Adam S. Smith<p>In memory of Luis 'EmperorDinobot' Perez:</p><p><a href="https://dinotoyblog.com/emperordinobot-1988-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dinotoyblog.com/emperordinobot</span><span class="invisible">-1988-2025/</span></a></p><p>Luis was a <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dinotoyblog.com/@dinotoyblog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dinotoyblog</span></a></span> reviewer since 2008 and a constant presence on the Dinosaur Toy Forum. It's an odd feeling to lose a friend you've never actually met, but such is the nature of this weird online world we inhabit.</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/DinoToyBlog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DinoToyBlog</span></a></p>
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For some reason this @dinotoyblog post doesn't seem to be federating (any idea why not @pfefferle?) so I'm sharing it manually: https://dinotoyblog.com/hallucigenia-plush-by-zhongxin-made/
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!
I've finally implemented a Dark Mode for the DinoToyForum and added a toggle so members can easily choose between light and dark. https://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.
Revealed on the DinoToyBlog today... Eofauna’s new-for-2025 figure is none other than the famous American mastodon...
https://dinotoyblog.com/news/upcoming-release-from-eofauna-new-for-2025/
You can follow @dinotoyblog directly on Mastodon to keep up to date on Mastodons.
I just posted a short 'Plesiosaur Bites' blog article about new (2018-2023) plesiosaur toys: https://plesiosauria.com/six-more-years-of-new-plesiosaur-toys-2018-2023/
Lots of links therein to #DinoToyBlog reviews.
plesiosauria.comSix more years of new plesiosaur toys (2018–2023) – Plesiosaur Directory
Top 10 New Prehistoric Animal Figures of 2023
https://makertube.net/videos/watch/1c181754-8f78-4d85-b112-579f2ef11bec
It's a simple enough calculation, but to simplify it even further, I've set up a Dinosaur Toy Scale Calculator on the DinoToyBlog: https://dinotoyblog.com/dinosaur-toy-scale-calculator/
Works for other toys, too.
dinotoyblog.comDinosaur Toy Scale Calculator – Dinosaur Toy Blog
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: https://dinotoyblog.com/struthiomimus-marx/
You can follow the Dinosaur Toy Blog directly at @dinotoyblog
Today on a whim I changed the dinosaur models in the Dinosaur Toy Blog header: http://dinotoyblog.com
Also, remember, you can now follow the DinoToyBlog directly at @dinotoyblog
dinotoyblog.comDinosaur Toy Blog
Happy Valentine’s Day 
from the Dinosaur Toy Blog!
This Deinonychus toy by Safari Ltd proves that accurate feathered dinosaur toys *are* possible. Full review on the DinoToyBlog: https://dinotoyblog.com/deinonychus-wild-safari-by-safari-ltd/
And did you know, thanks to the magic of the Social Web, you can now follow the DinoToyBlog directly at @dinotoyblog
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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: https://dinotoyblog.com/plesiosaurus-papo/
This new plesiosaur is an immense improvement!
dinotoyblog.comPlesiosaurus (Papo) – Dinosaur Toy Blog
New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Velociraptor osmolskae "Alpha" by Beasts of the Mesozoic (Creative Beast Studio): https://dinotoyblog.com/velociraptor-osmolskae-alpha-beasts-of-the-mesozoic-by-creative-beast-studio/
"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
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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?
Happy Halloween from the #DinoToyBlog!
The Dinosaur Toy Blog is becoming more and more integrated into the Fediverse...you can now...
Follow the blog directly at @dinotoyblog@dinotoyblog.com
Follow the Peertube channel at @dinotoyblog@makertube.net
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@dinotoyblog My first proper video uploaded to Peertube instead of Youtube.
I can't quote-post on Mastodon (that feature can't come soon enough) so I'm commenting as well in an attempt to to add context and hashtag-reach to supplement my previous boost.