Not used for Contest 2013

[Federreptil]

So many models!!!
And a herd of Alamos! Neid!    

"Neid" back ;-)
I will never achieve the beauty and clarity of your collection. My dinosaurs and books are also on very simple Ikea shelves - but they're a mess. I could never present my few Invictas so beautifully.
I'll never be able to limit myself when collecting and follow a clear concept. If everything is to be lost in a herd, I often lose the charm of the original.
With the alamosaurs, I also reach a limit in terms of cost and space requirements. I looked admiringly at the pictures of the new Argentinosaurus from Haolonggood. But at that size, it's beyond the scope of what I could achieve with a diorama.

[Paleo Flo]

So many models!!!
And a herd of Alamos! Neid!    

"Neid" back ;-)
I will never achieve the beauty and clarity of your collection. My dinosaurs and books are also on very simple Ikea shelves - but they're a mess. I could never present my few Invictas so beautifully.
I'll never be able to limit myself when collecting and follow a clear concept. If everything is to be lost in a herd, I often lose the charm of the original.
With the alamosaurs, I also reach a limit in terms of cost and space requirements. I looked admiringly at the pictures of the new Argentinosaurus from Haolonggood. But at that size, it's beyond the scope of what I could achieve with a diorama.

Thank you so much for your kind words.
I fact my collection has more grown as planed thanks to Haolonggoods attractive offerings. 
But I try to keep it clean and follow my intentions. I guess an Argentino (can't decide between brown or green) and a Brachio/Giraffa (when released) will find their way into my collection. Maybe the red Utacceratops will also come (for me it is hard to say no to ceratopsians  ).
For 2025 I will try to limit myself in terms of collecting. Maybe a Kentrosaurus, an Iguanodon and an Archaeoypteryx by Haolonggood could be to tempting.
Who knows.

[Baryonyx]

Phenomenal work!
I recommend the new Recur Triceratops for your herd!

[Federreptil]

I recommend the new Recur Triceratops for your herd!

Thanks for the tip: I'll check it out 
It would be the first Recur figure in my collection.

[thomasw100]

These dioramas are so amazing. I really like the concept of modeling entire dinosaur ecosystems. I was thinking of making some smaller dioramas but found it difficult to impossible to source scientifically accurate models of Mesozoic plants and trees. I wish that a company like Haolonggood would start producing a few such plants. I saw that Paleokhris showed some 3D printed trees in one of his videos but so far these have not appeared in more detail on one of his social media accounts.

[Federreptil]

I was thinking of making some smaller dioramas but found it difficult to impossible to source scientifically accurate models of Mesozoic plants and trees. I wish that a company like Haolonggood would start producing a few such plants. I saw that Paleokhris showed some 3D printed trees in one of his videos but so far these have not appeared in more detail on one of his social media accounts.

Finding the right plants for the Mesozoic is indeed no easy task. I have been looking for good solutions for about 10 years. Most ready-made model trees are simply too small in scale. The leaves of the plastic models, such as those from Collecta, are actually too thick and there are too few varieties. Certain varieties such as Araucaria simply don't exist. With Gingko and Magnolias, you have to assume that certain details such as the distinctive leaf shapes are not important at the desired scale. The aerial roots of Mangroves or swamp trees are not available on the shelf. A full-scale Redwood would quickly reach impressive meter sizes, so some things are also a compromise for me and every year there is an attempt to improve them. The jungle plants with wire-reinforced leaves from the Prassiri Ebay store (Thanan Diorama Exporter), which were at the center of the Gobi diorama last year, work really well. From 100 million years there are Conifers such as Pines, for which there are wonderful replicas for military diorama builders. The basis is still ferns, here JTT offers wonderful small individual plants and for the masses still the heads of the plastic mini palms for architectural models. Laser-cut sheets made of brass foil are not easy to work with and paper is unfortunately far too delicate. However, the best method is obviously still to make your own models. Irimali provides fantastic instructions here or you can look for instruction videos on YouTube.