Yiniao Zoo Animal Models made in China

SUSANNE wrote:

Ohhhh ! I have completely missed this topic since the first entries

CONGRATULATIONS Kosta

Please, please may we see pictures, - with something to compare size with if possible

Thank you Susanne :)
Yeah, I will do it for shure :)))
Tomorrow - photos :))

I think the brown bear is good.
But i didnt find a panda??

Dutch Bear wrote:

I think the brown bear is good.
But i didnt find a panda??

The panda, you can see : HERE

It is for the same brand. But the seller, sell them on two listings.
I also thing, that the brawn bear look`s interesting..

Wow, big congrats, Kosta!
I'm looking forward for your photos

Thank you Anasta :)
Here comes the photos..
So, like Jarda pointed for his rhino, the manufacturers mark is lion head logo with no additional text (only "made in PRC 2014").
I`m starting with walkaround from the beautiful hyena:

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And comparison for the size, with my Safari hyena :

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I realy like this small hyena model :) The paint job is not so spectacular, but it`s not bad :)
I realy like the face..:)
The material it`s similar to Collecta models..the texture too :)
What do you think about this model? :)

The second model is the leopard, which is painted strange...a bit like a leopard and cheetah..

Small walkaround of him :

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And comparison for the size, with my Mojo black leopard :

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The model it`s interesting, especially with the posture. Like sculpture, I don`t like it very much, it has a bit strange hind legs ...
What do you think...? How will look`s as a repainted leopard ? :)

And the last model from me, is the Panda.
Small walkaround :

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And comparison for the size, with my Schleich panda :

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It is a cute little model of panda :)
All models are marked with the same logo.
And the material look`s with good quality

Congrats, Kosta!
Hyena is WONDERFUL! Paintjob isn't perfect, but very accurate. I liked all things in that hyena: proportions, face, details... I already told about my wolf that he has very detailed face: cheekbones, eyes, texture at all.
Leocheetah looks ok. Not bad, not really good. We can see accurate texture, very good proportions, but I saw one of the roughest mistakes — the fifth toe on hind legs. What? Why did you do this, chinese sculptor? And it looks very strange about paintjob: leopard proportions + cheetah color Not cool.
If to be honest, I'm not impressed of panda. The same story: not bad, not wonderful. Of course, I remember that they're small, but it's just my opinion.

WOW ! That hyena

Also a beautyful chetapard , - and the cutest panda

Thankyou for great photos, and for the comparisons, - they are very helpful

Thank you ladies :)))
Yeah, that hyena model, I think will be favorite for many of us :))

Thanks Kosta for your nice HONGSHAO figures!
They seem to be almost the same size as the "original" Nayab figures. Hyena has very good proportions and is for me, by far, the best of that trio. The opposite for leopard, there's a weird proportion between front and back legs. It is droping backwards almost like a hyena, it is quite visible when comparing with the Mojo black panther. This is a leopard with cheetah face, I believe they wanted to rosets although they shouldn't be solide. The tail is clearly also not from a cheetah.
For a repaint, surely not a cheetah and I go more for a leopard than a jaguar.

Thank you Roger :)
You are absolutely right about the leo-cheetah .... I also don`t like these strange proportions..
I`m not shure if I`ll repaint it....I`ll see in the time :)
But Jarda showed us two photos of this model , with diferent paint job...which is strange... Perhaps somebody already try to repaint it...
You are also right about the size.... I have here the Nayab black panther...and it is just a bit bigger then this Leopard :)

costicuba wrote:

Thank you Roger :)
You are absolutely right about the leo-cheetah .... I also don`t like these strange proportions..
I`m not shure if I`ll repaint it....I`ll see in the time :)
But Jarda showed us two photos of this model , with diferent paint job...which is strange... Perhaps somebody already try to repaint it...
You are also right about the size.... I have here the Nayab black panther...and it is just a bit bigger then this Leopard :)

Thank you Kosta. Frankly, I find your leopard very interesting as a collectible, not because it represents a correctly replicated animal because we know it is not true. But this is a very unusual brand and the way the painting was mixed from different species, give it a certain pictoresque touch. I know it will look far better repainted but the mould will never make it work realistic enough for your taste. There are lots of better moulds of leopards that worth more your time and effort. I hope your leopard is not angry with me, tell him that I like him as he is once he is different from all other leopard toys I know.

Roger wrote:

costicuba wrote:

Thank you Roger :)
You are absolutely right about the leo-cheetah .... I also don`t like these strange proportions..
I`m not shure if I`ll repaint it....I`ll see in the time :)
But Jarda showed us two photos of this model , with diferent paint job...which is strange... Perhaps somebody already try to repaint it...
You are also right about the size.... I have here the Nayab black panther...and it is just a bit bigger then this Leopard :)

Thank you Kosta. Frankly, I find your leopard very interesting as a collectible, not because it represents a correctly replicated animal because we know it is not true. But this is a very unusual brand and the way the painting was mixed from different species, give it a certain pictoresque touch. I know it will look far better repainted but the mould will never make it work realistic enough for your taste. There are lots of better moulds of leopards that worth more your time and effort. I hope your leopard is not angry with me, tell him that I like him as he is once he is different from all other leopard toys I know.

hahaha, he red that with me...and he is not engry at all Actually, he is proud to be diferent and unique... he would like to be interesting as a collectible :)

Congratulation Kosta, the hyena wins the race for me tahnk you for the pics

Thank you Kiki, I`m happy, that you also like that hyena model :)
I hope, Jarda will show soon also his ordered models :)))

costicuba wrote:

Roger wrote:

costicuba wrote:

Thank you Roger :)
You are absolutely right about the leo-cheetah .... I also don`t like these strange proportions..
I`m not shure if I`ll repaint it....I`ll see in the time :)
But Jarda showed us two photos of this model , with diferent paint job...which is strange... Perhaps somebody already try to repaint it...
You are also right about the size.... I have here the Nayab black panther...and it is just a bit bigger then this Leopard :)

Thank you Kosta. Frankly, I find your leopard very interesting as a collectible, not because it represents a correctly replicated animal because we know it is not true. But this is a very unusual brand and the way the painting was mixed from different species, give it a certain pictoresque touch. I know it will look far better repainted but the mould will never make it work realistic enough for your taste. There are lots of better moulds of leopards that worth more your time and effort. I hope your leopard is not angry with me, tell him that I like him as he is once he is different from all other leopard toys I know.

hahaha, he red that with me...and he is not engry at all Actually, he is proud to be diferent and unique... he would like to be interesting as a collectible :)

Lampard even knows reading! Culture helps congeniality and congeniality promotes reciprocity.

Roger wrote:

Lampard even knows reading! Culture helps congeniality and congeniality promotes reciprocity.  

Kikimalou wrote:

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For the rhino, could you take some pics of the head? It would probably solved the species question.

I am sorry, Kiki, for my extremely slow response, here are the pics...

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costicuba wrote:

jarda wrote:

costicuba wrote:

Thank you friends,
and thank you Roger and Jarda, for finding the names of the brands :)

Thank you once more, Kosta, for your links to AliExpress. I ordered giraffe, panda, gnu and retriever figures today. Of course I will share photos on STS after their arrival

Thank you Jarda  

My Hongshao animals arrived - I like these but the giraffe has some stability issues...
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jarda wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

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For the rhino, could you take some pics of the head? It would probably solved the species question.

I am sorry, Kiki, for my extremely slow response, here are the pics...

Thank you Jarda, the ox is slow but the mountain is patient

The pics will not help solving the mystery I guess: The body has White rhino characteristics but the mouth is a Black rhino mouth... Maybe a new hybrid?

I think Christophe is right. Surely the sculptor used pictures from both species and it maybe explains why that rhino is ambiguous.
Nice new figures, remember that Papo, a major brand, had also lots of stability problems with their first generation giraffes.

Very interesting this new brand :)

Well, as these figures now are also sold by PNSO under Yniao brand name. We can find species names to the two ambiguous lampard and B&W rhino. So, the lampard is a cheetah and the rhino is a black rhino.
See here!
I renamed the leopard on TAI to cheetah, I hope it is correct now.

Ok, so instead of Hongshao , we have to call these models : Yniao, right ?

Actually from were did we come with this name Hongshao ...?
If I remember correct , Roger first  mentioned this name ...  is it because of the Aliexpress seller ..?
I bought my models from him ..and he was call the name of the brand : Hongshao...
But if it`s because of him, then maybe it`s not correct, because, he also called other models with the same name.. Now I see, that he removed this name...
And also, when I asked him about name of brand, of other models, he told me, that it is his brand and he makes them, which was not correct, because other sellers also are selling these models ...
So on Aliexpress, you can get very wrong information and sometimes very funny :)