Haolonggood - New for 2025

[Concavenator]

No Iguanodon figure currently on the market does it for me, so I'm very much looking forward to seeing HLG's!

[SidB]

No Iguanodon figure currently on the market does it for me, so I'm very much looking forward to seeing HLG's!

I also. Though I do have several in my collection, none is ideal, as far as I'm concerned.

[Concavenator]

Now that I own HLG's Concavenator and Majungasaurus, I have a couple of things to say:

1. They're great, I hope to see more theropods from them.

2. Not just limited to theropods, but it would be neat if HLG figures included a human figure for scale reference. I use Wonder Artistic Models' humanoids, but I wouldn't have bothered getting them if the figures I buy included a human figure for the same purpose, as the aforementioned WAM figures, or as CollectA's/Schleich's 1:40 human figures that came as accesories to their Deluxe/Replica-Saurus lines. Same piece of advice goes to Eofauna and PNSO.

3. After taking some measurements, I get HLG's Concavenator and Majungasaurus to be closer to 1:30 than to 1:35. Not a big deal, 1:30 figures don't look too out of place next to 1:35 figures (there's a reason why 1:30 is often dubbed as "the fake 1:35"  ). And maybe those theropods could've gotten larger than we know, although I'm sticking to known sizes/estimates.

I'd rather see medium-sized theropods like these made in 1:30 than not getting made altogether. And interestingly...

I was leafing through Eofauna's theropod book and something irremediably picked my interest...



1:30 Austroraptor.

If Majungasaurus and Concavenator can get made in ~ 1:30 scale, a dromaeosaurid in the same scale really is a seriously urgent release to be coming from someone. Certainly Safari and Creative Beast are top of the game when it comes to dromaeosaurid figures, but if I'm not mistaken, no accurate 1:35 (nor even 1:30) figure of a dromaeosaurid currently exists. Which means this entire group is missing from the collections of strict 1:35 collectors. For context, even basal sauropodomorphs (AKA "prosauropods") are represented in that scale range by PNSO's Lufengosaurus from last year, as tremendously ignored as that group is.

Dromaeosaurids are smaller than other theropods, sure, but Austroraptor and Utahraptor at least I feel like should be big enough for companies like HAOLONGGOOD or PNSO to tackle. Even a 1:35 Deinonychus is feasible, Kaiyodo made their own (albeit inaccurately).

Now that I think about it, I wonder how Wild Past, being a smaller company than HLG, managed to release their 1:35 Protoceratops back in 2020, yet HLG, being a bigger company, apparently can't release the larger Huayangosaurus by itself nowadays. Is it because of the more complex paint apps on HLG's figures? And this is not meant to be a critique towards HLG, I'm asking out of mere curiosity.

Anyways, here's the 1:30 Austroraptor next to some smallish HLG figures:



With Concavenator.



With Majungasaurus.



With Chasmosaurus.

[thomasw100]

Now that I think about it, I wonder how Wild Past, being a smaller company than HLG, managed to release their 1:35 Protoceratops back in 2020, yet HLG, being a bigger company, apparently can't release the larger Huayangosaurus by itself nowadays. Is it because of the more complex paint apps on HLG's figures? And this is not meant to be a critique towards HLG, I'm asking out of mere curiosity.

Of course Haolonggood could easily release Huayangosaurus as standalone figure. They have release Diabloceratops and this is about the same size. They are just trolling us with this and want to use this as an appetizer for their large sauropod figures in order to boost their sales.

[Turkeysaurus]

I have this unbranded glowing transparent Protoceratops. It's only 7.5 cm long and i think it has much better details compared to  Wild Past Protoceratops. (maybe painting loses the details on that one)

If a chinasaur can look like this , Haolonggood & PNSO etc. can do great small scale dinosaurs imo. Photos below:

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I think famous dinosaurs like Protoceratops , Velociraptor etc. would still sell at Kosmoceratops, Chasmosaurus price. Maybe a box set.

[Turkeysaurus]

Smallest dinosaur they produced is baby maiasauria which is 10.5 cm according to here. That would make 3.7 m animal at 1:35.

I think baby maisauria is remarkable well detailed, not too far from Kosmoceratops & Chasmosaurus.

[Concavenator]

I think famous dinosaurs like Protoceratops , Velociraptor etc. would still sell at Kosmoceratops, Chasmosaurus price. Maybe a box set.

I'd be fine with that.

[Ajax88]

Absolutely echo the Dromaeosaur sentiment. I really dont understand how a good Utahraptor, Austroraptor or Dakotaraptor hasn't made it into PNSO or HLGs lineup yet. They are some of the most famous dinosaurs in history and would sell like hotcakes. At this point im getting jealous of all the BOTM raptors and their gorgeous color schemes. Sadly I am a strictly static figure collector.

[Flaffy]

I have this unbranded glowing transparent Protoceratops. It's only 7.5 cm long and i think it has much better details compared to  Wild Past Protoceratops. (maybe painting loses the details on that one)

If a chinasaur can look like this , Haolonggood & PNSO etc. can do great small scale dinosaurs imo. Photos below:

Pretty sure that's just a knockoff of the Safari Authentics Protoceratops sculpt.

Image credit: @Fembrogon

I think famous dinosaurs like Protoceratops , Velociraptor etc. would still sell at Kosmoceratops, Chasmosaurus price. Maybe a box set.

I agree. They've already toyed with the idea of multipacks with the Dilophosaurus pair. I certainly wouldn't mmind having a few extra figures in the box to justify the price point.

[Sim]

I too would like dromaeosaurids and other smaller species from Haolonggood.  Utahraptor should even be bigger than Chasmosaurus.  Dromaeosaurids are my favourite type of animal and for a prehistoric animal figure line to become my favourite it needs good dromaeosaurid figures.  That's why Safari is currently my favourite company.

[Turkeysaurus]

My dream Utahraptor is from PNSO. PNSO is proven doing gorgeous sculpt & paint on feathers. I find it very odd that haven't tried it. They have already done similar sized theropod with Nanotyrannus. They also could have also their Brontosaurus/Apatosaurus (before HLG) instead of Lingwulong, a sauropod nobody cares. Strange decisions. Maybe this is why they need a new CEO.

I don't know how good Haolonggood can do sculpting & painting feathers. Beggars can't be choosers though.

[vampiredesign]

Plans always have plans and design tasks, but some projects that have not been announced or stopped are normal throughout the entire process, such as the situation and problems with the physical design of models. Many issues such as design model restoration errors can cause pauses. Even if there are irreversible problems that have already been produced, we will pause. We cannot casually release products with production quality or serious model design issues. Some will directly launch 2.0.

[thomasw100]

Plans always have plans and design tasks, but some projects that have not been announced or stopped are normal throughout the entire process, such as the situation and problems with the physical design of models. Many issues such as design model restoration errors can cause pauses. Even if there are irreversible problems that have already been produced, we will pause. We cannot casually release products with production quality or serious model design issues. Some will directly launch 2.0.

This sounds like the oracle of Delphi. So can you please give us a hint about a new figure that might come out at some point? And maybe you could tell us what is going on with the Einiosaurus that was supposed to be released last year? And as we are at it, it would be helpful to know how many large sauropod figures will come out this year.

[Turkeysaurus]

Have you seen this? "RECENT, MORE DRAMATIC USE OF CGI WAS SEEN IN WALKING WITH DINOSAURS"

[Faelrin]

I've noticed it for a while now. lol. I've seen it on a lot of the images on their Amazon and the aliexpress sellers. Weird mistranslation maybe?

[Rayeknor]

This sounds like the oracle of Delphi. So can you please give us a hint about a new figure that might come out at some point? And maybe you could tell us what is going on with the Einiosaurus that was supposed to be released last year? And as we are at it, it would be helpful to know how many large sauropod figures will come out this year.

Whoa, entitled much?

[Turkeysaurus]

This sounds like the oracle of Delphi. So can you please give us a hint about a new figure that might come out at some point? And maybe you could tell us what is going on with the Einiosaurus that was supposed to be released last year? And as we are at it, it would be helpful to know how many large sauropod figures will come out this year.

Whoa, entitled much?

Those are reasonable questions imo.

[thomasw100]

This sounds like the oracle of Delphi. So can you please give us a hint about a new figure that might come out at some point? And maybe you could tell us what is going on with the Einiosaurus that was supposed to be released last year? And as we are at it, it would be helpful to know how many large sauropod figures will come out this year.

Whoa, entitled much?

I asked polite questions out of curiosity. Note that the word "please" was included. So what exactly is your problem?

[Rayeknor]

No problem, hopefully just reading it wrong in context with the previous post;

They are just trolling us with this and want to use this as an appetizer for their large sauropod figures in order to boost their sales.

Together with the oracle of Delphi comment it read to me as a snag at someone who obviously do not have English as their first language.

[DavidJamesArmsby]

No problem, hopefully just reading it wrong in context with the previous post;

They are just trolling us with this and want to use this as an appetizer for their large sauropod figures in order to boost their sales.

Together with the oracle of Delphi comment it read to me as a snag at someone who obviously do not have English as their first language.

I also read this as sarcastic and passive aggressive with the Delphi comment, but I'm sure it wasn't meant that way.
I honestly thought the lack of dino news was causing people to go rabid. XD