Everything Dinosaur team members like to reminisce about dinosaur books from their childhood.  For example, the other day a team member came across the Brooke Bond Polacanthus card.  This dinosaur illustration was part of a series of fifty given away by Brooke Bond in their packets of tea (PG Tips).  The card came from a collection introduced in 1972 under the title “Prehistoric Animals”.  A book could be purchased that enabled the collector to stick each card into place. The aim was to complete the set before the promotional campaign changed. Card number 20 from the Brook ..read more

Everything Dinosaur has received its latest shipment of Beasts of the Mesozoic models. Team members have been busy contacting customers who wanted to be kept informed about the delivery.  The shipment contains tyrannosaur figures, more raptors and several different ceratopsians.  Once the pallets had been unloaded and placed in the company’s delivery area, the process of checking the inventory commenced.  After all the cartons had been checked against the manifest, model inspections began.  When the figures had been looked over, they were then grouped by stock keeping units ..read more

The new for 2024 Haolonggood Mamenchisaurus model will be available from Everything Dinosaur.  All three versions should be coming into stock.  Collectors can choose from the green, brown or the limited-edition blue heterochromatic version.  Each figure measures 66 cm long and stands 28 cm tall.  They have been beautifully painted.  Haolonggood has declared a scale of 1:35 for their Mamenchisaurus figures.  At this scale, these dinosaur models represent a sauropod more than twenty-three metres in length. Although no species has been stated, these figures could rep ..read more

Recently, Everything Dinosaur team members blogged about a dinosaur book from their childhood.  The book was part of the Ladybird publication series.  It featured an illustration of a theropod dinosaur on the front cover.  We recall the Antrodemus dinosaur illustration. To read Everything Dinosaur’s earlier blog post: Dinosaur Books from Childhood Bring Back Happy Memories. Our copy of the book was published in 1974.  This edition is fifty years old.  We reminisced about the meat-eating dinosaur on the front cover and asked our blog readers and social media follow ..read more

A customer requested that Everything Dinosaur take some photographs of the Nanmu Studio Parasaurolophus models.  We were happy to oblige and emailed several images of the two figures (brown and green).  The customer had purchased Nanmu Studio dinosaur models before.  However, we were emailed a request from them requesting we produce some images showing the dinosaurs on their display bases. The brown Nanmu Studio Jurassic Series Parasaurolophus Nutcracker is in the foreground with the green Nanmu Studio Jurassic Series Parasaurolophus Nutcracker in the background. Picture credit ..read more

The European customs network is continuing to experience software problems. This is leading to a delay in European parcel deliveries. Everything Dinosaur team members became aware of delays in the network on the 9th of April. We are continuing to monitor the situation on behalf of our European customers. We apologise to all our affected customers for the delay in delivery. Please be assured your parcel is not lost but stuck in the European customs network and the parcel is unable to move until this problem has been resolved. A statement was released by the company on the 13th April.  We f ..read more

A scientific paper has just been published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE that describes a new species of giant ichthyosaur. This huge marine reptile, named Ichthyotitan severnensis could have been about as big as a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus).  The discovery of the fragmentary remains of a second gigantic jawbone in Somerset supports the hypothesis that giant ichthyosaurs were present in the Late Triassic ecosystem. A washed-up Ichthyotitan severnensis carcase on the beach being visited by two hungry theropod dinosaurs and a flock of curious pterosaurs. Picture credit: Serge ..read more

Sorting out cupboards can be tiresome.  However, sometimes exciting discoveries can be made.  In a large box on one of the shelves some books and dinosaur models were discovered.  Examining the models and the dinosaur books from childhood brought back lots of happy memories.  One of the books found was the Ladybird book of dinosaurs.  It must have been published more than forty-five years ago. The Ladybird book of dinosaurs. One of the first dinosaur books owned by a team member. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur Dinosaur Books ..read more

Everything Dinosaur team members have completed their review of the new for 2024 CollectA Deluxe Polacanthus model.  Their video review is now live on the Everything Dinosaur YouTube channel.  The video is approximately twenty minutes in length.  It provides a comprehensive overview of the new CollectA figure and highlights the extraordinary details seen on this new armoured dinosaur model. Video credit: Everything Dinosaur A Review of the CollectA Deluxe Polacanthus The YouTube video review explores how our perceptions regarding this armoured dinosaur have changed.  Name ..read more

Everything Dinosaur has been notified about possible delays concerning European parcel deliveries.  A system error has been identified in the software that manages the European customs network. This is causing some disruption to parcel delivery services on the continent and elsewhere within the European Union.  Team members routinely monitor parcel movements to Europe.  It is part of our customer service promise to our customers.  We like to make sure that parcels are delivered promptly.  However, we noted that updates to tracking information was being delayed and this ..read more