2022 Wishes....to purchase, not produce!!!

[bmathison1972]

Starting something new on the form for 2022. And who knows, maybe it won't be popular, but thought it would be fun to try.

This is where you post the figures you want to purchase that are due to be released in 2022. Please note, this is not, and I repeat, NOT a wish list of what you want companies to produce, but rather those you would like to acquire as figures get formally announced.

I'll start us off. As....
1. more things I want get announced, I'll add to it
2. things I decide I don't want, those will get removed
3. I acquire things, I'll strike them off



My 2022 intended purchases:

Schleich:
emperor scorpion, Pandinus imperator

Safari Ltd:
1. salmon shark, Lamna ditropis
2. Patagotitan mayorum
3. Zuul crurivastator
4. Albertosaurus sarcophagus
5. green anaconda, Eunectes murinus (replaces CollectA model)
6. Sahara Desert TOOB: deathstalker (Leiurus quinquestriatus), desert monitor (Varanus griseus), horned viper (Cerastes cerastes)
7. Cryolophosaurus ellioti

Eofauna:
Konobelodon atticus

PNSO:
1. Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus
2. Lingwulong shenqui
3. Therizonosaurus cheloniformis

Toys Spirits/SO-TA:
1. bee hummingbird, Mellisuga helenae, pair
2. World Spider Encyclopedia Mascot With Specimens, complete set
3. 1/1 Dung Beetles, complete set
4. 1/1 Goliath Beetles - all except G. goliatus
5. 1:1 waxy monkey frog, Phyllomedusa sauvagii

Bandai:
Diversity of Life on Earth - Scorpions:
1. emperor scorpion, Pandinus imperator
2. Tanzanian red clawed scorpion, Pandinoides cavimanus
3. large-clawed scorpion, Scorpio maurus

Dango Mushi - Crabs Vol. 2
1. red-clawed crab, Chiromantes haematocheir (red)
3. giant Japanese spider crab, Macrocheira kaempferi

Diversity of Life on Earth - Stag Beetles Vol. 3:
1. Allotopus rosenbergi
2. Dorcus hopei binodulosus

Diversity of Life on Earth - Stag Beetles Vol 4.
1. Cyclommatus metallifer (bronze)
2. Dorcus rectus
3. Anoplophora chinensis

Diversity of Life on Earth - Beetles Vol. 3
1. Goliathus goliathus
4. Xylotrupes gideon (reddish brown)

Diversity of Life on Earth - Wasps Vol. 3
1. Eumenes micado
2. Vespa affinis
4. Delta flavopictum formosanum

Diversity of Life on Earth: Mantids Vol. 3:
2 Hierodula patellifera (adult green)
3 Hierodula patellifera (juvenile brown)
6 Hymenopus coronatus (white)

Diversity of Life on Earth - Ikimono Encyclopedia Advanced Crab:
1. Baptozius vinosus
2. box crab, Calappa hepatica
4. giant mud crab, Scylla serrata

Diversity of Life on Earth - Ikimono Encyclopedia Ants
1. bullet ant, Paraponera clavata
2. Japanese carpenter ant, Camponotus japonicus
3. Camponotus obscuripes

Diversity of Life on Earth - Caterpillars Vol. 2
1. great purple emperor, Sasakia charonda
2. lobster moth, Stauropus fagi
3. Chinese peacock, Papilio bianor

Diversity of Life on Earth - Mini Ancient Fish
1. frilled shark

Bandai Spirits:

Life with Insect:
1. Heteropteryx dilatata

Ikimon:

Private Life of a Lepidopterist - Acrylic Mascot Vol. 3 [complete set]

Stasto 3D File:

Ladybugs & Cetoniinae [complete set]

Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.:

Encyclopedia of Dangerous Organisms:
1. emperor scorpion, P. imperator

Primary Colour Dragonflies:
01. Anotogaster sieboldii
02. Anax parthenope
03. Orthetrum albistylum speciosum
04. Rhyothemis fuliginosa
05. Sympetrum frequens

Friends of the Waterside, Vol. 4:
1. fiddler crab, Tubuca arcuata

Insect Wars:
1. migratory locust, Locusta migratoria
2. tarantula (Brachypelma boehmei?)

CollectA:

1. green iguana, Iguana iguana (replaces my Wild Safari figure)
2. Paraceratherium sp.
3. Smok wawelski
4. green tree python, Morelia viridis
5. Cooperoceras

Papo:

1. Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
2. blue-headed hummingbird, Cyanophaia bicolor
3. European stag beetle, Lucanus cervus
4. African fish eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer
5. brown-lipped snail, Cepaea nemoralis
6. Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
7. great tit, Parus major
8. clouded yellow, Colias croceus
9. tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon
10. common hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus
11. Charolais cow

Kaiyodo:

Capsule Q Museum - Prehistoric Animals:
1. Pallas cormorant, Urile perspicillatus

F-toys:

Movable Ancient Creatures:
1. Anomalocaris
2. Hallucigenia

Rainbow:

Sea Slug Chopstick Rest:
1. Tambja morosa
2. Hypselodoris apolegma
3. Chromodoris magnifica
4. Aldisa albatrossae

Yell:

Channel Crocodile Gacha Gacha:
1. African spurred tortoise
3. call duck
4. tiger salamander

[GojiraGuy1954]

Schleich:
YES-
Tapir
Puma
Nothosaurus
Styracosaurus
MAYBE-
Pig
Piglet
Tapir Calf
Parasaurolophus

EoFauna:
Diplodocus
Konobelodon

CollectA:
YES-
African Elephant
Green Iguana
Paraceratherium
Smok
MAYBE-
Green Tree Python
Emperor Penguin Chicks
Spinosaurus
Pteranodon
Edmontosaurus
Cooperoceras
Triceratops

Papo:
YES-
Shrimp
Hermit Crab
Leatherback Turtle
Mosasaurus
MAYBE-
Beaver
African Buffalo
Spoonbill
African Sea Eagle
Leopard Shark
Common Dolphin
Wolf
Magpie

[suspsy]

CollectA: African elephant and all the prehistoric toys with the possible exception of the yet-to-be-revealed Triceratops. Depends on what it looks like.

Eofauna: Konobelodon.

Safari: we shall see.

[JimoAi]

Here goes for me:
CollectA:
Edmontosaurus
Spinosaurus
Monkfish(if appropriately sized)
Reptiles tube(waiting for pics)

Papo:
Leopard shark(if appropriately sized)
Common dolphin
Shrimp(if it's confirmed Penaeus monodon and appropriately sized)
Mosasaurus(waiting for better pics)

Schleich
Nothisaurus

[EpicRaptorMan]

Papo 2022:
• Spoonbill
• Hummingbird
• African Sea Eagle
• Wolf*
• Common Dolphin*

CollectA 2022:
• Humpback Whale calf*
• Emperor Penguin chicks*

Schleich 2022:
• Stork*

Everything with an asterisk next to it is a maybe.
Really holding out for 2022 Safari Ltd here.

[Gwangi]

Papo
YES
Spoonbill
African Sea Eagle
Wolf
Magpie
MAYBE
Forest Snail
Tit
Shrimp
Hermit Crab
Leopard Shark
Leatherback Sea turtle
Hummingbird

CollectA
YES
Smok
Cooperoceras
Bison
Anglerfish
MAYBE
Edmontosaurus
African Elephant
Iguana
Pteranodon
Triceratops

Schleich
MAYBE
Tapir
Slow Loris
Puma

Eofauna
YES
Konobelodon
Diplodocus

Mojo
YES
Perentie
MAYBE
Tasmanian Devil
Golden Eagle

Safari
YES
Minke Whale
Anaconda
Crested Gecko
Salmon Shark
Albertosaurus
Zuul

[bmathison1972]

Oooo nice participation everyone! Nice to see everyone's varied tastes and preferences.

[stargatedalek]

CollectA

Yes
Green iguana
-Spectacular detail on this one, if it's too large for 1:12 I might try to tweak it into Barbaturex (even though that was closer to Uromastyx), but the real treat would be if CollectA pulls a big surprise on us and it's actually really big, supreme pterosaur big please!
Cooperoceras
-As soon as I saw this one I knew I would have to get one and try a little mad science on it involving some fishtank decor nautilus, if all goes as hoped I might even make a little tank with a few of them.

Probably
Green tree python
-A favourite species of some personal significance, but I'm not a huge fan of that pose. If it does turn out to be in (or passable as) 1:12 I will try to find some other snakes that could make good headswaps with them to have multiple poses (since this one doesn't look like it could really be reposed).
Pteranodon
-To modify into a female to go with their much larger male P. longiceps.
Smok
-If I can find another species it can realistically represent, since the feet of it are wrong for a raisuchian.

Maybe
Alpaca
-Not an animal I have much draw to, but if it turns out to be in my preferred scale I might get a few to use as livestock in dioramas, as I prefer them over sheep and cows and such.
Spinosaurus
Edmontosaurus
-If they end up close enough to 1:60 to realistically use as tabletop game figures.

Papo

Yes
European magpie
-A big time personal wishlist species.
Tit
-You don't find bird figures that stand on their own all that often, and Papo has been blowing these songbirds out of the park between this and last years robin.
Shrimp
-If it's in around 1:1 or 2:1 to go with my growing 2:1 inverts collection.
Hermit crab
-I can't help it, I'm a sucker for hermit crabs.
Protoceratops
-I know, I know, but I like monster dinosaurs and this one actually looks pretty original as opposed to just being deliberately shrink-wrapped.
Mosasaur
-Perhaps I just have a fundamentally different approach to life reconstructions from others, but I don't get all of the complaints. Adding speculative features will always win over shrinkwrapping and other provably inaccurate choices in my book, even if the speculative traits are unlikely and make a bigger impact on the overall appearance.

Probably
Spoonbill
-While more spoonbills have been made than one might think, not all of them have feet...
Clouded yellow butterfly
-If it's in around 1:1 or 2:1 to go with my growing 2:1 inverts collection.
Leatherback sea turtle
-Glad this got reissues as fast as it did, since I never did get one before.

Maybe
Hummingbird
-The colours chosen are very nice, but unless the paint is obscuring it the sculpting looks a lot less detailed than the others.
African Sea Eagle
-The sculpting is really nice but there are a lot of eagles out there.
Forest Snail
-If it's in around 1:1 or 2:1 to go with my growing 2:1 inverts collection.

Schleich

Maybe
Stork
-I have their older and much better stork, but this could serve as a number of different waterbirds with relatively minor alterations so if it ends up widely available I will keep an eye on prices.

So-TA
Yes
Hummingbird set
-Very nice detail on these and the idea of a perched hummingbird attached to a ring is pretty clever.

[bmathison1972]

@stargatedalek - my guess based on Papo's past releases is that the clouded butterfly will probably be 1:1 but the shrimp is more likely to be 1:2 or smaller

[stargatedalek]

@stargatedalek - my guess based on Papo's past releases is that the clouded butterfly will probably be 1:1 but the shrimp is more likely to be 1:2 or smaller

That does check out indeed. Although, given the colour and eye size it does look like the shrimp might be modelled after juveniles (commonly used as bait in fishing) rather than adult tiger prawns?

[endogenylove]

So-TA:
-hummingbird. I only want one of the males, I don't need the whole set.

Schleich:
-Tapir, maybe. I have to see photos first. I need a good Malayan tapir but I'm not ready to drop $50 or more on a single figure yet for a retired one.
-Loris, maybe. I need to see about the eikoh and natural history ones and make a decision.

Papo:
-African Buffalo. I wanted it before it was retired and I want it now
-Spoonbill
-Hummingbird, maybe. I'll probably get it just because it's so rare to have a hummingbird in figure form.
-African Fish Eagle
-Magpie
-Tit, maybe. Might like It better than the Furuta, but I'm not sure

CollectA:
-Green Tree Python
-African Elephant, maybe. I need to see in comparison to the mojo. I've been waiting for a CollectA elephant so I'm really hoping it doesn't disappoint.
-Green Iguana

[Isidro]

-Loris, maybe. I need to see about the eikoh and natural history ones and make a decision.

Natural History loris is much bigger than Eikoh one, if that helps to your decission. Also I imagine that Papo great tit will be much bigger than the Furuta great tit, the latter is in a nice more dynamic position (in flight) but the Papo one is more detailed and better proportioned judging from images.

[bmathison1972]

@endogenylove - the Furuta tit is the Japanese tit, Parus minor, which was split from P. major. So, you can have both :-D

[EpicRaptorMan]

I have the Eikoh Loris which is rather small but I'm still okay with.
I purchased it whenever I saw, and was disappointed, by the Schleich one 😳

Which reminds me, when is Safari Ltd expected to unveil their 2022 models?

[bmathison1972]

Because the slow loris figures to-date are not marketed at the species level and generic enough, I have the Natural History figure to represent the Sunda slow loris and the Eikoh one to represent the pygmy slow loris (although I wouldn't be surprised if the Sunda was the basis for all of them).

[endogenylove]

@endogenylove - the Furuta tit is the Japanese tit, Parus minor, which was split from P. major. So, you can have both :-D

Oh! Perfect! Thank you for letting me know. This tit has been added to my wishlist, then.

[bmathison1972]

updated my first post with the remaining CollectA thoughts

[Isidro]

At the moment my only possible purchase (but not necessarily to be bought in next year, I can wait more):

CollectA American bison

[endogenylove]

So-TA:
-hummingbird. I only want one of the males, I don't need the whole set.

Schleich:
-Tapir, maybe. I have to see photos first. I need a good Malayan tapir but I'm not ready to drop $50 or more on a single figure yet for a retired one.
-Loris, maybe. I need to see about the eikoh and natural history ones and make a decision.

Papo:
-African Buffalo. I wanted it before it was retired and I want it now
-Spoonbill
-Hummingbird, maybe. I'll probably get it just because it's so rare to have a hummingbird in figure form.
-African Fish Eagle
-Magpie
-Tit, maybe. Might like It better than the Furuta, but I'm not sure

CollectA:
-Green Tree Python
-African Elephant, maybe. I need to see in comparison to the mojo. I've been waiting for a CollectA elephant so I'm really hoping it doesn't disappoint.
-Green Iguana

Some additions:
CollectA:
- Anglerfish, maybe. It's big...but it's so beautiful. I need to see pictures.
- American Bison. Gosh this is a gorgeous figure. The perfect Bison I've been waiting for.

Papo:
- I will be getting the Tit for sure now that I know it's a different species.

Ikimon:
- Sicklefin Lemon Shark, maybe. The opposite of the angler, it's so small but it's unique....
-Red Kangaroo, maybe. I missed out on the Southlands red kangaroo male. I like the Mojo 2020 Red, but I really really like the design of this figure. The picture we have looks like a decent size, but I'm not sure...
-I can basically say the same for the Devil, koala, and platypus. The CollectA devil and Koala are nice, but these are nice too...and I missed out on the Southlands platypus and I think this one may be worthwhile. I'll pass on the strange wombat though

[JimoAi]

For me:
Yes:

CollectA
Reptiles tube for the bearded dragon, chameleon, frilled lizard and thorny dragon
Spinosaurus(say what you want but I really enjoy this figure due to the fact it scales with the pnso carcharodontosaurus well)
Edmontosaurus

Schleich
Nothosaurus

Papo
Common dolphin

Tarlin
Crab set

Maybe:
Papo mosasaurus
Papo leopard shark
CollectA anglerfish
Tiger shrimp


Gotta wait for Safari's reveals too and all depends on extra money I have as I'm buying alot of pokemon cards as of late


Edit: crabs are by yell and are already released