Meng Models dinosaur

[Roar]

Goodevening everyone
I could not find anything about this line yet. So according to https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0xM2DcKonvzjuodA9kahQPjycsVf2BakBRoU9vWf1X46SS6UbCfj6PjBbvNvyjo2Vl&id=100066892290400 Paleofiguras. There will be a new line of dinosaurs, starting with a Sinoceratops 1:72 painted and with a base. 5,7 cm long 2,7cm wide and 4 cm high. I don't know about you but I think it looks awesome!!

[Halichoeres]

@Concavenator mentioned them in the dinotoycollector thread, but it's probably good to have a dedicated thread for them!

1:72 is too big for an HO scale train layout, unfortunately. 

[Roar]

@Concavenator mentioned them in the dinotoycollector thread, but it's probably good to have a dedicated thread for them!

1:72 is too big for an HO scale train layout, unfortunately. 

Oh okay, well glad I made the thread. Hope more will follow. You collect scale trains? Hope more species will follow. Will you buy it?

[Fembrogon]

Thanks for starting this thread, @Roar! I agree that this line looks exciting.

Here's the full description from the Paleofiguras page, in case anyone has trouble viewing Facebook:

#MENG | Sinoceratops
Line : Dinosaur MX-001 (Chinese Dinosaur Series)
Material: PVC
Size: 7.9cm. Length x 3.5cm Height x 2.3cm Width
Scale: 1:72
Base: Material: PVC / Size: 5.7cm Length x 2.7cm Width x 4cm Height
Contents: figure, base, 2 collectible cards.
Features: Model and painted base.
Release date : October 2023.
Description: This Chinese brand famous for its military vehicle scale models launches a new line of desktop dinosaurs and to inaugurate it they decided to launch the first Ceratopsid discovered in China, which for its many appearances in movies is already considered a movie star among Dinosaurs, it can be emphasized that for the realization of this figure they were assessed and supervised at all times by paleontologists.
Thanks for the fact: Andrés Conejero Guillén

more pics:

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[Quiversaurus]

Somehow it actually looks really adorable, to me. Looks like it's on a mission, that gait and that "best foot forward" stance!

[Halichoeres]

@Concavenator mentioned them in the dinotoycollector thread, but it's probably good to have a dedicated thread for them!

1:72 is too big for an HO scale train layout, unfortunately. 

Oh okay, well glad I made the thread. Hope more will follow. You collect scale trains? Hope more species will follow. Will you buy it?

I don't collect trains, but there is a part of me that finds the idea of a train wending through a dino-populated landscape appealing.

As for whether I'll buy it, for now I'm leaning no since I usually prefer a larger scale, but it is tempting.

[Roar]

@Fembrogon you are welcome. I think he is going on a mission to find out what price he is @Quiversaurus anyone an idea?

Hahaha @Halichoeres crawls on your shoulder  buuuy it!! It's so fun and awesome!! 

[Halichoeres]

I'm not dismissing it out of hand, which I often do for things this size.

The feet appear to have little pegs that fit into the base. That's a nice, stable arrangement, much like Colorata uses with their dinosaurs. But I know some people don't like it because it doesn't play nice with other substrates.

[Concavenator]

Paleofiguras posted these pics:





Sinoceratops aside, looks like we also have Zhuchengtyrannus. I'd ID the hadrosaurid as Shantungosaurus, the sauropod as Zhuchengtitan and the ankylosaurid as Sinankylosaurus.

Taxon-wise, I'm still only interested in the Sinoceratops, but based on the little we've seen from these guys, I'm liking these a lot! These are beautiful figures. Nevermind the small scale.

[Quiversaurus]

The Shantungosaurus has a great colour scheme. Reminds me of mango and papaya...

[Flaffy]

Very excited for these. Was hoping for a smaller Shantungosaurus than the PNSO one. Can't wait to get the set!

[Concavenator]

Additional pics, courtesy of Paleofiguras again:




And yes, my suggested IDs were correct.

[Roar]

Yes!! They are.. beautiful!!!!!!good heavens!! I can't wait to start a new collection.

[Halichoeres]

These look really nice. I like the formation-based approach.

[Pliosaurking]

These are phenomenal!!

[Flaffy]

These look really nice. I like the formation-based approach.

Indeed. If these sell well I'm hoping for more Chinese formations! Yixian seems an obvious second choice

[BlueKrono]

These look really nice. I like the formation-based approach.

Indeed. If these sell well I'm hoping for more Chinese formations! Yixian seems an obvious second choice

I'd prefer Maotianshan or Chengjiang myself.

[Flaffy]

These look really nice. I like the formation-based approach.

Indeed. If these sell well I'm hoping for more Chinese formations! Yixian seems an obvious second choice

I'd prefer Maotianshan or Chengjiang myself.

Same, but something tells me a 1/72 Microdictyon will be incredibly difficult to pull off.

[Halichoeres]

As much as I'd love some Silurian fish, Permian synapsids, or Triassic sauropsids from this line, it does seem that 1:72 restricts them to large animals. Marine reptiles or sharks wouldn't be out of the question, though!

[Concavenator]

In hand pics, courtesy of Paleofiguras:

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Paleofiguras also says they have plans to release another version at a larger scale, and that the other previously shown figures will probably be released in a monthly basis. They also state that, in case they ever release a figure of a small animal, it would be made at a larger scale than 1:72.

After thinking about it, I no longer plan to get this Sinoceratops as I've lost interest in the species. I also don't plan to get any of the other shown figures, even if the figures themselves are pretty nice, just because I don't care about those genera. I do hope they sell really well though, if they venture into the Jehol biota, they'll definitely grab my attention! These figures look really good, especially for being their first try at dinosaurs.