Safari good luck minis :D

These little cuties aren't shown very often.

But they are actually very cute, and if you aren't too interested in scales fitting together, they make a nice variation on the shelves, IMHO

Untill a couple of years they were hard to get, if you didn't want to buy +/- 200 pcs of the same model.
But now many of them come in little bags with an assortment of 8 different models for app 5 Euros.

I would like to present the so called "Arctic" set to you.
Now, - the penguins are Antarctic,  the orca and Humpback whales can be found many other places, moose do not live in Arctic climat, and Bald eagles only go that far north during summer, but...well  

I like it, when a product comes in a neat, little bag  
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But they are nicer when they come out ( if they don't vanish in the carpet  
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They are ABSOLUTELY not to scale  
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Let's take a look.
The tiny eagle is ever so beautyful, - I really like this one  
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The moose is fantastic for such a tiny, mass produced model !
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At the other end of the "neatness-range" comes the poor little humpback whale  
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The orca is a little bit better  
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The penguin is not bad  
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The chick may need glasses ! What happened to his eyes ?  
But he looks quite content as it is, so don't tell him  
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Lovely, little seal pup  
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Fine, tiny polar bear  
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Please note that in these photos they are many times larger than when you have them on your shelf .
Normally you won't see most of the little flaws. I think they are lovely, - even the whale

Should somebody wnat to show one or more of the other sets here, you are most welcome

I'm not the walk around guru, so I'll just illustrate average size. As shown with the Safari Ltd Flamingo from the birds toob and the playmobil flamingo.

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I love these! They don't take up much space and are cheap too. I only have 4 though, the palomino horse, bay draft horse, pegasus, and pony.

Thankyou for the lovely picture, Laura ! Great comparison, thankyou
No need for walkaround. This topic is just about those Safari minis

LeeAnn wrote:

I love these! They don't take up much space and are cheap too. I only have 4 though, the palomino horse, bay draft horse, pegasus, and pony.

Arrrh ! I would love to see a picture of your mini-horses if you have the time

Very cute figurines Susanne :)

Awrh

Thanks for showing these, Susanne. I really like the good luck minis. Regarding scale, I like how many of them work in relative scale to the toob-sized models, while some of those in turn work with standard sized models. The eagle in that pose, for example, is useful in all three of its sizes.

I have a number of these now- if I have a chance to make some pictures I will add them here. It is too bad they aren't easier to find individually. I got mine from TGF Toys before the site closed. It looks like MiniZoo has individuals available so that's good.

That seal pup is new to me- look at its little hind feet!

Zoo gift shops sometimes have them. Not sure, but I'd suspect some toy shops might have them too.

I think I have seen some of them in a bookshop where you could buy them individually. I do not know if it is possbible in other contries as well, but it might be worth a try?

That is wonderful

Safari in a DANISH bookshop
Perhaps Safari has begun to move into Denmark at long last ?

I have all but the most recent ones. I used to get them at a now closed online shop so will have to find a new place for them. I think Safari sells them directly in the US, and will look there I guess.
I really like the minis from all brands that have made them. It forces the company to really find the essence of the animal shape since they have to make it so very small.

I finally got the Safari Ltd Good Luck Mini kiwi this weekend!


Well I do need a macro lens for figurines like this in the future..

They're very tiny indeed. Love that kiwi, congratulations Karin!

That's a tininy one and has so much details. Hope that I can get this one, thanks for sharing!

Arrrhw ! What a cute little birdie

So cute, to make's CollectA baby ! :)

Very lovely tiny kiwi!

Thank you Laura! That panda is very good actually!

Florian wrote:

So cute, to make's CollectA baby ! :)

Baby? Look at a kiwi chick. Very cute indeed.

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Arrrhw ! I didn't know that kiwi chicks were so adoreable , - and no less when they are WHITE

CollectA, you have to make a couple of Kiwi chicks , a brown and a white , please

Thankyou for the pictures, Laura ! Wonderful detail in such tiny models

A cute kiwi :)

widukind wrote:

A cute kiwi :)