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I don't really collect sea animals but I really like this Orca. I think I may need to add one to my collection to keep my little AAA Orca company.
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Andy DC wrote:
It looks very good, Schleich's orcas are terrible, completely wrong. Papo's one is ok, however it's missing the saddle, the blowhole is just a hole, no shape, the head is too small, the mouth and head should be bigger. The tail is a little large, but in general it's good!

You're right though i think that Papo made an orca in a pose that's usually seen when captive male orcas come out of the water to be presented on platforms. At least with flapped dorsal fin,....Also the papo models shows that the lower jaw was added to the corpus,....plus the missing saddle.
I think this one's the best orca with closed mouth to date, still hot is safari ltd monterey bay female,....
the rest is rubbish.
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PeGe wrote:
Andy DC wrote:
It looks very good, Schleich's orcas are terrible, completely wrong. Papo's one is ok, however it's missing the saddle, the blowhole is just a hole, no shape, the head is too small, the mouth and head should be bigger. The tail is a little large, but in general it's good!

You're right though i think that Papo made an orca in a pose that's usually seen when captive male orcas come out of the water to be presented on platforms. At least with flapped dorsal fin,....Also the papo models shows that the lower jaw was added to the corpus,....plus the missing saddle.
I think this one's the best orca with closed mouth to date, still hot is safari ltd monterey bay female,....
the rest is rubbish.

That's the first I'd really thought about the pose of the Papo. I always just assumed it's pose was representing it just below the surface before breathing (rather exaggerated, though). My Papo Orca doesn't have a flopped dorsal fin, though. It is a great companion overall to the Safari Monterey Bay female. Interestingly, I have a Monterey Bay Orca from their very first run - way back in 1991/92. Her paint job is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! But she doesn't have the dorsal saddle. It's totally forgiveable considering the rest of the paint job. Then I got a second one sometime around 1999/2000. She is actually smaller than my original by about 1/4 inch - enough to be noticeable - and also more slender. Her paint job is respectable, but nowhere near as realistic as the original. However, she has the dorsal saddle (too dark, though). I think that Safari's most recent Wild Safari one would look absolutely stunning with smaller, darker eyes and better shaping to the white eye patches. I don't remember if it has a saddle or not, but I'm assuming it does. If not, they should add that. I totally agree about the Schliech Orcas. I remember when they introduced their more recent Orca (the non- 1:32 one), and the way it was pictured in the promo materials made it look outstanding. I ordered one immediately. I was so disappointed when I got it. How stupid looking. Colorata has two really great Orcas, and Kaiyodo's are to die for. The Collecta, interestingly, wasn't the worst I'd seen (way better than Schleich's I think). Even the Favorite Collection Soft Model Orca is a sad piece of vinyl. I wish Safari would do another Monterey Bay one to compliment the one they have now, but alas, I doubt that will ever happen. I'm most likely gonna buy this Mojo one, just to add to my collection, but I do wish they'd move the eye patches so that they protrude slightly over the eye.
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PostSubject: Re: Mojo 2012 Orca/Killerwhale   Mojo 2012 Orca/Killerwhale - Page 2 EmptyMon Nov 07, 2011 2:09 am

Thanks for the comments guys, and naming an orca after me Christoph! Very Happy
I was there before the orca was there(or known), so i must think that your orca is named after me, haha. Wink
That the second one will be named Baco(Bacardi Cola) is obvious then in combination with the first one...) Laughing

Thanks for your great comments Sphyrna, learned something again.
I suspected already that the adults have to leave their family to mate, otherwise inbreeding was very obvious of course.
I guess a pod counts several hundreds of orca's, but even then the change of interbreeding is quit high, but maybe some outsiders come into the pods from other pods near them or so, that seems to be the most logical to me.
I knew about the family structures of orca families, it is very often showed in documentaries on tv, and i am always specially interested in those which show about the delphin family, or whales in general.
But i guess, it is a matter of time, that the different sub-species will not mate with eachother again at all, or even will not be able to produce fertile offspring(the fact that they don't do right now anymore showes that, evolution on its way already).
The typical way of evolution to split and make new species after some time.
It is depending on the enviroment and natural circumstances how fast these things go... Rolling Eyes

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Aaaah, Sphyrna, it sounds like you have a great collection of orcas Shocked
Please, please, do you have time to show us pictures ? bounce bounce Very Happy

I agree with Willy about learning new things here study
This has turned into a very interesting subject about orcas, both real ones and models cheers
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Finally Mojo has released a whale! Very Happy Its a nice figure, going to get this one.
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Mojo has read the comments here and they agree! Mojo will move the white patches on the head to be in a better and more correct position.
Nice work my friends! Very Happy
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WOW !!!! cheers cheers bounce cheers
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WOW !!!! cheers cheers bounce cheers

cheers cheers cheers cheers
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PostSubject: Re: Mojo 2012 Orca/Killerwhale   Mojo 2012 Orca/Killerwhale - Page 2 EmptyMon Nov 07, 2011 6:39 pm

That's GREAT news! Thank you, Mojo. Consider yourself on my Pre-order" list!!
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And that my friends is why Mojo is better than Schleich!
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Roger wrote:
Mojo has read the comments here and they agree! Mojo will move the white patches on the head to be in a better and more correct position.
Nice work my friends! Very Happy

What a Face What a Face What a Face hurray for Mojo cheers cheers cheers
that brand really listen to collectors!!!!

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Abu Rai wrote:
Roger wrote:
Mojo has read the comments here and they agree! Mojo will move the white patches on the head to be in a better and more correct position.
Nice work my friends! Very Happy

What a Face What a Face What a Face hurray for Mojo cheers cheers cheers
that brand really listen to collectors!!!!

Yes, I appreciate it a lot! It´s nice to know Mojo is working for collectors and not only for children ^^ Hooray! I really hope Mojo will be sold in Spain!

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You are right! For Mojo we ar more than numbers! :)
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Abu Rai wrote:
Roger wrote:
Mojo has read the comments here and they agree! Mojo will move the white patches on the head to be in a better and more correct position.
Nice work my friends! Very Happy

What a Face What a Face What a Face hurray for Mojo cheers cheers cheers
that brand really listen to collectors!!!!
Hurray cheers cheers

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And that's what I like in this brand the best! It's always nice when a company tries to keep in touch with its customers. Safari and Collecta also take some of their customers' suggestions into consideration. But Mojo is still ahead of them in this matter Very Happy

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Another Mojo winner cheers cheers

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PostSubject: Re: Mojo 2012 Orca/Killerwhale   Mojo 2012 Orca/Killerwhale - Page 2 EmptyTue Nov 08, 2011 7:11 pm

sphyrna18 wrote:
PeGe wrote:
Andy DC wrote:
It looks very good, Schleich's orcas are terrible, completely wrong. Papo's one is ok, however it's missing the saddle, the blowhole is just a hole, no shape, the head is too small, the mouth and head should be bigger. The tail is a little large, but in general it's good!

You're right though i think that Papo made an orca in a pose that's usually seen when captive male orcas come out of the water to be presented on platforms. At least with flapped dorsal fin,....Also the papo models shows that the lower jaw was added to the corpus,....plus the missing saddle.
I think this one's the best orca with closed mouth to date, still hot is safari ltd monterey bay female,....
the rest is rubbish.

That's the first I'd really thought about the pose of the Papo. I always just assumed it's pose was representing it just below the surface before breathing (rather exaggerated, though). My Papo Orca doesn't have a flopped dorsal fin, though. It is a great companion overall to the Safari Monterey Bay female. Interestingly, I have a Monterey Bay Orca from their very first run - way back in 1991/92. Her paint job is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! But she doesn't have the dorsal saddle. It's totally forgiveable considering the rest of the paint job. Then I got a second one sometime around 1999/2000. She is actually smaller than my original by about 1/4 inch - enough to be noticeable - and also more slender. Her paint job is respectable, but nowhere near as realistic as the original. However, she has the dorsal saddle (too dark, though). I think that Safari's most recent Wild Safari one would look absolutely stunning with smaller, darker eyes and better shaping to the white eye patches. I don't remember if it has a saddle or not, but I'm assuming it does. If not, they should add that. I totally agree about the Schliech Orcas. I remember when they introduced their more recent Orca (the non- 1:32 one), and the way it was pictured in the promo materials made it look outstanding. I ordered one immediately. I was so disappointed when I got it. How stupid looking. Colorata has two really great Orcas, and Kaiyodo's are to die for. The Collecta, interestingly, wasn't the worst I'd seen (way better than Schleich's I think). Even the Favorite Collection Soft Model Orca is a sad piece of vinyl. I wish Safari would do another Monterey Bay one to compliment the one they have now, but alas, I doubt that will ever happen. I'm most likely gonna buy this Mojo one, just to add to my collection, but I do wish they'd move the eye patches so that they protrude slightly over the eye.
Hey!
i thought of that:
http://www.orcahome.de/images/ulises4.jpg
Of course, my Papo whale doesn't have a flapped fin as well, but this is the only difference from what i remembered of that picture here. I recently painted him a saddle. yes, the monterey-female is very good, although the dorsal fin is a little too fat, but otherwise it could easily break off i guess.
Do you have any picture of those two calves you mentioned?
Just for comparison purpose?

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PostSubject: Re: Mojo 2012 Orca/Killerwhale   Mojo 2012 Orca/Killerwhale - Page 2 EmptyTue Nov 08, 2011 7:40 pm

PeGe wrote:
Hey!
i thought of that:
http://www.orcahome.de/images/ulises4.jpg
Of course, my Papo whale doesn't have a flapped fin as well, but this is the only difference from what i remembered of that picture here. I recently painted him a saddle. yes, the monterey-female is very good, although the dorsal fin is a little too fat, but otherwise it could easily break off i guess.
Do you have any picture of those two calves you mentioned?
Just for comparison purpose?


I agree about the Monterey Bay females dorsal fin - not sickle-shaped enough, but like you said, perhaps if they did that it would have broken or something. Who knows? Or perhaps a sharp, curved dorsal fin doesn't translate well into vinyl (or didn't back when they made the mold - way back in 1990/91).

Do you mean pictures of the Colorata Orcas? Here they are:

[img]Mojo 2012 Orca/Killerwhale - Page 2 01_mm-10[/img]

And more recently:
[img]Mojo 2012 Orca/Killerwhale - Page 2 06_kil10[/img]

If those aren't what you meant, let me know.
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Hey!
No, i thought of those figurines AndyC mentioned, i guess i have the newer Monterey-Orca. I guess i mixed "Bay" with "Baby", and as a result, i was talking of "Calves".... Laughing Hard day at work.

"I have a Monterey Bay Orca from their very first run - way back in 1991/92. Her paint job is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! But she doesn't have the dorsal saddle. It's totally forgiveable considering the rest of the paint job. Then I got a second one sometime around 1999/2000. She is actually smaller than my original by about 1/4 inch - enough to be noticeable - and also more slender. Her paint job is respectable, but nowhere near as realistic as the original. However, she has the dorsal saddle (too dark, though)."
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PeGe wrote:
Hey!
No, i thought of those figurines AndyC mentioned, i guess i have the newer Monterey-Orca. I guess i mixed "Bay" with "Baby", and as a result, i was talking of "Calves".... Laughing Hard day at work.

"I have a Monterey Bay Orca from their very first run - way back in 1991/92. Her paint job is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! But she doesn't have the dorsal saddle. It's totally forgiveable considering the rest of the paint job. Then I got a second one sometime around 1999/2000. She is actually smaller than my original by about 1/4 inch - enough to be noticeable - and also more slender. Her paint job is respectable, but nowhere near as realistic as the original. However, she has the dorsal saddle (too dark, though)."

Oh - gotcha. Sorry. Yeah, the first run Orca was really beautiful, especially the eyes! VERY lifelike. I'll take a picture when I get a chance. Right now a lot of figures are in storage and I'm not home very much to ever get a chance to take them out. But someday. I also happen to have the Orca calf from Monterey Bay, which is also really nice, for a calf. The dorsal fin is exactly as it should be on the little tyke!
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Roger wrote:
Mojo has read the comments here and they agree! Mojo will move the white patches on the head to be in a better and more correct position.
Nice work my friends! Very Happy

Now that is great news, that Mojö really listens to collectors again! cheers
A gold medal from me for this achievement! farao

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So if Mojo listens to the collectors, "Please, make animals in "relative proportion" to each other".
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baltimore zoo wrote:
So if Mojo listens to the collectors, "Please, make animals in "relative proportion" to each other".

First you must show us that you are a collector! Wink If you don't show us your collection, it will look even more ilusive that the scale of modern brands! What a Face Very Happy
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