PNSO 2023 hopes and dreams

[thomasw100]

This would be my preferred release schedule for the second half of this year: 2 ceratopsians, 1 ankylosaur, 1 stegosaur, 2 hadrosaurs, 2 sauropods. But if the rumors that have been leaked are true, we are in for 2 additional theropods. If albertosaurus and gorgosaurus are also true, this would mean 4 more theropods this year. At least 1 ceratopsian is in the leak, so some light at the end of the tunnel. Not that I have any problem with some theropods, but a bit of variation would be great.

[Sim]

If PNSO releases one figure each month for the rest of this year, it could mean for August to November it will be Gorgosaurus, Bistahieversor, Medusaceratops and Irritator.  That just leaves Decemeber, which PNSO might want to do something major for.  I hope it would be an adult 1:35 Spinosaurus, I want one very much and I can imagine PNSO would do a great one!  I am open to other possibilities too though.

[Skorpio V.]

From a business standpoint and from what I want personally, PNSO would absolutely benefit from smaller, 15-20 cm models. With how much shelf space and MONEY the past dozens of models from them take up, it would be a huge oversight to not think that their audience who have at one point bought back-to-back releases have begun picking and choosing which one out of seven models they are going to buy for months. A conservatively sized, under $20 model would be a reliable release for sales and easy positive reviews amid criticisms against $50+ models which have a far greater impact on sales.

[Sim]

Aside from a 1:35 adult Spinosaurus, I too would like smaller figures from PNSO.  Earlier I bought the PNSO Pachycephalosaurus and Machairoceratops, so I'm doing my part to show that I like smaller figures.

[Quiversaurus]

Was just watching old reviews of their Qianzhousaurus and I wonder if PNSO would do a resculpt of it with better scalation, like they did with Wilson/Cameron... I have a newfound liking for the species after Prehistoric Planet!

[Sim]

@quiversaurus, have you considered the Safari Qianzhousaurus?  It's excellent yet it appears to be getting retired.

[Sim]

Unless I'm forgetting something, PNSO hasn't released a thyreophoran since their 2021 Stegosaurus.   I would like more from PNSO and I think some good choices would be:

1. Denversaurus.  I recently found out it is actually known from good remains.  It is also the nodosaurid that lived alongside Tyrannosaurus and Ankylosaurus!

2. Edmontonia rugosidens.  The Haolonggood Edmontonia is E. longiceps.  It would be great to have a modern E. rugosidens, the Battat which does represent it is very old and difficult to obtain now.

3. Polacanthus.  It is quite fragmentary, but its pelvic shield is unique to it in appearance as far as I know.  The Papo and CollectA Polacanthus are both very inaccurate.

[Takama]

Other then their "own take" on Dromeosaurs and and increase on sauropod output

I want to see updates on at least two of their Hadrosaurs.

The Corythosaurus, and lambeosaurus.

They seem way too skinny compared to the Iguanodon, Tsintaosaurus, and Parasaurolophus to an extant

[SidB]

Unless I'm forgetting something, PNSO hasn't released a thyreophoran since their 2021 Stegosaurus.   I would like more from PNSO and I think some good choices would be:

1. Denversaurus.  I recently found out it is actually known from good remains.  It is also the nodosaurid that lived alongside Tyrannosaurus and Ankylosaurus!

2. Edmontonia rugosidens.  The Haolonggood Edmontonia is E. longiceps.  It would be great to have a modern E. rugosidens, the Battat which does represent it is very old and difficult to obtain now.

3. Polacanthus.  It is quite fragmentary, but its pelvic shield is unique to it in appearance as far as I know.  The Papo and CollectA Polacanthus are both very inaccurate.

The Battat Edmontonia is pretty common in thrift shops in my area - witness: I now have four of them at last count. I'd gladly trade one or two, and have offered, but no takers on the DTF.

[Sim]

I've been looking at the CollectA Achelousaurus and I would like an Achelousaurus very much, but I can't get the CollectA, it's too poor.  So, I hope PNSO will make an Achelousaurus!  It's mostly ignored by companies since they make the more popular Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai.

[thomasw100]

I've been looking at the CollectA Achelousaurus and I would like an Achelousaurus very much, but I can't get the CollectA, it's too poor.  So, I hope PNSO will make an Achelousaurus!  It's mostly ignored by companies since they make the more popular Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai.

Your wishes have again been ignored. Number 10 of this year is again a theropod.

[Sim]

Well, I hope in the future PNSO makes an Achelousaurus.  Medusaceratops and Chasmosaurus too!

[Halichoeres]

[shouts into the void]

There, that had the same effect as any wish I might have had.

[John]

If PNSO have started to update theropods by adding "lips",then it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume they would do the same for sauropods too. As such I wouldn't mind seeing their take on a diplodocid like Brontosaurus excelsus or a brachiosaur like Giraffatitan brancai.Or any of the giant titanosaurs.

[Sim]

I hope PNSO does give lips to their future sauropods.  Their Lingwulong in particular looks awful without lips in my opinion.

[Sim]

Adding to my previous post, I would be interested in a Nigersaurus from PNSO.  It's been known to have a keratin sheath over its jaws long before beaks on sauropods became a more popular idea and I wouldn't mind if it didn't have lips.  I was looking to buy the Safari Nigersaurus, but being long retired it isn't easy to obtain.  I  noticed it has been bootlegged a lot and the only genuine one on eBay was almost £50!

[DefinitelyNOTDilo]

(Please note I originally posted the following in the new for 2023 thread before realizing it fit better here.)
Is anyone else hoping they make a megaraptoran soon? Imo megaraptorans only really work well with lips, so now that they've made the switch I'd love to see their take on a genus like orkoraptor or maip, especially given the latter's relatively new discovery and large size. Tbh we don't really have any good megaraptoran figures, at least in or near 1/35 scale, apart from haolonggood's but given their carno and allo I'm skeptical about it that one will have lips. I've seen some people argue that we do t have enough material for a good figure, but although to my knowledge we don't have any super complete specimens, we do have enough material across different species to get a good idea of what the group looked like overall, my favorite example is this composite skeletal by T. K. Robinson:

[SidB]

(Please note I originally posted the following in the new for 2023 thread before realizing it fit better here.)
Is anyone else hoping they make a megaraptoran soon? Imo megaraptorans only really work well with lips, so now that they've made the switch I'd love to see their take on a genus like orkoraptor or maip, especially given the latter's relatively new discovery and large size. Tbh we don't really have any good megaraptoran figures, at least in or near 1/35 scale, apart from haolonggood's but given their carno and allo I'm skeptical about it that one will have lips. I've seen some people argue that we do t have enough material for a good figure, but although to my knowledge we don't have any super complete specimens, we do have enough material across different species to get a good idea of what the group looked like overall, my favorite example is this composite skeletal by T. K. Robinson:

I'm inclined to agree with your doubt concerning HLG's rumored Megaraptor's possessing lips. Even though the new Daspletosaurus possesses them, I believe that it's slight oversizing is their way to be able to accommodate lips. After all, they've made it clear that their technology hadn't matured enough to enable them to fabricate lips on 1/35 scale theropods as small as the Carnotaurus and Allosaurus. Mind you, that will likely change for the better in time, but for now, I don't think that we'll see their smaller theropods with lips (I hope that I'm wrong).

[crazy8wizard]

To be quite honest, the repeated large theropods is getting rather tiresome even for me and I have a bit of a theropod bias. A new small theropod would be nice, something that isn't a saurischian would be better, and something that's not even a dinosaur would be awesome. Notably PNSO has yet to make a pterosaur in their larger scale, so I'd really love to see how they'd tackle one. Perhaps something unusual like a Jeholopterus or a Eudimorphodon

[Tracewyrm!]

This isn't particularly a "dream" figure I hope to see from PNSO in the way something like a true 1:35 Essien, an Edmontosaurus or more marine reptiles and pterosaurs would be, but when (not if) PNSO releases their next lipped T. rex, I do at least hope that it will sufficiently set itself apart from Cameron and Wilson.
As much as I hope for the next rex to be a standard line figure, I will be writing this post under the assumption that it is indeed another Museum Line figure, since PNSO does seem to like putting their flagship theropods in that series.

A new reference specimen could be cool though I don't know if we need more characters in our expanding cast of tyrant lizards.

Personally, a higher priority for me would be the paint job. Cameron's far from being a bad figure but it would be amazing to see a more light colored rex, like Wilson in PNSO's newer fine paint detailing style. Depending on how strictly PNSO wants to adhere to their T. rex style guide, I would like to see some different marking besides the usual stripes, though I'm not holding my breath either.

Another thing I would be pleasantly surprised by is a baby rex accessory. PNSO has made juveniles before as additional Museum Line extras but not for a theropod as far as I know. Hey, maybe Aaron can make a long awaited return, who knows?
If PNSOs characterisation of Cameron is anything to go by (can't believe I'm analyzing the writing of plastic dinosaurs..  ), then adding a juvenile could reinforce his whole deal of being a good dad. (In that case, Wilson could be the baby but eh, maybe him and Aaron are actually brothers? The Cameron booklet did mention Wilson having two brothers if my memory serves me right.. I don't think I have the brain power to map out Wilson's family tree.)

Maybe they could do something fun with the pose? I typically prefer more neutral poses but its just a thought. Hopefully that doesn't come to the detriment of the stability, though!

That being said, I still care more about what new species PNSO could put out rather than their 6th(?) T. rex and how it'll stand out. A Quetzacoatlus or Hatzegopteryx from them would be amazing, especially if they take the Deinocheirus approach and have fun with the color scheme.
I do want to say that I'd like to see large sauropods from them but truthfully, I think it might be better if they let Haolonggood stick to that instead. PNSO is already expensive enough as is..