Which do you prefer, Haolonggood or PNSO

[Stegotyranno420]

Haha, its wierd hearing those models get called old now, i remember when they were "brand new, a new age of figures, etc"

[postsaurischian]

 Since there is no "I like them both equally" option I still can't vote.

[Turkeysaurus]

Most of us like them both. Question is which do you prefer? It's challenging this way.

[ceratopsian]

The question demands a more nuanced answer than a bald A or B. I cannot vote on this.

[Turkeysaurus]

[Stegotyranno420]

Since there is no "I like them both equally" option I still can't vote.

There isnt going to be.   I want to see what the preference of the community, not if they like them. I think I had already made a reply stating my reasons of the polls nature.
Whats the point of putting "both" if I know 90% or will pick that option.

@Turkeysaurus knows whats up
Btw Turk, your GIF's are always so hillarious, never stop posting them🤣🤣🤣

[Perotorum]

Haolongood in my view is more consistent in terms of quality to PNSO, and is roughly equal, but for the most part, it is more affordable, which makes my preferred choice.

[stargatedalek]

PNSO, but the minis are carrying that hard. I don't think they've made anything that excited me in years. Impressed, maybe, but not excited.

Haolonggood meanwhile makes a lot of large herbivores, and not really any smaller animals.

[EmperorDinobot]

Both, though I do not own a single Haolonggood. I own plenty of the PNSO minis, and I love them. I hate the boxes the others come in. I can't get rid of them, afraid they'll de-value them, not that I collect for value, but you...never know when I might have to pay for my own headstone.

[postsaurischian]

Most of us like them both. Question is which do you prefer? It's challenging this way.

 I can't see the challenge.

[thomasw100]

It's black-and-white painting. I know that most people are that way. I just am not.

I would disagree with this statement in your first sentence. You infer with this that people who have a preference for either PNSO or Haolonggood based on a set of arguments that they put forward would have a simplified black-and-white thinking.

Rather, I think that the opinion that people have about these two companies is building up from the appreciation of individual models produced by either company, one by one. The weighted sum of these combines then into a preference for one company or the other, or, alternatively, an equal appreciation of both companies.

For my part, I do also highly value the fact that PNSO is quite transparent about the scientific basis for their models. The videos by Zhao Chuang are always insightful and even if I do not agree with a decision that PNSO makes (e.g. thumb claw on their Alamosaurus to give an example) this gives their models a scientific traceability. The explanations in these videos are sometimes not perfect, but at least it is something.

In the case of Haolonggood, there is no way of knowing what would be the basis of their models. They just do not explain anything. Maybe Haolonggood has not the resources for producing videos like PNSO does and this is one of several cost factors that contributes to keeping their prices moderate. However, they could still provide some postings on social media in text form which briefly describes what their models are based on. This cannot cost a fortune.

[EmperorDinobot]

You might be right.


Are Haolonggood figures cheaper when it comes to similar species in similar scale?

[thomasw100]

Are Haolonggood figures cheaper when it comes to similar species in similar scale?

I would think so. If we look at prices at Lana Time Shop, one can compare PNSO with Haolonggood for a few genera:

Daspletosaurus
PNSO (26 cm): 38.99 USD
Haolonggood (29.5 cm): 25.99 USD

Wuerhosaurus
PNSO (18.5 cm): 34.99
Haolonggood (18 cm): 16.99 USD

Allosaurus
PNSO (25 cm): 38.99 USD
Haolonggood (22 cm): 19.99 USD

Pachyrhinosaurus
PNSO (15 cm): 24.99 USD
Haolonggood (18 cm): 19.99 USD

Sinoceratops
PNSO (15 cm): 30.99 USD
Haolonggood (17 cm): 19.99 USD

[Leyster]

Ok, but what we should ask ourselves is: are those model comparable? If not, if price is the only matter that count, I could get like siz or seven dinosaurs in a plastic bag for five euros. Let's take a, I think, hardly debatable esample:

Allosaurus
PNSO (25 cm): 38.99 USD
Haolonggood (22 cm): 19.99 USD

This is the Haolonggod Allosaurus

This is the PNSO Allosaurus

I chose this example because the Haolonggod Allosaurus has not been well-received and I think everyone agrees the PNSO to be a better representation of Allosaurus.

[Bread]

I still hold the same sentiment I did before as I posted nearly a year ago in this thread/debate.

Both have appealing figures. Both have some figures I'm not too fond of. No option to vote both, so I declined to vote.

I can see why one would choose one over the other, but I'm indecisive therefore difficult 

[EmperorDinobot]

The price difference is massive, T @thomasw100.


As for the Allosaurus, what do you expect from the most boring dinosaur ever? (If you've read every post from that strange "what is your least favorite dinosaur?" thread, I always complain that it is Allosaurus). I dislike both of them hahaha! I like the Safari Ltd. ones the most, and I think I am going to be all over the BOTM action figure when it comes out.

Either way, I don't have space to add two more dinosaur collections to my ever shrinking collection room. 

[thomasw100]

The price difference is massive, T @thomasw100.


As for the Allosaurus, what do you expect from the most boring dinosaur ever? (If you've read every post from that strange "what is your least favorite dinosaur?" thread, I always complain that it is Allosaurus). I dislike both of them hahaha! I like the Safari Ltd. ones the most, and I think I am going to be all over the BOTM action figure when it comes out.

Either way, I don't have space to add two more dinosaur collections to my ever shrinking collection room. 

If we take the PNSO Saurophaganax as a large individual of Allosaurus, the figure is not that boring but pretty nice actually.

[Turkeysaurus]

PNSO Saurophaganax is amazing. I'm glad i got that one before the ban.

It has nice size for specimen too that it's just a bit bigger than Max Allosaurus. 10.5 metres.

[Stegotyranno420]

PNSO Saurophaganax is amazing. I'm glad i got that one before the ban.

It has nice size for specimen too that it's just a bit bigger than Max Allosaurus. 10.5 metres.

wdym before the ban?

[Turkeysaurus]

PNSO Saurophaganax is amazing. I'm glad i got that one before the ban.

It has nice size for specimen too that it's just a bit bigger than Max Allosaurus. 10.5 metres.

wdym before the ban?

Turkey has 30 Euro limit now for import. I can't order anything more than 30 Euro.