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PostSubject: Monterey Bay humpback whale and grey whale .   Monterey Bay humpback whale and grey whale . EmptySun Jun 14, 2015 10:45 pm

Do you know the feeling : You have ordered something online, and when you open the parcel, a model surprises you by being is just so gorgeous that your world fills with joy and sunshine  cheers  sunny  Very Happy  sunny  bounce  cheers
That was my feeling when I got two of the large whales from Safari's Monterey Bay series !!!

One of ( if not THE) first sea animals I ever got was MB's giant squid. And it certainly IS GIANT.
So after that I have only had whale calves...but now I really wanted to see the adults ;-)

And ...WOW !!!! Very Happy
I just can't let them out of my sight. They stand on my bedside table at night, and in the sitting room at day  Laughing

BUT ! There was a problem when I wanted to show them here : They are much too large for my normal "studio"  scratch

At first I took the outside and put them on railing of the terrasse, but it was too narrow.
Then I put a piece of paper double the size of the mentioned "studio" on a tile in the grass. Holy Hopping etc  affraid
The pictures that came out of it are to horrible, but also so enormously funny, I have to show them to you  lol!

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What to do ?  Shocked
Then I remembered that I have a blue table cloth that my Mom gave to me many years ago, - it must be large enough !
Yes it is, - but there are flowers on it !!! Well, it has to be sea-flowers, so here we go Wink

The Humpback baby must be very very young !
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She is much smaller than Mom's fin  Laughing
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Look at that face !
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All the detail !!! Very Happy
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As ofen before, photos don't do a model justice, and part of the charm of these whales are the size, the feel, the weight...they are just impressive !
But I can show some details and hopefully give you an idea  Rolling Eyes
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The gray whale is quite different, - of course she is -  but awesome too !
Totally streamlined and smooth,  - this is a truely impressive crature !
Wikipedia writes  "It reaches a length of 14.9 meters (49 ft), a weight of 36 tonnes" , and still this model shows the stunning beauty and elegance of the huge mammal !
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The calf I have is older and shows how the paintwork must have changed :
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Quite a different shape from the Humpback whale .
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And look at the face !
I sincerely believe that this whale would give the whalers so much fight that they called it a "Devil fish"....hmmm, I know who I think was the devil there  Evil or Very Mad
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You can see that this is a very intelligent creature, and kind if not attacked.
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Lots of fine detail Very Happy
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Thankyou for watching, - and sorry for all my writing Embarassed Laughing

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PostSubject: Monterey Bay humpback whale and grey whale .   Monterey Bay humpback whale and grey whale . EmptySun Jun 14, 2015 11:15 pm

nice whales, Susanne. I have the entire series in a glass cabinet display.

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nice whales, Susanne. I have the entire series in a glass cabinet display.

WOW ! That must be an awesome sight !!! cheers
Is your camera working ? I would love to see a picture bounce Very Happy

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I like these whales so much :) Big congratulations :)

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widukind wrote:
I like these whales so much :) Big congratulations :)

cheers cheers

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Very beautiful painting! I believe Safari could make a really nice paintjob if they want to!
Congrats Susanne!


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Susanne, I'm just curious, what Monterey Bay figures are you still missing? I thought you owned the entire collection. scratch Very Happy

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PostSubject: Re: Monterey Bay humpback whale and grey whale .   Monterey Bay humpback whale and grey whale . EmptyTue Jun 16, 2015 7:32 am

Congratulation Susanne (and Lance Wink ), those are really awesome figures Applause  The only MB whale I have is the Spermwhale and it is absolutely awesome sunny

And now I will explain to my daughter I know a lady who have two whales in her bedroom every night... A good start for a story Laughing
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weaselfan93 wrote:
Susanne, I'm just curious, what Monterey Bay figures are you still missing? I thought you owned the entire collection. scratch Very Happy

I don't have the sperm whales, and the dolphin calf Wink

Btw, I would LOVE a comparison photo of the MB sperm whale calf and the wild Safari adult sperm whale, if anybody has them  Very Happy

Kikimalou wrote:
 The only MB whale I have is the Spermwhale and it is absolutely awesome sunny

Ohh, I would love a walkaround from you  bounce  bounce

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And now I will explain to my daughter I know a lady who have two whales in her bedroom every night... A good start for a story Laughing

cheers  lol!  lol!

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I cannot see the pics Sad
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Megaptera wrote:
I cannot see the pics Sad

That's because of the Photobucket problem Wink

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NightLioness wrote:
Megaptera wrote:
I cannot see the pics Sad

That's because of the Photobucket problem Wink

Yes, DARNED !!!!
I I can't even make copies, because Photobucket is flooded with silly adverts Evil or Very Mad

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I wanted to see the Humpback Whale, because Balaenoptera said that this is the best Humpback Whale figure of all brands.
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Searching for whales I've found this topic about two superb whale figures that I missed for all these years! Sleep One of the most spectacular I had in my hands was the fabulous Schleich/Maia & Borges humpback whale and I also believe the Monterey model is even more impressive although it is hard to immagine seeing pictures. I wonder the excitment of having the chance of enjoying these models in real. It is a pity the comparison picture between both humpback whales got lost.

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Such a beautiful pair of whales! drunken cheers cheers
I can completely see why these two made you so happy- they are stunning in every detail! sunny
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Wow... they are beautiful and impressive and it seems fitting that such big animals also have big toy figure representations.
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