Seven new 2011 Safari figures in my collection

Hi, everyone!
I happened to win in the Safari Ltd. photo contest on Facebook and the company kindly sent me 9 figures I chose as a prize. Hooray!!! :)
After 6 months since September, when the first info on Safari-2011 appeared, I have seen the new figures in person. And I was surprised in a very pleasant way!
2011 Safari animals are wonderful, almost all of them look much better in real life than on picture (this phenomenon is not new, by the way ).
Here are they:
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My outright favorite among these is the Capybara. It is very finely sculpted and painted, and is not too large in scale. Real masterpiece and must have!!!
Here it is next to some other S. American critters for size comparison:
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My second runner-up is, well, the Roadrunner – a very well-made bird!
Kudu, Indian Rhino and the trees are very good too. The cycad is especially nice.
Just look at this group of four dandys:
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Moreover, I’ve got a Malayan Tapir in my collection at last! And it’s much better than the Schleich one: no chubby face, no smile, no white socks…
Once again, many thanks to Safari Ltd. for their concern and active dialogue with collectors!

BIG congratulations for winning the photo competition and all these amazing figurines, Kirill!!! They are all beautiful - I love the look of the indian Rhino, I ordered mine last week! The Capybara is fantastic too. Seeing your pictures makes me really excited about my Indian Rhino, can't wait for it to arrive.
I also really like the Mountain goat, he's gorgeous.

Congratulations, nothing beats receiving animals as a gift...

HKHollinstone wrote:

BIG congratulations for winning the photo competition and all these amazing figurines, Kirill!!! They are all beautiful - I love the look of the indian Rhino, I ordered mine last week! The Capybara is fantastic too. Seeing your pictures makes me really excited about my Indian Rhino, can't wait for it to arrive.
I also really like the Mountain goat, he's gorgeous.

thanx! The Indian rhino is really great. But I like capybara even more :)
As to the goat -it's to be discontinued this year, so I couldn't miss the chance to get it.

skysthelimit wrote:

Congratulations, nothing beats receiving animals as a gift...

Yeah, you're darn right, Robert!

Kiryuha wrote:

HKHollinstone wrote:

BIG congratulations for winning the photo competition and all these amazing figurines, Kirill!!! They are all beautiful - I love the look of the indian Rhino, I ordered mine last week! The Capybara is fantastic too. Seeing your pictures makes me really excited about my Indian Rhino, can't wait for it to arrive.
I also really like the Mountain goat, he's gorgeous.

thanx! The Indian rhino is really great. But I like capybara even more :)
As to the goat -it's to be discontinued this year, so I couldn't miss the chance to get it.

Retiring is it, I'd better get on quick then, there's one I'm watching on ebay buy it now for only £1.89.

:) :)

Splendid Capybara,I like his color,pose......all.

The Indian rhino looks like a WINNER(as far as detail), as usual just wish they would have made a little larger. Capybara looks good, my only
criticism would be maybe a little to dark brown.
Congrats on your award!

Congratulations Kiril, is nice to know that a member of our family won such a delicious prise!
Congratulations for your new figures, are rreally fine!!! :)

Congratulations!!

Congrats!

Would it be too much to ask for you to show a photo of the capybara next to a Schleich figure, so I can see what size it is?

Thanks! :)



-Kristie

wow, congratz!!!!!

They look realy good, al of them

Congratulations Krill! you have just create the buying desire for me. And I see the Capybara is really good sculpt and size is just nice to fit with others too!

Kirill Congratulations for your new residents. Cool
The Capybara is great, and the Indian rhinoceros.

Thank you all for your congrats!

baltimore zoo wrote:

The Indian rhino looks like a WINNER(as far as detail), as usual just wish they would have made a little larger.

It's a winner indeed! And I'm pretty satisfied with its size.

Kikimalou wrote:

Great Kyril, I'm very happy you win the prize. AND I'M VERY HAPPY YOU LIKE YOUR NEW SAFARI Ltd.
I can't avoid thinking about Ramona Pariente Does she know the winner is a Schleich worshipper A great victory for her indeed

He-he Schleich worshiper, you say? I wouldn't be so categorical. :) A figurine itself is what matters to me, not the brand. And as you see in the tapir case, Safari is an inevitable winner for me. Same thing with Indian rhinos, for example.
Moreover, I'm fond of bird figurines, and Schleich bird line-up pales in comparison to Safari's Wings of the world series.

Izzy wrote:

Would it be too much to ask for you to show a photo of the capybara next to a Schleich figure, so I can see what size it is?

OK, I'll take a pic when I have time.

...Nice models my friend! Congrats! I like especially Indian Rhino!

Congratulations, Kiril !

Wow, to win is great, and to winn figueres at your choice, - MORE WOW !!!!!

I love that Capybara, amazing figuere, the roadrunner - and the others, of course

Thanks, Sergey and Susanne!

Izzy wrote:

Would it be too much to ask for you to show a photo of the capybara next to a Schleich figure, so I can see what size it is?

Kristie, here's a photo to compare capybara's size with Schleich:
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Interesting figure Kiril!
Your jaguar looks really happy with the size of the rodent!

Thank you, Kiril! I see he will get along nicely with Roger's Aardvarks!

-Kristie

Izzy wrote:

Thank you, Kiril! I see he will get along nicely with Roger's Aardvarks!

-Kristie

See my jaguar!!!

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I like him, Roger. He's very snazzy. :)

-Kristie

Hey ... I just discovered, - your new otter is grey
Mine is brown

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So compared to the Schlecih jag...it must be a capybara on steroids!
Look out Schlecih jag....it's "CAPZILLA"!