CollectA 2020 - Updated 29 november 2019

Tupolew Tu-154 wrote:

But i hope, that Megalodon will be big.

It's 28.5cm length.

For me, since I don't collect dinos and horses yet, it's a bit disappointing at the moment. Maybe the leopard mould will work better as a black panther, because I didn't like the painting on last year's model. The pattern and the face were mediocre, considering what Collecta did on other figures. Still, I have to see it in person, especially the eyes. The Tapir is a joke... if you have the Baird one. I might change my mind on that.  

So, my hopes rest on a new / different sloth, I don't think I need another Komodo or Gorilla.

(the Sugarbush mare looks excellent though!)

spacelab wrote:

Tupolew Tu-154 wrote:

But i hope, that Megalodon will be big.

It's 28.5cm length.

For me, since I don't collect dinos and horses, it's a bit disappointing at the moment. Maybe the leopard mould will work better as a black panther, because I didn't like the painting on last year's model. The pattern and the face were mediocre, considering what Collecta did on other figures. Still, I have to see it in person, especially the eyes. The Tapir is a joke... if you have the Baird one. I might change my mind on that.  

So, my hopes rest on a new / different sloth, I don't think I need another Komodo or Gorilla.

(the Sugarbush mare looks excellent though!)

While I like the figures more than you (lol), I probably won't get any of the wildlife models unless, as you said, the sloth or puffin are a new species. All my exemplars for the wildlife species on their list are good enough I doubt they'll be replaced. They would have to be substantially better than what I have. But with 5 arthropods and a nautilus, that's good enough for me :-D

spacelab wrote:

Tupolew Tu-154 wrote:

The mare with the dog is a nice idea. Will the dog be removable?  

No, Collecta replied on facebook that the dog is permanently attached to the horse.

oh too bad, I would have preferred if it could be removed. No mention of the breed?
well so far I like a lot of the prehistoric figures and some of the horses. Im curious about the puffin too.

terrorchicken wrote:

spacelab wrote:

Tupolew Tu-154 wrote:

The mare with the dog is a nice idea. Will the dog be removable?  

No, Collecta replied on facebook that the dog is permanently attached to the horse.

oh too bad, I would have preferred if it could be removed. No mention of the breed?

Spacelab wrote, that on the Greek website , the horse is shown as Skewbald mare.
Whatching photos on internet , it look`s like it is the right breed

costicuba wrote:

terrorchicken wrote:

spacelab wrote:

Tupolew Tu-154 wrote:

The mare with the dog is a nice idea. Will the dog be removable?  

No, Collecta replied on facebook that the dog is permanently attached to the horse.

oh too bad, I would have preferred if it could be removed. No mention of the breed?

Spacelab wrote, that on the Greek website , the horse is shown as Skewbald mare.
Whatching photos on internet , it look`s like it is the right breed

I believe skewbald is just a color pattern. I have no idea if there is a colour breed with that name. This figure has probably no official breed but likely it could be used as an American Paint Horse. Let's see what our horse experts tell about it.

It seems she's a pony.. I copy the description from collecta:
"This figurine model is the first time that CollectA is taking a fanciful look at companionship between a little mixed breed dog and a gentle pony mare."

Ahh yes , skewbald is just a color pattern ...
Every day, I learn something new on our forum , about animals

Maybe, I will get the Tyrol Grey Cattle. It looks really beautiful.

There is even another horse, a sugarbush drafter! :)

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

- SLOTH
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

- PUFFIN
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

- SUGARBUSH DRAFT FOAL
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

- Set of mini insects and spiders
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

- Pleuroceras Ammonite
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

- Belemnite
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

- Horseshoe Crab
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

- Mapusaurus (hunting)
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

A great sloth, puffin, sugarbush foal, and prehistorics. One more batch of photos? Or is this the last?

The sloth giving a hug is nice. I find it better than previous sloths made by big brands. And it have the advantage of not needing a branch or support. Maybe it will end in my shelves. Attributable to B. tridactylus I assume? Would be interesting to know the size.

Pardofelis wrote:

The sloth giving a hug is nice. I find it better than previous sloths made by big brands.  And it have the advantage of not needing a branch or support. Maybe it will end in my shelves. Attributable to B. tridactylus I assume? Would be interesting to know the size.

8.4cm X 8.1cm

..and the mountain gorilla?

These invertebrates llook all great to me although they are not my collecting subject. Blaine is clearly the lucky man of 2020. His more active presence on forum is giving him luck.
That's probably a brown-throated sloth, looks cool and an Atlantic puffin, not very exciting but also not bad.
So a Sugarbush drafter is an appaloosa that eats lots of sugar. Always learning.

spacelab wrote:

8.4cm X 8.1cm

Thanks! I think it's a bit too big for me.

The Insect Toob and the Horseshoe Crab are on my list

Roger wrote:

These invertebrates llook all great to me although they are not my collecting subject. Blaine is clearly the lucky man of 2020. His more active presence on forum is giving him luck.
That's probably a brown-throated sloth, looks cool  and an Atlantic puffin, not very exciting but also not bad.
So a Sugarbush drafter is an appaloosa that eats lots of sugar. Always learning.

haha yes. The Mini Insects and Spiders box is EXACTLY what I predicted - mini versions of their standard figures. For years now, I thought if they did an insects tube, that is what they would do. But that is OK! I will still get it of course; it's nice to have a tube collection of figures identifiable (for the most part) to the species level :))

I would consider the sloth if a new species for me

The puffin is nice, but not nice enough to replace my Papo figure

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:

A great sloth, puffin, sugarbush foal, and prehistorics. One more batch of photos? Or is this the last?

there should be at least one more!

Megaptera wrote:

The Insect Toob and the Horseshoe Crab are on my list

me too, of course. Hard to tell from this angle, but the horseshoe crab might be the Japanese Tachypleus tridentatus

bmathison1972 wrote:

Megaptera wrote:

The Insect Toob and the Horseshoe Crab are on my list

me too, of course. Hard to tell from this angle, but the horseshoe crab might be the Japanese Tachypleus tridentatus

Good to know. Before I saw the image, I was expecting they would make a Limulus polyphemus.

Have to wait the size of the horseshoe crab, but knowing their last release with the king´s crab, it will be to big for me.
Having only cheap plastic insects, the collectA ones are for sure in better shape and quality. But nothing that I need immediatly.

Duck-Anch-Amun wrote:

Have to wait the size of the horseshoe crab, but knowing their last release with the king´s crab, it will be to big for me.
Having only cheap plastic insects, the collectA ones are for sure in better shape and quality. But nothing that I need immediatly.

The crab is listed as 15 cm, so yeah it will be big. Nice partner for the Safari LTD Atlantic horseshoe crab :)