2022 Thankful For...

I am thankful for all the wonderful friends on this site and the knowledge and information that you have all provided throughout the last year! And for the many great trades that helped to add to my collection and the great effort that people have put into those trades!!!

Thank you for starting this thread Paige, and thank you to everyone on the forum, like everyone else here I am very thankful for all of you, your encouragement, knowledge, kindness, and generosity run incredibly deep<3

As for figures I am very grateful again for the friends here as the figures I have received from them will always be my favorites!

First off is this precious figure from Jill, she selflessly let me buy it off her after I had missed out on it several times, it brings me extreme joy everyday:,) I can never thank you enough!
The Action Products spotted hyena!


Next is the Schleich 1997 spotted hyena an amazing gift from our Paige<3
You cared so much to get one in such amazing condition, she is beautiful and fits in perfectly here!


Next these beautiful and rare figures gifted to me from Roger, thank you again so much my friend!
I had drooled over this little composition lady when you showed it in your new additions thread and then out of the blue you asked if I would like to have her, I was and am overjoyed:D

And the Jasman was one I thought would take me ages to get and you just gave it to me, your generosity is incredible Roger.


These are the figures I have here but the sts friends have gotten me many more and are holding them for me, the rush of excitement I get every time I think of the figures you’ve helped me get and gifted me is almost as good as having them hereXD So thank you so much, I am very grateful for you, special thanks to Annette, Lilias, and Andreas<3

My collection would not be what it is without all the help of the sts friends, thank you all!!

I love to hear these stories! Thos topic isn't about the models themselves really, its about the story behind acquisition and the relationships we all have developed with each other over time. I have been a proud STS villager for a decade+ now and I treasure all my fellows here. I am sad to realize the abscence of members and overjoyed to meet new friends and ecstatic to see old friends return. Here is to 2022 being behind us and a hopefully great 2023!

Wonderful new hyenas for you Isabella:)

It is a joy to see these figures in your collection, Isabella.You've been quite generous too. Let me only tell you that the Jasman hyena is basically a little gift shared from me and @Costicuba. Actually, I acted in an impolite way, my Mother always told me that we should never give a gift. Though, I don't think it should work like this with collections. If a French museum of Modern Art receives an Egyptian archeological find as a gift, it is not impolite if they give it to a museum in Kairo about Ancient Egypt which is the place where that piece makes more sense. So, I asked Kosta's permission to send the Jasman hyena to a perfect hyena curator in USA. I want to thank you also for finding me the best person to look after the beautiful foxes you've sent to me.

You’re so right Paige! Such a large part of this hobby is the friends we make and the shared joy in these little figures:D I will second your hope for a fantastic 2023!

Thank you Andreas!

Roger it was extremely kind of you to think of me and your thoughts about gifting a gift are definitely in line with my own:D I love this figure so much and I am so thankful to you and Kosta<3 Also it is always my pleasure, there is never a better place for a wandering fox than Roger’s incredible skulk:D

I am very happy for you Isabella and all friends, who shared in this topic.
And Roger will get another Jasman hyena soon :)

costicuba wrote:

I am very happy for you Isabella and all friends, who shared in this topic.
And Roger will get another Jasman hyena soon :)

Thank you Kosta!

Mitsukuni wrote:

Thank you for starting this thread Paige, and thank you to everyone on the forum, like everyone else here I am very thankful for all of you, your encouragement, knowledge, kindness, and generosity run incredibly deep<3

As for figures I am very grateful again for the friends here as the figures I have received from them will always be my favorites!

First off is this precious figure from Jill, she selflessly let me buy it off her after I had missed out on it several times, it brings me extreme joy everyday:,) I can never thank you enough!
The Action Products spotted hyena!

I'm glad he was able to finally make his way home to you! Your other figures are beautiful, especially the composition from Roger.

Thank you Jill!! I’m glad you like my other figures, the little composition is definitely one of my favorites:D