PNSO New for 2025

[Turkeysaurus]

Great to see PNSO return after the few months of inactivity!
Spiclypeus is admittedly a new one to me. I've never been too much of a ceratopsian collector, but I'm sure there's people who'll get a kick out of it. PNSO's sculpting work is amazing as always (that beak looks SHARP xD), though I can see why some would be a little underwhelmed by the paintjob.

"The rostral beak is strongly hooked, with a pronounced ventral deflection. This condition is similar to that seen in Chasmosaurus ([42]: Figs 1, 2) and Anchiceratops ([25]: Fig 5), but contrasts with that of Kosmoceratops ([35]: Fig 5) and Arrhinoceratops ([36]: Fig 4) where the beak is weakly hooked. "

[DavidJamesArmsby]

Calling the model "Judith" is a nice touch. If I'm remembering correctly, the one Spiclypeus specimen we have was nicknamed "Judith" after the Judith River Formation. The individual had cripplingly bad bone disease in one of it's front limbs which badly deformed it, but the animal still managed to reach adulthood. A testiment to how sturdy ceratopsians are.
I nearly dedicated a whole Dinosauria episode to the story of "Judith" back in the day, so I've always been fond of the species!

[thomasw100]

Very happy to see a new release from PNSO after quite a long break. Very nice figure of a rare genus. Surprised to see another ceratopsian right after the Lokiceratops from last year. Hopefully we will get a few more interesting figures from them this year.

[Carnoking]

PNSO lives!

Great to see a new release popping up from them back after a brief hiatus. Spiclypeus is a novel choice and one I'm glad to see in model form.

That said, the execution is leaving me just a little cold on this one. The sculpt on those parietals feels very rudimentary by PNSO standards, and the paint job is a bit muddy and bland to my eye.

All the same, glad to see them still kicking and putting out some unique species. Will most likely be getting this at some point.

[thomasw100]

I like this Spiclypeus!  Finally another chasmosaurine!  PNSO's main line ones had only been Triceratops and Torosaurus if I'm not mistaken.  After this one I don't think PNSO will be making Kosmoceratops anytime soon, for the forum member that was asking about it.  If there's going to be another PNSO chasmosaurine, I think it will be one of the following: Agujaceratops, Anchiceratops, Arrhinoceratops, Pentaceratops.

Honestly by now I have come to conclude that predicting what PNSO will make is like guessing if the sun will shine or the wind will blow in three months from now. I mean they are fairly unpredictable, with few notable exceptions like that sooner or later there will be an updated T. rex.

[Turkeysaurus]

I like this Spiclypeus!  Finally another chasmosaurine!  PNSO's main line ones had only been Triceratops and Torosaurus if I'm not mistaken.  After this one I don't think PNSO will be making Kosmoceratops anytime soon, for the forum member that was asking about it.  If there's going to be another PNSO chasmosaurine, I think it will be one of the following: Agujaceratops, Anchiceratops, Arrhinoceratops, Pentaceratops.

Honestly by now I have come to conclude that predicting what PNSO will make is like guessing if the sun will shine or the wind will blow in three months from now. I mean they are fairly unpredictable, with few notable exceptions like that sooner or later there will be an updated T. rex.

Speaking of T.rex, we have a new pic of Haolonggood Rex.

[Concavenator]

Is this Showanna count as half lipped?

Hard to say. Oddly, this figure appears to look different in the pics I've seen... The way the figure appears in the 2nd pic you posted, I would even say it's lipless, but that contrasts to the lowermost closeup from the same pic.



On this pic however, I'd say it's fully-lipped.



To me it looks fully-lipped in this pic as well.

Guess we'll have to wait for the figure's worldwide release to know for certain what's going on there.

[Concavenator]

Screen cap from Andy's PNSO Torosaurus review.

I think their previous Spiclypeus illustration had a more interesting frill color scheme.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Is this Showanna count as half lipped?

Hard to say. Oddly, this figure appears to look different in the pics I've seen... The way the figure appears in the 2nd pic you posted, I would even say it's lipless, but that contrasts to the lowermost closeup from the same pic.



On this pic however, I'd say it's fully-lipped.



To me it looks fully-lipped in this pic as well.

Guess we'll have to wait for the figure's worldwide release to know for certain what's going on there.

I'd say it's lipped just the mouth isn't closed all the way.

[oscars_dinos]

I like this Spiclypeus!  Finally another chasmosaurine!  PNSO's main line ones had only been Triceratops and Torosaurus if I'm not mistaken.  After this one I don't think PNSO will be making Kosmoceratops anytime soon, for the forum member that was asking about it.  If there's going to be another PNSO chasmosaurine, I think it will be one of the following: Agujaceratops, Anchiceratops, Arrhinoceratops, Pentaceratops.

I think that was me who was asking lol, the vacuum of pnso figures on that break made me look at hlgs offerings, I was tempted by there kosmoceratops, (still am a bit) but when I see a new figure from pnso I just get reminded that detail wise pnso is still ahead, that's not me hating hlg but it is why I am very hesitant on getting their figures when pnso is still out here cooking.

[oscars_dinos]

on a separate note I'm so happy to get a new figure and to hear everyone's opinion

[BlueKrono]

Almost a raptorial beak on that Spic... Were they really like that?

[Concavenator]

Thought this would be interesting to you guys:



Credit goes to @TheAmazingSpino on X. They estimate this Spiclypeus to be in 1:25/26 scale.

[oscars_dinos]

Thought this would be interesting to you guys:



Credit goes to @TheAmazingSpino on X. They estimate this Spiclypeus to be in 1:25/26 scale.

that would be a shame hopefully in hand it matches closer to 1/35

[Elengassen]

Design process for this figure:

[MLMjp]

Never heard of this genus before.

Looks like a mix between Chasmosaurus and Anchiceratops.

[thomasw100]

Design process for this figure:

Given the fairly limited amount of post-cranial material it seems reasonable to use a generic ceratopisan bauplan for the body. The pose shows some differences compared to the PNSO Centrosaurus though, like different direction of the tail and different position of hands and feet.

Note that the PNSO Centrosaurus has a rounder and flatter dorsal whereas the Spiclypeus follows more closely the skeletal below:

[Turkeysaurus]

So just slightly bigger than their Centrosaurus

[GnastyGnorc]

Thought this would be interesting to you guys:



Credit goes to @TheAmazingSpino on X. They estimate this Spiclypeus to be in 1:25/26 scale.

that would be a shame hopefully in hand it matches closer to 1/35

I mean we will have to wait for the reviews but I am not sure what size estimates they are using to get to 1:25. It is 1.5 cm smaller than the lokiceratops which was right at 1:35 for a 6.7 meter animal. Size estimates for spiclypeus show a range of 4.5-6 meters. So if we use lokiceratops for a guide I would say the Spiclypeus would probably work well at 1:35 for 6 meter(ish) animal.

 Also the pose seems much straighter than the lokiceratops which would also make it scale better based on the current estimations.

But like I said we will have to see reviews to get a better idea.

[Elengassen]

Design process for this figure:

Given the fairly limited amount of post-cranial material it seems reasonable to use a generic ceratopisan bauplan for the body. The pose shows some differences compared to the PNSO Centrosaurus though, like different direction of the tail and different position of hands and feet.

Note that the PNSO Centrosaurus has a rounder and flatter dorsal whereas the Spiclypeus follows more closely the skeletal below:

I was being facetious tbh. I can see the anatomical and slight posture differences with the Centrosaurus, but the overall vibe (dull brown, inactive pose, staring straight ahead) reminds me a lot of the Centrosaurus.

I am glad to see the Judith River formation getting more representation in (static) figure form, first with PNSO's Zuul, then their Lokiceratops, and now this and the new CollectA Furcatoceratops. I'm not sure whether I'll get this one though – will wait for some in-hand pics and maybe some more information about the scale.