Show us your Turtles and Tortoises (terrapins too!)

Thank you, Roger, Susanne, Lucky Luke, Andreas, and Fernando.

Simone, I agree, this is a fantastic topic with many nice photos. I like everyone's turtle's collections!

Roger, haha, yes, the Papo tortoise looks like a mother of the others

Yes, that Safari Ltd leatherback turtle is very nice but I think the two new models of this species (papo and collecta) have nicer paintwork.

Lucky Luke, I think your collection of turtles is fantastic and I like the presentation very much!

Here is the major army of mine

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Holy Hamster

Yes, that is a whole army....a beautyful army

I tried to count them, but it is difficult...over 180 turtles

That's incredible collection of turtles! Congratulations Andreas!

Many thanks Susanne and Anna :)

Wow Andreas!  
Your army of Turtles in the first picture made me think of a cobblestone square.
Bumpy, colourful and very slippery when wet!

Andreas, it is the first time I see a picture from Dresden Marathon!

Yes, that is a whole army....a beautyful army Andreas!

Thank you Jean-Luc :)

Well roared, Croger

newcomers

right side are:
Geochelone carbonaria, Manourria impressa, Geochelone radiata, Geochelone sulcata, Chelydra serpentine, Chrysemys picta dorsalis, Malacochersus tornieri

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They are wonderful, Andreas

Especially the little ones, because there are such interesting species, but the large one is very charming

Thank you Susanne :)

Marathon of Dresden again!

Andreas, where have you found them ?

No, only the blue ones please!

What wonderful collections everyone I didn't think there were this many species availble in model form!

Two oldies:

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On the left the original issue introduced in 1961 and replaced in 1972 with the version on the right which was deleted in 1998.
Both models were given the same number 1317.
The 1961 model was moulded in brown plastic which had a swirly type finish and grey paint was applied to the underside, legs, neck and face.
Black paint was also applied to the nails and to highlight the eyes.
In around 1968 a PVC version was issued and this was in brown without the swirl finish.
The new version, pictured right, was moulded in a bluely-grey PVC and brown paint was applied to the shell area.
As can be seen from the shell outline the old and new versions appear to be different species or at least different sub-species.
The old version has a distinct ‘saddle back’ shell whereas the new version is a dome shaped shell.
The Giant Tortoise was first released in 1931 as part of Britains lead range of Zoo animals and the first plastic model is derived from this mould.

And a newbie:

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A fabulous example from the Papo range of sea life animal figures.
This model was photographed on the coast in Rhosneigr North Wales.

Chris, what a fabulous picture of the Papo sea turtle! Very realistic result!
It is very interesting also that comparison of both Britains giant tortoises. I enjoy the fact that they decided to give them two distinct shell shapes. It is often not enough to distinguish species once both shapes can be found in populations of the same species. Giant tortoises are really hard to identify but it is nice that Britains released them in different shapes.