271: Haolonggood (好龙谷) Dilophosaurus (2023) Review

[@ichthyovenator3351]

I always find it interesting when you say you're no theropod expert but end up teaching me so much from just figure analysis.

[@DinosDragons]

Haha thank you for your kind words! I do love anatomy and also speculative physiology, and so that is something I try to keep up with. But I am afraid that I really am pretty lazy and slack when it comes to theropods. They just don't excite me the way sauropods or ceratopsians do! 😅😅

[@ichthyovenator3351]

@@DinosDragons fair enough, they do tend to oversaturate wherever they go.

[@aleksatodorova4573]

Oh, god! What a surprise to see my figure in your review😂😂 Thanks for sharing and an awesome review as always

[@DinosDragons]

Wow what a delight to see you here! Yes I've been dying for some spare time to get to it... love that it's such a rare 1:35 representation of a basal thyreophoran, something the market really lacks! 😍

[@venator7251]

I need lipped Torvosaurus by HAOLONGGOOD from Jurassic period so bad! They are honestly beautiful Dilophosaurus models!

[@DinosDragons]

If they can do Megaraptor lips so well, I am sure they'll be able to do larger theropods with lips well too! Or they could just go without an articulated jaw like this guy!

[@definitelynotdilophosaurus1722]

As you can probably guess from my username, Dilophosaurus is my favorite dinosaur. I've been wanting a 1/35 model of one for ages, but none have quite looked right to me, until this one. The colors and sculpt are jaw-dropping, and I love the subtle details like the individual variation in crest shapes between the male and female. The idea of the male staying and tending to the nest also reminds me of Emus, definitely my favorite extant dinosaur, so that's another big plus!

[@stegotyranno4206]

are you definitely not dilo on DTF

[@definitelynotdilophosaurus1722]

Yes I am!

[@stegotyranno4206]

@@definitelynotdilophosaurus1722 love the JWD mods you make bro

[@definitelynotdilophosaurus1722]

@@stegotyranno4206 Thanks!

[@DinosDragons]

You couldn't have chosen a better name then! This one has your name all over it! This one definitely is the best right now, and as someone who has been hoping of more Juarassic park theropods it certainly met a lot of my hopes! HLG just goes from strength to strength, and is really apporaching equality in terms of sculpt and accuracy between their herbivores and their carnivores.

[@2236gaming]

Great review full of information! I got the same version and I was super-impressed on the level of detail. The promo pictures don't make justice to the feeling of holding it in real life.

[@DinosDragons]

Yes indeed one of the true examples of an inhand model looking as good, if not better, than the promo images!

[@michaelkawano1951]

Thanks for yet another great review! Can’t wait for mine to arrive!

[@DinosDragons]

I am sure it has by now, and hopefully you wil be even more delighted in person!

[@michaelkawano1951]

@@DinosDragons yeah, my set finally arrived. They look awesome, but my standing version doesn’t stand. Going to try hot water.

[@emersonpsarts7012]

I'm really looking forward to receiving mine, I discovered your channel recently, thanks to your wonderful and professional reviews I don't regret any of the ones I bought, because I could see every detail, thank you very much

[@DinosDragons]

I'm very delighted to hear that! One of my goals is to either help people decide if they want a model, or to appreciate little details of what they already have! Look out for more in the future! 😁

[@emersonpsarts7012]

@@DinosDragons Continue with this quality, many people I know admire and talk about your videos!

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

🐐 dilophosaurus figures, I likethem a lot. This review was also pretty great.

[@DinosDragons]

Thank you! It's high time we had a good one!

[@UmbraXCVII]

Keep up the good work man 👍

[@DinosDragons]

Thank you, I intend to as long as I'm alive! 😁

[@paleo-logica]

Una estrategia de mercado muy buena por parte de Haolonggood, dieron un paso adelante en muchos aspectos, ojalá sigan así. Y definitivamente has elegido la mejor coloración, es una pareja increíble. ¡Buenísimo vídeo, amigo! 👏🏼😊

[@DinosDragons]

¡Gracias amigos! Creo que HLG ciertamente ha llenado un nicho que PNSO ha descuidado. Me pregunto si hubo algún coleccionista que realmente comprara el par marrón de Dilophosaurus jajaja. ¡Pero estoy muy emocionado de ver adónde más irá HLG!

[@keepcalmlovedinosaurs8934]

Can't tell you how DELIGHTED I'am to finally get a decent, affordable dilophosaurus! What a morale boost!

[@DinosDragons]

I'm glad for one too! I really liked the Safari Ltd one, but the fact this one is more updated _and_ in more or less 1:35 really takes the cake!

[@grandiosa86]

This pair were so good, that I also jumped on the other pair.

[@DinosDragons]

Wow! That's dedication! 😉

[@MrRajithasandaruwan]

Haolonggood does it again. I think we all should show our appreciation to Haolonggoods designers. Because of their creativity, we get these amazing figures. Beautiful color schemes, different poses, color variations, etc. And I wonder: Is this the best mass-produced Dilophosaurus model? I think so because the only other nice-looking figure I can think of is that Papo one. My dear sir, have you seen the color scheme for their Dilophosaurus resin version? I think that is the most eye-pleasing and beautiful version. I'm so happy to see this underrated dinosaur get its respective figure, and hopefully, I'll be able to get this someday. Thank you so much, my dear sir. Keep it up. ☺🖤

[@DinosDragons]

No in fact, I haven't seen their resin version. Not that I will have the time or the money to buy it though! There are other models I would rather spend the resources on... and not to mention my POOR DRAGONS! Been neglected the whole year! This Dilophosaurus does seem to be the closest I've seen to a modern, more robust crest reconstruction. And I like how HLG has really captured different aspects of the anatomy. Their latest Baryonyx though, has some misses. 🙄

[@Bota7120]

If only they gave it lips, it wouldve been perfect. Lets hope they rerelease them with lips, like they did with ouranosaurus

[@SuperSonicPoptarts]

The prototype actually did have lips, but it was stated in the Haolonggood DinoToyBlog forum that there was public pressure in China for a lipless look.

[@Bota7120]

@@SuperSonicPoptarts yeah i know, which is why i hope they do a lipped rerelease. Probs will never happen tho

[@horse14t]

@@SuperSonicPoptarts Lame :P

[@michaelkawano1951]

I would totally buy another set if they did that.

[@qingsun1557]

​@@SuperSonicPoptartsI don't know where you get that public pressure rumor, it's totally nonsense. HLG's Carcha had lip and sold well in China 2 years ago. Now even PNSO is adding lips to their theropods, and fans in China love the new saurophagonax and Yangchuanosaurus very much.

[@tyrannotherium7873]

Best Dilophosaurus figures in my opinion I’m glad that there’s no feathers and no testicles on their faces like in some art depiction my only issue I have, of course is that they both have a osteoderms

[@DinosDragons]

Yes I have seen some of the more radical ones that really are not my cup of tea. Osteoderms however to some degree or other are possible, and in any case they aren't colourized dramatically like some models I've seen. Hopefully it will be small enough to overlook!

[@tyrannotherium7873]

@@DinosDragons yeah, I heard it’s outdated because dilophosaurus does not have a osteoderms. I think at the time they thought that it was related to Ceratosaurus or something just like in the documentary when dinosaurs roamed America.

[@macronecteshalli9427]

Honestly I just think of them as raised scales like in a Carnotaurus, just more neatly placed.

[@JL-ux9dk]

Excelente review de esta interesante pareja, ....es gratificante ver como Haolonggood mejora a gran velocidad , me gustan mucho ambas figuras y esta vez los ojos de estos dos modelos no se ven como cartoons (lo que sí ocurría por ejemplo en su Carnotaurus).

[@DinosDragons]

¡Gracias! Creo que los ojos han mejorado mucho. Sin embargo, en el reciente Baryonyx, pensé que los ojos comenzaban a parecer caricaturescos nuevamente. ¡Pero no tan malo como en Carnotaurus y Allosaurus!

[@1984-z8f]

we need more sitting dinos

[@DinosDragons]

Tell me about it!

[@paleoscinkus542]

I’m actually surprised that you measured the models along the centra, pretty much all dinosaur models that are marketed as 1:35th scale are actually slightly larger because the length is measured in a straight line, not along the center of the spine.

[@DinosDragons]

It doesn't make appeal to me because that would depend very much on the attitude of the neck and tail. So measuring in a straight line will often give you inconsistent values. Measuring along the centra will still have measurement differences, but I suspect it would be less dependent on the posture of the animal.

[@Eykadinotime]

Una estrategia de mercado totalmente inesperada: dos figuras, dos poses diferentes, dos opciones de color y un precio muy accesible 😍He leído a algunas personas que nos les gustó que estos Dilophosaurus no tuvieras plumas o que tuvieran esas espinas sobre el cuello 🤔 pero yo pienso que el detalle de las escamas, la pintura y la atención a algunos detalles anatómicos sobre este dinosaurio, hacen de esta figura una figura realmente fantástica! 🤩

[@DinosDragons]

¡Definitivamente! No tengo ningún problema con los spinces. Creo que este es un detalle especulativo que no hace que el modelo sea malo. Estas estructuras queratinosas no se fosilizan de todos modos. En cuanto a las plumas y los labios, ¡creo que con este tamaño tan pequeño sería todo un desafío! ¡No es un gran pecado para mí!

[@deividauditore22]

I see a copy of the Sideshow dinosaur figures

[@DinosDragons]

Sadly, one Sideshow piece I don't have!

[@victorvanburen48]

I usually put comments on review videos after I got the products in the videos but this time is a bit different. I'm on a crossroad to buy or not to buy. I mean, it's not bad... Actually its colour palette and sculpture are really good. But after seeing lipped theropods in Prehistoric Planet and the arrival of PNSO Saurophaganax to my home, theropods without lips are kinda... how should I put this... It feels like something is missing. I know. I was surprised by myself for this because I thought I won't care about it. Aside from that, I know the fact that the pair of dilophosauruses will be amazing on my shelf. However in these days my accounts are being drained fast just for foods. Yeah, this is one of the "life happened" that I mentioned in the comment on your S. maximus video. Food prices are going nuts while my income stays same. Harsh times for an about-to-be graduate student. I have to think about my economic situation. 10 days until my payday... :(

[@DinosDragons]

Sorry for the late response. I hope that by now you have been thrown a life buoy by your paycheck! Indeed, one of the reasons I try to do these fast is a goal of mine to help people make decisions. Understand many viewers have to spend a lot of money on this because they are imports. Being from China, I can buy these a lot more cheaply, but it sure is adding up! And lately I have been a lot more selective. I think if lips are going to be a sore point for you, and you can't overlook it, it may be best to wait because now that PNSO has gone there, chances are they will give you something truly amazing but with lips. Also, having collected for so many years, I know that time in fact does heal all wounds. There have been very very few models I let slip because I couldn't afford them, that I thought of them as the one that got away. So far those I have loved and lost have not bothered me too much. Hang in there!

[@멀더fox]

예쁘긴한데 내건 두상 도색이 지저분해 :(

[@DinosDragons]

Oh no! Can it be cleaned up cheaply by a local artist?