Roger's Collection of Foxes - 26th March 2024, a very stubborn fox!

rogerpgvg wrote:

Jackals are quite small, only slightly larger than a red fox. A quick search on Wikipedia tells me that their maximum shoulder height is 50 cm. That is 2.1 cm in 1/24 scale and 1.5 cm in 1/32 scale. I suspect they aren't so small that they would be fine for 1/32 scale.

You're right, although it looks really tiny, it fits better the announced 1:24 scale than the 1:32. I can't measure with such precision but the male, which is in a straight pose, seems to be even slightly over 21 mm. Here a comparison picture of the Noah's Pals Jennifer with the Nature Technicolor red fox I received from you.

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There was a frenzy within my French foxes, the imminent arrival of a new member was announced and voilà! A beautiful trio of vintage French foxes arrived and they all began to sing the Marseillaise.

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This is a truly significant addition to my collection. Our friend Caracal conspired and devised a scheme to acquire one of the rarest foxes manufactured in France, the extremely elusive Cyrnos fox.

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This beautiful little pinocchio fox is rare even among French collectors and thanks to Alain now I own of the few known samples.

Together there was a golden variant of the OMO France fox, a new one in my collection, here you can see both versions: the bronze and the golden, both from Alain and I was told there is a silver one but it is extremely hard to find.

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... and obviously an unavoidable Starlux fox, now I have a flox of them. Alain's is the top left one.

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Many thanks once more Alain, my French section is now very well represented!

Congratulations, great additions

Thanks Andrea and Andreas. I have more pictures to share.

Alain's Starlux fox is repainted or a variation? The feline painter can't remember and I can't tell.

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Also, I want to share this picture of the freshly arrived Cyrnos with the JIM Fox, both very old French models.

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Congratulations on adding such a rare fox to the pack! Do you know how many are known?

Your French corner is very impressive now The Cyrnos is so rare I'm glad it reached your haven

Thanks everyone! Apparently, the number of known Cyrnos fox figures in the hands of collectors is not greater than the number of fingers on my hands.

From the previous batch, I forgot to show a different color of the tiny Tim-Mee Fox. I don't know how many colors exist.
This one is from @KIKE DOGS. Tim-Mee is a vintage USA brand.

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Here a comparison with my first one which I received from @Tierman.

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A old figure, good to know from Tim-Mee. Other figures in that style are often unknown.

widukind wrote:

A old figure, good to know from Tim-Mee. Other figures in that style are often unknown.

Exactly, the style this figure is sculpted is exactly like these unbranded figures, maybe copies inspired on the Marx wolf but they show often as foxes but also as wolves. None of these have a brand but they're all different. The lighter one is hollow with the open bottom and it is from India.

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Yes,I remember these figures from my childhood and they came in various colours and by various makers!

Roger wrote:

Thanks everyone! Apparently, the number of known Cyrnos fox figures in the hands of collectors is not greater than the number of fingers on my hands.

Wow, that's amazing! What a nice addition to your fox family, it is nice to see such a rarity find itself into such a deserving collection.

Roger, they are looking very good all together!

It was a huge adventure to see this fox in my collection. Blaine, kindly, offered it to me just after its release but Blaine had to send it twice and it got stuck in customs a long time because there was, apparently, loads of mistakes during customs procedures. Portuguese customs service is not easy, loads of bureaucracies for customs clearance and it is done through an intermediary.
Fortunately Blaine kept a photo of the documentation and it helped a lot to rescue this fox which seemed to be lost for a long time. I know Blaine made a big effort to send it to me and it gives a bigger meaning to this gift. It is also a honour to see Blaine among the many members who have contributed to my collection of foxes!
I really like the model, I recomend you [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] - Papo is still my favorite in this category but this one is a huge improvement over the previous model.

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Safari 100731 Arctic Fox  released: in 2023

This is my 14th Safari's 'fox  and the North American brand is clearly the most represented in my collection.
Here you can see my 5 Safari Arctic foxes, the two standard sized ones, a TOOB, a Wildlife Wonders and an Authentics.

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I'm so glad you were able to get this new fox! Its always stressful when things get lost in the mail. I've had things go missing for months before finally turning up

I really like this new rendition. I too prefer the Papo but its a great model nonetheless.

Congrats!

Lovely group of foxes.

I am so glad the fox made it! LOL.

This is a great story! Hurray for Blaine and hurray cor Roger and his big collection of foxes. I LOVE this model, Doug Watson really outdid himself IMO.

glad that this beautiful polar fox finally found its new home!

Thanks Jolie, Taylor, Blaine, Paige and Alain.

Congratulations on your latest fox! Always a worry when it takes so long for something to arrive, so it must have been a real relief when it finally did. Great comparison of all Safari's arctic foxes. Safari doesn't seem very consistent with size, the new fox looks to have shrunk compared to previous versions.

Thanks Andreas and Roger. Roger, not exactly, the previous version is stockier and slightly taller but it is shorter. In my pictture the angle of the camera is high and the foxes are not at the same distance. Jolie surely will not mind that I share her much better picture here because I'm not at home to take one.

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Lovely polar foxes