Steve's Collection (08/03/20)

I have to say my shark shelf interests me the most at the moment. Since coming back on here and being actively collecting again, I have added all the sharks and virtually all of my reptiles. Unfortunately, the sharks will only have one shelf so I cannot delve too deeply into them, on the plus side with some stands underneath some of the sharks, I can display them quite well without blocking others off. It's tough for me to find a balance of quantity vs whether or not I can actually see them!?

And sharks are difficult to display, - if they all lie flat on their bellies, they are not as interesting as they could be, - IMHO

Your sharks are beautieful :)

Thank you Andreas.

Yes Susanne I know what you mean, they have 360 degree movement in the sea after all. I personally quite like the view from tail fin to head on some of them

Thanks a lot for the useful help and link! :)
There is no way of buy the wobbegong only, not? I'm totally uninterested in the other things of the set (diver, coral, seaweed, starfish, seafloor) and 12$ plus shipping is too much for a single small shark...

Pardofelis wrote:

Thanks a lot for the useful help and link! :)
There is no way of buy the wobbegong only, not? I'm totally uninterested in the other things of the set (diver, coral, seaweed, starfish, seafloor) and 12$ plus shipping is too much for a single small shark...

This is the only way to buy it brand new now. Yes it was a lot of money just to get the shark, like you, I was only interested in the shark but who knows, one day I may want to use the scenery on display.

I managed to find this set in a local shop, it may still be available in some stores even if it's retired.

Pardofelis wrote:

Thanks a lot for the useful help and link! :)
There is no way of buy the wobbegong only, not? I'm totally uninterested in the other things of the set (diver, coral, seaweed, starfish, seafloor) and 12$ plus shipping is too much for a single small shark...

You may think so, but if Schleich had not made this set, the wobblegong alone would have been a lot more expensive

SUSANNE wrote:

Pardofelis wrote:

Thanks a lot for the useful help and link! :)
There is no way of buy the wobbegong only, not? I'm totally uninterested in the other things of the set (diver, coral, seaweed, starfish, seafloor) and 12$ plus shipping is too much for a single small shark...

You may think so, but if Schleich had not made this set, the wobblegong alone would have been a lot more expensive

You make a very good point there and on top of that you know your wobbegong wont have damaged paintwork.

I should've mentioned before if anyone didn't know, the bigger Schleich sharks's fins are thin but very rigid. It's like they are made of a different material and it seems they would more likely snap than bend if forced to that point. I see a lot of sharks for sale online where the fins are badly curved and that puts me off them to a point. I'd like to see this method becoming common across other brands in the future.

AND I also forgot to add that Schleich sent me a free gift with the order, a bee from a cartoon I am not familiar with but my wife knows it well. It looks like he is holding apples so he has been tasked with feeding the golden donkey - as you can see on the middle shelf. It seems you can't buy the bee seperately but only as part of a set, so maybe they have too much surplus stock but it was a kind gesture.

Steve170 wrote:

AND I also forgot to add that Schleich sent me a free gift with the order, a bee from a cartoon I am not familiar with but my wife knows it well. It looks like he is holding apples so he has been tasked with feeding the golden donkey - as you can see on the middle shelf. It seems you can't buy the bee seperately but only as part of a set, so maybe they have too much surplus stock but it was a kind gesture.

How great ! A free gift from Schleich
What shelf ?
Could it be Biene Maya ? I did not know that Schleich made those

It's Willi, from this Maya The Bee Set

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Steve170 wrote:

It looks like he is holding apples

These are most probably honey balls, definitely not apples.!

Wonderful sharks. You have exactly the same models like me
The Maya models are also very good. My daughters are great fans of this bee.

OH NO! My brother grew up watching Maya the Bee. That brings back so many bad memories.

SUSANNE wrote:

Steve170 wrote:

AND I also forgot to add that Schleich sent me a free gift with the order, a bee from a cartoon I am not familiar with but my wife knows it well. It looks like he is holding apples so he has been tasked with feeding the golden donkey - as you can see on the middle shelf. It seems you can't buy the bee seperately but only as part of a set, so maybe they have too much surplus stock but it was a kind gesture.

How great ! A free gift from Schleich
What shelf ?
Could it be Biene Maya ? I did not know that Schleich made those

Sorry on page 1 in the photo of my display, middle shelf.

Yes it's Maya, exactly the figure in the set spacelab has shown the picture of.

spacelab wrote:

Steve170 wrote:

It looks like he is holding apples

These are most probably honey balls, definitely not apples.!

Haha! Shhh they can be apples

Advicot wrote:

OH NO! My brother grew up watching Maya the Bee.  That brings back so many bad memories.

well surely it is not as bad as peppa the pig!!? My daughter is obsessed with it and it is full of terrible behaviour and manners

Megaptera wrote:

Wonderful sharks. You have exactly the same models like me
The Maya models are also very good. My daughters are great fans of this bee.

Thanks, and you have a lot that I still like too! I will have to watch some with my daughter because I am curious now.

Yes, the newer episodes of Maya the bee are much better than the old ones.