![]() ![]() The feather sculpting really looks like a youngster, with some phenomenal detailing around the face. Sticking to that time and place (South America) we have the terror bird Phorusrhacos. Mother and child, here with the Safari model The pose is quite simple, but is serviceable. It is really small, measuring 1.8″ long and 0.8″ high. The spikes being so small, works really well as a scutling, a youngster with an adult from another line. It isn’t too accurate, as the shell is the wrong shape and the head is a little off, but otherwise nice. This figure sports shiny scutes on the back that works well with the otherwise brown colours. Now we are going to be in the Pleistocene for the rest of the figures, starting with Doedicurus. At 1.9″ high and 0.9″ wide, it is nice and will fit into small spaces on a shelf. Rather, it feels well sculpted and accurate. A little simple, with an all over brown and simple walking pose, but it doesn’t feel cheap. Next is the Pliocene, getting a hominid, Australopithecus. At 2.4″ long and 1.3″ tall, it would be worth taking a small space on a collector’s shelf, especially with it’s unique stance as one of the only bear-dogs on the market. From it’s massive jaws to it’s robust legs, this figure captures the fossil perfectly, and looks fierce too, snarling away. Amphicyon was around for over 14 million years, and was a bone crushing carnivore seen across Africa, Europe, Asia and North America. Here we see Amphicyon, a member of a group referred to as bear-dogs, a group I don’t believe are seen produced by any other company. Now to the Miocene, and the sets biggest surprise. As a large animal, it is the largest of the set, measuring 1.9″ high and 2.3″ long. The skull may be a tad long, but otherwise is accurate to the fossil record. It is rather alert, as if scanning around for predators. ![]() This model is an all over chocolate brown, which works well for a rhino relative. Next to the Oligocene, and one of my favourite prehistoric mammals of all, Paraceratherium, or Indricotherium as the model is stamped. It measures 2.6″ long and 0.6″ high, small, but workable. The pose seems similar to the pose of the 1903, with an all over grey and white belly working well. The jaw may be a little long, but it works well otherwise. This is another very smooth marine reptile, and a pretty accurate one too. Now to the late Cretaceous of America, and the western interior seaway and the pliosaur Dolichorhynchops. It measures 2.2″ long and 1.1″ high, could make for a decent youngster. It is also surprisingly accurate for a model in a set like this. The pose goes for a fairly common one among crocodillians, open mouthed and curled, but it works well. It’s a little on the cute side, but works with cream and brown. Next to the early Cretaceous of Africa with Sarcosuchus, and it’s quite interesting and surprisingly well made. Not brilliant, but not the worst of the set. It’s 2.7″ wingspan and 0.4″ high, making it quite small, would work well with larger figures. The mix of orange and brown doesn’t help the chinasaur feel to this figure, and the neck pose doesn’t help, the swan neck pose would not help a flighted animal, as we have here. Now to the Late Jurassic of Germany, and one of the sets’ disappointment, Pteradactylus. It measures 3.4″ long and 1.1″ high, nice size for a youngster. The neck is good, but the tail is too long, and not fluked as it should be, but that is forgivable, given the production of the figure. Not quite stiff necked enough, but works well. This smooth figure sports a mostly grey colour scheme and white underside, with a pose that isn’t quite a swan position, but more like it’s going for air. ![]() Next to the early Jurassic of England, where we find Plesiosaurus. The top is greyish blue, with the plastron being a beige colour, similar to modern turtles. It measures 2,3″ long and 0.3″ high, working well for an animal that was 40 cm in length. Body could be bigger, but rest, such as limb length and digits being excellently done. The head seems to have more of a beak than it should. This is well made, with the plastron well made, not having evolved a top shell yet. It’s quite a surprise, being a relatively unknown species in toy circles. We start with the oldest species here, Odontochelys, an early turtle from the Late Triassic of China. Here, we will look into each figure, seeing what makes it worth having. Here, we examine the Joy City line on prehistoric animals, a counterpoint to there Dinosaur wave, which seems more typical chinasaur. The toy sets you would see at supermarkets like Aldi and Lidl, often seen as cheap item makers, having something worth getting. Every now and again, something rather interesting pops up that you wouldn’t expect to be as good as you’d think. ![]()
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