HAOLONGGOOD - New for 2024

[Turkeysaurus]

a factory is taken over

a lot of money in this video

Some madman will decide to make an Argentinosaurus herd in his collection.

[DefinitelyNOTDilo]

That's one durable model!

[Manospundylus gigas]

All titanosaur remains are extremely fragmentary, making the size estimates vary widely. So a mounted skeleton in a museum is not proof that the actual animal was as large as the display- most of the "bones" are based on better known species like Diplodocus and scaled up.
Personally I don't think Argentinosaurus was as big as the HLG model suggests.

Obviously size estimates for rather fragmentary extinct animals carry a large uncertainty. But we need to also take into account the within-population size distribution and how this is reflected in the very limited sample basis (number of fossil individuals that we have). For example, it has been estimated that in the Morrison formation at any time about 250 thousand to about 1 million large sauropods were living (see the book by John Foster). The Morrison spans at least 5 million years of geological time. So this means many millions of sauropods. From the best represented sauropod genus of the Morrison, Camarasaurus, we have maybe about 200 or 300 fossil individuals. So how likely is it that the size distribution of this small sample will reflect the true size distribution of a genus or species that is not well known? I think not very likely.

Therefore, an approach based on analysis of size distribution in a population where the size of the largest know individual is compared to the average size of individuals in that population is more reasonable in my view. This has been done for a number of extinct and extant large land animals including some dinosaurs and also mammals, and the result shows that the ratio is mostly between 1.5 and 2.5. So there is considerable scope for size variation beyond what the typically small sample of individuals of a species preserved as fossils would suggest.

Finally I think that your statement that size estimates of large titanosaurs would be just based on upscaling from Diplodocus is not correct. There are some titanosaurs with more complete fossil remains, including even rather large ones like Dreadnoughtus and Alamosaurus, and their bone proportions are typically used for estimating the size range of very large but more fragmentary titanosaurs. Of course, as with any scientific extrapolation method, these estimates come with a considerable uncertainty interval.

And Im going to add that in the case of Argentinosaurus a dorsal series with asociated sacrum and apendicular skeleton (fibula) is a good amount of elements to work with to get a reliable estimate, thats why we can say with confidence that Argentinosaurus holotype is 35-37m.

I like blue variant but when it is not blue but dark grey/brownish? I like how it looks in dorsal view but the one on holydays on the beach is too blue for me, and the one of the factory sometimes look more grey and on the table more blue, its going to be hard to choose.

[dragon53]

Two questions about the HLG-131 limited edition.

1. Please clarify earlier posts that only 10 of the HLG-131 were released for preorder and all 10 are now sold.
2. What is the real color of HLG-131?

[Samrukia]

Two questions about the HLG-131 limited edition.

1. Please clarify earlier posts that only 10 of the HLG-131 were released for preorder and all 10 are now sold.
2. What is the real color of HLG-131?

10 - it's about not HLG-131 but "001/purple" variant, initially Lana had 10 for pre-order, later increased to 30.

no info about qty of HLG-131 was ever posted

for colors, please refer to this post
https://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=11239.msg380525#msg380525

[thomasw100]

a factory is taken over

a lot of money in this video

Some madman will decide to make an Argentinosaurus herd in his collection.

Good for Haolonggood actually. Makes this Argentinosaurus more successful. Secures that the Brachiosaurus will be produced. Plus increases the likelihood for them to make even more large sauropods next year.

This is really the accelerated version of bone wars. PNSO dropped their Camarasaurus right after Haolonggood released theirs. Now Haolonggood dropped this even larger beast right after that and just after the national holidays in China.

[Carnoking]

a factory is taken over

a lot of money in this video

Some madman will decide to make an Argentinosaurus herd in his collection.

Good for Haolonggood actually. Makes this Argentinosaurus more successful. Secures that the Brachiosaurus will be produced. Plus increases the likelihood for them to make even more large sauropods next year.

This is really the accelerated version of bone wars. PNSO dropped their Camarasaurus right after Haolonggood released theirs. Now Haolonggood dropped this even larger beast right after that and just after the national holidays in China.

And now we wait for PNSO to respond 

[Sim]

Thank you very much for your support. There are many things that I am not suitable to disclose too much. But what I want to say is that I have been solving these problems for everyone, and my time and energy alone are limited, so I need some time. Currently, in addition to designing the gift playing cards, I am also involved in designing another species after the Triceratops, which will require more time to carve. Don't worry, give me some time, I will try my best to provide the best service to everyone.

I hope to see a new figure from Haolonggood before the Argentinosaurus and Huayangosaurus are released!  I understand that those will take attention, but as I'm not getting them I hope there will be something that I'll want in the approximately month-long wait fot the Argentino.

[Sim]

I just checked the list of 2024 Haolonggood releases in the first post, and the last Haolonggood figure I've obtained is the Saichania.  Since then there's been four more species released (excluding the Argentinosaurus and Huayangosaurus).  This is the longest break in getting Haolonggood figures for me!  I hope for something that interest me soon, but I'm pleased with how Haolonggood is doing in any case.  It would be nice to see theropods again though...  There literally hasn't been any from Haolonggood this year so far...

[bmathison1972]

theropods...  There literally hasn't been any from Haolonggood this year so far...

I noticed that too and I have been grateful 

[Torvosaurus]

And now we wait for PNSO to respond 

It's going to be hard to match this.

Torvo

[Joliezac]

I'd be happy to let Haolonggood slow down in releases. I can't keep up and feel like I'm drowning in dinosaur figures I want but can't afford all at once. Between these, Nanmu, Eofauna, and PNSO...

[Joliezac]

Also just saw this on their Instagram. Has this therapod in front been seen before? I don't recognize it... Carcharodontosaurus??



Nevermind, I see it is a previous figure I didn't know about.

[Jorgesaurus]

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Vey6BXR6w/If you notice, there is the new tyrannosaurus in the video, it is beautiful

[Faelrin]

I think it's actually their older Tyrannosaurus model, specifically the blue one. Colors match:

[Flaffy]

I'm not seeing anything new besides the Argentinosaurus in those videos.

New pics as well from Paleofiguras

[Flaffy]

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I thought the special edition version was the best-looking----but it doesn't look purple to me.

Yeah it's not super purple. I See some magenta, some red/orange under the throat, maybe some green too on the body? Plus the blue/white on the head and striping..it's a LOT of paint steps compared to the others.

There is so much more detail in this head vs the Alamo and other sauropods so far.

[Samrukia]

I thought the special edition version was the best-looking----but it doesn't look purple to me.

Yeah it's not super purple. I See some magenta, some red/orange under the throat, maybe some green too on the body? Plus the blue/white on the head and striping..it's a LOT of paint steps compared to the others.

There is so much more detail in this head vs the Alamo and other sauropods so far.

that version gives off Carcharadontosaurus vibes in terms of painting, to me

[dragon53]

To me, the HLG-131 looks grey with a tan belly---which is good because I already have the blue Alamosaurus.