COLLECTA 2018: List of Retiring models (at end of 2017)

The following is a list of models whose production comes to an end at the end of 2017.  However, some of these models will still be shown in the 2018 catalogue because large quantities of stocks are left but once sold out then no more will be made.  So in other words, all the models listed below will no longer be made in 2018 BUT some will disapear from the 2018 catalogue and some will not:


Wild life

Hippopotamus - 88029
Common Zebra - 88032
Western Gorilla baby - 88088
Baboon female with baby - 88203
Giant Panda cub sitting - 88219
Koala - 88357
Mountain goat billy - 88376
Mountain goat nanny - 88377
Tiger cub - 88412
Black-faced spoonbill standing - 88396


Sea Life

Blue Whale - 88044
Sperm whale - 88391

Farm

Highland cow - 88232
Pigliet eating - 88346
Mallard duck female - 88379
Lamb looking back - 88392
Lamb lying - 88394


Dogs

Irish Red Setter puppy - 88069
Bulldog puppy - 88180


Dinosaurs & Prehistoric

Eustreptospondylus - 88060
Dracorex - 88252
Becklespinax -88221
Nigersaurus (delux 1:20) - 88308
Paraceratherium deluxe - 88313
Chasmosaurus - 88316
Megalosaurus  - 88317
Achelousaurus - 88355
Tsingtaosaurus - 88373
Edmontonia - 88388
Rhomaleosaurus - 88440
Bistahieversor - 88676
Spinosaurus swimming - 88738
Feathered Tyranosaurus (deluxe 1:20) - 88717

Bistahieversor - 88676
Spinosaurus swimming - 88738
Feathered Tyranosaurus (deluxe 1:20) - 88717

What?

Thanks for the info, Numaan! I hope CollectA is thinking about remaking their baboons in the future, since they look really obsolete. It's curious no big brand is offering any baboon species with modern standards, given how charismatic and well-known baboons are...

Well I wonder why the Famous Featherd T.Rex is getting axed?

WHY COLLECTA? WHY

I am glad that topics about discontinued figures are not discontinued on forum. I love these lists.
Let's start with prehistoric. Lots of retirements in a year CollectA rearranged their dino series.
Surprising indeed the retirement of Bistahieversor, feathered T-rex and swimming spino.
The first I can't find an explanation. It is an excellent small tyrannosaurid, as all T-rex like dinos, it is surely a best-seller. Maybe dealers don't like its name?
The feathered T-rex is a risky figure. Traditional buyers are not like collectors, they take a long time to get used with something that they know for a long time in a certain way and suddenly they have the impact of a radical change. T-rexes are very important to the commercial health of a company and maybe this figure is not being well accepted. Though, the reason may be other, I've read about some important issues with the manufacturing quality of this particular figure.
Spinosaurus swimming is another radical change that breaks with all archetypes. Tow/three at the same time are excessive and the sacrificed is the boldest.

Wildlife: Hippo and zebra are being replaced so it is obvious. Gorilla baby is a prelude to the retirement of the adulte - the worst gorilla around - surely CollectA is working in a new one.
Sometimes two are too many for figures hard to sell like: baboon, panda cub, koala, tiger cub, spoonbill. So why both mountain goats??? Well, to open place for a takin, I hope.

Interesting

Yes, I also hope, that there will be a new Western Gorilla next year.

That is a lot of retirements, - but considering the big, wonderful flock that is comming, it isn't many

Actually I have somtimes wondered how CollectA can keep expanding their range. The delightful booklet (consumers catalogue) gets thicker every year !!

The Bistahieversor is indeed a very nice model, but the colours aren't very pleasing IMHO. That may mean a lot when children are shoppin, don't you think ?
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Weird. In the CollectA booklet of 2018 the Mountain Goats, the Koalas and all Spinosaurus models are still available...

Megaptera wrote:

Weird. In the CollectA booklet of 2018 the Mountain Goats, the Koalas and all Spinosaurus models are still available...

If you read the introductory text of the first post, you will understand it.

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Bistahieversor - 88676
Spinosaurus swimming - 88738
Feathered Tyranosaurus (deluxe 1:20) - 88717

Thanks for the list and the update. I agree that these three do seem like unusual choices. I thought that the Spinosaurus and the original feathered T-rex were some of their best models ever. The Bistahieversor does have a comparatively weak paint job, but I still consider it a good up-to-date sculpt.

Some of the reason for getting rid of their T-rex may be due to scientific findings of crocodile-like skin on the face of one of its relatives, Daspletosaurus. However, it still could have easily supported feathers.

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Sometimes,  I don't read this and started directly to check the list...

Megaptera wrote:

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Thank you:D

Sometimes,  I don't have read this and started directly to check the list...

That's natural in this kind of topics. Everything is fine.