PNSO—New for 2020

[DragonRider02]

Ugh... thalassodromeus in premium format.... a pterosaur I've always wanted to have a figure of... but this will probably be too expensive for me. Still hoping to see it in plastic format. Anything that's friendlier to a covid-recovering wallet...

The hadrosaur looks promising too.  If the figure itself is posed that way I'd be interested - and I don't even collect hadrosaurs.

I got really excited when I saw Thalassodromeus too... Then I saw it's gonna be a statue.... 

[Shonisaurus]

I had my suspicions that the limited figures including the thalassodromeus sethi were going to be resin figures and I was not mistaken. Although in my case I thought it was going to be in plastic format like his amargasaurus to give an example. What are we going to do!
The truth is that resin figures tend to be of better quality than PVC or vinyl figures.

[suspsy]

I added the teaser image to the first page. To be honest, I'd forgotten all about the baby Sinoceratops and T. rex until now.

[Bokisaurus]

Awesome! Some interesting species.
Great to see that PNSO is on production now.
I think the ones called statues are the same as the museum line pieces that all came with bases and big fancy box.
At least I'm hoping they are😃

[Shonisaurus]

Awesome! Some interesting species.
Great to see that PNSO is on production now.
I think the ones called statues are the same as the museum line pieces that all came with bases and big fancy box.
At least I'm hoping they are😃

I hope they are Bokisaurus like this but being announced by Dan's retail company I'm afraid they will be resin figures. Dan's company is specialized in resin figures.

[ceratopsian]

I think the ones called statues are the same as the museum line pieces that all came with bases and big fancy box.
At least I'm hoping they are😃

B @Bokisaurus  - No, I don't think they are.  I think these are super-expensive limited edition resins.  A couple were revealed earlier this year/late last year if you hunt back in this thread.  They seem to be a new version of the original limited editions that PNSO did when we first heard about them, a very expensive line that included a very large Mamenchisaurus, Tsintaosaurus and Huayangosaurus.  I think they were 1:20 or something like that.  I have a vague feeling that the price for the new predator/prey statue (with Nankangia) was something like $1500!

[Shonisaurus]

I think the ones called statues are the same as the museum line pieces that all came with bases and big fancy box.
At least I'm hoping they are😃

B @Bokisaurus  - No, I don't think they are.  I think these are super-expensive limited edition resins.  A couple were revealed earlier this year/late last year if you hunt back in this thread.  They seem to be a new version of the original limited editions that PNSO did when we first heard about them, a very expensive line that included a very large Mamenchisaurus, Tsintaosaurus and Huayangosaurus.  I think they were 1:20 or something like that.  I have a vague feeling that the price for the new predator/prey statue (with Nankangia) was something like $1500!

At one hundred percent probability, they will surely be resin figures. I have no doubt.

[Halzk]

I'm very excited about the Charonosaurus/Parasaurolophus (It's most likely a para in my opinion). Even though Parasaurolophus is a popular dinosaur, I don't think it gets good representations in figure/toy form nowadays.

[Shonisaurus]

@Halzk In my case I would prefer it to be a charonosaurus. In my case there are good representations of that dinosaur highlighting Doug Watson's Safari parasaurolophus to give an example.

Even Collecta's parasaurolophus is a figure to be reckoned with as a parasaurolophus I think he is very well represented from my humble personal opinion.

[SenSx]

interested in the supposed Parasaurolophus, I hope it's 1/35.

[suspsy]

I really am crossing my fingers and hoping for Charonosaurus and Zhuchengtyrannus as opposed to Parasaurolophus and T. rex.

That open mouthed statue is absolutely T. rex, though. I'd bet money on it.

[Shonisaurus]

I'm almost certain that they will be a parasaurolophus and a tyrannosaurus by PNSO are popular dinosaurs and I don't think they are a charonosaurus and zhuchentyrannus, but I can still be wrong. Of illusion also lives.

[ItsTwentyBelow]

So, I think Charonosaurus is a distinct possibility because they've already had such exotic animals in this series as Spinops, Dakosaurus, and Eurhinosaurus. Plus, something about that crest looks distinct from a reconstruction of a Parasaur to me.

However, PNSO did also release common animals in 1:35 like Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus.

[suspsy]

I've also been meaning to mention that I'm happy that we are apparently getting a second Borealopelta, one that will be larger than the CollectA one.

Not at all interested in that Pachyrhinosaurus. I'm sure it'll be a great sculpt, but I'm perfectly happy with the ones from Battat and Safari. Now if it was P. canadensis or P. perotorum instead of the same old P. lakustai, I'd be more tempted.

[Shonisaurus]

I am more interested in borealopelta and pachyrhinosaurus. The borealopelta I suppose that it will surpass in size its counterpart of Collecta (magnificent figure) and the pachyrhinosaurus will make a very good set with its counterparts of Battat, Safari, Collecta and Papo and the minis dinosaurs of WWD3D.

[John]

Whatever the hadrosaur and tyrannosaurid turn out to be,I will be happy with them.

[Sim]

I have mixed feelings about the new figures.  On one hand I'm excited for the nodosaurid, which I hope is Borealopelta.  On the other hand I'm disappointed by the other three figures.  I would've liked PNSO to make a dromaeosaurid before yet another ceratopsid.  Also I'm not sure why companies keep making Pachyrhinosaurus, why not something different like Achelousaurus or either species of Chasmosaurus?  The hadrosaurid I think is most likely Parasaurolophus walkeri as evidenced from the possibly pathologic notch in its back.  I'll be surprised if the tyrannosaurid isn't T. rex.  PNSO has a habit of starting to represent theropods with only T. rex as happened with their large vinyl figures and the 1:35 museum line figures, and the same seems to be happening here.  I find it really disappointing when companies only make one theropod and it's T. rex.  The diversity of Mesozoic theropods is almost the same as in ornithischian dinosaurs, yet we're now at six ornithischians for this medium-sized baseless figure series and only one theropod.

For PNSO's mini figure series I'd most like them to make a Sinornithosaurus in a four-winged flying pose.  They've made so many figures in that line but still no dromaeosaurid!

[SidB]

My wallet cries out for the medium sized baseless figures. I managed to acquire six of the based museum ones last year, but only because the prices really plunged on Aliexpress around Christmas time.

[suspsy]

I'm assuming that the "mystery" four will not be the only mid-sized figures PNSO has planned for this year. Perhaps some more exotic genera are in store.

Has Dan given any indication as to when the full reveals will be?

[ItsTwentyBelow]

I think is most likely Parasaurolophus walkeri as evidenced from the possibly pathologic notch in its back.

That's definitely relevant, this figure is for sure reconstructed using that specimen showing the maybe damaged dorsal spines. However, the dorsal spines on those thoracics are also short or just broken away in Charonosaurus, and the crest is missing, so may speculation run wild, ha.

Anyone illustrating Charonosaurus is probably referring at least a little bit to the better known Para so maybe that happened here.

If it is a Parasaurolophus though, I will still be pleased, but I guess I just would rather not see my lovely Battat Para be upstaged.