Dinosaur Toy Makers
One of the best known dinosaur toy makers is Schleich. This German company was founded by Friedrich Schleich in 1935. The company has made figures since the 50's but began its dinosaur range in the 80's.
Schleich toy dinosaurs are handpainted replica models at a 1:40 scale. Their range is expanding with new models being added all the time. The detail and accuracy is impeccable making them amongst the most exciting and yet affordable toy dinosaurs on the market.
Schleich are renowned for including parents, teachers and children in their design thinking. They do their best to ensure that their dinosaur products are both tactile and educational. Each Schleich toy dinosaur is carefully researched to make it as realistic and naturalistic as possible.
The all important design, sculpting and tooling stages of production are all done in house at Schleich's German headquarters and the dinosaurs are sold worldwide.
The popular robotic baby camarasaurus Pleo dinosaur toy was latterly made by Ugobe toys using the latest animatronics. Kota the Triceraptops is another of the latest animatronic dinosaur toys made by US toy giant Hasbro.