Haolonggood - New for 2025

[crazy8wizard]

There aren't any figures of Altirhinus out there is there? None that I can think of anyways. I like this idea.

There is also a mini from Sega in the Dinosaur King line.

[Turkeysaurus]

PNSO Iguanodon's head reconstruction from the fossil of it's skull  at 17:35

[Turkeysaurus]

They look a lot more blue here

[Monkeysaurus]

I'm not as knowledgeable as you guys are on the actual science - the PNSO and Haolonggood Iguanodon heads are off to a degree? I've seen Disney Dinosaur and know what you're talking about with the nasal crests on the two tougher characters. Are they supposed to represent another closely related species of iguanodon or are they a different genus all together?

[SenSx]

I have a hard time understanding what was the real Iguanodon head ?
On PNSO video they have a skull that seems to match the more slender head of their figure, but on DinoDragon, it's the opposite, stating it does not match and now HLG with that bulbus head...Who is right ?

[Paleo Flo]

I guess the answer is somewhere in between. The newest offerings by HLG seems to fit more as the PNSO one.

For me the bulbus works as soft flesh, not bone. 

"It's in the subtext." Jack Driscoll (King Kong, 2005 by Peter Jackson) 

[Concavenator]

Ordered the blue Iguanodon yesterday. Looking forward to receiving it!

were photos leaked of the haolonggood giganotosaurus or did somebody mention that it would have that color scheme?

The owner of the HLG fan account on X said that there will be a blue Giganotosaurus variant as well as a brown one. They also posted this teaser:



Did we need explicit confirmation about a blue and a brown variant being released though? It is pretty much guaranteed that every dinosaur HLG releases will have a brown and a blue variant. 

come on, Haolonggood...

Well, that Iguanodon variant follows the same idea as the blue Saurolophus/Torosaurus, but at least the color scheme is a bit different. However, I do agree with the sentiment that HLG's color schemes have gotten really repetitive. I think that they should seriously think about offering more creative color schemes ASAP.

Their color schemes tend to be so repetitive that they really look like they're wearing uniforms! 

- As previously shown, the blue Saurolophus and Torosaurus wear the same uniform. And to some degree, the blue Iguanodon too.

- The brown Iguanodon wears the same uniform as the brown Daspletosaurus.

- The brown Shantungosaurus wears the same uniform as the brown Apatosaurus.

- The grey Euhelopus wears the same uniform as the grey Apatosaurus.

- The green Concavenator wears the same uniform as the green Majungasaurus.

- The green Maiasaura wears the same uniform as the green Tlatolophus and Ouranosaurus.



And yeah, the Designer Edition figures look fantastic, but forget about those, take a look at the following:





Considering the current panorama, if these figures were released today and someone told me these are Designer Edition figures, I'd believe it. But no, they're not, they're just regular releases that stand out by virtue of their unique color schemes (and they're gorgeous if you ask me). That's the HLG I want back.

Admittedly, I find it surprising to feel myself disappointed with HLG's color schemes nowadays. A few years ago, I considered HLG to be head and shoulders over PNSO at the paint department, owing to their elaborate color schemes and their exquisite paint application. Now, while I don't have that much of an issue with their paint apps (even if I still think that a downgrade to some degree can be appreciated), what truly disappoints me are their color schemes, so repetitive, unimaginative and predictable. Currently, it's not that I no longer consider HLG to be significantly better than PNSO when it comes to their colorations, now I think I'd even rate PNSO over them! Granted, PNSO uses a lot of brown (HLG does as well), but at least the different figures' patterns tend to differ, at least minimally. Nowadays, HLG basically uses not only the same colors, but also the same patterns on almost every figure they release! That's why I say that they're wearing uniforms.

As previously said, I think the HLG team should think about this and start offering more diverse color schemes, and please, new colors too. We've had plenty of brown and blue already. What about some black, white, purple or red for a change?

And if they really are going through a color scheme inspiration crisis, they could just take a look at extant species and get inspiration from them, as Creative Beast Studio does. Heck, if they did that it'd be guaranteed we would start seeing more variety in their color schemes, and consequently, each new figure would feel more fresh and exciting.

Otherwise, if they keep on releasing figures that have such similar colorations, I predict collectors will get tired (well, that's what we're seeing already), and probably a point will be reached when collectors will skip certain figures, regardless of being interested in the species or liking the sculpt because they're wearing another uniform, and their shelves will already house a few figures wearing the same uniform already.

So a change would be very welcome.

[Paleo Flo]

Ordered the blue Iguanodon yesterday. Looking forward to receiving it!

were photos leaked of the haolonggood giganotosaurus or did somebody mention that it would have that color scheme?

The owner of the HLG fan account on X said that there will be a blue Giganotosaurus variant as well as a brown one. They also posted this teaser:



Did we need explicit confirmation about a blue and a brown variant being released though? It is pretty much guaranteed that every dinosaur HLG releases will have a brown and a blue variant. 

come on, Haolonggood...

Well, that Iguanodon variant follows the same idea as the blue Saurolophus/Torosaurus, but at least the color scheme is a bit different. However, I do agree with the sentiment that HLG's color schemes have gotten really repetitive. I think that they should seriously think about offering more creative color schemes ASAP.

Their color schemes tend to be so repetitive that they really look like they're wearing uniforms! 

- As previously shown, the blue Saurolophus and Torosaurus wear the same uniform. And to some degree, the blue Iguanodon too.

- The brown Iguanodon wears the same uniform as the brown Daspletosaurus.

- The brown Shantungosaurus wears the same uniform as the brown Apatosaurus.

- The grey Euhelopus wears the same uniform as the grey Apatosaurus.

- The green Concavenator wears the same uniform as the green Majungasaurus.

- The green Maiasaura wears the same uniform as the green Tlatolophus and Ouranosaurus.



And yeah, the Designer Edition figures look fantastic, but forget about those, take a look at the following:





Considering the current panorama, if these figures were released today and someone told me these are Designer Edition figures, I'd believe it. But no, they're not, they're just regular releases that stand out by virtue of their unique color schemes (and they're gorgeous if you ask me). That's the HLG I want back.

Admittedly, I find it surprising to feel myself disappointed with HLG's color schemes nowadays. A few years ago, I considered HLG to be head and shoulders over PNSO at the paint department, owing to their elaborate color schemes and their exquisite paint application. Now, while I don't have that much of an issue with their paint apps (even if I still think that a downgrade to some degree can be appreciated), what truly disappoints me are their color schemes, so repetitive, unimaginative and predictable. Currently, it's not that I no longer consider HLG to be significantly better than PNSO when it comes to their colorations, now I think I'd even rate PNSO over them! Granted, PNSO uses a lot of brown (HLG does as well), but at least the different figures' patterns tend to differ, at least minimally. Nowadays, HLG basically uses not only the same colors, but also the same patterns on almost every figure they release! That's why I say that they're wearing uniforms.

As previously said, I think the HLG team should think about this and start offering more diverse color schemes, and please, new colors too. We've had plenty of brown and blue already. What about some black, white, purple or red for a change?

And if they really are going through a color scheme inspiration crisis, they could just take a look at extant species and get inspiration from them, as Creative Beast Studio does. Heck, if they did that it'd be guaranteed we would start seeing more variety in their color schemes, and consequently, each new figure would feel more fresh and exciting.

Otherwise, if they keep on releasing figures that have such similar colorations, I predict collectors will get tired (well, that's what we're seeing already), and probably a point will be reached when collectors will skip certain figures, regardless of being interested in the species or liking the sculpt because they're wearing another uniform, and their shelves will already house a few figures wearing the same uniform already.

So a change would be very welcome.

Well spoken! I would had loved a green Iguanodon (as inflationary mentioned in  the last days) or a white version of it with decent colourfull stripes (zebra-like)

[Gwangi]

Surely Haolonggood must realize that collectors don't want all their figures to match. I'm not a HLG completist and I try not to repeat too many of the same colors (the blue Saurolophus prevents me from buying the blue Iguanodon and Torosaurus) but it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep the HLG collection looking diverse. 

[Monkeysaurus]

What I don't understand in regards to the repetitive color schemes is that it would seem to be the easiest issue to solve. The real work would stem from the patterning rather than the color. I imagine it would be akin to loading a different color ink into a printer? I'm not exactly sure how it all works to be fair. Assembly line I presume

[Sim]

My understanding is that the PNSO Iguanodon's head is based on a real Iguanodon skull as shown in that video.  It shouldn't be too surprising when one considers the variation in the head shapes of specimens of Tyrannosaurus or Allosaurus fragilis (if Allosaurus europaeus is a synonym of it) or Allosaurus jimmadseni or Styracosaurus.  For some reason people on this forum seem to refuse to accept that the PNSO Iguanodon's head is based on a real skull even after PNSO showed what they based it on.

Regarding the bulbous nose of the Haolonggood Iguanodon, I think it's plausible, it could be fleshy nostrils that also act as a resonating chamber.

[crazy8wizard]

If those are supposed to be fleshy nostrils then they start way too far back on the skull, as the bulb starts nearly directly in front of the eyes (which is consistent with altirhinus btw). If it were a fleshy structure, it seems more likely a soft tissue ridge rather than anything chambered.

[Sim]

Could it not contain chambers that loop like those of hadrosaurids?  In any case, on the Iguanodon Wikipedia page the first photo of an Iguanodon specimen seems to have a nasal region shaped like that of the Haolonggood Iguanodon.  And on Paleofile there are illustrations of Iguanodon skulls shaped like that of the PNSO Iguanodon: http://www.paleofile.com/Dinosaurs/Ornithopods/Iguanodon.asp

[crazy8wizard]

The looping chambers of hadrosaurids are solid and made of bone. The soft tissue crests do not loop and are either just "balloons" that fit in the nasal fossae or soft tissue crests without chambers.
As for the wikipedia photo, it does have a rounded nose but it doesn't reach clear up to the eyes like on the haolonggood model, and it's also one of the skulls that was slightly deformed from depositional forces.

[thomasw100]

Ordered the blue Iguanodon yesterday. Looking forward to receiving it!

Did we need explicit confirmation about a blue and a brown variant being released though? It is pretty much guaranteed that every dinosaur HLG releases will have a brown and a blue variant. 

Well, that Iguanodon variant follows the same idea as the blue Saurolophus/Torosaurus, but at least the color scheme is a bit different. However, I do agree with the sentiment that HLG's color schemes have gotten really repetitive. I think that they should seriously think about offering more creative color schemes ASAP.

Their color schemes tend to be so repetitive that they really look like they're wearing uniforms! 

- As previously shown, the blue Saurolophus and Torosaurus wear the same uniform. And to some degree, the blue Iguanodon too.

- The brown Iguanodon wears the same uniform as the brown Daspletosaurus.

- The brown Shantungosaurus wears the same uniform as the brown Apatosaurus.

- The grey Euhelopus wears the same uniform as the grey Apatosaurus.

- The green Concavenator wears the same uniform as the green Majungasaurus.

- The green Maiasaura wears the same uniform as the green Tlatolophus and Ouranosaurus.



And yeah, the Designer Edition figures look fantastic, but forget about those, take a look at the following:

Considering the current panorama, if these figures were released today and someone told me these are Designer Edition figures, I'd believe it. But no, they're not, they're just regular releases that stand out by virtue of their unique color schemes (and they're gorgeous if you ask me). That's the HLG I want back.

Admittedly, I find it surprising to feel myself disappointed with HLG's color schemes nowadays. A few years ago, I considered HLG to be head and shoulders over PNSO at the paint department, owing to their elaborate color schemes and their exquisite paint application. Now, while I don't have that much of an issue with their paint apps (even if I still think that a downgrade to some degree can be appreciated), what truly disappoints me are their color schemes, so repetitive, unimaginative and predictable. Currently, it's not that I no longer consider HLG to be significantly better than PNSO when it comes to their colorations, now I think I'd even rate PNSO over them! Granted, PNSO uses a lot of brown (HLG does as well), but at least the different figures' patterns tend to differ, at least minimally. Nowadays, HLG basically uses not only the same colors, but also the same patterns on almost every figure they release! That's why I say that they're wearing uniforms.

As previously said, I think the HLG team should think about this and start offering more diverse color schemes, and please, new colors too. We've had plenty of brown and blue already. What about some black, white, purple or red for a change?

And if they really are going through a color scheme inspiration crisis, they could just take a look at extant species and get inspiration from them, as Creative Beast Studio does. Heck, if they did that it'd be guaranteed we would start seeing more variety in their color schemes, and consequently, each new figure would feel more fresh and exciting.

Otherwise, if they keep on releasing figures that have such similar colorations, I predict collectors will get tired (well, that's what we're seeing already), and probably a point will be reached when collectors will skip certain figures, regardless of being interested in the species or liking the sculpt because they're wearing another uniform, and their shelves will already house a few figures wearing the same uniform already.

So a change would be very welcome.

My somewhat expensive solution to this well stated issue has been and will be that I send about 50 percent of Haolonggood figures to Dinosaur Models Artworks for full repaint.

[Baryonyx]

Now this is what I've been waiting for from HLG. look at that flick of the tail, the tilt of the head, this looks like it's moving not stuck in a weird pose.

Yes! It makes such a difference.  Even the torosaurus which is great, but still has a bit of a weird neutral video game render pose.
I think its the neutral straight- ahead heads that look unnatural

[DavidJamesArmsby]

I share a lot of the same opinions here when it comes to these iguanodon models. They look really nice, I don't mind the bulbous nose, but the colours are exhaustingly repetitive.

But I was looking at the Iguanodon pictures again and it seems they've painted the outer-most digit (the pinkie finger) on the hand as if it was clawed. Haolonggood paint claws on digits that shouldn't have them all the time and it doesn't bother me too much, but it feels like a particularly bad error on this iguanodon, right?

Iguanodon's hand is arguably its focal point with that big thumb spike, and that pinkie digit is also interesting. It should be a long, clawless finger that is super prehensile and bendy. But it looks to have been sculpted and painted here like a skinnier mirror of the thumb spike on the other side of the hand.



I brightened the image to better show they've been painted. I've been researching this animal a lot recently for a film so maybe I'm making mountains out of molehills, but I feel Iguanodon's hands are the most important part of Iguanodon! XD

[Flaffy]

As I've mentioned before, would 100% be a dealbreaker if the pinkie was sculpted to be a spur instead of a flexible digit. I really hope it is just a simple painting error. I've already got CollectA and Safari's which I am very happy with.

[oscars_dinos]

My understanding is that the PNSO Iguanodon's head is based on a real Iguanodon skull as shown in that video.  It shouldn't be too surprising when one considers the variation in the head shapes of specimens of Tyrannosaurus or Allosaurus fragilis (if Allosaurus europaeus is a synonym of it) or Allosaurus jimmadseni or Styracosaurus.  For some reason people on this forum seem to refuse to accept that the PNSO Iguanodon's head is based on a real skull even after PNSO showed what they based it on.

Regarding the bulbous nose of the Haolonggood Iguanodon, I think it's plausible, it could be fleshy nostrils that also act as a resonating chamber.

I forget where but I've asked about the head of the pnso iguandon before on the forum. At the time many people pointed out how it was wrong but honestly I dont remember what they said. I'll go on this roller coaster again and do some research especially now that I'll have the hlg to compare it too. If the skull of the pnso ends up not being an issue then it'll just be a matter of which has the better sculpt. In advanced I'm just gonna ask for skin detail comparison pics

[DavidJamesArmsby]

As I've mentioned before, would 100% be a dealbreaker if the pinkie was sculpted to be a spur instead of a flexible digit. I really hope it is just a simple painting error. I've already got CollectA and Safari's which I am very happy with.

Yeah, I'm hoping the pinkie has at least been sculpted correctly like a clawless finger, but wrongly painted as if it were a spur.
I just checked and the Shantungosaurus also has it's pinkie digit wrongly painted as if it has a claw, but correctly sculpted as if it doesn't. So it's likely the Iguanodon has it's pinkie correctly sculpted but we'll see.