Back to the Future: Some small walruses meeting

Walruses are fantastic pinnipeds, impressives and so easily recognizable with their two emblematic teeth. So it is not surprising that the Toy industry made a special place for this animal. Many brands from the early XXth century to nowadays produced walrus figurines.

I will not talk here of the "big size" walrus toys like the old composition one or the famous "M+BSchleichPapo" standard. As I was looking at my shelves, I thought it could be a nice idea to invite you to a "1/32" scale walrus meeting. From the old 1933 Britains Grand'Pa to the recent 2015 Eikoh one, a few Arctic tusky citizens punctuated the Toy history.

Here are the ones I own, I apologize for the missing first Britains plastic, Marx and Timpo walruses. maybe other members will complete the family portrait.

What an enormously charming flock

Oh, they are fantastic, thank you for the photos Kikimalou!

Many nice walrusses:)

This "Back to the Future" topics is a brilliant idea from you. I love it once it tells the story of a certain animal over the years.
How incredibly the world changed from that lead walrus to the current Eikoh!
I am quite surprised with the Hausser, it is very unusual with small tusks and strange head. Mr. Eikoh wins the prise of photogeny but apparently it is the Takara that pleases me more. Thanks also for these comparison pictures, they're always very useful!

The scale, - 1 : 32 sounds very precise
I am almost sure these are not 1:32, - but they are little  

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The oldest one is from Safari Authentics  Arctics set,  the smaller one from Safari Arctic TOOB, and the smallest/newest one from Panini

Thank you Anna, Andreas, Rogério and Susanne


@Roger: I like the "back to the future" idea too . I hope I will spread a new disease here
The hausser is a little bit odd as are all the "not in scale" animals of the 54mm series and the Takara is the most impressive for me... I also like the Coloratabecause he has so much proudness in the eyes

@Susanne: 54mmm, 1/32... We don't care, all the small walruses are welcome

Great variety, is transformation of the history.

Thank you Fernando

Great photos Christophe and Susanne! Here are some other family members by Hausser Elastolin.

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Here together with walruses by Britains and Starlux from Susanne.
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They are SO lovely , Yvette !

Your collection is full of wonder

Yvette always reserve us some surprises. Thanks for enriching this great topic.

Welcome on the topic Yvette and thank you for your pics I forget the show the walrus baby indeed

The ones on the pics below are the Seal family, not the walrus

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Christophe, I am not sure about 199%, you're probably right.    
I was not sure before I posted the pictures. From the color the babies fits more  to the walruses.
But their form belongs rather to the seals. Elastolin shows only the numbers in the catalog and wrote no names.
Exists a Walroßbabys that is not showing in this catalog 1972 by Elastolin, perhaps in an older catalog?  

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Nice Collection

I really like that Takara Walrus

75senta75 wrote:

Christophe, I am not sure about 199%, you're probably right.    
I was not sure before I posted the pictures. From the color the babies fits more  to the walruses.
But their form belongs rather to the seals. Elastolin shows only the numbers in the catalog and wrote no names.
Exists a Walroßbabys that is not showing in this catalog 1972 by Elastolin, perhaps in an older catalog?  

 The 5411 is supposed to be the baby  

The 5412 is teh sea lion and the 5419 is the earless seal family

snakemaq wrote:

Nice Collection

I really like that Takara Walrus

It is indeed a great small walrus, very impressive