluxe Microraptor Dinosaur Model Goes for a Spin

Video credit: Everything Dinosaur

The CollectA Deluxe Microraptor is in stock at Everything Dinosaur, this fantastic, feathered dinosaur figure and the rest of the CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Life collection can be found here: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Life Models.

The CollectA Deluxe Microraptor Dinosaur Model

First named and scientifically described twenty years ago, Microraptor has become one of the most studied of all the Chinese dinosaurs from Liaoning Province. It was the first dinosaur specimen found to demonstrate the presence of flight feathers on its hind legs as well as on its arms. Three species have been assigned to this genus, although there is some debate as to their validity as separate species. Microraptor fossils are the most abundant non-avialan dinosaur found in the Jiufotang Formation (Liaoning Province).

All the material comes from the same bedding plane – the Shangheshou Bed. It has been estimated that over three hundred specimens have been collected to date, although it is difficult to verify this figure as a large number of specimens are in the hands of private collectors who are reluctant to come forward due to the difficulties that might arise once these fossils come to the attention of the Chinese authorities.

The Stunning CollectA Deluxe 1:6 Scale Microraptor Dinosaur Model

The new for 2020 CollectA Deluxe 1:6 scale Microraptor dinosaur model. — *The CollectA Deluxe 1:6 scale Microraptor dinosaur model. The iridescent feathers and the bifurcated tail are highlighted in the “turntable Tuesday” video.* *Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Iridescent Feathers and a Bifurcated Tail

In 2012, a scientific paper was published in “Science”, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, that reported upon a study of fossilised pigment cells (melanosomes), preserved within a Microraptor fossil specimen (BMNHC PH881). The researchers compared the arrangements of the melanosomes to those of extant birds and concluded that although Microraptor feathers were black, the melanosomes were reminiscent of the melanosomes found in birds that have iridescent feathers.

The scientific paper that proposes iridescence in the plumage of Microraptor “Reconstruction of Microraptor and the Evolution of Iridescent Plumage” by Quanguo Li, Ke-Qin Gao, Qingjin Meng, Julia A. Clarke, Matthew D. Shawkey, Liliana D’Alba, Rui Pei, Mick Ellison, Mark A. Norell and Jakob Vinther published in the journal Science.

In Everything Dinosaur’s short “Turntable Tuesday” video, these iridescent feathers on the CollectA Microraptor are highlighted. In addition, the model also sports a bifurcated tailfan, as reflected in fossil discoveries. It has been suggested that this tailfan structure and the iridescent feathers were primarily used for display.

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Highlighting the Feathers (CollectA Deluxe Microraptor Model)

Showing the iridescent feathers and the bifurcated tailfan of the CollectA Deluxe Microraptor model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

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29 03, 2020

Everything Dinosaur’s Video Review CollectA Fukuisaurus

By Mike|2024-01-20T14:07:23+00:00March 29th, 2020|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Everything Dinosaur videos, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products|0 Comments

CollectA Deluxe Fukuisaurus 1:40 Scale Dinosaur Model Reviewed

Team members at Everything Dinosaur have been busy preparing a bespoke video studio so that they can provide more in-depth video reviews for customers and fans of dinosaur model collecting. The first full-length review of a dinosaur model has been published on the company’s YouTube channel. The dinosaur model reviewed is the beautiful, new for 2020 CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Fukuisaurus.

Everything Dinosaur’s Video Review of the New for 2020 CollectA Deluxe 1:40 Scale Fukuisaurus Dinosaur Model

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CollectA Deluxe Fukuisaurus Video Review

In our short video we try to combine a little bit of the science behind the study of this Japanese dinosaur with comments about the CollectA Deluxe replica. For example, we discuss the model and its quadrupedal stance but in reality this herbivorous dinosaur probably spent the majority of its time in a bipedal posture (the forelimbs were much shorter than the hindlimbs). In addition, we comment on the beautifully painted mouth and beak of Fukuisaurus. The video then provides information about the unusual anatomical features associated with the skull of Fukuisaurus.

The Fukuisaurus Video Review Provides Plenty of Close-up Views of the Dinosaur Model

*The Everything Dinosaur video review of the new for 2020 CollectA Deluxe Fukuisaurus dinosaur model (close-up views). Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

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A 1/40th Scale Model?

The video also provides the opportunity for the Fukuisaurus to be measured. Viewers can see that the figure measures approximately 14 centimetres long. CollectA have included this model in their CollectA Deluxe range and it is described as being in 1:40 scale. However, team members at Everything Dinosaur advise collectors to take a more relaxed approach to stated scales when it comes to prehistoric animal models, especially dinosaurs. Most dinosaurs are known from relatively scrappy and incomplete skeletons, therefore, it is often very difficult to provide accurate information about the size and weight of the animal.

In the Everything Dinosaur Fukuisaurus fact sheet that accompanies sales of this model, we state that Fukuisaurus (F. tetoriensis), was approximately 4 to 4.5 metres in length. Based on these dimensions, we estimate that the model is in approximately 1:30 or 1:32 scale.

The CollectA Deluxe Fukuisaurus Dinosaur Model

CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Fukuisaurus. — *The new for 2020 CollectA Deluxe Fukuisaurus dinosaur model 1:40 scale, or perhaps 1:32 scale? Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

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Our video review permits us to explain a little more about the size and scale of this dinosaur model.

Fossils Found in Close Association with Fukuiraptor (F. kitadaniensis)

The bedding plane from where the fossils of Fukuisaurus were found (the lower portion of Bonebed I at the famous Kitadani Quarry on Honshu Island, Japan), also contain the fossilised remains of a theropod dinosaur. This dinosaur is the similar-sized Fukuiraptor, which was actually formally described some three years before Fukuisaurus. The phylogeny of Fukuiraptor remains open to debate, although numerous vertebrate palaeontologists support the idea that Fukuiraptor was a member of the enigmatic Megaraptora clade.

Fukuiraptor may have hunted Fukuisaurus. In the Everything Dinosaur video review, the narrator comments upon this possibility and discusses the lack of evidence to support this notion.

Sharing the Same Bonebed and Now Sharing the Same Video

Two CollectA dinosaur models on display. — *The CollectA Fukuiraptor dinosaur model (left) and the CollectA Deluxe Fukuisaurus (right).* *Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

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The Pleurokinetic Skull of an Ornithopod

The dinosaur model video review also provides the opportunity to discuss some of the unique anatomical traits associated with Fukuisaurus. Ornithopod skulls were remarkable examples of natural selection. These dinosaurs evolved the ability to chew their food. In order to process the tough stems of cycads, pine needles and horsetails, these dinosaurs evolved pleurokinetic skulls. To process food in their mouths, the lower jaw moved up and against the inner surface of the teeth in the upper jaw, to produce a scissor-like cutting action. To achieve this, the top part of the skull had to accommodate the movement of the lower jaw. The skull could flex slightly in several places allowing the skull to be hinged (pleurokinetic joints).

In our video review, we discuss this and point out that the maxilla (part of the upper jaw), was closely associated with a facial bone in the skull. This suggests that the skull of Fukuisaurus either could not flex, or that it was hinged in a different way to the skulls of related ornithopods.

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