PNSO - New for 2024

[thomasw100]

I only just got my first PNSO figures this year. (Saurophanagax, Deinocheirus, Therizinosaurus, Lufengosaurus, Lokiceratops, Ankylosaurus, and Suchomimus). There are so many more I want (pretty much all the recent Carcharodontids, Gorgosaurus, and some others).

If they are slowing down I might actually be able to catch up on some of these since they range in price from $39-$59. I also have been getting Haolonggood models recently. My wallet needs a break.

How is the paint application of the Ankylosaurus? I got Ankylosaurus a few years after it had been initially released and the later batch had the well know washed out colors. At some point this year there was some information about improved paint work. I wonder how this turned out.

[Turkeysaurus]

I only just got my first PNSO figures this year. (Saurophanagax, Deinocheirus, Therizinosaurus, Lufengosaurus, Lokiceratops, Ankylosaurus, and Suchomimus). There are so many more I want (pretty much all the recent Carcharodontids, Gorgosaurus, and some others).

If they are slowing down I might actually be able to catch up on some of these since they range in price from $39-$59. I also have been getting Haolonggood models recently. My wallet needs a break.

How is the paint application of the Ankylosaurus? I got Ankylosaurus a few years after it had been initially released and the later batch had the well know washed out colors. At some point this year there was some information about improved paint work. I wonder how this turned out.

I got mine in april 2024 from Pnso official store. It's sold as "2021 repaint" and still washed out colors.

I found this photo from a buyer 31st August 2024 , official store, I hope it helps:

[GnastyGnorc]

I only just got my first PNSO figures this year. (Saurophanagax, Deinocheirus, Therizinosaurus, Lufengosaurus, Lokiceratops, Ankylosaurus, and Suchomimus). There are so many more I want (pretty much all the recent Carcharodontids, Gorgosaurus, and some others).

If they are slowing down I might actually be able to catch up on some of these since they range in price from $39-$59. I also have been getting Haolonggood models recently. My wallet needs a break.

How is the paint application of the Ankylosaurus? I got Ankylosaurus a few years after it had been initially released and the later batch had the well know washed out colors. At some point this year there was some information about improved paint work. I wonder how this turned out.

I got mine in april 2024 from Pnso official store. It's sold as "2021 repaint" and still washed out colors.

I found this photo from a buyer 31st August 2024 , official store, I hope it helps:

I wonder how intentional this is. I wonder if PNSO is going for a more "dusty" aesthetic  on their Ankylosaurids and Nodosaurids. The Zuul, sauropelta, and maybe the pinacosaurus also all seem to a have a washed out appearance to me.

Borealopelta is the notable exception.

[Joliezac]

I only just got my first PNSO figures this year. (Saurophanagax, Deinocheirus, Therizinosaurus, Lufengosaurus, Lokiceratops, Ankylosaurus, and Suchomimus). There are so many more I want (pretty much all the recent Carcharodontids, Gorgosaurus, and some others).

If they are slowing down I might actually be able to catch up on some of these since they range in price from $39-$59. I also have been getting Haolonggood models recently. My wallet needs a break.

How is the paint application of the Ankylosaurus? I got Ankylosaurus a few years after it had been initially released and the later batch had the well know washed out colors. At some point this year there was some information about improved paint work. I wonder how this turned out.

Mine is extremely yellow on the underside while the top has a very "dusty" look to it. I like it. Looks like it has been wandering through the desert or a rocky canyon. It looks like the newer version in the photo above.

[Sim]

I have the Pinacosaurus and can confirm it DOESN'T look washed out.

[SidB]

One great advantage (to us) of the slower release schedule is that we as collectors will not become satiated by an ongoing glut of figures from them. I think that there will be an increase in the appreciation of what they have accomplished to date. We're far less likely to be spoiled. Myself, I've gone back and had five of my PNSO theropods given lips. In  time, others may be given alterations, upgrades by the two paleo-artists whose services I employ. That's only possible for me, psychologically, because of a requisite "pause". So, I'm all for this slowdown and, like others, I just hope and trust that it's just that and not an impending extinction of the company.

I myself restrained from purchasing all the figures I would like to own, because there was always that feeling that PNSO could release something in short time that I would like even more. Now I finally have the feeling that I can purchase some of the figures of this year, last year and even 2022 without that feeling.

It certainly takes time to gain a meaningful perspective. I know that when HLG started their run I was usually buying both color variants. I've stopped doing that - one is almost always enough (space rapidly became an issue). Plus, restraint and delayed gratification makes the whole process of acquisition much more enjoyable in the long run, IMO. I think that a controlled discipline in collecting results in a greatly increased likelihood that the collector will be around for the long haul. This is sixteen years for me and there are a good number of DTF members who've being collecting a lot longer and still have the flame burning.

[thomasw100]

I only just got my first PNSO figures this year. (Saurophanagax, Deinocheirus, Therizinosaurus, Lufengosaurus, Lokiceratops, Ankylosaurus, and Suchomimus). There are so many more I want (pretty much all the recent Carcharodontids, Gorgosaurus, and some others).

If they are slowing down I might actually be able to catch up on some of these since they range in price from $39-$59. I also have been getting Haolonggood models recently. My wallet needs a break.

How is the paint application of the Ankylosaurus? I got Ankylosaurus a few years after it had been initially released and the later batch had the well know washed out colors. At some point this year there was some information about improved paint work. I wonder how this turned out.

Mine is extremely yellow on the underside while the top has a very "dusty" look to it. I like it. Looks like it has been wandering through the desert or a rocky canyon. It looks like the newer version in the photo above.

Thanks for the picture, it seems that the difference is not so great. Apparently the very first batch of the Ankylosaurus had much more saturated colors coming rather close to the promotional images.

[thomasw100]

It certainly takes time to gain a meaningful perspective. I know that when HLG started their run I was usually buying both color variants. I've stopped doing that - one is almost always enough (space rapidly became an issue). Plus, restraint and delayed gratification makes the whole process of acquisition much more enjoyable in the long run, IMO. I think that a controlled discipline in collecting results in a greatly increased likelihood that the collector will be around for the long haul. This is sixteen years for me and there are a good number of DTF members who've being collecting a lot longer and still have the flame burning.

My experience is that collecting goes through several stages. Initially one is inexperienced and obtains a lot of stuff that will later be possibly discarded. Subsequently, collecting becomes more refined or selective focusing on one scale, some groups of dinosaurs or some companies, some geological formation or whatever. Also when the collection is small one naturally wants to increase it. Later, when the collection has grown, this brings about a feeling of appreciation and enjoyment of what one has already and this reduces the drive to get more and more. I would say this is the healthy path of collecting.

There is also the unhealthy path where the drive to get every single item that is out there becomes uncontrollable. This results in massive hoarding and collecting becoming essentially an addictive behavior. This is what eventually in other fields of collecting like art or jewels or the like leads to all sorts of pathological behavior such as collectors hiring criminals to break into museums and get the pieces they so much desire.

[SidB]

It certainly takes time to gain a meaningful perspective. I know that when HLG started their run I was usually buying both color variants. I've stopped doing that - one is almost always enough (space rapidly became an issue). Plus, restraint and delayed gratification makes the whole process of acquisition much more enjoyable in the long run, IMO. I think that a controlled discipline in collecting results in a greatly increased likelihood that the collector will be around for the long haul. This is sixteen years for me and there are a good number of DTF members who've being collecting a lot longer and still have the flame burning.

My experience is that collecting goes through several stages. Initially one is inexperienced and obtains a lot of stuff that will later be possibly discarded. Subsequently, collecting becomes more refined or selective focusing on one scale, some groups of dinosaurs or some companies, some geological formation or whatever. Also when the collection is small one naturally wants to increase it. Later, when the collection has grown, this brings about a feeling of appreciation and enjoyment of what one has already and this reduces the drive to get more and more. I would say this is the healthy path of collecting.

There is also the unhealthy path where the drive to get every single item that is out there becomes uncontrollable. This results in massive hoarding and collecting becoming essentially an addictive behavior. This is what eventually in other fields of collecting like art or jewels or the like leads to all sorts of pathological behavior such as collectors hiring criminals to break into museums and get the pieces they so much desire.

Let's hope that there aren't any pathological DTF collectors who send out these criminal types to raid our collections! Mind you, that's one way to 'thin out the herd'. Seriously, I think that you've captured the stages of collecting quite nicely; it's my experience too. Collecting is a lot for fun when we own the figures and they don't own us.

[Turkeysaurus]

I am using passengers to get them through customs nowadays.

[Prehistory Resurrection]

[oscars_dinos]

This might not be the best place to ask but, during this pnso break I've been playing catch up on some older figures I've wanted and one that has had my interest for a while is PNSO's spinops, only thing is most pictures of the figure I see are from when the figure just came out and I feel like the camera quality back then just was not good or something because most pics are blurry. I've also seen people saying its 1/20 scale but I also see people saying its 1/35. Can anyone give me an updated perspective on this older figure, maybe with some pictures (it interest me how fine the scale detail was for that older figure)

[thomasw100]

This might not be the best place to ask but, during this pnso break I've been playing catch up on some older figures I've wanted and one that has had my interest for a while is PNSO's spinops, only thing is most pictures of the figure I see are from when the figure just came out and I feel like the camera quality back then just was not good or something because most pics are blurry. I've also seen people saying its 1/20 scale but I also see people saying its 1/35. Can anyone give me an updated perspective on this older figure, maybe with some pictures (it interest me how fine the scale detail was for that older figure)

I have this figure, but bought it only quite recently. When I compare my copy with how it looks in some reviews like the one by Dinos Dragons, the paint application is not as good as it was for the earlier runs. This is of course a well-known issue, but I thought I let you know. The surface texture is quite smooth actually, not as knobby as for example PNSO Pachyrhinosaurus or Sinoceratops. It is actually very smooth, which gives it a bit of a plasticky look and feel.

[oscars_dinos]

This might not be the best place to ask but, during this pnso break I've been playing catch up on some older figures I've wanted and one that has had my interest for a while is PNSO's spinops, only thing is most pictures of the figure I see are from when the figure just came out and I feel like the camera quality back then just was not good or something because most pics are blurry. I've also seen people saying its 1/20 scale but I also see people saying its 1/35. Can anyone give me an updated perspective on this older figure, maybe with some pictures (it interest me how fine the scale detail was for that older figure)

I have this figure, but bought it only quite recently. When I compare my copy with how it looks in some reviews like the one by Dinos Dragons, the paint application is not as good as it was for the earlier runs. This is of course a well-known issue, but I thought I let you know. The surface texture is quite smooth actually, not as knobby as for example PNSO Pachyrhinosaurus or Sinoceratops. It is actually very smooth, which gives it a bit of a plasticky look and feel.

Did he review it? I cant find his review for it. I've gotten a sense that its finish seems more plasticy/glossy than more modern pnso's. If I do get this figure I would touch up the paint which I think might help with the gloss. I also  did some research and it seems that the 1/35 scale I would want to slot this guy in could work for a large individual but I'm not fully confident in that and would love another opinion.

[Concavenator]

@oscars_dinos L @Leyster got 1:20 for that figure.

[thomasw100]

This might not be the best place to ask but, during this pnso break I've been playing catch up on some older figures I've wanted and one that has had my interest for a while is PNSO's spinops, only thing is most pictures of the figure I see are from when the figure just came out and I feel like the camera quality back then just was not good or something because most pics are blurry. I've also seen people saying its 1/20 scale but I also see people saying its 1/35. Can anyone give me an updated perspective on this older figure, maybe with some pictures (it interest me how fine the scale detail was for that older figure)

I have this figure, but bought it only quite recently. When I compare my copy with how it looks in some reviews like the one by Dinos Dragons, the paint application is not as good as it was for the earlier runs. This is of course a well-known issue, but I thought I let you know. The surface texture is quite smooth actually, not as knobby as for example PNSO Pachyrhinosaurus or Sinoceratops. It is actually very smooth, which gives it a bit of a plasticky look and feel.

Did he review it? I cant find his review for it. I've gotten a sense that its finish seems more plasticy/glossy than more modern pnso's. If I do get this figure I would touch up the paint which I think might help with the gloss. I also  did some research and it seems that the 1/35 scale I would want to slot this guy in could work for a large individual but I'm not fully confident in that and would love another opinion.

Not explicitly, but it makes an appearance in his Haolonggood Diabloceratops review starting at 19:58.

https://youtu.be/nfjPy50QoI8

[Turkeysaurus]

This might not be the best place to ask but, during this pnso break I've been playing catch up on some older figures I've wanted and one that has had my interest for a while is PNSO's spinops, only thing is most pictures of the figure I see are from when the figure just came out and I feel like the camera quality back then just was not good or something because most pics are blurry. I've also seen people saying its 1/20 scale but I also see people saying its 1/35. Can anyone give me an updated perspective on this older figure, maybe with some pictures (it interest me how fine the scale detail was for that older figure)

I have this figure, but bought it only quite recently. When I compare my copy with how it looks in some reviews like the one by Dinos Dragons, the paint application is not as good as it was for the earlier runs. This is of course a well-known issue, but I thought I let you know. The surface texture is quite smooth actually, not as knobby as for example PNSO Pachyrhinosaurus or Sinoceratops. It is actually very smooth, which gives it a bit of a plasticky look and feel.

Did he review it? I cant find his review for it. I've gotten a sense that its finish seems more plasticy/glossy than more modern pnso's. If I do get this figure I would touch up the paint which I think might help with the gloss. I also  did some research and it seems that the 1/35 scale I would want to slot this guy in could work for a large individual but I'm not fully confident in that and would love another opinion.

This might not be the best place to ask but, during this pnso break I've been playing catch up on some older figures I've wanted and one that has had my interest for a while is PNSO's spinops, only thing is most pictures of the figure I see are from when the figure just came out and I feel like the camera quality back then just was not good or something because most pics are blurry. I've also seen people saying its 1/20 scale but I also see people saying its 1/35. Can anyone give me an updated perspective on this older figure, maybe with some pictures (it interest me how fine the scale detail was for that older figure)

I have this figure, but bought it only quite recently. When I compare my copy with how it looks in some reviews like the one by Dinos Dragons, the paint application is not as good as it was for the earlier runs. This is of course a well-known issue, but I thought I let you know. The surface texture is quite smooth actually, not as knobby as for example PNSO Pachyrhinosaurus or Sinoceratops. It is actually very smooth, which gives it a bit of a plasticky look and feel.

Did he review it? I cant find his review for it. I've gotten a sense that its finish seems more plasticy/glossy than more modern pnso's. If I do get this figure I would touch up the paint which I think might help with the gloss. I also  did some research and it seems that the 1/35 scale I would want to slot this guy in could work for a large individual but I'm not fully confident in that and would love another opinion.

Spinops paint looks diffent compared to earlier :


Later:

[oscars_dinos]

thanks to everyone who has offered the help with my questions, paint apps I don't care much as i can touch up its really just the details and scale that have me still on the fence, ultimately 20 bucks isn't bad for a pnso, still just on the fence because of the scale, I'm pretty loose as I collect anywhere from 1:30-1:37, 1:20 is kind of a stretch unless some people think this could represent a 1:35 individual.

[Turkeysaurus]

thanks to everyone who has offered the help with my questions, paint apps I don't care much as i can touch up its really just the details and scale that have me still on the fence, ultimately 20 bucks isn't bad for a pnso, still just on the fence because of the scale, I'm pretty loose as I collect anywhere from 1:30-1:37, 1:20 is kind of a stretch unless some people think this could represent a 1:35 individual.

PNSO has taken 6 metres as reference but Wiki says 4.5 metres for Spinops.

PNSO ceratopsians photo from paleo-nerd.com


I think it looks bigger than most dinosaurs here, majority of them suppose to be 5.5-6 metres in real life. (They are bigger than 1:35 scale already) If 4.5 meters is correct than it's way way of scale.

6 m at 1:35 would make HLG Sinoceratops size which is smaller than PNSO Pachyrhinosaurus.

4.5 m animal would make HLG Kosmoceratops size at 1:35.

[Turkeysaurus]

Did he review it? I cant find his review for it. I've gotten a sense that its finish seems more plasticy/glossy than more modern pnso's. If I do get this figure I would touch up the paint which I think might help with the gloss. I also  did some research and it seems that the 1/35 scale I would want to slot this guy in could work for a large individual but I'm not fully confident in that and would love another opinion.

At 20 seconds he mentions but not a full review.