Papo The Dinosaur Figure, Pteranodon, 8.8cm

Nice addition to the boys collection of dinos.

This little guy has great detail. The color and textures of it's skin really pops. And the feet being able to clamp onto things is a really nice touch.

Papo makes realistic dinosaur figures from rigid soft plastic. This is the Iguanodon.

These Papo dinosaurs are by far the best dinosaur toy/sculpts I've ever bought. I'm an artist by trade and the quality of each toy blows me away. Very detailed sculpts, wrinkles, scales and skin stretching are all visible. The paint job is always extremely well done. It seems to be a combination of ink wash, dry brush and airbrushing where needed. The small scale detail really pops when given this paint treatment. The toys are made of a very durable plastic, but you might not want to be rough with them because there are some very thin areas on a few dinos. Arms and fingers of the theropods could break off. Hasn't happened to any of mine yet and my kids play with them, but not harshly.I'm going to be duplicating this review for all of the papo dinos that look really good.

I love Papo's dinosaur figurines, as they come with an admirable amount of variety, details, and interesting poses. The iguanodon is no different; one of the first dinosaurs ever described two centuries ago, this figure recreates the well-known paleo-creature in a life-like pose. We can guess about coloration and the degree to which dinosaurs were feathered, but certainly the real iguanodons looked something like this.Nevertheless:One thing I've noticed about Papo's dinosaurs is that when viewed from directly above or below, the bipeds all have bulging round bellies.Not just robust, mind you, but like they swallowed large spheres.I first noticed this with the Acrocanthosaurus I bought a while ago, as well as the Carnotaurus and Ceratasaurus. It doesn't seem to apply to the quadrupeds, such as the Papo Triceratops or Stegosaurus. But the Papo bipeds I have bought so far all look bloated in a way that can't possibly be realistic. From a dorsal or ventral POV, each dinosaur has a distinctly spherical body. It seems to force the legs to sprawl out more widely than I would expect in nature, as if to restrict the forward movement of the legs.With the iguanodon, I noticed that by holding the figure upside-down to look at the belly, this seems to be a deliberate action. Unlike the theropod figures, this one features a more oblong body shape, just like I would expect. But beginning at the lowermost extent of the rib cage, the unnatural bulging commences as if the sculptor felt compelled to add extra roundness to the body. The distinction here between natural slimness and unnatural bloatedness is more distinct here than in any other Papo dinosaur I've seen.I can see no reason why the manufacturer would want to to do this. Dinosaurs are already cool enough without the need to make them look like carcasses that have been sitting in the middle of the highway for too long. Just give them natural proportions, or don't bother making them at all.

I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this figure (pteranodon). The wings are soft to represent the wing “membrane”. I cannot get over the details….such attention was put into it. Great piece for a Dino lover!

This is the most highly detailed dinosaur toy I've ever owned! I bought this to go with my indoor house plant display that I display my dinosaurs with. I needed a Pterodactyl or flying dinosaur for my display and this one is perfect. It's so detailed and has an awesome paint job with great colors. I hung him from my kitchen window and he "flys" over the plants and other dinos. Highly recommended for collectors or play!

Like always Papo has done a magnificent job on the paint and sculpt. It's only flaw is it's inaccuracy. Papo is known to base their Dinosaurs on Jurassic Park film designs and in this case the Pteranodon from Jurassic Park ///. Though I am a fan of the Jurassic Park films the design contradicts the name.Even though Pteranodon means "toothless" this figurine does in fact have teeth. If they were going for JP designs they should have gone for The Lost World. It is just a minor nitpick though, great figurine none the less.