Wishes for Collecta 2023

Dear members and collectors. Now we have march and everony knows, that companies produce their actual figures the year before. So it's time for 2023 wishes:

Collecta has an African wild ass. So we need an
Asian wild ass (Kulan):

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Kiang:

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In house donkeys, we have only the standard breeds. So much horse breeds here and the closest relative, the donkey, is underrated.

Spotted donkey:

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Baroque donkey:

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Mule:

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Poltevin-Mule:

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Hinny: NO brand has one.

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Zesel:

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Zorse:

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Liger:

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Pizzly/Grolar

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Very interesting choices!

There are many animals I would like to have in figure form, I think CollectA would be especially good at making the following, which I would LOVE to see if they ever make any

Wildlife:
-pronghorn
-zebra duiker
-gerenuk
-burrowing owl
-bateleur eagle
-Argentine black and white tegu

Sealife:
-hourglass dolphin
-frilled shark
-epaulette shark
-mandarinfish
-lionfish
-common cuttlefish

Here's what I put on the 2022 list, these still stand as they haven't made them yet!

George wrote:

Last night I was mentally running through a list of horse breeds and trying to figure out what were the most obvious empty gaps in the CollectA range. I've narrowed it down to a wishlist of :

Argentine Criollo - I'd love to see a manchado pinto one, being a Tschiffely's Mancha fan, but the typical common sandy dun would be nice representation of a breed quite uncommon in model form

Irish Draft - chunky breeds would suit the chunky leg style without looking off-type, and they don't have any heavyweight hunterish horses yet

Barb - there's a serious lack of these in model brands, they seem a very overlooked breed despite having huge historical influence on popular breeds the world over, and with a good flattering sculpt would make a handsome model to have in the range

Suffolk Punch - endangered rare breed, but popular, and a very distinct look which would make a change from the feathered draft breeds we've had so far

Highland Pony - what's not to love about a stocky native British breed with a lot of dramatic windblown hair to sculpt!

I took out the Suffolk cos since I wrote this the Noriker mare and foal have been released, and because they went with the chestnut colour for those, they'd look too similar.

George wrote:

I'd love a muntjac deer model (I see one quite often, he sleeps in the boundary hedge of my horse's field, and is so relaxed about me being there that he doesn't even bother to go away any more - and if I catch him awake and roaming, I can watch him nibbling nettle tops and apple tree leaves), and I trust CollectA to do a really good job cos all their deer and antelope sculpts have been so nice.

Great choices!
I would love, love, love for them to update their rough and border collies, and golden retriever in their new incredibly realistic style!

Bonnie wrote:

Great choices!
I would love, love, love for them to update their rough and border collies, and golden retriever in their new incredibly realistic style!

Yes! More updated dogs! And of course a new smooth collie, too.

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...and more animal babies

Yes, we need more babies and also females:

Asian wild ass (Kulan) Foal:

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Afrikan wild ass foal:

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Female Nilgai and calf:

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Serval mother with pup:

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Caracal mother with pup:

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And calves for prehistoric mammals, please.

Megacerops calf
Uintatherium calf
Paraceratherium calf
Arsinoitherium calf
Deinotherium calf
Daeodon piglet

Yes I would love to see more babies! I like to have complete families so I'm all for more babies or males/females

Tupolew Tu-154 wrote:

Yes, we need more babies and also females:

And calves for prehistoric mammals, please.

Megacerops calf
Uintatherium calf
Paraceratherium calf
Arsinoitherium calf
Deinotherium calf
Daeodon piglet

Prehistoric mammal calves - It's a great idea!

Tupolew Tu-154 wrote:

Yes, we need more babies and also females:

Asian wild ass (Kulan) Foal:

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Afrikan wild ass foal:

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Female Nilgai and calf:

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Serval mother with pup:

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Caracal mother with pup:

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And calves for prehistoric mammals, please.

Megacerops calf
Uintatherium calf
Paraceratherium calf
Arsinoitherium calf
Deinotherium calf
Daeodon piglet

Have to agree here. We need more babies and females. However, my list is somewhat different...

Wild Life:
Sumatran Rhino
White-Bearded Wildebeest Bull, Cow & Calf
Banteng Cow & Calf
West African Buffalo Bull, Cow & Calf
African Forest Elephant Female & Calf
Asiatic Lion, Lioness & Cubs
Indian Mongoose
Paradise Bird
Tawny Owl
Nubian Nightjar Adult & Chicks
Sabana Surinam Toad
Giant African Bullfrog

Farm Life:
Pygmy Goat Nanny & Kids
Fainting Goat
Dwarf Miniature Horse
Gayal
Mediterranean Water Buffalo
Silkie Chicken Hen & Chicks

Prehistoric Life:
Beelzebufo
Giganotosaurus Baby
Aurochs Cow & Calf
Rusingoryx
Pelorovis Antiquus Buffalo
Megabelodon Female & Calf

I'm really hoping for some new antelopes, the lack of new antelopes in the last few years were a real bummer.A Sumatran rhino with a calf would also be some absolute big wishes for CollectA, as a giant otter would be too.

Now my prehistoric wishes:

Calves for all prehistoric mammals.
Evolution of horses.

Prionosuchus: Deluxe please

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Mastodonsaurus: Deluxe please

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Josephoartigasia, deluxe: the guinea pig from hell.  

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Stegodon:

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Steller's sea cow

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Astrapotherium:

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Phorusracos:

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More strange shelled ammonites:

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My ideas predictions
Africa
Giant forest hog
Roan antelope
Black wildebeest calf
Brown hyena
Addax
Zebra Duiker

Asia and Australia
New Asian elephant
Persian wild ass
White bellies sea eagle
Takin
Chital
Sambar
Javan rhino
Grey kangaroo
Echidna
Numbat
Tiger quill

Europe
Roe deer
Wolverine
Golden eagle

Americas
Pronghorn
Cougar
Wolverine
Jaguar
Andean bear
Vicuña

Ocean
Elephant seal
Bull shark
Gannet
Banded sea krait

Reptiles and amphibians
Basilisk
Lace monitor lizard
Purple nosed frog
Indian mud turtle
Tomato frog


Prehistoric
Deluxe
Megalosaurus
Megatheirum
Giganotosaurus
Scutosaurus
Inostrancevia

Standard
Maiasaura
Centrosaurus
Ambeulocetus

My ideas for 2023
Wildlife
Banteng
Black wildebeest calf
Asian lion
Persian wild ass
Roan antelope
Addax
New African elephant calf
Brown hyena
Chital
Sambar
Indian rock python
Echidna
New Asian elephant
Saltwater crocodile
Elephant seal
Cougar
Horned lizard
Jaguar
Andean bear
More lemurs
More birds

I would love a series of lemurs from them!

Tiny mammals, please. Like these ones:

Black and rufous elephant shrew

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North african elephant shrew

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Brazilian guinea pig

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Striped field mouse

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Maned rat

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Roborovski dwarf hamster

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And a Stegosaurus standing on it's hind legs

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Caracal
Banteng
dhole
fossa

A few unique species for 2023

My ideas for 2023
Wildlife
Black wildebeest calf
Fossa
Addax
Brown hyena
Warthog
Banteng
Javan rhino
Sambar
Chital
Takin
Yak
Eurasian bison
Wolverine
Puma
Alligator snapping turtle
Jagaur
Andean bear


Farm life
Philippine water buffalo
New llama
Spanish bull


Sealife
Elephant seal
Gannet
Razorbill

Prehistoric life
Deluxe
Giganotosaurus
Megalosaurus
Leedsichthys
Scutosaurus
Moschops
Megatheirum
Suchomimus

Standard
New Ouranosaurus
New chasmosaurus
Saltasaurus
Centrosaurus
Zuniceratops
Pentaceratops
Maiasaura
Saurolophus

arafan wrote:

I'm really hoping for some new antelopes, the lack of new antelopes in the last few years were a real bummer.A Sumatran rhino with a calf would also be some absolute big wishes for CollectA, as a giant otter would be too.

Yes like an addax roan antelope and a black wildebeest calf

arafan wrote:

I'm really hoping for some new antelopes, the lack of new antelopes in the last few years were a real bummer.A Sumatran rhino with a calf would also be some absolute big wishes for CollectA, as a giant otter would be too.

Also a takin black wildebeest calf
Brown hyena aardwolf aardvark
Bornean bearded pig

Being mindful of what the other major brands currently produce and do well at... roughly in order, my biggest wants would look something like this:

Raccoon dog
Binturong
Red ruffed lemur
Spectacled bear (4 bear species are perennial favorites for all the major brands, and there's been at least one each of sun, moon, and sloth bears, so... where's this guy?)
Nine-banded armadillo
Echidna
Coatimundi
Mountain tapir (but maybe not a recolor this time?)
Pallas's cat
Fishing cat
Fossa
Crowned lemur
Coquerel's sifaka
Prevost's squirrel
Grey crowned crane
Red crowned crane
Greater rhea
De Brazza's monkey
Mantled guereza
Siamang
Bat-eared fox
Virginia opossum
Patagonian mara
Pronghorn
Serval
Ocelot
Clouded leopard
Caracal
Blue wildebeest
Aardwolf
Brown hyena
Gray fox
Japanese macaque
Common genet
Ringtail

I obviously have a preference for small-to-medium sized mammals, huh.

I'm still waiting for a perfect Humback whale model. I'm also waiting for more unusual species, like CollectA did in the past.

Megaptera wrote:

I'm still waiting for a perfect Humback whale model. I'm also waiting for more unusual species, like CollectA did in the past.

Me too but mostly a black wildebeest calf some more sea lion species like the steller sea lion South American sea lion and the northern elephant seal the Baikal sea Bryde whale

What about animals that got extinct because of humans?

1- Great Auk
2- Dinornis
3- Steller's Seacow
4- Falconeri elephant
5- Passenger Pigeon
6- Partula turgida snail
7- Stephen Island Wren
8- Huia couple (both male and female)
9- Blue buck
10- Elephant Bird of Madagascar