Safari Ltd "standard" sized figures in comparison with others from major brands

Today's comparison is another Safari figure I really like a lot. It is the Malayan tapir, my favorite of the 2010 trio and the only one I couldn't buy locally at the time.
I am comparing with the CollectA Baird's tapir whose mould is now used for a Malayan tapir too.

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RtasVadumee wrote:

Glad to know you are reunited with your collection, I hope the transportation was fine and nothing was damaged.

I have had the opportunity to get that Schleich jackal once, but rejected it because I already had the better CollectA. Now I regret that choice because despite those bad proportions, I think they would have formed a pretty nice pair together.

However, I currently do have the opportunity to get the Safari wild dog, it's certainly better than my Mojo and yours is brilliantly painted but I would need to know if it's a male or a female so I would be grateful if you could have a look between its legs for me I also don't remember the gender of my Mojo if anyone has it.

That Schleich boar remained the best from the German brand IMO and despite a little oversizing, the peccari is a too important species to be missed.

I missed the Papo standing polar bear because I already had too many Schleich and don't want to end up with a pack of this solitary animal. I would need to get rid of a Schleich, but my least favourite is the newest one which is yet the most compatible aesthetically with the Papo... So I quite don't know

As you know, the Schleich jackal is the kind of figure I don't really like, I got it because it is a very interesting species and the traditional Schleich appeal exists in this figure too. Though, as I use to say, a penguin painted like a zebra doesn't turn it into a good zebra figure. This jackal could be many other species and it would be a bad sculpt for all of them.
I can take a comparison picture with the far better CollectA rendition.
Safari wild dog is still an extraordinary figure and the unappealing Safari painting style works perfectly with this model. Also, the proportions are comparable with the current standards of CollectA models.
I think it is genderless, probably a female once it was released with a pup but it is hard to see. There's a row of fur that looks like a socket for a genital tool but no tests.
My model as the number 1010 printed what may mean it was a 2010 manufacturing batch.
This little wild boar is still my official representative of the species in my collection but Mojö Fun model corresponds better to my likings. I may get it someday.

Roger wrote:

Today's comparison is another Safari figure I really like a lot. It is the Malayan tapir, my favorite of the 2010 trio and the only one I couldn't buy locally at the time.
I am comparing with the CollectA Baird's tapir whose mould is now used for a Malayan tapir too.

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RtasVadumee wrote:

Glad to know you are reunited with your collection, I hope the transportation was fine and nothing was damaged.

I have had the opportunity to get that Schleich jackal once, but rejected it because I already had the better CollectA. Now I regret that choice because despite those bad proportions, I think they would have formed a pretty nice pair together.

However, I currently do have the opportunity to get the Safari wild dog, it's certainly better than my Mojo and yours is brilliantly painted but I would need to know if it's a male or a female so I would be grateful if you could have a look between its legs for me I also don't remember the gender of my Mojo if anyone has it.

That Schleich boar remained the best from the German brand IMO and despite a little oversizing, the peccari is a too important species to be missed.

I missed the Papo standing polar bear because I already had too many Schleich and don't want to end up with a pack of this solitary animal. I would need to get rid of a Schleich, but my least favourite is the newest one which is yet the most compatible aesthetically with the Papo... So I quite don't know

As you know, the Schleich jackal is the kind of figure I don't really like, I got it because it is a very interesting species and the traditional Schleich appeal exists in this figure too. Though, as I use to say, a penguin painted like a zebra doesn't turn it into a good zebra figure. This jackal could be many other species and it would be a bad sculpt for all of them.
I can take a comparison picture with the far better CollectA rendition.
Safari wild dog is still an extraordinary figure and the unappealing Safari painting style works perfectly with this model. Also, the proportions are comparable with the current standards of CollectA models.
I think it is genderless, probably a female once it was released with a pup but it is hard to see. There's a row of fur that looks like a socket for a genital tool but no tests.
My model as the number 1010 printed what may mean it was a 2010 manufacturing batch.
This little wild boar is still my official representative of the species in my collection but Mojö Fun model corresponds better to my likings. I may get it someday.

Thanks for the comparison offer but I won't put any effort into finding that jackal now, I just had an easy opportunity once and rejected it so now it's over.

I know you already told me that "obscene pictures were not allowed on forum" but could you please take a close-up of that row of fur please ? The pup doesn't mean anything IMO, CollectA always release claves with their daddies dans Schleich did the same on several occasions. Btw, this pup is certainly one of those Safari grails on my wishlist, along with the brown pelican and roadrunner but I know I likely will never ever find them.

That tapir is beautiful and certainly not as difficult to find, but you have to deal with that Italian website I had problems with. I considered it for a while as a male to my Schleich female.

Those Tapirs are fantastic too, even though they are painted relatively simply compared to other animals the way it has been done still makes them look so realistic! From what I can see the sculpt of the face of the Safari model is brilliant too!

Thanks Bonnie, i think I don't have Safari domestic dogs to compare but I am still sorting things.

RtasVadumee wrote:

I know you already told me that "obscene pictures were not allowed on forum" but could you please take a close-up of that row of fur please ? The pup doesn't mean anything IMO, CollectA always release claves with their daddies dans Schleich did the same on several occasions. Btw, this pup is certainly one of those Safari grails on my wishlist, along with the brown pelican and roadrunner but I know I likely will never ever find them.

That tapir is beautiful and certainly not as difficult to find, but you have to deal with that Italian website I had problems with. I considered it for a while as a male to my Schleich female.

I can't take sharp pictures yet but I suspect there isn't anything to be seen.

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Amazing row of fur this dog has!

You know this tapir is my holy grial, I hope Advicot can send it to me before I lost interest in collect figurines!

I am afraid that while showing the Safari African wild dog with the very short-legged Schleich jackal, may contribute to the idea that it is a large figure.
It is not, here from a different angle with the Papo lioness.

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spacelab wrote:

Amazing row of fur this dog has!

We have a few young friends on forum and I don't feel confortable talking about genital parts, I believe a row of fur sounds friendly to everyone.

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Now some Safari bird comparisons.

Safari anhinga (old variation) with Schleich pelican

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Science and Nature Blue Wren  and Safari Northern mocking bird

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Safari blue-footed booby and Schleich pelican

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Schleich great white pelican and Safari brown pelican

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I will show some more birds next time.

Hmm.. it seems that both anhinga and blue footed booby are too big for the Schleich Pelican. Esepcially the booby seems gigantic..

That anhinga is really cool :)

here is an interesting photo to compare real life size of some of the above birds.

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Beautiful comparisons my friend! It is fun to see how each brand scales and stylizes their releases. I am happy your collection is being rediscovered like new.

These birds are beautiful and it's really useful to see all these comparisons! And also to see some of the models in your collection, you have some wonderful animals!

The Safari brown pelican is one of my favorite figures from the Wings of the World collection. my Schleich brown pelican stands next to him on my shelf and he doesn't do the Safari one a justice!

Thanks everyone! I love these comparisons with real animals, Birds of Galápagos, what a nice subject for a new Maia & Borges series. Honestly [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], I didn't know a blue-footed booby was such a large bird in real.  All others on TAW are smaller as you can see here but I like the one I have.
As promised, a few more birds.

Safari greater roadrunner with CollectA and Bullyland woodpeckers.
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Safari king vulture, Schleich goose vulture, Bullyland Andean condor and Mojö Fun griffon vulture.
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Good-looking vultures, especially the Safari. Have you chosen to collect only handsome vulture species or do companies not make the uglier ones like the red-headed vulture?

rogerpgvg wrote:

Good-looking vultures, especially the Safari. Have you chosen to collect only handsome vulture species or do companies not make the uglier ones like the red-headed vulture?

Those are not all my vultures, not even half of them. My perception of what is a good looking animal is surely not similar with pop culture. I don't even know to which exact species you're refering to. Maybe the new-world one, also known as turkey vulture? Regardless of being the Indian red-headed vulture or the American, I surely would love to have figures of both of them. Especially from the standard-sized series of the major brands that represent my main collecting focus. If you mean the turkey vulture, maybe these two small ones work nicely for your collection. Thus, it is more the companies that avoid the uglier ones and the griffons (Gyps) are the closest they go once they represent what a vulture looks like for common sense. From the 6 majors, only Safari never made a griffon and you can find them through vintage companies like Britains, Clairet or even Pech Hermanos.

I also really like those vultures, especially the king vulture.

Beautiful vultures and and woodpeckers, I love the way they are perched on trees, and how the trees have also been made as realistically as the birds!

Roger wrote:

rogerpgvg wrote:

Good-looking vultures, especially the Safari. Have you chosen to collect only handsome vulture species or do companies not make the uglier ones like the red-headed vulture?

Those are not all my vultures, not even half of them. My perception of what is a good looking animal is surely not similar with pop culture. I don't even know to which exact species you're refering to. Maybe the new-world one, also known as turkey vulture? Regardless of being the Indian red-headed vulture or the American, I surely would love to have figures of both of them. Especially from the standard-sized series of the major brands that represent my main collecting focus. If you mean the turkey vulture, maybe these two small ones work nicely for your collection. Thus, it is more the companies that avoid the uglier ones and the griffons (Gyps) are the closest they go once they represent what a vulture looks like for common sense. From the 6 majors, only Safari never made a griffon and you can find them through vintage companies like Britains, Clairet or even Pech Hermanos.

The turkey vulture indeed isn't the most handsome, but of course, I wouldn't mind having one either. The only 1:32 scale vulture I have is the Britains. No idea how large their vulture is, but thanks for pointing out Pech, it isn't a company I had heard of before, but it looks like they made some great figures.

Thanks everyone.
Here is a picture with American felines.
Papo ocelot, Papo puma, Schleich jaguar, Mojö Fun moutain lion, Safari Canada lynx and Safari Bobcat
I surely need to get the Safari jaguar and let's hope the Schleich 2022 puma is nicer than those.

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rogerpgvg wrote:

The turkey vulture indeed isn't the most handsome, but of course, I wouldn't mind having one either. The only 1:32 scale vulture I have is the Britains. No idea how large their vulture is, but thanks for pointing out Pech, it isn't a company I had heard of before, but it looks like they made some great figures.

You're welcome, they're not as accurate as Britains or even Starlux but they deserve some atention. I believe the best way to get them is through Ricardo. :)

Very useful felines comparison photo/

spacelab wrote:

Very useful felines comparison photo/

I completely agree, I love the ocelot and jaguar!

These all look so nice, good sculpts with really nice paintjobs, you've chosen very nicely and it's interesting seeing the species all together like that.

I will not become a big cat collector, I will not become a big cat collector...

Today a little comparison with my favorite kind of animals, anteaters.
Safari Aardvark and Schleich giant anteater.

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George wrote:

These all look so nice, good sculpts with really nice paintjobs, you've chosen very nicely and it's interesting seeing the species all together like that.

I will not become a big cat collector, I will not become a big cat collector...

Are you reading old Susanne's topics? I also started with a few felines and a cheetah needs a gazelle, a lion needs a zebra, etc.