New PNSO Reference Thread: All About Past & Present (Images Heavy Thread)

[RobinGoodfellow]

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On 2016 I saw a picture on a forum from China: it was about 6 big figures from an unknown brand.
It was the first time I saw those models.
The picture:




Thanks to some DTF members I knew that the brand was PNSO ( Peking Natural Science-art Organization ).
A completely new brand from China entered the market.

At the time I didn't know about Aliexpress and it was difficult (and expensive  ) to buy those figures.

Those figures were quite big and made from hard vinyl.
These are the models:

FIRST WAVE OF BIG VINYL FIGURES

Huanghetitan  ( 1:30 )



Euhelopus  ( 1:27 )



Shantungosaurus



Mandschurosaurus



Lufengosaurus


..later PNSO modified the paint scheme with a brighter green:



Tyrannosaurus


Even Tyrannosaurus was later modified :







Few months later new figures were added to the line:

Triceratops  ( 1:20 )





A wonderful  Chungkingosaurus



Basilosaurus



Megalodon



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PT.2


Resin Statues

Almost at the same time, PNSO was selling high-end (and really expensive  ) statues:


Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis  (1:20)






"Age of the Dinosaurs" (1:35)  Huayangosaurus taibaii




"Age of the Dinosaurs" (1:20)  Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus



..thanks to a DTF member, I was lucky enough to buy one of them at a reasonable price..







On 2020, PNSO did an announcements for two new resins.
From what I know, they showed at Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair only..

Quinzhousaurus & Nankangia





"Backfire" ( Yangchuanosaurus & Huayangosaurus)






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PT.3


First Wave Mid-Sized PVC Figures


On 2017 PNSO released a special edition Mamenchisaurus for the China National Philatelic Corporation



I was able to buy it with the help of a DTF member from China:




Later PNSO re-released it for its regular line of figures (with a different packaging):

Er-Ma the Mamenchisaurus (1:35)



In the meantime over the web there were previews of a new Tyrannosaurus from PNSO:




Here it is: Wilson




Later Wilson was re-released in almost 2 versions (with and without base/ different colors):





Obviously also a Triceratops was released: Doyle






The inevitable "diorama":



PNSO did a limited edition (100) about Doyle:






Probably there was also a Special Edition about PNSO Spinosaurus (but I'm not totally sure about that):




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Pt.4


Busts & Books


Also PNSO has a "busts" collection:


Wilson the Tyrannosaurus rex 1:15 Head Portrait




Doyle the Triceratops 1:15 Head Portrait



Nick the Ceratosaurus 1:10 Head Portrait



A-Shu the Qianzhousaurus 1:10 Head Portrait



Domingo the Carnotaurus 1:10 Head Portrait



Dayong the Yangchuanosaurus 1:10 Head Portrait


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ZHAO CHUANG AND YANG YANG & PNSO'S SCIENTIFIC ART


These are the three major publications from PNSO: the "Them" books
They are about Dinosaurs, Marine Reptiles and Flying Reptiles




The book about Dinosaurs is available in Chinese, English, French and Italian language.
The book about Marine Reptiles is available in Chinese, French and Italian language.
The one about Flying Reptiles is only available in Chinese.




English edition:












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Pt.5


Extant Animals

DTF is about prehistoric life.
So this chapter is a simple overview about major PNSO extant animals figures.
There are many more figures PNSO is selling about extant ones..


African Elephant



White Rhino



Hippopotamus











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Pt.6


Mini Figures


The very first series of mini figures was "Six Little Dinosaurs" (book+ 6 baby models)






After that (on 2018) PNSO released a "special edition" called Seven Little Dinosaurs : Chinese Dinosaurs Box Set ( 7 models + stamps + book)











These figures were also individually re-released:

















More minis were individually released..




To see the gallery:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/130140542@N03/albums/72157673597615211


On 2019 PNSO did a "gift" box with almost ALL the minis (repainted):





To see the FULL reference gallery:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/130140542@N03/albums/72157716496883742


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Pt.7


The "Museum" Line


On 2018/2019 we saw over the web gorgeous images about new PNSO prototypes:







On 2019 the so-called "Museum" line landed upon us.. 





Nick the Ceratosaurus



Brook the Ophthalmosaurus



Ron the Mosasaurus  (1:35)



Lucio the Amargasaurus  (1:35)



Lucas the Giganotosaurus  (1:35)



"Dayong The Yangchuanosaurus & Xiaobei The Chungkingosaurus"  (1:35)



Essien the Spinosaurus  (1:35)



"Wilson The Tyrannosaurus rex" (1:35) / Museum Line







Stegosaurus & Calf (1:35)  "Biber & Rook"

Video: https://flic.kr/p/2m8FnYX




On the PNSO 2019 Catalog there were also some unreleased figures:  : 







..let's hope..


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Pt.8


Mid-Sized Figures


Probably the most popular PNSO line is about their mid-sized figures.. 



"Aaron The Young Tyrannosaurus Rex"



A-Qi the Young Sinoceratops




Duke the Spinops



Patton the Megalodon



Levy the Eurhinosaurus



Poulwin the Dakosaurus





Sede the Ankylosaurus





Bieber the Stegosaurus





..and a surprise for the late 2020..




Gaoyuan the Microraptor



Zewail the Atopodentatus



Brian the Pachyrhinosaurus




Audrey the Lambeosaurus



Qichuan the Tuojiangosaurus



Caroline the Corythosaurus



Gavin the Borealopelta



Essien the Spinosaurus




Isaac the Sauropelta




Perez the Machairoceratops




A-Qi the Sinoceratops



Rosana the Miragaia




A-Shu the Qianzhousaurus







Domingo The Carnotaurus









Bart the Pinacosaurus






Wyatt the Parasaurolophus







Austin the Pachycephalosaurus








Paul the Allosaurus





Video: https://flic.kr/p/2m9Arzr



Helicoprion







Video: https://flic.kr/p/2m9BUFj





Carcharodontosaurus

Video: https://flic.kr/p/2m9Asnd





Yutyrannus

Video: https://flic.kr/p/2m9BWZT




Tarbosaurus

Video: https://flic.kr/p/2m9sRMi




Torvosaurus

Video : https://flic.kr/p/2m9AnnZ




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Pt.9 Bronze Sculptures


Yuyan the Sinosauropteryx / 1:3 Bronze Sculpture Limited Edition 300









Simon the Thalassodromeus / 1:6 Bronze Sculpture Limited Edition 15







Gavin the Borealopelta / 1:9 Bronze Sculpture Limited Edition 10
(price: 7200 USD )
















Shanshan the Gigantoraptor





Torosaurus




Hoffman the Aurochs




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..and more will come in the next months.. 

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[Dinoguy2]

This is an incredible resource, thanks for putting it together! Hopefully we can keep this thread updated with new releases and color variants so future collectors don't need to do archaeological research for PNSO the way we have to for certain other lines!

[Dinoxels]

Is that a large scale Tuojiangosaurus in the background?! Huh, I wonder how long the idea of that figure has been in circulation for.

[Faelrin]

Incredible work on putting this together. Very impressive, thorough and helpful. Must have been very time consuming to do I imagine. Thank you so much for going through the effort of taking this on. And of course your lovely images are very helpful as well.

I did notice the (adult) Sinoceratops is missing from the medium section. It is now available on Amazon at least, so has been released now. Granted there is also the Edmontonia, but I don't believe that has been released or even formerly announced just yet.

[ceratopsian]

It must have taken you hours to put this together. Thank you. I loved scrolling through, especially being reminded of when we first heard about PNSO. Oh the difficulties and worry of acquiring those first models!  It was so stressful trying to transfer money to China!

Anyway, what a wonderful resource this will be.

[RobinGoodfellow]

I did notice the (adult) Sinoceratops is missing from the medium section. It is now available on Amazon at least, so has been released now.

Yes, you're totally right.
It's already on my reference album on Flickr: I simply skipped it by a mistake..
I'm adding it now.
(..also I already ordered it on Aliexpress  ).
Thanks



P.S.  The link to Flickr Reference Album:   https://www.flickr.com/photos/130140542@N03/albums/72157717201880967

[Bread]

Wow, truly an amazing thread. Nice work @RobinGoodfellow!

A lot of the older figures, like their vinyls and larger figures, I never knew existed.

[Carnoking]

PNSO is an incredible company, and to have this thread showcasing their journey is amazing. Thank you for doing this, I'm looking forward to what's to come in the future from them!
Also... I STILL NEED THAT HUANGHETITAN!

[terrorchicken]

great job, this will be very helpful! Now if only PNSO offered free shipping on Amazon again.

[Doyouthinkhesaurus Rex]

Where did you get that alternate color original tripoding Wilson from? I had never seen it!

Also if we're adding alternate colors, they changed the colors of Duke the Spinops. Mine is a lighter green with more noticeable back stripes, as well as small white stripes on the frill. Theres no orange on the side of the belly either.

[KeU]

Magnificent effort.
Thank you for putting in your time on the PNSO figures.
I enjoyed walking through this journey PNSO took us on.
And there is more to come!!

[Dinoguy2]

For the sake of completeness, in this interview sculptor Zhao Chuang talks a little about how PNSO came to be. Relevant quote:

Our project is called "PNSO's Scientific Art Projects Plan: Stories on Earth (2010—2070)," created by me and my partner, Ms. YANG Yang, in 2010. YANG, a writer, happened to work for my publishing house in 2009 as a text editor. I was an art editor, so we got to know each other. Both of us were fresh graduates then, and we would talk about our hobbies, career plans, and aspirations. YANG is a small girl with great inner strength, is persistent, and works very hard. I can feel that she has a deep love for writing and a rare obsession in perfecting her pieces. Our editing work was somewhat related to what our real interests were, but I felt that she wanted much more, something bigger. I was good at painting ancient creatures, but not so good at writing well about the prehistoric world to let potential readers know about them. Then I developed an idea: I could work with YANG; I would paint, she would write, and together we could do something great. When I talked to her about it, she caught on and said she had that in mind, too. So, we both resigned and officially started PNSO, and that was the beginning of our 10-year cooperation.

Full interview: https://www.myfossil.org/paleoartist-zhao-chuang/

[Bokisaurus]

I love references threads like this, so helpful and fun to look at the photos.
It's also a great way to see all the figures in one place.
Thanks for compiling, photographing, and adding all the information!👍🏼😃