/Taos' general additions update 10/2/2024

I want the geese, marvellos models .

The hedgehog have a really beautiful smile 

Thank you all.

Cute little geese! The hedgehog is nice too. Their amazin store has this puzzle, it looks they borrowed some schematics from Famemaster at one point...

Big box of goodies from Paige! I have put the other models in the various threads and these are some others.Made in china for the first 2 photos and then a nice copy of a Schleich horse-need to find out which one-and a Nayab Raccoon
Terra Battat Arabian horse and another with CC marked on him-George mentioned these in another thread but I can't remember!!
PEC elk/wapiti and a rather chunky African Hunting dog!

Vintage hard plastic made in Hong Kong models
Little made in China sets of dogs and cats with the breed names on the them-the dogs are quite good but some of the cat breeds are terribly inaccurate!
Seaworld Amazon River dolphin and K&M River Otter
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Nice little figures. What material are the owl and the raccoon?

Thank you.The Owl,Raccoon and Squirrel are made of hard plastic.
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Thank you. Also nice

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Glad to see the models in their new residence! In your flea market finds, what is the little cow? And goat?

Paige,they are made in china models and the little grey one is a Kudu-sorry my photo isn't great!

Love those PEC and of course the play vision mini cats and dogs sets! And the owl/raccoon/squirrel figures are beautiful. Congrats on all these wonderful little guys!

What brand is the boar?

Thank you Jill-I think the Wild boar may be a company of the Playspaces model.

Some charity shop finds
TM Penguin and Hippo and Schleich Chimp and Ostrich.
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Looks the 2006 penguin and the 1996 hippo. Toy Major is the king of the hybrids. That penguin mixes features of the emperor and king penguins but the shape is not perfect for any of them. The hippo mixes also some features of the pygmy and the common hippo and also of a pig. It turns them especially charming.

Correct Rogere:) -the penguin has 2006 and mother penguin on it and the hippo has 1996.

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Correct Rogere:) -the penguin has 2006 and mother penguin on it and the hippo has 1996.

Thanks Taylor, they're both on TAW but the fact it has Mother Penguin marked is already a useful information. Probably there's a letter on that little hippo too but I don't want to force you to use your glasses again.

Oh, if there is a Mother, there is a baby and here is one for sale
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I had a look at the hippo and couldn't see a number,sadly.

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I had a look at the hippo and couldn't see a number,sadly.

Thanks for your effort and don't worry. The letter is usually centered with the rest of the test, under the Made in China.
I think your hippo is marked with letter "E" or not marked at all. It is not so important because we are only missing a single figure to complete the set on TAW and I suspect it may be a chimp.

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I love all these interesting finds joining your collection! You always manage to find something nice at charity shops- I haven't had as much luck recently! The Schleich ostrich is very regal!

Thanks Bonnie!
Roger-the only thing that might be different about my hippo is the size-I think he may be smaller than the one on TAI-here he is with a Lego brick
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I think you are right what is a useful information but a problem for me while eidting TM on TAW.
Using shoulder height, your model seems to be slightly taller than 3 Lego bricks while the model on TAW is 4 Lego bricks tall. It may also explain why I find the TAW model marked with letter "E" while yours don't have a letter.
There's also a very large hippo from 1998, 24 cm long, here is one for sale
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... and still a 20 cm long one

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Taylor, sorry for charging you with so many questions but the only way to keep doing a decent job on TAW is asking everyone.
I tried to measure your model and Babdo's below and actually they gave me the same result. They're around 7,5 cm long, 3 inches. That's a traditional size for small T.M. models. Could you check yours?
I also think the 1996 (not 1998) model listed on TAW, from Paige (blue background), is probably the same. I will ask Paige to confirm the year because it is easy to mix 6 and 8 in such small markings.

Babdo's model
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Taylor's model
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Paige's model
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No problem.I will check the size and the year at the weekend if that's ok.