Odontoceti (Toothed whales)!

[brontodocus]

Thanks, Ana & Helge! I would have preferred a more rigid material, too. But like I mentioned here I believe using a less flexible material would have made it impossible to market as a toy due to safety regulations.  I hope the tusk won't bend over time especially since I store most of my figures in closed boxes and I fear evaporation of softening agents may even accelerate that. Thinking of it, I should probably store this one elsewhere...

[brontodocus]

Thanks in return, Ana! And I'm very happy that it's such an accurate figure.

[brontodocus]

Thanks, OkapiBoy, Battatitan, & Ana!

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.

The seams aren't bigger than in other figures but they are admittedly more obvious here than they would be on a larger whale figure. The proportionally large stamp on the underside could have been a little smaller for my taste, too. But I can forgive about that, it's the first time I see a Platanista figure and such an accurate one, too.

[Battatitan]

Thanks, OkapiBoy, Battatitan, & Ana!

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.

The seams aren't bigger than in other figures but they are admittedly more obvious here than they would be on a larger whale figure. The proportionally large stamp on the underside could have been a little smaller for my taste, too. But I can forgive about that, it's the first time I see a Platanista figure and such an accurate one, too.

Yeah, I do think it's a shame that they are so detracting but they are essentially minor quibbles because it's such a fantastic figure and species.

[Battatitan]

G. melas and G. melaena are the same species? That's so interesting.  And of course, it's great to have (both) in such great figure form 

[Battatitan]

Great walk-around (as ever) Brontodocus! He really is a splendid specimen, and the fact that he pairs quite nicely with Safari's MBA Narwhal is even better  I'm astounded at how good the sculpt and paint application is; definetly on my wish-list.

[brontodocus]

G. melas and G. melaena are the same species? That's so interesting.  And of course, it's great to have (both) in such great figure form 

Yes, G. melaena is a synonym of G. melas. But I'm not aware of a figure properly representing it, the CollectA figure (just like the Kaiyodo Aquatales figure) is the short-finned species, G. macrorhynchus. Except for the absence of the light stripe behind the eye and longer flippers, G. melas looks identical to G. macrorhynchus, though.

[Battatitan]

G. melas and G. melaena are the same species? That's so interesting.  And of course, it's great to have (both) in such great figure form 

Yes, G. melaena is a synonym of G. melas. But I'm not aware of a figure properly representing it, the CollectA figure (just like the Kaiyodo Aquatales figure) is the short-finned species, G. macrorhynchus. Except for the absence of the light stripe behind the eye and longer flippers, G. melas looks identical to G. macrorhynchus, though.

Ah I see  My mistake  It's still a great figure, whatever the species! 

[Varanus]

What a great figure!

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[Jetoar]

Magnifient, I like all of this figure, overall the water  .

[brontodocus]

A beautiful and tiny little Bottlenose Dolphin figure! It's interesting that in contrast to the other Aquatales figures the base is continued below the waterline.

[~The Mandarin~]

This is the Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) from Nature Techni Colour - Kaiyukan Aquarium, Osaka collection. This dolphin figurine measures approximately 6cm in length, making the scale at around 1:40.

[~The Mandarin~]

This is the Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from Nature Techni Colour - Ocean 1 collection. The dolphins measure approximately 7cm in length, making the scale at around 1:50.

[Jetoar]

Wonderful as always 

[Jetoar]

This figure is incredible  .

[brontodocus]

Wonderful!  Hehe, I guess Lagenorhynchus obliquidens is probably the second most common delphinid in figure form. Ah, wait, third most common, not to forget Orcinus orca, but still, how many Pacific White-sided dolphin figures are there already? Of course this is an especially good one.

[brontodocus]

Great shots! They're still among my favourite Bottlenose Dolphin figures.

[~The Mandarin~]

This is the Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) from Kaiyodo - Aquatales. The figurine measures approximately 7cm long, bringing the scale to about 1:100.

[widukind]

One of my Aquatales favouties after the risso dolphin