CollectA 2022 Hopes and Dreams

[suspsy]

Here's my dream team.

North America

Puma


Alligator Snapping Turtle


South America

Spectacled Bear


Bald Uakari


Europe

Wolverine


Ibex


Africa

Mandrill


Brown Hyena


Asia

Asian Elephant Bull (the old version really needs to go!)


Philippine Eagle


Australia

Saltwater Crocodile


Echidna


Sealife

Southern Elephant Seal


Southern Stingray


Colossal Squid


Insects

Hercules Beetle


Giant Weta

[callmejoe3]

For me, a lesser-shown baleen whale like the fin whale, Omura's, sei, Bryde's, or ideally the pygmy right whale. You already mentioned the colossal squid. A sleeper shark would be nice. Maybe an icthyosaur like Shonisaurus popularis (with updated dentition).

[JimoAi]

I would like to see collectA update their hammerhead, Orca and Manta ray

[Arctinus]

Hmm, this is a difficult one, since the list of species I'd like them to make is very looong. 

But I would like to see them make a an olm (proteus), edible and/or hazel dormouse, golden eagle, harpy eagle, and any type of python.

I would also like to see a revamp of the elephants (with the right proportions and detailed skin texture) and the orca (we really need an accurate orca  ).

[callmejoe3]

@JimoAi @Arctinus

It may seem likely that CollectA could update their orca as they updated their 2009 sperm whale in 2018, which was released after the orca.

[Arctinus]

@JimoAi @Arctinus

It may seem likely that CollectA could update their orca as they updated their 2009 sperm whale in 2018, which was released after the orca.

I sure hope so because I really like their sperm whale. 

[JimoAi]

I hope in the future, collectA at least upscaled those large whales released in 2018 and the bowhead

[Arctinus]

I hope in the future, collectA at least upscaled those large whales released in 2018 and the bowhead

That would be great, too.  They're great now, if you short on space, but I wouldn't mind them being much larger.

[JimoAi]

Here's mine
Updated Orca
Smooth hammerhead
Great hammerhead
Giant oceanic manta ray
Smooth stingray
Spotted eagle ray

[Gwangi]

Really I don't care about who makes what, I would take any of these from CollectA, Safari, Schleich, Mojo, Papo etc. As long as they're well executed, I'm happy.

Since ungulates are a strong point for CollectA I would love it if they made a sika deer. These are an introduced species where I live and I absolutely love them.


I gotta have a shark and since CollectA has delivered a beautiful basking shark I would like them to tackle the Greenland next.


A porbeagle would be nice too, and given its abundance in Europe would be a no-brainer.


Give me a zebra bullhead too.


Going with European animals again, how about a slow worm?


How about an amphibian too? The alpine newt would be my choice.


I like bony fish too, lets get a grayling. I'll take the European species but would be happier with an Arctic grayling.


Wouldn't want to forget birds. I'm gonna go with the Australian splendid fairy wren.


And a tufted puffin.


Wouldn't want to forget the invertebrates.

Long-armed squid


Eastern velvet ant


Wheel bug


One mammal isn't enough so lets get a muskrat too. We have a lot of elephants already, but no muskrats.


And how about a pine marten? European or American. This is an American.


And now, I'm done.

WAIT! Not done yet. Need a marine mammal too. Going to go with the Dall's porpoise.


Now I'm done, promise.

[JimoAi]

I want a coral reef fish box with a clownfish, blue tang, Moorish idol, Longspine Porcupinefish, yellow tang, royal gramma, 3 stripe damselfish, harlequin tuskfish, zebra moray, regal angelfish, coral grouper and a long nose butterflyfish . Knowing collectA the little 'Spongebob' boxfish will be miniaturized and added if they made one

[sirenia]

Titanosaurs and gharials.

[TheAnimalStudyGuy]

For 2022, I would like to see from CollectA:

Wild Life
Banteng Bull, Cow and Calf,
African pygmy falcon
African forest elephant
White-bearded wildebeest
Javan rhino
African dwarf clawed frog

Farm
Pygmy Goat Kid & Nanny
Japanese Silky Chicken
Dwarf horse
Mediterranean water buffalo

Prehistoric
Bison latifrons
Nothosaurus
Megalania

Hopefully they'll probably listen this time to bring more wild cattle...

[Loon]

I'm loving a lot of these suggestions. Among my favorites are the alligator snapping turtle, Greenland shark, updated Orca, and the upscale whales.

I especially like the idea of an African Forest Elephant. While none of the current elephant figures from any company are perfect, I think the African Bush Elephant is way overdone and would love to see these guys get a nice figure.

As for figures that haven't been mentioned, here's my list.

Extant:

• A giant Salamander of any kind (Chinese, Japanese, or Hellbender)
  
• Hoatzin
  
• Kakapo
  
• Great Hornbill
  

Extant:

• Megatherium (maybe a bald one?)
  
• Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus
  

[Koifish]

My wish-list is quite extensive, but I have listed here the species that I can really see Collecta knocking out of the ball park.

Extant:
African forest buffalo
White lipped peccary
Roan antelope
Florida key deer
Florida panther
Caracal
Binturong
Kinkajou
Coati mundi
Patagonian mara
Hoffman's two-toed sloth
Alpine ibex
African forest elephant (I saw someone else mention this one as well, I agree).
American elk/"wapiti"
Pronghorn antelope
Crested porcupine
Prehensile-tailed porcupine

Extinct:
Aurochs
Bluebuck
Bubal hartebeest
Red gazelle
Quagga
Titanoboa
Shasta ground sloth
Miohippus
Moa
Elephant bird
Bison latrifons
Steller's Sea Cow
Hawaiian Monk seal
Atlas bear
Short-faced bear
Pyrenean ibex
Dodo
Eurasian tarpan
American lion
American cheetah
Livyatan

Petty wants:
- Male thylacine (with the jaw closed; they have a unique head physiology that is often overlooked by emphasizing their wide gape in models).
- Smilodon with jaws closed