Miniature Animal Figure Collection
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I was wondering if anyone else collected dinosaur and other earlier animal figures as I am looking into making a collection of them like in Jurassic park type collection (small plastic models that is)?
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anitaj94
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Please post...Hey,
Just wondering if anyone else here collects minature animal figures? Like, the ones you can buy from Zoos gift shops? I collect Marine/Aquarium related Figures! I have lots of dolphin/whale/shark figuresIf anyone else is interested I can post some photos of them all! Been collecting for the past few years on and off
Ollie
I always collect some shells when visit the beach and bring it to the home but mom wont let me keep it that long
A few of the numerous new ones acquired over the last year.
CollectA Ibex (fantastic figure!)
Papo European Robin
Safari Great Gray Owl
Schleich Armadillo
Papo Caiman
CollectA Giant Anteater
CollectA Ibex (fantastic figure!)
Papo European Robin
Safari Great Gray Owl
Schleich Armadillo
Papo Caiman
CollectA Giant Anteater
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Nile Hippo Expert
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I really love how you placed the animal figures in their natural habitat for the photos so it looks as if they were real!
Thanks, it makes for a fun challenge and looks cooler than just sitting on a shelf. Aquatic species are a lot more difficult but I've got a couple I'm currently trying to figure out a way through.
Nile Hippo Expert
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For aquatic species, I suppose you can glue, tape, or use some other contraption to hold it up to the edge of the glass of a normal fish tank like an "underwater viewing area" you would see in a zoo or aquarium, or as if it was interpreted as a wild animal, to put color in the water with the appropriate water look/type of coloring of their natural habitat where they would generally be seen in the wild. For example, I would suggest that for a species which lives in the deep ocean and hard to find solid to use very dark water with a dark background with the animal only being visible by a flashlight, which in this case would represent the viewing for undersea specialists in a submarine. In the end, it is up to you, but this is just a suggestion for you.Thanks, it makes for a fun challenge and looks cooler than just sitting on a shelf. Aquatic species are a lot more difficult but I've got a couple I'm currently trying to figure out a way through.
I've done a few different things over time, but its difficult to stay consistent with something that routinely works.
Aiming down into the water -
Kitan Club Giant Salamander - technically a keychain but that's easy to remove and a very nice piece.
In a fish tank without inhabitants that could be affected by anything on it or in the plastic
And one I don't think I shared on thread - in a drainage ditch taken by carefully wrapping the top 2/3 of my phone in plastic wrap and sticking it underwater while I simultaneously held the dolphin in very cold water!
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I love the dolphin pic!
Nile Hippo Expert
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I would just like to comment that those are some amazing photos and some great ideas you had here! I particularly love the great aesthetics you had surrounding the dolphin!I've done a few different things over time, but its difficult to stay consistent with something that routinely works.
Aiming down into the water -
Kitan Club Giant Salamander - technically a keychain but that's easy to remove and a very nice piece.
In a fish tank without inhabitants that could be affected by anything on it or in the plastic
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And one I don't think I shared on thread - in a drainage ditch taken by carefully wrapping the top 2/3 of my phone in plastic wrap and sticking it underwater while I simultaneously held the dolphin in very cold water!
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pichu
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what brand is the dolphin? dyk?I've done a few different things over time, but its difficult to stay consistent with something that routinely works.
Aiming down into the water -
Kitan Club Giant Salamander - technically a keychain but that's easy to remove and a very nice piece.
In a fish tank without inhabitants that could be affected by anything on it or in the plastic
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And one I don't think I shared on thread - in a drainage ditch taken by carefully wrapping the top 2/3 of my phone in plastic wrap and sticking it underwater while I simultaneously held the dolphin in very cold water!
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CollectA's Amazon River Dolphin, it's in production and easy to come by.
I'm at it again - handful of Japanese gashapon arrived earlier this week! 
One thing I will say re gashapon, the higher end ones easily rival the big name brands in terms of quality. I expect this is due to them being collectibles rather than toys. Quite pleased with all of this current lot, I just wish many of the Asian gashapon weren't so tricky to come by!
Kaiyodo's Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle
Kaiyodo's Phantastic Leaf-tailed Gecko
Kaiyodo's Fairy Pitta
Kaiyodo's Thorny Devil (Reptile Lounge series)
Kaiyodo's (I think) Crested Ibis
Bandai's Xingu River Ray
Agatsuma's Winged Argonaut
Kaiyodo/Kitan Club's Giant Oarfish
One thing I will say re gashapon, the higher end ones easily rival the big name brands in terms of quality. I expect this is due to them being collectibles rather than toys. Quite pleased with all of this current lot, I just wish many of the Asian gashapon weren't so tricky to come by!
Kaiyodo's Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle
Kaiyodo's Phantastic Leaf-tailed Gecko
Kaiyodo's Fairy Pitta
Kaiyodo's Thorny Devil (Reptile Lounge series)
Kaiyodo's (I think) Crested Ibis
Bandai's Xingu River Ray
Agatsuma's Winged Argonaut
Kaiyodo/Kitan Club's Giant Oarfish
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Where it stops nobody knows...
With a box received a few days ago my collection jumped well over the 400 mark, and brought the brand total to 18! Whenever it happens to hit the 500 mark it'll really be time to figure out the storage situation.
ToyMany (Norway) Lemming
Science & Nature Galah
CollectA Pangolin
CollectA Giant Eland calf
CollectA Wild Water Buffalo
CollectA Wandering Albatross
ToyMany Yellow-eyed Penguin
With a box received a few days ago my collection jumped well over the 400 mark, and brought the brand total to 18! Whenever it happens to hit the 500 mark it'll really be time to figure out the storage situation.
ToyMany (Norway) Lemming
Science & Nature Galah
CollectA Pangolin
CollectA Giant Eland calf
CollectA Wild Water Buffalo
CollectA Wandering Albatross
ToyMany Yellow-eyed Penguin
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Nile Hippo Expert
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Wow your collection is really getting insane, congrats on 400 and here's to 400 more! I particularly love the Yellow-eyed Penguin and Water Buffalo photos!Where it stops nobody knows...
With a box received a few days ago my collection jumped well over the 400 mark, and brought the brand total to 18! Whenever it happens to hit the 500 mark it'll really be time to figure out the storage situation.
ToyMany (Norway) Lemming
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Science & Nature Galah
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CollectA Pangolin
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CollectA Giant Eland calf
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CollectA Wild Water Buffalo
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CollectA Wandering Albatross
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ToyMany Yellow-eyed Penguin
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Technically if I count the mini figures I think I already hit that mark - I don't count them in my total though as they tend to be much lower quality. I haven't bought any of the tubes in a number of years, although I did learn a little while ago that I apparently aquired a number of odd/rare figures shortly before I stopped collecting the minis.
I will note though that a good number of figures in the "main" collection are mini figure sized, but I opted to count them differently based on quality. It's a slightly vague line but there is generally a noticeable difference between small figures of standard lines and tube figures.
