Rarities ! The SUY for August 2014 !

Thanks again,

here my raretie-newcomer:

Steers collection grey crowned crane from South Africa

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Uuu, nice one Andreas...

Andreas, that's without any doubt a rarity! Also great rarities from everyone.

elephas_maximus wrote:

Roger: Great that you have that eagle variation, I guess it is like having a prototype, wonderful.

It is a real prototype! Thanks and also congratulations for your rarities, I have a prototype but not yet a Jeol!

widukind wrote:

Thanks again,

here my raretie-newcomer:

Steers collection grey crowned crane from South Africa

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Congrats, Andreas, the long-awaited African bird finally arrived in Dresden...

My two Schleich WWF-models.
There are 6 different ones in the series, but with the absolutely crazy prises they fetch these days, I am sure I will never have the rest  

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Wow, the WWF serie!!
By the prices of this figurines i am happy that i dont need one of the species:)

These are "official" rarities, Susanne! They look very happy! :) Those pieces have an unique design and the base gives them a kind of prestige looking. Out of my cogitations, of course. Affraid:

my new rarieties, the java sparrow by a "unknown" japanese brand and the Yujin black-necked spitting cobra

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They are both BEAUTYFUL , Andreas

Wonderful cobra! very cool.

Many thanks Susanne and Scott :)

Another topic just reminded me of a couple of rarities in my collection  

The framer with blue trousers and white shirt seems to be almost impossible to find these days.
But this one came to stay with me several years ago, - years before Gascher's, I saw him and his wife on a local E-auction, and I thought they were charming. The price was about 2 - 3 Euros as far as I remember  

The lady is not so rare on the market, but she is HIS wife, so of course she had to be in the photo, too  
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Andother Schleich : The black "Artists horse".
Again I was lucky to get this beauty before prices went berserk  
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And two Safari dinos, which I think are rather hard to find. Both from the old "Dino-tales" series.

The Vangchuanosaurus, still in his box :
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And my little darling, the oviraptor baby  :
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Isn't he cute ?  
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The mold of the model is signed, - we don't see that very often , do we ?  
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Ohh that black beauty

jonesee wrote:

Ohh that black beauty

Yes, he is gorgeous, - I think so too

Beautieful rareties Susanne :)

some more :

Noahs Pals snow leopards
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Kaiyodo Hokkaido serie fox and pika
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K&M water snake
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Lion family by Jasman, lioness with cubs by Bandai, bear by Corgi and a Puma from the K&M Florida tube
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Oooh that Bandai lioness with cub is just the cutest
Congrats!!

Thank you Karin :)

Ohhh, so many nice models
I love those big cats and the little bear is beautyful, too

Thank you Susanne :)

Susanne's oviraptor is marvellous! I'd not seen that model before, but it is very charming. The WWF figurines are quite something, too. I do so wish Schleich got their act back together.

Skysthelimit's AAA birds are gorgeous. They look lovely, all together like that. One too rarely sees them in group shots. Andreas' Hokkaido fox is a very slick sculpt - I like it! It suits the species. Elephas_maximus' Indian elephant calf is incredibly nice, I think - could stare at it all day. It's another one I've never clapped eyes on before. Post more rarities, everyone! I only have these only rather dubiously rare two for now to contribute:

Thanks Lea, your Lineols are very nice too :)

GORGEOUS "cows", Lea

Ah, 2 of my top 10 Lineols

elephas_maximus wrote:

Very interesting seeing everyone's rare figures.

Roger: Great that you have that eagle variation, I guess it is like having a prototype, wonderful.

Here are a few of mine.
A pack of Jeol hyenas
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The large Merten African elephants. I believe they are 1:45 scale, about 3/4 the size of Britains
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Must try and get hold of at least one Jeol animal figure in 2015 and these hyenas Andrew look excellent.

Merten provided figures for model railways - mainly HO (1:87th scale) but also some excellent figures for O gauge (1:43.5 scale). The only Merten animals I have seen in the flesh were horses. They had riders so I passed on buying. These elephants are amazing Andrew and well worth looking out for.