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Opinions on available Przewalski's horses?

Started by Koifish, May 09, 2021, 04:43:24 PM

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Koifish

I'm looking to aquire a Przewalski's horse, and I've been debating between the Schleich and Safari Ltd. I'm not sure how I feel about Collecta's and their "action pose". The available Schleich's on ebay are scuffed more than I'd like. The Safari Ltd, while easier to find, looks awfully plain in promotional images, but from a video review I had seen, it seems to look better in person, though it lacks the dorsal stripe. What is the general opinion on the three and which one should I try to get?
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bmathison1972

I personally went with Safari's, although it has a somewhat 'geometric' design to the face. I think the CollectA figure is very nice overall, but I am also not crazy about the 'action' pose as you mention. Not a fan of Schleich's; looks too stiff and stocky to me (but I am far from being a horse specialist...)

Isidro

I would recommend the Schleich one that is undoubtely the best, but the bad thing is that is retired and difficult to get. Then we only can choose between CollectA and Safari, and of course is the CollectA one who is in my wishlist, as the Safari one is ugly, like a robot-horse with square angles in every part of the head.

Duna

I decided to buy the Collecta, and believe me, it's a wonderful figure. I have it next to a Smilodon and they display fantastic. The Safari's head is very wrong. The Schleich legs are a bit shorter and thicker that they should be and it looks like it is in a very thick winter coat (if you want a different version).

You can see a comparison here:


Koifish

Quote from: Duna on May 09, 2021, 06:13:29 PM
I decided to buy the Collecta, and believe me, it's a wonderful figure. I have it next to a Smilodon and they display fantastic. The Safari's head is very wrong. The Schleich legs are a bit shorter and thicker that they should be and it looks like it is in a very thick winter coat (if you want a different version).

You can see a comparison here:



Oh thank you Duna for the comparison! Yesterday I went ahead and bought the Schleich, as the overall condition looked pretty good, but seeing the Collecta, I like it more and more, so I may have to get that one as well.
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Dusty Wren

I've considered buying the CollectA a couple of times, but its neck looks oddly short to me. I figured that might just be a trick of the photo angle, though. Does it look okay in person?

Duna

Quote from: Koifish on May 10, 2021, 09:52:20 AM
Oh thank you Duna for the comparison! Yesterday I went ahead and bought the Schleich, as the overall condition looked pretty good, but seeing the Collecta, I like it more and more, so I may have to get that one as well.
I think that's a perfect decision as the Schleich is getting quite scarce and both figures are really good. Collecta displays perfectly with a menacing saber-toothed cat in front of it.

Quote from: Dusty Wren on May 10, 2021, 09:38:27 PM
I've considered buying the CollectA a couple of times, but its neck looks oddly short to me. I figured that might just be a trick of the photo angle, though. Does it look okay in person?
Well, it does not look too bad, but it's short as you suspect. I don't think it's just the pose, it looks too short indeed. The Schleich is better done in this aspect (neck) but a bit worse about the legs.

Dusty Wren

Thanks for the info, @Duna. Even with the short neck, it's still a handsome figure. CollectA does equines so well.