My new 19 CollectA of June are arrived :))

Om    Congrats!!      I love the black bear, I must get one.... and the coconut trees    
I'm VERY jealous      you get wonderful figures!!!   

Thanks Bryan , Alvaro and LukaLeon (I think your name is Luka, I do a mistake?)  

Elros Alvar wrote:

Om    Congrats!!      I love the black bear, I must get one.... and the coconut trees    
I'm  VERY jealous      you get wonderful figures!!!   

In reality, I kept the money that I received for my birthday in May and I preordered the new CollectA on MPV straigthaway after but I waited  finaly until June    
Now, they are at home and in their new figurines family 

Congratulations Forian!     
Wonderful models; must-have in its collection,    
my favorite Nyala, Monkey and Hippos    

donny ong wrote:

orcagirl26 wrote:

I'm very impressed with the leatherback sea turtle, I guess I should be impressed after all it's CollectA   I think the anaconda should be more of a green-brown and not just brown. Was the seal pup not on stock ?

Regarding the Anaconda, I think it's just the picture that makes it look just brown. It looks green-brown here:

https://sts-forum.forumieren.de/t11520p15-collecta-photos-nuremberg-toy-fair-germany-february-2014

You're probably correct, also it's on a light blue background so that most likely makes the anaconda look a different color. I didn't think about either one before I posted my reply.

orcagirl26 wrote:

donny ong wrote:

orcagirl26 wrote:

I'm very impressed with the leatherback sea turtle, I guess I should be impressed after all it's CollectA   I think the anaconda should be more of a green-brown and not just brown. Was the seal pup not on stock ?

Regarding the Anaconda, I think it's just the picture that makes it look just brown. It looks green-brown here:

https://sts-forum.forumieren.de/t11520p15-collecta-photos-nuremberg-toy-fair-germany-february-2014

You're probably correct, also it's on a light blue background so that most likely makes the anaconda look a different color. I didn't think about either one before I posted my reply.

Yes. I didn't think of the blue background either before you mentioned it.

Florian wrote:

Thanks Orcagirl and Sergey  

OrcaG, the seals are in stock but I wasn't interested by these figures because I have the Schleich seals  

But Schleich's is Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina), and CollectA's is Spotted Seal (Phoca largha).

And personally I think CollectA's Seal is better.   

donny ong wrote:

Florian wrote:

Thanks Orcagirl and Sergey  

OrcaG, the seals are in stock but I wasn't interested by these figures because I have the Schleich seals  

But Schleich's is Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina), and CollectA's is Spotted Seal (Phoca largha).

And personally I think CollectA's Seal is better.   

I think also the head is better in Collecta but I find the coat really realistic in Schleich  

Great additions Florian! Nice to see new pictures of these figures. Most are just fantastic. A few I'm not so sure about about (the Anaconda is a little disappointing to me). But it's almost insane to talk about being disappointed when there are so many beauties! Congratulations and thank you for sharing!!

A thought or two after staring at these wonderful pictures a bit more.

First, the Gastonia has shot up to near the top of my wish list. It looks great!

Second, the Tylosaurus continues to look amazing (and I'm really keen on the juvenile T. rex as well).

Third, is it just me, or is the paintwork on the Barbary Sheep a little flat? Also, there's something about the Mouflon paintwork that's throwing me off. I should say, I find both sculpts very appealing -- just being a little fussy I suppose.

The Fallow deer looks better than I originally thought. I'm more excited about that now. And the Springbok and Nyala look as great as I'd hoped they'd be!

You've right Scott, CollectA made a lot of beauties this year  
About the paintwork of any figures, it's true that there is sometimes a less good painting but I find that not important because I know it's made in big productions (So the painting is usually less good than on the pictures). I find the painting of the anaconda very good but I think the picture is a little bit darker and the anaconda looks less great (I'll make another picture of the snake). The only figure that I find disappointing is the nyala because the paintjob is not good as on the pictures (some shadings are not marked on the figures). I find the other figures really good and the therizinosaurus is really amazing  

Wooohooo    
Big congratulation Florian :) Wonderful newcomers! Antelopes are super amazing... as ussual for CollectA :)

Thnaks Martin   

They are beautiful   Thank you very much for sharing these new lovelies.

I agree ! CollectA has almost made miracles this year   


Only, - at first I was a bit disapointed by the black bear, - his nose looks a bit funny   
Almost like somebody pinched his face in front of the eyes


Well, now I love my new, black bear anyway, - he is so cute


Compared to a real one :

It was a wish from me, but this with nose...  

I think that the Safari bear is more realistic

The bear is not toyish not even bad. T the problem is that it doesn't seen very recognisable as an American black bear as it happens with Mojo's amd mainly Safari's that could be easily recognisable even without painting. But no problem once we have alternatives to this species amd Collecta is giving US other figures that look excelent amd which alternatives are rare or simply inexistent

SUSANNE wrote:

I agree ! CollectA has almost made miracles this year   


Only, - at first I was a bit disapointed by the black bear, - his nose looks a bit funny   
Almost like somebody pinched his face in front of the eyes


Well, now I love my new, black bear anyway, - he is so cute


Compared to a real one :

I also found the work strange on the face but he is lovely and I love the work the the coat  

@ Thanks Carola  

If the black bear's nose was more full and the eyes not so close together, I think it would look better.

orcagirl26 wrote:

If the black bear's nose was more full and the eyes not so close together, I think it would look better.

Yes ! I don't know what they were thinking about