The best figure of every species, according to Halichoeres

[Concavenator]

One of the key features of Wuerhosaurus is the extra-long neural spines on the proximal caudals

TIL. For a fragmentary taxon like this one, it would be appropriate for companies (those interested in scientific accuracy) to ensure whatever material is known to be accurately depicted. And it's odd PNSO got the Wuerhosaurus' manus wrong, that's the sort of mistake I wouldn't expect to see from PNSO, more so at this point, also considering they did fine on that regard on their 2021 Stegosaurus and 2020 Dacentrurus.

Now that I think about it, there have been a few good Wuerhosaurus recently, between the PNSO, Haolonggood and Vitae.

The wait between successive iterations of theropod genera is rarely long, but yeah, this one was fast even by that standard.

Now let's see how long does it take for you to replace Schleich's Gallimimus!  I think it will be a good while, I get the impression ornithomimids are invisible for companies. You know a dinosaur is overlooked when it was featured in Jurassic Park (and in arguably one of the most iconic scenes, at that) and then receives this much attention. 

[Halichoeres]

One of the key features of Wuerhosaurus is the extra-long neural spines on the proximal caudals

TIL. For a fragmentary taxon like this one, it would be appropriate for companies (those interested in scientific accuracy) to ensure whatever material is known to be accurately depicted. And it's odd PNSO got the Wuerhosaurus' manus wrong, that's the sort of mistake I wouldn't expect to see from PNSO, more so at this point, also considering they did fine on that regard on their 2021 Stegosaurus and 2020 Dacentrurus.

Now that I think about it, there have been a few good Wuerhosaurus recently, between the PNSO, Haolonggood and Vitae.

You're talking about the third claw? Yeah, that is a bit odd, and maybe lends support to the idea that these aren't all sculpted by one person, even though the marketing seems to want us to think they are. It's true there are several decent Wuerhosaurus now; this was kind of a tough choice.

The wait between successive iterations of theropod genera is rarely long, but yeah, this one was fast even by that standard.

Now let's see how long does it take for you to replace Schleich's Gallimimus!  I think it will be a good while, I get the impression ornithomimids are invisible for companies. You know a dinosaur is overlooked when it was featured in Jurassic Park (and in arguably one of the most iconic scenes, at that) and then receives this much attention. 

Hey, there have been like a dozen Gallimimus figures in the last five years, so those count as successive iterations, even if most of those are just JP/JW merch. The wait between good versions can certainly be longer, of course. The best for its time is still the Battat, but feathers trump artistry for me in this case. Anyway, I think herbivorous/omnivorous theropods in general are more ignored than others: alvarezsaurs, most therizinosaurs, ornithomimosaurs, oviraptorosaurs, noasaurs...

On another note, the Euoplocephalus and Gastonia photos were embarrassingly out of focus, so I've deleted and replaced them.

[Concavenator]

Yeah I was referring to that extra claw. PNSO might have experienced a change of factory:

Rumours say PNSO changed factory before Parasaurolophus release

Don't know if that has anything to do with different sculptors being involved though. Could be a possibility.

It's kind of unusual there are these many good Wuerhosaurus, not even the more famous (and more complete) Kentrosaurus has received this amount of good figures. I can only guess it's because those versions happen to be made by Chinese companies.

About Gallimimus, of course I wasn't taking into account all those JP versions! After all, even the Schleich is a closer match to the real deal than those. 

[Halichoeres]

Dinosaurs of the Cretaceous!


Haolonggood Diabloceratops
Scale: 1:35
Released: 2024
Etymology: Spanish/Greek "devil horned face"
Haolonggood has improved its ceratopsians quickly, if slightly unevenly. This is a really lovely little sculpt. It replaces my already-excellent Safari version because it fits my scale preferences better and has more refined paint work.


Haolonggood Chasmosaurus
Scale: 1:35
Released: 2024
Etymology: Gr. "hollow [noun] lizard"
This seems to have a bit of extraneous paint on some of its fingers, but that's a pretty small deal. This is a better scale for me than the BotM Chasmosaurus, and doesn't have all those joints, so replaces it.


Haolonggood Edmontosaurus
Scale: 1:40
Released: 2024
Etymology: Gr. "Edmonton [Canada] lizard"
I have to admit I never expected Edmontosaurus to accumulate so many high-quality figures: Safari, CollectA, PNSO, and this one. I don't know whether to attribute the abundance to the little crest or just the association with Ty***nosaurus. I narrowly prefer this one to other Edmontosaurus figures, mostly on the basis of scale. Lovely paint job, too.


Eofauna trike for scale. With this batch, Haolonggood becomes one of the top ten companies by number of figures in my collection. That doesn't sound that impressive, but I have figures from more than 110 companies, so they climbed a pretty long ladder.


Meng Zhuchengtitan
Scale: 1:60
Released: 2024
Etymology: Gr. "Zhucheng [Shandong, China] titan"
Adding one more company to the total. I'm interested to see what Meng puts out in the future. If they stay in 1/72, I'll probably only buy their sauropods or other gigantic animals (might I suggest ichthyosaurs, fish, mosasaurs?). But if they made some larger scales they'd get more of my attention.


The feet line up perfectly with their cutouts in the base. By contrast with the Mesozoic Life Spinosaurus, this is clearly the work of an experienced model company. It also helps that this is much less massive, so there's probably less warping once it emerges from the mold.


The belly print.


With a hadrosaur from a nearby place and a nearby time.

[Elengassen]

The small Haolonggood ceratopsians are really cute and well-done! I don't plan on getting either the Diablo or Chasmo as they don't fit into how I organise my collection, but it's always great to see pictures of them, especially with other figures.