Susanne's 2013 newcomers

SUSANNE wrote:

I can`t wait to see them

Found them, Hope you don't mind if I post them here:
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They are a bit smaller and are rough with sparkles that they love to shed everywhere, not flocked like the regular one is. Also I just noticed the antlers are black.

They are awesome (o)): (o)):

Where on earth did you find them ?

Yes, yes, of course it is ok that you show them here, I LOVE it when we get comparing/additional pictures.
It makes the forum SO much more interesting

SUSANNE wrote:

They are awesome (o)): (o)):

Where on earth did you find them ?

Yes, yes, of course it is ok that you show them here, I LOVE it when we get comparing/additional pictures.
It makes the forum SO much more interesting

I got them at a bookstore called Borders that recently went out of business due to poor management. They were marked as Christmas decorations. They also have gold and blue fawns but I'm not certain where I packed those.
Personally I think they look like they are ready to go to Las Vegas

Big congratulations to you Susanne on so many great newcomers!
I think the Marx bear is indeed a brown bear, or grizzly in the USA, the shape doesn't suit for a black bear as Rogerio mentioned, but ok, it is possible to.

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

I think the Marx bear is indeed a brown bear, or grizzly in the USA, the shape doesn't suit for a black bear as Rogerio mentioned, but ok, it is possible to.

Willy, it is nice to have again the chance of discussing that figure with you. The Marx figure is officially a grizzly bear. So you are right. Also, the large foread and pointed muzzle show that they wanted to make this animal. :)
My insistence, is useless, I am actually trying to show that they used the body shape of an American black bear. The animal doesn't have a hump like a grizzly, the profile is typoical of an American black bear and the back is also not massive enough for a Grizzly. However it is a Grizzly, you know perfectly that most part of brands concentrate their efforts on head sculpting, as I usually comment, a beautiful face/head with a bizarre body makes an apealing figure, the opposite is not true, it doesn't matter to most people how good is the general figure as long as head is not good enough.

I agree, it seems it is a Black bear with grizzly head After the Pizzly, maybe we are watching the first barizzly or Grizribal ?

Golseagles, your two Ladeer Gaga are incredible

Kikimalou wrote:

Golseagles, your two Ladeer Gaga are incredible

Haha, thanks!
I think I'm going to start calling them that. "Ladeer Gaga, live in concert." Maybe the real Lady Gaga could use them in a photo for her next album art.

Roger wrote:

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

I think the Marx bear is indeed a brown bear, or grizzly in the USA, the shape doesn't suit for a black bear as Rogerio mentioned, but ok, it is possible to.

Willy, it is nice to have again the chance of discussing that figure with you. The Marx figure is officially a grizzly bear. So you are right. Also, the large foread and pointed muzzle show that they wanted to make this animal. :)
My insistence, is useless, I am actually trying to show that they used the body shape of an American black bear. The animal doesn't have a hump like a grizzly, the profile is typoical of an American black bear and the back is also not massive enough for a Grizzly. However it is a Grizzly, you know perfectly that most part of brands concentrate their efforts on head sculpting, as I usually comment, a beautiful face/head with a bizarre body makes an apealing figure, the opposite is not true, it doesn't matter to most people how good is the general figure as long as head is not good enough.

I think it has to do with the time they were made in, and the awereness of how an animal looks exactly was not very clear to most people.
A bear was just a bear, only polarbears were different, and even they looked much like white brown bears most of the time.

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

I think it has to do with the time they were made in, and the awereness of how an animal looks exactly was not very clear to most people.
A bear was just a bear, only polarbears were different, and even they looked much like white brown bears most of the time.

well, I don't know about this Marx serie ? Those models have been made by a very good wildlife sculptor. The American wildlife series by MARX are really serious models even for modern eyes. IMHO it is not only a matter of time, some companies were more on the accuracy point than others.

I also find Marx figures very well sculpted. The ambiuous sculpting of the bear and the white-tail with antlers pointed outwards, don't turn them bad figures for sure.
Also it is not surely a question of when they were made. There are good and bad works in every periods of the animal toy history.
A recent example is the first generation of Safari figures: Here the same bear in black and brown in a not very interesting sculpting. Safari just turned the brand with best bear sculptings in my opinion. Only the painting don't give them justice.

1st generation of Safari bears

Sorry to comment so late! Congratulations on your fine additions, Susanne!

I really like the woolly rhino. It looks so much better than the official pictures.

The silver deer is gorgeous<3


The sloth looks a bit like the Nayab sloth (the set in the right corner) but with different paintjob. But I guess that many China-companies use the same moulds.. :) Anyway, it's really nice!

GoldEagle wrote:

"Ladeer Gaga, live in concert." ....

YESSSSSSS

Having seen [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], I was SO much in love with the kitty. But as I had never seen one before, I was aware I would never get one

BUT !!!! Look, what the mailman brought today
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They were very happy to get out of the plastic bag where the seller had crammed them in
Immediately they rushed to my shelves and found more suitable friends

The beautyful lion made friends with a Starlux Clairet lion, - good taste, I would say
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The Rhino met a friend from Britains
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The Cheetah is getting running-lessons from the Colorata buddy
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Just a close up, it is also an extremely nice AAA-cheetah, I think
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And Little croc-baby was happy to find the new McDonalds croc on my piano
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Sometimes I am an almost rudely lucky collector, I think.
Imagine, finding that lion ( and cheetah) , - just like that !!!!

Sorry Croccobaby and rhino, - you are nice also

Wonderfully cute newcomers! You are lucky indeed Susanne!! Congratulations!!!

You're lucky for sure.
My favorite is the crocodile baby.

Congratulations again dear Susanne

THANKYOU, friends

Congrats Susanne!
The rhino is a AAA model, isn't it?
I have it to, i found it in a zoo-shop some years ago with another model in another position.

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

Congrats Susanne!
The rhino is a AAA model, isn't it?
I have it to, i found it in a zoo-shop some years ago with another model in another position.

Yes, he is AAA.
The four I got here are a set. They all have similar paint dots under one of their feet : A blue and an orange dot

The rhino is also one of a set of two
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Congrats Susanne are amazing

HUGE congrats Susanne! Great new oldies.

Thankyou very much, friends

Yes, i have those two also, i am still looking for the bigger ones, mostly sold as the parents of these two...

Congratulation Susanne, I'm very happy you have found the little lion

By the way, the other one is a CLAIRET not a STARLUX