Recent acquisitions

[Saarlooswolfhound]

Wow, that moon fish is stunning.

[NSD Bashe]

Determined Productions has a very unique stand-out style; I recall having a black, orange and green frog and I think a dinosaur or two in this style a long time ago.

[MudpupWaterdog]

The old Schleich right whale, just in from eBay (and just in time, since Schleich announced a new right whale is incoming next year).

I know it's not the best and a new one is about to be released, but I wanted it so badly as a kid and snatched it off eBay just before Schleich's announcement.

[EpicRaptorMan]

I don't think it looks bad, just too small for my liking compared to the rest of my cetaceans

[bmathison1972]

I don't think it looks bad, just too small for my liking compared to the rest of my cetaceans

Agreed.

[EpicRaptorMan]

Newest 'additions' #486—#501 over the past few months.
Technically the Frogfish, sea cucumber, & Tibetan sandfox I got a year ago but only recently added them to the collection.

[Sim]

I've acquired:

1. An original paintjob version of the Safari venomous creatures toob!  I got it for the scorpion which is indeed better as the original version than the newer grey version.  I'm also keeping the yellow-bellied sea snake, although I'm keeping the newer brown bellied version too as they represent different forms found in the wild.  For the cobra, I prefer the newer paintjob version.

2. A Kaiyodo reptiles lounge marine iguana.  I find the marine iguana interesting and it has stunning colouration.  I'm happy to finally have a nice figure of one!

[bmathison1972]

Don't feel like photographing them now, but I got the Haolonggood and Rebor bases for enhancing my dioramas. May try to use one for tomorrow.

[AcroSauroTaurus]

Been a while since I've gotten any extant animals, but I picked up the Safari Vaquita and Manta Ray on a trip last week.

[JimoAi]

not saying what but my next hail will have at least 25 new figures

[RyujinGodOfTheSea]

Placed orders for the new Bandai Diversity of Life chameleons, wasps, water bugs, stag beetles, and butterflies. My wallet hurts...

With some birthday money I also ordered the Yujin mantis shrimp and red swamp crayfish (bluish ver.) as well as the Safari LTD sperm whale, CollectA Himalayan tahr, Schleich bull moose, and Papo cave bear.

It's been a busy week...

[Arctinus]

Recently got these four figures at an aquarium in Munich. These were the only ones they had and there was just this single shark left. I'm pretty sure I've seen the ray somewhere before, but can't remember. They don't have any markings on their undersides or anywhere else, so some kind of knock-offs?

[EpicRaptorMan]

Definitely look like Safari LTD knockoffs. The Ray might be a knockoff of SafariLTD's IC Marbled Ray

[Arctinus]

I checked the Toy Animal Wiki and I think it might be the same mold as the Chap Mei ray. Don't have the figure at hand, but it looks the same to me.

[EpicRaptorMan]

@Arctinus even the Chap Mei Ray itself just looks like a generic knockoff. I can't tell you how many times I've seen that sculpt over the decades.

[Arctinus]

@EpicRaptorMan I've noticed more and more of these knock-offs, even the ones imitating Papo and Schleich, in various shops lately. Sold as sets even. But parents probably buy those because they're not collectors and don't know better. 

[Sim]

I've recently started removing bases from figures that are attached to them.  This has allowed me to own figures that I otherwise couldn't have and I couldn't be happier!  I now have:

1. Papo greater flamingo.  Its feet actually have pegs that are inserted into and glued to the base.  It was easy to detach the flamingo from the base and then I cut the pegs off.  I love this figure!  I ended up getting three different flamingo figures, which replace my Playmobil flamingos.  The Playmobil flamingos are good, but they are a different kind of toy and not for me.  I'm so happy to have figures of flamingos now, they are what I needed.

2. Safari American flamingo.  For this figure, I had to cut the base off.

3. Schleich Chilean flamingo.  This one too I had to cut the base off of.

4. Papo heron.  I'm delighted with this figure!  It's so good!  This figure also has its feet glued to the base, although this time without pegs!  It was simple to detach its feet from the base.

5. Safari albatross.  I'm very happy with this figure!  It's much bigger than I expected, it's very good value for money!  I'm shocked such a good figure was retired so soon.  It's a great figure.

6. Mojo mallard.  This was the hardest to separate from its base, as the grass of the base goes in between its legs and connects with the underside of the duck.  But, I persevered and succeeded in getting rid of its base.  I'm pleased with this figure, it's the best mallard figure out there in my opinion, and it has strong competition!

[EpicRaptorMan]

I'm curious what these figures with removed bases look like @Sim. I would assume that any attempt to do so would just botch the final product.

[Sim]

I consider the figures with base removed successes.    If I get round to sharing photos of my collection, these figures will be shown.

[JimoAi]

my haul:

Yell red squirrel, Safari ltd good luck minis tree frog repainted to a gliding tree frog, Schleich starfish and scallop, unknown snail