I review dragons and dinosaurs, creatures that delight almost anybody who was ever a child, and may still be in some way. I try to share what I've learnt, partciularly the science behind dinosaurs, so that people appreciate and enjoy these models even more. I don't review all figures as I'm not a completist, and other reviewers on RU-vid are already doing an excellent job. I generally focus on models that are special in some way, or if I can value-add to the videos already on RU-vid.
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This is a real contender to PNSO Trike. Head looks great, especially the non-articulated mouth. Only thing they can improve is the paintjob. The stripes often look a little too casual.
Stunning. Haolonggood really producing some top tier figures, and the price of this is great. I just wish they could improve their consistency as their figures are not all of the same standard. The just released xenoceratops is no where near the same quality as this one.
Another great review but u sure they’re based on yoshis trike I think it’s a different specimen like lane because the frill looks bigger than with is based off yoshi but u could use it as a regular adult trike I guess?
This was such a great surprise from Haolongood. I wonder if we will get more surprises before the end of the year. I wish they would release an Anchiceratops, or an Arrhinoceratops. There are many obscure species that I’d love for them, and PNSO to add to their collections.
its indeed a very beautiful figure i like how giant and bulky it is, what i want from a triceratops i just wont buy it cuz i dont want to buy same species, i have the pnso already and im satisfied with it because although the specimen its reconstructed after is debated weather its torosaurus or triceratops horridus, its reconstructed as the latter so it is the latter, and other specimens like big john have an incredibly similar appearance, even down to the frill shape both are very similarly square, biggest difference between that and big john is the horn shape but ceratopsians can have a lot of individual variation so both the frill and horn difference can fall into that and when it comes specifically to the head integument like the scales i like the finer style of the pnso more and honestly the tighter skin that doesnt make up for cheeks is a style i quite like, since there is no definitive answer if that jaw muscle was visible like a lizard or covered with tight skin like in crocodiles or just normal skin covering it like birds though if i didnt have it i would probably consider this haolonggood version probably, speaking of which what species is it? if its based on yoshi's trike, what species is that specimen?
This figure blows my mind, it's literally a dreamworthy. The quality of the sculpture, the painting and especially the variety of textures that you mentioned leaves me speechless. I have never been so impressed by a massproduced dinosaur model. Usually I settle for one color variant for Haolonggood figures but this is the first time where I hesitate to get both because I'm so amazed. I have never been so happy to consider Triceratops my favorite dinosaur. Thank you for your video which does perfect justice to the quality of this model and which is still as pleasant and informative as usual, keep it up !
Not only do I think this is Haolonggood's best figure, but I think this surpasses all the competition and is the definitive Triceratops figure on the market, currently. I love the compromise here between a fully cheeked and no cheeks look for the genus. It seems far more plausible than the completely cheekless look on PNSO's figure, in my opinion, while also not going for the more mammalian cheek look that we have seen in the past. Fantastic model and lets hope its a sign of things to come from Haolonggood.
Those frill "scales" are extremely off putting to me. Such a shame as it really is a lovely figure, but I'll stick with Eofauna's interpretation of Yoshi's Trike. Gah, just can't get past that frill, what were they thinking?
I’m really not sure. Given how accurate haolonggood tend to be, I’m not sure why they’d make such a big change. I’m wondering if there’s some new research out there or if it’s just speculation
I think it's pretty funny how Haolonggood Ceratopsidae always looks good, while other groups look way cheaper. This and Pachyrhinosaurus are my favorites.
This Triceratops has many improvements compared to other ceratopsians from Haolonggood. For example, the rich details of the sculpt, correct manus, better eyes, very nice paint application and a dynamic pose. But these large scales or whatever they are on the frill unfortunately ruin this model, not least because they feature so prominently. Taking everything together, the PNSO (new Doyle) is still better and for T. prorsus the De Clay studio resin model is the best one out there.
Es una figura fantástica! Creo que es mi figura favorita de Triceratops y la primera que yo compraré de esta especie 😁 Aunque yo también pienso que las escamas de la gola son enormes 😮Yo había leído en algún comentario de Facebook de Haolonggood que no había evidencia de las escamas de la gola, yo creo que no encontraron las imágenes que tu mostraste 😅 A pesar de eso, las demás escamas y la pintura de las dos versiones del Triceratops de Haolonggood son hermosas! 😍
I like the green one better I don’t know why and yeah Yoshi trike specimen is a subadult. There both adult versions of the Yoshi trike hypothetic they also have an adult Yoshi specimen in prehistoric planet
Can't understand how someone can prefer the PNSO face. That is the biggest issue with the PNSO triceratops - the face looks off, the mouth articulation makes the mouth look hideous and the mouth opening much too large. Compared to the much better HLG, the eyes of the PNSO make the face expression goofy and retarded looking.
I have the PNSO triceratops (one of my favorite figures) and the Schleich one (the one with red lines on the spine and frills) but I have always been interested in having the Yoshi specimen. The Eofauna one is beautiful. The Haolonggood one is more than beautiful. As an anecdote, a few days ago I was telling a youtuber that I looked at her videos and those of other youtubers to make my purchases. She thanked me and told me that it was just a hobby and that there were other youtubers who made much more professional reviews. She was definitely referring to you 😂
I honestly like this a lot better than Doyle. The more active pose and a lot of the details in the head really sell this one for me. Yeah, the large frill scales and keratinized face are a little weird, but they don’t take away from the beauty of this figure.
while Imo the haloongood triceratops is more appealing to look at, if we go by accuracy I would say the eofauna's yoshis trike and arguably the pnso doyle 2021 still takes the cake. either way these models are fantastic and depends on the buyer's preference on which one they want. great vids as always
its refreshing to have a model reviewer that covers the detail and science behind the animal!! ive spent all my cash on the pnso mamenchi…keep meaning to pick up the haolongood edmontia and xenoceratops!
I notice that the rostral mandible is warped on many copies of this figure. Can it be reshaped back into the correct position with heat treatment? (e.g. blowdrier)
I know you like to focus on newer figures but I would still love a mini HLG sinoceratops review, no one seems to dive into the science like you do for that figure
I thoroughly enjoy your reviews and respect your takes on dinosaur models of all kinds. Over the years, your channel has been very influential in how I select the models I purchase, and my collection has grown both immensely, but also intentionally. The way you back up your opinions with a foundation in paleo-anatomy makes your thoughts and opinions more credible and weighted. Thank you for continuing to put forth such excellence in material!
I have the Eofauna encyclopedias for theropods and sauropods. Do you have, or know of, a similar volume that contains the same information for orinthiscians? I enjoy making similar scale comparisons like you and would love a good tome (or three!) to assist me in putting other (or ALL) the models in my collection to scale! Any recommendations?
@@JoshuaMorris-rq9tw The third volume of that series covering Ornithischia is supposed to be published eventually. Some months ago a tentative title page had been circulating, so the Eofauna group is definitely working on it. But I have not seen any planned release date so far.
