Odontoceti (Toothed whales)!

[brontodocus]

Walk-around of the CollectA Sea Life (Short-finned) Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846. Total length is 188 mm, so the scale is between approx. 1:27 and 1:38 for a fully mature specimen. The human figure from the Safari Ltd. Coral Reef Toob is approx. 1:32 scale. I like this figure very much and it's even possible to identify it to species level (diagonal light stripes originating behind the eyes and relatively short flippers). I would have preferred it if it had been cast in black instead of dark grey vinyl, though. The high but laterally strongly compressed tail peduncle is a character that is often ignored in cetacean figures (not all whales have that extremely compressed tail peduncles, though).
















Edit 2017-02-07: Fixed broken image urls.

[Jetoar]

Thanks for sharing friend, It is very big  ! I like it  and it will be a gift for my girld frien in a future  .

[Jetoar]

Amazing figure, I like it very much. I think that Collecta have done a great work this year with they collection of aquatic mammals .

[Jetoar]

wonderful reply of this animal, the most common dolphin of my area: The Strait of Gibraltar  . One of my possible acquisitions in a future  . Thanks for sharing again .

[brontodocus]

She won't be disappointed! I was very happy to see that the sculpt is as good as the MBA figure and the paint job is even better.

[brontodocus]

I completely agree, Jetoar! I wasn't overly impressed by some of their previous Sea Life figures (e.g. Sperm Whale with an apparently too wide lower jaw and such) but this year seems to be very different!

[brontodocus]

Its close relative, the Long-finned Pilot Whale, G. melas, may be even more common throughout the Northeast Atlantic - the only whale I've ever encountered in the wild, that was off Galicia where it's called caldeirón (in Galego). But I believe both species occur around Spain.

[Jetoar]

Its close relative, the Long-finned Pilot Whale, G. melas, may be even more common throughout the Northeast Atlantic - the only whale I've ever encountered in the wild, that was off Galicia where it's called caldeirón (in Galego). But I believe both species occur around Spain.

Sorry the especie of Strait of Gibraltar is G. melaena  . In Sapnish is "Calderon" or "Ballena piloto" 

[Jetoar]

I completely agree, Jetoar! I wasn't overly impressed by some of their previous Sea Life figures (e.g. Sperm Whale with an apparently too wide lower jaw and such) but this year seems to be very different!

Yes, and they have done a great work with other sea life figures as Zebra shark for example, that I think that it is better than Safari figure  .

[Jetoar]

She won't be disappointed! I was very happy to see that the sculpt is as good as the MBA figure and the paint job is even better.

jejeje. Beluga a Narwhal are her favorites whales of North Pole sea. I bought to her Collecta beluga, and I will bought it for her birthday or another special date  .

[brontodocus]

Sorry the especie of Strait of Gibraltar is G. melaena  . In Sapnish is "Calderon" or "Ballena piloto" 

Yes, G. melas and G. melaena are actually the same. However, at least from distribution maps, G. macrorhynchus would also occur around Spain but doesn't go as far north as G. melas does.

[Jetoar]

Sorry the especie of Strait of Gibraltar is G. melaena  . In Sapnish is "Calderon" or "Ballena piloto" 

Yes, G. melas and G. melaena are actually the same. However, at least from distribution maps, G. macrorhynchus would also occur around Spain but doesn't go as far north as G. melas does.

Thanks for your information friend, I didnt know that melas and melaena are the same specie 

[OkapiBoy]

Wow, you got it already! What a beautiful model, can't wait to get it

[OkapiBoy]

another beautiful figure from CollectA! I really like this one, it looks cute and elegant at the same time

[Battatitan]

Although he's beautiful and CollectA have once again excelled themselves I can't help but notice those whopping great join lines cleaving across his face and jaw - completely detracting from the otherwise unique and pleasing figure they've created.  Great pictures, thanks Brontodocus.

[brontodocus]

Thanks, OkapiBoy! I'd highly recommend getting it!

[Ana]

Wonderful figure!!! Congratulations I can't wait to get tihs one too 

[Ana]

Oh, that's amazing! Musthave for me! 

[Ana]

Wonderful newcomer, thank You for sharing very nice walk around photos!

[postsaurischian]

I like this figure a lot. Especially the paint job is very well done .
My only concern would be the soft material the tusk is made of. I hope it won't bend down over time .