305: Haolonggood (好龙谷) Stegosaurus 𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 Review
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- Just when it seemed difficult for HLG to deliver another herbivore to delight us as much as some of the recent ones, along comes this Stegosaurus… but not the usual 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘴! This one is modelled on the larger and less offered 𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴. Once again we have another contribution to the great variety of dinosaurs we have received in the last two years.
HLG has really been a constant source of delight, and I have little doubt more is yet to come!
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Having the Blue Ungulatus, Miragaia and Rebor Stenops together walking side by side is a breath taking sight!❤
It is for sure! They are all close together on my little display shelf!
We should all be thankful to PNSO because their high quality sets the bar for other figure companies. My favorite is the green version, and if I have the chance to buy it, I would be very happy. I'm eager to hear your thoughts on the theory that Dacentrurus is Miragaia. You know how much I love the Miragaia figure, so it's disheartening to hear this news. Thank you so much for this video, my dear sir. You are the best. 🖤
I noticed you also went for the blue haolonggood Mamenchisaurus as well 😊 blue might be the new green for choice. 👍 it's true if the paint job is bad, then it requires a new paint over for sure! Since I have a mini herd of Stegosaurus from Nanmu , Pnso, and Haolonggood, the colors have to closely match 😅 I did the same coloration with my Pnso's first Mamenchisaurus and second model Erma to match the Haolonggood Green version and soon to the Linghu Art Studio model, which will be arriving soon. I am pleased to say I managed to find the correct color tones to tie all models together. The perfect family of Mamenchisaurus 😊
I was waiting for this video a lot. They always help me make the final decision to buy them, although in this specific case I had already made that decision from the promotional images. Thank you very much for that.
You are most welcome! I don't know where you live, but one of my goals with these 'Chinasaurs' is to help give Western fans another perspective before they decide on what is, for them, really a very hefty sum!
You will definitely enjoy them when you receive them.... they look a LOT better in person!
Yeah, I literally REMEMBER when Stegosaurus Ungulatus was always depicted as having eight thagomizers instead of just four.
I was so excited seeing that as a kid because I thought I was really learning alot about the different unique dinosaurs that few people did. So there was a bit of pride for me. The disappointment I felt when I first learn the truth is eclipsed only by my disappointment that Agustinia was invalid. 😭
Tenía ganas de ver, por fin, tu análisis sobre esta figura. Una gran sorpresa que HG hiciera un S. ungulatus, creo que fue la mejor elección para la marca y así lograr diferenciarse de los múltiples modelos de S. stenops que hay por todas partes. A nivel pintado, mantiene la línea habitual, no soy un gran fan de su elección de colores, pero el trabajo en su realización es un punto en el que han mejorado mucho desde sus inicios. Así que muy bien por la marca HG! Muy buen vídeo, amigo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I think it would be fun to do a collection tour if you ever get the chance.
Haha thank you! Many have asked, but the state of my house right now, the limited space, and the too many models makes it a near impossibility until I get my dream display cabinet up in 3 years time!
Haolonggood as always continues to impress. I always make a point now that if they make my favourite genus, I have to have it, no matter if I have a PNSO version. That's how much I love this company now.
That truly is a sign of excellence HLG has achieved. What you expressed used to be said of PNSO as well, and sadly they seem to be standing still of late. And add in the fact that HLG somehow keeps prices so affordable even for the West, it really is a no-brainer!
Excelente reseña! Sobre un stegosaurus stenops de Haolonggood...esa idea suena muy interesante! Además, pienso que el precio sería más accesible que en el Stegosaurus de PNSO 😅
Aunque estos Stegosaurus no sean escala 1:35, personalmente a mí me gustan! El trabajo de pintura y esculpido me parecen muy bien realizados, sobre todo me gustaron los relieves de las placas 👌
PD: Ya intuía que tú ibas a comprar la versión azul 👀😅 Igual pienso comprar esas dos versiones!
I wonder did stegosaurus ungulatus live at the same time as stenops? I ask everywhere but nobody gives me any answer lol
Anyway this figure is another wonderful offering by haolonggood
Something about a green Stegosaurus with red dorsal plates just feels right, the coloration is really nice and natural for this one.
I forgot to mention, that is why I actually prefer the blue! In most lighting it seems to me to be more blue green than blue, and the plates are closer to red. So that fulfils my preference for red on green for Stegosaurus for me!
The green was the obvious choice for me as the other two options were just too outlandish. Although I'm able to change the color as and when I wish, I usually try not to with mess with these models. It was as large as the Pike model from Nanmu and still bigger than the Pnso Biber. Altogether a nice herd of Stegosaurus 😊
I suppose it is a lot more worthwhile repainting a dinosaur with a bad paint application than one that is already really good, but unfortunately in different colours! The thing is, the longer I have these, the blue actually looks more green than the green, and so closer to my preferred traditional red on green. I think that is why I ended up preferring the 'blue'!
I would like to see a video about your favorites figures in 1:35 scale
Now that is a nice idea! It would not be easy though... there are so many! 😅😅
So glad they went back and fixed the thagomizer position! Originally they sculpted them too far up the tail.
Oh I didn't notice the earlier teases. From what you say, I'm glad they changed then! Stegosaurus really is one of those dinosaurs without enough material that sculptors have less excuse to get wrong. Not to mention, enough material that will get more dissatisfied customers if you mess up! I mean, this is not the same order of mistake that is more palatable than, say, Maiasaura's hornlets!
I recently started buying HLG dinosaurs just because PNSO don't make 1:35 suropods. I got the HLG alamosaurus, manmenchiosaurus and the stego ungulatus. The stego has better form than the PNSO 2021 stego, but most newer PNSO figure has better color and texturing. HLG for me is a hit and miss. While I appreciate that they make the best mass produced 1:35 sauropods, I still don't like their head sculpt (too toy/cartoon-like) and paint application. My alamosaurus is from a second batch which have defective paint on one side that makes the skin looks like having cracks, while the manmechiosaurus has very good body form and better paint, sadly it looks like a paint job from a paint printer that is quite widely used now for various products. There are straight lines on the body that i can detect which looks suspiciously like a printer work. Compare this to newer PNSO dinos like the edmontosaurus and the tyranotitan, HLG still lags in quality. These new PNSO figures are looking like a taxidermized dinosaurs rather than a toy.
I am so impressed by this release! I got the green version and its my new favourite stegosaurus model.
Thank you so much for all your well done reviews you spoiled us with this year! I hope you are doing well!
Thank you very much! Well I still have dental surgery to look forward to, after which hopefully eating and speaking will be a lot more comfortable lol!
These are indeed winners from HLG. I almost wish I'd taken a stab at the crazy colour one too!
Nice positive and informative review as always. What I like about this Haolonggood Stegosaurus ungulatus is that it matches very well with the PNSO Stegosaurus stenops in terms of size. And the entire question of size of the model of an extinct animal is a difficult question. First, different researchers come to different maximum size estimates based on different lines of argument. Second, we need to ask the questions how representative the size of fossils of a species of an extinct animal would be for the size range of adult individuals that animal. Over the course of millions of year there lived probably millions of stegosaurs on Earth and we have maybe 100 or so complete fossils. How likely is it that these 100 fossils cover the size range of that species? I would say not very likely. Therefore, I like the approach that the paleontology blogger the Vividen has taken where he used both extinct and living species (including large mammals) with good coverage and calculated the ratio between the largest adult individual and the average size of adult individuals. With that ratio he would then estimate the maximum size of other species. This is still an inaccurate approach with a large error margin, but much better than just assuming that the maximum and minimum sizes of fossils would represent the maximum and minimum of the entire population that ever lived. Population size dynamics by the way is also affected by environmental factors like climate and food availability. Which may be negatively correlated with preservation potential of fossils. I give you and example. In a warm, humid and rainy climate (like rainy forest) with abundant vegetation and food sources, herbivores can grow to the maximum size that is biologically possible. But the preservation potential of fossils in such an environment would be low. Conversely, in a dry and less vegetated environment (arid plains or even desert) the availability of food may limit growth, but in such an environment the potential for fossil preservation is much higher. So what we see in the fossil record would be biased towards the preserved fossils from the food limited environment.
Oh they're so cute! I love them! Definitely going on the wishlist!
I agree that the squiggles on the blue don't look to bad. They actually kinda look like scars or natural deformities in the keratin which is neat (like when you get white marks in your nails).
Ah, good observation about potential deformity! I wish I'd thought of it! 😁👍
Another great review as always but at at this model we can use as 1/35 scale atleast.keep going with the awesome reviews
I think the numbers of dinosaurs we have in general are so few as to make any kind of statistical analysis of size ranges an exercise in futility, that indeed, there is a range of scales that could fit in people's prefered scales for sure! Go with whatever you feel comfortable with! 😁
Always very good reviews and you are also very informative about the dinosaurs. Still in the thinking box, may go for the greenish one.
Really love this one. I agree with you that I hope they do stenops and that I wish it was 1:35 scale. Although really most Allosaurus models have a hard time fitting into 1:35 so perhaps it’s for the best. Still on the fence about buying though since I prefer stenops and already have the Rebor you showed. It is beautiful though.
I think many people would have a hard time agreeing what 1:35, since it really depends on the dimensions of the real animal one scales from. And people can either be super picky, or super lax about what kind of leeway they can accept just to make a model fit into their wanted scale. But if I ignore that, then this is a beautiful model to have! Whichever colour you get!
Nice review! Thanks for all the great shots and comparisons! I've ordered the same two colors. They should arrive next week. Can't wait!
Now, of the comparisons you so abundantly provided, I just have to point out the one with the PNSO Wuerhosaurus. To start, I must say I love PNSO as well. Although, the problem I have with PNSO is I feel they're figures are often overpriced. This Wuerhosaurus is a perfect example of this. The much smaller Wuerhosaurus is generally selling for $35, while the much larger Haolonggood Stegosaurus is generally selling for $30. I also think the Haolonggood figure is overall a better looking figure than the PNSO Wuerhosaurus.
In the end, I just hope Haolonggood can keep giving us these wonderful figures at these incredibly fair prices, and PNSO will consider coming down a bit. 🤞😉
I know a friend of a friend of PNSO founder. I am also in the toy industry. I can tell you that PNSO price is not overpriced. Their toys are still hand-painted by the best in the industry. In fact, they are complaining that their company is not making money and losing money. Its either that their operation is not efficient or that their production cost is too high.
@MacDinoland
You are most welcome! I think you will find that in hand, yours will look even better than what I could capture on video. There are many subtleties the dynamic range of my camera just can't capture, and best appreciated in person. Be prepared to very happy with them!
Regarding the price, a lot has to do with the shipping and other middle man charges you get slapped with. In China, we are paying
PNSO Wuerhosaurus ¥120 = USD16.50
Haolonggood Wuerhosaurus ¥69 = USD9.50
You can see it's cheaper still to buy HLG in China, being double the price, but given the obvious difference in quality of sculpt it's ok. I think you can agree that paying USD16.50 for the PNSO is worth it, HLG is super cheap (current quality sculpting I mean), and the extras you are slapped on with is disgusting.
For you guys it's really monstrous what you have to pay extra.
I think the real mystery is, _how the devil is HLG able to charge so little still?_
That's why for me I made it a little mission of mine to review these so that Western viewers might have some input with which to make what is an incredible monetary investment.
@@DinosDragons Just got them! And yes, I do love them!! I feel Haolonggood figures are often times even better in-hand!
I can't believe the prices of the Wuerhosaurus figures in China! WOW! $16.50 for the PNSO! Like I said, over here in the States it's $35!!
I for one am truly grateful for your detailed reviews. It does help me in my decisions. Thanks again!
I actually work at the museum that holds the Stegosaurus Holotype.
That is amazing! You must definitely know so much more than most people can hope to be, having such close access, especially if you can stay past closing hours! I'm sure you have plenty of photos that few of s will ever get! 😍
@@DinosDragons Ahhhh, the holotype was found by accident with explosives, so there is not much to look at.
Great review as always! Really impressive figure; equal to if not exceeding the PNSO, Can't wait for their Camarasaurus to add to the Morrison Fm fauna.
For sure! HLG's standards are now so high, and yet keeping prices so affordable even for the West, that I really believe that in sum, they surpass PNSO, as much as I love and support PNSO as you all know! 😁
I prefer the green over the blue for sure. I ordered the fruity looking one tho.
The strange thing is, after having it inhand, I actually preferred the blue simply because it seems closer to the traditional green than the green actualy is! But when you receive yours in hand, I think you'll love whatever you get. HLG's paint application is _that_ good!
@DinosDragons received it yesterday and very impressed with it. One of haolonggood's best figures for sure imo.
I know the time has passed but I would still love a hlg sinoceratops review… I’m just still on the fence with that one, and the Gastonia
@oscarvaldes5621 the sinoceratops is my favourite of hlgs figures for what it is worth
@@BiffyC this is nice to hear :)
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Question. Before Sophy did we know that stegosaurus had broad pelvis? Because all past depictions showed them with a slender one. Thank you
I believe that Sophie being relatively uncompressed unlike all previous stegosaurs, with plenty of taphonomic deformation, informed us as to how wide it could actually be. Someone else can correct me if I'm wrong on this.
Where do you get those little human figures for scale?
Wonder Artistic Models! See my humanoids review.
@@DinosDragons Thanks!
poses besides walking forwards would make a big difference to their models! makes them all look the same unfortunately! remember Toyway WWD ...!
I am unfamiliar with Toyway. But I think that a walking, near neutral pose pleases the most collectors. I liked some other poses, but they can be a minus factor for many collectors. Even the Wilson T Rex looks a lot better from one side than the other. I believe that's why a more conservative pose, that is still active in feel, is still the safest bet for many companies.
I certainly am not advocating dramatic papo poses; however apart from perhaps only gastonia, all the HLG models are walking, maybe running, looking straight ahead. Once you notice this, they look all the same in this respect and it detracts form the otherwise excellent work, making them less convincing. A stout stride is a refreshing choice when used sparingly, but they shy away from animals looking to one side or the other, which Is so much more interesting when you place models together. The upcoming small stegosaur for example looks great.
Toyway produced the original BBC Walking With Dinosaurs figures. They were made from the 3D models used for the show, exported in neutral standing positions which is noted as a shortcoming in the toy range.