The Schleich 14744 Ostrich: A walkaround by Kikimalou

I like very much the old Britains and BF models, I'm a big fan of the Kitan club and Bandaï ostriches too. So what ?
I never felt comfortable with Major brands ostriches and none of them really impressed me. I was still waiting for my ostrich, the one which can stand on the podium.
A few days ago, I spent a quater of an hour in a PicWic Toy shop, comparing Papo and Schleich figures. I thought I will leave without spending money and I was wrong. Some new Schleich convinced me to make more place on my shelves. The new ostrich was one of them.

I don't have the Papo at home, It always seems to stocky for my taste. Bullyland have no modern ostrich and so is Mojo. Some members here have the CollectA one and their comments were really interesting and some nearly convinced me to buy one as the best model available now. I must tell it was by default.

So I only have the previous Schleich and the Safari Ltd. A few words about the Safari Ltd one: Despite the pose, I preferred this one to the old Schleich because of the quality of sculpting, especially for the legs and head.

Things have changed with the new Schleich: The pose is nice, the details are fine, the legs are really good, the base is simple and efficient, the anatomy is realistic and the head is nearly as good as the Safari ltd one.

What to tell more ? A few pics maybe ?

Very nice bird. I have previous Schleich and CollectA but I still wish Schleich made the female instead

Yes... No female... But at least we have a decent male

Yep, I hope it won't take 5,6 female models first to produce a decent one, like they did with males

skysthelimit wrote:

Yep, I hope it won't take 5,6 female models first to produce a decent one, like they did with males

Thank you for the great photos Kiki
What a improvement! I have the old one and his chick... But I'm very tempted to update mine.

He's definitly a must-have!
Nice sculpture, nice color (I would prefer a female too, but she need to be a little smaller) and nice scale!
Thanks fkr this amazing walkaround

I can see lots of improvement there.. Good job Schleich! Thanks for the walk around

That's a very nice ostrich, I agree. Schleich made in 2015 their best tiger of ever and now, the best Schleich ostrich of ever. I find particularly legs much better and number of nails is correct. :)
I have the old with open beak and 3 nails, very funny but far from realistic. I also have the Britains with moveable neck, the sumptuous Lineol and the CollectA. Although I don't need more ostriches, I find it a very recomendable one.

Beautiful ostrich, I think I need it too But the paint job was I think slightly better in previous version, or not?

A nice ostrich:)

Great walkaround , with great photos and comparison :)
Thank you for that.
I agree with everyone....the only thing which I don`t like is the choice of base.
The way how they made it, looks like a part of the legs...
Watching your wonderful photos, I think the Schleich 14610 Ostrich looks very good. :)

Thanks for beautiful pictures and comparison photos. This new model is slimmer and nicer than the retired ones. the painting is good also. I hope we will get a new female next year, and perhaps chickens too! Very nice, Schleich.

It is interesting to see him with the Safari (female?)

The new ostrich is a very nice improvement indeed

Very nice! Everyone is beating me making the comparrisons I was looking forward to posting the same thing Kikimalou 
Still, first in, first served I guess, and NZ is last. There won't be any comparrisons left to make by the time I get mine
I think that the ostrich is a huge improvement on the last one, I'm looking forward to getting it!

Very nice improvement. :)

Emma wrote:

Very nice! Everyone is beating me making the comparrisons I was looking forward to posting the same thing Kikimalou 
Still, first in, first served I guess, and NZ is last. There won't be any comparrisons left to make by the time I get mine
I think that the ostrich is a huge improvement on the last one, I'm looking forward to getting it!

Well, Emma, you just need to make yourself a female ostrich between now and when it hits your market :) Then you'll get a comparison unlike anyone elses. :)

Tove wrote:

It is interesting to see him with the Safari (female?)

That's impressive how males are dominant in toy industry, mainly with birds. All these ostriches are males, Noah's Pals made a female.

Tove wrote:

It is interesting to see him with the Safari (female?)

Females are generaly brown, males are black and their necks are often "blue" or "red". 
I found a good picture on the left you can see the male, on the right a female. 
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(These represent the south african subspecies, the somalian ostrich also has a blue neck, the north african and massai ostrich do have red necks)

Then I have only male ostriches and they are stored in the same shoebox. They always lies in a disordered mass when I open it. They must be fighting a lot when I don't look!

Roger and Bryan: I have never thought about it was a difference in colour between males and females , but now I am more educated.  

Tove wrote:

Then I have only male ostriches and they are stored in the same shoebox. They always lies in a disordered mass when I open it. They must be fighting a lot when I don't look!

Roger and Bryan: I have never thought about it was a difference in colour between males and females , but now I am more educated.  

We are all being educated, I visited the ostrich page on TAI and I have found some ambiguous ostriches, among them some females. All pictures from Toy Animal Wiki.

Bandaï
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Nature Technicolor
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Noah's Pals
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Playmobil
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Nice Ostrich! I really love it~~~~~

Congrats Chris! Nice Ostrich from Schleich. At least it make it right

Wow, really nice Ostrich. It's definitely on my list. I've been really happy with many Schleich figures this year, and I still have the Ostrich and Tiger to look forward to.

Wonderful Walkaround Christophe!! Thank you!

costicuba wrote:

....the only thing which I don`t like is the choice of  base.
The way how they made it, looks like a part of the legs...

I had exactly this thought. It's the only thing about the model that disappoints me slightly. I will learn to ignore it of course, but it's not ideal.

Thank you to be here everybody

NightLioness wrote:

Thank you for the great photos Kiki
What a improvement! I have the old one and his chick... But I'm very tempted to update mine.

Go for it, it is far better IMHO

Roger wrote:

That's a very nice ostrich, I agree. Schleich made in 2015 their best tiger of ever and now, the best Schleich ostrich of ever. I find particularly legs much better and number of nails is correct. :)
I have the old with open beak and 3 nails, very funny but far from realistic. I also have the Britains with moveable neck, the sumptuous Lineol and the CollectA. Although I don't need more ostriches, I find it a very recomendable one.

I think it is the most interesting on the market for now, the first one which was not a choice by default

Ana wrote:

Beautiful ostrich, I think I need it too But the paint job was I think slightly better in previous version, or not?

No Anna, the black is the same, the white is maybe less white and the head and legs are better painted, especially the head

Tove wrote:

Thanks for beautiful pictures and comparison photos. This new model is slimmer and nicer than the retired ones. the painting is good also. I hope we will get a new female next year, and perhaps chickens too! Very nice, Schleich.

It is interesting to see him with the Safari (female?)

I hope Schelcih will make a nice female and a chick's batch like the Mallard and swan ones

Emma wrote:

Very nice! Everyone is beating me making the comparrisons I was looking forward to posting the same thing Kikimalou 
Still, first in, first served I guess, and NZ is last. There won't be any comparrisons left to make by the time I get mine
I think that the ostrich is a huge improvement on the last one, I'm looking forward to getting it!

Maybe we will forget then and so you can make your own topic, why not?

costicuba wrote:

Great walkaround , with great photos and comparison :)
Thank you for that.
I agree with everyone....the only thing which I don`t like is the choice of  base.
The way how they made it, looks like a part of the legs...
Watching your wonderful photos, I think the Schleich 14610 Ostrich looks very good. :)

scot(t) wrote:

Wow, really nice Ostrich. It's definitely on my list. I've been really happy with many Schleich figures this year, and I still have the Ostrich and Tiger to look forward to.

Wonderful Walkaround Christophe!! Thank you!

costicuba wrote:

....the only thing which I don`t like is the choice of  base.
The way how they made it, looks like a part of the legs...

I had exactly this thought. It's the only thing about the model that disappoints me slightly. I will learn to ignore it of course, but it's not ideal.

What can I say about the base, I don't know if there is a consensual way of making ratites legs. Fat legs and big feet? Thin legs and complete basis like the older Schleich or something like the Safari Ltd and the new Schleich? The most important for me is the legs are thin enough