I'm going to sculpt a 1:20 Lambeosaurus magnicristatus...

[Newt]

Poll added! So which will it be? The classic crestless duckbill Edmontosaurus? The original hadrosaur and first American dinosaur named, Hadrosaurus? The burly Belgian Iguanodon? The casque-headed "other" Lambeosaurus? The massive, short-legged Nigerien Lurdusaurus? The largest non-sauropod land animal of all time, Shantungosaurus? Or the Transylvanian dwarf duckbill Telmatosaurus?

Thanks for helping me choose! The poll will close in 20 days.

[Newt]

All right, Edmontosaurus and Hadrosaurus are neck-and-neck! Keep those votes coming in!

[Newt]

Come on, you guys aren't really going to make me sculpt a Hadrosaurus, are you? A species with almost no cranial material from a group that are basically all identical except for their crania?   

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I voted for Shantungosaurus myself..though Lambeosaurus was a close second.   Maybe add multiple votes in?

[spinosaurus1]

hey, i did all i can to see your representation of edmontosaurus, i swear, lol

[Newt]

Ha, thanks guys! I should have done more research on all the suggestions before putting up the poll; I didn't realize Hadrosaurus was headless.

Blade, that's a good suggestion on multiple choices; I'll go ahead and change that but apparently it's too late to change that.

It is interesting that the saurolophines are the clear favorites so far. I guess lambeosaurines are a bit over-represented, but I'm not sure why the non-hadrosaurids are getting so little love.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I edited it to 3 votes each for you, folks that already voted have to remove their current vote then select three.  Did you want hadrosaurus removed?

I can't think of many good Lambeosaurs out there currently, the best ones I think have been discontinued.

[Newt]

Thanks Blade! I don't know what to do about Hadrosaurus...obviously some people want to see it made, and I can totally understand that, but on the other hand...if I'm making up the head and sticking it on a body that could belong to any hadrosaur, in what sense is it even a Hadrosaurus model? I guess leave it on, and if it's the winner I'll figure out how best to make it.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I looked online and seems those who try to restore it just give it a very basic hadrosaur head..I certainly can't tell it from any other..but it has name recognition I guess.

[Newt]

All right, a three-way tie between the Shandong Colossus, the Nigerien Fireplug, and the Artist Formerly Known as Trachodon! The race is heating up!

[Newt]

Lambeosaurus is in the lead, Shantungosaurus a strong second... Still four days to vote! I'm excited about getting started!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Lambeosaurus would be awesome!

[Newt]

Lambeosaurus is still in the lead, with a four-way tie for second place! Only one day left, so get those votes in!

[Newt]

And Lambeosaurus magnicristatus is the winner! Thanks to everyone who voted! Time for me to do a great deal of research and work on some sketches. I will post progress photos in this thread.

[Takama]

Great to see a Model of his Often overlooked Species of Lambeosaurus.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Awesome, can't wait to see it!

[Newt]

Finally moving forward on this. Here's a skeletal sketch (U.S. quarter for scale):

[spinosaurus1]

how long was Lambeosaurus magnicristatus? can't wait to see how this progresses

[Newt]

About 30 feet - the same size as most hadrosaurs, really. There's not a complete specimen, so the length of the tail is guesswork based n other lambeosaurines. I calculated the proportions for a 1:20 figure, then added 10% to allow for shrinkage in the casts if I end up molding and casting this guy.