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Miniature Animal Figure Collection
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The reef fish, although I should specify that I got the cheapest reef fish set and not the cheapest fish set
There is a clearance sale here: Collecta Clearance Deals. It includes a spotted seal
bmathison1972 (Manatee (Sealife by CollectA)) said it's a West Indian manatee.
Here's a dust mite: Dust Mite (Wolff Marketing Group, Inc.)
Anyone know where I could get Bird models from please?
I do have most of the Collecta, Papo & Mojo looking for other collections
I do have most of the Collecta, Papo & Mojo looking for other collections
Safari and Schleich both have a handful. Otherwise Kaiyodo has a wide variety, as do a couple other Asian-based brands. Some of those figures do have visible joint lines and are not as detailed as CollectA or Safari, but the variety of species is greater. The only difficulty is most Kaiyodo figures are somewhat tough to get for a decent price outside Asia.
I have around 200 animal figures from the zoo. Most of them were actually this bag of animals that my godfather gave to me when I was young.They were from the zoo when he was younger though. I am hoping to display them all on a table, but thats not in place yet.
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Today I received 3 CollectA figurines in the mail. The West Indian manatee, the Pacific white-sided dolphin, and a trio of ducklings. The manatee and white-sided dolphins will be added to my ever-growing collection to collect as many species as possible, and I got the ducklings because they're cute.
Today I received 3 CollectA figurines in the mail. The West Indian manatee, the Pacific white-sided dolphin, and a trio of ducklings. The manatee and white-sided dolphins will be added to my ever-growing collection to collect as many species as possible, and I got the ducklings because they're cute.
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Kakapo
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Hello! Maybe some of you remember when I acquired the Science and Nature Aquila audax.
I already corrected some things then, including displaced eyes and sharpness of the bill.
But today I casually was looking for images of wedge-tailed eagles in Google and that made me notice how badly painted is this model actually!
So I took my brush, acrylics and tinfoil paper (that I use as palette), and with some mixes of brown, black, orange, yellow and white corrected it. Now I present you my wedgie with its new clothes:
I already corrected some things then, including displaced eyes and sharpness of the bill.
But today I casually was looking for images of wedge-tailed eagles in Google and that made me notice how badly painted is this model actually!
So I took my brush, acrylics and tinfoil paper (that I use as palette), and with some mixes of brown, black, orange, yellow and white corrected it. Now I present you my wedgie with its new clothes:
Brett NJ
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Hey.
I stumbled across this forum accidentally while researching the pending (and extraordinary) Ikimon Nature Techni Coulour Yangtze set of 9 (+ 1 secret) Chinese animals (including an image in case it hasn't been discussed here yet).
On the page to which the Google search brought me, someone wrote about finding sources outside of Japan for figures there.
That would be me. ; )
Brett
I stumbled across this forum accidentally while researching the pending (and extraordinary) Ikimon Nature Techni Coulour Yangtze set of 9 (+ 1 secret) Chinese animals (including an image in case it hasn't been discussed here yet).
On the page to which the Google search brought me, someone wrote about finding sources outside of Japan for figures there.
That would be me. ; )
Brett
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Kakapo
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After a very long pause, I acquired my first figures since the pandemy started. I bought these Japanese figures via @Brett NJ, and he was very kind.
First is the Colorata "Raptors of the world" set. It have 5 big birds of prey, all of them with wings and legs that needs to be assembled. All have also bases and sticks for display them, but those that know me knows that I display figures without bases when possible.
1.The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).
For size comparison CollectA's Markhor:
2. The Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
For size comparison: the Takara Tomy's white crested ibis
3. The American bald eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).
For size comparison: the Safari LTD's California condor.
4. The secretarybird, Sagittarius serpentarius
For size comparison the CollectA's springbok.
First is the Colorata "Raptors of the world" set. It have 5 big birds of prey, all of them with wings and legs that needs to be assembled. All have also bases and sticks for display them, but those that know me knows that I display figures without bases when possible.
1.The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).
For size comparison CollectA's Markhor:
2. The Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
For size comparison: the Takara Tomy's white crested ibis
3. The American bald eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).
For size comparison: the Safari LTD's California condor.
4. The secretarybird, Sagittarius serpentarius
For size comparison the CollectA's springbok.
Kakapo
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5. And what is undoubtely the star of the set: the fabulous Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
For size comparison Schleich jaguar
The harpy comes with a green iguana as base in the set, the bird is preying on the reptile.
The iguana itself is not bad. Once detached from base with a cutter, toes shaped with a cutter, crest shaped with a cutter, tail reshaped with a cutter, and repainted black bars on body, the iguana is so proud of itself that don't see the danger approaching! (Papo ocelot)
Once finished the Raptor set, we still have more figures in the same package!
6. Continuing with Colorata, this time two little gems from the Reptile set. First is the Boa constrictor:
For size comparison, Mojo Fun lowland tapir:
7. From the same set, the Radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata):
For size comparison, with CollectA's Galapagos tortoise
For size comparison Schleich jaguar
The harpy comes with a green iguana as base in the set, the bird is preying on the reptile.
The iguana itself is not bad. Once detached from base with a cutter, toes shaped with a cutter, crest shaped with a cutter, tail reshaped with a cutter, and repainted black bars on body, the iguana is so proud of itself that don't see the danger approaching! (Papo ocelot)
Once finished the Raptor set, we still have more figures in the same package!
6. Continuing with Colorata, this time two little gems from the Reptile set. First is the Boa constrictor:
For size comparison, Mojo Fun lowland tapir:
7. From the same set, the Radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata):
For size comparison, with CollectA's Galapagos tortoise
Kakapo
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8. Kaiyodo's Alaskan king crab (Paralithodes camtchaticus).
For size comparison: Safari LTD's leopard shark
9. And finally I left to the end the best of the figures: the super perfect Ikimon/Kitan Club/Nature Techni Colour Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) from the Salamander set.
For size comparison, with Papo gharial:
For size comparison: Safari LTD's leopard shark
9. And finally I left to the end the best of the figures: the super perfect Ikimon/Kitan Club/Nature Techni Colour Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) from the Salamander set.
For size comparison, with Papo gharial: