2024 hopes and dreams

[JimoAi]

Starting a discussion thread of my hopes and dreams of 2024 by major companies

safari ltd:

Greenland shark

Bluntnose sixgill shark

wobbegong

Updated sharks Toob (great white, hammerhead, goblin, whale shark, thresher shark, saw shark, tiger shark, mako shark, sand tiger shark, reef shark)

updated oceans Toob (Great white, hammerhead, orca, clownfish, penguin, octopus, manta ray, blue whale, dolphin, jellyfish)

freshwater fish Toob (piranha, gar, tetra, carp, arapaima, catfish, electric eel, any cichlid, Goliath tiger fish)

marine predators Toob (Great white, hammerhead, barracuda, orca, moray eel, colossal squid, giant grouper, sperm whale, false killer whale)

Incredible creatures Moorish idol

Incredible creatures Musk turtle

incredible creatures ghost knife fish

incredible creatures dwarf lantern shark (1:1)

incredible creatures flamboyant cuttlefish (1:1)

centrosaurus

updated tyrannosaurus rex

maip


CollectA

Leopard whipray

deluxe blue whale (I don't mind if they take the current blue whale and upscale it)

Great hammerhead shark

Greenland shark

Bluntnose sixgill shark (both Greenland and sleeper sharks are interchangeable with Safari and I don't mind who makes them)

Ocellaris clownfish and Blue hippo tang

1:60 scale Dreadnoughthous

1:40 scale Livyatan

aquilolamna

tarchia

bonnericthys, Leedsicthys or rhizodus

a prehistoric arthropod in the form of an eurypterid

maip (again like the sharks, interchangable with Safari ltd)

saltwater crocodile

Indian Gharial

torpedo ray

prognathodon

globidens


Papo

lemon shark

tiger shark

an updated great white shark (the old 2008 one has so many anatomical errors like the misplaced claspers, tiny pelvic fins and caudal fins)

Risso's dolphin

repaint of the blue whale

Amazonian river dolphin

horseshoe crab

porcupinefish

giant guitarfish


bandai

ikimono encyclopedia Amazonian fish set (arapaima, red bellied or black piranha, electric eel and vampire tetra)

ikimono encyclopedia coral reef fish (clownfish, Blue tang, porcupinefish and emperor angelfish)

ikimono encyclopedia rays (manta ray, spotted eagle ray, blue spotted stingray, torpedo ray)

ikimono encyclopedia sharks 2 ( bull shark, kitefin shark, great hammerhead, goblin shark)


all this is just speculation and my hopes to see in the future. alot of safe options as I feel that's what most companies would likely make
but I'm open to surprises!

[NSD Bashe]

I suppose a Toob of nudibranchs and/or unusual species of jellyfish would be cool, perhaps a Christmas tree worm since I can't find any existing models of those...

[Gwangi]

I've got a long list of sharks I would like to see. They can come from either Safari or CollectA. Papo makes nice sharks too but they're less likely to make these.

Greenland shark
Pacific sleeper shark
Bluntnose sixgill shark
Wobbegong shark (any species)
Dwarf lantarn shark (Safari IC, 1/1 scale)
Winghead shark
Frilled shark
Port Jackson shark
Zebra bullhead shark
Porbeagle shark
Angular roughshark
Electric ray (any species)
Giant guitarfish

Other things I would like include a muskrat, sika deer, spectacled bear, American paddlefish, oyster toadfish, sea robin, burrfish, bowfin, cane toad (Safari IC), hellbender salamander, common snapping turtle, pronghorn antelope, mountain goat, gray fox, golden eagle, Steller's sea eagle, belted kingfisher, and the list goes on. For TOOBS I would still like to see a Chesapeake Bay TOOB and recently extinct animals TOOB. I really don't care who makes most of them as long as they're good. For ungulates I tend to favor CollectA.

[Sim]

I would very much like the following to be made as figures:

1. Black swan.  I would be satisfied with Papo re-releasing their version, but if they correct its anatomy (e.g. giving it white remiges) or someone else releases a more accurate version it would be even better.

2. Reticulated python.  I'm surprised there isn't a good figure of this longest of snakes that also is known to eat humans.

3. Burmese python, with normal colouration.  I'm hoping Safari repaints their albino one.

4. Greenland shark.  I'm surprised there isn't a good figure of this fascinating species.  It's the longest-living vertebrate, it has an interesting appearance and is known to have eaten even large mammals like polar bears!  I've seen both in this thread and around this forum that the greenland shark is the most-wanted species, I'm happy to see that!  Hopefully one gets made soon!

5. Brown pelican.  I would be content with Safari or Schleich repainting their newest pelicans into a brown pelican.

6. Carrion crow, or common raven.  Either of these amazing and wonderful birds would be so great!  I'd like one that isn't permanently attached to a base.  Papo made a great figure of the related magpie, I would very much like to have a crow or raven too.

7. Common pheasant, male.  Without a permanently attached base.

8. Eastern green mamba.  I would be fine with Bullyland or Schleich repainting their black mamba to make this species.

[EpicRaptorMan]

An appropriately sized blue-spotted stingray, flashlight fish, gerenuk (female), opossum, and a hooded seal

[endogenylove]

Some top animals for me that I feel we are missing in standard size amongst any major brand are:

Gray Fox or Swift Fox - Safari
Binturong - Safari, CollectA, or Mojo
Spectacled Bear - Safari, Papo
Banded or Dwarf Mongoose - Papo
Musk or Water Deer - CollectA, Papo, Safari
Sulcata Tortoise - CollectA or Safari
Reticulated Python - Safari
Bush Dog - Any of them really
Coati - Safari or Papo
Ribbon Seal - Safari or Papo
Fishing Cat - Any of them
Warty Pig - CollectA
Baboon, preferably Hamadryas or Gelada - Any of them
Vervet/Grivet - Any of them
Agouti - Safari
Muskrat or Nutria - Safari
Hartebeest, Bontebok, or Tsessebe - CollectA, Papo, Safari
Duiker - CollectA, Papo, Safari
Pudu - CollectA, Papo, Safari
Sandhill Crane - Safari
Rhea - Safari

(I have not added Schleich because I dislike their recent products.)

[BlueKrono]

I would love to see a rhea! The most underrated ratite.

[Cenozoic Fauna]

Mojo, Cuban crocodile

Safari, pinzon Island tortoise

Collecta, frilled shark

[Koifish]

My "hopes and dreams" for every year 

Coatimundi: Safari ltd or Schleich
Patagonian mara: Safari ltd
California condor: Safari ltd or Schleich; I know that Safari ltd technically has one, but it's so rare, that I've never seen it.
Black vulture: Safari ltd.
Pronghorn: Collecta or Schleich
Columbian mammoth: Eofauna
American mastodon: Eofauna
Bluebuck antelope: Collecta
Roan antelope: Collecta
Quagga: Collecta
Aurochs: Collecta
Eurasian tarpan: Collecta
Bubal hartebeest: Collecta
Dodo (updated anatomy with current knowledge): Safari ltd or Schleich
Homotherium: Safari ltd.
Aenocyon dirus (dire wolf); updated with current knowledge: Safari ltd.
Tasmanian tiger: I really believe Safari ltd or Schleich could 'knock it out of the park'
Passenger pigeon: Safari ltd or Schleich
Carolina parakeet: Safari ltd
Great auk: Safari ltd. or Schleich
Ivory-billed woodpecker: Safari ltd
Pink-headed duck: Safari ltd
Labrador duck: Safari ltd
Steller's sea cow: Safari ltd or Papo
Falkland Islands wolf (warrah): Safari ltd
Western black rhino: Safari ltd.
Camelops: Safari ltd or Collecta
Shasta ground sloth: Safari ltd.
American lion (Panthera atrox): Safari ltd.
Short-faced bear: Safari ltd.

[SerAndrew]

My only dream (but actually not hope) is that brands stop creating bigger and bigger figures...

Safari scale has always been a bit bigger than the rest, but lately even CollectA is becoming huge... The pangolin, otter, sloth, koala,... Even the boto, angelshark and goblin shark are too big.
The only exception is the llama which for some reason is tiny!

[Koifish]

My only dream (but actually not hope) is that brands stop creating bigger and bigger figures...

Safari scale has always been a bit bigger than the rest, but lately even CollectA is becoming huge... The pangolin, otter, sloth, koala,... Even the boto, angelshark and goblin shark are too big.
The only exception is the llama which for some reason is tiny!

Same here, I hate how that seems to be a recent trend lately. Rebor recently revealed a dire wolf that looks fantastic, but just like their recent Smilodon, it's huge, at 10-inches long.

[Sim]

I would also like a woodpecker that isn't permanently attached to a piece of tree.  I would go for Playmobil's if wasn't too small and stylised.