Recent acquisitions

[EpicRaptorMan]

Looking them up, they appear to be another China based brand whose offerings are largely copied sculpts. But this hornbill (and the open winged version) look very nice!

The one with the Open wings is definitely much bigger. That's why I opted for this one

[Sim]

I've acquired:

1. Papo leopard shark.  I'm enjoying the diversity of sharks that are available as figures!

2. Papo bat.  I'm very impressed by this figure!  And I'm happy to have a bat species I like!

3. Safari Sahara desert toob.  It's great.  I got it for the deathstalker though, which I love!  Yes, I've started to collect invertebrates!  Which brings me to...

4. Papo hermit crab.  I've long liked hermit crabs that use mollusc shells.  They are very interesting and endearing.  I'm happy to have a figure of one now!

5. Papo lobster.  I like it a lot!  This type of lobster is probably my favourite crustacean, although I like the aforementioned hermit crabs and ghost crabs a lot too.

[JimoAi]

Easily my most exciting haul

Starting with some marine life figures: the Ikimon Napoleon wrasse which I initially planned to replace the aqua meridian one but aft some examination, I decided to retained it but let me tell u this: get the Ikimon one while you can because it's fantastic and don't miss your chance on it. With it, is a Kaiyodo porcupine fish

A mystery finless porpoise which was sold in Collab with the Nanjing finless porpoise conservation

The recur whale shark which I was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked it. The plastic doesn't feel as cheap as I've imagined which is basically standard pvc but softer. it replaces the Papo whale shark for the time because of its size and spiracle presence which I'll relocate it to another shelf cuz I liked that figure so much.


Next are some prehistorics: the HLG Nasutoceratops which I forgotten how much I loved the genus and I won't be getting a Triceratops anytime soon.

The fantastic HLG E.regalis which I gotten over the PNSO for its price

The Safari ltd utahraptor mostly cuz I'm starved of a really good dromaeosaur and that one didn't disappoint

The Safari prestosuchus which I'll be using as Fasolasuchus because of its size


Getting to the exciting stuff, I've finally stopped beating the bush and got the MBA Adult Sperm whale. The price was the main reason why I held off which I was really annoyed at but in hand it's almost perfect sans for the lack of tooth holes


Next, the Itoy Otodus Megalodon. I know alot of people aren't keen on the meg but as a shark lo we, please let me enjoy my sharks heheh. I chose this one over the W-dragon for the price and it's slenderness from a recent paper tho not everyone is sold on it. Still, happy to have the *potentially largest fish in my collection.


Second to last, I've acquired the W dragon Giraffatitan. After Ankylosaurus, Brachiosaurus and Giraffatitan are my favourite dinosaurs and I was saddened by the fact there aren't all that good figures of either genues sans the very rare Carnegie one. I initially thought the W dragon Giraffatitan would be hard to acquire but turns out that there's a version 2 that's easier to acquire and I snagged it up!


Last but certainly not least, the crown jewel itself, the Kaiyodo Mega sofubi Blue whale. I've always wanted it but it's been a no show until I saw a bid which I placed and order and to my surprise, I was the winner. That very moment right there was the pinnacle of my collecting journey. it's huge and highly accurate to the real animals and with that figure, I can live in peace without feeling uncomfortable that my 1/35 scale Dino's are too big compared to my blue whale

[EpicRaptorMan]

Still on the search for the solo finless porpoise from CBIOV

[NSD Bashe]

So it was the Kaiyodo blue whale...  I wondered when you said "you'll never guess what I'm bidding on" basically right after calling that a holy grail figure in the other thread

congrats   

[Isidro]

However, when I suggested that it's the Kaiyodo blue whale the figure JimoAi was talking about, he said that it was the megalodon.

[sbell]

Lucked out on AliExpress and actually found a Tibetan Fox from Naturalism!



Not to scale but it's a desert guy, how could I not? It's clearly a good boi.

Now if I could just find the Pallas cat for the same price...

[EpicRaptorMan]

Is it actually by Naturalism? There's a lot of knockoffs of AliExpress.

That's where I got my knock off naturalism Tibetan sand fox for like a buck

[sbell]

Is it actually by Naturalism? There's a lot of knockoffs of AliExpress.

That's where I got my knock off naturalism Tibetan sand fox for like a buck

It's not completely clear. It was a little more than a buck. The package was also not helpful. Well made either way

[bmathison1972]

My Naturalism figures are genuine, and neither the boxes they came in, or the figures themselves, were marked.

[sbell]

My Naturalism figures are genuine, and neither the boxes they came in, or the figures themselves, were marked.

Okay, judging from the package, the fox was packaged by Uunysaur (also the store) but very likely from the same factory

[SerAndrew]

I got the first 2024 Papo's at last. Guinea fowl and white peacock, which are good enough (the fowl head could be better), and the capuchin which I love!
I was really surprised no other brand has done one (also, I'm sure we will see one or two coming next year from Schleich, CollectA or others). It's smaller than expected (which is good for me) and the material is softer than for the rest of Papo figures. Really like it. And the baby...

In a previous batch I didn't metioned I also got the Safari 2023 novelties, that only now have reached Spain: the type D orca (good, but a bit smaller than expected, and the beautiful eye on the promo pic is achieved in my model); the grey parrot, which is better than expected in terms of the detail of feathers and the silky shark which doesn't say anything to me but it's a new species and good enough!

[Fembrogon]

New samples from Happy Hen Toys. The Haolonggood Allo looks pretty nice - but Rebor's Lonesome George is the real showpiece. He's a big one!

[EpicRaptorMan]

How big is that lonesome George?

[Fembrogon]

How big is that lonesome George?

About 7 inches tall at the head! It's easily one of the largest extant- er, recently extinct animal figurines in my collection.
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Another box from Happy Hen Toys! I'm most impressed by the shipping speed.
I placed this order both out of gratitude and to acquire some complimentary pieces for the eventual reviews.

[JimoAi]

my most recent haul:

[bmathison1972]

Wonderful JimoAi. Was the selectin random? Scale-based?

[JimoAi]

Wonderful JimoAi. Was the selectin random? Scale-based?

a mix of both

[SerAndrew]

OK, so finally I did it...
With this I only miss the Southland Replicas thylacoleo to complete my collection (if anyone has one, I'm VERY interested...)

I think the only newcomers now will be new launches






I was talking about the snail, of course 

[JimoAi]

OK, so finally I did it...
With this I only miss the Southland Replicas thylacoleo to complete my collection (if anyone has one, I'm VERY interested...)

I think the only newcomers now will be new launches






I was talking about the snail, of course 

did you get the whale recently or was it with you for a long time