Hobby & Work Publishing Srl - Italy

In the Netherlands we have this shop called 'Kruidvat', which is a drugstore/pharmacy. They have a toy section as well, but most of the time this section isn't very interesting to me. Around the 15th of May this year I went to this store and found two incredible (big) animals from a brand which is unknown to me. They had a big grizzly bear and a lovely manta ray. I'm not really into sea life animal figurines, but I would have bought this figurine - if his tail hadn't broken off and was missing So I only bought the bear. Here are some photographs:


If I remember correctly, on the label of the bear was quite the same information as on the belly. The website doesn't work anymore, unfortunately, and I can't find anything about the brand/other animal figurines. When I google it, the first thing I get is this. These animals are just really big; I'll try to make a photograph to compare sizes soon.

Does anyone know this brand?

Aaaaah, I just found some more!! Watch this YouTube video from Hobby & Work Publishing:

Animal Selvaggi series


Dinosauri series


Looks like they sell some kind of magazine about an animal/dinosaur species, which includes one of these big models. Oooh I need that wolf and hyena from the Animal Selvaggi series <333

They also seem to have a series of construction/escalation vehicle models and some Looney Toones? Or did in the past? If eBay's a good indicator...

Wilorvise wrote:

They also seem to have a series of construction/escalation vehicle models and some Looney Toones? Or did in the past? If eBay's a good indicator...

Yes, I think they did. You can check their YouTube account here. They made a lot of stuff, but very different things from animal figurines. But their last video is from 2 years ago. And their site isn't working anymore, so I'm not sure if they're still in business..

Maybe when o have internet set up... I'm a bit data limited on my phone and videos are rather data intensive

Thank you, that is very interesting Julie :)

Interesting finds, congrats!

I did not know they made toys. I have several horses from Hobby & Work Publishing. Here is one of them. More breakable than toyish tho.
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The wolf is interesting to me, great find though!

Tarunyada wrote:

Aaaaah, I just found some more!! Watch this YouTube video from Hobby & Work Publishing:


Dinosauri series


Looks like they sell some kind of magazine about an animal/dinosaur species, which includes one of these big models. Oooh I need that wolf and hyena from the Animal Selvaggi series <333

Those are CollectA Dinosaurs in that Video

widukind wrote:

Thank you, that is very interesting Julie :)

LeeAnn wrote:

Interesting finds, congrats!

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:

The wolf is interesting to me, great find though!

You're welcome and thanks   I really hope to get the wolf (and the hyena) myself as well!

TheSpottedCat wrote:

I did not know they made toys. I have several horses from Hobby & Work Publishing. Here is one of them. More breakable than toyish tho.

I remember seeing those horses in your trades list! Funny, I didn't know they were published by Hobby & Work as well. Thanks for sharing!

Takama wrote:

Tarunyada wrote:

Dinosauri series

Those are CollectA Dinosaurs in that Video

Interesting! The animals in the Animali Selvaggi series doesn't seem to be copies, or does anyone recognize one of them?

Now i want more informations but the website is offline. Can anybody find them outside of Italy?

Lot of horses

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widukind wrote:

Now i want more informations but the website is offline. Can anybody find them outside of Italy?

Well I found them in a store here in the Netherlands, but they only sold them for a very brief time. Not anymore, now. I found one on a Dutch auction site, but I guess the seller bought it in that same store.

Very huge figurines are that

TheSpottedCat wrote:

I did not know they made toys. I have several horses from Hobby & Work Publishing. Here is one of them. More breakable than toyish tho.

He's really nice! Wouldn't mind getting him in my hands

Here you cfind my one and only figurine of this brand

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WHYYYYYYY did i miss that bear