Papo 2020 new releases with photos

pipsxlch wrote:

It would be a killer ammonite in my collection.

I my collection too. ^^

Duck-Anch-Amun wrote:

What a year for bug an arthropodes lovers!
For me, there isn´t so much this year, but it seems Papo will be the winner.

The insects look great, but I fear that they´re to big for me, so that I rather would buy one of the many toobs, even that they aren´t as beautiful.

The golden jackal would be a must-have, but the figurine looks very lazy. The only interesting thing is that Papo gave it a species name, but it looks very poor for me.

The cormorant is very interesting, even that I have one from Kaiyodo. But the Kaiyodo one has this weird face pattern that doesn´t resemble the cormorants that I see nearly daily. Perhaps it is another species?
When not, I think Papo will replace it.

At last, there is the Hermann´s tortoise, a well-known pet. I´m sure there were already other figurines of this species in toobs or pet ranges. But it seems like Papo is the first big companie to name it so.

Edit: I just saw that Blaine thinks it could be a double-crested cormorant. That would be interesting news!

The cormorant could also be a Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Neotropic cormorant)since it lacks the crests of the double crested cormorant.

For the Hermann's tortoise,I guess Papo used the former Galapagos tortoise mold and only change the colour.

And YES Papo dedicaced 2020 to Blaine

Kikimalou wrote:

For the Hermann's tortoise,I guess Papo used the former Galapagos tortoise mold and only change the colour.

They are absolutely different....

Pardofelis wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

For the Hermann's tortoise,I guess Papo used the former Galapagos tortoise mold and only change the colour.

They are absolutely different....

Really ?

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Kikimalou wrote:

Pardofelis wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

For the Hermann's tortoise,I guess Papo used the former Galapagos tortoise mold and only change the colour.

They are absolutely different....

Really ?

You're both right and wrong...

In fact, the new tortoise is an old mold as Kikimalou said but different from the Galapagos tortoise as Pardofelis said... Check:

New Tortoise
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Old Tortoise (same as above)
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Galapagos
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Indeed I was talking about the former Galapagos tortoise not the last one

Roger wrote:

Duck-Anch-Amun wrote:

The Jackal from Papo reminds me a bit on the Safari LTD Fennec Fox from 2013. That figurine also wasn´t as good as for exemple the CollectA one. I´m even sure, that some collectors in this forum suggested it to be another species, like a Rueppels fox (however I cannot find this thread at the moment). So also the Papo jackal could arrive as different species on our shelves.

Yes, one of the topics is [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] The difference is that Safari is marketing it to the species level and the sculptor, Doug Watson, confirmed it was a fennec fox. So, as much as I believe it works better as a Rüppell's fox, I use it as a fennec.
The jackal is just called like that and I am just thinking as you, it is supposed to be a golden jackal but as it is not that good, it easily may ressemble other close related species. However, if someone shows it to be another species, I will accept as long as the identification is convincent.

Ok thanks for the reminder :) After all these years, the fennec fox is still on my list for purchasing, but only as Rüppells fox. Even that the sculptor confirmed it was a fennec, it woul work good for my collection as another species. But I always waited in the hope, that another companie would release a rüppell´s fox or maybe another fox besides the polar, red or fennec ones.

For the cormorant:
Thanks for the informations. So I will surely purchase it, cause it´s another species as teh Kaiyodo one. For exact determination, I will wait the final examination from the experts of the forum :)

For the tortoise:
Hopefully, it will not be as big as the galapagos tortoise when they used the former mold...

Ahhh, that explains all. I didn't knew the "non-Galapagos" old tortoise, so I was stranged to compare the Galapagos one with the new Hermann's! :)

Darn...between the ambiguity of the cormorant and the tortoise repaint my Papo list might be getting smaller. That tortoise may be too big for my tastes then, as the old one is advertised at 8.0 cm long! The cormorant I might just get and keep at the genus level

Duck-Anch-Amun wrote:

For the cormorant:
Thanks for the informations. So I will surely purchase it, cause it´s another species as teh Kaiyodo one. For exact determination, I will wait the final examination from the experts of the forum :)

That's just it. It might be the same species as the Kaiyodo (at the very least a different subspecies). I have tried to do a lot of online searching and so far, the only subspecies of great cormorant I can find in Japan is P. c. haneda. If the Papo figure is intended to be the same species, it is probably a European subspecies (such as P. c. sinensis, for an example). I will probably get it and leave it at the genus level. At the very least they can represent breeding (Kaiyodo) vs. non-breeding (Papo) plumage.

Duck-Anch-Amun wrote:

For the tortoise:
Hopefully, it will not be as big as the galapagos tortoise when they used the former mold...

Not as big but still big

bmathison1972 wrote:

Darn...between the ambiguity of the cormorant and the tortoise repaint my Papo list might be getting smaller. That tortoise may be too big for my tastes then, as the old one is advertised at 8.0 cm long! The cormorant I might just get and keep at the genus level

Yeah, learning that the tortoise was a repaint took it off my list immediately. Hopefully the cormorant will be easier to identify in-hand though

Right now, the figures on my list are the cormorant (regardless of ambiguity, I am glad a non-Japanese company is finally making one), the pheasant, the sailfish and the bee (I don't usually collect insects at the scale it will probably end up being, however this is easily the best attempt at a honeybee I've seen from anyone).

Ravonium wrote:

bmathison1972 wrote:

Darn...between the ambiguity of the cormorant and the tortoise repaint my Papo list might be getting smaller. That tortoise may be too big for my tastes then, as the old one is advertised at 8.0 cm long! The cormorant I might just get and keep at the genus level

Yeah, learning that the tortoise was a repaint took it off my list immediately. Hopefully the cormorant will be easier to identify in-hand though

Right now, the figures on my list are the cormorant (regardless of ambiguity, I am glad a non-Japanese company is finally making one), the pheasant, the sailfish and the bee (I don't usually collect insects at the scale it will probably end up being, however this is easily the best attempt at a honeybee I've seen from anyone).

I agree and I will probably defer to you for the cormorant ID :).

Good selection by Papo
Like the following:
Red Squirrel
Jackal
Ring necked Pheasant
Cormorant
Hermanns Tortoise
Merino ewe
PMD-looks great and Papo again have produced a dog breed that no one has done and it looks to be a great pose as well.
Highland cow-looks disappointing and quite cartoonish and stumpy which for Papo is unusual as they are so good at cattle breeds.Also why another Highland?, when in the past they made a number of French cattle breeds-Limousin,Montbeliard,Salers.Think they should really have made another French breed-Normandy,Blonde d'Aquitaine, or Maine Anjou to carry on the tradition.

Taos wrote:

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Highland cow-looks disappointing and quite cartoonish and stumpy which for Papo is unusual as they are so good at cattle breeds.Also why another Highland?, when in the past they made a number of French cattle breeds-Limousin,Montbeliard,Salers.Think they should really have made another French breed-Normandy,Blonde d'Aquitaine, or Maine Anjou to carry on the tradition.

I agree, I haven't commented the Highland cow but while watching the pictures, I got quite surprised with how poor it looked. Without seeing the real thing, this is a joke when compared with the Highland cow made by Mojö Fun. I also use to enjoy Papo cattle even if I don't collect them and I like that Papo give some focus to French breeds. Though, there wasn't a previous release of this breed in their range and it is almost mandatory.

Roger wrote:

Taos wrote:

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Highland cow-looks disappointing and quite cartoonish and stumpy which for Papo is unusual as they are so good at cattle breeds.Also why another Highland?, when in the past they made a number of French cattle breeds-Limousin,Montbeliard,Salers.Think they should really have made another French breed-Normandy,Blonde d'Aquitaine, or Maine Anjou to carry on the tradition.

I agree, I haven't commented the Highland cow but while watching the pictures, I got quite surprised with how poor it looked. Without seeing the real thing, this is a joke when compared with the Highland cow made by Mojö Fun. I also use to enjoy Papo cattle even if I don't collect them and I like that Papo give some focus to French breeds. Though, there wasn't a previous release of this breed in their range and it is almost mandatory.

I absolutely agree that they should make a new French breed. I was hoping for Normandy cattle But I actually like the Highland cow despite that the breed has been made by other companies

That tortoise is such a fail....It's like painting stripes on a lioness and selling it as a tiger,...

I would like the pheasant and anaconda. I imagine the anaconda is bendy like the rattlesnake and would like to know the size

For me, no doubt, this jacal is a golden one, from Turkish or european areas because of its thick coat and it's not so bad even if its legs are a little too long and thick, making it looking a little to a coyote but a coyote would have longer muzzle and ears and should be more reddish.. I observed (and shot diapositives) during a rather long time golden jacals in the parc of Gramat that is specialised in european fauna. It was in winter season, and they actually looked mini wolves!..
I just hope it won't be too big!..

the higland cow seems very toony with its far too short legs and too big head..

the standout for me os the megaloceros Ive been dying for one of these compnais to ake one and this one os pretty good, much better than the Bully and Geoworld. The other prehistorc figs are either too big/expensive or have odd unatural poses for me.

my other faves are the comorant(especially if its a Florida species) and the squirrel(I love the pose on all 4 paws), and I want to like the jackal but it really doesnt look like a jackal to me. The sailfish is nice too though I dont collect fish.

My personal opinion aligns with caracal's, the jackal looks like a golden one. Jackals and coyotes can vary A LOT in coloration, we have a population of very dark pelted coyotes in my community. I've seen very blonde ones in nearby areas as well. There is no clear cut designated color scheme for all species, there is a lot of variation. As far as sculpt I don't see any less quality in the trotting wolf its been compared to. I think that is just the style of the artist who did these figures. It is welcome to my shelves and I look forward to buying several! And I hope it means that we will see more wild canids in the future.

Most 2020 models are a big disappointment to me, no antelopes, no beasts, primates, birds of prey. All big brands basically failed in wildlife models. I will have to rely only on my hands.

Now these are painted well. Looks good!

La vache highland me paraît plutôt bien