Papo fennec / desert fox repaint and review

Hello everyone!

I have purchased the Papo fennec (desert fox) today and I have to say I love this small toy!
The details are wonderful for the price (€4.7), except for its face.
I did not like the paint job around the snout, the eyes and the ears, so I had to repaint those areas!
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I find it far superior to the Safari ltd. and CollectA counterparts. If you haven’t yet decided which one to purchase, I would say this one is the better option!

What a wonderful repaint! It turned out amazing ^^

I'd have to disagree on the supriority over the CollectA model, but I am biased towards CollectA xP

it's a change that improves the appearance

Beautieful repain Mihnea. It looks that your are interested in this hobby again :)

widukind wrote:

Beautieful repain Mihnea. It looks that your are interested in this hobby again :)

I have made some more purchases recently, I never actually quit!

HI, dear Mihnea  
How great to see you here again !!!
And from your avatar it seems that you are now a grown up man    



NOW it is a truely wonderful little desert fox

Thankyou for showing us

SUSANNE wrote:

HI, dear Mihnea  
How great to see you here again !!!
And from your avatar it seems that you are now a grown up man    



NOW it is a truely wonderful little desert fox

Thankyou for showing us

Glad to be back! will post some updates on the collection very soon!

Hi Mihnea,

Did you remove any original paint? If you did, what solution you used?
Thank you.

Seeway

Seeway wrote:

Hi Mihnea,

Did you remove any original paint? If you did, what solution you used?
Thank you.

Seeway

I simply painted a thin layer over the original

Great work Mihnea and glad of seeing you posting again!
Our friend and talented sculptor Doug Watson will surely excuse me but his fennec is not also my favorite and Safari's seems a little behind, though, there are some points on CollectA figure that I find somewhat nicer than Papo's. Papo's delicate legs, overall design and realistic texture are surely very good points favouring this figure but CollectA's is also very good and especially appealing. Curiously, Schleich, the Queen of cuteness, never made a fennec.

Wildheart wrote:

Seeway wrote:

Hi Mihnea,

Did you remove any original paint? If you did, what solution you used?
Thank you.

Seeway

I simply painted a thin layer over the original

Thank you very much.

Roger wrote:

Great work Mihnea and glad of seeing you posting again!
Our friend and talented sculptor Doug Watson will surely excuse me but his fennec is not also my favorite and Safari's seems a little behind, though, there are some points on CollectA figure that I find somewhat nicer than Papo's. Papo's delicate legs, overall design and realistic texture are surely very good points favouring this figure but CollectA's is also very good and especially appealing. Curiously, Schleich, the Queen of cuteness, never made a fennec.

I love the Papo Fennec Fox. But I agree with Roger that the CollectA one is also excellent. I'm not sure which one I'd choose if limited to just one...probably Papo. (I should confess though that I'm often a bit hypercritical of CollectA, whereas my bias tends to make me assume Papo can do no wrong. I'm also usually a fan of Safari, but did not end up getting their fennec fox -- it really didn't "grab" me.)

It is odd that Schleich never made a Fennec!

Sorry to peak my head in and then disappear. I hope you are all doing well!

scot(t) wrote:

Roger wrote:

Great work Mihnea and glad of seeing you posting again!
Our friend and talented sculptor Doug Watson will surely excuse me but his fennec is not also my favorite and Safari's seems a little behind, though, there are some points on CollectA figure that I find somewhat nicer than Papo's. Papo's delicate legs, overall design and realistic texture are surely very good points favouring this figure but CollectA's is also very good and especially appealing. Curiously, Schleich, the Queen of cuteness, never made a fennec.

I love the Papo Fennec Fox. But I agree with Roger that the CollectA one is also excellent. I'm not sure which one I'd choose if limited to just one...probably Papo. (I should confess though that I'm often a bit hypercritical of CollectA, whereas my bias tends to make me assume Papo can do no wrong. I'm also usually a fan of Safari, but did not end up getting their fennec fox -- it really didn't "grab" me.)

It is odd that Schleich never made a Fennec!

Sorry to peak my head in and then disappear. I hope you are all doing well!

Nice to ear of you Scott! I also hope you're doing well.