HAOLONGGOOD - New for 2024

[Pinbacker]

I like both variants. I think there's more complexity to the colors than the initial photos portray (as always). I'm not disappointed at all.

[Sim]

I am surprised by the colourations of the Styracosaurus, but I don't think they look bad.  I'm satsified with my PNSO Styracosaurus though, so I won't be getting Haolonggood's.

[Turkeysaurus]

I'll go for HLG over PNSO even though i like PNSO one better. My reasoning: Better fit for 1/35 scale and almost half price of PNSO.

Green (olive) with double eyed frill is my prefered one.

I might add some colors & patterns myself later on if i feel confident.

[thomasw100]

I think Haolonggood changes a bit back and forth between designs with quite vivid colors and designs with more earth tones and only few highlights  because different people have different preferences. Last time those who like vivid colors got served well (Utahceratops), and this time people who prefer earth tones got served (Styrcosaurus). If Haolonggood would only stick to one style, they would completely put off one fraction of the collecting community. From a sales figures perspective, they have a good strategy actually.

[Sim]

I think it makes more sense to do what Haolonggood's been doing for a while, offer 1 subdued colouratoion and 1 vivid colouration per species.  I don't think the brown Utahceratops was a case of vivid colouration, it's more of an earth tones one in my opinion.

[thomasw100]

I think it makes more sense to do what Haolonggood's been doing for a while, offer 1 subdued colouratoion and 1 vivid colouration per species.  I don't think the brown Utahceratops was a case of vivid colouration, it's more of an earth tones one in my opinion.

The green Utahceratops is almost a walking rainbow flag actually. Not that I would have anything against a rainbow flag.

[Sim]

I respectfully disagree that it looks like a rainbow flag, but I mentioned the brown Utahceratops not the green one.

[Turkeysaurus]

So does the sculpt scientifically accurate enough? (These photos have better subtle paint differences btw)

[Quiversaurus]

I like the colours of these Styracosauruses. Feels to me like HLG wanted to make them feel more "mature", almost as if these are "older brothers / sisters" to all the other more colourful ceratopsians that came before - especially if we start calling them by their Mandarin names heh.

I think it's more difficult to make a brownish-grey colour palette look good, than one with multiple colours and much contrast. The colours speak for themselves when you have greens, blues, reds, yellows, etc on one canvas, but when one uses similar muted colours, I feel like it takes more effort to make them stand out, have multiple layers, and look like real skin.

It's also interesting that they are using an orange / beige-ish dry brushing, instead of the usual sand or dark grey.

I feel HLG made a good effort here. They have always tried to push the boundaries of what collectors expect - that started first with the 2x colour options per species, then expanded to the use of a wider colour palette, and now they're showing us what they can do with muted colours.

I really like this variety that HLG brings with their models, rather than just being firmly labelled as the company that "makes colourful dinosaurs".

[PoptartDoodle]

PNSO's Styracosaurus has procurved P1 epiossifications on the frill, but not the medially converging P2's.
Haolonggood has the P2's but not the P1's.
Styracosaurus has been shown to have morphological variation and asymmetry with epiossification orientation, with some specimens never developing different ones, but PNSO's always felt off to me without the P2's so I'm glad Haolonggood included them.
I wonder if there was any thought of having asymmetry with ceratopsid models but being concerned how the people would view it aesthetically (or if I'm overthinking).

[Sim]

I avoid figures with major asymmetry, this is why I'm not getting the PNSO Lokiceratops.

[Turkeysaurus]

I'm embarrassed not to recognize this earlier.





It's an amulet from Turkey and quite famous around the world, i don't know if they were inspired by this or just coincidence.

[Paleo Flo]

Nice theory!
Makes the green one more interesting as the brown version. I guess they are not so bad as I first thought, but for me the non-avid colors are a lost opportunity. An iconic dinosaur like Styracosaurus deserves a colourful appearance.

As a 1:35 fan, it's a ok. But not a must have.

And I don't want a new brown one because I own the Tyco Styraco and the CollectA Deluxe Styraco, which can't be dethroned by that.

[Stegotyranno420]

I'm embarrassed not to recognize this earlier.





It's an amulet from Turkey and quite famous around the world, i don't know if they were inspired by this or just coincidence.

Hey Turk, we have something similar. We donr really wear it, but I believe you guys also call it "nazar" or similar? One of my Arab friends also wear this amulet

[Turkeysaurus]

I'm embarrassed not to recognize this earlier.

It's an amulet from Turkey and quite famous around the world, i don't know if they were inspired by this or just coincidence.

Hey Turk, we have something similar. We donr really wear it, but I believe you guys also call it "nazar" or similar? One of my Arab friends also wear this amulet

Yes the amulet called "nazar bead" for protection from the curse comes from mostly jealous or evil intented people. (For things you have that they envy) I guess it's also known as evil eye bead for that reason.

Everbody knows in Turkey and probably around region too but also it's getting to known globally for being an attraction for tourists.

Eye symbol is common pattern for ceratopsian frills but colors and having multiple eyes together might be inspired from this if it's not lovely coincidence.

[Duna]

I have just received my Sandy majungasaurus and it is a BEAUTY. Like most HLG they look much better in hand, the mouth is perfect, the teeth looked a bit "meh" in the first pictures but in hand I must say I have nothing wrong with them. There is A LOT of effort in such tiny detail. The eye looks so lifelike, the pose looks stable although not all toes touch the ground.



And the colours ... believe me, they look like nothing in the pictures, it is not even really so light or so yellow, the brown is darker, all the blue parts aren't striking at all and all the colours are very nicely transitioned on the body, from brown to yellow and yellow to white.
In this picture the brown looks more like it is in reality.



I am very happy with this little guy. Yes, it is a tiny figure, about the size of the dilophosaurus.

[Stegotyranno420]

@Turkeysaurus Yeah, as mentioned before i seen my Muslim friends wear this, but my people still have tradition of evil eye (nazar) even if we dont wear it. Im not sure if the Muslims/Turks believe it but for us how it works like if someone compliments you, you need to be careful as they might have "put nazar onto you". Then you have someone put drops of heat water or salt on your head.
I always found it as superstitious, however.

Either way, these are some halal Styracosaurus,  mashallah 👌

[DefinitelyNOTDilo]

I think I've seen those beads around before, it's nice to finally know the purpose!

[Concavenator]

Bye bye Anthony, welcome Hou Jian!

[thomasw100]

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