The SCHLEICH 2011 Baird's tapir by Kikimalou

The paint job is good! nice try!!

Definitely not a baby pygmy hippo. Yeah, mountain tapirs are cool too! I also like Brazilian tapirs! They have
an interesting crest going for the top of the head down to the neck.

lucky luke wrote:

Congratulations Christopher very good makeover,
your tapir is a very good idea
Thurs set and match you're in the semifinals ......!
Your painting is getting more and more
I'll try to lavis my next accomplishment!

   

Merci Jean-Luc  

Mangalarga wrote:

Smiling tapirs always make me smile
Great repaint, made me want to customise some tapir model into Brazilian tapir, my favourite tapir species.

Thank you Manga  

baltimore zoo wrote:

I just think the Safari Malayan tapir has more of the Baird's body type to convert than the Papo.
I'm sure either will look good after you get done repainting. I am going to repaint my Safari tapir.
What zoo is the baby hippo from?

I have too much models I still have to buy so I will not save money for a second SAFARI ltd tapir. This one will stay my modern Malayan tapir.
So good luck with yours, I can't wait to see it.
About the Papo tapir, I will try to do a PAPO Brazilian tapir not a Baird's.  

ana wrote:

If I have choose to favorite specie of tapir it must be mountain tapir, they are extremely cute   Look like black sofa which had drunken milk

, Ana, you are reading in my mind. I will try to find a WILD REPUBLIC tapir and paint him as a pinchaque tapir.

My plan is :

SAFARI ltd : Malayan tapir
PAPO : Brazilian tapir
SCHLEICH : Baird's tapir
WILD REPUBLIC : Pinchaque tapir

How are you going to make the Brazilian crest, mon amie?
Perhaps making the Papo a Bairds will be easier and still look good!

Forgot to mention, what a talented group of collectors we have on the is forum!

Christophe great thanks to you
I learned the different types of tapir,
in my mind I knew that the two main.
Good idea my dear ....
Tapir for Brazilia, easy my brother you used WePam it works easy to make the crest.
Yesterday I customize a Monkey and add to it like hair and wonder!
Good luck my friends



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baltimore zoo wrote:

Forgot to mention, what a talented group of collectors we have on the is forum!

Indeed  

baltimore zoo wrote:

How are you going to make the Brazilian crest, mon amie?
Perhaps making  the Papo a Bairds will be easier and still look good!

lucky luke wrote:

Christophe great thanks to you
I learned the different types of tapir,
in my mind I knew that the two main.
Good idea my dear ....
Tapir for Brazilia, easy my brother you used WePam it works easy to make the crest.
Yesterday I customize a Monkey and add to it like hair and wonder!
Good luck my friends

   

I will try to sculpt a crest with some greenstuff I bought in a Gw shop. I don't know the Wepam but I will search  

Jean-Luc, do you use a lot of tools for modelling ?

@Christophe: Nice work with your Guzerá! Now my suggestion is to Kiki paint a Papo zebu like a Malayan tapir!

Nice tapirs project!
@Mangalarga: Do you love everything that is Brazilian???

@Ana: Thanks! In fact this is a zebu cattle also known as Kankrej, Guzerá is the Brazilian name.

Roger wrote:

@Mangalarga: Do you love everything that is Brazilian???

Haha, it's just a coincidence I didn't even think about the country, I never look and the country - when I like something, I just like it
In Polish the Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) is called "tapir anta" - I don't even know why

Mangalarga wrote:

Roger wrote:

@Mangalarga: Do you love everything that is Brazilian???

Haha, it's just a coincidence I didn't even think about the country, I never look and the country - when I like something, I just like it
In Polish the Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) is called "tapir anta" - I don't even know why

Magdalena, this is funny because ANTA is the name in Portuguese language! As you know the language of Brazil! :)

Good to know that

For more authenticity, you need to ad the dark spot on each jaw/cheek area. That will be the finishing touch!

baltimore zoo wrote:

For more authenticity, you need to ad the dark spot on each jaw/cheek area. That will be the finishing touch!

You are right, It will be done soon

Finally i got into this tread...
What a great job you did my friend!
I did saw this before, but i really don't know why i didn't say anything on this here...
For your only second attempt it is really great, you are getting good at this, specially at a rare species lieke this!
I am the only one that stays behind in sculpting and painting as it seems...

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

I am the only one that stays behind in sculpting and painting as it seems...

No, Willy! You surely already have painted your kitchen as Kiki did before, this is like a previous stage of a talented painter! Me? Not even a kitchen, nails or lips!
You know, crocodiles have not opposable thumbs as primates!

Well, yes Rogerio, i do paint quit often as a matter of fact, because one of my best friends was a professional painter, who teached me the trade...
But it seems that i am painting more in other houses, then in my own...

Poor you Rogerio, not even painting things in your own house?
So who is doing that then from time to time???

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

Well, yes Rogerio, i do paint quit often as a matter of fact, because one of my best friends was a professional painter, who teached me the trade...
But it seems that i am painting more in other houses, then in my own...

Poor you Rogerio, not even painting things in your own house?
So who is doing that then from time to time???

I can't remember, sorry!!!

baltimore zoo wrote:

For more authenticity, you need to ad the dark spot on each jaw/cheek area. That will be the finishing touch!

Yes Sir      

Sergey wrote:

...Oh excelent repaint Christophe!   Maybe now need a pics in compare with american tapir,s main enemy - jaguar?  

Here is it funny kitty cat  

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

Finally i got into this tread...
What a great job you did my friend!
I did saw this before, but i really don't know why i didn't say anything on this here...
For your only second attempt it is really great, you are getting good at this, specially at a rare species lieke this!
I am the only one that stays behind in sculpting and painting as it seems...

Thank you very much Willy, I'm very happy you like it    

That's it Christophe, a nice suggestion is always welcome! One of the things who turns people even more talented is learning to hear what others say from our works! I apreciate it!
Nice to know that your jaguar is feeling better now!

PERFECT! Good job!