WhiteLightning's Additions ***UPDATED 03.5.2020*** PART 1 & 2***

Any chance your hardware store is part of a regional or national chain?

Congrats

Roger wrote:

Well, sometimes it is hard to keep resisting to some figures during a long time. I hope it means you're completely recovered from your ehalthy problem.
About ERTL, you can find the explanation on ERTL TAI page.
They're beautiful, especially the eyes on tigers.

Thank you, Roger! I have been feeling much better lately, although I still have a lot of medical bills.

NightLioness wrote:

You got TONY animals!!
They look beautiful, big congrats
Did they had any sea mammals??

Thank you! I think I saw a few of them towards the bottom of the display but I can't remember which ones they were. They had a lot of horses, cattle, dogs, and few other wild animals though!

You got TOMY figurines, how wonderful! Finds like these, that you don't expect to find in such a store, are the best <3 Congratulations, Fallon! These figurines are lovely.. A wolf in their style wouldn't suit ill

widukind wrote:

Wilorvise wrote:

Any chance your hardware store is part of a regional or national chain?

Congrats

Thank you! I found mine at Ace Hardware but I think this chain may only be on the East Coast? I could be wrong. I do know that virtually all of them are privately owned and operated but are part of the Ace Hardware chain. Sometimes item availability varies greatly between stores too. I can verify that they are at least in the Renco Ace Hardware store here in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania!

Tarunyada wrote:

You got TOMY figurines, how wonderful! Finds like these, that you don't expect to find in such a store, are the best <3 Congratulations, Fallon! These figurines are lovely.. A wolf in their style wouldn't suit ill

Thank you! I was just thinking that'd I'd love to see a wolf from them!

NightLioness wrote:

You got TONY animals!!
They look beautiful, big congrats
Did they had any sea mammals??

Thank you! I think I saw a few of them towards the bottom of the display but I can't remember which ones they were.
They had a lot of horses, cattle, dogs, and few other wild animals though![/quote]

It is great to hear that you feel better

Ooh, I hope one day to find the orcas or dolphin somewhere.
But I doubt I be as lucky as you are!

Ohh, those two little foxes

And then you got some models I never even heard about before

They are enormously charming, - and then you found them i a local store
Absolutely delightful

NightLioness wrote:

NightLioness wrote:

You got TONY animals!!
They look beautiful, big congrats
Did they had any sea mammals??

Thank you! I think I saw a few of them towards the bottom of the display but I can't remember which ones they were.
They had a lot of horses, cattle, dogs, and few other wild animals though!

It is great to hear that you feel better

Ooh, I hope one day to find the orcas or dolphin somewhere.
But I doubt I be as lucky as you are! [/quote]

I'll look and see what they have the next time I go!

SUSANNE wrote:

Ohh, those two little foxes

And then you got some models I never even heard about before

They are enormously charming, - and then you found them i a local store  
Absolutely delightful

Thank you!

Today I came home after a hard day at work to a pile of packages on the picnic table. Christmas again! And a lot of lovely animals I've been waiting ages for.


The Eikoh Black Panther. (Sorry for the blurry photo, my kitty kept rubbing up against me and bumping my arm while I was taking pictures. )
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Two retired Gashapon kitties. Absolutely adore these two!
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And last but not least, four 1999 Play Visions Domestic Dogs! I never thought I'd ever come across even one of these dogs let alone four in one shot. They were hidden among a sea of other plastic dogs in a listing on eBay...apparently leftover from an estate sale according to the seller. I was also super excited to discover that all four of them are my favorite breeds! (Now if I could just find those forever elusive Play Visions kitties!)

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Golden Retriever
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Black Labrador Retriever
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Collie (Reminds of Lassie!)
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German Shepherd
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Such pretty figurines! That Eikoh black panther is just gorgeous! The Bandai kitties are absolutely adorable, I really have to research Bandai a bit more, look for some older models.. And especially congratulations with these PV dogs, I've never seen them before, exept for the ones on TAi from Beatrice.

Congratulations with all of them!

Tarunyada wrote:

Such pretty figurines! That Eikoh black panther is just gorgeous! The Bandai kitties are absolutely adorable, I really have to research Bandai a bit more, look for some older models.. And especially congratulations with these PV dogs, I've never seen them before, exept for the ones on TAi from Beatrice.

Congratulations with all of theum!

Thank you, Julie! I never saw these Bandai kitties before so they must be fairly old. I think I will be doing a little research also to see if I can find a few more of them.
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EDIT: These were labeled as Gashapon cats in the listing so I'm not entirely sure if they are Bandai now...but they could be.

You're right, the Play Visions Cats may be completely illusive, even having the direct contribution of Susanne and Beatrice on TAI, together we listed only 6 from the 8 available. There are also the Minis, not as nice surely. Incredibly nice are these gashapon you've acquired. They are really great looking figures. I doubt that there is a brand called Gashapon once it means the type of figure, they use it to call capsule figures, those from vending machines and so. Bandai released several domestic cat figures, also Kaiodo and some other Japanese companies. I don't know the brand of yours.

Roger wrote:

You're right, the Play Visions Cats may be completely illusive, even having the direct contribution of Susanne and Beatrice on TAI, together we listed only 6 from the 8 available. There are also the Minis, not as nice surely. Incredibly nice are these gashapon you've acquired. They are really great looking figures. I doubt that there is a brand called Gashapon once it means the type of figure, they use it to call capsule figures, those from vending machines and so. Bandai released several domestic cat figures, also Kaiodo and some other Japanese companies. I don't know the brand of yours.

All these Japan companies and Japanese words get mixed up in my head so much, lol! They still remind me of Bandai but with no makers mark anywhere, it is very difficult to tell who made them. Perhaps someone will recognize them and inform us on the brand. Regardless of who made them, I really love them!

I was afraid those Play Visions cats were quite rare. I do have the complete set of 12 that only have the breed or "china" marked on the belly but no PV mark. I also have exact copies of all the cats from that set in mini figures that aren't even an 1" in length. They are so tiny its incredible!

Nice additions :)

widukind wrote:

Nice additions :)

Thank you!

WOW !!!! You got PV DOGGIES
They are gorgeous, ohhh, congratulations, dear Fallon

I also love the cat ! She looks so truely catty-cute

And that panter is lovely, - a very good example of Eikoh, when Eikoh is good

How wonderful is it to come home after a hard working day and see these beautiful animals waiting for you <3
(And your cat giving head bumps while you are photographing haha XD)

Never saw the PV dogs to clear in good photos, it is great to see them
(Sadly for my collection, they never made a Border Collie )

SUSANNE wrote:

WOW !!!! You got PV DOGGIES
They are gorgeous, ohhh, congratulations, dear Fallon

I also love the cat ! She looks so truely catty-cute

And that panter is lovely, - a very good example of Eikoh, when Eikoh is good

Thank you, Susanne!

NightLioness wrote:

How wonderful is it to come home after a hard working day and see these beautiful animals waiting for you <3
(And your cat giving head bumps while you are photographing haha XD)

Never saw the PV dogs to clear in good photos, it is great to see them
(Sadly for my collection, they never made a Border Collie )

I don't think they ever made a Siberian husky either. A Border Collie and husky would have been great!

Found one package on the picnic table today when I came home from work. And inside...

...a large K&M Ocelot!

Her paint is a little discolored in areas but she is otherwise in good shape...and also the only Ocelot in my collection.

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It is nice to see that you can rescue some of these large K&M figures. They were almost unknown for a long time and now we can see you and other collectors being able of finding them beofre they desapear completely. Ocelot was one of the few known during the obscure days, much probably because it features a very interesting species. It is a very nice figure with a recognizable result, congratulations!

What a wonderful, beautyful model ! A true treasure

Ocelots are probalbly the most beautyfully dressed cat of all, IMHO  and checking Wikipedia, I am delighted that they are no longer endangered ! This model shows it to perfection !

There a gentleman is quoted to describe their coat as  "the most wonderful tangle of stripes, bars, chains, spots, dots and smudges...which look as though they were put on as the animal ran by."
I am not surprised that Salvador Dali had a pet ocelot ! LOOK !

Congrats for that catch :)

Roger wrote:

It is nice to see that you can rescue some of these large K&M figures. They were almost unknown for a long time and now we can see you and other collectors being able of finding them beofre they desapear completely. Ocelot was one of the few known during the obscure days, much probably because it features a very interesting species. It is a very nice figure with a recognizable result, congratulations!

Thank you! I hope someday either Schleich, Papo or someone will make an Ocelot figure. They are a beautiful wild cat!

SUSANNE wrote:

What a wonderful, beautyful model ! A true treasure

Ocelots are probalbly the most beautyfully dressed cat of all, IMHO  and checking Wikipedia, I am delighted that they are no longer endangered ! This model shows it to perfection !

There a gentleman is quoted to describe their coat as  "the most wonderful tangle of stripes, bars, chains, spots, dots and smudges...which look as though they were put on as the animal ran by."
I am not surprised that Salvador Dali had a pet ocelot ! LOOK !

Aww! Babou is so cute! Ocelots are very beautiful! Now if only Papo or someone of the like would make an Ocelot!

widukind wrote:

Congrats for that catch :)

Thank you!

The Ocelot is lovely.I have the cub so hope to get the adult some day!!