COLLECTA 2017: WOODLANDS- Ivory-Billed Woodpecker (88802)

Last edited by Numaan on Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:12 am; edited 1 time in total

Dear friends and fellow collectors....

I have pleasure in announcing a new CollectA bird figurine representing North America which will be part of the CollectA Woodlands series. A woodpecker was long requested and so I persuaded CollectA to create this particular species. One that I have always found fascinating growing up and reading about in natural history books - when I was younger it was presumed extinct but it has recently been rediscovered! Why not go choose an elusive and intriguing species rather than a common woodpecker? I hope some of you at least will agree with the choice.

This particular pose was chosen by CollectA. Another new bird species never before made by any past or current brand. The photo shown is of the prototype so you will understand that there are subtle differences between a prototype which is highly detailed and the final plastic model. I have had no involvement in the sculpting of this model but I must say that in my opinion the sculpting standards have increased dramatically over the last few years - I am very pleased and hope you will be too.

Enjoy!

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INCREDIBLE!!

HOLY HAMSTER affraid

It is so enormously, incredibly wonderful bounce

I hope so much that the final version will be alsmost a lovely as this one drunken

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It looks beautiful! I like CollectA birds very much and this one is just amazing Very Happy

Also, the tree trunk is beautifully made, great colour and detail Applause

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One can almost see the larvae inside the trunk! Congratulations! Another master piece from Collecta.

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A really great modell indeed Applause

It looks sooo realistic, surely a master piece from Collecta cheers

fantastic !!! absolutely gorgeous !! Incredible !! CollectA I love you

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Haha, I think my neighbors will be thinking: What the heck is she screaming about Laughing

I love it, I want it, I need it <3

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~Karin~

Wow, that is fabulous. What a great model of a great bird.

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wow!!!!!!!!!

Applause

JamesPanda wrote:: fantastic !!! absolutely gorgeous !! Incredible !! CollectA

Beautiful details, I just hope it is not too big! Applause

Amazing! This looks like a resin piece. CollectA truly seems to shine with birds. No wonder they make such great dinosaurs.

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Beautieful bird specie :)

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Great species! And I didn't even know that they were rediscovered, how awesome is that?! cheers

I love the trunk, it has so many details!

So tomorrow no other wildlife figurines?

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I agree with the choice Numaan cheers

I also agree with the pose Applause

and with the colors... And the sculpting... and... I agree drunken

More announcement will be due tomorrow....

This is the first of TWO new wild birds for 2017....second one will be announced soon and if you think this species is great then just wait and see till you see the second one......

One clue: It is from Africa.......

Stunning!

Numaan wrote:: More announcement will be due tomorrow....

This is the first of TWO new wild birds for 2017....second one will be announced soon and if you think this species is great then just wait and see till you see the second one......

One clue: It is from Africa.......

Hey cruel you, there is a lot of incredible birds in Africa scratch

Kikimalou wrote:

Numaan wrote:: More announcement will be due tomorrow....

This is the first of TWO new wild birds for 2017....second one will be announced soon and if you think this species is great then just wait and see till you see the second one......

One clue: It is from Africa.......

Hey cruel you, there is a lot of incredible birds in Africa scratch

Oh I hope a crowned crane bounce

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Numaan wrote:: More announcement will be due tomorrow....

This is the first of TWO new wild birds for 2017....second one will be announced soon and if you think this species is great then just wait and see till you see the second one......

One clue: It is from Africa.......

Some type of weaver bird?? (Do I say that correctly, weaver?) bounce

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hope its a secretary bird or crowned crane cyclops

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Thank you, can't wait till tomorrow! Very Happy

I also think it's a Crowned crane or a Secretary, a lot of people wanted these birds for a long time.

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I don't collect extant stuff but this guy is impressive

JamesPanda wrote:: hope its a secretary bird or crowned crane

Me too

lucky luke wrote:

JamesPanda wrote:: hope its a secretary bird or crowned crane

Me too

That's the ones I was thinking about too Wink

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