HAOLONGGOOD - New For 2023

[postsaurischian]

[Halichoeres]

Thanks for the info, @Samrukia and @Flaffy. It sounds like the megaraptoran rumors are unsubstantiated. I do hope the sauropod is a bona fide Haolonggood product, though!

As for the Allosaurus, as I said before an allosauroid would have to be superlative for me to want it, and this one doesn't meet that standard. The Carcharodontosaurus did; you can feel the absence of whatever personnel GR Toys brought to the table.

[Stuckasaurus (Dino Dad Reviews)]

Finally got to a render of A. jimmadseni I was satisfied with! Although also not the perfect match, I think it proves this sculpt is most likely a case of them using an old A. fragilis cast with the jugal simply being an oversight.

The A. jimmadseni edit was based on MOR 693,
A. fragilis - DINO 2560,
A. europaeus - ML 415.

I mean, take crest shape with a grain of salt, since one can always claim keratin extensions or individual variation.
The other features would be less variable, though, so this is still a helpful comparison.

[Skorpio V.]

I mean, take crest shape with a grain of salt, since one can always claim keratin extensions or individual variation.
The other features would be less variable, though, so this is still a helpful comparison.

Absolutely, these edits were based directly on what was preserved/filled in by the people making the skeletals, so one could say they're conservative reconstructions of those specimens. Simplifying the keratin growth does help in distinguishing species, which is the end goal of the edits. Of course, leeway should be granted to all aspects, but especially where you noted.

[PoptartDoodle]

I'd love to see how Haolonggood tackles abelisaurids, Majungasaurus and Rajasaurus just had some amazing screen time with Prehistoric Planet, and it really seems they got inspiration to give Pachyrhinosaurus horizontal pupils from PP.

[Sim]

P @PoptartDoodle, abelisaurids could be interesting.  The head of Haolonggood's Allosaurus already looks like an abelisaurid's in side view.  I would be particularly interested in seeing a Carnotaurus with correct integument from Haolonggood.

[Faelrin]

Allosaurus is on Amazon now:

https://www.amazon.com/HAOLONGGOOD-Allosaurus-YangZhi/dp/B0CC6F258Q

SuoChao (red):

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YangZhi (blue):

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Edit: I found a short video review of the Allosaurus (paint doesn't seem as elaborate as the prototypes, but still looks nice enough to me):

[Quiversaurus]

Edit: I found a short video review of the Allosaurus (paint doesn't seem as elaborate as the prototypes, but still looks nice enough to me):

Thanks for the video. The reviewer posted some helpful images.

Skull overlay (looks like A. fragilis'?):


Nasal passages:


Size comparison with GR Toys x Haolonggood Carcharodontosaurus:


His main gripe is also with the skull shape, but otherwise has pretty good things to say about them (he also mentioned the white lines on the blue version look like lightning bolts shooting across a dark sky).

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Been thinking this over, I love the blue paint scheme, but that skull, mainly the mouth area reminds me too much of the negative aspects of the WWD Big Al design, the lines going to the teeth and the teeth themselves are a bit too regular and uniform.

[Sim]

I dislike how the skin over the fenestrae of the Allosaurus is sunken and has strange lines.

[Renecito]

Dilophosaurus prototype

[SenSx]

Dilophosaurus prototype

If the final product is anything like that it will be gorgeous.
Finally a good updated Dilo, with lips !

[Quiversaurus]

Dang, that Dilo is gorgeous...

[Bread]

If this has no quality issues relating to the jaw articulation or anything regarding breakage, there should be now no excuse for PNSO to not use lips on their larger therapod models.

This Dilophosaurus will be an instant pickup.

[SidB]

Very fine indeed. This looks to finally displace the Papo Dilopho in my collection, if it lives up to its promise.  But it really puzzles me how HLG is very capable of designing this with lips, yet NOT the Allosaurus. I don't get that. If it's a matter of developing and executing the appropriate techniques, why not wait till they are mature, as with the Dilophosaurus, before releasing the Allosaurus? Another herbivore pair could have been inserted into the line-up in the meanwhile. Just speculating, of course.

[Sim]

The Dilophosaurus looks excellent!  It's easily the most accurate figure of this animal.  Haolonggood is so good at listening to their customers, I appreciate that.

[Carnoking]

Well, well, well. I stand corrected.

[Faelrin]

A bit too shrinkwrapped on the head currently, like the Allosaurus was. Also seeing some indentations that look like teeth on the front of the snout (left side). Hopefully that's improved more before being finished.

[Nyr0r0saurus]

Also seeing some indentations that look like teeth on the front of the snout (left side).

Upon closer inspection, and comparison with the lipless cg wip image we saw earlier, I don't think the Dilo prototype actually has lips. The edge of the mouth doesn't actually extend any further down than in the cg image. I think the teeth are just hard to see in the monochrome prototype

[Sim]

I think it's quite clear it has lips, but V @vampiredesign can you say if it has lips?