Walk around of the SSS yellow-eyed penguin!

The yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes), also known as hoiho, is a penguin native to New Zealand. It measures an average of 70 cm  and weighs between 5 and 8 kg.
It has pale yellow iris with black feather shafts. The chin and throat are brownish-black. There is a band of bright yellow running from its eyes around the back of the head.
Their feet are flesh coloured and they have a shrill sounding call. ... mine is mute.

There aren't many replicas of this species as we can see at Toy Animal Wiki.
This figure was released by Stewart Sales and Service Ltd, a company of New Zealand, known for replicating figures representing local fauna. Curiously, this is only the 5th animal figure known from this company among our community and it is manufactured in a different way from other 4 that were already known. Figure is solide and made of a dense material, ressembling very much what we know from major brands.
Figure weighs 38g, the same as Safari humbolt penguin and only more 4g than the last Schleich king penguin.
It measures slightly more than 7 cm working in a scale close to 1:10.

This is a very decent figure in my opinion and matches completely the standards of major brands, it seems almost impossible to find in Europe or North America as you can see in this [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].
We knew about it when we've found a catalogue picture in MiniZoo Shop and Jason ([You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]), immediately informed us that it was only possible to find on 2nd market once it was not available anymore.
So I have to thank [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], our NZ friend Brandom that found it and sent it to me. I'm glad he also found another to his collection.
I am sure, if it was an easily available figure, it was as much popular as other penguins from major brands.

As Christophe says: - Let's dance!


Notice the yellow eyes, well marked yellow strip, brown chin, clearly representating a male adulte. Also in previous pictures, the effort of the company with the color of the feet, often wrong in several penguin replicas.

Great !!!!!

Great addition and great comparisson with other penguins of other brands.

Thanks for sharing.

Nice walk around. Has it helped sort things out? On the SSS and S&N front?

Brandon sent you a gem Rogério, hurray for him

Nicely painted (the penguin...) and seriously made (the penguin and the walkaround!). i would love to dance whith its sister  

Congratulation for your NoColorata amazing tribe  

Never heard of this penguin until now.
So many species...

I enjoy looking at the police lineup where the Emperor is making it very clear who the guilty penguin is.

Wonderful walkaround of a beautyful model of this strange and beautyful bird

Simone, I don't think i have heard about it either, - but I am sure I have seen pictures and probably thought it was a sort of photoshop-cheating

Congratulations with this fantastic model, Roger, and thankyou for the great walkaround, including the extraordinarily fine comparison picture

Hurray for Brandon for finding it for Roger, so he could show it to us

Who thinks, that his photos are not good...?!? Here is the perfect example, that they are very good Roger :) And perfect for this great walkaround :)
Thank you for showing this interesting model :)

Andreas, Fernando, Laura, Christophe, Simone, Susanne and Kosta!
Thanks for your very kind words and I am very glad this walk around is interesting for you.

Wilorvise wrote:

Nice walk around. Has it helped sort things out? On the SSS and S&N front?

Well, the mistery was solved some time ago although we never splitted them on forum. :)

Bloodrayne wrote:

Never heard of this penguin until now.
So many species...

I enjoy looking at the police lineup where the Emperor is making it very clear who the guilty penguin is.

Bloodrayne wrote:

Never heard of this penguin until now.
So many species...

I enjoy looking at the police lineup where the Emperor is making it very clear who the guilty penguin is.

SUSANNE wrote:

Wonderful walkaround of a beautyful model of this strange and beautyful bird

Simone, I don't think i have heard about it either, - but I am sure I have seen pictures and probably thought it was a sort of photoshop-cheating  

Congratulations with this fantastic model, Roger, and thankyou for the great walkaround, including the extraordinarily fine comparison picture  

Hurray for Brandon for finding it for Roger, so he could show it to us    

Are you talking about the model or the species?
If it is the species... Poor Kikimalou And poor Susanne too because you already posted on my [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] years ago

Kikimalou wrote:

Are you talking about the model or the species?
If it is the species... Poor Kikimalou And poor Susanne too because you already posted on my [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] years ago

Gosh ! So I did   Sorry  
Well, my friend, when you get as old as me, you may forget a thing or two also    

its so awesome to see that now everyone is learning about this nz penguin great walk around roger an im so glad i could help get this model more known as it is very rear if i ever see more i will be sure to get them for who ever would like one

Me, me I would like one

Oryx7557 wrote:

its so awesome to see that now everyone is learning about this nz penguin great walk around roger an im so glad i could help get this model more known as it is very rear if i ever see more i will be sure to get them for who ever would like one

Thanks Brandom, that is STS spirit in its best!
As you see, Christophe didn't mind to have one.
Actually, for many kids, it is just one more penguin so, any common species is interesting to them, for us collectors, it is a representation of an unusual species what increases its interest. So please, rescue as many as you can. By the way, maybe you can find some more SSS figures we don't know yet?

WOW!
Beautiful!

where you can buy it ? :) I look at you shared it with the link but I can not find this penguin :-((((

Hartebeest wrote:

WOW!
Beautiful!

where you can buy it ? :) I look at you shared it with the link but I can not find this penguin :-((((

Thanks! Unfortunately you cannot find it through these links. It was a member from New Zealand who found it for me.
This figure is not available anymore and it was distributed only in New Zealand and Australia, I guess.
You'll need someone from New Zealand to check it in 2nd hand online sales to check if there is any for sale to acquire it and send it to you. I can't help more unfortunately.