PNSO new for 2017

[BlueKrono]

it looks like a Tuojiangosaurus

That would be my guess too, but as my knowledge of stegosaurs is not extensive it might be a more obscure species. I'm still ogling that mosasaur in the background.

[RobinGoodfellow]

I'm still ogling that mosasaur in the background.

Me too. 
Mainly because it's leaning over the same stand used by PNSO Basilosaurus and Megalodon so (maybe) that Mosasaur could be a prototype for a new commercial figure (I hope  ).

[Sim]

It's too bad they seem to have put a white dot in the Amargasaurus's eyes, like they did for the Mandschurosaurus.  It seems to me this doesn't really fit with making a replica that's supposed to look realistic.

I wonder if they were going for a night vision look (e.g REBOR Deinonychus clan)

I don't think so.  On the Amargasaurus the white dot isn't in the middle of the eye which is where it ought to be if it were caused by a tapetum lucidum, since the eyeshine occurs through the pupil, and in dinosaurs the pupil is kept in the center of the eye by the sclerotic ring.  On the Mandschurosaurus, some of the pupil is visible behind the white dot, whereas if it were eyeshine from the tapetum lucidum my understanding is the whole pupil would appear to glow.

I think the white dot is just to give the effect of light reflecting off the eye (not using the tapetum lucidum).  I agree with stargatedalek that this effect looks much better when it's achieved with gloss, since then it actually looks realistic as opposed to an unmoving white dot.

[Tylosaurus]

Has PNSO ever attempted to do an Acrocanthosaurus yet?
That would be quite the thing to see from the experience and skills PSNO has

[Shonisaurus]

If you make an acrocanthosaurus PNSO it will be the most of reproductions of dinosaurs collecting. It would be by far the best acrocanthosaurus done to date. Too bad it is not commercialized in the rest of the world nor sold in any online store in Europe or America. That for me is quite frustrating. Anyway it is an investment to buy the expensive figures of PNSO for its quality and for the well finished from the scientific point of view. For me, PNSO is a dream come true.

[BlueKrono]

Are there any PNSOs so far that have been bad or inaccurate?

[Sim]

I think that stegosaur in the foreground is the same sculpt as the very expensive limited edition Huayangosaurus (shown below).




Its back plate arrangement doesn't look like that of Tuojiangosaurus.



Huayangosaurus:

[stargatedalek]

Are there any PNSOs so far that have been bad or inaccurate?

I'm a stickler, so for me I found most of the theropods thus far have been a bit shrink-wrapped. IIRC the Shunosaurus also had some issues with leg proportions?

PNSO is very good at making any inaccuracies play to the overall aesthetic appeal.

[Cloud the Dinosaur King]

I think that stegosaur in the foreground is the same sculpt as the very expensive limited edition Huayangosaurus (shown below).



Huayangosaurus:

Huayangosaurus had a row of huge tubercles or osteoderms on its side. It also had a tiny club at the end of its tail. The stegosaur might be a Miragaia.

[Cloud the Dinosaur King]

I think that stegosaur in the foreground is the same sculpt as the very expensive limited edition Huayangosaurus (shown below).



Huayangosaurus:

Huayangosaurus had a row of huge tubercles or osteoderms on its side. It also had a tiny club at the end of its tail. The stegosaur might be a Miragaia.

Sorry. I didn't look at the picture close enough. It probably is a Huayangosaurus.

[ceratopsian]

I think that stegosaur in the foreground is the same sculpt as the very expensive limited edition Huayangosaurus (shown below).

Yes, I think you are right.  The outlines/posture of the limited edition and this blurry one match up very well.  I thought the limited editions were 1:10 - but I don't remember seeing actual measurements for them.

[spinosaurus1]

Are there any PNSOs so far that have been bad or inaccurate?

some do have their share of issues, though very few and sparse. others can be written off as speculation. imo, the sauropods suffer the worst of it. but even with that taken into account, i wouldn't call them bad. their paint apps and detail are so well done and pleasing to the eye that even the most inaccurate of figures had a sort of vintage look that is pleasing to the eye.

[Sim]

Huayangosaurus had a row of huge tubercles or osteoderms on its side. It also had a tiny club at the end of its tail. The stegosaur might be a Miragaia.

Sorry. I didn't look at the picture close enough. It probably is a Huayangosaurus.

The stegosaur model you quoted is the PNSO limited edition Huayangosaurus, as I said in my post.  It was released in 2016: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=4982.0

[Patrx]

Are there any PNSOs so far that have been bad or inaccurate?

Plenty of shrinkwrapping, especially on the sauropods. Also, "Wilson" is totally featherless. The Triceratops' hands are a little small, too.

[Cloud the Dinosaur King]

Are there any PNSOs so far that have been bad or inaccurate?

Plenty of shrinkwrapping, especially on the sauropods. Also, "Wilson" is totally featherless. The Triceratops' hands are a little small, too.

Also, the part about the sauropods that really bothers me, the feet are inaccurate.The mini Majungasaurus has inaccurate arms and hands as well. PNSO is an incredible company, but it's far from flawless.

[Simon]

Not all PNSO critters are equal in terms of accuracy.  But the striving for accuracy (which is obvious) is the wonderful thing about PNSO. 

The fact that PNSO itself is a scientific enterprise is what's doubly exciting. I have no doubt that the accuracy will be more consistent as they have shown every sign of listening and incorporating suggestions into their work.  They also have a world-class dinosaur sculptor in Zhao, which puts them leagues ahead of some of their competitors.

I hope that they concentrate on the 1/35 line, with an occasional larger hollow vinyl model (like the Triceratops and EPIC Chunkingosaurus).

I've got space set aside on my 6-foot wide and 30-inch deep desk for the Amargasaurus, Spinosaurus and smaller Triceratops.  Huyenghititan gives me a perfectly sized 1/35 Titanosaur to go along with "Wilson" at the moment.

[Sim]

I'm still ogling that mosasaur in the background.

Me too. 
Mainly because it's leaning over the same stand used by PNSO Basilosaurus and Megalodon so (maybe) that Mosasaur could be a prototype for a new commercial figure (I hope  ).

To me that model seems to be the same sculpt as the upcoming mosasaur figure, with just the base being a bit different, and its articulated jaw being closed:



This sculpt seems to be the same as the Mosasaurus figure seen in this PNSO exhibition: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=4805.0

[Cloud the Dinosaur King]

Not all PNSO critters are equal in terms of accuracy.  But the striving for accuracy (which is obvious) is the wonderful thing about PNSO. 

The fact that PNSO itself is a scientific enterprise is what's doubly exciting. I have no doubt that the accuracy will be more consistent as they have shown every sign of listening and incorporating suggestions into their work.  They also have a world-class dinosaur sculptor in Zhao, which puts them leagues ahead of some of their competitors.

I hope that they concentrate on the 1/35 line, with an occasional larger hollow vinyl model (like the Triceratops and EPIC Chunkingosaurus).

I've got space set aside on my 6-foot wide and 30-inch deep desk for the Amargasaurus, Spinosaurus and smaller Triceratops.  Huyenghititan gives me a perfectly sized 1/35 Titanosaur to go along with "Wilson" at the moment.

PNSO has to be one of my favorite companies.

[Sim]

Are there any PNSOs so far that have been bad or inaccurate?

I'm a stickler, so for me I found most of the theropods thus far have been a bit shrink-wrapped. IIRC the Shunosaurus also had some issues with leg proportions?

PNSO is very good at making any inaccuracies play to the overall aesthetic appeal.

PNSO hasn't made a Shunosaurus...

some do have their share of issues, though very few and sparse. others can be written off as speculation. imo, the sauropods suffer the worst of it. but even with that taken into account, i wouldn't call them bad. their paint apps and detail are so well done and pleasing to the eye that even the most inaccurate of figures had a sort of vintage look that is pleasing to the eye.

Plenty of shrinkwrapping, especially on the sauropods. Also, "Wilson" is totally featherless. The Triceratops' hands are a little small, too.

It seems "sauropods" should be "sauropodomorphs" so it includes the PNSO Lufengosaurus, which is extremely shrink-wrapped, is in an unlikely quadrupedal posture, and has pronated hands.

[tanystropheus]

I think that stegosaur in the foreground is the same sculpt as the very expensive limited edition Huayangosaurus (shown below).


Huayangosaurus:

Huayangosaurus had a row of huge tubercles or osteoderms on its side. It also had a tiny club at the end of its tail. The stegosaur might be a Miragaia.

Sorry. I didn't look at the picture close enough. It probably is a Huayangosaurus.

The limited edition Huayangosaurus has some visually striking plates and spikes (all of them, removable). I would imagine that PNSO would release a more mass-market friendly version sans removable, translucent spikes and plates.