Mini – Fauna Figures

FigureFocus 307 Schleich Cow (Minis)

Haven't posted in a bit...and this one's going to be appropriately short for a small figure. This one is from the classic Schleich 'Minis' series, initiated in 1965 and as a group discontinued in 2005. In particular, this is the basic 'Kuh' or Cow, as in domestic cow, item number 10067. I don't know when it was released, but given the low-ish item number it was likely near the original releases. The series starts at 10001 and ends at 11210--skipping…

0 Comments

July 1, 2022

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

FigureFrenzy 300 Allosaurus, Anteater, Pantylus, Penguin

Been a bit distracted lately, but catching right back up...once again, with a very random assortment. Very. Broad range of quality, style, and taxonomy. Jurassic World FK mini Allosaurus (Walmart) Revisiting an almost monochrome figure from the Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom minis. This time it's the Allosaurus. A very gaunt, skinny dino. It's about 1:85 scale, so the explorer is pretty close. So we'll start with another mini figure from the Walmart Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom multi-pack (a few others can…

0 Comments

May 2, 2022

FigureTales / Run the Set

Vault Tales 299 Run the Set GeoWorld Travel-to-Go Ice Age

So here's a neat little set from GeoWorld that, well, didn't last long. They aren't especially great models, but feature a few animals that you never really see. And a few that you pretty much always do... Clearly not to scale with each other...but it came with a neat playmat. There were also a couple of plastic hollow rocks but those are long lost because...plastic rocks. But at least there were also info cards so that the identifications are clear...…

0 Comments

April 21, 2022

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

FigureFrenzy 286 Tree frog, Owl, Bat-eared fox, Manta ray

We're going to go through a bunch of mini-size figures this week! A good look at how many companies have actually made these tiny-size figures! With one exception, most of these figures are sized well for scenes and dioramas with more traditionally larger figures. In keeping with the theme, I'll keep it short (there's only so much to say...) Safari Ltd Good Luck Minis Red-Eye Tree Frog A tiny little Red-eye Tree Frog. Which looks pretty good, if a little…

0 Comments

February 24, 2022

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 273 FigureFrenzy Marmot, Velociraptor, Giant cheetah, Wild ass

Another very random batch. Minis. Metals. Mammals. Just more randomness. Schleich Minis Marmot A very small rodent, an Alpine Marmot. Great to have a very small rodent figure, they tend to fit better with larger figures. Depending on the size of the real animal used, this figure varies from 1:15 to 1:24 scale. Finn would be close for 1:15 or; the figure would fit well with many current modern animal models at 1:24 We're going to start small, with this…

0 Comments

January 10, 2022

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 267 FigureFrenzy Smilodon, Alphadon, Macrauchenia, Hyena

Time to look at a random group of mammal figures. Most are prehistoric, and one is just really old! Old as in, the figure is relatively old (early half of 19th century) as opposed to representing really old animals...that were made more recently (in every case, really recently--like last 10 years recent). Anyway, let's get to them! CollectA Prehistoric Mammals MiniBox Smilodon A very small Smilodon, similar to the larger model but simpler. It's around 1:35 in scale, so close…

0 Comments

November 29, 2021

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 254 FigureFrenzy Apatosaurus, Char, Poraspis, Archelon, Spinosaurus

Wide range of figures again today. All over the map--prehistoric and modern, big and small, really nice and...less high end. I guess that's what happens when picks are random...! Jurassic World FK mini Apatosaurus (Walmart) It's a very basic Apatosaurus from a Jurassic World set. Decent monochrome though, although the 'blood splash' is a little weird. It's about 1:182 scale, so the guy's about half the needed height. First up, a small mini dinosaur figure from Mattel, an Apatosaurus from the…

0 Comments

October 14, 2021

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 246 FigureFrenzy Bat, Horse, Smilodon, Megaloceros, Theropoda

More randomness...including what might be my first accidental repeat of a figure! Considering how many I've done, I'm surprised I haven't done it before (or at least, didn't catch it before I had everything together!) I'll put a different spin on it I guess...it did throw off the otherwise 'mammals only' theme for the post though. Schleich Miniatures Bat A teeny tiny BATfigure! No species is given or determinate. But it is small. First up, another of the very small…

0 Comments

September 16, 2021

FigureTales / Run the Set

Vault Tales 241 Run the Set Unknown Dino Egg Dinosaurs

Well, this is a weird little set of prehistoric animals. Small, rubbery, and with very, very...limited styling. It's the kind of set that doesn't really fit with what I'd normally collect. But sometimes there are reasons. I think this'll be a brief post! A few different ceratopsians. There are no names given, but they likely represent Protoceratops, Triceratops and Centrosaurus (probably meant as Monoclonius originally). These little figures have probably shown up in a whole lot of different sets and…

0 Comments

August 30, 2021

FigureTales / Run the Set

Vault Tales 240 Run the Set CollectA Prehistoric Marine Animals MiniBox

Staying with the sets, although this is the first one in some time that isn't Japanese! It's a more recent one from CollectA, the Prehistoric Marine mini box. CollectA item number A1104, it was released in 2017. The only figures that were already part of the CollectA prehistoric figures lines. On the left, the only widely available), in the centre a Temnodontosaurus, and on the right, a small Dunkleosteus It was super exciting when CollectA first announced they would release…

0 Comments

August 26, 2021

FigureFrenzy / FigureTales

Vault Tales 225 FigureFrenzy Camel, Carnotaurus, Mosasaurus, Sarcosuchus, Alligator

Lots of reptiles today, and a single tiny mammal! Some prehistoric, some modern. A few are collectable...some are just kind of there...! Lots of 'mini' figures! Ausini Bactrian Camel A tiny little Bactrian camel from the Ausini mini series. It's a pretty basic figure...around 1:130, so that guy there is a little too big! Or the camel is a small one. We're going to start with a little figure from the Ausini set again! Once again, a fairly recognizable animal…

0 Comments

July 5, 2021

FigureTales / Run the Set

Vault Tales 216 Run the Set Wild Republic Bouncy Ball Sharks

So weird set today--and proof that amazing figures and sets can come from very, very dumb places. I am sure that most people are familiar with Wild Republic--their merch is ubiquitous in shops at zoos, aquariums, museums and science centres...and has also infiltrated regular toy shops and 'impulse' toy sections in other stores. These days, they are probably most notable for their wide range of plush animals in different forms ("Wild Republic" used to refer specifically to a line of…

2 Comments

June 3, 2021