The Good Dinosaur: TOMY Action Figures (Part Two- Large)

Note: Most of this info was stated in part 1, so if you read that, feel free to skip ahead to the good stuff!

TOMY Toys has had double Pixar duty this year; first with Inside Out back in the late Spring and now with The Good Dinosaur! That's right, after much anticipation, the Good Dino toys have officially hit shelves.

As I've mentioned before, with every Pixar film release, the action figures are always among the very first toys that I anticipate the most. With this line, I was even more excited than usual. Why? Because not only were new Pixar figures coming, but dinosaur figures! I've been looking forward to Pixar style dinosaur figures ever since a Pixar dinosaur film was announced years ago. As a kid, I loved dinosaurs (typical right?), but I never really had a definitive line of dino toys. As an adult, I've kept my eye out for any good ones for my future kids. Over the past couple years, I have seen a lot of cute, generic dinosaur toys, but decided to hold off buying any of those in anticipation that The Good Dinosaur toys would rock...and they do! They're exactly what I pictured.

Here's how this action figure collection is organized: as of right now, there are seven "small" figures ($9.99), nine "large" figures ($12.99) and four "extra large" figures ($19.99)- all of which are part of the same line and to scale with each other. Today's I'll be showing off the figures classified as "large", which are:

• Arlo
• Forrest Woodbush 
• Bubbha
• Thunderclap
• Lurleane
• Jack
• Downpour
• Will
• Mary Alice 

Additionally, you'll notice that each "small" and "large" figure in the line comes with a collectible critter. This is one of the coolest and most clever things about this collection. I'll explain- In the film, Forrest Woodbush (a wise and mysterious styracosaurus, seen below) dwells in the woods with many forest critters atop is horns (apparently he believes they protect him). SO, back to the toy line, you can collect all 16 of Forrest's critters and attach them to the horns of the figure (as seen on the back of the packaging below)! How fun right?

Ok, now that all the heavy details are out of the way, lets get to checkin' out these toys in more detail!

Arlo

  Forrest Woodbush 

 Bubbha

 Thunderclap

UPDATE NOTE 5/16/16- I just received Lurleane, Jack and Downpour from an eBay seller in Australia! These three had a very limited distribution, since the line was ultimately cancelled around the time of their release. There are few of them out there, so I'm thrilled to have them as part of my collection. Check 'em out! 

UPDATE 2/27/17- They have now shown up on Amazon Prime and I've added direct links below.

 

Lurleane

Jack

 Downpour

The following characters are actually dinosaurs by TOMY and don't actually appear in the film (same with two of the "large" figures). I chatted with one of the TOMY representatives at the D23 Expo and they said that, since kids love dinosaur toys in general, they decided to throw in some classic species in the the style of The Good Dinosaur (some even based on concept art) and named them.

Usually I don't go for "non-canon" characters when it comes to toys, but this actually works great for me. As I mentioned, I have been looking for some cute, general dinosaur toys for my future little ones! These will be perfect.

  
Will

Mary Alice 

Each figure has some nice, basic articulation (I like the opening mouths) and is between 6" and 8" in size. Though I haven't fully taken them out from the package, I can tell that these figures are sturdy and quality made.

If you're looking to add these to your collection, be sure to visit your local Target or Toys R Us stores! That's where I've seen them so far. If you'd rather just pick them up online, visit the direct links to Amazon below. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!

Be on the look out right here tomorrow as I reveal the next group of dinos in this collection (the "extra large" figures). Stay tuned!