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2025-03-29
2025-02-15

For some reason this @dinotoyblog post doesn't seem to be federating (any idea why not @pfefferle?) so I'm sharing it manually: dinotoyblog.com/hallucigenia-p

Plush Hallucigenia, with many arms for many cuddles! The long 'neck', if you can call it a neck, and small head, is reminiscent of a sauropod dinosaur.

We'll review the Plushtodon Mastodon mascot one of these days... it technically counts as a prehistoric animal toy!

#plush #hallucigenia #DinoToyBlog #toy #plushtodon

plush toy of a many-legged, spiny backed invertebrate, with a long 'neck'.
2024-12-19

I've finally implemented a Dark Mode for the DinoToyForum and added a toggle so members can easily choose between light and dark. dinotoyblog.com/forum/

One of few really active traditional forums still ticking along, the Dinosaur Toy Forum is a friendly open community dedicated to the discussion of dinosaur collectibles, dino pop culture, prehistoric animals, and palaeontology.

#forums #DinoToyForum #DinoToyBlog #dinosaurs #paleontology

Screenshot of the Dinosaur Toy Forum showing a dark blue background with light text.
2024-09-20

Revealed on the DinoToyBlog today... Eofauna’s new-for-2025 figure is none other than the famous American mastodon...

dinotoyblog.com/news/upcoming-

You can follow @dinotoyblog directly on Mastodon to keep up to date on Mastodons.

#FossilFriday #Eofauna #Mastodon #paleoart #DinoToyBlog

A mastodon toy
2024-03-26

I just posted a short 'Plesiosaur Bites' blog article about new (2018-2023) plesiosaur toys: plesiosauria.com/six-more-year

Lots of links therein to #DinoToyBlog reviews.

#plesiosaurs #pliosaurs #toys

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2024-03-21
2024-03-15

It's a simple enough calculation, but to simplify it even further, I've set up a Dinosaur Toy Scale Calculator on the DinoToyBlog: dinotoyblog.com/dinosaur-toy-s

Works for other toys, too.

#DinoToyBlog

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2024-03-06
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2024-03-06
2024-02-29

I've posted an updated review of the Marx Struthiomimus on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, which now includes information about the original clay sculpture from 1960, and also a discussion of the likely paleoart reference they used: dinotoyblog.com/struthiomimus-

You can follow the Dinosaur Toy Blog directly at @dinotoyblog

#DinoToyBlog #dinosaur #paleoart #dinosaurs #Marx #toys #Struthiomimus

Two lanky dinosaur model, an original sculpture from about 1960 (right) and one of the plastic toys made from the mould of it.
2024-02-15

Today on a whim I changed the dinosaur models in the Dinosaur Toy Blog header: dinotoyblog.com

Also, remember, you can now follow the DinoToyBlog directly at @dinotoyblog

#dinosaur #DinoToyBlog

2024-02-14

Happy Valentine’s Day 💝 from the Dinosaur Toy Blog!

#DinoToyBlog #toy #love #ValentinesDay #Valentine

Toys of two prehistoric mammals nuzzling. They have heart-shaped horns.
2023-12-17

This Deinonychus toy by Safari Ltd proves that accurate feathered dinosaur toys *are* possible. Full review on the DinoToyBlog: dinotoyblog.com/deinonychus-wi

And did you know, thanks to the magic of the Social Web, you can now follow the DinoToyBlog directly at @dinotoyblog

#DinoToyBlog #Dinosaur #Toy #SafariLtd #Deinonychus #feathers

The head and shoulders and 'wings' of  feathered dinosaur in profile view.
2023-11-23

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This is only Papo's second plesiosaur. I reviewed their first offering in 2010, a Plesiosaurus, but it was really a Plesiosaurus in name only, a huge disappointment: dinotoyblog.com/plesiosaurus-p

This new plesiosaur is an immense improvement!

#DinoToyBlog #plesiosaur #plesiosaurs #pliosaur #MarineReptiles #toys

2023-11-21

New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Velociraptor osmolskae "Alpha" by Beasts of the Mesozoic (Creative Beast Studio): dinotoyblog.com/velociraptor-o

"The “Alpha” variant is, in my opinion, particularly attractive as a color variant, and makes a fine addition to one’s pack of articulated raptors."

I rarely share new Dinosaur Toy Blog reviews on this account since the blog became federated itself, so follow the blog directly if you want to see more posts like this: @dinotoyblog

#DinoToyBlog #dinosaur #toy

An articulated feathered Velociraptor in a running pose.
2023-11-09

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A question for @pfefferle about the Activitypub WP plugin. I want to add some default hashtags to every post to make them discoverable on the Fediverse. Such hashtags would be too broad to be used as native tags, they are only useful externally. In my case, hashtags like #DinoToyBlog & #dinosaurs

I manually added a hashtag to the "Post Content" area after the shortcode (see image). But, as you can see above, it doesn't become a hashtag on Mastodon.

Is there a way to do this?

Screenshot of a dialogue box in a Wordpress plugin.

Client Info

Server: https://mastodon.social
Version: 2025.04
Repository: https://github.com/cyevgeniy/lmst