HAOLONGGOOD - New For 2023

[SidB]

For me, I do believe that Haolonggood has displaced Vitae as a source of collectibles, now that the latter seems to be defunct. Vitae produced some fine figures, but I think that Haolonggood will surpass it.

[Samrukia]

I see that the Tianzhenosaurus is already being offered by Model Toy Center on AliExpress.  So I imagine the other stores will have it soon enough too.

My Online Toy Store has it already!

[Bread]

It's also not guaranteed we WON'T see any of the genera (or similar animals) on the poster in the future. The year is still young; at this rate we might see 6-8 more releases for 2023.

I wish, but I think vampiredesign said they took care of 8 paint samples, so that would leave one more species to be revealed...  I hope it's a carnivore this time.  I think Austroraptor would come out very well with Haolonggood's style of painting.

Interesting. I honestly hope for another herbivore. If it ain't broke, don't fix it type of scenario in my opinion. We've seen their past therapods, their herbivores surpass them by miles.

With their reveals simultaneously close to one another, I'll simply wait for the fourth figure to revealed so they can be packed together. V @vampiredesign any comments regarding this to be true?

[Lynx]

We got a Ceratopsian, a Hadrosaur, and a Ankylosaur, I'm guessing a sauropod or stegosaurid.

[DinoFan2010]

That Ourano is amazing despite the elephant (iguanodont?) in the room, and the Nasuto is incredible. Haolonggood is an excellent model company!

[postsaurischian]

We got a Ceratopsian, a Hadrosaur, and a Ankylosaur, I'm guessing a sauropod or stegosaurid.

Well, if it was a hadrosaur then the hands would be correct .

[Lynx]

We got a Ceratopsian, a Hadrosaur, and a Ankylosaur, I'm guessing a sauropod or stegosaurid.

Well, if it was a hadrosaur then the hands would be correct .

what does the hands have to due with the statement you quoted

[Samrukia]

I see that the Tianzhenosaurus is already being offered by Model Toy Center on AliExpress.  So I imagine the other stores will have it soon enough too.

My Online Toy Store has it already!

acquired the green (cyan) version. diffirentiates from Sede and reminds me Prehistoric Planet Ankylosaurus

[Flaffy]

We got a Ceratopsian, a Hadrosaur, and a Ankylosaur, I'm guessing a sauropod or stegosaurid.

Well, if it was a hadrosaur then the hands would be correct .

what does the hands have to due with the statement you quoted

The fact that Ouranosaurus isn't a hadrosaur...?

[Lynx]

We got a Ceratopsian, a Hadrosaur, and a Ankylosaur, I'm guessing a sauropod or stegosaurid.

Well, if it was a hadrosaur then the hands would be correct .

what does the hands have to due with the statement you quoted

The fact that Ouranosaurus isn't a hadrosaur...?

oh yeah, I'm aware, just forgot how to spell the correct term.

[JimoAi]

I see that the Tianzhenosaurus is already being offered by Model Toy Center on AliExpress.  So I imagine the other stores will have it soon enough too.

My Online Toy Store has it already!

acquired the green (cyan) version. diffirentiates from Sede and reminds me Prehistoric Planet Ankylosaurus

there wasn't an Ankylosaurus?

[Samrukia]

I see that the Tianzhenosaurus is already being offered by Model Toy Center on AliExpress.  So I imagine the other stores will have it soon enough too.

My Online Toy Store has it already!

acquired the green (cyan) version. diffirentiates from Sede and reminds me Prehistoric Planet Ankylosaurus

there wasn't an Ankylosaurus?

the one eating charcoal after the forest fire

[postsaurischian]

We got a Ceratopsian, a Hadrosaur, and a Ankylosaur, I'm guessing a sauropod or stegosaurid.

Well, if it was a hadrosaur then the hands would be correct .

what does the hands have to due with the statement you quoted

The fact that Ouranosaurus isn't a hadrosaur...?

oh yeah, I'm aware, just forgot how to spell the correct term.

Sorry, I was just joking. The correct term might be ornithopod...?

[Bread]

We got a Ceratopsian, a Hadrosaur, and a Ankylosaur, I'm guessing a sauropod or stegosaurid.

Well, if it was a hadrosaur then the hands would be correct .

what does the hands have to due with the statement you quoted

The fact that Ouranosaurus isn't a hadrosaur...?

oh yeah, I'm aware, just forgot how to spell the correct term.

The species is closely related to Iguanodon, given the thumb spike, which is missing from this model.

I understood your point enough to agree that there shouldn't be a Hadrosaur made due to the Ouranosaurus being produced, even though it isn't a hadrosaur.

[ItsTwentyBelow]

Received my red Ouranosaurus and am greatly impressed with it overall. My first from this company. The hands lacking the small (notably smaller than on Iguanodon) thumb spikes doesn't phase me, as the hands are otherwise hadrosauriform. The paint and finish on this thing are SO lifelike, I must have more! The colors appear as part of the figure rather than obvious layers of paint, much like the nice finish on most PNSO figures. This is one department where Vitae was lacking; their paint finishes, especially on the Tiantaosaurus, were more like Battat in quality. A little more crude looking and toy-ish.

Excellent to see that cool Tianzhenosaurus, and that it's already available. Probably going to get that green color, but was hoping they would price it a dollar or two less since it is a smaller figure than Ouranosaurus and Nasutoceratops. Oh well. I'm also fine displaying this as a 1:35 scale figure, since the holotype remains almost surely don't represent the largest attainable size for this animal. Haolonggood has certainly become one to watch!

[Sim]

Interesting. I honestly hope for another herbivore. If it ain't broke, don't fix it type of scenario in my opinion. We've seen their past therapods, their herbivores surpass them by miles.

I think Haolonggood's best figure is still their Carcharodontosaurus, a carnivore.  I think I would be very happy with a Kentrosaurus from Haolonggood though!

[Fembrogon]

I would agree that the Carcharodontosaurus is probably Haolonggood's best release so far, even if by a close margin; however, none of their other theropods so far seem to have matched it. The herbivores being released appear more consistent in quality. A Kentrosaurus would definitely be welcome, especially as a companion to the Dicraeosaurus.

I would still like to see more theropods, though, in addition to sauropods and ornithiscians. There are plenty of interesting theropods still wanting for more good figure options, and I have faith in Haolonggood to keep delivering better figures. How about some maniraptors or Triassic/Early Jurassic genera?

[Halichoeres]

The Carcharodontosaurus was when they were still collaborating with GR Toys. Certainly the theropods since then don't measure up. I'm sure they could improve them, but for now I'm happy to see them make ornithischians while other companies are so focused on theropods.

I also think we tend to grade herbivores on a curve; certainly I do. It's impossible to turn around on the forum without colliding with a disquisition on claw length, or tooth position, or quadrate angle, of a predatory theropod. Herbivores don't get nearly the same scrutiny, nor the same effort from manufacturers, so collectively we know more about the carnivores even if we're not really trying. I think that translates into being less forgiving on theropods, so that even with eleventy kajillion T. rex figures a whole bunch of people lament that there isn't a definitive one (there never will be, either).

[Sim]

I don't know about that, I think Safari or PNSO could make a definitive Tyrannosaurus.

[Dusty Wren]

I don't know about that, I think Safari or PNSO could make a definitive Tyrannosaurus.

The point is that every person has a different definition of "definitive." A figure could be perfectly scientifically accurate (whatever that even means for an animal that no human has ever laid eyes on) and still not be "definitive" for someone if they don't like the color, or the pose, or the scale that it's in, or the articulated jaw, or whatever. It might not be definitive if it costs too much, or if it's made out of resin instead of PVC.

"Definitive" is not an objective measure. It's a combination of a lot of personal preferences.