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 Leopard Seal by Safari Ltd. 2018- a walkaround

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PostSubject: Leopard Seal by Safari Ltd. 2018- a walkaround   Leopard Seal by Safari Ltd. 2018- a walkaround EmptyTue Jan 30, 2018 10:48 am

I rarely get new figures so soon after their release, but Safari's 2018 leopard seal captured my interest, so I prioritized it along with a few other new ones. It is even better in person than I expected, and its creator seems to have paid careful attention to proportions and form. Take a look and see if you agree:

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(^Here you can see its little tail I love you )

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I think its head captures the look of the real animal:
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A couple pictures playing around with it:
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With Nature Techni Colour leopard seal:
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With other phocids- Safari harp seal and pup, Papo harbor seal:
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I hope that gives a good idea of it. I'm really enjoying this figure. Smile

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Great walkaround, helpful, charming comparisons, and wonderful photos cheers

Leopard seals are perhaps the most scary animal I know,  but it is also immenselky beautyful, and this model is near perfect Very Happy

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cheers lol! cheers

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Wow!beautiful!

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Nice leopard seal :)

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This leopard seal is really growing on me and your excellent walk around is reinforcing this feeling. Thanks for your interesting topic. Very Happy

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PostSubject: Re: Leopard Seal by Safari Ltd. 2018- a walkaround   Leopard Seal by Safari Ltd. 2018- a walkaround EmptyWed Jan 31, 2018 12:13 am

I'm glad you like the family portrait, Susanne. Laughing
I agree about the appearance of leopard seals. I think pinnipeds in general occupy a fine line between cute and scary.

Roger, I would recommend it, of course. It is in a nice pose for sitting comfortably on display, and its realism appeals to me in a way that the CollectA version didn't- though that version is better if you need to catch a lot of penguins. Wink

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I am not a mammologist, but others who are more familiar with this species swear it is a fantastic model, better than last year's CollectA figure.
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Nice and informative photos to share, thank you very much.
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SUSANNE wrote:
Great walkaround, helpful, charming comparisons, and wonderful photos cheers

Leopard seals are perhaps the most scary animal I know,  but it is also immenselky beautyful, and this model is near perfect Very Happy

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cheers lol! cheers

I love this pic Very Happy

All these new leopard seals are interresting but at the end they gave me a great appetite for the small Kitan Club one.
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Oh, I missed this topic! So nice presentation! You are right Christophe. These faces.... just great!

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I love it. Thanks for the photos Andy. You make me want it.


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PostSubject: Re: Leopard Seal by Safari Ltd. 2018- a walkaround   Leopard Seal by Safari Ltd. 2018- a walkaround EmptyFri Nov 01, 2019 8:47 am

I was somewhat tempted to substitute my old CollectA leopard seal by this Safari one. I hate substituting my figures as I lose the order of acquisition that I keep in a list, and I never did. But the CollectA's leopard seal is sooo thin-necked, making it too unrealistic while the Safari one is much better... also better in size I think (CollectA's one is too big)

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Pardofelis wrote:
I was somewhat tempted to substitute my old CollectA leopard seal by this Safari one. I hate substituting my figures as I lose the order of acquisition that I keep in a list, and I never did. But the CollectA's leopard seal is sooo thin-necked, making it too unrealistic while the Safari one is much better... also better in size I think (CollectA's one is too big)

I was planning on the Safari one, but I went with the Papo one that came out this year (I'll be posting my pinnipeds with other miscellaneous carnivores in November)
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PostSubject: Re: Leopard Seal by Safari Ltd. 2018- a walkaround   Leopard Seal by Safari Ltd. 2018- a walkaround EmptySat Nov 02, 2019 9:57 pm

The Papo looks accurate while retaining the active pose. Blaine, I'll look forward to seeing a picture of it for a better idea of its size and paint application.

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But the CollectA's leopard seal is sooo thin-necked, making it too unrealistic while the Safari one is much better... also better in size I think (CollectA's one is too big)
I assumed the CollectA was a similar size or smaller, but I guess I didn't look into it. study  You'll probably have two good options with both the Safari and Papo.

Christophe, regarding the Kitan one I agree, and it has made me want to add a larger group of NTC/Kaiyodo-sized seals and dolphins...a slippery slope...

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Slippery slope... A great way of collecting Laughing
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PostSubject: Re: Leopard Seal by Safari Ltd. 2018- a walkaround   Leopard Seal by Safari Ltd. 2018- a walkaround EmptySun Nov 03, 2019 8:37 pm

I still think that also the one from CollectA is quite accurate. I believe it resembles a Leopard Seal like this one:

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Yes, is accurate.. otherwise I would have not bought it Razz but still is very thin-necked, while Papo and Safari leopard seals are more look-alike the real animal with a more thick neck. Anyway at the moment I will keep my CollectA one :)

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CollectA - Papo - Safari. They are all a win!
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Yes, they all have their own interpretation of this animal. They are well made. There can be also differences within a species and all 3 companies have shown some of them.
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