FINAL RELEASES - CollectA 2015: WILDLIFE - Okarito Kiwi (88731)

Here is the 2015 Kiwi model. There have been some minor modifications since such as straightening of the beak and slight adjustment to the base - wait until the final plastic models are released and shown in a future walk around.

For now the history of this animal was also based upon request from another supplier customer. The original intention was to create a standard brown Kiwi but I wanted CollectA to focus on a lesser know, unusual species but also one that is critically endangered hence the reason we have an Okarito Kiwi!

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Wow a kiwi from a major brand!  I hope that it isn't too big, and the base will be a little smaller.

This is fantastic! Love it

Beautiful bird! I want it.

I want it!!!

Very well done again CollectA!

I also hope that it will be small, but the base is ok I think

I want a Kiwi... no wait...a Okarito Kiwi!! ;D
Seriously, I want it XD

I never saw a kiwi in real, but always wanted a brand to make one of them. So last year I bought the wonderful kiwi from Science and Nature...and now CollectA is releasing one too...Arrrgh it´s killig me Anyone know which species is the S&N Kiwi? since til today I didn´t even know that there are more kiwi species, thanks collecta

Beautiful kiwi!!!

Numaan, where's 88732?

Ohhh! I want this one also

donny ong wrote:

Numaan, where's 88732?

Hi Donny

there isnt one as far as I know. Unless they numbered one of the models which was not released this year and held back. Sorry

I also wonder about the size, but it can't be bigger than the science and nature one. Great job collectA!

Thank you so much for your intention to a rare kiwi species!!!!! The next must have for me:)

Beautiful figure. I like walking posture !!. What I'm not sure of is the texture of the plumage. Too messy?.

Great one. No *1* from the 2015 figures on my wishlist!

Cute little fellow

Duck-Anch-Amun wrote:

I never saw a kiwi in real, but always wanted a brand to make one of them. So last year I bought the wonderful kiwi from Science and Nature...and now CollectA is releasing one too...Arrrgh it´s killig me Anyone know which species is the S&N Kiwi? since til today I didn´t even know that there are more kiwi species, thanks collecta

The S&N kiwi is most likely a New Zealand Kiwi.
I hope this new Okarito will be similar in size, so they will look nice together.

Finally a wonderful Kiwi a great brand!
I hope it is not too large, and it fits perfectly with other ratites!
Thank you very much Collecta

Numaan, being it an Okarito, it makes all the difference to collectors and none to the market. It will be a kiwi exactly as it was a common kiwi. Great idea and the figure looks very good, specially pose what couldn't be better in an animal with so little possibilities. I want!

Bloodrayne wrote:

Duck-Anch-Amun wrote:

I never saw a kiwi in real, but always wanted a brand to make one of them. So last year I bought the wonderful kiwi from Science and Nature...and now CollectA is releasing one too...Arrrgh it´s killig me Anyone know which species is the S&N Kiwi? since til today I didn´t even know that there are more kiwi species, thanks collecta

The S&N kiwi is most likely a New Zealand Kiwi.
I hope this new Okarito will be similar in size, so they will look nice together.

Simmone, great that you noticed that question. Actually all kiwis are native from New Zealand. I believe the S&N figure is a Southern brown kiwi (Apteryx australis) but I am not sure once species are not easy to identify.

Roger wrote:

Numaan, being it an Okarito, it makes all the difference to collectors and none to the market. It will be a kiwi exactly as it was a common kiwi. Great idea and the figure looks very good, specially pose what couldn't be better in an animal with so little possibilities. I want!

Bloodrayne wrote:

Duck-Anch-Amun wrote:

I never saw a kiwi in real, but always wanted a brand to make one of them. So last year I bought the wonderful kiwi from Science and Nature...and now CollectA is releasing one too...Arrrgh it´s killig me Anyone know which species is the S&N Kiwi? since til today I didn´t even know that there are more kiwi species, thanks collecta

The S&N kiwi is most likely a New Zealand Kiwi.
I hope this new Okarito will be similar in size, so they will look nice together.

Simmone, great that you noticed that question. Actually all kiwis are native from New Zealand. I believe the S&N figure is a Southern brown kiwi (Apteryx australis) but I am not sure once species are not easy to identify.

Thanks for sharing that Roger.
At least I was only half wrong for saying it was a New Zealand kiwi.
Just call me Captain Obvious.

Nice bird. I hope it fits with S&N kiwi :)

Roger wrote:

Numaan, being it an Okarito, it makes all the difference to collectors and none to the market. It will be a kiwi exactly as it was a common kiwi.

Absolutely right Roger. I always think a brand should be brave to create an alternative sub-species or species of a common animal. So a Woodland Caribou instead of just a standard reindeer or caribou, a King Cheetah instead of normal Cheetah. Striped hyena instead of usual Hyena, Pygmy Hippo instead of common hippo and so on. Many Kiwi figure made often make the common Brown Kiwi so whilst to children and non-animal experts it is just a Kiwi. To us it is a specific and unusual species and often one that is rarer.

In fact I think the creation of rare and endangered species should be encouraged animals such as the Long-tailed Chinchilla, Amur Leopard, Pygmy Hippo, Mountain Nyala, Scimitar Oryx and Saola are all very much endangered. CollectA are doing the best they can but it must be balanced with a mix of the more common animals which will always form the solid base of any collection.

Anyway I hope this is encouraging progress for the future. One thing is for sure, us collectors are being spoiled with so many creations so much that suddenly common species become unappealing. It is quite funny actually how the expectations from everyone have changed over the last few years. I love it! :-)

Numaan wrote:

donny ong wrote:

Numaan, where's 88732?

Hi Donny

there isnt one as far as I know.  Unless they numbered one of the models which was not released this year and held back.  Sorry

Thanks Numaan. I asked CollectA and they said it was the Baobab without the box, just for their internal reference.

Numaan wrote:

Roger wrote:

Numaan, being it an Okarito, it makes all the difference to collectors and none to the market. It will be a kiwi exactly as it was a common kiwi.

Absolutely right Roger.  I always think a brand should be brave to create an alternative sub-species or species of a common animal.  So a Woodland Caribou instead of just a standard reindeer or caribou, a King Cheetah instead of normal Cheetah.  Striped hyena instead of usual Hyena, Pygmy Hippo instead of common hippo and so on.  Many Kiwi figure made often make the common Brown Kiwi so whilst to children and non-animal experts it is just a Kiwi. To us it is a specific and unusual species and often one that is rarer.

In fact I think the creation of rare and endangered species should be encouraged animals such as the Long-tailed Chinchilla, Amur Leopard, Pygmy Hippo, Mountain Nyala, Scimitar Oryx and Saola are all very much endangered.  CollectA are doing the best they can but it must be balanced with a mix of the more common animals which will always form the solid base of any collection.  

Anyway I hope this is encouraging progress for the future.  One thing is for sure, us collectors are being spoiled with so many creations so much that suddenly common species become unappealing.  It is quite funny actually how the expectations from everyone have changed over the last few years.  I love it! :-)

I totally agree!

Damn CollectA is killing me!! I´m not into birds but I really want this one!!
Can we change Schleich for CollectA in czech shops??? PLEAAASE :)