The Komodo dragons question.

wonderful photos!!:)

Kiki, how about the Safari Komodo?

monsterhouse wrote:

Kiki, how about the Safari Komodo?

Which one ? The "Incredible creature" or the "Wild safari" ?

I would love to have the IC one, I think it is my favourite

Kikimalou wrote:

I prefer the COLORATA because IMHO it is the most realistic

I agree! Thanks for all the excellent photos Christophe

HKHollinstone wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

I prefer the COLORATA because IMHO it is the most realistic

I agree! Thanks for all the excellent photos Christophe

If one is not careful, one might mistake the Bullyland model for a juvenile Mexican Beaded Lizard ("alvarezi" subspecies) one of the two venomous lizards on this planet... :)

K,
The top youtube vid you posted(Thanks) at, 5 sec, 29 sec, and 35 sec is similar to the "motion" position of the figure. Yes, the tail may be a bit exaggerated, but still has an artistic look to it(Compared to the weird position curled up tail of the Schleich komodo).

B,
even at 5, 29 and 35 sec the body is not bended as much as the PAPO one. The PAPO one is a bit too bended as I said and I didn't speak about the tail because it is an "artistic" tail.
I also said nothing here about the SCHLEICH dragon because I already said several time in other topics that it has not an "artistic" but a "mythical" tail.

So, maybe at sec 5, 29 and 35 the real Komodo dragon looks like a less bended PAPO dragon with another tail... But on the other seconds of these movies, and they are many, it looks like the COLORATA one with the tail more down. The COLORATA is also bended like a reptile but not like the swinging PAPO. And the tail is not artistic or mythical...

That's why I say I prefer the COLORATA because it is more realistic... But I love also the "artistic" PAPO and the "mythical" SCHLEICH. That's why I have them in my collection.

I don't like the last BULLYLAND one so it is here for the pics and not in my collection.

K,
I agree with you about the Papo being a bit to "bent", but that's why I made sure I wrote similar(The video helped show the dragon's gait, which Papo slightly exaggerated).
However, I still prefer the artistic detail of the Papo over the others.

cool! it's great to see them together like this.

baltimore zoo wrote:

K,
I agree with you about the Papo being a bit to "bent", but that's why I made sure I wrote similar(The video helped show the dragon's gait, which Papo slightly exaggerated).
However, I still prefer the artistic detail of the Papo over the others.

I understand your choice and taste Balti

Mastiffcat wrote:

cool! it's great to see them together like this.

Thank you Carolynn

Kikimalou wrote:

baltimore zoo wrote:

K,
I agree with you about the Papo being a bit to "bent", but that's why I made sure I wrote similar(The video helped show the dragon's gait, which Papo slightly exaggerated).
However, I still prefer the artistic detail of the Papo over the others.

I understand your choice and taste Balti

Personal preference too! although 'bent too much'.

:) :)

My favourite is Safari,I think that his size,his porte and details are realy awesome.

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Kikimalou wrote:

baltimore zoo wrote:

K,
I agree with you about the Papo being a bit to "bent", but that's why I made sure I wrote similar(The video helped show the dragon's gait, which Papo slightly exaggerated).
However, I still prefer the artistic detail of the Papo over the others.

I understand your choice and taste Balti

....I did,nt take part on polemic because of my poor english... I,m agree with Balti!

Sergey wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

baltimore zoo wrote:

K,
I agree with you about the Papo being a bit to "bent", but that's why I made sure I wrote similar(The video helped show the dragon's gait, which Papo slightly exaggerated).
However, I still prefer the artistic detail of the Papo over the others.

I understand your choice and taste Balti

....I did,nt take part on polemic because of my poor english... I,m agree with Balti!

You know I prefer accurate models

I agree with real Komodo dragons and Harriet of course

The Safari's nice too! Looks like it belongs in the WW series!

baltimore zoo wrote:

The Safari's nice too! Looks like it belongs in the WW series!

It's under Safari Ltd Incredible Creatures Series - Komodo Dragon

I know it in the IC series, yet it's worthy enough to be(Due to size and detail) in the WW series : )

But it is in a softer material...

What a great miss Christophe! Poor you...
But i must agree with rogerio a little bit, i don't like the shape of the head on the Colorata to, but i would buy it anyway...
It cannot be worse then the last Bullyland...

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

What a great miss Christophe! Poor you...
But i must agree with rogerio a little bit, i don't like the shape of the head on the Colorata to, but i would buy it anyway...
It cannot be worse then the last Bullyland...

It is indeed not worse than the last BULLYLAND... or the last PAPO indeed

I made a comparison topic Willy [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Kikimalou wrote:

Kiki...

Hey Kiki !

Kikimalou !

Hey you ! LAZY FRENCH MACAQUE !!! What ?

Don't you forget you told Roger you will show some Komodo dragon pics ? ... ... ok ok

Oh, Kiki! Everybody knows that crocodiles sleep longer than macacques!
First of all a big thanks for your efforts showing the dragons with such fantastic pictures!
I'm not a stubborn person, it is easy for me to change my opinion when someone shows me valide arguments as you do!
I also love realistic figures more than artistic figures and much more than fantasied figures! I think I still love Schleich dragon less than you! I may be wrong but I continue thinking that Papo figure is realistic and not too exagerated. If the movement looks exagerated what I'm not sure even seeing the videos you posted, the meaninglessness of the Colorata is also exagerated! Also the straight lines how it is sculpted! I think the belly do not drops correctly and the head is not properly articulated with the body! The coloring of the Papo is not the best but it can always be changed easily! When HK and KM think in Colorata as the best it can always mean that I'm wrong, you are very careful seeing figures and I apreciate a lot your opinions!
Anyway, seeing your beautiful pictures and arguments, my choice is still the Papo, a very realistic and recognisable figure!

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Kikimalou wrote:

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

What a great miss Christophe! Poor you...
But i must agree with rogerio a little bit, i don't like the shape of the head on the Colorata to, but i would buy it anyway...
It cannot be worse then the last Bullyland...

It is indeed not worse than the last BULLYLAND... or the last PAPO indeed

I made a comparison topic Willy [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Thanks Kiki for linking your fantastic comparison topic! I confess I like these kind of topics, mainly when it is done with the quality you are able to imput!
I usually only have a figure for species and it is like to know what car to choose! I think these topics are also very important for brands since they can read what is wrong or well done according to collectors opinions! :) Do they read them?

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