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HAOLONGGOOD - 2025 Hopes and Dreams

Started by Concavenator, November 20, 2024, 05:10:52 PM

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thomasw100

Quote from: Sim on November 21, 2024, 05:35:23 PMI have the CollectA Borealopelta and it's excellent. It's one of the figures I'm most satisfied with. I don't think it lacks quality.

The CollactA Borealopelta is certainly one of the best of their figures in recent years.


thomasw100

Quote from: Sim on November 21, 2024, 05:56:10 PM
Quote from: Duna on November 20, 2024, 07:23:43 PMI would love a Haolonggood diplodocus. I need one done by them, as nice as the other sauropods. I have the Eofauna one but it has to be the same scale 1:35 because I display them together. And large dinosaurs need large figures.
Do you not have the REBOR Diplodocus?


There are a few reasons why people might not have gotten the Rebor Diplodocus. Some like myself are allergic to seam lines and figures that come in parts. Others may not have confidence in the long term durability of the poseable neck and tail. Yet others might have personally opted to boycott Rebor because of their attitude as a company. For me all three reasons apply and this is why I would be happy if Haolonggood would produce a nice 1:35 scale Diplodocus. I would be equally happy with a Barosaurus or a Supersaurus though.

Sim

I know avatar_Duna @Duna has the REBOR "Kiss" (what a silly name), so I was curious about whether she has the REBOR Diplodocus too...

Sim

I've listed the theropods, sauropodomorphs and non-dinosaurs I'd like, now here are the ornithischians I'd like from Haolonggood:

Medusaceratops!
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The left skull is Albertaceratops, the middle skull is Medusaceratops, the right skull and bottom is Lokiceratops.  Most reconstructions restored Medusaceratops as a chasmosaurine, but more remains of Medusaceratops were later found, filling in previously missing parts and confirming it was actually a centrosaurine!  The skull above incorporates the new remains and is the latest reconstruction I'm aware of.  PNSO made an impressive Lokiceratops, but I'm sure Haolonggood can make an equally impressive Medusaceratops!  I hope for it!

Achelousaurus.  This one might be too similar to some of Haolonggood's other ceratopsids, literally being a transitional species between Einiosaurus and Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai.  But that could make it even more of an interesting choice I think!

Polacanthus!  It's fragmentary, yes, but it's historically important and also an important part of the Cretaceous ecosystem of England.  Plus, its back shield is very impressive and even all this time after the animal lived it still allows us to see the order and variability of nature on the body of an animal from millions of years ago.  Seeing what a good job Haolonggood did with Gastonia makes me keen to see a Polacanthus from them!

I too would like a Scelidosaurus, but I think it's too small for Haolonggood to consider.
I'd also love to have an Agujaceratops from Haolonggood!  That's a great choice, it would be unique as no-one has made an Agujaceratops figure and I doubt anyone else will.  Agujaceratops also looks very unique!
I'm interested in having figures of Anchiceratops and Arrhinoceratops, they are interesting ceratopsids that appear to have spent considerable amount of time wading through swamps, based on their reduced fenestrae which helped tilt the nostrils upwards and that unique postcrania that probably was present in both species I think.  However I'm afraid they look too similar to Pentaceratops and Torosaurus respectively and that Haolonggood won't make them for that reason.
I'm interested in a Centrosaurus apertus from Haolonggood too.  My understanding is the shape of the nasal horn of this species varies depending on the individual, as can be seen in the artwork below.
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I don't want the PNSO Centrosaurus as I dislike how bent and relatively short its nasal horn is.  There's nothing wrong with it, but I just don't like it, I'm used to Centrosaurus having a long and upright horn and I hope if Haolonggood makes it they give it a horn like that.  Something like the nasal horn of the Centrosaurus by Gregory Wenzel would be ideal, for me: https://stores.dansdinosaurs.com/centrosaurus-1-10-resin-kit-by-greg-wenzel/
I'm also a fan of this Centrosaurus sculpture, it and Wenzel's are currently my favourite reconstructions of Centrosaurus apertus, I would be happy with a horn like either's:
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I would also be happy with a nasal horn like this one, I think you get the idea by now:
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Sim

Now that CollectA is producing a Gallimimus, I still think it would be great to have a medium-sized Nemegt Formation animal set, with Alioramus replacing Gallimimus.

Alioramus:
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Quote from: Sim on November 21, 2024, 09:14:23 AMPeople might even buy more than one of this set to create groups of the species included.

Adasaurus:
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Zanabazar:
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