Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection

Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Thu 27 Aug 2020, 03:41

This group of dinosaurs has high quality . Applause

I would like have the camarasaurus.

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Thu 27 Aug 2020, 04:02

Great batch again. You cannot go wrong with Doug's models.

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Thu 27 Aug 2020, 08:22

Dinosaurs too,? Nice choice

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Thu 27 Aug 2020, 19:49

Wonderful dinosaurs. Especially the Spinosaurus is a must have.

Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Sat 29 Aug 2020, 17:23

Got this in the mail yesterday, the western capercaillie Tetrao urogallus by Schleich. It's amazing after 20 years, this is the best figure of this species available (and probably the only one you have a chance of acquiring, even though it is retired). This will probably be one of my next two blog reviews...

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Sat 29 Aug 2020, 17:39

Big congrats! It is a lovely model. Worthy of any collection.

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Sat 29 Aug 2020, 18:25

Oh my you got one of my holy grail figures, congrats Blaine!

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Sat 29 Aug 2020, 19:01

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:: Big congrats! It is a lovely model. Worthy of any collection.

Thanks Paige, I knew you would be excited to see it!

Advicot wrote:: Oh my you got one of my holy grail figures, congrats Blaine!

Yeah, there are a couple on US eBay now!!!

Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Sat 29 Aug 2020, 20:44

Yes, it is a wonderful model Very Happy

Congratulations with getting it sunny

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Sat 29 Aug 2020, 21:08

I should have waited a few hours to post the pic of the capercallie, since I got two packages in the mail today LOL.

First are some CollectA figures:
1. †Lisowicia bojani
I was going to wait a while to get this, but the more pics of it posted to DTF and DTB, I couldn't wait LOL.
2. megalodon, †Carcharocles megalodon
This replaces the Safari figure in my collection. It is big, but not overwhelmingly so.
2. †Moropus sp.
3. Jacob sheep, Ovis aries
I have the Papo Merino sheep, but have wanted this one for a while. I don't mind multiple sheep breeds. I won't focus on them, but I don't mind getting more of this species if it is a good example of a cool or unusual breed.

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The second parcel was the remaining Wing Mau snakes collection. I bought these from NMR_Okapi!!! I am going to be lazy and not list all the Latin names now, but I will review the entire set for the ATF and STS with individual pics, later today or tomorrow:

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Sun 30 Aug 2020, 01:48

wonderful day full of packages! Congrats again.

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Sun 30 Aug 2020, 10:02

Wonderful new models Applause

I also have the capercaillie. But I got this one back in the 90ies.

Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Sun 30 Aug 2020, 13:05

Wonderful additions, especially the snakes

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Wed 02 Sep 2020, 23:49

I just got the retired Schleich striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) to replace the one by CollectA. The paint of the Schleich model is a little more stylized, but I think it is more realistic (especially for the head). Also, the more I look at the CollectA model, the more it looks like a juvenile animal.

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Thu 03 Sep 2020, 08:44

Congratulations

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Thu 03 Sep 2020, 14:41

I agree fully. This is the skunk that has been in my collection, and I will not be replacing it because in my opinion it is the finest modern skunk figure, especially in terms of painting (and the tail sculpting, which I particularly like).

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Thu 03 Sep 2020, 16:29

Very nice, and one of my two striped skunks

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Sun 06 Sep 2020, 22:28

Time to finish off the images on shelves (at least for the vertebrates). Only the hoofed mammals remain.

Bottom shelf are the perissodactyls (horses, rhinos, tapirs, and kin), prehistoric hoofed mammals without modern associates, and the start of the artiodactyls (pigs, hippos, peccaries, and some extinct taxa).

Next shelf up are more artiodactyls: deer, camels, giraffes, and the start of the bovids, with most Bovini, proper (cattle).

Next shelf up are remaining bovids, including oryx, antelops, sheep, goats, and kin.

The top shelf are the cetaceans

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Sun 06 Sep 2020, 22:55

very beautiful display which shows the figures very well, congrats Blaine! cheers

Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Sun 06 Sep 2020, 23:35

Schleich capercailie is like The Famous Grouse, the older, the better. drunken

Your striped skunk looks great! Is it the made in Germany version?
Your group pictures are absolutely impressive, choosing always the best according with your taste and the result is fabulous! cheers

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Mon 07 Sep 2020, 00:46

Very nice collection again! What brand is your kiang model? (I assume its an artists work rather) Very great displays. Very Happy

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Mon 07 Sep 2020, 01:23

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:: Very nice collection again! What brand is your kiang model? (I assume its an artists work rather) Very great displays.

Hi Paige, yes the kiang is from Likaon Models.

Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Mon 07 Sep 2020, 09:15

Phantastic again

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Mon 07 Sep 2020, 17:02

If I were going to get into extant tetrapods, it would definitely be via ungulates. This is a great display.

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Subject: Re: Blaine's Synoptic Animal Collection Mon 07 Sep 2020, 17:12

Very amazing, I always love looking at your collection photos

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