The LARGE tiger 50178 from Papo 2016 :-)

It seems like ages where I have been sniffing round MPV drooling for the new donkey foal from Breyer.  
And last week I just COULD not resist any longer  

So in order to save on shipping (     ) I had to get a few more models. And thus, now the new large Papo tiger is mine  
And he IS huge ! He waight 475 gram and is 10,7 cm over the shoulder. I hope children don't start banging each other over the head with one of these  

He is also beautyful , and I am happy to be able to show you a small walkaround of him
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Compared to the large tiger from Safari's Wildlife Wonder series, which weighs 275 g, - 200 grams less that the Papo one .
Incredible how different artists can interpret the spirit of a tiger  
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Compared to the standard size female with cub, - they have similar shape of body, but not head  
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Together with the standard male and female .      
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Oh Susanne, what a wonderful figurine, congratulations! And thank you so much the pictures! I think it's really great Papo's producing this new range of larger scaled figurines. I can't wait to see the wolf from this range Thanks for sharing this beautiful feline!

What a perfect walk around, Susanne! Maybe Papo is starting their "Vanishing Wild" series and I am very curious to see if they ever release elephants at this scale. I calculated it as around 1:9 scale, I see its size is not very different from Wild Life Wonders tiger that is at 1:10 scale so I was not far from the truth. If I am correct, Schleich domestic cats are at the same scale as this tiger.
It is also a bonus to have these pictures with standard sized versions.
WW tiger probably feels solide but these figures are hollow to save in weight, something that Safari decided to change and the reason why VW collection was discontinued to give room to the new WW series. I believe VW tigers are also close from 400g or so.
Will Kosta repaint one of these?

Thankyou, Julie and Roger

A great walkaround Susanne, thank you for the comparison with Safari WW tiger
475 gram! This one hurts when it falls on your toe

Papo makes a big leap with this big heavy tiger and is doing a good job filling the market this way.
I really, really want to see a big gemsbok from them

NightLioness wrote:

A great walkaround Susanne, thank you for the comparison with Safari WW tiger
475 gram! This one hurts when it falls on your toe

Papo makes a big leap with this big heavy tiger and is doing a good job filling the market this way.
I really, really want to see a big gemsbok from them

Yes ! Auch, the toe

Uhh, yes ! A big gemsbok would be fine, - and also an impala like the new one

Yess, very interesting new step by Papo
And I`m happy , that we already have chance to see this model in this great walkaround by Susanne :)
The tiger look`s nice, of course it is a Papo one :)
But for me it`s a bit strange, becouse the smaller models look more detailed as a texture...
And also I don`t understand why the paintgob is the same as the smaller models..even more poor ..hmmm.
It have to be opposite I think ...for bigger and more expensive model ..

But it`s a good start for this size :)

Roger wrote:

Will Kosta repaint one of these?

Wow ... maybe one day I`ll try .. Uhh ...just to find time..
Please guys, if somebody know from where I can buy TIME...please tell me

costicuba wrote:

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Please guys, if somebody know from where I can buy TIME...please tell me

I think there would be a huge marked for that product

SUSANNE wrote:

costicuba wrote:

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Please guys, if somebody know from where I can buy TIME...please tell me

I think there would be a huge marked for that product

Thanks for sharing! Had no idea Papo was doing large figures? So with larger figures like the tiger they have the capability to make elephants(And other larger mammals) to relative to scale to their regular sized figures then.

costicuba wrote:

But for me it`s a bit strange, becouse the smaller models look more detailed as a texture...
And also I don`t understand why the paintgob is the same as the smaller models..even more poor ..hmmm.
It have to be opposite I think ...for bigger and more expensive model ..

I agree and understand your point though it is because the company wants to put it in an affordable price range. In a 3D world, twice the size means 8 times the volume. Papo regular tiger is slightly lighter than 100 g and this large tiger is almost 500g. Considering they use the same pvc formula, it means that Papo needs 5 times more material to do it. OK, It was surely not an excuse to be twice the price. Though, there's an investment in a new mold, I believe large moulds are more expensive than smaller ones. A painting layout, with the same plan of a smaller figure but performed in a larger figure makes it look less detailed once it is on a larger surface. If you want to keep it with an illusion of a similar quality, you need much more time and time is very precious when mass producing. About texture, it is always less conspicuous in large figures, maybe sculptors use the same exact tools and things like fur effect result minimalistic considering the large size of the figure. I am not sure of it however.
I am also convinced that the brand didn't want to risk too much in a top quality finishing in a collection that is just starting and nobody knows how it will be accepted. Maybe, if it is successful, they update the painting later.
OK, now I think I said silly things enough to make you giving up of reading my comment once you're busy.

Roger wrote:

costicuba wrote:

But for me it`s a bit strange, becouse the smaller models look more detailed as a texture...
And also I don`t understand why the paintgob is the same as the smaller models..even more poor ..hmmm.
It have to be opposite I think ...for bigger and more expensive model ..

I agree and understand your point though it is because the company wants to put it in an affordable price range. In a 3D world, twice the size means 8 times the volume. Papo regular tiger is slightly lighter than 100 g and this large tiger is almost 500g. Considering they use the same pvc formula, it means that Papo needs 5 times more material to do it. OK, It was surely not an excuse to be twice the price. Though, there's an investment in a new mold, I believe large moulds are more expensive than smaller ones. A painting layout, with the same plan of a smaller figure but performed in a larger figure makes it look less detailed once it is on a larger surface. If you want to keep it with an illusion of a similar quality, you need much more time and time is very precious when mass producing. About texture, it is always less conspicuous in large figures, maybe sculptors use the same exact tools and things like fur effect result minimalistic considering the large size of the figure. I am not sure of it however.
I am also convinced that the brand didn't want to risk too much in a top quality finishing in a collection that is just starting and nobody knows how it will be accepted. Maybe, if it is successful, they update the painting later.
OK, now I think I said silly things enough to make you giving up of reading my comment once you're busy.

Haha You don`t say silly things at all :)
You are right of course and I agree with you..
But still, this what you said : ``A painting layout, with the same plan of a smaller figure but performed in a larger figure makes it look less detailed once it is on a larger surface.`` ..it`s very true. Even I think the smaller model look`s better painted.
This one even doesn`t have white parts... The strips are very very wrong...look at the fase  
I think, that a bit more `` risk`` with the paintgob, will make more people to want this model and the big models in the future :)
And when I say ``better paintgob``, I don`t mean - a perfectly made. But just a bit more correct colors and strips :)
This will give more chance to the model, to be a successful :)

costicuba wrote:

But still, this what you said : ``A painting layout, with the same plan of a smaller figure but performed in a larger figure makes it look less detailed once it is on a larger surface.`` ..it`s very true. Even I think the smaller model look`s better painted.
This one even doesn`t have white parts... The strips are very very wrong...look at the fase  
I think, that a bit more `` risk`` with the paintgob, will make more people to want this model and the big models in the future :)
And when I say ``better paintgob``, I don`t mean - a perfectly made. But just a bit more correct colors and strips :)
This will give more chance to the model, to be a successful :)

Even considering my dissertation explains at a certain point why the quality of this figure is not as good as it was expectable from Papo. I have to agree with you that it deserved a bigger effort in terms of paintjob. At that price range, the lack of quality can influence negatively the success of the figure. I agree also that large tiger has a lower quality in terms of paintjob when compared with the smaller figure.
They could easily choose other species requiring a less complex painting, a hippo, a rhino or an elephant, I'd love to see these species in large scale, though, tigers are a kind of Papo landmark, with the large one Papo already released 13 tiger figures, not counting with the tiger mutant. Papo is tiger, tiger is Papo, so surely they couldn't avoid releasing a tiger in this new series. Let's hope Papo will update the painting in next years.

I love to follow the friendly discussion between two such gentle carnivores

We have often seen Papo change the paintwork of their models, and we can hope thay do it with this one also  
When talking about wishes for ne, large models, I surely hope they will make some that Safari didn't already make for their Wildlife Wonders

SUSANNE wrote:

I love to follow the friendly discussion between two such gentle carnivores

Again , you are right Roger :)
And like You and Susanne, I also hope, that in the future, Papo will update the painting of this model.
Ohh, I will never get tired of Papo tigers ... ``Papo is tiger, tiger is Papo..``
And I can`t wait for the new one for this year ...it look`s amazing on the catalogue photo

Well, even if we are not so lucky as to have a Kosta style repaint, I do hope some members choose to repaint it.