155: PNSO Livyatan (Requena 2021) Review
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- I absolutely can’t believe that finally, someone made a Livyatan! This monstrous extinct raptorial sperm whale was long overdue, yet each time, what did we get from all the companies? Another Megalodon!
With their past offerings, I’m not surprised PNSO was finally the one to give us a relatively obscure prehistoric animal. This sperm whale with both upper and lower dentition is well sculpted, simply but realistically painted, and save for one flaw, is really a great representation of a long-awaited genus.
I am really looking forward to the inevitable plesiosauroid, but meanwhile I will gratefully have this leviathan on the shelf as a marker for many more great non-dinosaurs to come!
#PNSO #Livyatan #DinosDragons #whales #dinosaurtoys #dinosaurmodels
I absolutely love this model. Livyatan is soo underrepresented and I'm very glad PNSO answered. It's about time Megalodon gets some competition.
Tell me about it! Can you imagine the frustration each time a new marine animal is announced and it's.... Megalodon... AGAIN! 😣
Someday I wish to be rich enough to buy all PNSO figures and make a museum out of it. Excellent and very detailed review dear friend. Keep up the good work. I find a lot of new info about these figures and the real animal from your videos. Cheers.
Thank you Sayan! The sad thing is that these figures themselves are actually not expensive, but it's the shipping, the taxes, and everything extra that really kills. I sincerely hope that you will be able to get at least a few of the ones you want the most, because they are really good. I would say they were responsible for my renewed interest in many clades I had neglected before, and that's what a good model should do!
@@DinosDragons Yes. I absolutely agree. They are bringing out so many new animals that other wise are neglected in the main stream. The thing is their cost and added shipping. I bought the Wilson and Chuanzi and it cost me over 12000 INR. That's double my monthly expense , it's difficult to pursue such hobbies.
Someday i will buy 7 of these and make a whale herd.
A PNSO version of prehistoric crocodilian is highly desirable especially the Sarcosuchus or the Deinosuchus from the Cretaceous.
@@kaustavbhattacharyya2217 Hopefully PNSO will concentrate on other groups like crocodiles and crocodilomorphs after the marathon of sea creatures. Now that they have a established market presence, they should experiment and widen their animal choices
I love so much how pnso opted for real life examples instead of flashy paint schemes. This is exactly how I imagine this creatures colors and patterns. I know some of these larger monotone or dual toned creatures can often look dull to some. But the point of a miniature is to represent the true form and look as much as possible. Even if it means it’s not as flashy in the end.
That's the kind of approach PNSO seems to have taken, and if you like that, then you will like their models in general. They seem to have a good handle on scientific reproduction, and have reasons behind their choices besides just the aesthetic. And for fish, I would certainly say that many have very very similar colour scheme!
Excellent leak from PNSO, greetings from Chile😎👍🇨🇱.
Hola Spino
@@carlosalvarezgomez1346 Lo que todos esperábamos 😎👍.
Definitivamente! Pero más desafortundao sobre las costuras. Por lo demás, creo que es muy impresionante!
@@DinosDragons We will be attentive to the review of the Himalayasaurus.
Nice to see PNSO is expanding their line of prehistoric figures. A wish list is in the works. Wonderful review as always.
Thank you and yes, fingers crossed that we all get what we want! I'm really just waiting for a plesiosauroid! 😁
Cool! Liviatan is one of my favorite animals!
I personally welcome PNSO to making larger animals hollow to make them more affordable but still giving them top notch sculpting and I feel this and the recent sea monsters have done that.
I agree, especially after having these for some time now, it's quite easy to disregard. That said of course, perhaps I have more plebeian tastes; some of my friends still hate them! 😣
I've waited so long for any of the paleo-figure manufacturers to make this species (and I personally expected CollectA to take the plunge) and it's even more beautiful than I could've imagined. Also glad to see that, despite it being a PNSO model, it's not monsterized at all, as is often the case with _Livyatan_ reconstructions. Luscious lips and blubbery to boot. Hoping to buy this and the vinyl megalodon soon.
Great review as always. You've swayed or solidified my opinions on figures before, and have done so again. Also, never knew that spermaceti was named after... the real thing 🙃
I'm glad you find my reviews helpful! That's one reason I want to do them, to help people appreciate what they have even more by sharing more of the animal behind, or else decide one way or another if they're on the fence 😁
I agree with you that my first guess for who would produce Livyatan would be CollectA! It used to be that with any new or unusual discovery, no matter how fragmentary, we could always count on CollectA to be Johnny-on-the-spot with it. Was very surprised when GR Toys were the first to do Spinosaurus with the new tail and not them.
PNSO has a knack for doing animals that look real, and thankfully so, because these amazing animals are interesting in their own way without needing any additional features, bells and whistles. I love the thought and research they put behind coming up with each animal design, including the droopy lips in this case! I must say I'm surprised at their decision to do Himalaysaurus next though, fragmentary as it is. I may give that a miss.
PS: I was not as much surprised by the spermaceti organ as the existence of the junk and their relationship! 🤣 It seems like the use of the latter in modern vernacular _has_ to be related to this!
@@DinosDragons Yeah, you're doing God's work with your reviews. You going out of your way to research all the animals featured in your reviews is highly appreciated. You won't believe how much I've learned from your videos. Keep it up!
I agree. Livyatan has been known for a decade, yet CollectA hasn't tried their hand at it. Meanwhile, they reveal a Bajadasaurus the same year it's announced, and Saltriovenator and an updated Dilophosaurus a year after their respective descriptions/redescriptions. Though on the other hand, their Basilosaurus was a little iffy, what with it being shrink-wrapped so tightly you can count its ribs, and its teeth being visible from tip to socket, so it may be for the best.
Agreed, PNSO has been hitting home-runs for the past year or so (much to my wallet's dismay), and on top of the stellar detailing and production standards, it is, as you said, their commitment to science and making these creatures look as natural as possible. Even when they make questionable design choices (the lack of lips on the Mamenchisaurus, for example) it's explained in detail why such a decision was made.
Likewise. I'd have preferred Shastasaurus or Temnodontosaurus, since they're more complete and more overdue for a good figure. Not that that means I'm skipping the Himalayasaurus 😁 (my wallet weeps).
😆 You never know, I'd say it's worth looking into. It'd be interesting if such an obscure bit of biological terminology was actually the basis for the modern slang. And who knows, maybe in another 70 years, a word like blubber or blowhole may be used as a similarly foul bit of slang.
As always I'm here to learn and enjoy your amazing review, good sir. We can't convince everyone, so let's just leave them alone. This figure looks so gorgeous. And as always PNSO is doing what they do best. Please keep up the good work sir. Thank you
Thank you, I really enjoyed this one! I have plenty to say about the amazing sperm whales but that would have made this video unforgivably wrong.
This is indeed an impressive animal from PNSO, and I'm already able to ignore the seams having had this on my desk a few days. Now, they really need to give us a plesiosauroid! 😂
If Orcas eat sharks , i'm pretty sure Lyviathan eats Megalodons as breakfast 😺
Different type of whale, but I have no doubt that it would be an epic fight! Though I wonder what luck Meglodon would have trying to bite through all that blubber! 🤣
Great review and explanation.
It could be an incredible model but holy moly... that seamlines again!
I can understand the seamline for the lower jaw for the mouth paintshop.
But the other one for the head???
The 2020/21 version megalodon from them has only one round seamline for the jaw... barely visble, hidden ins some wrinkels.
In any case, that would not have been as rough as necessary here ... I just don't understand :( It hurts me when I see that.
I wrote PNSO about that, and also if the seam line could be further back away from the head. They said it couldnt be helped as part of the process. I guess the only thing to hope for is improvement in the process itself. You can see that on the top left side, it is very well sealed as to almost be unnoticeable.
I've also seen some Chinese netizens apply epoxy and then shaving to smooth it out. Which helps only if you then know how to paint, which I don't, sadly!
I just ordered it and I’m EXCITED I love this species
It was certainly one I was very excited about. It's one of those few mammals I have been really looking forward to, that I knew would not likely be done since it looks so much like a sperm whale to a casual viewer, I didn't see how any volume of sales could justify a company making the investment. It's still growing on me!
Great informative review! Love that they did such an obscure species! I don’t think the seams look that bad, I wonder if PNSO could try applying a layer of epoxy to the seams and then sanding that down before painting.
That part of a sperm whale is called junk because whalers use to have to remove it to get to the sperm oil, I believe Melville talks about this in Moby Dick!
I forgot to mention that the junk contained more inferior oil, but I didn't make the association with that's why it was called that. Thanks for that info! 😁
Regarding the epoxy, some Chinese collectors are actually doing that, and showing their work off, but the challenge for me would be the actual painting over. I know nothing about that, though I daresay that given the simplicity of this colour scheme compared to the Tylosaurus, it should be an easier fix! Maybe you could give it a go! 😀
I like It, but this lines un the neck...
I don't like it too much, but the figure is incredible and also the rewiew!!
Thank you Carlos! The seams are really unfortunate, and ironically it's because everything else done by PNSO is so good: the sculpting, the detail, the paint apps in general... so imprefections like this stand out more obviously.
I can't get over the seams, they make the figure look Frankenstein-ish.
Yes I did suspect it would look too patchwork for some collectors. Really quite a pity, and I hope they can improve their processes in the future.
Your reviews are simply without peer. Thanks for yet another amazing video. Educational and entertaining. Such a bummer about those seam lines. Even with all of the speculative body shape, I’d be very tempted by this one.
Thank you as always Michael!
Yes it really is a pity about the seams. That seems to be the main thing holding people back from this and the Tylosaurus. It's quite a contrast to all the other things PNSO does beautifully, so I hope they can improve their processes. As you can see in the video, there are some parts that are more smoothly joined than others, so I believe it's possible.
I too tend not to buy specimens that are too speculative and based on too few remains. But this animal still has good grounds for realistic speculation. I'm a bit surprised by the choice of Himalayasaurus next though. Still considering if I want to get it.
Pnso the UGLIEST SEAM LINES EVER best company
Hope they dont do/keep those ugly seam-lines in there future models.Those seam-lines pop out more than the main details.
Cool/awesome review as always man!
Thank you Wietze! Unfortunately they are inevitable when it comes to hollow fingers, but the actual joint I am sure can be improved with improved processes. There are after all many models that originate from Chinese manufacturers that have it less obviously. That's one thing that PNSO must improve to continue to delight fans.
I really like your reviews already.
Thank you I'm delighted to hear it! 😁
I have been thinking of getting my 1st prehistoric marine mammal to add to my growing collection of land mammals. I think this is the one. Beautiful figure and the seams don`t bother me at all. Great review as always.
Thank you Rik! Well this is as good a one to start with any in my opinion, because as a marine mammal there's really nothing like it. The PNSO Basilosaurus is still a very good one if you don't already have it. Otherwise this is a close second.
The seams are probably going to stay for a while as long as they make hollow figures, though I do hope they can improve. Certainly other models with seams have a smoother transition, so with its focus on quality I don't see why PNSO won't improve this. If you think the furore here is great when it comes to the seams, the Chinese forums are equally as vocal about it! So hopefully that will be a strong motivator for PNSO!
I love sperm whales & am very stoked PNSO made this species! I'll get it, eventually
Great! Because of the relatively simple paint apps on this, I dont think you'd lose much by waiting a bit if you wanted to, compared to something more complex, in which case you would want to get it earlier to secure the best paint apps possible.
Hahaha, I already managed to get banned at one, apparently, a children's forum, when I began to defend this new PNSO model. The seam is a necessary evil that protects our wallets and allows to make models more accessible. The overview is excellent as always. And I am glad that the financial capabilities of the respected author allow him to delight us with timely reviews. )))
Haha thank you! It's a lot more expensive for you because of the shipping and all the taxes and duties unfortunately.
I dont understand though, children's forum? The seams are necessary for hollow figures, but I still believe their process can be improved. You will note that I point out some areas that look almost seamless... if that could be replicated through the entire joint it would be amazing!
I was waiting for this!
I hope this whale pleases you! 😁 The longer I have it on desk, the more I like it!
I want them to do an Orca so bad
They probably will eventually. They have quite a collection of extant animals, and have already covered marine mammals like the manatee!
This was another marvelous PNSO review,ans I love that.
And they did this speices right and I like that,also hope you have a great day
Glad you like it! A very nice whale indeed!
At first the fact that this one and the tylosaurus are hollow drove me away from the figures but seeing some reviews ,now I do not really care and thank pnso for making them like theese ,being more affortable.
Speaking for myself, now that I have had this for a while, I actually don't register the seams when I look at these amazing models. I do understand that those who have to pay a lot more to account for shipping and EU taxes for example, would be more exacting, but to me the seams aren't taking away from the fact these are wonderful reconstructions, some of them of obscure species most other companies wouldn't touch.
Looks great, is it lighter than the basilosaurus also by pnso?
I would say it's lighter. Unfortunately my Basilosaurus is on loan, but I remember that that is definitely weightier than this one.
Nice review, and as always, your scientific explanations are unique. I didn't know the why these are called sperm whales, good to know 😅😅. In my mother language (Spanish) they are called "cachalotes", which is derived form Portuguese and it means"big head" (I just googled it, I didn't know neither)
Lol thank you for your kind words, and also the new word! I'm always happy to add to my Spanish vocabulary. In fact I just started revising my old Spanish notes! 😁
I was looking forward to getting this but the seam around the head has put me off. You would think by now they would have resolved this problem especially as they are providing realistic 'adult' models. Having seam lines defeats the object. So dissapointed.
I'm sorry to hear that, because if you were looking forward to Livyatitan then you are one of the relatively few who have been waiting while companies churn out the same old same old.
I like to believe PNSO will continue to improve. Given how much care they put into their models, it seems hard to believe they would be satisfied to leave obvious flaws in their presentation. As you can see I show parts that are much better done the rest, and if we get some uniformity going, they will be far less noticeable.
@@DinosDragons Yes I like to believe that also. However they did improve and it looked like they had resolved all the issues when they produced the Mosasaurus. However they used a higher quality softer vinyl, which made it easier to conceal any seams and the figure as you know was cast as a solid piece. I can only surmise it came down to materials and profit margins that made them decide to revert to the harder and hollow plastic. No doubt I will end up getting the Livyatan at some point but unlike some of the other figures such as the Basilosaurus I'm not sure if I could rectify the seam lines given how smooth this figure is.
I am enjoying collecting PSNO's marine reptiles although I have an interest in all prehistoric life but like you my main passion is Sauropods.
Thank you for the time and trouble you take to produce and upload your reviews. It always makes my day when you upload a new review. They are a great source of information and it's nice to hear from other collectors who go beyond the age old argument since JP3 that is: 'who would win in a fight: T Rex or Spinosaurus'. Hehe
Quite interested in Livyatan but those seams and the price were throwing me. This video has once again sparked my interest!
Personally having had it a few days now, I'm able to ignore the seams. But then it depends on your level of perfectionism 😊 It truly is an impressive animal and I still can't believe someone finally made one!
They should made the seam(s) from mouth going down the underside, but still an incredible figure.
That is an idea. That way it wouldn't cut across the cheek. I wonder why they didn't do that.
Another thought I forgot to mention in the video, is if there was going to be a seam anyway, perhaps an articulated jaw would be better to show us the detail. But then the added cost!
I got this figured recently and I very much love it. Livyatan is one of my favorite prehistoric animals. I just need a good megalodon to go with it the only one I can think of is CollectA Megalodon
I'm afraid I can't comment intelligently on this. Megalodon is one of the best examples of very popular animals I have almost zero interest in beyond a basic knowledge😁
So I've heard that the tylosaurus and livyatan are actually hollow, so are the models squishy at all? Like if you hold them firm enough, the bend. Great review as always btw!
*They bend
Thank you! Well they are indeed hollow, but I don't find them squishy. That being said, I don't try to squeeze or bend them just as a matter of care. I'm more concerned about applying pressure on the seams causing them to separate than anything else. Why tempt fate? 😉
Great review! I really enjoy the level of detail you always provide along with the actual model review. Nice model, but I am not fond of the seams.
Thank you Richard, I'm glad you like my style of presentation! 😁 I never wanted to do a straight toy or figure review channel, but rather an appreciation of both the models I review and some of the science and knowledge about the animal behind it.
Yes, the seams do seem to be a dealbreaker and the irony is probably because it is in stark contrast to everything else PNSO does that is just so right. I hope they can improve their processes soon. It's a pity if their offerings aren't taken up because of this one impediment.
I cannot wait to buy this figure so I can play with my Pnso megalodon as a man child
Lol you can create some epic battles with that! Just remember, blubber is armour!🤣
I'll take this one for sure...
For sure! This one was completely unexpected from PNSO!
No me imagino como se vería con patton el Megalodon 😯
Deafortunadamente, no tengo Patton el Megalodon 😆
@@DinosDragons pero yo si, lo tendré en navidad😎👍
is this figure fully hollow or does it have a lit of bit of weigth ?
I don't know for sure. But it does have a bit of heft, more than the Tyloaurus, either due to more material within, or simply because its size alone means even a hollow model would be heavier. To give you an idea, the PNSO Tylosaurus weighs 150g (5.3oz) and this Livyatan is 285g (10oz).
I’m a seam freak so I’ll have to pass on this and the Tylosaurus. Disappointing due the exceptional sculpts. Once again, thanks for a great review.
Thanks William. Indeed I had a feeling the seams would be dealbreaker for many collectors. It's ironic that this 'defect' is actually magnified because of how superlative PNSO's work is, the contrast can be very jarring. Judging from the release images, I take it you'll be giving the Himalayasaurus a skip too?
@@DinosDragons Afraid so. Seems so odd that PNSO would create such stunning sculpts and then butcher them in production. Still look forward to what’s on the horizon :)
We need a new megalodon
The world need him...
I think we have far too many Megalodons already, at least those that seem to be just a great white scaled up. If it is updated according to current thought, then by all means! 😁
You're the only one who got the pronounciation of Livyatan right, other people just say it as Leviathan.
Thank you very much for noticing! I've always been interested in languages, and try to honour them by pronouncing their derived words correctly. This one comes from the Hebrew, so I had to look up a couple of appropriate sources.
That said, I think most people might say "Leviathan" because that's the how it's been translated in the English Bible I believe, and of course people associate leviathan with Moby Dick, probably the most famous whale to the general public. 😊
Interesting, so the reconstruction was actually based on a partially completed skull? how could they infer that Livyatan belongs to the sperm whale family instead of the orca then? given the jaw is more similar to Orca
Because even though not quite complete, enough of the skull remains to show it had laterally expanded premaxillae, which forms the front floor of the supracranial basin. This is a feature seen only in _Physeter_ (modern sperm whale) and holds the spermaceti organ.
The only thing that could have been better with this figure is its size. It's already good at 32 Cm, but 40 Cm < would be more in scale with their larger figures
Exactly. Especially if it's hollow I would have hoped saving on material and cost would afford a larger version. Still, it is of a good size in absolute terms.
Apart from the seams does this whale have a blowhole? It's hard to see if there is or not :/
Good question and I should have mentioned it in the video! As far as I can see there isn't one. It is smooth all the way up top!
My wallet is in big problem
Yes I wish PNSO would take a break so that we can't recover! It would also give them some time to plan the future and improve certain processes.
@@DinosDragons Yeah
Again about the seamlines.
If you look at my african PNSO elephant model which is much older, larger and more complex in shape than the megalodon or livyathan I really really ...really don´t get it why the hack there must be these seamlines on those sea creature models in these places?
The elephant has the entire head + body + hind legs in one pice!
His ears and frontlegs are seperate but (nearly) invisible!
All their dinosaurs have skin folds like the elephant to hide them... so why.
And even these relatively smooth water creatures could hide seams in this way.
This is like a step back.
I had the PNSO euhelopus ... horrible seamline on the last 2cm of the neck of this 45cm long figure!!! WHY just WHY^^
Then the Huanghetitan i had 2x. Incredible good sculpt... and then the tail is clapped on it with a 2-3mm step!
And the legs with a straight cut ... although the animal is the mother of all skin folds.
PNSO models are phenomenal for the price and the seams are like painting the mona lisa and unfortunately giving her a mustache at the end ...
And nevertheless i have bought 3 megalodons and will buy this guy too :D ... but i don´t stop complaining
Your points are certainly well noted! I have puzzled over the seam lines now compared to figures past as well as other companies who also have toys made in China, and I can only conclude it has something to do with the particular plant or process they are using. What you are complaining about isn't just something collectors in the West are voicing out, but even on Chinese social media we are seeing many siimlar complaints too.
Have you tried writing PNSO? I think one way to do that would be to write them on FB or IG. They may not have time to reply every body, but when s many people register the same concerns they have to take notice.
You better hope that you won’t get flagged for using sexual body parts in this video dude
Isn't this model based on a female?
I don't know. I haven't read the accompanying booklet yet. Based on just the partial skull it's not enough to define sex. Based on the surface anatomy, I see only one long slit extending up from the anus, not two separate slits, so it might be female. However I don't see any mammary slits, and I doubt PNSO intended to be that exacting in this detail. Hopefully someone else will chip in here.
@@DinosDragons Ive read somewhere where pnso addressed the whale as a she. Many cetacean figures even by safari ltd, doesn't even feature mammallian slits and are thus gender neutral
i'm the king of rock/their is none higher
my net worth has been at $2.7mil. for the past 7 months/my money is mired.....? 🐳
Whatever happened to Run DMC?
@@DinosDragons they broke up and moved on like most Rap Groups 😢
anywho, love these PNSO figures ( especially Orca, the King Dolphin ! 🐳 🐬 )
and your reviews are great 👍