new Ray invertebrates

I wonder how many new ray sets are out there waiting to be discovered!

I never knew they made invertebrates, too. Found these incidentally in a bigger lot when hunting for a PV bee. Especially the snail is adorable:

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Surprising, beautyful and very, very interesting finds

They are so detailed and well made , - hurrayy ! You made my day

Ps : How big are they, please ?

Very interesting !!Congratulations

Interesting indeed! Congratulations, Beatrice :)

they are rather big - here you can see them together with a raccoon from Schleich:

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it would be great if anybody has something else from this set...
thanks for congrats, such incidental finds are the most fun part of collecting

Froggie wrote:

such incidental finds are the most fun part of collecting

They sure are

Those are surprisingly decent, given the company! I can't tell in the photos, is there a year stamped on them?

yes, it is the magical 1995, same as the wonderful birds like the swallow at nest.
They made fantastic items in this single year.

This is truely unusual, - they are even more gorgeous, as they are so big, - and with year and all

I haven't found these giant little creatures in their website but their collections are endless. Here is a link to their famous Hunting sets, Dogs, etc.
They have also a lot of farm animals, including horses. They have tubes, play sets and a huge range of discontinued figures that we cannot find in this website.
I find these figures very interesting despite being large and I thought, that whenever we try to find a bee, what we find is a stinging sensation!

I was able to track down another invertebrate, this wonderful hawkmoth caterpillar:

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and realized that I forgot to show this scorpion:

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I know that Blaine has a cicada, a firefly and a thornbug by new Ray.
Wonder what else is to find. Does anybody knows any more figures of that set?

AMAZING finds

NewRay will be more and more interesting :)

Froggie wrote:

I was able to track down another invertebrate, this wonderful hawkmoth caterpillar:

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I know that Blaine has a cicada, a firefly and a thornbug by new Ray.
Wonder what else is to find. Does anybody knows any more figures of that set?

Holy cow, I want that caterpillar!

bmathison1972 wrote:

Froggie wrote:

I was able to track down another invertebrate, this wonderful hawkmoth caterpillar:

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I know that Blaine has a cicada, a firefly and a thornbug by new Ray.
Wonder what else is to find. Does anybody knows any more figures of that set?

Holy cow, I want that caterpillar!

Holy cow, something you don't have yet ! Good luck Blaine

Here are the aforementioned treehopper (=thorn bug), cicada, and firefly. I also have the centipede but Beatrice posted that already.

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Here are the aforementioned treehopper (=thorn bug), cicada, and firefly. I also have the centipede but Beatrice posted that already.

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there is also a praying mantis - unfortunately the only one I found yet misses the front legs. Similar to the scorpion these are an extra part that was only stuck into a connection hole... Seems to be lost easily.
I post the picture anyway, maybe it helps people to identify the figure when they see it in a lot...

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Those are really neat!

Obviously the Mantis has a place on TAI and it is now added. I've just mentioned it is missing its front legs. :) I believe these New-Ray sets are composed of multiples of 8 figures. So, it is the 9th invertebrate what may mean several are still missing.

Roger wrote:

Obviously the Mantis has a place on TAI and it is now added. I've just mentioned it is missing its front legs. :) I believe these New-Ray sets are composed of multiples of 8 figures. So, it is the 9th invertebrate what may mean several are still missing.

Assuming they are part of sets, the snail may not have been with the insects/arachnids...

bmathison1972 wrote:

Roger wrote:

Obviously the Mantis has a place on TAI and it is now added. I've just mentioned it is missing its front legs. :) I believe these New-Ray sets are composed of multiples of 8 figures. So, it is the 9th invertebrate what may mean several are still missing.

Assuming they are part of sets, the snail may not have been with the insects/arachnids...

Yes, technically, neither the centiped but it is obvious this last one belongs to this series. After all, it is an arthropod. Birds and Wildlife series are known from official pictures, I suspect we don't know an official pic of this series but we are convinced the snail belongs here.

well I got the three items on the first pic in one bunch - of course this is no absolut evidence, but at least a hint of likelihood. So maybe there are 2 x 8 items in that set? (Exciting, more to go!)

These invertebrates may not be quite as exciting as the birds, but are still nice. I especially like the flying firefly, the treehopper, and the centipede. The centipede looks quite vigorous in that pose, and a bit unsettling.