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[Sim]

It's also worth noting that the skulls of Limusaurus and Masiakasaurus are very different. This just goes to show the lack of uniformity among noasaurids.

[Sim]

Also, Limusaurus's skull experienced an extreme change as it grew. We still know little about noasaurids.

[Quiversaurus]

I'm very happy Haolonggood has produced a theropod again and that they are releasing two figures at the same time.  However, Majungasaurus isn't a species that interests me...  I wish companies would give representation to Abelisaurus, Aucasaurus or Skorpiovenator...  I guess Majungasaurus is popular though, so it gets attention after Carnotaurus...  I'm happy lots of people are pleased by this figure.

A Skorpiovenator would be a dream. Would've complemented their recent Argentinosaurus nicely too as both were found in the Huincul Formation of Argentina.

While I would have loved a more obscure species, Majungasaurus is sorta a classic, and it's good to finally get a good figure in this scale. While something like Skorpiovenator would be nice, it's important to remember that Majungasaurus is about as far as you can get from Carnotaurus both morphologically and phylogenetically, so it makes sense to start out as diverse as possible.

I agree that Majungasaurus is a good choice for their second abelisaur. Plus it fills a hole in the market that would've been occupied by the 1/35 Wild Past version had it released. I do hope the Majungasaurus will sell well enough to justify HLG doing a series of abelisaurs.

I wonder if JW:Chaos Theory S2 has anything to do with HLG's choice to do a Majungasaurus!

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Since it had quite a bit of screen time on the show.

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[DefinitelyNOTDilo]

It's also worth noting that the skulls of Limusaurus and Masiakasaurus are very different. This just goes to show the lack of uniformity among noasaurids.

There is a good level of similarity between them. They both have a downward curve to the jaws, they both have relatively short, rounded faces, etc. There are four different Noasaurs with complete skulls, and a few more with more fragmentary skulls, though sadly one of them (Vespersaurus) isn't figured very well. And they all seem to share a somewhat similar morphology.

[SenSx]

After a long reflexion I think I'm going to order the grey Argentinosaurus.
I wanted a green one, but from the photos I have seens, the colors are good but the paint application might be a bit too plain.
It's not bad, but it's really classic.
I find the grey to be a good in between natural and flashy paint job.
I really like the lighter grey between the scales that gives more contrast contrary to the other versions of the Argentinosaurus, it gives the impression to be more detailed.
The different tones of grey, that are almost black on the back really gives it more complexicity at the same time.
Also the flesh tone around the eyes and on the body is what makes it stand out, it's a good balance.

Thanks to everyone who sent photos of the different versions.

[DefinitelyNOTDilo]

I even remember seeing a (pretty much entirely disputed) paper or article suggesting that Deltadromeus was an ornithomimid!
I have no idea if this was an actual peer reviewed paper or if it was just a paper submitted to a publishing company but I just wanted to point out the instability of reconstructing the animal.

Also I'm not surprised, I'm pretty sure 90% of noasaurs have been misidentified as ornithomimisaurs at some point in their history lol.

[DefinitelyNOTDilo]

I just hope that one of these expeditions turning up all these spinosaurus fossils eventually finds Deltadromeus cranial material, it would be nice to get a look at more basal noasaur cranial morphology.

[thomasw100]

After a long reflexion I think I'm going to order the grey Argentinosaurus.
I wanted a green one, but from the photos I have seens, the colors are good but the paint application might be a bit too plain.
It's not bad, but it's really classic.
I find the grey to be a good in between natural and flashy paint job.
I really like the lighter grey between the scales that gives more contrast contrary to the other versions of the Argentinosaurus, it gives the impression to be more detailed.
The different tones of grey, that are almost black on the back really gives it more complexicity at the same time.
Also the flesh tone around the eyes and on the body is what makes it stand out, it's a good balance.

Thanks to everyone who sent photos of the different versions.

I can fully understand this. Initially from the promotional images I liked the green best, but the final product looks much simpler than the promotional images. The blue-gray has this wasted dirty look which suits an old animal like this large titanosaur which has reached like the maximum size very well. The green has a much cleaner look in comparison. I am contemplating a repaint for the green along the lines of the original promotional images and also getting a more dirty look.

[Carnoking]

@SenSx
I've found myself leaning more towards the grey/blue variant as well. The good news is that I doubt I'll be unsatisfied with whatever variant I choose at this point!

[SenSx]

After a long reflexion I think I'm going to order the grey Argentinosaurus.
I wanted a green one, but from the photos I have seens, the colors are good but the paint application might be a bit too plain.
It's not bad, but it's really classic.
I find the grey to be a good in between natural and flashy paint job.
I really like the lighter grey between the scales that gives more contrast contrary to the other versions of the Argentinosaurus, it gives the impression to be more detailed.
The different tones of grey, that are almost black on the back really gives it more complexicity at the same time.
Also the flesh tone around the eyes and on the body is what makes it stand out, it's a good balance.

Thanks to everyone who sent photos of the different versions.

I can fully understand this. Initially from the promotional images I liked the green best, but the final product looks much simpler than the promotional images. The blue-gray has this wasted dirty look which suits an old animal like this large titanosaur which has reached like the maximum size very well. The green has a much cleaner look in comparison. I am contemplating a repaint for the green along the lines of the original promotional images and also getting a more dirty look.

Yes but honestly I really blame the lack of good promotional images for the green, that is why I was begging to get some, I did not want to spend so much money without beint absolutely sure of what I was getting.
Also the green isn't bad by any means, it's probably the most natural of all the color variations, it is just lacking complexity in the application.
I was wondering if an improvement was possible instead of a complete repaint, maybe with a pro artist like dinosaur_model_artwork in Europe.
Your description of the grey version with some sort of cracked scaled skin you would expect on an old animal is really on point.

[thomasw100]

Yes but honestly I really blame the lack of good promotional images for the green, that is why I was begging to get some, I did not want to spend so much money without beint absolutely sure of what I was getting.
Also the green isn't bad by any means, it's probably the most natural of all the color variations, it is just lacking complexity in the application.
I was wondering if an improvement was possible instead of a complete repaint, maybe with a pro artist like dinosaur_model_artwork in Europe.
Your description of the grey version with some sort of cracked scaled skin you would expect on an old animal is really on point.

I have already a good connection with Dinosaur Models Artworks and actually have talked to him about this possibility. He has done some really amazing repaints of Haolonggood figures for me, including a full repaint of the Haolonggood Alamosaurus in the style of the PNSO.

[DefinitelyNOTDilo]

It's also worth noting that the skulls of Limusaurus and Masiakasaurus are very different. This just goes to show the lack of uniformity among noasaurids.

There is a good level of similarity between them. They both have a downward curve to the jaws, they both have relatively short, rounded faces, etc. There are four different Noasaurs with complete skulls, and a few more with more fragmentary skulls, though sadly one of them (Vespersaurus) isn't figured very well. And they all seem to share a somewhat similar morphology.

Figured I should show what I mean, here's the two most plausible Masiakasaurus reconstructions compared to Limusaurus.

[Sim]

There is a good level of similarity between them. They both have a downward curve to the jaws, they both have relatively short, rounded faces, etc. There are four different Noasaurs with complete skulls, and a few more with more fragmentary skulls, though sadly one of them (Vespersaurus) isn't figured very well. And they all seem to share a somewhat similar morphology.

The skulls of noasaurids are not very much alike.  Using your method one could say all theropod skulls are quite similar.  I need to say though that I forgot about Berthasaura having a known skull.  Still, it too is quite different to the skulls of Limusaurus and Masiakasaurus.  What is the fourth noasaurid with a known skull?

[DefinitelyNOTDilo]

There is a good level of similarity between them. They both have a downward curve to the jaws, they both have relatively short, rounded faces, etc. There are four different Noasaurs with complete skulls, and a few more with more fragmentary skulls, though sadly one of them (Vespersaurus) isn't figured very well. And they all seem to share a somewhat similar morphology.

The skulls of noasaurids are not very much alike.  Using your method one could say all theropod skulls are quite similar.  I need to say though that I forgot about Berthasaura having a known skull.  Still, it too is quite different to the skulls of Limusaurus and Masiakasaurus.  What is the fourth noasaurid with a known skull?

I will confess Berthasaura is an odd one, but it also is just a juvenile, and still shares a similar shortness and downturned jaw. (And interestingly it has a beak despite being a juvenile, but that's neither here or there.) The fourth noasaur is an as-of-yet unnamed species from the Angeac-Charente bonebed in France. And I really don't see what you're seeing, to my eyes Masiakasaurus and Limusaurus have quite similar skulls, sure they look different in some ways, but they look closer to each other than many abelisaurs do.

[DefinitelyNOTDilo]

This is rather crudely done, and the jaws don't line up very well, but you must admit they look quite alike.

[Sim]

Thanks for reminding me of the French ornithomimosaurian noasaurid!  I had forgotten about it!  That one does have a similar skull to Limusaurus and Berthasaura.  I don't think Masiakasaurus's skull is much like those though.  It doesn't even look much like a juvenile Limusaurus skull, which has teeth.

[Renecito]

[DefinitelyNOTDilo]

I love both of these, I may just have to get both!

[Skorpio V.]

Just ordered the brown Utahceratops and WOW that blue Majungasaurus is so good. NEED.

[Pinbacker]

Wow...another hard decision! They both look amazing

Edit: The 001 Argentinosaurs I ordered from Lana just arrived stateside. My UPS tracking number updated. It only took a little over 2 weeks by boat to get here. I'm excited! I can't wait to have this model in hand!