My first CollectA animals: the Beautiful Five

Hi, everyone!
I have finally got my very first CollectA figurines – with the help of our Polish forum member Joanna who made me come in contact with the seller – Tomacz Karpowicz.

So, here are they, my new critters:


All of them are very well-made. But most of all I am excited of the Peregrine falcon – it’s details and painting are great. And he isn’t too big for my display – see it near to Schleich eagle owl and Bullyland Peregrine:


The buffalo is also excellent – such fine details one could expect only from Schleich (except the ears – their painting is awkward). I like its finishing much better than the one of Safari buffalo.
Though, CollectA buffalo was described and discussed in this thread, so I haven’t taken separate photos with him.

As to the black-faced spoonbills – they are too large (well, I was surmising that…). So they won’t fit my Asian display.
Here they are next to Schleich tigers to see the sizes:


In general, these five critters are very nice, 5* to the falcon and buffalo and 4.5* to the birds.
Among CollectA 2010 range I’ve also put an eye on the mountain goats, but they were unavailable this time.

Congratulations Kyrill, great additions, the falcon is really lovely. Even though the spoonbills aren't in scale with your Asian display, they a beautifully painted.

Beautiful additions!I still don't understand why Collecta chose to add the logs between the spoonbills' feet,and the grass for the flamingo!

Congratulations! You now should be convince with collecta quality.

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That's also part of my reason for not buying the flamingo & spoonbill with grass in-between their feet

Thank you, friends!
And I wish the same additions to you too

Wildheart wrote:

Beautiful additions!I still don't understand why Collecta chose to add the logs between the spoonbills' feet,and the grass for the flamingo!

Well, obviously for them not to fall down :) Though, of course, they could make the poses more stable and produce the birds without logs and grass.

Nice new models I hope to get the Buffalo soon.

I would guess that it is for the models stability. A Flamingo with chunky or thick legs would look weird indeed.

But the Safari Flamingo looks very nice,and it has thin legs!

Congratulations on your new additions. They are beautiful. I don't really care what size they are, they are beautiful.

Congratulation Kiryl, the birds are big but beautiful and the spoonbill are so rare as figurine, despite the fact we can see them in every zoo...

Wow, beautiful animals. congratz

Would love to get my hands on the falcon and the buffalo, but I have never seen any collecta retailer here in sweden

Arrakai wrote:

Would love to get my hands on the falcon and the buffalo, but I have never seen any collecta retailer here in sweden

Same situation in Ukraine. That's why I had to order them from Polnad. If you wish, I'll give you the seller's email - just PM me.

Kikimalou wrote:

Congratulation Kiryl, the birds are big but beautiful and the spoonbill are so rare as figurine, despite the fact we can see them in every zoo...

Well, we can see ordinary spoonbills in every zoo. And those are black-faced ones from Eastern Asia, very rare in nature.
I think Procon Collecta has made this species only because black-faced spoonbills overwinter not far from Hong-Kong and Taiwan.

Definitely, they are obviously a Beautiful Five, Kirill. By the way, I only bought the Cape Buffalo from your Beautiful Five's family. And whoever wants to buy the new Giraffe from the CollectA, please don't get it because it's a real EYE SORE.

Congrats on your new five Kyrill, they look great!
For me, the size doesn't matter too, i would like to have those birds to, and as CollectA is not available here to, i will send you a PM.

HKHollinstone wrote:

Congratulations Kyrill, great additions, the falcon is really lovely. Even though the spoonbills aren't in scale with your Asian display, they a beautifully painted.

That's why I didn't simply buy them.

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

Congrats on your new five Kyrill, they look great!
For me, the size doesn't matter too, i would like to have those birds to, and as CollectA is not available here to, i will send you a PM.

Thanks Willy!
By the way, what are you presentiments for the Tuesday match against Dynamo?

Lasersword1973 wrote:

HKHollinstone wrote:

Congratulations Kyrill, great additions, the falcon is really lovely. Even though the spoonbills aren't in scale with your Asian display, they a beautifully painted.

That's why I didn't simply buy them.

You know, Ron, if I knew that spoonbills were so-o big in advance, I would think twice before buying them... But now I've got them and I'll find an optimal place for them among my other critters.

Kiryuha wrote:

Lasersword1973 wrote:

HKHollinstone wrote:

Congratulations Kyrill, great additions, the falcon is really lovely. Even though the spoonbills aren't in scale with your Asian display, they a beautifully painted.

That's why I didn't simply buy them.

You know, Ron, if I knew that spoonbills were so-o big in advance, I would think twice before buying them... But now I've got them and I'll find an optimal place for them among my other critters.

Hi Kirill, the bird itself is fantastic. Very detailed in fact. Just don't like the additional log and grass as what Mihnea had mentioned earlier. The same reason why I dislike the Schleich's Ostrich this year too. I just hope they can make birds without supports, that's all.

By the way, the beaver is also nice as well as the lion cub. But never ever buy the Eating Giraffe.

Lasersword1973 wrote:

Hi Kirill, the bird itself is fantastic. Very detailed in fact. Just don't like the additional log and grass as what Mihnea had mentioned earlier. The same reason why I dislike the Schleich's Ostrich this year too. I just hope they can make birds without supports, that's all.
By the way, the beaver is also nice as well as the lion cub. But never ever buy the Eating Giraffe.

Too bad for the giraffe... Because the walking one is very nice

If you know how to repaint it. Then, you can save the very bad paintings done to it. Otherwise, don't buy it.

Lasersword1973 wrote:

If you know how to repaint it. Then, you can save the very bad paintings done to it. Otherwise, don't buy it.

Poor beast

Lasersword1973 wrote:

If you know how to repaint it. Then, you can save the very bad paintings done to it. Otherwise, don't buy it.

Is he around the same scale as the Schleich Giraffes Ron? Could you provide more pics when you have time?

Awww I like him, bad paint and all :)

Now he's on my list

HKHollinstone wrote:

Lasersword1973 wrote:

If you know how to repaint it. Then, you can save the very bad paintings done to it. Otherwise, don't buy it.

Is he around the same scale as the Schleich Giraffes Ron? Could you provide more pics when you have time?

Sure Harriet. Next time. Probably by the end of this week, I am going to take a picture of this Giraffe with the Schleich's counterpart. By the way, yes, it has an almost the same scale as the Schleich's. But still, it's not an advisable to buy unless you really like to collect giraffes so badly.

Since my Schleich's Giraffes are not with me now. I will show first my two of my least favorite Giraffes, the Safari Ltd's Reticulated Giraffe 26840 and the CollectA's Eating Giraffe 88404.





Take note of this Giraffe's bad legs.




Hi Kirill, I am going to borrow your thread for a while to show the CollectA's Giraffe. I hope you won't mind. Thanks. :)

Rio wrote:

Awww I like him, bad paint and all :)

Now he's on my list

That will solve his problem then.

Ronald

It is not so bad! He is on my list now. it look much better compared with the official picture from collecta.