Safari Ltd Creation Station Initiative

I came across this on MiniZoo Instagram thread or FB ..cant remember .. Ive emailed S Ltd my imagination and got a pleasant response !! Great thought by SAFARI LTD. not sure if anybody has shared this on the forum ???

the Safari Ltd website page has this introduction !!


""Discover the Frontiers of Your Imagination

The creation of each and every animal figurine we make starts in a very special place, your imagination.
Send Us Your Ideas

Do you have a great product idea you’d love to see Safari bring to life? If you’ve ever found yourself thinking a wondrous creature– mythical or real– would make a great addition to the Safari Ltd world, we want to hear from you. Send us your best ideas! Let’s make magic happen together.""

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Viva Safari Ltd

Creation Station! Sounds gooood <3

NightLioness wrote:

Creation Station! Sounds gooood <3

Ciao Karin !! Yes !!

Im sure amazing ideas for their toob series can be made ! and individual figures too !!

Educational tools etc !!

I just made a small list of five individual figures (birds and mammals ) !!

I like the sound of this! Some wild feline models like an ocelot, serval, or caracal would be great!

As far as the toob series goes, wouldn't it be awesome if they did a toob featuring different species of wolves? I love wolves so much but wish there was a more diverse variety of species available on the market.

WhiteLightning Wolf wrote:

As far as the toob series goes, wouldn't it be awesome if they did a toob featuring different species of wolves? I love wolves so much but wish there was a more diverse variety of species available on the market.

Haha exactly my thoughts I just love wolves (they're my favourite animals <3), but whenever we see a figurine it's either gray or Arctic wolf. I'm not complaining about them, but it would be awesome to see other, lesser known wolf species! Producing such a toob would be the ideal way to inform people about these different species. Oooh I'd definitely buy it!

WhiteLightning Wolf wrote:

I like the sound of this! Some wild feline models like an ocelot, serval, or caracal would be great!

As far as the toob series goes, wouldn't it be awesome if they did a toob featuring different species of wolves? I love wolves so much but wish there was a more diverse variety of species available on the market.

yes a toob with diff species of wolves ! (In India we have three different species I know of and all are beautiful and sadly endangered critically) also they cud chip in with canids like the Dhole, Dingo !!

also a toob with different Owls !

I can't open the page. There are probably very many who try right now when it is so new

SUSANNE wrote:

I can't open the page. There are probably very many who try right now when it is so new

Si Susanne ! but its a nice step forward .. schleich did make some progress and now safari ltd !! Safari is more communicative !

A response from the company by a representative with a name !! Thats impressive !! creates a bridge between customers and Safari Ltd.

It should be so !! reflects well on the company too and am sure STS will provide awesome ideas as we have a whole lot of imaginative species of animal lovers out here .

Cheers to safari ltd !!

ROGER!!! Do you remember our little conversation about new toobs? XD

I made a list of way too many but I hope at least one of them gets on the 2017 catalouge.

I made a few suggestions for them. New mythological creatures: Manticore (Persian), Tarasque (French) and even Tlanusi (Cherokee). I also suggested a "Recently Extinct" Toob: Dodo, Tasmanian Tiger, Great Auk, Labrador Duck, Steller Sea Cow, Golden Toad, Quagga, Dinornis moa, Pyrenean Ibex and Passenger Pigeon.

I suggested a water spirit of my culture (Anishinaabe) Mishibizhiw the water Panther/Lynx with antlers.

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Bowhead Whale wrote:

I also suggested a "Recently Extinct" Toob: Dodo, Tasmanian Tiger, Great Auk, Labrador Duck, Steller Sea Cow, Golden Toad, Quagga, Dinornis moa, Pyrenean Ibex and Passenger Pigeon.

I'd definitely buy that

And what a wonderful creature, Logan!

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Here are pictures (found on the net) of Tarasque, Manticore and Tlanusi. The Tarasque is a french dragon that has a flat face with a mane, a tortoise body and shell, six legs and a poisonous, pointy tail. The Manticore is a man-eater from Persia and India. It has the body of a lion, a human face with blue eyes and three rows of teeth and a scorpion tail equipped with throwable darts. When it eats its prey, it doesn't leave anything behind it. Tlanusi is a giant leech in the Cherokee mythology. It is as big as a bungalow house and is red is color, with white stripes. Not only it sucks the blood of its preys, but also eats its ears and nose off. These are the mythological creatures I suggested for Safari ltd, because I would like them to look into other folklores and mythologies, not just greek. But I didn't get any response from the company yet, though.

Noahsark wrote:

I suggested a water spirit of my culture (Anishinaabe) Mishibizhiw the water Panther/Lynx with antlers.

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Wow, this creature would be wonderful!! Great suggestion!

OK everytime i go there and click the link nothing happens. What gives?

Seeing that painting and description of the legendary leech, has reminded me: why not add the Mongolian Death Worm to their cryptid figures (I don´t think they made one yet)? If you are not familiar with it, this is described as an extremely deadly creature that, as it´s name suggests, inhabits the Mongolian deserts. It is described as being a ferocious hunter that either kills it´s prey at a distance with electrical discharges or with it´s highly corrosive venom that literally eats away flesh. In short, definitely not a creature you would like to encounter in such a remote environment.

And the Manticore is an awesome idea as well!

Iuri97 wrote:

Seeing that painting and description of the legendary leech, has reminded me: why not add the Mongolian Death Worm to their cryptid figures (I don´t think they made one yet)? If you are not familiar with it, this is described as an extremely deadly creature that, as it´s name suggests, inhabits the Mongolian deserts. It is described as being a ferocious hunter that either kills it´s prey at a distance with electrical discharges or with it´s highly corrosive venom that literally eats away flesh. In short, definitely not a creature you would like to encounter in such a remote environment.

And the Manticore is an awesome idea as well!

Yes, I know of this myth as well: the Mongolean people call it "the large intestine worm". The creators of the movie "Tremors" said they got inspired by this myth to create their graboid.

Which one is the most dangerous: Intestine Worm or Tlanusi?

Bowhead Whale wrote:

Yes, I know of this myth as well: the Mongolean people call it "the large intestine worm". The creators of the movie "Tremors" said they got inspired by this myth to create their graboid.

Which one is the most dangerous: Intestine Worm or Tlanusi?

Ah, Tremors! I remember watching it several times, and the first ones where back when I was too young to really understand the story. I just wanted to see the monster!  

Well... I don´t know... the Tlanusi DOES sound like a very dangerous creature itself too. I say BOTH of them are creatures I wouldn´t want to provoke.

Keep in mind...nothing that is suggested now will appear in 2017. The lead time is about 18-24 months depending on the project (normally).

I've been involved with Safari before, with the Prehistoric Sharks and Crocodiles toob, plus a few other things. Even when things are 'fast tracked' like the Kaprosuchus, it still takes at least a year.

In the case of the deep sea and cave toobs, I remember seeing the pictures of the prototype sculpts about 3 years before they became reality...

NightLioness wrote:

ROGER!!! Do you remember our little conversation about new toobs? XD

Although I have seen this post so late I can warrant you that I remember it. It is nice to see Safari creating tools to be closer to collectors.