New , black Percheron horse from Papo 2014 :-)

This year, the charming and beautyful Papo mare and her foal have been joined by a dad

I am sad to say, that he does not really give me the kick ( mental kick  ), that Papo's horses usually do, but I will leave it to y'all to judge for yourself
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With his Papo-family :
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For size comparison - Schleich, Safari, Papo and Bullyland :
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Congrats Susanne! I'm not too impressed either, something about him just seems off though I can't put a finger on it yet. Though now your family is complete!

Congratulations Susanne     

He's cute, but I think his back is way too short. I think if his back was longer he'd be awesome Congrats!

WOW   

I agree that there's something not natural in that figure, back is definitively short as commented before what disturbs the general proportions of the horse. Though, i also think the design of head/neck looks somewhat stylised giving the impression that we are watching a piece of chess called knight.
well, i think it works as a refined little statue once the figure has some class.
What's surely consensual is the quality of your presentation!

Thank you very much for the walkaround Susanne   

Hmmm..... He is looking reeeally tired - or sad - with the front hoof scraping the ground (Yes, I know it's for him to keep balance, but I'ver seen it made better on other models).
The idea was great, but I think maybe it is time for Papo to improve on their horse sculpting. Like CollectA has done big time 

Anyway, he is not completely awful, and I guess good customize artists could make him great  

Thankyou, dear friends, for all your nice comments

Paige, yes, - at least the family is conplete now

LeeAnn, yes, a bit  too short back, and much too large head  

Roger, you are mucg too kind    But from now on, this horse's name i CHESS   

Carola, thankyou from Chess   Well, usually I LOVE Papo's horses, - they have so much more personality than most of Deborah's horses have - IMHO   

thank you for sharing photos Susanne. These threads are always interesting.

I agree with you about the new Papo Percheron. It's not bad, just a little clunky and lacking detail. Roger's comparison to a chess piece seemed to exactly right. The Schleich Percheron is still my favorite.

SUSANNE wrote:

usually I LOVE Papo's horses, - they have so much more personality than most of Deborah's horses have - IMHO   

I agree. The collecta horses all start to look the same to me. I have a few and think they're great, but don't feel the need to collect more.

Thankyou, Scott   

scot(t) wrote:

..... The collecta horses all start to look the same to me. I have a few and think they're great, but don't feel the need to collect more.

Exactly !!!!   

SUSANNE wrote:

Thankyou, Scott   

scot(t) wrote:

..... The collecta horses all start to look the same to me. I have a few and think they're great, but don't feel the need to collect more.

Exactly !!!!   

I agree on that feeling though   I guess the CollectA horse year with the most diversity must have been the 2013 line. Else yes, they all look very similar.

I have the Morgan of 2014, and then one more on it's way(but that's because it's to try out the deluxe ones)   We'll see for 2015   

He is very nice
congrats :)

Thankyou, Dum_my  

Carola wrote:

...... I guess the CollectA horse year with the most diversity must have been the 2013 line. Else yes, they all look very similar.

I have the Morgan of 2014, and then one more on it's way(but that's because it's to try out the deluxe ones)   We'll see for 2015   

So true   

Congrats Susanne!