YOLANDA ! Is it a new brand? And what species is it?

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Hi TQ(sorry, we are used to put our own name under out treads around here).

AAA is to be found everywhere to my surprise, you would be wondered how many of them you can find in the UK to, just visit flea-markets and carboot sales and so on, you will find some of them...
I do have the gurdletail lizard from this series thanks to Rogerio.
Some of the AAA/Yolanda models are great, others are just to playfull, or even arkward.
I have many AAA's in my collection(link under my treads).

Thanks for the reply. I actually am very familiar with AAA (if you see my collection thread you would know I love to collect their reptiles in particular) but I have never seen the Anole Lizard or the Girdle Tail anywhere for sale on the web or anywhere else. AAA cast reptiles are very rare anyway.
I really am interested in a getting those two, I think they would be a good addition to my reptile family :)

Roger wrote:

Interesting that this topic was brought back!
I remember seeing some of these figures in local shops. I am not a big enthusiast of them but I'll let you know if I find anything more. Some of the shops selling Yolanda with Schleich are already closed but I suspect I still know one in Lisbon selling them.

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Kikimalou wrote:

Roger wrote:

Interesting that this topic was brought back!
I remember seeing some of these figures in local shops. I am not a big enthusiast of them but I'll let you know if I find anything more. Some of the shops selling Yolanda with Schleich are already closed but I suspect I still know one in Lisbon selling them.

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Grey gnu, grey gnu, grey gnu, grey gnu!

Is this a Yolanda/AAA figure?
Just bought it online, I am waiting to receive it...
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I also found this...
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SommoDracorex wrote:

Acoording with the source where you've found them - H&H Winners's Circle -, they are AAA. I can recognize some of other figures and both monkey and sloth have a marked AAA style.
They also have in stock the female gnu and it is very cheap!
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Wow, and just look at that Wood duck

So the next question is "How to buy those beauties without paying $50 of shipping cost to Europe

to make it easy: i need the smaller lizards! If someone can help me, i'd be very happy!
Roger maybe?
For the species:
I don't think it's a C.cataphractus, the scales of this species look wy wor armoured than this one here.
I think it's a C.tropidosternum, as AAA casts dead specimens of often imported speciies, if they're not asians and regularly found on "medical","traditional" or even food markets,....
I first thought of a Elgaria speices according to the head in the catalaogue.

I was expecting to visit the only shop I knew selling Yolanda figures but as it was not possible I called the shopping center where it was and unfortunately all shops of these group are closed. Incredible how such in a short time half the local thoy shops I knew disappeared, curiously all of them carried all Schleich range too. I am talking about what was the biggest Portuguese network of toy shops. It is Portugal at this moment.
So, unfortunately, I can't help with these figures, not even myself once I am also interested in 2 ducks.
It looks HH Winners' Circle is the only chance. I hope we can find a way.

I am also interested in 4 figures, so if we can find any way (any US member)...

Yes please USA to the rescue

SommoDracorex wrote:

Is this a Yolanda/AAA figure?
Just bought it online, I am waiting to receive it...
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Where can i buy this one Sommo? Thanks a lot!

I had some problems with the order... it's been a long time but they haven't yet sent me the mail with payment instructions.
I think I need someone's help, too.

maybe I can get the gnu in a local store, but I have to confirm this as it does not have many units.

Bernyto wrote:

maybe I can get the gnu in a local store, but I have to confirm this as it does not have many units.

It would be great I want oooooone

Me to!

Today I went to the store and unfortunately because I could not get one for you, the shop owner told me that they were ancient figures and can not order them again, sorry!

Thanks Bernito!
Our only hope at the moment is HH Winners' Circle!

Hello all. Today I received a PM requesting assistance with an order for these AAA figurines. Before anyone else goes to the trouble of sending requests to me, here is my answer to that PM:

"Hello:

I am extremely reluctant to do business with H & H, as a result of my attempts to assist Daria in recovering
the significant amount of money she spent with them on rare Breyers. The package never arrived in
Moscow, and H & H simply refused to respond to any requests for information. I think that is frankly
despicable behavior. As a result, I'm not willing to transact with them.

Sorry to let you down, but there are significant problems with package delivery to many countries, and I
do not wish to be caught in the middle of a big dispute between STS members and H & H if the package
containing everyone's orders is lost.

Best regards,

Phil Geertsma"


Sorry to be a "wet blanket" especially as I would really like some of these figurines for myself, but my
history with H & H, the seller of the very first retired Schleich figurine I purchased to literally start my
collection, is over. I'm just upset that I was unable to provide needed assistance to Daria. I would
encourage all of you from EU and other international locales to think twice about transacting with them.

I still have a package for Daria here to, it came back to me, as they couldn't deliver to her as it seems...
I don't know what to do, i think she must have the package, it was a trade...

Thankyou, Phil, great to know

schleich61 wrote:

...I would encourage all of you from EU and other international locales to think twice about transacting with them.

Although AAA is not my favorite brand, I like some ducks made by AAA. So I ordered at H&H regardless Phill bad experience. I can confirm quick response and good feedback from the seller. I used virtual CA address, the package was delivered in 4 days.

6/4 Edit: 19 days was the delay between the order and final delivery to my hands (I used the cheapest but slow shipping US-CZ option).

They delivered in Europe?

skysthelimit wrote:

They delivered in Europe?

No, I used virtual CA address. Because of some problems with the international packages in the past H&H unfortunately do not ship worldwide.