Papo Mandrill photoshoot

First Roger, you are beautiful today, bearded but beautiful

Here is one of my dream too : A Blue whale model and some Krill models at the same scale and in slightly different poses. Nowthe problem is to choose the right scale [/quote]

First Christophe, Thank you for your complement, in fact I was expecting this reply but from Susanne, from you I was expecting a display with a monkey with some louses! :)
Following Baltymorezoo, I think the best option is make the krill in a larger scalle, so you will need a blue whale with some kilometers, ask for a hollow cast whale and keep your collection inside of it!

Eh Torben, if you change my avatar again I'll complain to the administrator of this Forum!

Roger wrote:

Eh Torben, if you change my avatar again I'll complain to the administrator of this Forum!

Oh but it looks cute what a chubby little belly you have

K,
You'll have to excuse me, since I'm fairly new to this forum. It just seemed like you want to have as many different species as possible. I am the same, I only collect the animals that I like and I think are the most realistic and most artistic!
I think their are some nice older figures and some nice newer figures.
As far as using the Britain's as an example as scale, is that as I always say, they could be all placed on the same shelf and look proportional for the most part,(because I like displaying all of mine together).
You said making a smaller mandrill similar to their tube set size might be to small
for children, well aren't the tube sets geared towards kids anyway, so why not make a smaller mandrill(about the size of the Papo chimp w/baby on back, I would have been happy with that size)?
As far as waiting, well I'm young but not that young, so I'll just have to wait...

baltimore zoo wrote:

As far as using the Britain's as an example as scale, is that as I always say, they could be all placed on the same shelf and look proportional for the most part,(because I like displaying all of mine together).

We haven't had the pleasure of seeing your collection yet Baltimore zoo, I'd love to see your Britians collection

baltimore zoo wrote:

K,
You'll have to excuse me, since I'm fairly new to this forum. It just seemed like you want to have as many different species as possible. I am the same, I only collect the animals that I like and I think are the most realistic and most artistic!
I think their are some nice older figures and some nice newer figures.

You are very welcome Balti, this forum is also a place where collectors can discuss, even hardly, with respect and real camaraderie.

baltimore zoo wrote:

K,
As far as using the Britain's as an example as scale, is that as I always say, they could be all placed on the same shelf and look proportional for the most part,(because I like displaying all of mine together).

I agree with the Britains scale of course, it was also nearly the same with the old Lineol and the Hausser 54mm.
When I began my collection I searched for the "1/32 scale"of my youth, then I discovered the pre WWII lead productions and I felt in love, then I discovered the German composition animals, they were nearly "1/20" but I felt in love again. Then I discovered the fantastic japanese brands which are "1/Kaiyodo scale" and I... Then I collected some Papo, some Schleich which are "1/Paschleipo scale", and I bought my first Safari Ltd which are "1/everything" scale. I love so much different things that I can't choose a scale... And I'm happier now like that.

For example, I love very much the Bandaï 5cm orang-utan and the BIG Wildlife Wonders Orang-utan. I don't want to choose between them.

But ok, on display I try sometimes to create "in scale" shelves :

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baltimore zoo wrote:

You said making a smaller mandrill similar to their tube set size might be to small
for children, well aren't the tube sets geared towards kids anyway, so why not make a smaller mandrill(about the size of the Papo chimp w/baby on back, I would have been happy with that size)?

I didn't want to say that. My point is it's not the same thing for a company to sell a 5€ medium size mandrill or a 15€ "10 Monkeys" tube. I'm not talking about my own choice but about what I think of the companies choices. When you make such a lonely mandrill, you need to make it hughe enough to lure children and parents eyes and to sell it at a bigger price. That's maybe why elephants are often so small, they would be too expensive at 1/20.

baltimore zoo wrote:

As far as waiting, well I'm young but not that young, so I'll just have to wait...

A long time I guess. Seriously, I don't believe Papo or Schleich will make this kind of stuff. Maybe one day Bullyland, maybe Safari Ltd... But even not sure

SUSANNE wrote:

That mandrill is gorgeous !!!!
There is no doubt, - he is (also) on the crowded top of my papo-wish-list

Well, it's No.1 at my Papo wish-list too, but I must admit that on official photos it looks much better than in real life....

SUSANNE wrote:

Let`s hope that Schleich listens to their customers and also make monkeys for next year

Agree!

Sergey wrote:

...But! If you make landscapes or dioramas (Me,Phil, Kiriuha and etc.) sometimes you,ll can need few the same models (if you have not other variations) for groups, syns, herds, packs, flocks, flights, school and fight compositions too. It, s bad?

100%!!!

Kikimalou wrote:

...But ok, on display I try sometimes to create "in scale" shelves

Wow, Christophe, your shelves look just awesome! Real treat to the eye + very good scale setting.

Thank you Kyrill

Hmm, I like the model alot, but I´m a little dissapointed about the colours. I think they look a bit odd

But hopefully it will look better when it´s in my hand. I´m definetly buying it someday

I can't get good pictures without the flash and flash makes colors different than they are. I'll try to picture it tomorrow, I'll take him outside to get real light...

OK, daylight without a flash

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skysthelimit wrote:

OK, daylight without a flash

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It look much better!

I agree, now it looks much better

Thanx

Perhaps a few extra pics at different angles(minus the basket background...lol)?

OK, I posted different pictures in the introduction post, so no confusion about it's color. Morning sun used...

Just wanted to add one more thing about "scale", since I was a local Target store tonight, and saw their Schleich display, and saw(in person) the 2010' #14625 Raccoon cubs(3 babies mounted on a stand - about an 1" tall x 4 1/4" long).
The smaller scale's good, so it's a good alternative if companies are worried about making a small figure(s), they can mount them to a base.