SafariLtd – Fauna Figures

FigureFocus 320 Safari Ltd South American toob Three-toed Sloth

Another Safari toob figure already, but this one is very new. From the South American animals toob released in 2001, item 100684, it is the Three-toed Sloth. These are becoming popular animals as figures (and cultural memes) and Safari has already made at least one larger figure as well (a two-toed) in a very different pose and sculpt. There are several species of three-toed sloths and while Safari has not specified which, most other sources consider it to be the…

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September 19, 2022

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FigureFocus 319 Safari Ltd Exotic Birds toob Scarlet Ibis

Quick look at more dinosaurs...but a modern one this time! It's a Scarlet Ibis from a Safari toob. The original toob is the Exotic Birds toob, item 680404, first released in 2006. The set featured a number of birds that, I suppose depending on perspective, would be exotic, from a variety of locales (mostly Latin America and Australia...plus a snowy owl? Weird assortment honestly. At some point figure the Scarlet ibis was retired in favour of a White ibis (meaning,…

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September 12, 2022

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FigureFocus 312 Safari Incredible Creatures Koi Fish (Yamabuki Ogon)

Just in time for summer and pond season (where I am anyway) today is the Safari Incredible Creatures Koi Fish, item 266329. First released in 2017, this figure was released in the line of large, fairly robust models of animals that can be at least somewhat true-sized. This certainly works for the koi figure, which is large enough to act as a bath or pool toy, but just as easily fits into a display of fish figures. An interesting choice…

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July 27, 2022

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FigureFrenzy 297 River dolphin, Komodo dragon, Coral snake, Mekosuchine

Another very random foursome. Really, really random--mostly reptiles though, by accident. But a good assortment! Safari Ltd South American Animals toob Amazon River Dolphin A fairly recent one, an Amazon River Dolphin from a Safari toob. Great to see one as a widely available figure. It's about 1:35 so the diver might be a little small, but close. First up, an Amazon River Dolphin figure from the 2021 Amazon River animals toob from Safari. This toob, number 100684, is a…

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April 7, 2022

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FigureFrenzy 295 Aye-Aye, Beipiaosaurus, Chuckwalla, Lobsters

We're just going all over the place this time. Kind of a little of this, a little of that. Sometimes things are really, really random! Nayab/FUL/Lontic Lobsters and Spiny Lobster A few marine crustaceans from Nayab (or whatever). Two different sizes of Spiny Lobster and a more conventional Lobster. It's difficult to estimate scales, but the lobster is maybe around 1:4 so the diver is too small for that, but of course these animals come in many sizes I'm going…

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March 31, 2022

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FigureFocus 291 Wild Safari Prehistoric World Kaprosuchus

Today is a good one! The Wild Safari Kaprosuchus from 2011! Originally released in the Wild Safari Dinos & Prehistoric Life series, that whole line has been rechristened 'Prehistoric World'. I think this may be about the fourth name for their prehistoric models (most of them) but I guess the new one is more succinct (although sounds a lot like a Schleich series or something.) Either way, this is a great figure, product number 300829 and I actually have a…

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March 18, 2022

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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…

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February 24, 2022

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FigureFrenzy 284 Brontosaurus, Dimetrodon, Gomphotherium, Velociraptor

Taking a look at a weird and wide variety of prehistoric figures. Representing all kinds of geologic ages and taxonomic groups! Also...pretty wide range of quality. Dino Magic Fizz-N-Surprise 'Brontosaurus' Skeleton (GLOW!) Kind of the basic dinosaur skeleton, ostensibly a Brontosaurus skeleton. It's roughly 1:200 scale, so that diver guy there is pretty close in scale Well let's start with what will obviously be the low point...another figure from the Dino Magic series. I have to say, it's representative of…

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February 17, 2022

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FigureFocus 283 Safari Gryposaurus

A quick visit to a single excellent figure from Safari Ltd today, the Gryposaurus from the Dinos & Prehistoric Life series (or whatever the name of the series is, was, or will be. It's changed a lot). The item number is 302529, and it was first released in 2013. One thing to immediately note--for a Safari figure, and an ornithopod, this figure is relatively large. It's about time, since some of these dinos were impressively big! One of a few…

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February 14, 2022

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FigureFrenzy 281 Llama, Butterflyfish, Basilisk, Olm

It's going to be all living animals today! No extinction here! Hopefully! And a pretty broad taxonomic range too! Safari Ltd Pets Toob Llama It's a LLAMA an in an interesting pose. About 1:30 scale, so close to the zoo guy there. Let's start with the mammal, a Llama from the Safari Pets toob, item 683704. I don't have a ton to say about it--other than it's a pretty decent figure. The pose is kind of interesting, probably chosen as…

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February 7, 2022

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Vault Tales 279 Run the Set Safari Ltd Sea Turtle Life Cycle

Let's do a quick one this week, a visit to another Safari Life Cycle. This time it's a quick look at the Green Sea Turtle Life Cycle, released in 2012 under item number 662316. As with the previously-seen Monarch butterfly set, there are a few figures, and their scales are all over the place. The first two stages--a nest of exposed eggs (!) and a hatchling. It's resting on the nest because it looks good. Being a life cycle, there…

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January 31, 2022

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Vault Tales 271 FigureFrenzy Pufferfish, TroutPerch, Perch, Crocodile shark

Start of a new year! So let's start with a variety of fish! Colorata Saltwater Fish 1 Tiger Pufferfish It's a very nice Tiger Pufferfish. If you look closely, you can also see a snail for it to snack on! It's about 1:7 scale, so Ray is a bit small. Our first fish of 2022 is the Tiger Pufferfish from Colorata, number 14 in the original Saltwater Fish box set. It's a magnificent figure, lots of detail and colour. As…

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January 3, 2022