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orcagirl26
Country/State : United States
Joined : 2011-11-25
Posts : 1213
| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:36 am | |
| I agree with Juan, I have most of the sea life from Papo and I haven't been disappointed with any of the painting, just the molds. I can't really explain why those particular figures had bad paint jobs  Maybe it was it was one of their workers who didn't have as much experience as some of the others? Or like they say, they're handpainted and we should expect variations? |
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scot(t)
Country/State : USA
Age : 56
Joined : 2012-03-02
Posts : 2997
| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:00 am | |
| I have mixed opinions on this issue. (Although, I can't speak to the Sea Life and so I'm definitely not disagreeing with anything Orcagirl wrote.) I don't think Papo has issues with painting in general. However, it's also true that the paintwork on the Grizzly (especially) and the Tigress did not turn out to be as strong as Papo's stock photographs led us to expect.
At the same time, I don't think I was nearly as disappointed by these figures as others. I just love the Grizzly Bear, as well as the Tigress. The painting of the latter doesn't bother me at all. It's not as good as the photographs, but did not let me down in person. In the case of the Grizzly, yes, I was a little let down, at first. But I still think it's a great sculpt and after my initial disappointment, I'm really happy with the model (one of my favorites of 2013). |
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orcagirl26
Country/State : United States
Joined : 2011-11-25
Posts : 1213
| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:40 am | |
| It could also be that Papo decided to try a different paint style. From the pictures, it looks like the tigress was actually molded in orange rather than painted. Maybe Papo is like Safari Ltd. and has each worker paint a different part of the figure and it just didn't turn out well? I really can't say why they turned out that way.
If this was brought to Papo's attention, perhaps they could change something about the painting on the figures? Then again, I'm not sure if they are like other companies and are willing to listen to what the collectors think. Down the line, they may change it on their own. I've noticed some of the sea life figures look different now than what I've purchased a few years ago. |
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ken yeo
Country/State : Singapore
Age : 54
Joined : 2010-04-04
Posts : 5428
| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:20 pm | |
| Talking about painting, I believe Papo can definitely show improvement in this area. For example when you look at Papo dinosaurs usually have superior painting job than the others and obviously the price is higher. Or perhaps costing needs to be justify too and all it depends on the chief operation officer directions and concerned.
Finally, I still agrees that Papo did a lot of good figurines. Lets' hope the 2014 releases will have excellent paint job as good as their stock photograph or not too worst. |
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donny ong
Country/State : indonesia
Age : 52
Joined : 2012-10-09
Posts : 2883
| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:31 pm | |
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bojan
Country/State : slovenia
Age : 47
Joined : 2012-01-04
Posts : 1023
| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Wed Jan 22, 2014 5:12 am | |
| Papo has updated their website, also PDF catalogue for 2014! 
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arafan
Country/State : Brazil
Age : 25
Joined : 2012-11-16
Posts : 2185
| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Wed Jan 22, 2014 5:41 am | |
| Thank you for the information!  |
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animalz
Country/State : England
Age : 44
Joined : 2012-12-07
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Bloodrayne
Country/State : Netherlands
Age : 54
Joined : 2012-12-14
Posts : 1760
| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:27 am | |
| Oh wow! Finally indeed. They even made the effort to make the site in different languages. I appreciate that from Papo. (It also causes some funny moments for now, because the pictures and names don't always depict the same animal. Check out Gorilla and Giraffe male for example.)  |
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donny ong
Country/State : indonesia
Age : 52
Joined : 2012-10-09
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MiniZoo
Country/State : Australia
Age : 28
Joined : 2011-01-31
Posts : 406
| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:46 pm | |
| Hi everyone, here's a pretty comprehensive set of images for the Papo 2014 range. We don't have prices up yet for the new items. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]All the best Jason - MiniZoo |
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orcagirl26
Country/State : United States
Joined : 2011-11-25
Posts : 1213
| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:26 am | |
| Hmm, I didn't notice the "fantasy" cats |
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Roger
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Country/State : Portugal
Age : 50
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| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:46 am | |
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NightLioness
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Country/State : The Netherlands, Friesland.
Age : 34
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| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Thu Jan 23, 2014 8:19 am | |
| Wait, whut?! Fantasy cats... WHY!! o.0 They look awful IMO...
Papo, you did such a great job with the big cats, don't ruin the small ones...
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Juan Andrés
Country/State : Spain
Age : 24
Joined : 2013-07-16
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| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Thu Jan 23, 2014 8:48 am | |
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JonasV
Country/State : Finland
Age : 28
Joined : 2012-07-23
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| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:02 am | |
| _________________ Jonas Animals are my friends. I don't eat my friends. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] |
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MiniZoo
Country/State : Australia
Age : 28
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| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Thu Jan 23, 2014 10:25 am | |
| The fantasy cats appear to be repaints of P54001, P54002 and P54003 (see [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ) |
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bojan
Country/State : slovenia
Age : 47
Joined : 2012-01-04
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| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Thu Jan 23, 2014 10:37 am | |
| Some fantasy and the new Ara are already available: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
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orcagirl26
Country/State : United States
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| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Thu Jan 23, 2014 10:59 am | |
| I just actually checked their website and noticed that they now have a suggestion box! |
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MartinH
Country/State : Czech Republic
Age : 42
Joined : 2010-08-24
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| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:49 am | |
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JonasV
Country/State : Finland
Age : 28
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| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:13 am | |
| - MartinH wrote:
- I really love this brand :)
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] I agree with you!  Wonderful photo! _________________ Jonas Animals are my friends. I don't eat my friends. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] |
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Bloodrayne
Country/State : Netherlands
Age : 54
Joined : 2012-12-14
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| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Fri Jan 24, 2014 6:50 am | |
| Apparently there is going to be a set of 6 mini dinosaurs as well. Anyone knew about them yet? [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] |
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HKHollinstone
Country/State : England, CUMBRIA
Age : 32
Joined : 2010-03-30
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| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Fri Jan 24, 2014 7:36 am | |
| I completely missed the husky dog!
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scot(t)
Country/State : USA
Age : 56
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| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Fri Jan 24, 2014 8:39 am | |
| - HKHollinstone wrote:
- I completely missed the husky dog!
It looks awesome, doesn't it? |
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Saarlooswolfhound
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| | Subject: Re: Papo 2014! Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:12 pm | |
| The weimarner still looks a little weird to me, but not awful. This looks like a good year for me. _________________ -"I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven’t got the guts to bite people themselves."-August Strindberg (However, anyone who knows me knows I love dogs [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] ) -“We can try to kill all that is native, string it up by its hind legs for all to see, but spirit howls and wildness endures.”-Anonymous |
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