Schleich @ The London Toy Fair January 2016 (Gemsbok & Pangolin Photo's included!)

Thanks for the photos Numaan! The new boxes look childish but I can't wait to get their content The spotted wobbegong is indeed back! They didn't have the new guitarfish, right?

Oh wow! Thank you so much for the photos!! The oryx looks better in your photos than in Schleich's photos I can't wait to get it. I have just purchased the watering hole and it is amazing so the river and waterfall will be great to add on with. I also think the pangolin is a very nice model, same with the leopard. And I agree that the packaging does not look as smart as the old packaging and more childish, but at least the models are still amazing and look to be great quality. I'm actually a little bit disapointed that schleich isn't releasing a wildlife advent calendar this year because it would be possible now there are many small wildlife accessories that could easily be made into a set. I think someone might need to email Schleich about possibly doing this next year...

Thank you so much for the photos! There are several models that to me look better than their released photos, and its great to see the pangolin, leopard, and oryx in better light.

Karin, if I'm looking at the right picture, I think that is the new Andalusian mare, she looks paler due to the lighting I think.

Great Photos - Thanks for sharing

Is it me or did someone put the saddle on backwards
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whitestones wrote:

Is it me or did someone put the saddle on backwards

It sure looks like it Schleich, you had ONE job!!!!!

SUSANNE wrote:

Roger wrote:

I tend to assume "current" Schleich as a new brand using the same old name. It helps me being more receptive to new concepts and strategy of the company. When I started collecting, Schleich was a widely available brand, very popular but unfortunately, very predictable. The same boring figures and rarely something new and exciting. OK, many were really good, especially cattle and horses but I don't have these as my main collecting subject.
Now, with "new" Schleich, probably very disappointing to the most faithful collectors, I can see, among some failed atempts, some really good things, this pangolin, being or not as good as "my" pangolin, is a very exciting release and something that I never expected from the company. It, perhaps coincidentally, was released a short time after Mojö's pangolin and we are lucky enough to have two pangolin species in a short time.
Honestly, the new cheetah that I don't own yet, seems to be the best Schleich cheetah to the date. We have now serious looking crocodiles, not the jokes from early years, we have good tigers and some other surprises like their first ever flamingo, a renewed oryx, etc. If it serves as reference, I plan to buy more Schleich this year than in previous years. They are loosing in terms of quality and consistency but they're winning in unpredictability.
Thanks again for your effort uploading all these interesting photos.

Roger, you are the wisest crocodile ever

Thankyou for sharing these thoughts !

I have been kind of sad, because the old Schleich has changed...but you now open my eyes to a new and positive way to look at it

Yes Susanne is right, thank you Roger ...I do think the same

NUMAAN : thank you for being our eyes at the London fair each year and for sharing your marvelos photos and information

PS : i must anyway have missed something.....Schleich is releasing a sauropod ???? What is it??? Does someone have the answer? Welll I shall check in the Schleich 2016 news, for sure I ll find an answer(??

I am probs getting the watering hole with the white lions for my birthday!!!

pm64 wrote:

PS : i must anyway have missed something.....Schleich is releasing a sauropod ???? What is it??? Does someone have the answer? Welll I shall check in the Schleich 2016 news, for sure I ll find an answer(??

Paolo and Susanne, first of all thanks for your kind words!
Schleich is releasing a very nice and quite surprising sauropod, namely a barapasaurus. You don't need to check all the list, just check it below.

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Roger wrote:

pm64 wrote:

PS : i must anyway have missed something.....Schleich is releasing a sauropod ???? What is it??? Does someone have the answer? Welll I shall check in the Schleich 2016 news, for sure I ll find an answer(??

Paolo and Susanne, first of all thanks for your kind words!
Schleich is releasing a very nice and quite surprising sauropod, namely a barapasaurus. You don't need to check all the list, just check it below.

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Oh Roger what a service !! :cheers:thank you !! Gosh...never HEARD of the real sauropod as well !! I have to check on wikipedia.......unless you, Roger, have the answer ready

Thanks :)

Just read thiss whole topic.
MADE my day... Not beause op de great pitures and stuff but beause of all te comments.
Really rofl - ing here XD.
i think i will by i few... not ssure when...
i will whaite for more horse! there still have to be 2 more in my opinion...
Thankss for sharing again

The packaging does look a lot more cheaper, the overall quality of the models even, are going down... That's why I don't collect new Schleich anymore, just the old models. I would rather look at one of my models which i make and custumize by myself using clay, epoxy etc.