PNSO : New for 2023

[SRF]

I purchased Cameron this morning and I got quite a discount on him. I paid 66 euro for him, this includes the VAT for importing goods from outside of Europe. For those who consider purchasing him, now is definitely a good time.

Anyone got a working Ali coupon code?

u dont need code the sale applies automaticly, additional coupons are disabled usually

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005601240208.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_topSellerIng.8148356.7.1bb25da4tvbcBr&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21USD%21US%20%2489.24%21US%20%2475.85%21%21%21%21%21%40211b88f016865781132145836ed13e%2112000033707740866%21sh%21DE%210

That's correct. When I ordered Cameron, I only found out that I got an additional discount of around 9 euro when I went to the page where I had to select my method of payment etc.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Love the pose but whyyyyyy did they have to do brown stripes on brown again? I can hardly tell the difference in color between this and the Das

They must have bought the paint in bulk.. lol

[Medzo]

I purchased Cameron this morning and I got quite a discount on him. I paid 66 euro for him, this includes the VAT for importing goods from outside of Europe. For those who consider purchasing him, now is definitely a good time.

Anyone got a working Ali coupon code?

u dont need code the sale applies automaticly, additional coupons are disabled usually

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005601240208.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_topSellerIng.8148356.7.1bb25da4tvbcBr&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21USD%21US%20%2489.24%21US%20%2475.85%21%21%21%21%21%40211b88f016865781132145836ed13e%2112000033707740866%21sh%21DE%210

Thanks, just ordered. He is going to be the crown jewel of my PNSO collection 

[TheImmortalEye]

I purchased Cameron this morning and I got quite a discount on him. I paid 66 euro for him, this includes the VAT for importing goods from outside of Europe. For those who consider purchasing him, now is definitely a good time.

Anyone got a working Ali coupon code?

u dont need code the sale applies automaticly, additional coupons are disabled usually

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005601240208.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_topSellerIng.8148356.7.1bb25da4tvbcBr&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21USD%21US%20%2489.24%21US%20%2475.85%21%21%21%21%21%40211b88f016865781132145836ed13e%2112000033707740866%21sh%21DE%210

Thanks, just ordered. He is going to be the crown jewel of my PNSO collection 

btw since ur a big pnso fan whats your thoughts on these 3 tyrannosaurids? any of them enticing ? i picked up all since i want a good tyrannosaur shelf

[CARN0TAURUS]

Love the pose but whyyyyyy did they have to do brown stripes on brown again? I can hardly tell the difference in color between this and the Das

They must have bought the paint in bulk.. lol

That wouldn't surprise me, paint is really expensive.  If PNSO is responsible for supplying the factory with the paint, perhaps a large brown paint purchase happened in the past.  That might also explain why so many of their figures are painted that color. 

[Sim]

theropods in general are just blatantly boring

That's not true.  Theropods are very interesting.  And the ones that are still alive include the most elegant and beautiful animals, some of the most intelligent animals, animals with the best voices, animals with the most complex integument and, in my opinion, some of the most charming animals.

[Medzo]

btw since ur a big pnso fan whats your thoughts on these 3 tyrannosaurids? any of them enticing ? i picked up all since i want a good tyrannosaur shelf

In short, the only reason I might skip them is their color scheme. PNSO proved that it can create very colorful and exotic tones. Only for theropods they mainly don't have the courage to take some risk and apply their skills. Just take a look at birds. Or the genus of Panthera. If alien's would've dig them up in the future, they wouldn't be wrong assuming they had tons of different color variations.

BoTM products are way more exciting in this regard, sadly.

[Skorpio V.]

Really not feeling the Albertosaurus head sculpt from the mirrored shot. Maybe it's the eye placement idrk

[TheImmortalEye]

btw since ur a big pnso fan whats your thoughts on these 3 tyrannosaurids? any of them enticing ? i picked up all since i want a good tyrannosaur shelf

In short, the only reason I might skip them is their color scheme. PNSO proved that it can create very colorful and exotic tones. Only for theropods they mainly don't have the courage to take some risk and apply their skills. Just take a look at birds. Or the genus of Panthera. If alien's would've dig them up in the future, they wouldn't be wrong assuming they had tons of different color variations.

BoTM products are way more exciting in this regard, sadly.

i too especially am missing a jetblack irredescent carnivore, a panther of the dinoworld, how cool that be, they have the color see microraptor.

[SRF]

I'm still willing to purchase most of these Tyrannosaurs. The Lythronax is very appealling to me and I'll get at least one of the Daspletosaurus/Albertosaurus duo. I do want to see an in hand comparison of the Daspletosaurus and Albertosaurus before I decide which one to get (or even both). And I really hope the Gorgosaurus gets a significantely different color scheme.

Funnily enough, upfront I said that I don't need an Albertosaurus and a Gorgosaurus, but now it seems that the choice is to be made between Albertosaurus and Daspletosaurus.

[Lynx]

theropods in general are just blatantly boring

That's not true.  Theropods are very interesting.  And the ones that are still alive include the most elegant and beautiful animals, some of the most intelligent animals, animals with the best voices, animals with the most complex integument and, in my opinion, some of the most charming animals.

I know I said I wouldn't respond further, but I may as well defend myself when this seems to have been unintentionally taken out of context.

My comment was regarding dinosaur figures and how I find PNSOs figures boring. I don't dislike any animal as a whole, my favorite dinosaurs are mostly theropods, hell, most my collection is theropods, but I can still find figures of theropods boring, especially when this is the only thing PNSO has released thus far, most of which being close relatives, not really taking in the diversity the group has. The rest of my posts suggests that, but as I didn't specify, I can see how it was taken out of context, which is my fault on that behalf.

[Flaffy]

This compilation by Seamus Rooney perfectly demonstrates PNSO's absolute lack of creativity when it comes to their Tyrannosaur's paint schemes.

[TheImmortalEye]

This compilation by Seamus Rooney perfectly demonstrates PNSO's absolute lack of creativity when it comes to their Tyrannosaur's paint schemes.

man if only the botm made actual models and not action figures, its a personal thing but those movesegments are such a turnoff ( esp the lythronax yikes) instantly to the point ,the pnso still look better and realer even with blander colours, im sorry botm but i only care about ur utahraptor/ the vulture one cause its perfect despite not inspite those

[ceratopsian]

Agreed, @Sim. Theropods are not the focus of my collecting but I'd never describe them as boring (though I might perhaps occasionally describe some model representations as boring - but that's different). And I'm this very minute being charmed and entertained by their modern descendants in my garden!

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theropods in general are just blatantly boring

That's not true.  Theropods are very interesting.  And the ones that are still alive include the most elegant and beautiful animals, some of the most intelligent animals, animals with the best voices, animals with the most complex integument and, in my opinion, some of the most charming animals.
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[Bread]

This compilation by Seamus Rooney perfectly demonstrates PNSO's absolute lack of creativity when it comes to their Tyrannosaur's paint schemes.

In defense for PNSO, the more conservative and duller approach for therapods is safer than bright colors that the BOTM line provides. I feel as though this is a better approach as these figures need to appeal to all audiences. And there is a large sum of collectors who do not appreciate the colorschemes of the Botm line (which I'd argue is pretty odd given that they're perfectly plausible colorschemes).

I am fine with bland colorschemes since I eventually end up having the model(s) repainted, but other than that I can understand the issues with the constant reuse of colors. For example, the Daspletosaurus could easily represent a younger Tyrannosaurus without the slightest issue of difference in color pallets.

[CARN0TAURUS]

This compilation by Seamus Rooney perfectly demonstrates PNSO's absolute lack of creativity when it comes to their Tyrannosaur's paint schemes.

Wow, seeing them side by side and aside from the color variation, this really shows how much the lips add as well.  All the BtoM ones have some brown and brown tones in them but the way the color is used is night and day more complex.

[CARN0TAURUS]

Man if only the BotM made actual models and not action figures, its a personal thing but those movesegments are such a turnoff

@TheImmortalEye
I can relate to this too, but aside from them not being released as just simple sculpts, the 1/18 scale is the biggest killer for me.  As beautiful as all of the BotM tyrannosaur action figures are, I'm limiting myself to the 1/35 T-rex only.  But if I had the space to accommodate the other ones my wallet would be in big trouble.

[Sim]

AM i the only one Who hopes that After the tyrannosaurs

They finally get to Dromeosaurs?


In the same succesen?    cause im tired of waiting

I would LOVE that to happen!

[TheImmortalEye]

AM i the only one Who hopes that After the tyrannosaurs

They finally get to Dromeosaurs?


In the same succesen?    cause im tired of waiting

I would LOVE that to happen!

one day well have pnso dromeausaurs ( prob utahraptor as it can be made 1:35)

[JohannesB]

Well, I got myself Cameron the Tyrannosaurus. I love the sheer bulk of this model, and also the finer skin detail. But I will not be as happy with it as I was when I got the latest Wilson (I still find it wonderful, even if it has its flaws), but Cameron will fit better with PNSO's Triceratops because of its finer skin detail. Although indeed the skin on "Winter Wilson" adds a nice point of visual and tactile interest. The paint app on Cameron (mainly teeth, and possibly eyes) does seem to be less fine than on my "Winter Wilson", which has an impeccable application of paint detail. I'll probably touch up some of the details, mainly the teeth.

Edit: ZHAO Chuang makes a somewhat convincing case for Tyrannosaurus without lips (if your ignore much of the evidence to the contrary, I guess.) About the notion floating around here on the DTB about PNSO trying to make a lipped Tyrannosaurus but ultimately not doing so, from what I gather, they only seem to give a scientific reason - and no technological/model making reason - why they did. I have only seen the PNSO.Official Youtube video on Cameron ("The Story of Building the 1:35 Scientific Art Model of Cameron the Tyrannosaurus rex") and it only mentions that "when restoring it we tried to make it with lips, but there was no convincingly reasonable biological explanation yet [...]". I can hardly imagine PNSO not able to make a figure with a movable jaw and lips.