If they think Suchomimus' snout could be used a communication device, then I imagine the vocalizations would sound like a Gharial, with a range of buzzing and hisses emanating from the nose. I think that would be cool, especially if this idea can extend to other Spinosaurids like Baryonyx or Spinosaurus.
That's an interesting thought. I haven't looked into this; I'm afraid that my knowledge (and interest) in theropods is pretty wanting. The only thing I've read about dinosaur vocalizations have been about hadrosaurs 😁
What a gorgeous figure, to the wondrous sculpt of a simple walking motion,. To that of the coloration. Definitely picking this one up. Another out of the park review, DinosDragons!
Thank you! This was a really delightful dinosaur to review and I absolutely loved it. I never expected a Suchomimus to sneak in before year's end, so it's a wonderful way to close it! And yes I agree, a simple walking motion is so naturalistic and shows it's a real animal!
LOVE this!! when i think of suchomimus, I think of blues and greens (mostly thanks to the Dinosaur King colour scheme) and this fills that! thanks for the new vocabulary word too, 2:15 longitudinal - running lengthwise
Hahah you are most welcome! I actually wasn't sure of the pronunciation and had to look it up. By the way if I ever say anything poorly, subtitles are usually available a day or so after I upload the video 🤣 If you can repaint, or get someone to do it yourself, I think blues and greens would look wonderful on this! The 'canvas' is already so good that you probably don't have to worry about the sculpt itself 😁
I absolutely love the fact you gave a mini review in the Dino Hazard Irritator. As Brazilian, this company makes me very proud because their work on that figure is fantastic! Also, PNSO has been killing it since 2020 with Wilson. Thabo here is a must get! Hopefully in 2023 they keep on doing an amazing job! Thank you sir for the video and may you continue with your amazing reviews!
Thank you! As a Brazilian, you don't need me to tell you that there are some _incredible_ artists from Brazil, and indeed many other smaller nations that few people know about, sadly. The business environment there makes it more challenging than more Western ones, and worthy work like this deserves support from those who are able to afford it. I only wish I could get it sooner. The work is incredible and amazing, and you can tell the creator has just not a passion for his artistic process, but also about dinosaurs too. I can't wait to see what Dino Hazard does next. If it's like this, I'm definitely going to give my full support!
@@DinosDragons Indeed! All great artists should be supported, no matter the nationality, as passion and hard work make for some of the most amazing items! PNSO, Dino Hazard and much more are prime examples of this! And you sir is also an artist. A great video reviewer and researcher! Thank you for your continous effort in presenting your videos to us! They are truly great work!
Your videos are always extremely informative about the creatures themselves, and you nearly always display models that are decently accurate to our current understanding of the species. While I come for the figure review, I always stay to listen to all the great information and your personal stories and notes you add alongside the scientific information. I learn a lot. I'm sure this is just a side hobby you do, but honestly, with a little bit of re-branding and slightly different structuring of your videos you could absolutely create a video series similar to the "Your Dinosaurs Are Wrong" youtube channel, where you use the figure as a basis for a larger discussion about what the dino was like, it's discovery, anything controversial about it, possibly compare it to some older or retro figures you own, and of course, add in the personal touch of why you enjoy the figure or your personal thoughts about the dinosaur. Then, ensure the youtube thumbnail and title reflects the content of the video, such as "A deeper look at Suchomimus" or "The Crocodile Mimic from the Cretaceous" etc. Anyways, love the content regardless of the format! I just think you'd get a lot more people looking at your work if it was more obvious the video contained more than just the standard figure review that many other people do. Best of luck man!
@Jiggy Wow thank you so much for your heartfelt comment and advice! It deserves a full reply so here it is. First of all, thank you very much for your support! The science parts of my video were always for people like yourself who want to see not just the toy, but also want to learn a bit more about the animal on which it is based. I had a few intentions when I started my channel: 1) Of course to share my love of dragons and dinosaurs, and point out things people who have them may miss, and so appreciate what they have even more. 2) Help people decide if they want to purchase a model, especially if it’s something more expensive from China. But 3) it was to _sneak in_ a little bit of science, on the pretext of reviewing a model or toy, to get people interested in learning more 😁 Of course in the last couple years this ‘little’ sneak has grown quite substantial at times, but by and large it has always been a hidden, sneaky “Come for the model, stay for the science idea” 😁. There are many people who actually _don’t_ like my videos because they want to get to the ‘money’ and just have a look at the dinosaurs. I know that if I were to just focus on that, and try to be first, I could increase my viewership a lot. However that is not my purpose. For many years when I was reviewing only dragons, I had about 100 or two viewers. So this is pretty much a passion project. Indeed, for animals with very interesting backgrounds, I enjoy working on the science part even if I know it will delay upload for a few days, which is why sometimes you will see me review a PNSO later than others. But in a way that works too, because those who prefer just to look at the model can save themselves the time of watching my videos, and whoever still watches my upload will be viewers like yourself who would still like to see if there are any interesting scientific extras. I believe in putting something out into the world only if you can value-add, which is why I don't review dinosaurs that Western viewers get first, like the EoFaunas and the CollectAs. With many excellent reviews out already by the time I receive them, I don’t see the need unless I really have something interesting to add. With amazing channels like YDAW and E.D.G.E, very heavily focused on the science of paleontology, to be in the same niche I would have to do a lot more research to justify subscribers’ time, and that takes away from my actually reviewing the dinosaurs in depth. A rebranding along the same lines would actually scare off viewers who only want the model, but _might_ just be titillated with the science to learn more. That would not help one of my *sneaky goals* of the channel. 😊 Once again, thank you for your kind comment as well as your interest. I hope to continue reviewing models and of course, including the science parts. I’m delighted that are viewers like you who like the ‘extraneous’ bits. Viewers like you are more than enough reward!
@@DinosDragons No worries, I'm glad to simply be here to view whatever you put out. I'll enjoy it regardless of format! Just figured I'd give my thoughts as someone who also is in the dinosaur space, (I'm lead developer of the dinosaur game "Path of Titans" and I also manage our RUclips channel) and give some ideas if you wanted to take it to a more general audience. At the end of the day, this is your passion project and you're cultivating a very niche but dedicated following- and in today's world that can be essential. Hope you have a lovely holiday spent with family and friends (and models!).
@@Jiggy... Good day! A while ago you gave me a suggestion to include some additional indication in order to broaden my reach. At that time I explained that the educational bit was done on 'stealth' to attract more mainstream viewers into the sciency aspects. I kept thinking about it however, and I recently realised that some kind of subtitle would actually be a helpful index for viewers who _were_ interested in various ideas that might have shared in the past but aren't going to sieve through a bunch of videos to find it. So I've started to include that in both the thumbnail as well as the title of the videos. It's been useful for me as a quick reminder of what I might have said and direct people to the right videos too. Now it's just a matter of finding the time to review and then retitle past videos! Just wanted to thank you for your suggestion as it was what set off this little train of thought. 😊 I appreciate all comments, sincere critique and suggestions from my viewers, which always add motivation and perspective to my little pastime. Have a good week ahead!
@@DinosDragons I noticed that in your most recent Meraxes video title and thumbnail. Very nice job. I learned a lot in that video as well! You have an excellent week too. :)
This is the review I was looking for! Thanks for comparing it with the Yvy figures’ Irritator. I really like Suchomimus but I want the Irritator to be the star of my shelf
Haha you're most welcome! I figured many people who have the Irritator would want to see. I agree that the Irritator is fit to be a star on any shelf. It's a marvellous model! I hope for more from Dino Hazard that's for sure. But there's always room for a co-star or supporting cast 😉
Thank you, this one was a real pleasure to review! That colour is really very nice and a real welcome one for a PNSO theropods. I'll try to continue to put out more for the new year! Have a great Christmas ahead!
Fantastic review as always! As someone who has been waiting for ages for a good figure of this very important theropod, I confirm there was some chest beating and teeth gnashing on my part when I saw the S1n0pl10saurus and thought it was intended to be Suchomimus. So glad to see them finally release this guy.
@Andy Cog Lol well I am certainly glad that this one arrived for Christmas, and hopefully forestalling any further bruxism and chest trauma! 🤣 It's such a beauty in hand, and I don't think any fan of Suchomimus could help be anything but pleased. I talk about the shape of the ridge, but even that is just really nitpicking. I think you will like it very much!
@@DinosDragons yeah, this is a noticeable upgrade coming from the Safari 2014 version. Can’t wait to get this, and I applaud and encourage PNSO for releasing these figures of animals we have decent remains of. Tye rumour of more sauropods has me curious, we got the Lingwulong, but we could really use an updated Apatosaurus and Amargasaurus, among others!
Man, pnso really got us mad by releasing a very suchomimus-like dinosaur to disappoint those who believed in the suchomimus leak and then pulled an absolute sigma move and surprised us with an actual suchomimus
Haha I'd like to think they had no such evil schemes. They probably wanted something that was Asian, and so sinoplio was the closest. To me, the spinosaurids are so fragmentary that the Sinoplio really doesn't offend as much as I would have thought, and I'm happy to have it 😊
Almost bought this one without watching your review but the fear of you pointing out an inaccuracy after I would buy it was to big…now that it has your stamp of approval I’ll deff be picking up this guy P.s. many good wishes for the new year Dino dragons your reviews bring us much joy thank you
Wow thank you @Oscar Valdes that is an incredible responsibility I now I feel I have! 😂😂 Seriously, other than maybe the shape of the 'sail', I love this animal throughout. One of PNSO's most pleasing theropod!
So, so tremendously happy that PNSO decided to do a Suchomimus. Been wanting one and hoping that they would apply their sculpt and paint expertise to it - and they have! Am also so happy that it fits 1:35 scale perfectly, and that it is scientifically sound - they better be I guess, since there is so much fossil evidence. My only gripe is that Thabo doesn't seem to have nasal passages sculpted into the roof of his mouth. Does that detract from scientific accuracy? And do you think that's because of the narrowness of his snout? Looking forward to what they put out next! Wonder if one will appear right before the 25th...
Wow you are an optimist! 🤣 I was relieved that they managed to sneak one in already before year end! So far I think they've stuck to roughly once a month though so I doubt it. Ah yes, I had a look but I don't see any choanal openings. I see something that looks like a slit though it's hard to see. Perhaps it is because of the narrowness of the snout as you say. You have sharo eyes! I am personally not too concerned since it's hard to see the roof of the mouth, and more wishing they had given it a more obvious sacral ridge.
I love the colors on the crest! It reminds me of a white egret with the bright green breeding colors on the lores, which is fitting given their similar lifestyles.
Thank goodness they added the enlarged thumb claw too! With the Allosaurus' lack of one, I would have been disappointed to see this one lacking it too. PS: When are you doing your next review? 😁
@@DinosDragons Hey man! I really don't know when I'll be doing another review, my camera isn't working and I'm really busy with the final stages of the publication process of my novel as well as working on the sequel...
Thank you for the review, always the best in the world. Two things: i love the gray interrupted by yellow color cracks, it mimics dust collecting in the skin crevices! Secondly i think the chest is a bit too long on the model, but i am happy with real 1/35 scale.
Thanks, I think that the yellow cracks could very well be areas of dust or other debris. I wish I'd thought of that! 😁 I'll be sure to mention this idea the next time another model has this, and credit you with it 😊 I'll take another look at the chest. Thanks for drawing my attention to it!
First of all, I'm so glad to see you back my dear Sir. But please look after yourself and don't make your eyes tired. Secondly, like you all, I'm actually surprised to see this glamourous little dude, because I expected PNSO to make a Suchomimus one day but not so quickly. I'm surprised to see how beautiful this actually is. And damn I love that head crest ❤. What do you think about those arms, my dear sir? they look a bit robust to me. When I imagine a Suchomimus I always imagine it more slender. Because mostly they ate fish and other aquatic animals (I guess). I think, unlike other meat eaters, these spinosaurids are less ferocious. But in no way I'm saying that they are skinny and weak. I don't know if I'm wrong, but I speculate that that's how they behaved. That being said I love this color pattern and those natural-looking stripes. And of cause, I'll imagine those yellow bits as mud and dust. That way I can look at this figure in a more natural way. I hope next year they will surprise us with more amazing figures like this. Until then let's save some money and keep our fingers crossed 🤭 Loved the video as always, my dear sir. Please keep up the good work and wish you all the best. And especially I wish you good health❤.
Thank you for your heartfelt words as always @Rajitha! I definitely think the arms look fine. One of the unusual aspects of Suchomimus I didn't mention is just how robust the arms were. Indeed, it was most similar to the megalosaurids. Many piscivorans do have to deal with strong, struggling prey as well. If you've ever tried struggling with an eel or fishing large fish I think you can imagine that. Have a look at David Hone's blog article here and see how massive the arm bones are 😊 archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/suchomimus/ The colour is indeed incredible on this, and although some might find it too colourful, I love the head crest. It sure expands the possibilities of what these animals might really look like in real life. Finally, best to you and yours too. For the new year, health, hope, and happiness are things all good people could use more of!
So, this is another home run for PNSO. I’ve always loved the niche oriented dinosaurs and spinosaurids in particular being a primarily piscivorid group of animals. I can’t say they did not have a Nike style “swoop” in their color scheme but, in this model, it’s aesthetically pleasing even if I have my doubts. This will have to wait until next week while I recover from holiday shopping….
I never thought of it as a Nike swoosh but yes indeed, I can now see the similarity 😂 I wish I'd mentioned that in the video, along with PNSO's decision to "Just Do It!" and give us all the Suchomimus we've been looking for! I hope you've recovered your finances somewhat! 😁
@@DinosDragons yes, finances are doing well and getting plenty of bed rest especially after the Huanghetitan showed up. It’s big and beautiful but there has been some major paint flaking so it will get a repaint after doing away with the annoying seams. Really hoping PNSO will consider maintaining a 1/35-ish scale and give us more sauropods. Have a fantastic New Year’s.
I think the base paint showing through the blue can be played off as a paintwash, but yeah it does seem lacking. I suppose it can be expected, though, since if they did apply a generous enough paint to assure every copy had a solid coat, it might obscure the scale detailing with paint overfilling the crevices.
I wonder if it might have been deliberate. I notice that showing through sometimes in their Tarbosaurus, but a lot less severe than this. I think based off the paint in their Wilson, full colour might still be achieved without obscuring detail, although you might very well be right and this could be a deliberate choice. After all it doesn't seem likely that they would create something wonderful like this, and then have such a glaring oversight!
Happy Holidays to you! Thank you for a year of great videos. As for this model, it’s beautiful, but since I’m not a huge spinosaurid fan, I’ll likely give it a pass. Tempting tough for sure.
Congratulations, you can save money! This is something I find very hard to do with PNSO, as each one consistently wins me over in that decision making tripod of sculpt+ current scientific accuracy + paint application 😫
Both are wonderful animals, and the Sinopliosaurus will add some variety to your collection as a dinosaur that illustrates what might be speculated from a single tooth 😁 Seriously, as you can see in the video, they look good together!
probably old news at this point but to anyone who is buying one of these be advised that the legs are VERY prone to warping on this model. either make buy or make a base and pin it down or use the stand.
Hello DD! I'm looking to own a few of PNSO's lovely dinos, but I wanted to ask you for your opinion. I'm interested in a 'generic' theropod that isn't T. rex. I was eyeing Allosaurus, Torvosaurus and the carcharodontosauridae, do you have any recommendations for which one to get? Which ones are your favorites? The other ones I will be getting besides that are Suchomimus, Deinocheirus and maybe the Theranizosaurus. So that's why I wanted a 'generic' theropod to compliment the rest of the weirdos. :D
Hmmm... ok first of all, I would ask, hat is the most important aspect for you? For example, an obvious second to get would be Allosaurus, since it is the second best known meat eater for many people. But for some reason PNSO didn't give it the enlarged thumb claw. so if you're super sticky on accuracy that might rule it out. Also, it's a little hard to define a generic theropod nowadays, because most of the theropod families are getting more and more well-known. So, someone might decide they want a representative from each family, such as a tyrannosaurid, carcharotondosaurid, spinosaurid, allosauroid and so on. You seem to be building out a nice selection of theropods from different clades. So I would suggest getting Allosaurus next if you don't mind the thumb claw, and then a carcharodontosaurid, either Carcharodontosaurus or Acrocanthosaurus, based simply on which one you prefer the look and colour of 😊 The reason for this is that subsequent production runs often have inferior paint applications compared to the earlier ones. So if there is something you like the colour of, especially one with subtle fades and complex mixes, I strongly suggest you get those first. Good luck!
@@DinosDragons Thanks for the response, I'll probably pick up an Allosaurus! 😊 If the Torvosaurus was a tad bit larger I'd 100% go for that one. Love the silhouette of it, the arm to leg to head ratio is very satisfying for me. 😁
This is incredible and i instantly ordered mine....now i feel bad for owning their "sinopliosaur" as i used to just call it a Suchomimus, is there any dinosaur with more evidence that speculative animal is close to? Irritator or Baryonix perhaps😂
Haha well I do theorize a bit in my Sinopliosaurus review, but that's really just an exercise in speculation. Who knows, that tooth might even not belong to a spinosaurid at all! Still don't feel bad owning it. It really has a very nice paint scheme and pattern, and as you can see in my video, they look good next to each other!
Great figure though but we need a new Brachiosaurus or I don’t know a Updated Megalodon or even a Sarcosuchus But other than that another spectacular review DinoDragons Thank u
Haha, well it's down to which one you personally prefer! As you can see from the video, both looks really good, especially the paintjob. But if you are a spinosaurid fan, then I think it's hard to get away from this beautiful Suchomimus!
a perfect model i will gladly add in my collection...im kinda thankful i chose zuchenghtyrannus over sinopliosaurus haha but i might still get sinopliosaurus just for how mysterious it is but for sure it wont be my first spinosaurid by pnso, the first one has to be this suchomimus at some point in the future and its a pretty unique species showing a lot of land adaptation in comparison to the more famous spinosaurus, makes me think that it also might have included terrestrial prey in it's diet after all if we exclude sarcosuchus it's the biggest animal in it's formation we currently know and pretty well adapted for terrestrial life too so maybe other than fish it could include in it's diet some dinosaur meat
Well given the choice between the ZT and the Sinoplio, I would definitely say go for the ZT! Even though it's fragmentary, it's nowhere near as fragmentary as the Sinoplio, and in fact that tooth might not even be a spinosaurid tooth. And the ZT is one beautiful tyrannosaurid! Oh definitely, it could have had land prety as well! I didn't mention it in the video, as I didn't want to make it too long, but given how much further inland Suchomimus could have been, it would definitely have posed a danger to hapless land prey as well. I'm sure that thumb claw would come in very useful! 😊
@@DinosDragons i already got zunch, in fact i was not able to choose between zunch and sinopliosaurus but i chose zunch for the reason you stated here, you also helped me in the comment section of the actual sinopliosaurus review now that i got zunch the other debatable species i might get is the sinopliosaurus just for the reason i stated, variety and display of mysteries that surround fragmentary dinosaurs and for some of we might never know the truth which is well displayed on that sinopliosaurus figure
RUclips decided to delete my comments when I tried to edit... nice.... :P Anyway I love how gorgeous this one is! The colours of the crest and body look amazing! As for the spine I think they went for something more like some depictions I've seen (can't share links unfortunately 🙁Sorry if the comments went into your spam :P) where they basically lift the hip up a bit which further obscures the elongated spine. Granted I have no idea how accurate that may be but I've seen it done on museum reconstructions too. Combine that with all the flesh and the spine becomes quite hidden under it. Though it is still quite visible, the nice stripe going along it helping to draw attention to it too. User Franoys on Deviantart has a good depiction of Suchomimus which shows what I'm trying to talk about.
Thanks as always for your thoughtful comment! Well yes indeed, I think you are right. Franoys is one of my favourite DeviantArt artists and on balance, between exaggerating the 'sail' and underplaying it, I would prefer underplaying. My only thought here is that if PNSO does a Baryonyx, it might be hard to show the difference between a small sail and an incipient one like in Baryonyx, so it would have been nice to have something obvious to see. That said, muscle probably does a lot to obscure any 'sail' in the animal!
When PNSO first announced this figure, I actually believed it was Baryonyx proper. The proportions do seem consistent with that genus. Whichever the case it serves as a pallet cleanser for the preceding Sinopliosaurus controversy. PNSO is to lauded for producing genera not usually represented in mass market figures. A Gigantoraptor for 2023 would be hailed with gusto, along with some dwarf island sauropods.
I would have thought that the 'sail' definitely fits better with the incipient one on Baryonyx, though with such attention to detail I wonder if PNSO would mess up. And yet some of their own artwork shows a different shape, which isn't the first time PNSO had a model that differed from its artwork. Definitely would welcome a Gigantoraptor and dward sauropods in 1:35 please! Although I have a sneaking suspiction that PNSO might have a sea reptile or two planned for us 😉 Lol palate cleanser indeed! I know that many people had a real foul taste with that Sinopliosaurus!
I didn't like the painting that much. The light longitudinal spot seems to confuse the animal's silhouette, making it appear less robust. The rainbow crest, while beautiful, doesn't sound very believable to me. But, without a doubt, it is a magnificent figure.
Well I always say, it's actually a good thing if something makes you dislike a figure if it means that you will save money on it! 😁One thing that 'irritates' me about PNSO is that each and every one so far I have liked immensely, unlike in the past, so it's almost like I'm a completist when I don't intend to be.
This is the review I was looking for! Thanks for comparing it with the Yvy figures’ Irritator. I really like Suchomimus but I want the Irritator to be the star of my shelf
You're most welcome! I figured most people who have the Irritator would want to see. The Irritator is definitely an amazing animal, but I'm sure you have room for a co-star or supporting cast member. The detail on the Irritator is just amazing, and worthy to match any other current spinosaurid on the market. I think it surpasses even the big Spinosaurus released by PNSO a few years ago. I can't wait to see what Dino Hazard comes up with next!
If they think Suchomimus' snout could be used a communication device, then I imagine the vocalizations would sound like a Gharial, with a range of buzzing and hisses emanating from the nose. I think that would be cool, especially if this idea can extend to other Spinosaurids like Baryonyx or Spinosaurus.
That's an interesting thought. I haven't looked into this; I'm afraid that my knowledge (and interest) in theropods is pretty wanting. The only thing I've read about dinosaur vocalizations have been about hadrosaurs 😁
What a gorgeous figure, to the wondrous sculpt of a simple walking motion,. To that of the coloration. Definitely picking this one up.
Another out of the park review, DinosDragons!
Thank you! This was a really delightful dinosaur to review and I absolutely loved it. I never expected a Suchomimus to sneak in before year's end, so it's a wonderful way to close it! And yes I agree, a simple walking motion is so naturalistic and shows it's a real animal!
LOVE this!! when i think of suchomimus, I think of blues and greens (mostly thanks to the Dinosaur King colour scheme) and this fills that!
thanks for the new vocabulary word too, 2:15 longitudinal - running lengthwise
Hahah you are most welcome! I actually wasn't sure of the pronunciation and had to look it up. By the way if I ever say anything poorly, subtitles are usually available a day or so after I upload the video 🤣
If you can repaint, or get someone to do it yourself, I think blues and greens would look wonderful on this! The 'canvas' is already so good that you probably don't have to worry about the sculpt itself 😁
I absolutely love the fact you gave a mini review in the Dino Hazard Irritator. As Brazilian, this company makes me very proud because their work on that figure is fantastic! Also, PNSO has been killing it since 2020 with Wilson. Thabo here is a must get! Hopefully in 2023 they keep on doing an amazing job! Thank you sir for the video and may you continue with your amazing reviews!
Thank you! As a Brazilian, you don't need me to tell you that there are some _incredible_ artists from Brazil, and indeed many other smaller nations that few people know about, sadly. The business environment there makes it more challenging than more Western ones, and worthy work like this deserves support from those who are able to afford it. I only wish I could get it sooner. The work is incredible and amazing, and you can tell the creator has just not a passion for his artistic process, but also about dinosaurs too. I can't wait to see what Dino Hazard does next. If it's like this, I'm definitely going to give my full support!
@@DinosDragons Indeed! All great artists should be supported, no matter the nationality, as passion and hard work make for some of the most amazing items! PNSO, Dino Hazard and much more are prime examples of this! And you sir is also an artist. A great video reviewer and researcher! Thank you for your continous effort in presenting your videos to us! They are truly great work!
Great to see you back, and with a marvellous figure too! I think this is a contender for one of the best spinosaurid figures available.
Thank you! This one was a real pleasure to have and to hold. What a way for PNSO to end 2022 for us!
Your videos are always extremely informative about the creatures themselves, and you nearly always display models that are decently accurate to our current understanding of the species. While I come for the figure review, I always stay to listen to all the great information and your personal stories and notes you add alongside the scientific information. I learn a lot.
I'm sure this is just a side hobby you do, but honestly, with a little bit of re-branding and slightly different structuring of your videos you could absolutely create a video series similar to the "Your Dinosaurs Are Wrong" youtube channel, where you use the figure as a basis for a larger discussion about what the dino was like, it's discovery, anything controversial about it, possibly compare it to some older or retro figures you own, and of course, add in the personal touch of why you enjoy the figure or your personal thoughts about the dinosaur. Then, ensure the youtube thumbnail and title reflects the content of the video, such as "A deeper look at Suchomimus" or "The Crocodile Mimic from the Cretaceous" etc.
Anyways, love the content regardless of the format! I just think you'd get a lot more people looking at your work if it was more obvious the video contained more than just the standard figure review that many other people do. Best of luck man!
@Jiggy
Wow thank you so much for your heartfelt comment and advice! It deserves a full reply so here it is.
First of all, thank you very much for your support! The science parts of my video were always for people like yourself who want to see not just the toy, but also want to learn a bit more about the animal on which it is based.
I had a few intentions when I started my channel:
1) Of course to share my love of dragons and dinosaurs, and point out things people who have them may miss, and so appreciate what they have even more.
2) Help people decide if they want to purchase a model, especially if it’s something more expensive from China.
But 3) it was to _sneak in_ a little bit of science, on the pretext of reviewing a model or toy, to get people interested in learning more 😁 Of course in the last couple years this ‘little’ sneak has grown quite substantial at times, but by and large it has always been a hidden, sneaky “Come for the model, stay for the science idea” 😁.
There are many people who actually _don’t_ like my videos because they want to get to the ‘money’ and just have a look at the dinosaurs. I know that if I were to just focus on that, and try to be first, I could increase my viewership a lot.
However that is not my purpose. For many years when I was reviewing only dragons, I had about 100 or two viewers. So this is pretty much a passion project. Indeed, for animals with very interesting backgrounds, I enjoy working on the science part even if I know it will delay upload for a few days, which is why sometimes you will see me review a PNSO later than others. But in a way that works too, because those who prefer just to look at the model can save themselves the time of watching my videos, and whoever still watches my upload will be viewers like yourself who would still like to see if there are any interesting scientific extras.
I believe in putting something out into the world only if you can value-add, which is why I don't review dinosaurs that Western viewers get first, like the EoFaunas and the CollectAs. With many excellent reviews out already by the time I receive them, I don’t see the need unless I really have something interesting to add.
With amazing channels like YDAW and E.D.G.E, very heavily focused on the science of paleontology, to be in the same niche I would have to do a lot more research to justify subscribers’ time, and that takes away from my actually reviewing the dinosaurs in depth. A rebranding along the same lines would actually scare off viewers who only want the model, but _might_ just be titillated with the science to learn more. That would not help one of my *sneaky goals* of the channel. 😊
Once again, thank you for your kind comment as well as your interest. I hope to continue reviewing models and of course, including the science parts. I’m delighted that are viewers like you who like the ‘extraneous’ bits. Viewers like you are more than enough reward!
@@DinosDragons No worries, I'm glad to simply be here to view whatever you put out. I'll enjoy it regardless of format! Just figured I'd give my thoughts as someone who also is in the dinosaur space, (I'm lead developer of the dinosaur game "Path of Titans" and I also manage our RUclips channel) and give some ideas if you wanted to take it to a more general audience. At the end of the day, this is your passion project and you're cultivating a very niche but dedicated following- and in today's world that can be essential. Hope you have a lovely holiday spent with family and friends (and models!).
@@Jiggy... Good day! A while ago you gave me a suggestion to include some additional indication in order to broaden my reach. At that time I explained that the educational bit was done on 'stealth' to attract more mainstream viewers into the sciency aspects.
I kept thinking about it however, and I recently realised that some kind of subtitle would actually be a helpful index for viewers who _were_ interested in various ideas that might have shared in the past but aren't going to sieve through a bunch of videos to find it. So I've started to include that in both the thumbnail as well as the title of the videos. It's been useful for me as a quick reminder of what I might have said and direct people to the right videos too. Now it's just a matter of finding the time to review and then retitle past videos!
Just wanted to thank you for your suggestion as it was what set off this little train of thought. 😊 I appreciate all comments, sincere critique and suggestions from my viewers, which always add motivation and perspective to my little pastime. Have a good week ahead!
@@DinosDragons I noticed that in your most recent Meraxes video title and thumbnail. Very nice job. I learned a lot in that video as well! You have an excellent week too. :)
This is the review I was looking for! Thanks for comparing it with the Yvy figures’ Irritator. I really like Suchomimus but I want the Irritator to be the star of my shelf
Haha you're most welcome! I figured many people who have the Irritator would want to see. I agree that the Irritator is fit to be a star on any shelf. It's a marvellous model! I hope for more from Dino Hazard that's for sure. But there's always room for a co-star or supporting cast 😉
I always look forward to your informative and thoughtful reviews. Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words @Elizabth Pendelton ! Always appreciate viewers who like the added information 😊
Oh, PNSO finally releases Suchomimus! Suchomimus is my favorite spinosauridae.
I'm glad to hear it! Because PNSO did a splendid job on this one! 😁
I'm quite happy with the dinosaurs released this year
For sure! Here's hoping to mammals and sea reptiles next year!
@@DinosDragons let's not forget flying reptiles! I am very thrived to see new types of ancient animals.
As expected... another informative review to close the year.. hope to see more of your reviews next year... kudos!
Thank you, this one was a real pleasure to review! That colour is really very nice and a real welcome one for a PNSO theropods. I'll try to continue to put out more for the new year! Have a great Christmas ahead!
Fantastic review as always!
As someone who has been waiting for ages for a good figure of this very important theropod, I confirm there was some chest beating and teeth gnashing on my part when I saw the S1n0pl10saurus and thought it was intended to be Suchomimus. So glad to see them finally release this guy.
What’s with the numbers in “sinopliosaurus”?
@Andy Cog Lol well I am certainly glad that this one arrived for Christmas, and hopefully forestalling any further bruxism and chest trauma! 🤣 It's such a beauty in hand, and I don't think any fan of Suchomimus could help be anything but pleased. I talk about the shape of the ridge, but even that is just really nitpicking. I think you will like it very much!
@@DinosDragons yeah, this is a noticeable upgrade coming from the Safari 2014 version. Can’t wait to get this, and I applaud and encourage PNSO for releasing these figures of animals we have decent remains of. Tye rumour of more sauropods has me curious, we got the Lingwulong, but we could really use an updated Apatosaurus and Amargasaurus, among others!
Man, pnso really got us mad by releasing a very suchomimus-like dinosaur to disappoint those who believed in the suchomimus leak and then pulled an absolute sigma move and surprised us with an actual suchomimus
Haha I'd like to think they had no such evil schemes. They probably wanted something that was Asian, and so sinoplio was the closest. To me, the spinosaurids are so fragmentary that the Sinoplio really doesn't offend as much as I would have thought, and I'm happy to have it 😊
Almost bought this one without watching your review but the fear of you pointing out an inaccuracy after I would buy it was to big…now that it has your stamp of approval I’ll deff be picking up this guy
P.s. many good wishes for the new year Dino dragons your reviews bring us much joy thank you
Wow thank you @Oscar Valdes that is an incredible responsibility I now I feel I have! 😂😂 Seriously, other than maybe the shape of the 'sail', I love this animal throughout. One of PNSO's most pleasing theropod!
@@DinosDragons no pressure I’m a patient man lol and your reviews are always a delight!
It's beautiful. X Thank you for your research.
You're most welcome. It truly is a beauty! 😀
So, so tremendously happy that PNSO decided to do a Suchomimus. Been wanting one and hoping that they would apply their sculpt and paint expertise to it - and they have!
Am also so happy that it fits 1:35 scale perfectly, and that it is scientifically sound - they better be I guess, since there is so much fossil evidence.
My only gripe is that Thabo doesn't seem to have nasal passages sculpted into the roof of his mouth. Does that detract from scientific accuracy? And do you think that's because of the narrowness of his snout?
Looking forward to what they put out next! Wonder if one will appear right before the 25th...
Wow you are an optimist! 🤣 I was relieved that they managed to sneak one in already before year end! So far I think they've stuck to roughly once a month though so I doubt it.
Ah yes, I had a look but I don't see any choanal openings. I see something that looks like a slit though it's hard to see. Perhaps it is because of the narrowness of the snout as you say. You have sharo eyes! I am personally not too concerned since it's hard to see the roof of the mouth, and more wishing they had given it a more obvious sacral ridge.
I love the colors on the crest! It reminds me of a white egret with the bright green breeding colors on the lores, which is fitting given their similar lifestyles.
Wow thanks for that comment! Unfortunately I don't know much about birds which is why I totally missed that connection!
Very beautiful figure! Cant wait to be able order mine! I do love the color scheme and these stripes. Also the crest colors are beautiful!
Wow you are definitely going to love this in person! Those colour blends are real winners in hand! 😊
The detail on the claws is incredible!
Thank goodness they added the enlarged thumb claw too! With the Allosaurus' lack of one, I would have been disappointed to see this one lacking it too.
PS: When are you doing your next review? 😁
@@DinosDragons Hey man! I really don't know when I'll be doing another review, my camera isn't working and I'm really busy with the final stages of the publication process of my novel as well as working on the sequel...
Thank you for the review, always the best in the world. Two things: i love the gray interrupted by yellow color cracks, it mimics dust collecting in the skin crevices! Secondly i think the chest is a bit too long on the model, but i am happy with real 1/35 scale.
I agree about the yellow cracks! Immediately thought the same thing - dust or mud collecting in the crevices.
Thanks, I think that the yellow cracks could very well be areas of dust or other debris. I wish I'd thought of that! 😁 I'll be sure to mention this idea the next time another model has this, and credit you with it 😊 I'll take another look at the chest. Thanks for drawing my attention to it!
This looks so beautiful!
It is! 😁
First of all, I'm so glad to see you back my dear Sir. But please look after yourself and don't make your eyes tired. Secondly, like you all, I'm actually surprised to see this glamourous little dude, because I expected PNSO to make a Suchomimus one day but not so quickly. I'm surprised to see how beautiful this actually is. And damn I love that head crest ❤. What do you think about those arms, my dear sir? they look a bit robust to me. When I imagine a Suchomimus I always imagine it more slender. Because mostly they ate fish and other aquatic animals (I guess). I think, unlike other meat eaters, these spinosaurids are less ferocious. But in no way I'm saying that they are skinny and weak. I don't know if I'm wrong, but I speculate that that's how they behaved. That being said I love this color pattern and those natural-looking stripes. And of cause, I'll imagine those yellow bits as mud and dust. That way I can look at this figure in a more natural way.
I hope next year they will surprise us with more amazing figures like this. Until then let's save some money and keep our fingers crossed 🤭 Loved the video as always, my dear sir. Please keep up the good work and wish you all the best. And especially I wish you good health❤.
Thank you for your heartfelt words as always @Rajitha! I definitely think the arms look fine. One of the unusual aspects of Suchomimus I didn't mention is just how robust the arms were. Indeed, it was most similar to the megalosaurids. Many piscivorans do have to deal with strong, struggling prey as well. If you've ever tried struggling with an eel or fishing large fish I think you can imagine that. Have a look at David Hone's blog article here and see how massive the arm bones are 😊
archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/suchomimus/
The colour is indeed incredible on this, and although some might find it too colourful, I love the head crest. It sure expands the possibilities of what these animals might really look like in real life.
Finally, best to you and yours too. For the new year, health, hope, and happiness are things all good people could use more of!
Awesome review of a pretty damn good figure.
Thanks it is one of PNSO's best theropods!
Truly
So, this is another home run for PNSO. I’ve always loved the niche oriented dinosaurs and spinosaurids in particular being a primarily piscivorid group of animals. I can’t say they did not have a Nike style “swoop” in their color scheme but, in this model, it’s aesthetically pleasing even if I have my doubts.
This will have to wait until next week while I recover from holiday shopping….
I never thought of it as a Nike swoosh but yes indeed, I can now see the similarity 😂 I wish I'd mentioned that in the video, along with PNSO's decision to "Just Do It!" and give us all the Suchomimus we've been looking for!
I hope you've recovered your finances somewhat! 😁
@@DinosDragons yes, finances are doing well and getting plenty of bed rest especially after the Huanghetitan showed up. It’s big and beautiful but there has been some major paint flaking so it will get a repaint after doing away with the annoying seams. Really hoping PNSO will consider maintaining a 1/35-ish scale and give us more sauropods.
Have a fantastic New Year’s.
great looking figure!
I think so too! I still love looking at the form and the colours!
I think the base paint showing through the blue can be played off as a paintwash, but yeah it does seem lacking. I suppose it can be expected, though, since if they did apply a generous enough paint to assure every copy had a solid coat, it might obscure the scale detailing with paint overfilling the crevices.
I wonder if it might have been deliberate. I notice that showing through sometimes in their Tarbosaurus, but a lot less severe than this. I think based off the paint in their Wilson, full colour might still be achieved without obscuring detail, although you might very well be right and this could be a deliberate choice. After all it doesn't seem likely that they would create something wonderful like this, and then have such a glaring oversight!
Happy Holidays to you! Thank you for a year of great videos.
As for this model, it’s beautiful, but since I’m not a huge spinosaurid fan, I’ll likely give it a pass. Tempting tough for sure.
Congratulations, you can save money! This is something I find very hard to do with PNSO, as each one consistently wins me over in that decision making tripod of sculpt+ current scientific accuracy + paint application 😫
0:40 I heard about that new PNSO Spinosaur very recently. What? Suchomimus is a Spinosaur Dinosaur.
Damn, i've bought the Sinoplio whatever, to use as a Suchomimus... Well, i guess i need this, now...
Both are wonderful animals, and the Sinopliosaurus will add some variety to your collection as a dinosaur that illustrates what might be speculated from a single tooth 😁 Seriously, as you can see in the video, they look good together!
probably old news at this point but to anyone who is buying one of these be advised that the legs are VERY prone to warping on this model. either make buy or make a base and pin it down or use the stand.
Notorious problem from PNSO, sadly! Stand must _always_ be used!
Hello DD! I'm looking to own a few of PNSO's lovely dinos, but I wanted to ask you for your opinion. I'm interested in a 'generic' theropod that isn't T. rex. I was eyeing Allosaurus, Torvosaurus and the carcharodontosauridae, do you have any recommendations for which one to get? Which ones are your favorites?
The other ones I will be getting besides that are Suchomimus, Deinocheirus and maybe the Theranizosaurus. So that's why I wanted a 'generic' theropod to compliment the rest of the weirdos. :D
Hmmm... ok first of all, I would ask, hat is the most important aspect for you? For example, an obvious second to get would be Allosaurus, since it is the second best known meat eater for many people. But for some reason PNSO didn't give it the enlarged thumb claw. so if you're super sticky on accuracy that might rule it out.
Also, it's a little hard to define a generic theropod nowadays, because most of the theropod families are getting more and more well-known. So, someone might decide they want a representative from each family, such as a tyrannosaurid, carcharotondosaurid, spinosaurid, allosauroid and so on.
You seem to be building out a nice selection of theropods from different clades. So I would suggest getting Allosaurus next if you don't mind the thumb claw, and then a carcharodontosaurid, either Carcharodontosaurus or Acrocanthosaurus, based simply on which one you prefer the look and colour of 😊 The reason for this is that subsequent production runs often have inferior paint applications compared to the earlier ones. So if there is something you like the colour of, especially one with subtle fades and complex mixes, I strongly suggest you get those first. Good luck!
@@DinosDragons Thanks for the response, I'll probably pick up an Allosaurus! 😊
If the Torvosaurus was a tad bit larger I'd 100% go for that one. Love the silhouette of it, the arm to leg to head ratio is very satisfying for me. 😁
Go with the new meraxes. Great sculpt and painting. Allosaurus is too small...
This is incredible and i instantly ordered mine....now i feel bad for owning their "sinopliosaur" as i used to just call it a Suchomimus, is there any dinosaur with more evidence that speculative animal is close to? Irritator or Baryonix perhaps😂
Haha well I do theorize a bit in my Sinopliosaurus review, but that's really just an exercise in speculation. Who knows, that tooth might even not belong to a spinosaurid at all! Still don't feel bad owning it. It really has a very nice paint scheme and pattern, and as you can see in my video, they look good next to each other!
@@DinosDragons ye i just pretend its irritator when someone asks XD
Great figure though but we need a new Brachiosaurus or I don’t know a Updated Megalodon or even a Sarcosuchus But other than that another spectacular review DinoDragons Thank u
You're most welcome! New sauropods in 1:35 will always be welcome, and I have a sneaking suspicion that sea reptiles from PNSO are on the way! 😁
It's similar to Sinopliosaurus, so I'm wondering if I should go. haha
Haha, well it's down to which one you personally prefer! As you can see from the video, both looks really good, especially the paintjob. But if you are a spinosaurid fan, then I think it's hard to get away from this beautiful Suchomimus!
a perfect model i will gladly add in my collection...im kinda thankful i chose zuchenghtyrannus over sinopliosaurus haha but i might still get sinopliosaurus just for how mysterious it is
but for sure it wont be my first spinosaurid by pnso, the first one has to be this suchomimus at some point in the future and its a pretty unique species showing a lot of land adaptation in comparison to the more famous spinosaurus, makes me think that it also might have included terrestrial prey in it's diet after all if we exclude sarcosuchus it's the biggest animal in it's formation we currently know and pretty well adapted for terrestrial life too so maybe other than fish it could include in it's diet some dinosaur meat
Well given the choice between the ZT and the Sinoplio, I would definitely say go for the ZT! Even though it's fragmentary, it's nowhere near as fragmentary as the Sinoplio, and in fact that tooth might not even be a spinosaurid tooth. And the ZT is one beautiful tyrannosaurid!
Oh definitely, it could have had land prety as well! I didn't mention it in the video, as I didn't want to make it too long, but given how much further inland Suchomimus could have been, it would definitely have posed a danger to hapless land prey as well. I'm sure that thumb claw would come in very useful! 😊
@@DinosDragons i already got zunch, in fact i was not able to choose between zunch and sinopliosaurus but i chose zunch for the reason you stated here, you also helped me in the comment section of the actual sinopliosaurus review
now that i got zunch the other debatable species i might get is the sinopliosaurus just for the reason i stated, variety and display of mysteries that surround fragmentary dinosaurs and for some of we might never know the truth which is well displayed on that sinopliosaurus figure
RUclips decided to delete my comments when I tried to edit... nice.... :P
Anyway I love how gorgeous this one is! The colours of the crest and body look amazing!
As for the spine I think they went for something more like some depictions I've seen (can't share links unfortunately 🙁Sorry if the comments went into your spam :P) where they basically lift the hip up a bit which further obscures the elongated spine. Granted I have no idea how accurate that may be but I've seen it done on museum reconstructions too. Combine that with all the flesh and the spine becomes quite hidden under it. Though it is still quite visible, the nice stripe going along it helping to draw attention to it too.
User Franoys on Deviantart has a good depiction of Suchomimus which shows what I'm trying to talk about.
Thanks as always for your thoughtful comment! Well yes indeed, I think you are right. Franoys is one of my favourite DeviantArt artists and on balance, between exaggerating the 'sail' and underplaying it, I would prefer underplaying. My only thought here is that if PNSO does a Baryonyx, it might be hard to show the difference between a small sail and an incipient one like in Baryonyx, so it would have been nice to have something obvious to see. That said, muscle probably does a lot to obscure any 'sail' in the animal!
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When PNSO first announced this figure, I actually believed it was Baryonyx proper. The proportions do seem consistent with that genus. Whichever the case it serves as a pallet cleanser for the preceding Sinopliosaurus controversy. PNSO is to lauded for producing genera not usually represented in mass market figures. A Gigantoraptor for 2023 would be hailed with gusto, along with some dwarf island sauropods.
I would have thought that the 'sail' definitely fits better with the incipient one on Baryonyx, though with such attention to detail I wonder if PNSO would mess up. And yet some of their own artwork shows a different shape, which isn't the first time PNSO had a model that differed from its artwork.
Definitely would welcome a Gigantoraptor and dward sauropods in 1:35 please! Although I have a sneaking suspiction that PNSO might have a sea reptile or two planned for us 😉
Lol palate cleanser indeed! I know that many people had a real foul taste with that Sinopliosaurus!
I didn't like the painting that much. The light longitudinal spot seems to confuse the animal's silhouette, making it appear less robust. The rainbow crest, while beautiful, doesn't sound very believable to me. But, without a doubt, it is a magnificent figure.
Well I always say, it's actually a good thing if something makes you dislike a figure if it means that you will save money on it! 😁One thing that 'irritates' me about PNSO is that each and every one so far I have liked immensely, unlike in the past, so it's almost like I'm a completist when I don't intend to be.
The pnso suchomimus has came to a roblox game prior extinction
Haha sad to say I know nothing about roblox 😅
This is the review I was looking for! Thanks for comparing it with the Yvy figures’ Irritator. I really like Suchomimus but I want the Irritator to be the star of my shelf
You're most welcome! I figured most people who have the Irritator would want to see. The Irritator is definitely an amazing animal, but I'm sure you have room for a co-star or supporting cast member. The detail on the Irritator is just amazing, and worthy to match any other current spinosaurid on the market. I think it surpasses even the big Spinosaurus released by PNSO a few years ago. I can't wait to see what Dino Hazard comes up with next!