baltimore zoo thought about PAPO

Personally for wild animal figures, I would say Papo lions(King of Jungle, lioness, & lioness w/cub), tigers(tiger, white tiger, & tigress w/cub), leopards, cheetah, nile crocodile, hippo(adult), hippo calf, gorilla, giraffe(08'), giraffe calf(09'), black bear, komodo dragon, African buffalo, American buffalo, kudu, black rhino(*if only bigger would be perfect), wildebeest, ostrich, and moose compared to other companies(and the other companies version of those figures mentioned) are the best!
Just want to mention, Safari LTD's Wildlife Wonders Orang is an awesome figure(too bad Asian Elephant is not bigger, because it's a very nice figure as well!).

I agree with you on a lot of those. Only I've never really liked the Papo Giraffes. I think their legs are slightly odd looking, but I love the adult's face.
Papo black bear I've never seen in real life, but I love the Schleich black bear.
I think myself, that the retired Schleich Water Buffalo was the best out of those two.
But I agree with all the others. I too think the Wildlife Wonders Orangutan is amazing and I'm really looking forward to the 2011 Okapi

Just wish Safari ltd would make more of the Wildlife Wonders series!

baltimore zoo wrote:

Just wish Safari ltd would make more of the Wildlife Wonders series!

Last year they brought out, was it two new figurines? Orang-utan and Asian elephant. It must be expensive making them, so they only bring out a small number each year. Next year they have of course the Okapi.
I'd love to have the Asian elephant and I'll certainly get the Okapi!

I'm agreeing too with Baltimore Zoo, in wild life Papo is the best in a lot of species but as Harriete said I have some doubt with the giraffes.
American buffalo it's the same of American bison and there's a very nice from CollectA, but the Schleich that Harriete is talking is another species, the Asian or water Buffalo and the Papo is an African or cape buffalo, we should compare the Papo with the CollectA.
:)

Roger wrote:

I'm agreeing too with Baltimore Zoo, in wild life Papo is the best in a lot of species but as Harriete said I have some doubt with the giraffes.
American buffalo it's the same of American bison and there's a very nice from CollectA, but the Schleich that Harriete is talking is another species, the Asian or water Buffalo and the Papo is an African or cape buffalo, we should compare the Papo with the CollectA.
:)

I'm always getting them mixed up, the Schleich retired Buffalo, it is a Cape Buffalo isn't it. So compared with the Papo Cape Buffalo I prefer the Schleich.
We talked about the American Bisons in another thread, about which one is best, Papo, Schleich or CollectA.

HKHollinstone wrote:

Roger wrote:

I'm agreeing too with Baltimore Zoo, in wild life Papo is the best in a lot of species but as Harriete said I have some doubt with the giraffes.
American buffalo it's the same of American bison and there's a very nice from CollectA, but the Schleich that Harriete is talking is another species, the Asian or water Buffalo and the Papo is an African or cape buffalo, we should compare the Papo with the CollectA.
:)

I'm always getting them mixed up, the Schleich retired Buffalo, it is a Cape Buffalo isn't it. So compared with the Papo Cape Buffalo I prefer the Schleich.

Cape and water buffalos are very similar. According to Schleich the retired iten was a Cape Buffalo. I never saw it before in real so I have no oppinion about.

We talked about the American Bisons in another thread, about which one is best, Papo, Schleich or CollectA.

Do you remember each tread was it?

Roger wrote:

HKHollinstone wrote:

Roger wrote:

I'm agreeing too with Baltimore Zoo, in wild life Papo is the best in a lot of species but as Harriete said I have some doubt with the giraffes.
American buffalo it's the same of American bison and there's a very nice from CollectA, but the Schleich that Harriete is talking is another species, the Asian or water Buffalo and the Papo is an African or cape buffalo, we should compare the Papo with the CollectA.
:)

I'm always getting them mixed up, the Schleich retired Buffalo, it is a Cape Buffalo isn't it. So compared with the Papo Cape Buffalo I prefer the Schleich.

Cape and water buffalos are very similar. According to Schleich the retired iten was a Cape Buffalo. I never saw it before in real so I have no oppinion about.

We talked about the American Bisons in another thread, about which one is best, Papo, Schleich or CollectA.

Do you remember each tread was it?

umm, no I'll have a look...

Here it is [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Didn't take long to find! Some of the pictures aren't showing, but I can't do anything about that myself.

HKHollinstone wrote:

Here it is [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Didn't take long to find! Some of the pictures aren't showing, but I can't do anything about that myself.

Thanks Harriet! I loved this tread!Very intersting!

I'm always getting them mixed up, the Schleich retired Buffalo, it is a Cape Buffalo isn't it. So compared with the Papo Cape Buffalo I prefer the Schleich.
We talked about the American Bisons in another thread, about which one is best, Papo, Schleich or CollectA. [/quote]

Oh! I saw some photos of Schleich buffalo and I think that it is a Cape buffalo!!! But is identified as water!!! Maybe a long time ago it was discussed or maybe I'm wrong???

HKHollinstone wrote:

I too think the Wildlife Wonders Orangutan is amazing and I'm really looking forward to the 2011 Okapi

For me, despite I love very much the PAPO tigress with cub, I think the Safari WW Orangutan is my 2010 favourite

HKHollinstone wrote:

I think myself, that the retired Schleich Water Buffalo was the best out of those two.

No Schleich waterbuffalo Harriet, but a Cape buffalo. Very nice, chubby but for a Cape buffalo it's not a big problem...

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And with the PAPO and SAFARI...

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Three collectors means at least three point of view, The SCHLEICH is the one I like the less in this batch

Kikimalou wrote:

No Schleich waterbuffalo Harriet, but a Cape buffalo. Very nice, chubby but for a Cape buffalo it's not a big problem...

Yes, Christophe, I realised it was not a water buffalo when Roger left his comment. I'm always getting those two mixed up! I really like the Schleich one. I like almost everything about the Papo, but I don't like his open mouth. I like the Safari too, but not his legs.

HKHollinstone wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

No Schleich waterbuffalo Harriet, but a Cape buffalo. Very nice, chubby but for a Cape buffalo it's not a big problem...

Yes, Christophe, I realised it was not a water buffalo when Roger left his comment. I'm always getting those two mixed up! I really like the Schleich one. I like almost everything about the Papo, but I don't like his open mouth. I like the Safari too, but not his legs.

I still don't understand the problem with the SAFARI buffalo legs

Kikimalou wrote:

HKHollinstone wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

No Schleich waterbuffalo Harriet, but a Cape buffalo. Very nice, chubby but for a Cape buffalo it's not a big problem...

Yes, Christophe, I realised it was not a water buffalo when Roger left his comment. I'm always getting those two mixed up! I really like the Schleich one. I like almost everything about the Papo, but I don't like his open mouth. I like the Safari too, but not his legs.

I still don't understand the problem with the SAFARI buffalo legs

I also wanted to know why?

ken yeo wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

HKHollinstone wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

No Schleich waterbuffalo Harriet, but a Cape buffalo. Very nice, chubby but for a Cape buffalo it's not a big problem...

Yes, Christophe, I realised it was not a water buffalo when Roger left his comment. I'm always getting those two mixed up! I really like the Schleich one. I like almost everything about the Papo, but I don't like his open mouth. I like the Safari too, but not his legs.

I still don't understand the problem with the SAFARI buffalo legs

I also wanted to know why?

...Yeh! The legs some crooked! The buffalo of Papo - it,s very nice!

Kikimalou wrote:

HKHollinstone wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

No Schleich waterbuffalo Harriet, but a Cape buffalo. Very nice, chubby but for a Cape buffalo it's not a big problem...

Yes, Christophe, I realised it was not a water buffalo when Roger left his comment. I'm always getting those two mixed up! I really like the Schleich one. I like almost everything about the Papo, but I don't like his open mouth. I like the Safari too, but not his legs.

I still don't understand the problem with the SAFARI buffalo legs

Christophe! My favorite is the photo with the 3 cape buffalos. To be perfect is only missing the CollectA! As I said in other tread, I don't know very well the work of Safari, I beleieve that is a very nice brand. Probably Harriete is talking about the balance, I have a Safari red Fox that it's impossible put in a standing pose. I'll try to use hot water to correct it.
Do you know why everywhere the Schleich buffalo is identified as a water when is clear that it is a cape?

Kikimalou wrote:

I still don't understand the problem with the SAFARI buffalo legs

It's hooves stick out too far, making it look like his ankles might break if you see what I mean? They just look odd to me, but I like his face and colouring.
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The Schleich one does it a bit too, but look at the front legs in the real picture, they are straight, they don't curve outwards at all.

Of the 3 Cape buffalos, when seen together, the Papo's the most realistic and artistic.

The Papo African Buffalo looks the most like the photo that HKHollinstone was so nice to post!

I too like the Papo one best. It is the one with the birds on its back and the grass in the mouth right?

I am seeing more and more Papo that I really like as others have said the tigress with the cub in her mouth is so beautiful!

I will be looking for some Papo to add to my collection for sure!

~ Sue

Suebeedo wrote:

I too like the Papo one best. It is the one with the birds on its back and the grass in the mouth right?

I am seeing more and more Papo that I really like as others have said the tigress with the cub in her mouth is so beautiful!

I will be looking for some Papo to add to my collection for sure!

~ Sue

Hi Sue,

that´s the Papo:
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here from Safari:
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Here from Schleich:
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And a old composition cape buffalo from Lineol:
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Thank you for the individual photos Torben. I got confused...I guess I like the Safari best...it has the little birds..but sometimes the legs don't look right on their animals........

For the time, the Lineol figures look amazing and still hold up well by today's figure standards!
I think back then as with a lot of things, more passion was put into the craftsmanship of the product, making it look better than some things produced today! Of course today with different technologies, things in general can be made better but because mass produced the passion's not there quite as much. I understand it's all about consumer demand and making money! But, personally, that's why I prefer Papo, because I feel their artists/sculptors maybe seem a little more passionate about their overall product(a throw back to the Lioneol and Britains)! I think Schleich is more about pumping out the product and less on quality.
Example, movies, I rather see an actor in the alien suit from Ridley Scott's Alien than any CGI(computer generated image) character in any of today's movies!