Figure manufacturer identification thread

[bmathison1972]

does anyone recognize this honey bee from Safari? I do not recognize it. To my knowledge, there were no honey bees in the Smithsonian or Hidden Kingdom collections, only the large IC one and the recent life cycle (if you click on the link you can see a third pic which shows it is substantially smaller than the IC figure).
I wonder if it is just a repaint of the LC figure?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Safari-Ltd-Honey-Bee-Hidden-Kingdom-Insects-/121750316343?hash=item1c58e26537

or

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Safari-Ltd-Honey-Bee/141687824957?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D32933%26meid%3D233a8dfc716e419cb2aaefb90a79642f%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D121750316343

[stemturtle]

The new Safari Ltd. Hidden Kingdom Honey Bee was released in Nov. 2014, pictured on page 68 of the catalog. 
See link: https://www.safariltd.com/flipBooks/SAFARI_LTD_2015_CATALOG/

[bmathison1972]

The new Safari Ltd. Hidden Kingdom Honey Bee was released in Nov. 2014, pictured on page 68 of the catalog. 
See link: https://www.safariltd.com/flipBooks/SAFARI_LTD_2015_CATALOG/

Ah yes, thank you. That is just a release of the adult from the life cycle set (with a lightly different paint job). I forgot they did that last year. I don't think I'll bother to get it, thanks!!!!

[bmathison1972]

anyone know the manufacturer of these:

http://www.veghead.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1_8&products_id=1123

thanks!

[stargatedalek]

Afraid not but they are really common around here, I can keep an eye out?

[bmathison1972]

Afraid not but they are really common around here, I can keep an eye out?

thanks, I have the figures already was just curious is anyone knew who made them.

[bmathison1972]

I am inventorying my figures and I have some generic ones with a logo on the bottom that appears to be a three-pronged crown. At least one has a 'GC' in the crown. Any idea of the manufacturer? Thanks!

[sbell]

I am inventorying my figures and I have some generic ones with a logo on the bottom that appears to be a three-pronged crown. At least one has a 'GC' in the crown. Any idea of the manufacturer? Thanks!

Could be form Imperial. Do you have any photos? Of the figures or the logo?

[bmathison1972]

I am inventorying my figures and I have some generic ones with a logo on the bottom that appears to be a three-pronged crown. At least one has a 'GC' in the crown. Any idea of the manufacturer? Thanks!

Could be form Imperial. Do you have any photos? Of the figures or the logo?

Doesn't look like their (current?) logo on the website, but it may be older. I will try to snap a pic this weekend if it's not too small to capture with my camera phone. Thanks!

EDIT: here is a pic from the underside of a dragonfly's tail:

[sbell]

I am inventorying my figures and I have some generic ones with a logo on the bottom that appears to be a three-pronged crown. At least one has a 'GC' in the crown. Any idea of the manufacturer? Thanks!

Could be form Imperial. Do you have any photos? Of the figures or the logo?

Doesn't look like their (current?) logo on the website, but it may be older. I will try to snap a pic this weekend if it's not too small to capture with my camera phone. Thanks!

EDIT: here is a pic from the underside of a dragonfly's tail:

That looks closer to the older version I am familiar with (as opposed to whatever's on the website right now), so it could be an even earlier design. Or a completely different company altogether.

[stargatedalek]

I'm not even sure if the website that comes up under "Imperial Toys" is the same manufacturer I was thinking of, in addition to both of these logos being different from the one I'm accustomed to (the one that made those classic retro dinosaurs and a number of nice sea life) the product lines of that website don't feel connected. But what do I know about marketing

[stargatedalek]

I'm sorry, I made a rather huge goof!
When I thought of Imperial, I was actually thinking of Sun Way.

Why I had memorized this as a crown, let alone a specific (incorrect) brand I can't fathom.

[Surfelvis]

I'm  trying ID a solid lead toy elephant, painted red with a gold and red blanket with flowers on it.  It weighs one (1) pound (147 g).  There are no marks or anything else written or stamped on it.  I was hoping someone might know the brand and when it may have been made.  My research into zoo animals is going no where because all I can find about solid toys is that before hollow casting, there were flats.  It's difficult to find when solids were in vogue and/or when zoo animals or exotic animals began to be made.  Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!  PS. I hope that I am uploading the images; I couldn't really figure out how to do it from this site, including the help section (hint).

[Thylakeane]

Can anyone help me identify the figures in this picture? There's a Hector's dolphin (?) marked '99 Dolphin' and a wallaroo marked 'Wallaroo 52'

[sbell]

Those are UK Yowies! Unlike the much longer-running original Yowies series in Australia, the UK models were single-piece animal figures.

They tend to be harder to find overall.

[Thylakeane]

UK yowies actually crossed my mind, but I thought they were made from harder plastic...
Thanks so much!

[stargatedalek]

Does anyone know the brand of this orca? It's from Mattel, it's electronic and the mouth opens when you press the dorsal fin, and it's fairly old (I'd guess about 15 years).

[Thylakeane]

It's made by Fisher-Price 

[pelycosaurus]

I have that same killer whale and been wondering myself what brand it is.

[Elephas Maximus]

I don't own these ones, just found the pics.
A strange Chinese toy labelled deer and looking like nyala with weird horns...



And a seal with extra pair of limbs