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Young Tyrannosaurus rex (Jurassic Park by Kenner)
Following yesterday’s look at the queen of the Jurassic Park toyline, here we present the pretender to the throne. This ‘young’ Tyrannosaurus rex (also known by the cutesy if nonsensical name of...
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Triceratops (Jurassic Park by Kenner)
Triceratops is easily one of the most iconic and recognizable dinosaurs ever discovered. Possessing three lance-like horns and a solid bone frill, this largest member of the ceratopsian group has been...
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Chasmosaurus (The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Kenner)
Chasmosaurus is surely one of the strangest additions to the Jurassic Park toyline. Although it was at least a dinosaur (unlike Dimetrodon, Estemmenosuchus etc.) it was never mentioned in the books or...
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Dilophosaurus (Jurassic Park by Kenner)
More Jurasic Park I’m afraid – although here we have a figure of an animal actually featured in the franchise. Dilophosaurus was last seen giving Wayne Knight a good seeing-to in the first movie, but...
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Dilophosaurus (other one) (Jurassic Park by Kenner)
Following yesterday’s review of the electronic Jurassic Park Dilophosaurus, let’s look now at its more basic counterpart in the line – the classic ‘water pistol’ Dilophosaurus, among many people’s...
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Velociraptor (Jurassic Park by Kenner)
Lock up your annoying grandchildren – it’s time to look at the Jurassic Park Velociraptor. Well, one of them – the electronic ‘Dino Screams’ version. Ah, the Jurassic Park Velociraptor – you have a lot...
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Velociraptor (other one) (Jurassic Park by Kenner)
Since I reviewed both Jurassic Park Dilophosaurus figures (the electronic one here and the other one here) it seems only right that I take a gander at the standard JP Velociraptor now that I’ve got my...
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Stegosaurus (The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Kenner)
Kenner’s first attempt at a Stegosaurus for the Jurassic Park line – released back in 1993 – turned out a little, well, ugly. The Lost World saw Stegosaurus‘ debut in the film franchise, and...
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Thrasher Tyrannosaurus Rex (The Lost World by Kenner)
Recently there’s been a string of ceratopsian (along with one abelisaurid) reviews here at the Dinosaur Toy Blog. However, any kid knows that the arch-nemesis of the ceratopsian is the tyrannosaur....
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Coelophysis (Jurassic Park by Kenner)
Anyone that has read up on their dinosaurs knows who Coelophysis was. This small, lithe theropod is one of the oldest dinosaurs to have been described. Their massive late Triassic bone beds are among...
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Dimetrodon (Jurassic Park: Dinosaurs by Kenner)
And now let’s tackle some Jurassic Park toys. First up is Dimetrodon. The famous finned ferocity first appeared in the original 1993 JP line. The humble toy must have been very popular indeed, as it...
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Tanystropheus (Jurassic Park: Dinosaurs by Kenner)
Tanystropheus was one of evolution’s more bizarre concoctions: a carnivorous reptile from the Middle Triassic with a spindly neck longer than its body and tail combined. Like the Dimetrodon, it...
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Pteranodon (The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Kenner)
While it was by no means the largest, Pteranodon, with its distinctive blade-shaped crest, remains the most recognizable of the pterosaurs. It was heavily featured in Jurassic Park 3 and also made a...
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Velociraptor “Cyclops” (Jurassic Park: Dinosaurs by Kenner)
The various Jurassic Park lines have given us many Velociraptor toys over the years (and more still to come). One of the more interesting ones is the battle-hardened “Cyclops.” Cyclops first appeared...
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Triceratops (Jurassic Park: Dinosaurs by Kenner)
Rounding out my assortment of Jurassic Park recolours is none other than the world’s most famous ceratopsid. First released under the Lost World label in 1997, this Triceratops is rather small compared...
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Parasaurolophus (The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Kenner)
In the week leading up to the May 1997 opening of The Lost World: Jurassic Park, one of my local radio stations held a daily contest where listeners could phone in and win movie tickets by correctly...
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Tyrannosaurus Rex (Bull from The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Kenner)
By far my favourite scene in The Lost World: Jurassic Park was when the male Tyrannosaurus rex ran rampant through the city of San Diego in search of his baby. Sure, it was over-the-top, but it was...
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Velocirapteryx (Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect by Kenner)
Review and photographs by “Paleona” Before the advent of Indominus rex in Jurassic World, a horde of “genetically mutated dinos gone bad” rampaged the 90’s. Scientists tampering with dinosaur DNA...
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Tyrannosaurus rex (Junior from The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Kenner)
The breakout star of The Lost World: Jurassic Park was “Junior,” the unlucky baby Tyrannosaurus rex who suffered a broken leg and was kidnapped twice by unfeeling humans. Happily, his injury was fixed...
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Estemmenosuchus (Jurassic Park by Kenner)
Review and photos by Tim Sosa Kenner’s Jurassic Park line was supposed to have had an additional wave of figures, but they were never released at retail. Fortunately, the 1997 Lost World line re-used...
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