213: PNSO Deinocheirus (Jacques 2022) Review

[@paleostories_7839]

Like many others say, your reviews are undoubtfully the best on youtube. When i first woke up around a week ago when this was revealed it woke me straight up! The colors and overall sculpt are some of the most impressive for PNSO and i hope to get some more maniraptorans by them in the future! I love all the detail you put into your reviews from the theories to the articles and papers, its everything i want to be as a content creator! Great review and keep on reviewing!

[@DinosDragons]

Thank you @Paleostories_ ! I dare not accept that accolade, but I am absolutely delighted that there are people like you who enjoy the scientific part as well, since there are many who would prefer to look at just the model/ toy. I think knowing a bit more about the animal or science behind helps us appreciate the models better and enjoy them just a bit more! When it was being said that PNSO was doing only scaly dinosaurs some speculated it was because it couldn't do feathers well. Yutyrannus proved otherwise, and since that time I was just waiting for them to get to their maniraptorans, which I would have bet would have been Velociraptor. So this one came as a totally surprising and pleasant shock! 😁 Now I'm just waiting to see what they do with Velociraptor or Deinonychus. It will be a bomb (in a good way lol!).

[@Jayy997]

Bought this as soon as it was announced. Absolutely stunning... I'll say it over and over again that PNSO is truly in a league of its own.

[@DinosDragons]

They definitely are. I only hope they keep up their standards. We've seen other frontrunners run out of steam and fall by the wayside over the years, and I hope that this isn't going to be the case. The good thing is that they are slowing the pace of new offerings, so that gives them more time to plan and execute, and us to save up! 😪

[@zhangzhiyi1196]

This is, in my opinion, the best PNSO product in terms of color design and paint job so far .

[@DinosDragons]

Definitely! I hope for more like this from PNSO. It already had two of the most beautiful dinosaurs on the market: the Miragaia and Tsintaosaurus, but this one has the added dimension of feathers, and really multiplies the possibilites. PS: Tell your sis Ziyi I said hello! 😁

[@phoenixleather8963]

I haven't been keeping up much on model news due to an injury, so this is my first hearing about this figure and I think its the first time I have ever truly "jumped for joy." I have still not recovered from the excitement, a PSNO of my favorite dinosaur!!

[@DinosDragons]

Ai no, I hope that you have recovered, and your jump for joy did not further aggravate your injury! Thankfully, collecting is something that one can enjoy even when not physically at peak, and many a dinosaur have been my companion when I did something stupid in the gym or mat in years past! this is truly a real beauty and I hope that if you did order it, receiving it completed the cure! 🙂

[@BananaCake26]

Colors and feathers - exactly what I wanted to see from PNSO! Splendid review as usual!

[@DinosDragons]

Thank you! And indeed with two feathered dinosaurs under their 'wing', PNSO should hopefully give us the best Velociraptor or Deinonychus ever! 😃😃

[@hotmalii]

DinoDragons hands down, best dinosaur figure reviewer on KZbin. My kid and I always wait for your video updates, and watch together. Very detailed review with some useful and informative science (one of the best thing on your channel) on the subject reviewed.

[@DinosDragons]

I'm absolutely delighted to hear it! 😁 I'm a big fan of sharing with kids your interests from an early age, and especially in the area of nature, which seems to be a dwindling concern these days. I do try my best to be accurate, but please also read my descriptions because sometimes I update with errors I may have made 😋 Good on you for spending time with your kids whatever it is you do. They seem to grow up so fast.

[@venator7251]

Certainly one of PNSO's best figures! Absolutely stunning! They need to continue to give their dinos more striking yet natural looking color schemes, just like this Deinocheirus.

[@paleostories_7839]

I personally love every single color choice PNSO gives for there figures, i think they are all very perfect, but this is just too good! I don’t understand why people complain about PNSO’s choice of colors for most of there animals, i mean to be fair we have real no clue what they looked like, so why complain?

[@venator7251]

@@paleostories_7839 I get you and I do agree that no color choice of theirs have been bad. But I personally do wish more striking color schemes, especially for Sauropods. They almost always are brown or grey. But of course this is my opinion only :)

[@DinosDragons]

@VENATOR For sure! This really proves it's a matter of choice, not ability for them to do colour schemes and non-scaly textures. Imagine what they will give us when they finally get to Velociraptor and Deinonychus!

[@DinosDragons]

@Paleostories_ I think one issue most people have is that PNSO seems to insist on the same old striped pattern, like for almost every animal. Indeed even the colour schemes are the same. The pain is increased knowing that PNSO is well capable of other ideas such as we've seen in the Miragaia and the various hadrosaurs. And now of course, this! And if you don't live in Asia, then all this really adds up. Basically the middlemen, shipping, and inflation has taken such a toll and driven prices up so high that they are almost priced to perfection; nothing less seems acceptable when you've put in a lot of your disposable income into one model, often sneaking behind your wife's/ girlfriend's back to do so 🤣🤣 Personally, I'm happy as long as the sculpts are of their usual standard, their paint applications are good (regardless of colour scheme or pattern) and they adhere to scientific accuracy as much as possible 🙂

[@venator7251]

@@DinosDragons Yeah to me too it's accurate sculpt > paint scheme. I can deal with any paint scheme honestly, but not with every sculpt lol. Accurate sculpt in the end is more important to me :))

[@MrRajithasandaruwan]

I can't even hide my excitement. This is without a doubt the best Deinocheirus figure and I don't see any other competitors. And as I always say I would love to see PNSO try their luck with prehistoric Mammals. That would be a sight to behold ❤ I hope one day I'll be able to have this. But for now, I'm happy with your review. Please keep up the good work my dear Sir. Wish you all the best 😊

[@DinosDragons]

Thanks @Rajitha Sandaruwan This is really the one to have. It's almost perfect in every way for me, and those colours and textures are a true example of PNSO quality! I hope you're doing well too! And maybe one day we'll have those mammals from PNSO!

[@summers7775]

i feel this is PNSO’s best work yet!

[@DinosDragons]

You are not alone in this... many many many people feel the same! 😁

[@michaelkawano1951]

Love, love, love this one! Glad there is some curve to the posture and not just a boring nearly straight stance like so many PNSOs. Can’t wait for mine to arrive! And as usual, thank you for the informative and entertaining review. You are the best.

[@DinosDragons]

Thank you @Michael Kawano I trust you have received yours by now. Coming on the heels of your last acquisition you seem to be on a very successful run of beauties! 😃

[@michaelkawano1951]

@@DinosDragons not yet, but it does finally show as “shipped”. Can’t wait!

[@massimilianopetricca2804]

A beautiful model of one of my favorite dinosaurs, a dream come true. I have been waiting for such a well done Deinocheirus model for a long time! Great review, as usual, I love your videos so much.

[@DinosDragons]

Thank you! I am very glad to hear it. This was such a fascinating dinosaur and I never thought I would enjoy learning and sharing about an ornithomimosaur so much! I can't believe how from one of the most mysterious dinosaurs, it became one of the most complete!

[@Faelrin]

I think this is my second favorite release from PNSO this year, after the Acrocanthosaurus. So beautifully done. Definitely up there with the Parasaurolophus as one of my favorite models from them. Can't wait to get my hands on it. One of my favorite dinosaurs too, and like you I also grew up wondering what huge beast had owned them. I never imagined as a kid we would find out what it was, but luckily we did. Fantastic review and I appreciate all the comparisons with the other PNSO figures such as the Tarbosaurus and Yutyrannus, which I'm also sadly behind on getting.

[@DinosDragons]

@Faelrin thanks as always! Well I never knew I would end up being so interested in an ornithomimosaur I would read so many articles on it, but this one truly is a special one. The irony of it being so enigmatic, to one being so complete, in fact even more so than so many other dinosaurs we know in the popular media! That's a big reason why it's so special. It's one of the oddest of oddities, and who knows what else we'll discover. I hope you can still get Tarbosaurus and Yutyrannus with decent paintjobs; it's been quite a while! And we know how the paint apps tend to fall off 😪

[@mauragon7311]

This is so beautiful, PNSO does it again...I can't wait to have this in my collection... thank you for your review...

[@DinosDragons]

You're most welcome! This will surely be one of the highlights of your collection! 😁

[@_paleodude_6186]

Fantastic review as always, you have the best reviews on KZbin with your thoroughness of the scientific fact and beliefs. Gonna have to pick this model up :)

[@DinosDragons]

@_paleodude_ Thank you! I dare not lay claim to that. There are many really good reviewers for different tastes I'm sure, and indeed some people don't like my videos for the very reason you like them; they just want to look at the model! 😁 But I'm delighted that you like this one, and hopefully my little scientific tidbits give you just that much more enjoyment from it when you get it in hand! 😁

[@gonzalosandoval7306]

esperaba con ansias tu video, me sorprende lo rápido que obtienes las figuras, muchas gracias por la revisión de una figura que a mi parecer es espectacular, saludos desde Chile

[@DinosDragons]

De nada compa! Estoy viviendo en Asia ahora, y por eso puedo (por lo general) obtener estos modelos más rapido que ustedes. Pero de vez en cuando, compradores pueden conseguirlos antes que yo de Amazon. Especialmente si es un modelo PNSO.

[@bryannedelgado6479]

Colors and sculpt is probably PNSO’s best so far

[@DinosDragons]

Makes me excited for what they'll do for icons like Velociraptor and Deinonychus!

[@QuiversaurusRex]

I don't even like this species but when I saw images of it - and now, this splendid review - I must say Jacques has grown on me... The paint job is superbly natural, and the sculpt is so intricately done - look at those feathers, and the nasal passages on the roof of its mouth! It's kinda reminiscent of the one shown in Prehistoric Planet, and would make a wonderful keepsake of it. I also never knew Deinocheirus was part of the Ornithomimid family! Really looking forward to what PNSO release next, they seem to be growing from strength to strength.

[@DinosDragons]

That's what a good model does... it inspires interest and curiosity! 😁 I had zero interest in the Epidexipteryx until I saw a model made by Jay Carriere. I wonder if the choice to do a Deinocheirus had anything to do with Prehistoric Planet. Quite a coincidence given what a breakout star that dinosaur was for the series! This _is indeed_ an incredible model, but unfortunately I heard that it's the last one PNSO will give us for 2022. If so, it is indeed a high note to go out one! 😁

[@horse14t]

This model is gorgeous! I love the stripes and blue and everything! The fluff is done so well too!

[@DinosDragons]

This is definitely a work of art! 😁😁

[@tyrannotherium7873]

It is very dope looking I am not going to lie and I really love the coloring of the model

[@DinosDragons]

Haha if you get it you won't regret it. And you'll look at it for days! 😁

[@paulofernandesroberto9336]

Amazing review of one of my favorite dinosaurs ever! And with a LOTR reference too? Chef's kiss*

[@DinosDragons]

Haha yes! I just rewatched Peter Jackson's movies and their appendices. For all the necessary changes made, it sure managed to still capture most of the essence of the books, which much better character, fight choreography, and story than other attempts. I love horses and the charge of the Rohirrim - though tactically ridiculous at tpoints - are still some of the high points of the movie for me. The production values on those films were really through the roof!

[@paulofernandesroberto9336]

@@DinosDragons Indeed! Of course they had their flaws but they are still the best movies of all time for me! And it's awesome to find out that you like them as well! I remember watching them every day after school 😅. Needless to say I'm a little biased regarding those movies! PS: Just wanted to say you are probably the best reviewer ever when it comes to dinosaur and prehistoric models. You don't just review the figures, you educate us with every video! Congratulations and keep them coming please! Stay safe and well my friend!

[@oscarvaldes5621]

Been waiting for this review !

[@DinosDragons]

Hopefully your wait was worth it, and also the wait for the actual thing! 😁

[@oscarvaldes5621]

@@DinosDragons I always wait for your reviews before pulling the trigger on a new PNSO, the science bit usually breaks it or makes it for me and while I do a bit of my own research I’m always willing and wanting to wait on what you have to say on a figures accuracy before I buy it… now I just need to wait for my wallet to be ready for this figure 😅😅😅

[@colinmathura-jeffree9829]

Absolutely love this post

[@DinosDragons]

Thank you! And I'm sure you'll absolutely love this Deinocheirus in hand 😉

[@Bota7120]

i hope they keep this up and bring us more models with beautiful colorschemes such as this

[@DinosDragons]

Tell me about it! I, and many other fans have from time to time given PNSO feedback on this. I'm glad they definitely didn't go that old route on this beauty! Given the beauty of their hadrosaurs especially, I would imagine it's purely by choice and not lack of ideas!

[@vicgarb2288]

Wonderful review! The model is great, just the wingfeathers make me smile, as they would always be dredged through water and dirt and be caked with mud.

[@DinosDragons]

They are truly stunning! You can make out all the detail, and it's clear that when PNSO wants to do feathers, they don't take half measures! 😂

[@lambdadelta821]

Another feathered dinosaur from PNSO and its amazingly sculpted and the colors and paint is outstanding on this figure

[@DinosDragons]

For sure a definite winner!

[@vicgarb2288]

Liking the (new?) background music too!

[@DinosDragons]

Haha thanks but it's not new. I rotate the ones I have a license for, and possibly you haven't watched the other ones that happened to have the rotations 😁

[@멀더fox]

진짜 너무 아름답다! 도색이며 조형이며!

[@DinosDragons]

Definitely! One of PNSO's most beautiful, along with Tsintaosaurus and Miragaia!

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

3:15 those sure are some beautiful eyes 😂 Also this was a pretty good review on this really good figuee,hope you have a great day

[@DinosDragons]

Those are indeed beautiful, and this model will brighten anyone's day!

[@zac_walton]

I've been eagerly awaiting you to get your hands on this since it was announced! Echoing what others have said, your reviews are hands down the most grounded and informative on KZbin - when you praise a figure, I KNOW it's going to be good! Just a tidbit: Mark Witton's blog on body heat and integument is still quite controversial. The shaggy coat of camels for example actually keeps them cool. (I believe I may have read something similar for ostriches too). Considering Deinocheirus may have been slow moving and spent a lot of time wading, it seems reasonable that feathers would not be an issue. The air sac system in theropods and sauropods seems like it would regulate body heat better vs mammals?

[@DinosDragons]

Thank you @Zac ! I am very happy there are people like you who like that side of my videos. I really didn't want to just do a video showing a toy without sharing stuff about it, as I think it helps us appreciate what we have even more. And thank you for the input on Dr Witton's article! Yes indeed, I often point people to his articles because he does collate various sources and presents them in a way I think most people can understand. What I often do is go to his individually cited references, and then read those articles myself. But this topic was really big, and I have to say the further down the rabbit hole I got the more tempted I was to have 30min of video just on this topic, which would bore most people to tears 😃 Good point on the camels. Actually I seem to recall someone writing a similar thing regarding why would banthas be shaggy on Tatooine? The air sac system would indeed regulate heat well, but only if a full shaggy coat doesn't negate whatever benefits that imbues. I'll definitely continue to educate myself more on this; thanks for the idea! 😁

[@zac_walton]

@@DinosDragons I am certainly awaiting more concrete studies on dinosaur thermoregulation! Thank you for making such detailed reviews!

[@ArawnsFire]

Now this, I am especially excited for a prestige level Deinocheirus. The look is consistent with an animal living in a dry floodplain area. The shaggy integument is reminiscent of an ostrich, with bare skin beneath to provide cooling while the feathers acting like a feathered poncho or serape while it stalked the wetlands like a gargantuan heron. I do suspect the narrower ribcage and pelvis does suggest a omnivorous diet. Water vegetation likely was the majority of the diet but hunting fish, mammals, other dinosaurs, and perhaps even a nest raider during the breeding season. What a marvelous way to wind down 2022.

[@DinosDragons]

Yeah on one hand I'm almost sad that PNSO probably won't be giving us anymore, after all it _is_ two more months to year's end! On the other hand, what a way for them to close the year out on. As for Deinocheirus, it's generally believed to be omnivorous, so who knows what else it ate... even if by accident! 😁

[@lukescreepedout]

hoping that they make a Dilophosaurus one day

[@DinosDragons]

Me too! Some dinosaurs are waaaayyyy overdue, but I guess PNSO has to leave something in the tank! 😁

[@firegator6853]

since the yutyrannus reveal i always wanted to see a more closer related to birds dinosaur from pnso in 1:35 scale and we got it! so beautiful the way they mix the naked and feathered parts together they feel so natural, they remind me a lot of a ratite especially from the inside of the wings where you can see the shape of the arm just like with ratites where under the wing you can see their naked arm and the style of the feathers also kinda reminds me of an ostrich especially the wing feathers the color choice speaks for itself pnso really improves, especially with big herbivores who due to their size and since as big animals they are not really that fast and especially deinocheirus here, relies on their defense anyway, have no need to be camouflaged like the predators who are more plain colored to match the environment this figure is really special and i cant wait to get it and pose it with my other favourite pnso figure, chuanzi the tarbosaurus, as two animals who lived together...im looking forward to more nemegt formation fauna like therizinosaurus, saurolophus or even a nemegtosaurus

[@DinosDragons]

Me too! I know before Yutyrannus, people were saying the reason PNSO sticks to scaly dinosaurs was because it couldn't do feathers well, but that proved the naysayers wrong. So I've been wondering which was the next feathery dinosaur PNSO would get to doing. I thought it would be Velociraptor but I was wrong, it's this big bird dinosaur! Indeed this one is really special, and it's good PNSO does such high quality dinosaurs that we actually get interested to really learn about not just it, but flesh out various prehistoric formations. Having more of the Nemegt Fomration would be excellent since we already have the complementary Tarbosaurus, but as a sauropod lover I'm hoping for a 1:35 Nemegtosaurus! It would be very speculative, but PNSO has now set a precedent for even more fragmentary remains haven't they! 😉

[@firegator6853]

@@DinosDragons a nemegtosaurus or even a therizinosaurus and a saurolophus would be also amazing offerings

[@sumanmajumder459]

Best PNSO figure ever!

[@DinosDragons]

Haha everyone has as favourite! 😁

[@bluesteno64]

What a gorgeous model!

[@DinosDragons]

"Gorgeous" is the exact word for it. I should have used it in the video! 😁

[@bluesteno64]

@@DinosDragons next time!

[@sumanmajumder459]

Imagine this breathtaking deinocheirus model 😍 in 1 10 or 1 15 scale ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@DinosDragons]

Only if it is a completely new sculpt taking advantage of the larger size, not just a straight upscale 😁 But then, even if I had the money, I wouldn't have the space!

[@The_PokeSaurus]

What a beauty.

[@DinosDragons]

It definitely is! I often overuse the word "beautiful" especially when it comes to PNSO's models, but this one really is that!

[@Sirdilophosaurusthethird2.0]

Cool review

[@DinosDragons]

Thank you, it's a cool dinosaur and a very cool model!

[@shainewhite2781]

That's a pretty good for a dinosaur, Jaques.

[@DinosDragons]

It is stunningly good 🙂

[@shainewhite2781]

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😊

[@DinosDragons]

You're most welcome! You will love this fabulous dinosaur in person!

[@정장0917]

I love it because it is an animal that has been helped a lot by Korea

[@DinosDragons]

Exactly! And I am very happy that Lee Young-Nam got the first author ranking, as well he deserved to! Even Dr Currie was listed as third author. There are many brilliant minds throughout the world, and it's good they get showcased as well.

[@rabidL3M0NS]

I honestly find it hard to believe that deinocheirus had feathers like that. The arm feathers would get damaged as they dredged under the water, and feathers would just make them overheat under the hot Mesozoic sun

[@DinosDragons]

It definitely seems like if you had feathers like these, then you would be more likely to be on dry land rather than soak yourself and weight yourself down, doesn't it! 😁

[@AtrociCollector]

I’m going to order it tomorrow

[@DinosDragons]

I hope you've received it by now... it's a beauty to have and to hold!

[@AtrociCollector]

@@DinosDragons actually, my order time got delayed since I had some uhh..issues with my mom. I had to do some really confidential things(which I would only say in private) to even get her to engage with a normal conversation with me for that beautiful figure. So yes…I’m definitely ordering it tomorrow afternoon

[@ashleyartus1193]

It's a MASTERPIECE. X.

[@DinosDragons]

It is that indeed!

[@maozilla9149]

good show

[@DinosDragons]

This model is a "show" all right! 😁

[@maozilla9149]

@@DinosDragons your welcome

[@LinceSensei]

he is like a big duck and I love it

[@DinosDragons]

He is! A cross between a duck and big bird 😁

[@Hiim679]

Yay my own duck Dino XD

[@DinosDragons]

Haha I'm guessing you have seen Prehistoric Planet!

[@shainewhite2781]

This looks more realistic than the Deinocheirus from Safari LTD

[@BananaCake26]

Safari makes children's toys, realism isn't their aim. They're also much cheaper.

[@paleostories_7839]

@@BananaCake26 not entirely true, safari’s prehistoric world line has some of the most accurate, up to date figures that you can get, and price speaks for many people, so i would say that safari ltd is both for children and adults, especially if your aiming towards doug watson’s sculptures!

[@BananaCake26]

@@paleostories_7839 Yes, the bauplan/anatomy of Safari figures can be accurate. But the detail of the sculpt and paint usually isn't very high and not comparable to PNSO, because they still need to appeal to children and keep the price low. More detail = much higher price.

[@DinosDragons]

@Shaine White To be fair, we're talking about a model that came out in 2017, so companies have had a good 7 years to refine their sculpting and painting processes.😊 I would say the Safari has the unique characteristic features of Deinocheirus correct, and at that time was probably the best you could get. But yes, if you don't already have one, _this_ would be the one to get while it's still hot off the printing presses, and you want to original paint application and not the falloff you can expect in later production runs.

[@DinosDragons]

@BananaCake26 In fairness, Safari does make toys and price them at a range most parents could afford to buy, but they also have very high standards trying to follow anatomical reconstructions of the animals they make. So I believe realism is also important to them. 😁Particularly if you look at Doug Watson's work, you can see that he's certainly paid a lot of attention to the anatomy. I understand he also reads relevant papers before each sculpt, and for the affordable price, it would certainly be something to consider if you can't or are unable to get a PNSO. They are much cheaper because sadly if you are in the West, you have to pay shipping and middleman charges. In China they are actually very affordable, though of course still more expensive than the Safaris because of the added detail and paint application. I've long lamented that the one thing letting companies like Safari and CollectA down is their pressure to keep within a priced bracket, and the main cost cut will be paint application. I once tried to buy a dinosaur for a friend in the US, and even though the model itself was cheap, the shipping cost more than that, so that in the end, I told him he was far better off getting it from AMZN.

[@LeoTheYuty]

Something looks weird about the feathers on the neck imo, but still a wonderful piece.

[@DinosDragons]

Perhaps you're thinking of the turkey like appearance? But yes indeed it is a beautiful piece!

[@LeoTheYuty]

@@DinosDragons No, I think I've figured it out; the feather detail looks less refined than the main body and more importantly, the underbelly and neck seem to be less well painted than the main body. Still the greatest deinocherius on the market, but I'd like if there were more colors put into the neck and underbelly sections.

[@TITANSofTheEARTH]

One of the most bizarre animals ever lived. As if a duck, Bibo from the Sesame Street and Freddy Krüger had a baby.

[@DinosDragons]

🤣🤣🤣 If ever you review a statue of something as weird as this, that one-liner has to be in your video somewhere!

[@정장0917]

I want this. How did buy it?

[@solar-jaymi]

Amazon

[@sumanmajumder459]

I don't like the neck portion coz it's not muscular or bulky 😢

[@DinosDragons]

There's still some argument about how thick these necks could be I believe!

[@JB-dm5cp]

It sure is (was?) hip to depict many (big) dinosaurs with a coat of feathers/fluff, and it certainly is beautifully done on this figure, but I somehow doubt this rather big animal would have had such a covering of feathery integument, given what Mark Witton has to say in his article. Also, although I like this PNSO model very much, I think I'll wait with acquiring it until some more evidence has been collected about this animal.

[@DinosDragons]

Why do I have the feeling you passed on the Sinopliosaurus 😂 The flipside with that is if you were to wait for more evidence for this or many other dinosaurs, then you likely won't be buying very many figures. Especially if it's to do with something like soft tissue and other integumentary features, some of it will likely never be found. 😁

[@AngelTrex]

Have yo seen de ancestors figures its a new brand o dinosaur figures

[@DinosDragons]

Yes I've seen images of it. Unfortunately, I don't really like JP style dinosaurs in general, though I have some of their iconic dinosaurs. I do like their Edmonotosaurus sculpt though!

[@theimmortaleye7511]

I love this figure ...sadly im from europe and with shipping 65+ is the best price i can find and for that i can almost get the older but more desired wilson (. 70 in netherlands)

[@DinosDragons]

That is ridiculous and a real pity. Have you tried AlieXpress? I've heard tell it sometimes offers discounts so that the overall pain is reduced!

[@theimmortaleye7511]

@@DinosDragons aliexpress tends to vary but sadly i was blacklisted from the only store there sending stuff from pnso ( asked for refund as the jaw of my sinraptor broke during shipment and they refused to refund till aliexpress stepped in) Still awesome figure and review just prob need to wait a jear till it appears more regularely down here.

[@kalevipoeg6916]

My issue - as with many current reconstructions - is with the over-reliance on using specific families of birds as models for the reconstructing of soft tissue and integuments. Here, you can really get the sense that they were looking at turkeys and chickens or perhaps the cassowary for the skin along the neck - it's not so much that it's blue, but that they've given it this very scale-free, think-skinned, wrinkly look you'd expect from one of those birds. But while all birds are dinosaurs, it's very important to remember that not all dinosaurs - in fact MOST dinosaurs - were not birds. Birds represent one very specialized branch of theropods that split off from the non-avian ancestors way back in the Jurassic, yet people constantly lean on them as 1:1 translations for how a dinosaur should look, and that is a mistake. While, yes, modern birds - the ones that lack feathers on their necks - DO have that type of skin, it's very important to realize that we have good evidence in the fossil record for scaly skin on the neck of many theropods, INCLUDING those with feathers. The loss of scales elsewhere on the body seems to actually be unique to aves in particular - to birds - and so far, there's no good evidence for this type of non-scaled skin on the torso, neck or tail of even the feathered non-avian dinosaurs. We have, for instance, extensive skin impressions from Carnotaurus - we have several for large Tyrannosaurids - including from the neck region - and in each case you see *scales*. Just an important realization to make - that despite the currently fashionable trend of "birdifying" every dinosaur taxa under the sun, there ARE key differences between birds and non-avian theropods, and it doesn't make you "behind the times" or "backwards thinking" to simply face that fact. It's an overly liberal application of the "birds are dinosaurs, so dinosaurs must look like birds" mantra of late. We get it. They ARE dinosaurs. There's no question about that. But then, a platypus and other monotremes are mammals but have DISTINCT differences from the rest of the mammalian lineage. We're easily fooled into thinking like this because birds are SO numerous - over 10,000 living species today - and all derived from the same common ancestors that traits like non-scaled skin on the body and neck become, in our minds, what their closest relatives should be like, too. But ignoring the evidence isn't good science. It's actually quite poor science. And HAVING scales does not make non-avian dinosaurs any more "primitive" or any less "advanced". It's just a different skin type. Now that's not to say that non-avian dinosaurs COULDN'T have had that sort of turkey-neck skin but SO FAR, evidence for non-avian dinosaur skin types is overwhelmingly in favor of scaled torsos, necks and tails as well as legs and feet EVEN THOUGH we also know that many had feathers as well. Feathers and scaled skin CAN exist on the same part of the body - they just happen not to for ONE particular (highly specialized) lineage of dinosaurs - the birds. Birds ALSO lost their grasping hands and long bony tails - but you wouldn't go and reconstruct a non-avian theropod without hands or a tail. I'd just err on the side of caution for any given genus/species until proven otherwise.

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Thank you for another considered comment! Well as a paleontologist, I'm sure you have seen how the pendulum does swing from one extreme to another, and the middle ground is seldom sales- or newsworthy. Either that, or it's so easy to extrapolate something into its natural conclusion, or what _seems_ like a natural conclusion, without considering that that 'natural' conclusion might not be a correct inference. But once an idea has caught on, it becomes sticky. Especially for something hot and sexy like dinosaurs, I've noticed how one new fact can quickly be seized upon, and once ingrained in the cultural consciousness, it just grows and takes on a life of its own. If you've seen All Yesterdays, you can see how some ideas quickly spread exponentially, and one suggestion today becomes gospel fact the next in a fit of irrational exuberance. The truth probably is someone in the middle, but while scientifically sound to err on the side of caution, that's not something that can take hold easily.