Mojo lion: the best lion figurine at the market?

I am so sorry, for once I am not so very positive

I agree with Sergey, the Mojo-lion lacks a chin, and what are those rows of black dots doing in his face

Kiryuha wrote:

And here he's wading a river and stepping on a bluff sand ridge:


This figure reminds me of this guy:

Also I never like those very clear painted shades, I have said it often before, the schulping should make the shape, paintwork is only to underline descretely

I neither like or dislike the CollectA-lion. He is a fat, lazy lion with a funny face and the mane looks a bit strange. This is ok, but not fair to let him be the only one with no minusses

Big paws or not, and even if his front leg is glued on, I think the old Papo-lion is my choice for the best lion

SUSANNE wrote:

...I think the old Papo-lion is my choice for the best lion

...Yeah Sue! I like this expressive model too. I think it,s the MOST expressive and dinamyc lion model among the all models. I,ve bough two at once with a different colour variations... :)





But I,ll buy of course the Mojo lion for my Great Pride because he has the exclusive pose - he is "steal up to..."

I also never thought that Mojo lion will be the best and Sergey actually pointed out that lack of chin on Mojo lion. I still prefer the Schleich lion over the others.

And Anna also bring out this point " lion is not easy to sculpt". And worse is Bullyland not even close to any of this. I think the best lion is still Safari wildlife wonder. Of course is not fall under similar sizes.

:) :) It's strange to hear "sorry" from you, friends - we have a discussion here, moreover - a discussion based on personal tastes, so no concord could ever be achieved here
You're right, lack of chin is a disadvantage of this lion (I added it to the review). Nevertheless, I like Mojo figure more than the others, who have more contras to my taste. And I'm glad to know that you have other favorites!


By the way, maybe he has somehow screwed his lower jaw up?

Oh,an interesting discussion here :) Sergey You are right about the face of Mojo lion, something is not exactly right. Chin is too small and maybe this feeling is also because upper muzzle looks too long, somewhat like in some dog breeds (mastiff?) Lion's upper muzzle looks normally more rounded and shorter. But even with that I like Mojo lion very much! Hunting pose is really wild! And I think I will add him to my collection.

Susanne, Sergey thank You for many interesting photos

ana wrote:

Lion's upper muzzle looks normally more rounded and shorter. But even with that I like Mojo lion very much! Hunting pose is really wild! And I think I will add him to my collection.

Same here. Of course, nothing's perfect in the figurines world, and Mojo lion is not perfect as well. But it is the only lion that I want to have in my collection (not counting the young one from Schleich)!

yes, the chin,..but to me, there's something else what destroys the whole impressive character:
the whispers. In reality, those would be the size of a euro coin?
When i look at the figurine, i miss a belly fold and axis-deer somewhere right there where he gazes at,....

I'd say the Mojo Lion is the best out there . I can easily put up with the dot whiskers and jaw because I think the figure just stands a league above the others, much more life like.

I agree with some comments here but I get always scared when people talk about Schleich lion. Mainly people that I know that understands a lot of animals! Anyway I accept all opinions and mine is like the others. Only one more!
Schleich Schleich lion is morphologically wrong, the rear has a wrong shape. It shouldn't be rounded but slightly angled and droping back.
The left back leg is much bigger than the right back leg, that's an important flaw. As I told the mane is completly irrealistic. The head is turned and there's no expression in the body showing it. The skin that joins the back legs to the ventral part of the body is almost not visible and very deep, that's very usual in many animals. The paws are almost sculpless in the bottom. No pads technically!
Face looks slightly antropomorphic with very rounded eyes orbitals when we see very straight lines in this area of a face of a lion. General proportions look not correct. Back legs are too spread, if it is a bad thing in Papo figures it would also be considered in Schleich.
Colouring is completly wrong in all the figure but it everybody already noticed.
It also have some nice points, of course. It is an pleasant figure, a friendly looking for kids and a pose that works very nice in catalogues!
The playbility is poor, mainly in a hunter but it is not a problem for me, only too static for dioramas!
Other lions also have some flaws but for me the Schleich is not one of the best surely! :)
I also don't like the young Schleich or roaring Papo, but those are personal opinions! Mojo and Papo King of the jungle are the most apreciated but we need even better lions. Don't worry, all brands remake them very often!

I understand that some people will defend their own best choice, or just because they feel they have to defend the brand they are presenting here on the forum, but i think you must choose independent about cases like this, and that is not easy in some cases, i understand...

Anyway, from the last modern lions, the Mojö is the best, but with flaws indeed...
I said from the beginning that the shape of the head was not good on this model, a little bit to cornered, and he is missing the chin indeed, which is very typical for a lion or lioness...
And i think, that in a male lion, which is old enough to develope black or dark manes, the manes should be longer or at least bigger, as this comes together in older male lions.
The muzzle is another problem...

Willy, some Angolan lions are almost blond even when old and tsavo lions have no mane! :)

Roger is right, lions can have blonde manes all their life. Those lions with black manes have more testoserone resulting in the lion having more aggression and the colour of the mane. But like I have heard a lot before, real animals can get away with alot more than what figures can get away with. But lions are my favorite animal so any lion on the market I will gladly get.

They are the best because they have a wonderful mane, a lot of personnality, fantastic teeth  and they are Belgian        

Seriously, looking at the past... Nearly all the new lions are at least decent models.    

I agree all have flaws and all are lions. And we are more and more hard to please, which is a good thing for the brand who listen to us  

So... Here is the new non-official Mojo lion for 2013   ...   ... ...   ... Full of flaws... as usual  

Your Durso lions can kill me easily!

He does look better with a chin!
Those old lions you have Christophe, are scary!

HKHollinstone wrote:

He does look better with a chin!
Those old lions you have Christophe, are scary!

I not only changed the chin, I also modified the muzzle, the mouth and the mane

Bravo Christophe!!! Beautiful lion, I see new toy brand "Crazy Macaque" is born
Really well done, with such face he would be indeed BEST

Kikimalou wrote:

So... Here is the new non-official Mojo lion for 2013 ... ... ... ... Full of flaws... as usual

Congrats! Bravo Christophe! =100%

Sergey wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

So... Here is the new non-official Mojo lion for 2013 ... ... ... ... Full of flaws... as usual

Congrats! Bravo Christophe! =100%

Good work my friends, perfect now!

Kikimalou wrote:

HKHollinstone wrote:

He does look better with a chin!
Those old lions you have Christophe, are scary!

I not only changed the chin, I also modified the muzzle, the mouth and the mane

Oh yes! I love your edits Christophe, he looks like a real lion now

Personally, still prefer the style of the Papo King of Jungle lion. As pinted out by others, I don't like the elongated muzzle and lack of under jaw/chin of the Mojo lion. Kikimalou's new and improved Mojo lion redo looks 1000% better!

ana wrote:

Chin is too small and maybe this feeling is also because upper muzzle looks too long, somewhat like in some dog breeds (mastiff?) Lion's upper muzzle looks normally more rounded and shorter.

"Mastiff?": yes and no.
Mastiff muzzle is square, but relatively short. If you look at Mr Mojo Lion's muzzle alone, it does look rather Mastiff-ish, as his lips relative to the muzzle resemble a Mastiff's.
A Mastiff's muzzle should be 1/2 the length of its head and half the breadth of its skull and it should look square from all angles.
(A Bullmastiff has a shorter muzzle, and the head and muzzle are rounder.
When people ask me how to tell the difference, i tell them: if it's a blockhead, it's probably a Mastiff; if it looks like a bowling ball, it's probably a Bullie.)

I now return you to your regularly scheduled discussion of lions, except Mastiffs are not entirely off-topic as they are called the Lion of Dogdom, and from the rear they look rather like lions, even the way they walk.

Back to Lions...

I do like the Mojo lion but i wish they could go back and fix him, as the Kiki lion is perfect!
Christophe, what did you do to his mane? Did you add on top?

Yes, Carolynn! :)

Roger is right Carolynn

Roger you are a real crocodeye

Kikimalou wrote:

Roger is right Carolynn

Roger you are a real crocodeye

Thanks my friend Monkeye!