Susanne´s wonderful news from STS-friends, update 4th of December :-)

Some time ago, I got this AAA-penguin from Anna.
A bit later I was fortunate to get two small ones, - mini-versions, they are not chickens even if they have bigger heads, as you all know

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But when I put them on a shelf together, I thought, - I have ssen this before. And, yes ! They were at the front page of an old Bullyland catalogue

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Looking more closely inside the catalogue I found A LOT of the AAA-figueres, also (most of ? ) the AAA-sea animals that we usually believe are Schleich

So now I will try to scan the whole catalogue for you, dear friends. It is very interesting, in my humble opinion

See later under "Catalogues", please

So does that mean that AAA's are copies of Bullyland, or vise-versa?

-Kristie

Izzy wrote:

So does that mean that AAA's are copies of Bullyland, or vise-versa?

-Kristie

As I understand it, AAA made those for both Schleich and Bullyland.
They were sold by Schleich and Bullyland with the AAA-stamp
But I never knew that Bullyland dit it also

oohhhhhh. I see!

So does that mean your penguins are Bullylands, or did AAA make them later under their own brand?

Again, I learn something new here everyday! Thank you! :)

-Kristie

Izzy wrote:

oohhhhhh. I see!

So does that mean your penguins are Bullylands, or did AAA make them later under their own brand?

Again, I learn something new here everyday! Thank you! :)

-Kristie

Thank you, too, Kristie

I don`t know if AAA also sold them beside or later, - maybe somebody else does ???

Bullyland bought these animals in the 90´s from AAA and sold them under own label with own item numbers but they are all marked AAA.

Here you can find most of the wild animals (with a small scan from the Bullyland catalogue)

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and here some nice birds from AAA, also sold from Bullyland

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Schleich had only the sea animals in their own programm

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Fanta-bulous

Thank you, Torben! But I can't read it. lol.

-Kristie

I have the AAA adult penguin and chick standing pose, the difference with my chick is, he has a ring in the top of his head.
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HKHollinstone wrote:

I have the AAA adult penguin and chick standing pose, the difference with my chick is, he has a ring in the top of his head.
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So he may have been a key-ring ?

SUSANNE wrote:

HKHollinstone wrote:

I have the AAA adult penguin and chick standing pose, the difference with my chick is, he has a ring in the top of his head.
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So he may have been a key-ring ?

Yes I guess so, I've never seen another like him

Ha, interesting You realy learn new stuff here al the time

Oh and Torben, those birds are just AMAZING!

Please tell me there are some place you can still buy them

Some weeks ago I found out that Bullyland also made a Condor. I would very much like to have one, and mentioned it to the smartest croc I know : Roger

Of course he found one on the net, - in Tenerife !
Now my knowledge of the Spanish language is NIL!
So I must admit it was very exiting to see what I had actually bought

The Condor was easy to understand. And he did not disapoint me.
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I did not have this owl, so he came along.
I wonder if it is an old version, he does not look like the one in the catalogue, - does anyone have a newer one ?
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I have also gotten a Puffin this week, not from Spain, but I like him very much, so here he is
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The Spanish compagny also had these gorgeous ostriches, made by AAA, and sold by Bully :
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And these from AAA were also sold by Bully
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I just had to get theese also
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There were some very nice AAAs, so because I don`t understand Spanish, some more came along, too

I will post pictures of those later

What an absolutely gorgeous condor! The rest are great too, Bullyland really makes some amazing birds.

Oh wow! They are terrific Susanne, love the Condor, congratulations! Looking forward to seeing your other additions too

Thanks Sumo and Harriet

[quote="SUSANNE"]Some weeks ago I found out that Bullyland also made a Condor. I would very much like to have one, and mentioned it to the smartest croc I know : Roger

I don't know that croc, is it a retired croc, Susanne???
But I know the happiest croc!

Congratulations for your new additions, I confess my first contact with Bullyland was a huge desapointment, but the birds are magnificent!

Congratulations Susanne! the Condor is beautiful!

Very nice additions! Congrats!

-Kristie

Thank you Roger, Ken and Kristie

Yes, Roger, I also found the Bully(land)s sort of second rate to Schleich for many years.
I had the bulldogs and some of those with 3-in-one (hedgehogs, lambs, chickens, rabbits, swan) and the siamese and poodle many years.
But I liked them anyway, and now I get more and more fond of them. Esp the old ones have a charm completely their own, I think.
AND the birds

SUSANNE wrote:

But I liked them anyway, and now I get more and more fond of them. Esp the old ones have a charm completely their own, I think.
AND the birds

AND the Caribou

HKHollinstone wrote:

SUSANNE wrote:

But I liked them anyway, and now I get more and more fond of them. Esp the old ones have a charm completely their own, I think.
AND the birds

AND the Caribou

AND the caribu

Congrats!!!! I really love the condor!!!!

Nice catch Susanne

Thanks a lot, friends

Congrats Susanne! Very nice birds, especially condor

Some more Bullyland birds:

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Some more Bullyland birds:

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Ohhhh, those kolibris
Do you really need TWO

I am going to have the green woodpecker soon, Thomas (bendies) has bought it for me

Gosh, I hope to find the other woodpecker also, - I suppose that hornbill is impossible to find

The last week or so I got some wonderful models from friends, - and more are to come  

First I got the most lovely K & M lemur family from Taylor  
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And yesterday no less then TWO parcels were in the mailbox , - Westie shows the size :
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The  "SSS" - Kiwi was from Katty, and came all the way from New Zealand !
Here he is meeting with his mate from Science & Nature  
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The huge, awesome caterpillar from Smithsonoan ( Safari ),is a trade with Philipp  
Here he is meeting his colorful friend, the Monarch-caterpillar  
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Tags are usually not very decorative, but these two are  
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The cutest E.L.C. squirrell is a gift from Philipp.
Here he and his mate marked AAA  are comparing their lunch packages  
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Thankyou, friends, for all these beauties

Congrats Susanne. The caterpillar is my favourite.  

Yes! Congrats. The most beautiful ones! My Kiwi is still on it's way. I'm happy you like the baton-pillar.

Congratulation Susanne  

Congratulations Susanne for all this nice newcomers and hurray for the STS friends      

Neat additions, Susanne! Those caterpillars are my favourites, too.

Wonderful additions! Congrats Susanne!

Ahh, I remember seeing those lemurs in Skansen Akvariet at Stockholm, but it's a shame that I didn't buy them...

Those squirrels!! *_*

Fantastic newcomers! Congratulations, Susanne!

And.....more friends for westie.

great additions,Susanne. 

lemurs are eco dome of wild republik,...very nice.

caterpillar is very coloured,is my favourite too .

I love the kiwis, exotic birds that adorn your collection.

congrats susanne       

Wonderful additions Susanne! Congratulations! I love that Kiwi, what a great find.

Thankyou very much, Friends  

Congratulations Susanne!! They're all wonderful

Today I got yet another parcel !
This time from Finland, - yes ! Lea strikes again  

Two beautyful dogs, - Dachshound from Chap Mei and a very unusual and beautyful Basset Griffon Venddeen ( Grande Taille) from NewRay    
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Here the Griffon Vendeen says hello to his friend of the more well known breed Bassethound, also from NewRay  
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The lovely Dachshound with the lovely, red collar, meets two other Chap Mei doggies  
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But he prefers friends from his own breed, - like these two from NewRay and CollectA  
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And then the most fantastic surprise : A tiny, tiny , and perfectly made collar fro the Kaiyodo Whippet  
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Incredibly detailed for something so little  
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Thankyou very, very much, dear Lea 

Splendid ....., specially the chap mei dogs.

Congrats Susanne and Lea. :) 

Beautiful new dogs Susanne! I love the chap mei dachshund, its beautiful! Hurray for Lea!

Great newcomers. I like best the kiwis and whippets!

Glad to see they arrived in good order. That Dachshund will be a lot happier staying with you than among my towering molossers, I bet.

Congrats Susanne!!!      

Wonderful puppies! I love the whippets and the dachshund especially.

Thankyou, dear friends  

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Glad to see they arrived in good order. That Dachshund will be a lot happier staying with you than among my towering molossers, I bet.

He surely seems very happy, - and unusually polite for a dachshound. I almost don`t hear him   

A wonderful trade with our friend Phil-from-Ireland  
Two beautyful Invicta-dinoes have joined my little flock  

Even if Takama has told us so much about dinoes, I still have to look them up, and take the liberty to write a little, perhaps others need a bit of repeating, too  

Muttaburrasaurus :
Fossiles found in Australia.
He was a plant eater, and had a large bulge on his long snout between its eyes and its mouth, a beak, a flattened thumb spike, hoof-like claws, and teeth that worked like shears. The bony bump on his snout may have been associated with his sense of smell or his ability to make sounds. He could probably walk on two or four legs.

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A long, long lasting wish came true : The intelligent dino , the Stenonychosaurus  
These species ranged widely, with fossil remains recovered from as far north as Alaska and as far south as Wyoming and even possibly Texas and New Mexico.  

The genus name is Greek for "wounding tooth lizard", referring to the teeth, and he surely looks like you should not stick your fingers too close to him  
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The Papo ranger was absolutely over-joyed, and immediately called all his friends about the new critter on the shelf
Perhaps he should pay a bit more attention to his surroundings than his telephone  
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