HAOLONGGOOD - New For 2023

[ceratopsian]

If there's an issue I'll just adjust the angle of display. I'm not going to stress over this!

[Faelrin]

I did a 4x upscale with waifu2x and I'm not seeing any thumb claws. Granted it might still be better to wait for more images and in hand samples. But as far as I can gather they definitely gave it Edmontosaurus hands for some reason.

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[close]

A tad bit unfortunate, but the rest of it still looks wonderful to my eyes, and both colorations are appealing to me. It's at least something to tide us over until perhaps another brands produce one that's more anatomically accurate in this regard. I for one still want to see PNSO try their hand at this animal (since they did their Suchomimus), but there's no telling when they might do so, so I'm grateful some otherwise decent options exist in the meantime, and again after so long. Granted by the time I might be able to get my hands on these, there might even be one out by then.

[Baryonyx]

Great work, best dinosaur news in a while! I will add spikes with milliput, by no means the end of the world. Also, I hope on the basis of the recent Nasutoceratops, this will likely be much more affordable than a current PNSO release
... reminds me of PNSOs excellent initial round that included e.g. Lambeosaurus which was roundly ignored by other companies for 30 years - not
a perfect figure (as commentators will point out) but excellent in of itself and for the requested price (£12 or so at the time!!!)

[Eatmycar]

The hands on Ouranosaurus are such a weird mistake, but damn if that isn't a pretty model! Love the contrast of blue with red and beige, too. I hope this is just a mistake or something correctable because those are gorgeous.

[Thialfi]

It's on Amazon.com and AliExpress already - between 20-30 Euro/Dollar. A very good and competent price point I reckon.

[Faelrin]

Red one doesn't have images up on the Amazon page just yet, but the green one does at least. I've added a few below. Again no thumb spikes to be seen, and definitely Edmontosaurus-like hands. Price is $28.99 for both colorways. Same price as the Nasutoceratops pair.

[SidB]

The hands on Ouranosaurus are such a weird mistake, but damn if that isn't a pretty model! Love the contrast of blue with red and beige, too. I hope this is just a mistake or something correctable because those are gorgeous.

I'm hoping that it will be just a matter of drilling a hole in the thumb position, inserting a metal rod (very short), gluing, shaping a bit of compound around the metal spike and painting it - shouldn't take too much effort, if needed.

[Sim]

I can't find the Haolonggood Ouranosaurus on Amazon and Aliexpress, can someone provide a link to it please?

[Faelrin]

@Sim Here you go:

Store page:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/HAOLONGGOOD/page/2FED3A2C-4A73-44FF-91CF-A5DBCED5118E?ref_=ast_bln

Ouranosaurus page:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ1193WV?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1&psc=1

I should have shared these earlier. Sorry.

Even cheaper on Aliexpress here (Seller is My Online Toy Store):

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805166820628.html?algo_exp_id=f9c49b12-cee6-4559-b52b-6925130efccd-19&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000032718593486%22%7D

[Sim]

No problem and thanks @Faelrin!

[Thialfi]

[SidB]

@Sim Here you go:

Store page:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/HAOLONGGOOD/page/2FED3A2C-4A73-44FF-91CF-A5DBCED5118E?ref_=ast_bln

Ouranosaurus page:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ1193WV?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1&psc=1

I should have shared these earlier. Sorry.

Even cheaper on Aliexpress here (Seller is My Online Toy Store):

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805166820628.html?algo_exp_id=f9c49b12-cee6-4559-b52b-6925130efccd-19&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000032718593486%22%7D

Thanks, @Faelrin  - I just ordered a green version from the My Online Toy Shop store.

[Fembrogon]

I'm tempted to buy both; I'm not sure which will compliment the orange-variant Carcharodontosaurus better.

[Flaffy]

It's a damn shame that it doesn't have a thumb spike. I'd argue it's similar to Hasbro missing the sickle claws on their raptors.

Really not sure how this slipped past the design phase when everything else was done with such care and precision. Literally all the skeletals of Ouranosaurus available on the internet includes a thumb spike.

[SidB]

It's a damn shame that it doesn't have a thumb spike. I'd argue it's similar to Hasbro missing the sickle claws on their raptors.

Really not sure how this slipped past the design phase when everything else was done with such care and precision. Literally all the skeletals of Ouranosaurus available on the internet includes a thumb spike.

Really, I have to agree with you. But I'm going to deal with the green one that I ordered by installing two thumb claws with a thin brass rod core inserted into a drilled hole and built up with milliput, then painted. As Lee Iacocca's wife said, "Don't get mad, get even", very loosely applied! think that the overall value of the sculpt is worth the effort.
BTW, though, it seems that they have an ongoing problem with feet digits - first the Therizinosaurus, then the Nasutoceratops, now this one. Odd, given the overall quality. Then again, we experienced this repeatedly with the Papo dinos too.

[Flaffy]

It's a damn shame that it doesn't have a thumb spike. I'd argue it's similar to Hasbro missing the sickle claws on their raptors.

Really not sure how this slipped past the design phase when everything else was done with such care and precision. Literally all the skeletals of Ouranosaurus available on the internet includes a thumb spike.

Really, I have to agree with you. But I'm going to deal with the green one that I ordered by installing two thumb claws with a thin brass rod core inserted into a drilled hole and built up with milliput, then painted. As Lee Iacocca's wife said, "Don't get mad, get even", very loosely applied! think that the overall value of the sculpt is worth the effort.

I honestly wouldn't mind if HaoLongGood delayed the release, do some last minute revisions and just superglued thumb spikes on their Ouranosaurus. I'm not very savvy with customisation so I generally prefer to acquire figures that require no alterations from the get go.

BTW, though, it seems that they have an ongoing problem with feet digits - first the Therizinosaurus, then the Nasutoceratops, now this one. Odd, given the overall quality. Then again, we experienced this repeatedly with the Papo dinos too.

Yeah it indeed is very weird. All the relevant resources are readily accessible on the internet, and it's not like this is obscure information in the paleontological community.

Papo I'd argue has consistently shown that they aren't interested in doing scientifically oriented figures. Those that do somewhat match up with their real life counterparts are by pure coincidence not unlike Schleich.

HaoLongGood on the other hand has a clearer focus on science rather than pop culture. Especially with all the skeletals they present with their figures. So I personally hold them to a higher standard in regards to accuracy, as I really want to like their figures, but alas it's the little things here and there that prevent me from loving their products fully.

[Quiversaurus]

Holy hell we finally have an Ouranosaurus on the market!

Not sure what's going on with the manus though. There is no evidence for an Edmontosaurus-like hoof in Ouranosaurus. Which makes sense since it's a basal offshoot hadrosauriform. The individual digits would've likely been more distinct & mobile than the "fused" condition seen in derived hadrosaurs, and the ungual phalanges were elongate and present on multiple digits. Especially considering Ouranosaurus was probably only facultatively quadrupedal rather than an obligate quadruped.

I believe the current consensus is that claws/hooves were present on digits I - III , with digits IV - V being encased in soft tissue. But the main point being the condition seen in Edmontosaurus is not applicable to Ouranosaurus. The thumb spike seems to be entirely missing as well.

Hopefully better pics clears this up, but so far I'm not confident in this reconstruction. Again a shame if the inaccuracies are indeed present, as the rest of the figure looks amazing. It's the little, but crucial things that holds back HaoLongGood figures unfortunately.

Hi @Flaffy , may I know which paper you got the forelimb skeletals from? Would like to give it a read~

[Flaffy]

Hi @Flaffy , may I know which paper you got the forelimb skeletals from? Would like to give it a read~

"The Venice specimen of Ouranosaurus nigeriensis (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda)"
Link: https://peerj.com/articles/3403/
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3403

[thedeadlymoose]

Holy wow, these are just gorgeous. Both the sculpt and paint -- for both colorways! And one of my personally most wanted species too.

It's a bit of a shame about the thumb spike, but that doesn't ruin the figure for me.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

How large are these? About 6" or so? EDIT: Nevermind, I found that they are 8.2".

Lanatimeshop has them for 18.99 each with free shipping :  https://lanatime-shop.com/products/gr006?fbclid=IwAR2fDz4GeLzYDCJ_Wg-mh2tJ6RCJOA7HxKJlABb5sSepYMKyHCIKFfp3u7g&variant=44109758202106