Germany, China, Portugal, Tunisia: Which "made in ..." is desirable?

hello,

i have a question: schleichs are made in germany, china, portugal etc. if you have the choice, which country do you prefer?

Germany and Portugal :) I heard also about some Schleich from Tunisia

Ana is righ.
At least as a rule. There are some though, where the Chinese ones are nicer.

But it is REALLY fun to get one from each place, often they are very differnet

I agree, usually the Germany ones look best.

Now I have a problem with my two Toco Toucans. The China-version looks a lot better than the Germany one I might have to keep both.

Browsing in this forum you will find a lot of pictures with comparisons of Made in variations. Usually Germany and Portugal made figures are better but some are nicer when Made in China. Show the way is to study each figure. Sometimes it is also a question of personal taste. :)

ok, i understand, its always most important how the figures look like, there is no country which is more desirable than another because of limited production or so.

The only one I can think of, is the black Labrador, where the more stocky version, that was made in Germany, 16327-1, seems to be only made for one year.

i've never see a german one i real life! haha, we ca only get the china versions.

I agree with Roger. Usually Germany, Tunisia and Portugal made are better, but that doesn't mean that all China made are bad, only the last two years Made in China are kinda disappointing because of some terrible paint jobs and well they're just too damn shiny for my taste!

Somehow I prefer Germany over China. Sometimes, some of the China made is not so bad.

and I now believe Maldova - however, am I correct in thinking that the "Made in Germany" figures will most likely be more valuable in the future? I had two pandas (14664), one German , one Chinese. I understand serious collectors would keep hold of both, but I returned the Chinese version. Its strange - I can look at a model and can clear point out that its made in Germany - the colours seem more realistic and less harsh - is it me? Maybe we should do a "Where was I made" photo and we have to guess! :-)

Great idea I've wondered alot what differences there are between German and Chinese models. I hope people will show off some of their variants

I have only one from Germany, the Tennessee Walker Stallion, but among the rest of my all chinese horses his paint doesn't seem to be better quality or particularly outstanding. Actually there are small 'bubbles' in the paint of the mane, which seems sloppy work to me... but truly I can't tell because I have no chinese Tennesee Stallion to compare with.

This is a fantastic idea !!! I was thinking about making exactly this, - but you beat me to it

I will take some pictures as soon as I can

Here are a few

Jaguar. German to the right. Chinese to the left
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Falcons. German..Chinese
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Akalteké mares. German left, Chinese right
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Westies. German left, Chinese right.
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Thank you for the photos Susanne. Very interesting But I'm a bit confused with which Jaguar is which. Because when I look at mine, which is chinese, but is looks exactly like the one to the right
That aside, I think the one to the right is the best looking, with most detail and expression.

All my elves and knights are made in China, also can be made in Germany??
All my animals and also my horse are from china.
Only I have 8 horse from germany

My Akal-Teke mare is made in China,but looks like the German one

i prefer the look of the chinese one's in all the pictures posted by Susanne. Here we can only get Chinese models. Also 2013 Schleich has not arrived yet

Wow - yes thanks for those - I'm surprised that some are German - especially the Westy!

I agree with Anna about the Jaguar made in China; I like it more, though I'm not sure exactly why. I also like the Chinese Westie a bit more.

I do like the German Peregrine Falcon more. I think the painting seems more accurate; but I'm no expert, so I could be completely wrong about that.

Thanks for these Susanne!