Saturday, August 31, 2013

Flying Pterosaur Glider - Introduction

This is a slight departure from the airplane photos.  I remember being in the Calgary Zoo gift shop as a kid and seeing these dinosaur gliders.  I recall seeing these and wanting them REALLY badly.  I had enough money to buy 3 of the 4 gliders and I am pretty sure my parents refused to lend me the extra $1.00 at the time.

These gliders were made in Taiwan.  There appear to be 4 of them in the set, but they are listed as follows:

#5 - Pterandon
#6 - Dimorphodon
#7 - Pterodactylus
#8 - Rhamphorhynchus

I have #6, 7 & 8.  I looked online to see if I could locate a #5, but it would appear that the design of these has changed.  The current versions appear to look more like cartoons.

I noticed that the logos on the top right side of the packages is the same logo that shows up on the vintage gliders that I posted about recently.

Flying Pterosaur Glider
Flying Pterosaur Glider


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  1. AnonymousAugust 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM

    I was lucky enough to stumble into a complete set of these (with duplicates!) a little while ago. They're so cool. I even managed to get a bunch of apparently new production Rhamphoryncus, in plastic bags, but with original art!

    I'm not a stickler for authentic originals, but I do love the old art. I'm trying to find a source for WWII gliders, with original package art. Any ideas?

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