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Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: Mojo Fun 2024 Releases
Roger

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Search in: Mojö Fun   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: Mojo Fun 2024 Releases    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySun Dec 10, 2023 7:54 pm
I don't really know what to tell about these geckos. Though, it is a good idea to include geckos in their range. Thanks for sharing Jolie. So you have a warpie eagle and you're not satisfied about it? Wink

Kikimalou wrote:
I understand that some of our members are disappointed with Mojo this year.

Unfortunately, I'm a bit disappointed myself.

STS has a special bond with Mojo and it has been a great opportunity and a great adventure for us.

For several years James has allowed collectors to participate in the development of his toys: the pangolin, the Proboscis monkey, the lynx, the 2nd generation lions, Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, the Sable and of course the Crested macaque (thank you James  cheers ).

Mojo fun also allowed Anna to share her talent with us with the Gaur, the Thylacine, the Quagga, the honeybadgers, etc.

How many companies have produced a sun bear and a black bear before a grizzly or a brown bear? A Tamandua before a Giant anteater? A Brazilian tapir before a Malayan tapir? An emu before an ostrich?

I understand the brand's need to develop its range with more mainstream animals.

In recent years, I've been delighted with warthogs, African elephants, anacondas and aardvarks, so it's no big deal if this year isn't the one I was hoping for.

I still have a lot of respect and gratitude for James Connely.
By the way Rogério, your Lion #0 is still my favourite Mojo lion.  I love you  


Thanks Christophe, it is a very well finished figure and apparently the inspiration was a very good and famous model but this one has a wig. Wink
Of course this particular figure is very special to me for obvious reasons but my favorite lion is Mojo #2. I really like that model despite the lack of a chin.
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: Corrections for Toy Animal Wiki
Roger

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Search in: Toy Animal Wiki   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: Corrections for Toy Animal Wiki    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptyWed Nov 30, 2022 2:30 pm
I'm glad to see Kiki and @Duck-Anch-Amun think "Animal" is suggestive enough to work as "Identified as" without the need of using the latter one.
On the given example of the former CollectA deer, the use of the link to the "marketed as" field was not my personal choice. I find it confusing too. It was decided to include the link after a forum discussion because "Red deer" is the page a collector would look for it.
I like the 3 points Blaine mentions and they show what I mean and I think the "marketed as" is enough to cover all 3.
Though, I insist we should use whether "marketed as" or "marked" according to the way we obtain the information.
Basically it is the same field, we don't need to use both. Often we don't know how a figure is marketed and it is important to know the information was obtained because the figure is marked like that.
Rarely, some figures are also marketed differently from what they are marked.
The famous Nayab Maned Wolf (extralarge) shows the difference, I think telling it is marketed as a (Myers Asparagus) is quite inaccurate, though, it is interesting and important to help identifying the model to mention it is marked "Myers Asparagus".

For Blaine's example #1 we have the Papo King cobra.
It is marketed as a "King cobra" and the hood shape marking correspond to an Indian cobra. So, it is identified as an Indian cobra.
Animal: Indian cobra
Marketed as: King cobra
This is enough to me in terms of fields, . A note should be added.

For Blaine's #2:
We have Papo (current) Fox.
It is just marketed as a "Fox"
Though, it is unequivocally a red fox.
Our identification is not because Papo is an European company. The model is unambiguous and despite the fact the name fox is generic, we also know that in this hobby, when a figure is just marketed as a fox, it is much likely a red fox. It is one of the reasons why I've been suggesting for a long time that we should identify a model to a very comon species level when it is applicable and there's no evidences it is not the commonest species. Fox to red fox, Hedgehog to common hedgehog, hippopotamus to common hippopotamus, zebra to plains zebra, etc.
Animal: Red fox
Marketed: Fox
It is enough to me, no note needed.

For Blaine's #3.
We have the Papo ladybird. Ladybird is the common name for family Coccinellidae, thus, it covers multiple species.
As it is red with 7 spots and Papo is an European brand, it is relatively evident it is a Seven-spot ladybird which is the commonest species at least in Europe.
Animal: Seven-spot ladybird
Marketed as: Ladybird
It is again enough for me. A little note might help.

I would like to add a 4th issue. It is when the figure is not marked and we have no idea how it was marketed.
Nayab set of 36 assorted small wild animals is a very good example.
The page starts with an aardvark, there's no doubts about the species even if it is not known how it is marketed.
Though, there's also the Jaguarundi, it is surely a very optimistic identification, I accept it and it might support Roger's idea of using the field "Marketed as" "unknown" to suggest to a visitor it is clearly a community identification.
I know this figure was sold on Wild Republic Wildepedia set for their North American animals. Are you sure it was supposed to be sold as a jaguarundi? Much likely it intended to represent a black jaguar.
However, let me show you how the same solution results so different for two figures of the same set.
Animal: Aardvark
Marketed as: Unknown

Animal: Jaguarundi
Marketed as: Unknown

Both are fine to me but this mention sounds quite useless for the aardvark figure but I also don't know where is the border between an easily identifiable figure and a very ambiguous figure. If it serves to keep consistency, it is fine.

When we know how a figure is marked but we don't know how it was marketed and I know it sounds the same to most of you, we should use "Marked" instead. It is just my opinion.
Let's take the example of the XL Nayab genet.
Animal: Common gennet
Marked: Viverricula indica
This is the scientific name of the Small Indian civet. Laughing

Actually, during my editing job, I've been considering these aspects. I've used as always as it was possible, the marketed name for the name of the page. It allows someone finding it easily when Googling. It also tells how it is marketed even if it is not clear at first.
I've been adding notes, sometimes whether using wiki code or not, when something is ambiguous.
i also have used often on series page introductory text, mentions when the identifications are conjectural or community based. For set pages, not necesarily to each individual figure.

Concluding, I find the "Marketed as" a useful field as long as it is not mandatory because it is useless for many figures.
Though, I don't think @Tiermann suggestion to change the guidelines is the most adjusted.
I would prefer to keep Animal as it is now, with our identifications and linking to the corresponding animal page.
The "Marketed as" as a complement to the Animal field when needed and without any link.
Explaining text is always useful but the function of these fields should be to reduce the needing of extra text. Though, it is sometimes unavoidable.
I don't think we need additional text (note) to explain why we identify a red fox which is marketed as a fox.
Though, it might be important to the king cobra being identified as an Indian cobra or the ladybird as a 7-spot one.
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: TOP 5 Most popular DOG breeds in toy shape!
Roger

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Search in: General reviews and discussions   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: TOP 5 Most popular DOG breeds in toy shape!    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptyTue Jul 12, 2022 12:48 pm
I fixed the links and pictures in this topic but since the top5 uses Toy Animal Wiki as source this Top5 needs to be updated.
Dalmatian is out now, Rough Collie is now [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] quite close to both Retrievers. We introduced recently several figures from 1990's when Rough Collies were quite popular and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is now the Poodle.
I'm using New-Ray figures to illustrate the new top5.


1. German Shepherd
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2. Labrador


3. Golden Retriever


4. Rough Collie


5. Poodle


As TAW is constantly updated, it will probably change soon. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] are quite close. Though, the king is quite confortable and I am adding one more German Shepherd on TAW today. [You must be [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to see this image.]
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: CP Toys/Constructive Playthings?
Jill

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Search in: Unclassified modern companies   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: CP Toys/Constructive Playthings?    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySat Jul 09, 2022 11:59 pm
Thanks to Paige's keen ebay spotting, I have finally added a few of the elusive CP Toys "Kitty Cat Park" cats to my tiny cat collection. [You must be [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to see this image.] They are most interesting to me because they are the same molds as the Play Visions and Club Earth sets, which started my collecting, and they are even stamped exactly the same way with the same numbers. So I am curious, does the same place make figures for all three? Do we know who manufactures Constructive Playthings toys? I am assuming Constructive Playthings and CP Toys are the same company, but I don't see either on TAW, so I assume they are not producing very many animal figures.

This is the original photo from the company of all 16 cats. There are two of each mold, but they do not have the Rex ([You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]), the Burmese ([You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]), the Abyssinian ([You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]), or the Persian ([You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]). They have the Shorthair, Unmarked cat, Siamese, Manx, Somali, Himalayan, and Angora. It's funny to me that the unmarked cat is in every set, and always remains just 3 CHINA with no breed:


And here are my 5! Angora, Birman, Himalayan, Unmarked, and Manx. They are definitely less well painted than either of the other two sets, and the "Birman" is colored like a Turkish Van which I think is interesting. Anyway, I was very excited to find these and just curious what we know about the company that sold them!


Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: 1/32 scale animals
Roger

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Search in: General reviews and discussions   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: 1/32 scale animals    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySat Jul 09, 2022 8:05 pm
This model looks absolutely great to me. Obviously there's some room for little improvements but everything with the word slightly. A slightly longer body, a slightly smaller head and a slightly narrower tail. Elephants are trumpeters but they are also accordionists. When their legs get close to each other during their walk, their bodies look really short. When comparing with the Britains models, this figure seems to have a more correct dropping back and generally it looks a more mature animal. I am not sure I'd love to see new dentition to turn it into a bull. I think we were informed by the brand it was a female.
Now I am curious to see what's better than that. Probably the new Mojö Fun African elephant for [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and a vintage bull for [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. [You must be [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to see this image.]
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: STS Model Painting Month 2022 - post your FINISHED works here
Saarlooswolfhound

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Search in: Custom figures and accessories   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: STS Model Painting Month 2022 - post your FINISHED works here    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptyTue May 31, 2022 12:47 am
Looking at what you were attempting to emulate vs your work I actually think it worked quite well. To my eye, the tape you used to lay out the spot spacing is pretty similar to what I could see of Britains models online. I like the speckles on her face too. [You must be [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to see this image.]

But when you do re-attempt your project I am excited to see the result! Its such a small model too... I can't imagine trying to pull it off myself. I think this first try was pretty good, so try [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] will be great!

Thank you for sharing!!!
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: The STS 2021 Animal toy of the year - Papo European robin !
stargatedalek

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Search in: STS Figure of the year   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: The STS 2021 Animal toy of the year - Papo European robin !    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySat Feb 26, 2022 4:02 am
Doesn't hurt that the robin was my #2 choice, but it's a bit of a shock to see so many non-mammals performing so well. I love to see it.

I can't help but smile at every picture I see of this incredible waterbug, I can't wait for mine to arrive.
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: Show us Yours- Weasel Family (Mustelidae)
Roger

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Search in: Show us yours :   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: Show us Yours- Weasel Family (Mustelidae)    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptyTue Jan 25, 2022 11:33 am
widukind wrote:
Many thanks Fernando and Roger. At the moment the full set is available on ebay.


Yes, very interesting but hsipping is almost as expensive as the whole set. [You must be [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to see this image.] Also, the most interesting figure for me is the Iberian lynx of the set [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].
Now I see those are listed on TAW on Toy Major page. I believe they're the manufacturer but those should clearly be listed as Dairy Queen. It is not that important however.
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: The STS 2022 Banner Contest
GojiraGuy1954

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Search in: STS logo   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: The STS 2022 Banner Contest    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySun Jan 16, 2022 9:09 pm
#2 because it has an Eofauna figure on it
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: The STS 2022 Banner Contest
Kikimalou

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Search in: STS logo   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: The STS 2022 Banner Contest    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptyThu Jan 13, 2022 9:14 pm
Roger wrote:
Really exciting poll. Congratulations to everyone! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
I enjoy your idea, Christophe and I think it is quite fair. All three banners are very good and the idea of #3 for month 1, #2 for even months and #3 for remaining months, seems perfect to me.


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Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: The STS 2022 Banner Contest
Roger

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Search in: STS logo   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: The STS 2022 Banner Contest    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptyThu Jan 13, 2022 9:09 pm
Really exciting poll. Congratulations to everyone! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
I enjoy your idea, Christophe and I think it is quite fair. All three banners are very good and the idea of #3 for month 1, #2 for even months and #3 for remaining months, seems perfect to me.
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: Walking with Anteaters - a Sunny Tamandua and friends!
Roger

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Search in: Collections   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: Walking with Anteaters - a Sunny Tamandua and friends!    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySat Aug 28, 2021 9:27 am
NAYAB has been always a controversial brand. From knock-offs to what we suppose to be their original designs, this brand is often found in discussions on forum.
It is also believed Nayab produce figures to other brands, a good example is the Wild Republic Polybags. I am skeptical about everything related with Nayab. The Realistic Animal series are known for a long time as Delprado models, I was told with official confirmation that the animal themed sets, like the wild dogs, deers, etc. are from a manufacturer called Toy-Mate, etc., etc.
Whatever they are, they will always be known as Nayab among us.It is also hard to tell how many anteaters were released. I have these two, a large and a small. There is also an Extralarge but I am not sure a mini exists.

These models were probably released during the first years of this century,here are both together, important to notice that the larger figure is hollow.
Actually, it was one of my first anteater figures, a gift from a very kind member, inactive for a long time, which username is [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].

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Large model is 12 cm long, quite compatible with major brands.
The small model is 7 cm long, the same size as some 1:32 scale vintage figures.
Here a comparison with the Hong Kong [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] model and the Hausser Elastolin 54mm  figure.
I am convinced the Hong Kong figure is more recent than the other mould presented as [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], maybe from 1980's, so I'd say it is a predecessor of the Nayab small model.

Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: Walking with Anteaters - a Sunny Tamandua and friends!
Roger

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Search in: Collections   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: Walking with Anteaters - a Sunny Tamandua and friends!    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptyWed Aug 25, 2021 11:22 am
Hong Kong marked animals ploriferated during 1970's. Often inspired in models from known brands. It is not easy to tell what they are in fact, this kind of figures are regularly debated onf forum but it is not easy to sort them in brands or manufacturers. So, we just know them as Hong Kong figures.
I have these three, if anyone knows anything about these figures, please let me know.
They're small figures, originally made to fit with 1:32 scale models.
I don't have their brothers from Playspaces Prior or RAE.
First two figures are color variations of the same sculpt or at least almost identical. 3rd figure is a different model.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is not marked, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is marked HONG KONG and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is marked MADE IN HONG KNO
Interesting is also their difference of weight, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] weighs 4g, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] weighs 5g and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] weighs 7g. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is a larger figure so it is natural but interesting to find difference in weights between [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] what shows that they're made with materials of different density.

About their sizes, First models are 69 mm long while the last model is 73 mm long.
It means the third model is the same size of the Hausser, so Roger, you can use all of these as 1:32 scale. Apparently only Britains didn't use extreme lengths to represent this animal.
It is also weird how these figures were painted. If the first two follow a similar layout, the larger model is almost painted like a ratel. [You must be [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to see this image.]
Sure the Britains is the most realistic among all of these for the reasons Roger pointed, namely the knuckling front paws that are often uncorrectly represented  but proportions are also better on Britains model. For example, the Elastolin figure has a very long body for such a discreet tail. It is good to remember that these animals cover their body with their tails when sleeping, something the Hausser can't do. [You must be [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to see this image.]






Here a comparison of the Hong Kong [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] model with the Britains.


Also, a picture of the Hong Kong [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] model with the Hausser Elastolin 54 mm.
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: Kid Kore tiny horses
Roger

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Search in: Unclassified modern companies   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: Kid Kore tiny horses    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySun Aug 15, 2021 2:32 pm
Jill wrote:
No problem, I am not always very good at explaining. [You must be [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to see this image.] Both the Westphalion set and Paige's foal match horses on the backcard, so they are part of the same Stable Champions Minis set. The Westphalions are confirmed by an in-package photo. Paige's looks like it matches the horse labeled Appaloosa [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], so I assume that's the one it goes with. It's the foal of that set. Thank you!


Perfectly explained! I added the pair of Westphalians and the Appaloosa 2 foal on TAW. Please, keep explaining me these things like I was a crocodile hatchling or I'll never know what to do with these mini horses. [You must be [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to see this image.]
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: Kid Kore tiny horses
Jill

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Search in: Unclassified modern companies   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: Kid Kore tiny horses    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptyMon Aug 09, 2021 3:03 pm
No problem, I am not always very good at explaining. [You must be [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to see this image.] Both the Westphalion set and Paige's foal match horses on the backcard, so they are part of the same Stable Champions Minis set. The Westphalions are confirmed by an in-package photo. Paige's looks like it matches the horse labeled Appaloosa [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], so I assume that's the one it goes with. It's the foal of that set. Thank you!
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: Kid Kore tiny horses
Jill

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Search in: Unclassified modern companies   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: Kid Kore tiny horses    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptyMon Aug 02, 2021 9:04 pm
Yay!! Thank you so much for sharing! I believe that's Appaloosa [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] foal from the back card. :) Another set from the back card confirmed within a reasonable certainty!

I also got these today! They are confirmed from the photo to be the Westphalion mare and foal.
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Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: Saarlooswolfhound's collection display and closeups. *Happy Update*
Jill

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Oh, very jealous of such a great minis display case! I love how proportionate that is, so they look almost "full sized" in their tiny shelves. Those tiny snakes and lizards on the top are . . . excellent!! SO tiny!!!

I have a favor to ask as well. [You must be [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to see this image.] Any chance you could someday share a photo of the circled foal on [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] It looks to be the "Appaloosa [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Foal" and I very excited to see that it exists!
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: AAA Killer Whales, How many are they and which secrets are hidden?
Roger

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Search in: AAA   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: AAA Killer Whales, How many are they and which secrets are hidden?    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptyTue Jul 27, 2021 10:46 pm
Paige, you got the figure I call killer whale male with open mouth - on TAW. [You must be [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to see this image.]
It is a perfect baby for that impressive mother you rescued. I defintely like the AAA orcas with this pose, they display so nicely and that pair works so nicely together.

ethomas wrote:

Sorry the photos aren't great. I need to buy some lego or something but hope they are some use.


Your photos are surely very informative, however, to use them on TAW, it is more useful when we use pictures of individual figures.
Though, I will surely give use to your information and also pics. Some AAA figures are sold with a pair of youngsters and often marked with [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. There are also some adultes with [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], maybe it means these are sold together in sets but it is something still to find out.
Thanks for telling those are marked tiger shark, actually they look somewhat like sand tiger sharks instead but I will study it better when workin on sharks. Recently I sorted rays and I opened a page dedicated to them. - I only found these 6 models, the large devilfish is often sold with two babies but I can't find any difference between them.
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: Kid Kore tiny horses
Jill

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Search in: Unclassified modern companies   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: Kid Kore tiny horses    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySun Jul 25, 2021 5:03 pm
Okay, I took better photos of everyone and figured out, as well as I could, which ones we know and which ones we don't. Each mare and foal set seems to be consistent, as in the molds are always used together. There appear to be four mare molds and four foal molds (I am missing one foal mold, but have photos of it from other owners).

The following are confirmed via photos which set they belong with:

Saddlebred Mare and Foal
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French Trotter [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Mare and Foal




The following are educated guesses based on the back card and process of elimination via other photos, but not 100% confirmed:

Palomino Mare and Foal - Kid Kore itself got the color label wrong, not actually a palomino



Hackney Mare and Foal




Pinto Mare and Foal




The following I cannot place at all. They don't match the one known backcard for Stable Champions, and I haven't found any other in package examples.

Unknown Chestnut Mare and Foal



Unknown Pinto Mare


Unknown Pinto Mare


Unknown Buckskin Mare


Unknown Appaloosa Foal - photo exists of the matching mare, and possibly the matching larger horse


Unknown Appaloosa Foal
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: Kid Kore tiny horses
Jill

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Search in: Unclassified modern companies   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: Kid Kore tiny horses    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptyWed Jul 14, 2021 11:01 pm
Okay, so I turned my attention to these guys a while ago, trying to figure out what they were and to get whichever ones I could find. First of all, success figuring out how they were packaged, anyway! Or at least how SOME of them were packaged.

One size of the Kid Kore Stable Champions with rooted hair was sold with a pair of solid plastic minis, a mare and foal (it seems like). Kid Kore was available only in Wal-Mart, as far as I could find. It was registered in 1998 and then dissolved in 2009. Aside from what is on Toy Animal Wiki already, that's all I could find.

Interestingly, the package does not acknowledge the minis at all. Once I saw how they were packaged, though, I thought it would be pretty easy sailing from there to figure out what was available - just begin by assuming each horse on the backcard had two matching minis. Turns out, definitely not as easy as that.

Here are the ones still in package that I could find pictures of:

The back card:
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French Trotter [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]


French Trotter [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]


Saddlebred


Westphalion


And here are their minis, closer:

French Trotter [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (no image contained the entire model, never saw its head)


French Trotter [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]


Saddlebred


Westphalion


Things got weird quickly when I started finding physical models, though. For instance (all minis are stamped with Kid Kore 1999 China):

My appaloosa foal doesn't match either Appaloosa [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] or Appaloosa [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] on the backcard. That could be attributed to them simply not worrying too much about matching, and just having an appaloosa pattern, but then I found a matching horse in the same mold as some of these. Could there have been later sets with new colors? I suspect that's possible, meaning there could be a slew of them out there. I also found a photo of a matching mini mare:




This mini also doesn't match any existing sets on that back card. Maybe it goes with the pinto, you might think, but I have the matching mare and foal mini set on their way to me for that. I had no luck finding anything that looked like this one, except perhaps a leopard appaloosa:


Here's one that I believe does go with one of those pictured horses. Weirdly enough, I think this is the Palomino. The French Trotter [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is the actual palomino color, however. Oops.


This foal might belong to one of the two appaloosas. I would guess Appaloosa [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], but since it doesn't match very well, I don't know without seeing it in package.


And finally, a confirmed set! This mare and foal are the Saddlebred. I did not buy the large horse that came with them, though it was available.



I found photos of a few more but they aren't mine. Here's what I think they are, though.

Thoroughbred (because they Westphalion set, though black, is in a different pose)



And Hackney (which looks exactly like the Saddlebred on the backcard)



I could be completely wrong on those guesses, of course. They might be something totally different. Once the pintos arrive, I'll include their photos as well, though they are stuck currently in California. If you found yours, Paige, I would love to see them! Or if anyone else has any, please share! :) I really like them. Unfortunately, most of them do not stand well on their own, so displaying them will be a bit tricky.
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: Club Earth? - Cats | Know anything about them?
Roger

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Search in: CLUB EARTH   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: Club Earth? - Cats | Know anything about them?    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySat May 15, 2021 12:37 am
Before adding these and since you are checking them carefully.
Do you think I should list #1, #2, #10 with this black #4 and #11 as Play Visions minis while the other marked with numbers as Club Earth To Go as long as the mistery is not solved?
I was listing the numbered as Club Earth while those marked China as Play Visions but probably it makes more sense the other way round because those you call Play Visions match the catalogue and it is a Play Visions catalogue after all.
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: The 2020 STS Prehistoric Figure of the Year... Papo Megaloceros!
pipsxlch

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Search in: STS Figure of the year   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: The 2020 STS Prehistoric Figure of the Year... Papo Megaloceros!    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySun Jan 31, 2021 1:25 am
Very hard to choose here, there are others I could be just as happy with

1. PNSO Corythosaur
2. CollectA Pleuroceras
3. PNSO Sinoceratops
4. PNSO Adopodentatus
5. Safari Shringasaur

If they were options, I'd had to have chosen PNSO's hatching 'Aaron' Tyrannosaur as #1, and the hatching 'A-Qi' Sinoceratops as #2 or 3
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic: endogenylove's new arrivals!
endogenylove

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Search in: General additions   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: endogenylove's new arrivals!    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySat Jan 16, 2021 6:32 pm
Waiting on some interesting new additions- a Kaiyodo small mammals lot and the full Kaiyodo Deep Sea Odyssey Set [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (I got both from the same seller for under $50 combined with shipping!!)
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic:  The 2021 STS Banner contest
Kikimalou

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Search in: STS logo   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: The 2021 STS Banner contest    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptyThu Dec 31, 2020 1:35 pm
Roger wrote:
I also want to congratulate Ana and all other members that turned this contest possible. Thanks to those who voted, the participation of the community is important to keep these initiatives alive.
Now I can tell that my choice was Jean-Luc’s banner, I am very traditionalisst. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] But now I will have #2#3#4 as my favorites for a week each and #1 as my favorite for the rest of the year. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]


I can't say you are so traditionalist because we had traditionally several different traditional banners in the past [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Now I can tell I voted for the N°1, Anna's banner [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  BOYSG8vTopic:  The 2021 STS Banner contest
Roger

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Search in: STS logo   Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptySubject: The 2021 STS Banner contest    Topics tagged under 2 on STS Forum  EmptyThu Dec 31, 2020 1:31 pm
I also want to congratulate Ana and all other members that turned this contest possible. Thanks to those who voted, the participation of the community is important to keep these initiatives alive.
Now I can tell that my choice was Jean-Luc’s banner, I am very traditionalisst. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] But now I will have #2#3#4 as my favorites for a week each and #1 as my favorite for the rest of the year. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
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