"Fine collection series"

Flea-market after flea-market plus some ebay lots, I have now many figures of these series whose some ones are realy good.


SERIES 1:


 black rhino

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 according to me, a very good model!

 here with Papo one, they fit well together:

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 the hippo:

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 not too bad sculpting and painting

 here with the Papo one for sizes comparison:

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tiger

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 not so bad sculpting but poor painting

 here with Schleich one for sizes comparison:

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 hyaena

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 not so bad sculpting and good painting

 here with the Schleih one for sizes comparison:

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 I miss the beautiful lying gazella and the not so bad sitting lynx.




 SERIES 2:

 reindeer:

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 good sculpting and painting!

 here with CollectA caribou for sizes comparison:

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 lion:

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rather odd sculpting but good painting

 here with an old Schleich model for sizes comparison:

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 couguar:

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 according to me a very good model, sculpting and painting!

 here with the last Papo one for sizes comparison:

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 They fit well together.


wolf

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 I don't see well what is wrong with this model, dog-like head?.. short body?.. but rather good painting.

 here with a Schleich one for sizes comparison:

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 They could pass for C. lupus pallipes..

 I miss polar and brown bears.


 SERIES 3:

giant panda:

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 According to me a very good model!

 here with a Papo one for sizes comparison:

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 They fit well together.


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 not so bad sculpting but rather dromedary painting!

 Here with the Papo one for sizes comparison:

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koala:

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 according to me a good model! (No other model for sizes comparison at this scale)

 gorilla:

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bad sculpting because of far too short arms and beautiful but too big head

 here with a Shleich one for sizes comparison:

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red kangoroo:

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According to me a good model, sculpting and painting.

 here with a schleich one for sizes comparison:

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Jackal

 I forgot to shoot him!

 from this set I only miss the racoon.

From a serie with some highlights

Caracal wrote:

Flea-market after flea-market plus some ebay lots, I have now many figures of these series whose some ones are realy good.



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congratulations Alain on these very nice models! Would some of them be around the 1/32nd scale??

I like the paint job on the tigers actually! Especially the white one :) it is very 'minimalist'

Great selection of Nayab models.

widukind wrote:

From a serie with some highlights

You are perfectly right: rhino, couguar, chimp, giant panda,..

Taos wrote:

Great selection of Nayab models.

 Thank you Taylor!

Those were very common in Portugal when I was not that interested in them. Now I can't find them anymore but I already have most of my favorites. Though, I still need the lynx, for instance.
That series was initially known from Del Prado, there are 72 models with loads of color variations. I have two completely different painted foxes.
There are lots of different assortments so it depends of the brand which sold them. For example, one of my foxes was distributed by a Spanish company called Atosa while the other traditional fox in red color was a direct product from Nayab.
This is the best Nayab series perhaps, the one which looks closer to what we expect from major brands. Some figures are really good like the gazelle, puma, lynx and some are really weird like the wolf or the ugliest sheep of ever.

Here are my foxes:

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Yes Rogério, they must have been very common for I often find them in flea markets here. As you pointed it, some are very good and others deserve our interest as collectors. I expose them by Nayab sets, even if some could have been sold under other brand names as Delprado, Fasr Champ,..

 These foxes suffer a too big head and have shortened members and body but received a good painting! I never met here the pale version.

Yes, this fox is quite stout with a neck resembling the sheep from the same series. In fact, the best way to identify these figures is as being from Nayab, as Nayab manufactures them for other brands.
I believe the molds were originally from ToyWay and then transitioned to Nayab, but these are details we are unlikely to know. They are Nayab, from the series of realistic figures, and should remain so.
As for the pale fox, I have never seen this figure in another collection. I think these Atosa sets were only sold in Portugal and Spain. On the other hand, I have never seen the red version for sale in my country.

SERIES 4:

domestic animals:

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 The one on left could pass for hemione!

 here with CollectA wild donkey for sizes comparison:

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 ostrich:

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 good model but..

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 .. very big! (here with Schleich elephant)


 cat:

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 not so bad sculpting and painting

 here with a Papo one for sizes comparison:

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 pig:

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 according to me, rather good sculpting and painting

 As I don't collect farm-life, I don't have any comparison picture to show.



 Sheep:

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 good painting but very bad sculpting!





 SERIES 5:



 german shepherd:

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 not so bad!


 here with a Schleich one for sizes comparison:

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 They fit well together!


 bull:

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 rather bad sculpting, too big head or too short body!

 here with a Schleich one for sizes comparison:

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 lama:

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 rather good model sculpting and painting

 here with the Papo guanaco for sizes comparison:

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 hen:

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 here with a Papo one for sizes comparison:

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 the cow:

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 here with the bull:

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 the goat:

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 here with the sheep:

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(I miss the turkey )



SERIES 6:


 giant forest hog:

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 not so bad!..

 here with a Schleich wild boar for sizes comparison:

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 sika deer (according to TAW)

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 Mine cannnot stand!

 rather bad sculpting, too thick legs, curious antlers

 here with a red deer from Schleich:

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 Cape buffalo

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 according to me a good model!

 here with the Papo one for sizes comparison:

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fox:

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 bad sculpting, good painting

 here with a Schleich one one for sizes comparison:

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 squirrel:

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 a rather good model!

 here with the Papo one for sizes comparison:

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(I miss the ibex, the black panther and the american bison)

Nice photos, with beautiful figures.

The ibex is one I'm looking for too. I hope you can find one for you and another for me.
Very good choice of using that specific Schleich fox for a comparison. They suffer both from a barrel body, big head and short legs. However, I know that Schleich fox is the kind of figure people hate or love.
On the other hand, I think the Nayab squirrel would compare much better with the old Papo squirrel.
It is hard to tell the exact species of some models, namely the deer.
We thought for a long time the hog was a wild boar, so it seemed a poor representation of the species but when it was identified as an African forest hog, we concluded the figure was not so bad since it matches nicely the African species. I remember giving mine away and after knowing what it was, it was Taylor who saved me and found another for me.

landrover wrote:

Nice photos, with beautiful figures.

 Thank you Fernando!

Roger wrote:

The ibex is one I'm looking for too. I hope you can find one for you and another for me.
Very good choice of using that specific Schleich fox for a comparison. They suffer both from a barrel body, big head and short legs. However, I know that Schleich fox is the kind of figure people hate or love.
On the other hand, I think the Nayab squirrel would compare much better with the old Papo squirrel.
It is hard to tell the exact species of some models, namely the deer.
We thought for a long time the hog was a wild boar, so it seemed a poor representation of the species but when it was identified as an African forest hog, we concluded the figure was not so bad since it matches nicely the African species. I remember giving mine away and after knowing what it was, it was Taylor who saved me and found another for me.

 Yes I hesitated with squirrel for the Papo one is bigger. And about the giant hog, before knowing TAW, I was convinced it was one and so, it is a precious figure!

 SERIES 7:


birds

 Flamingo:

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 a very good model and a clever pose to avoid balance problem!

 here with the Papo one for sizes comparison:

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 They fit well together.


 andean condor:

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 an other good model..

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 falcon (species?)

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 rather good model of a yet undiscovered species!

 here with Schleich pilgrim falcon for sizes comparison:

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  They fit rather well together.


 scarlet macaw:

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 rather good!

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 eurasian eagle

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 rather good model

 here with the Schleich one for sizes comparison:

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 bald eagle:

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 short wings!

 here with  a Papo fisher one for sizes comparison:

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 the mallard:

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 interesting pose!

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 the stork:

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 short swings!

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 I miss cacatoes, pelican and swan.

Caracal wrote:

series 7:


birds

 Flamingo:

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these are very nice figures Alain, especially this flamingo figure! I like the pose alot:)

Do you also got the bezoar ibex?

sunny wrote:

Caracal wrote:

series 7:


birds

 Flamingo:

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these are very nice figures Alain, especially this flamingo figure! I like the pose alot:)

 Me too Annette!

widukind wrote:

Do you also got the bezoar ibex?

 No I don't! I wrote it below.

SERIES 8

 african fauna:

 Chimp

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 according to me the best one!

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giraffe:

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 not very good because of too thick legs

 here with a CollectA one for sizes comparison:

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african elephant:

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 too short body and legs!

 here with a Schleich one for sizes comparison:

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 zebra:

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 not so bad..

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 cheeta:

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 too short neck and legs!

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 This set is complet!



SERIES 9


(sea-life)


blue whale:

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 Beautiful model with spotted pattern

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great white shark:

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 It makes me think to some comics!

 here with Schleich one for sizes comparison:

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 dofin:

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 rather good model!

 here with a Papo one for sizes comparison:

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 seal:

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 rather good model

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 They fit rather well together!



 otter:


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 rather good sculpting and painting

 here betwen two Schleich ones for sizes comparison:

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 imperial penguin:

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 not so bad..

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 I miss the fishes, the crabs, the shells and the starfish.

Some great additions again.The models here in the UK are either Nayab or Timpo.There are some that are a lot rarer in the UK like the donkey,falcon,bull,flamingo,stork,buffalo,deer,stork,mallard and eagle.I am still trying to find some of these models along with the Wild goat.
The deer is a little hard to identify but I think concensus on here is that is a Sika.
The African elephant I always thought looked more like an African forest elephant.

We identify the flamingo as a James's but maybe it is just an optimistic guess.
Christophe suggested an unusual species to the falcon, a leaner one but I can't remember which one.
I agree the chimp is the best. Normally, brands with a non consistent sculpt quality are unable of representing good primates but this one is exceptionally good.
I think this is the same giraffe I have, if I remember well, it has 5 ossicones so it represents a specific subspecies. Isn't it a good size for 1:32 as Annette requested?

Taos wrote:

Some great additions again.The models here in the UK are either Nayab or Timpo.There are some that are a lot rarer in the UK like the donkey,falcon,bull,flamingo,stork,buffalo,deer,stork,mallard and eagle.I am still trying to find some of these models along with the Wild goat.
The deer is a little hard to identify but I think concensus on here is that is a Sika.
The African elephant I always thought looked more like an African forest elephant.

 You're right, the deer is rather a sika one, I corrected!

Roger wrote:

We identify the flamingo as a James's but maybe it is just an optimistic guess.
Christophe suggested an unusual species to the falcon, a leaner one but I can't remember which one.
I agree the chimp is the best. Normally, brands with a non consistent sculpt quality are unable of representing good primates but this one is exceptionally good.
I think this is the same giraffe I have, if I remember well, it has 5 ossicones so it represents a specific subspecies. Isn't it a good size for 1:32 as Annette requested?

 Maybe it could..  
 
 It's OK Rogério, if I encounter 2 bozoar ibex, one will be for you!