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High Tyto Mira
Country/State : New Zealand Age : 24 Joined : 2012-10-13 Posts : 15
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:16 am | |
| Schleich wins hands down. But that is just my personal view. Papo lovers please don't kill me |
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Kikimalou Admin
Country/State : Lille, FRANCE Age : 59 Joined : 2010-04-01 Posts : 20125
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:45 am | |
| @ High Tyto Mira: Killing someone, even a Schleich addict , is not really a PAPO lover tradition. And I can't remember any PAPO lover here I know several Animal toy collectors and some "SCHLEICH only" collectors... @ Everyone else: Ladies and gentlemen, this topic is a debate... It began nearly two years ago and it would be good to read it before posting. A debate means posting arguments, ideas and explanations. It is not a battlefield and you don't need to choose a side but only to debate ! @ Alvaro: So you think SCHLEICH are realistic. All the SCHLEICH ? Or which ones ? Could you explain why you think so ? |
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Chris Sweetman
Country/State : Nottinghamshire England Age : 67 Joined : 2012-04-10 Posts : 1390
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Tue Feb 05, 2013 6:13 pm | |
| It was Papo that drew me into collecting 'new' animal figures. When I first saw their lioness with cub I was immediately hooked! At the same time as buying this figure I bought Papo's male white tiger, puma and leopard. An instant collection! Recently added two of Papo's meerkat poses. Must get the third one! I really like Schleich's female husky but find most of Schleich's offerings too toy like with cute and cuddly features. But I understand that collectors like the "Schleich" look. One last thing in Papo's favour is their poses. In some ways they are as good as the classic poses from Elastolin and Lineol but MUCH cheaper. |
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∴Worlds∴in∴Miniature∴
Country/State : Switzerland Age : 42 Joined : 2013-01-19 Posts : 294
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:32 pm | |
| I'm a big fan of both Papo and Schleich.
Sure, I do have a lot more Schleich figures in my collection than Papo ones - but that's easily explained because I've been collecting figures for over two decades, well before Papo figures were available. And another reason is that in its infancy, Papo didn't make very nice figures, plus Papo figures are not easy to find in my area. That explains why I have a lot more Schleichs than Papos.
But now that the quality of Papo figures has improved, I've been collecting their new figures more regularly.
Basically, my personal collector's creed is that as long as a figure is realistic and that I like it, and that it is of compatible size with the others I already have, I'll buy it, no matter the brand.
I also love Safari figures, for instance, but I have only a few because, again, they're impossible to find here and shipping costs/customs taxes if ordering them from abroad are a pain in the neck. _________________ My collection gallery!
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scot(t)
Country/State : USA Age : 55 Joined : 2012-03-02 Posts : 2997
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:00 pm | |
| - Worlds in Miniature wrote:
- as long as a figure is realistic and that I like it, and that it is of compatible size with the others I already have, I'll buy it, no matter the brand.
Amen! |
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Carola
Country/State : Denmark Age : 37 Joined : 2012-12-13 Posts : 2515
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:40 am | |
| - scot(t) wrote:
- Worlds in Miniature wrote:
- as long as a figure is realistic and that I like it, and that it is of compatible size with the others I already have, I'll buy it, no matter the brand.
Amen! I agree But talking about Papo towards Schleich... According to my impression so far, Papo really have some strong points, where they beat Schleich, like their big cats with wonderful sculpts and realistic looks, where others of their animals can seem to mix in sculpting quality. Schleich have like a very consistent quality. You kind of know what you get, and you can count on Schleich.... Well, maybe until now 2013 with some quality reduction of the Chinese models |
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schleich61
Country/State : Northern California, U.S.A. Age : 62 Joined : 2010-03-30 Posts : 2044
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:04 am | |
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Kikimalou Admin
Country/State : Lille, FRANCE Age : 59 Joined : 2010-04-01 Posts : 20125
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:16 am | |
| - schleich61 wrote:
- Kikimalou wrote:
- @ High Tyto Mira: Killing someone, even a Schleich addict , is not really a PAPO lover tradition.
And I can't remember any PAPO lover here I know several Animal toy collectors and some "SCHLEICH only" collectors...
@ Everyone else: Ladies and gentlemen, this topic is a debate... It began nearly two years ago and it would be good to read it before posting. A debate means posting arguments, ideas and explanations. It is not a battlefield and you don't need to choose a side but only to debate !
@ Alvaro: So you think SCHLEICH are realistic. All the SCHLEICH ? Or which ones ? Could you explain why you think so ? So, someone who collects Schleich is an "addict" but someone who collects another brand is a "lover"...? Excuse me, Ma'am, but your slip is showing... I'm afraid... Yes SCHLEICH is the only brand with supporters, or addicted, who write SCHLEICH is better and more realistic because SCHLEICH is better an more realistic. Maybe I'm wrong but I can't find such a worship for the other brands. I guess I have no slip problems since I don't support any of these brands. And I still think a cat is cat and a dog is a dog, even if a dog is not superior to a cat Now, there is not "only" SCHLEICH addicts, there is also SCHLEICH collectors and I can see the difference, at least I hope |
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schleich515686
Country/State : The Netherlands Age : 28 Joined : 2013-12-29 Posts : 22
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:06 am | |
| Well I am a schleich collecter and think it is supreme to all others, I once bought the papo lion but returned it and switched it with an schleich elephant the old asian male. I have to admit the fantasie creatures of papo are awesome made up but the quality of papo isn't that great in my eyes and schleich is If you think otherwise that is okay |
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ulinuk
Country/State : Czech republic Age : 24 Joined : 2013-12-03 Posts : 1226
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vcnbcn
Country/State : spain Age : 57 Joined : 2014-01-14 Posts : 23
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Sat Mar 01, 2014 3:29 pm | |
| Well , Schleich is one of the bigs but that's why i can't understand things like this .. . [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]" /> |
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vcnbcn
Country/State : spain Age : 57 Joined : 2014-01-14 Posts : 23
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Sat Mar 01, 2014 3:44 pm | |
| In some cases Schleich seems like cartoons , specially in big cats collection [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]" /> |
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Bonobo
Country/State : Deutschland/Germany (NRW) Age : 26 Joined : 2014-02-04 Posts : 647
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Sat Mar 01, 2014 3:54 pm | |
| - vcnbcn wrote:
- In some cases Schleich seems like cartoons , specially in big cats collection
and in most of the new ones |
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shadoweon
Country/State : Virginia,United States Age : 30 Joined : 2013-09-02 Posts : 278
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Sat Mar 08, 2014 7:32 pm | |
| I like both brands, I couldn't really pick one. I like CollectA and Safari LTD too,some are better than others with all four brands.
Mojo i'm kinda ehhh about. I used to think Schleich was the best brand but now a days Papo and CollectA surpass them with some animals/details. It really depends on what model/animal it is.
I like the current style of Schleich's Wildcats because they are somewhat realistic,but also cutesy. |
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arafan
Country/State : Brazil Age : 25 Joined : 2012-11-16 Posts : 2185
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:22 am | |
| I prefer Papo, the most figures looks alive, the only thing that I don't like is the paintjob, it looks everytime too different of the catalogue pictures (negative). Schleich looks not really realistic and I don't like the most of the new figures... Papo win this battle, for me |
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Snardi
Country/State : Sweden Age : 31 Joined : 2012-05-17 Posts : 69
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Thu Mar 20, 2014 7:03 pm | |
| Schleich has better horses and other farm animals. Papo has better big cats. They both have awesome dinosaurs. It's hard to pick. _________________ My MLP collection
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Chris Sweetman
Country/State : Nottinghamshire England Age : 67 Joined : 2012-04-10 Posts : 1390
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:58 pm | |
| - ∴Worlds∴in∴Miniature∴ wrote:
- I'm a big fan of both Papo and Schleich.
Basically, my personal collector's creed is that as long as a figure is realistic and that I like it, and that it is of compatible size with the others I already have, I'll buy it, no matter the brand.
Fully agree with your first two points. Realistic seems to be subjective. Personally, I don’t find many new products realistic. If you don’t like a figure why are you buying it? Maybe the reason is you want an example of everything a certain company makes? As for compatibility Schleich and Papo unfortunately don’t make their products in one scale across their ranges. Scale is number one regarding compatibility for me. However, it doesn’t prevent me from buying a model if I like it! Shame neither Papo nor Schleich have any of their animal figures in what is for me the traditional 1:32nd scale. |
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dr.jones
Country/State : Italy Age : 44 Joined : 2014-03-14 Posts : 35
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:59 am | |
| I started with Schleich..a few horses, i found them beautiful and i still believe they are the best on the market.Then i discovered Papo, as written before Papo big cats are really wonderful..now i discovered Collecta (am i off topic?)..and i love the choice of portraying unusual animals.I too find that Scleich is slowly improving but they are not very realistic.Their target are the babies with n o great anatomical knowledge of the beast portrayed.I come from the world of toy soldier collecting and there too are these distinctions..there is the mainstream brand producing toy like soldiers (by the way is a hobby a "little more" costly)..there's the in between brand and there's the brand producing little oeuvres' d'art..well i don't know if you are acquainted with Toy soldiers brands, but for me King & Country is Schleich, William Britain is Papo and First legion is Collecta (by the way i don't like their horses and cats..:).. |
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widukind
Country/State : Germany Age : 48 Joined : 2010-12-30 Posts : 44299
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:52 am | |
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Elros Alvar
Country/State : Spain Age : 25 Joined : 2012-02-05 Posts : 3284
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:09 am | |
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Chris Sweetman
Country/State : Nottinghamshire England Age : 67 Joined : 2012-04-10 Posts : 1390
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:18 am | |
| Schleich cute and cuddly: [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Schleich female cheetah 14614 4 by Chris*4, on Flickr Papo realistic and menacing: [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Papo Jaguar 50094 2 by Chris*4, on Flickr |
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JonasV
Country/State : Finland Age : 27 Joined : 2012-07-23 Posts : 5657
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:42 am | |
| Great pics! Love the second one _________________ Jonas Animals are my friends. I don't eat my friends. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] |
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LeeAnn
Country/State : United States Age : 24 Joined : 2013-01-20 Posts : 10339
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:47 pm | |
| Awesome photos Chris! |
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Chris Sweetman
Country/State : Nottinghamshire England Age : 67 Joined : 2012-04-10 Posts : 1390
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:56 pm | |
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smilodoncalifornicus
Country/State : USA Minnesota Age : 57 Joined : 2014-09-11 Posts : 214
| Subject: Re: Debate: Papo vs. Schleich Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:06 pm | |
| Schleich's Jaguar is vastly more realistic than Papo's Jaguar. Papo's Jaguar almost looks like a Leopard. It's tale is way to long and its jaw shape is incorrect. The Schleich Jaguar is perfect in these aeas. |
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